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Method to their nzathness
Six SHDHS math students received top marks in a national math competition last week.
The competition allowed the students to see how they stack up to other math students
across the country. The winners were provided with prizes from McDonalds. They are,
back row from left: Jim Denomme, Paul Chopra, Jason Neil, front Chrissy Rau and Ryan
Auge who placed 345 among 32,167 total competitors.
Large crowds barm lnta rummage sale
EXETER - Md hundreds of volunteers, hundreds of
items of clothing, dishes, books and whatever you can
imagine to large crowds of eager buyers and what do
you get?
The answer is a successful rummage sale sponsored
by the South Huron Hospital Auxiliary. It happened
Wednesday and Thursday of last week at the South
Huron Rec Centre and treasurer Vera Armstrong says
net proceeds will be close to $7,700.
Co -convenor Shirley Cooper says Wednesday night's
crowd was the largest she has ever seeen at one time.
When the doors opened at 7 p.m. it was just like open-
ing the flood gates at Morrison Dam. People seemed to
appear from all directions and headed in the same di-
rection.
The result was a lot of shoving and pushing as eager
buyers tried to get what they were looking for and
probably what they weren't looking for.
The old adage , "Possession is nine -parts of the law"
doesn't apply to rummage sales. We know of one in-
stance where a young man was checking out a jacket
and another person came along and said, "I was look-
ing at that before you were" and raced off with it.
One of the volunteers recalled this week that a few
years ago in the shoe department a left and right of the
same pair of men's boots became separated and were
carted off by two different people. Eventually the two
got together and a deal was made.
Treasurer Armstrong said, "Although receipts are not
quite as good as the sale in the fall, we are very well
pleased. It certainly was well worth the effort."
Armstrong added, "The response of our volunteers is
terrific. They come from all corners of our area. For a
number of years now a group of ladies from Zurich
look after the odds n ends department.
The site of the sale has changed a number of times
over the years and one of the charter organizers, Elsie
Westcort recalls that the first sale was held in 1955 in
the showroom of Sandy Elliott, the Ford dealer at the
time.
After being at that location for a couple of years the
sale was moved to the basement of the hospital, but
that location was a little too dark. The next spot was at
the Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
For two years when the Legion building was under-
going renovations, the rummage sale was held at the
recreation hall at Huron Park.
Then it was back to the Legion for a couple of years
and when the larger space became available in the new
South Huron Rec Centre, that's where the action has
been ever since:
Each year early Thursday afternoon of the sale, larg-
er items are sold by public auction. The first auction-
eer was the late William H. Smith of Crediton who
carried on faithfully almost to the time of his death.
Norm Whiting is now the auctioneeer of record and
it is believed he has been taking bids for the Auxiliary
since the early 1970's.
Story and photos
by Ross Haugh
Above, the rush was
on as customers push
Chase recovers new trtheir way to the
i counters for bargains
at last Wednesday's
South Huron Hospital
Auxiliary rummage
sale. At right, hats of
all kinds were on sale
at the sale. Jane New-
man
ewman tries a hat on
Grace Merner. At right,
Amanda Curtis had her
hands full of a variety
of goodies at Wednes-
day's rummage sale
sponsored by the
South Huron
Hospital Auxiliary.
EXETER -A new Dodge Ram
pickup truck, stolen from Exeter
Chrysler on Monday, April 17 will
need about $10,000 in repairs after
being involved in a police chase
which ended at the Muncey Re-
serve. The truck was used in the
theft of a "Sea -Doo" from South-
west Marina Services.
London OPP spotted the vehicle
at about 1:45 a.m. and pursued it to
the reserve where the chase discon-
tinued. Later that day both the
truck and the watercraft were
found. No arrests have been made
but the investigation is continuing.
Several charges
Police report the recovery of a
vehicle Wednesday which had
been reported stolen Monday,
April 17 from a residence in Exet-
er. Constable Kern stopped the ve-
hicle in Exeter and further investi-
gation resulted in a female young
offender being charged with sever-
al Criminal Code offences.
Demand money
A young man complained to Po-
lice Thursday that he was ap-
proached by two other youths on
Exeter's Main Street who demand-
ed money from him. The youth re-
fused and the three got into a shov-
ing match. Police report all of the
people involved know each other.
The investigation continues.
Man charged
A 40 -year-old Hensall man has
been charged with break, enter and
theft after police responded to a
call just after midnight Friday
morning at Bell's Variety, Main St.,
Hensall. Police say a lone male
broke into the store and was ob-
served fleeing the scene.
Suspicious vehicle
On Thursday night police were
called by security personnel at
Oakwood Inn near Grand Bend to
investigate a suspicious van con-.
raining a boat motor which had
been reported stolen from the Bay-
field area. One person has been
charged in the continuing investiga-
tion with theft under $5,000, posses-
sion of stolen property and posses-
sion of break-in instruments.
Blue Box damage
Police were called to Pryde
Boulevard in Exeter Friday after a
vehicle had been seen intentionally
driving over a Blue Box and leaving
the area. The vehicle was identified
and the investigation continues.
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Toddlers' tour
Blair Cooper looks at a flea through a microscope with the assistance of veterinarian Dr.
Ellen Shapiro. The children of Toddler's Inn Nursery School were at the Exeter Animal
Hospital Thursday learning about dogs
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Rebekahs honour Assembly Warden
The Rebekahs hosted a meeting on 'Wednesday evening, honouring the Assembly Warden.
She was paying her official visit to the district, and three Noble Grands were in attendance.
In back, from left to right; Lois McFalls, Outside guardian of Rebekah Assembly of Ontario;
Jane Hall, Noble Grand of Morning Star Rebekah Lodge Brussels; Barbara Tiedeman, Noble
Grand of Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge Exeter; Molly Cox, Noble Grand of Huronic Rebekah
Lodge Clinton. In front; Dianne Cole, Warden Rebekah Assembly of Ontario; Jean Hodgert,
District Deputy President of District #23.
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