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PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
By Linda
Campbell
Call
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Jack and Edith Walker and Bob
and Dawna Sproule of Goderich
visited with their aunt. Helen
Glory revealed
The 1930 Whippet purchased by Charlie Procter was in less than perfect condition when he
discovered it. After three years of work, the beauty of the car is evident. (Janice Becker photo)
Restored ear just like Dad’s
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
It was not necessarily strictly
because of a love for antique cars
that Charlie Procter of Morris
purchased a decrepit old 1930
Whippet, it was also because that
was the type of car his father had
once driven.
“I drove Dad’s before I went in the
air force,” said Procter. “That is why
we looked at a Whippet.”
Procter located the shell of the car
near Glammis, about three years ago
through a magazine ad. He
determined that it had last been
licensed in 1952 in Perth, though it
had been through a few hands since
that time.
“The story is that it was last used
for picking stones,” said Procter.
After the car was completely
taken apart. Procter began replacing
much of the wooden frame which
formed the shape of the vehicle.
This task he undertook himself.
The engine had been taken apart,
so that too was rebuilt.
Procter had another Whippet
which had been silting in his'shed
for 30 to 40 years. In much worse
shape than the one purchased, he
used the car in the shed for the few
parts which had not come with the
vehicle he was reconstructing.
Procter said he practised
rebuilding on the older car before he
moved on to the new acquisition.
Though the original car had oil
cloth for the roof, it was replaced
with an imitation material to
replicate the look.
There were other unique features
on the Whippet. The windshield
could be cranked open, there was
Stonehousc recently.
Steve. Nicole and Katherine
Coultes have returned home to
Melbourne. Australia after spending
the holidays with Glenn and
Dorothy Coultes.
They attended the Coultes
Christmas Dec. 22 at the Belgrave
arena and the Taylor gathering at the
Ayr curling club Dec. 29, then spent
time visiting friends and relatives in
the Belgrave area. It was
Katherine’s first visit with her many
cousins in Canada.
Bob and Jane Grasby and Laura
only one tail-light which had STOP
printed across it and there was a
back window blind - for privacy,
Procter smiled.
He also grinned as he
demonstrated the “skirt lifter”.
Before the days of air conditioning,
a small door could be cranked open
on the hood which would catch air
and force it inside at about ankle
level. In the era when women
usually wore skirts, this fresh air
often caused an updraft.
The car battery was located
beneath the floorboards on the
passenger side and a nob in the
centre of the steering wheel was
multi-functional. Not only was it
pushed for the horn and turned for
the lights, but originally it was also
pulled for the starter, said Procter.
The starter was soon moved to the
dashboard, he added.
Fortunately for Procter, the
original paint colour was found
Johnston spent a few days over the
Christmas holiday at the home of
George and Mary Johnston.
Dale and Colleen Lamont of
London and Jim and Irene Lamont
were holiday dinner guests at the
home of Mike and Donelda Cottrill
and family on Sunday, Dec. 29.
Irene Lamont received sad news
from England stating that her aunt,
Dorothy Smith had passed away,
over the Christmas holiday.
John, Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell celebrated Christmas at
Grand Bend with relatives from
under a visor so a more accurate
restoration could be accomplished.
The body work, paint and finish
work was completed by a local
Brussels business.
The Willys-Overland Company of
Toledo, Ohio, which built the
Whippet, put Procter’s model on the
market in 1929 and 1930 only. They
were also constructed from 1926 to
1928, but changed to Willys in 1930
and remained in production until the
war, he said. Though the car was
produced in the United States and
Australia, and “showed up all over
the world”, Procter said his car was
from a Toronto plant.
“In those days, Willys were
number three in car manufacturers,”
he said. “Brand new, these cars cost
about $700.”
Procter expects to take his car to a
few shows and parades in the
coming year.
(LtuiQuticenwtit
Jeff Lotz and Ann Stephenson
are pleased to announce
their engagement
on December 7, 2002
at Benmiller, Ontario.
Jeff is the son of
Ron and Linda Lotz
of Fergus, Ontario.
Ann is the daughter of
Jim and Kathy Stephenson
of Ethel, Ontario
An autumn wedding is
planned.
London, Brantford, Merlin and
Grand Bend. It was also a surprise
birthday party for John.
Euchre resumes on Wednesday,
Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Women’s
Institute Hall.
Christmas Eve day, Ruth Johnston
was a dinner guest at the home of
Jim and Leona Armstrong in
Brussels.
Douglas Thompson of Toronto
spent a couple of days with his
grandmother, Ruth Johnston.
On Christmas Day Marilyn and
Chester MacDonald, Harold
Johnston of Goderich and Douglas
Thompson of Toronto were
Christmas dinner guests at the home
of Ruth Johnston. On Boxing Day
all were dinner guests at the home of
Marilyn and Chester MacDonald in
Goderich.
Diabetes,
Club
topic
The Belgrave Community Club
met on Friday afternoon in the
Belgrave arena with 24 members
and one visitor present. Lome
Campbell, president welcomed
everyone and Louise Bosman
introduced the guest speaker for the
afternoon, Jim Brown, of Wingham,
who is the pharmacist at Pharma
Plus,
Mr. Brown’s topic was diabetes
and he told of reasons why people
should talk about diabetes. Ages 45
and over are at risk, and presently in
Canada there are over two million
people with diabetes. One million
don’t know they have diabetes,
which is about ten per cent of the
population.
He said it has almost reached
epidemic proportions as there are
three to four million people still at
risk of getting the disease. Diabetes
puts those who have it in danger of
getting many other ailments.
There are three types of diabetes,
type I, type 2 and gestational type.
He gave information on how to
recognize early onset of diabetes,
reasons for getting diabetes as well
as drugs and ways of combating it. A
diagnosis of diabetes creates
changes in lifestyle, eating habits
and requires change of physical
activities.
Mr. Brown was thanked by Muriel
Coultes.
A business period followed and it
was decided to host cribbage for the
Seniors summer games in May.
The spring rally will be in Exeter
in April.
The next shoot parties are Jan. 10
and 24, with the next regular
meeting on Feb. 7.
A social time followed the
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FROM BELGRAVE
Community
rings in
New Year
A community New Year’s Eve
party was held in the Belgrave
Institute Hall, on Dec. 31. Fifty
eight friends gathered for the
evening to ring in the new year. Bill
and Muriel Coultes, Stuart and Lois
Chamney and Glen and Eileen
Sellers, hosted the party.
The hall was decorated with
balloons and streamers, as everyone
gathered for euchre at 8 p.m. Prizes
were given to: high lady, Ada
Taylor; second high lady. Vaughan
Hunking; low lady, Mary Hunter;-
most lone hands, Mabel Wheeler;
high man, Ed Stewart; second high
man, Jim Hunter; low man. Bill
Craig; most lone hands, Gordon
Gross.
Snacks and punch were available
for the players.
Les Shaw provided dancing music
from 10 p.m. to midnight, and prizes
were given for many spot dances.
Auld Lang Syne was sung at
midnight, with everyone sharing
good wishes and breaking balloons.
Two prizes were also given for
lucky number door prizes and lucky
plates.
A delicious potluck lunch was
enjoyed by all and a committee
volunteered to host the event on
Dec. 31.
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