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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-09-28, Page 1P l7w .r ighty $(mkt• Year Whole Number 4059 • .41,11-T, BsesaMaxsxrmnrs Huron Schools ., lave Train- ed Thousands of Cana- dian an -U.S. Airmen. ON NOVEMBER 1st Number five radio school (R.C.A. P.) at Clinton will become a unit of the permanent force of the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 1, according to Wing Commander K. R. Patrick, O.B.E. - . Announcement of the change in status afforded the station, which will henceforth be designated as .}Number 1 Signal Training School of the R.C. A.F., was made Thursday afternoon. when Wing Commander Patrick hand- ed over command' of -Ithe unit ' to Squadron Leader A. S. "Scotty" Turn- bull, of London and Galt. Sgdn. Ldr. Turnbull will retain command unt' l arrival on approxi- mately November 1st, of Group Cap- tain McGowan, who is a permanent force officer now at Goose Bay, Lab - radar: "Decision • to • retain Clinton as a permanent • station • is a compliment and a recognition of its achievement asaa- waatame...station," declared Wing Commander Patrick in a farewell lid= dress•to personnel of the school. Clinton was originally . established as a radar school for the Royal Air Force in 1941, for the purpose of ti training Canadian and R.A.F. person- nel in radio location maintenance and operation. Five thousand Canadians And some thousands of United States soldiers and .sailors were so trained. ' . When the Royal Canadian Air Force took control of the station in 1943, it was for the purpose of giving advanced training in this new science to members of the armed forces. That wad the essential work with which WC. Patric'°' was charged. Since then, its activity has developed ,into electronic research ands improvement of teaching technique. •In that field Clinton is alone on the North Ameri- can . continent. • In past months high ranking offi- cers of the R.C.A.F. have been given an inside view of electronics as ap- plied to war in the present and its (Continued on Page 5) e. HOLD SUCCESSFUL TEA Mrs. R. H. Williams was hostess at a successful tea held on Tuesday af- ternoon, Sept. '18th, at First Presby- terian Church Manse. Mrs. R. H. Sproat's . and Mrs. F. W. Wigg's groups of the Ladies' Aid were in charge. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. H. R. Scott welcomed the guests, while Miss Belle Campbell opened the door. The guests were directed to the din- ing room by Mrs. M. McKellar. Dur- ing the afternoon the following pour- ed tea: Mrs. William Ament, Mrs. K. M. McLean, Mrs. T. Swan Smith, .Mrs. F. Anderson, Mrs. T. G. Scott and Mrs. J. C. Greig. Over $40.00 ivas raised in aid of the organ fund.' Bowling On The Green (By Bill Hart) "Ain't the peaches been green this year?" The other day as we walked down the street, we -overheard Ned Higgins make that remark to his neighbor. And the neighber, Jim Newman, went on to relate about his tomatoes not ripening, and that they -were green as grass'. Peaches and tomatoes are just two things that point out how backward the weather has been. September has been damp• and dirty. Outdoor activities bave been almost at a standstill. The bowlers have been baying a pretty quiet time of it. But while every- thing else seems to have suffered more or less by, so much rain, the. grass at the 'bowling green has found, it ideal. Tomatoes might be green,. but nothing could compare with that grass for a beautiful shade. It looks like an expensive Persian rug. AIL we need now is a week or so of fine weather, so we can enjoy it. No oue • could possibly resist laying a bowl down on it. * * * We're coming near the last, of 'our„ season for writing this column. It's•, been a very successful year for the bowlers. They bane accomplished much around the clubhouse and grounds. They purchased a building for' the tools, built a- fireplace, put the mower and roller in first-class shape, and made many improvements around the grounds. The bowlers,' along with everyone else, have cele- , hrated V -E day and V -J day and (Continued on Page 5)" e , PROPERTY CHANGES The property of the estate 'of the late Thomas Purcell, situated on Crombie St., has been sold through the office of E. 0. Chamberlain, to Mr. Herbert Smale, of Hibbert Town- ship, who receives po9snasioii on November :1st next. The property owned by Mr. Joseph A Broome, of Atwood, hoe' been. •p'ttr- ehased by Mr. C, P. Va1itnill,• of. Sea - forth, *luso gets possession tilt Oct, 1.. The tranaaetion vbae Made through '" G'atdon t Reid. s• ►gid. Received Hensall Air Officer Is Presumed Dead in Germany, Feb.2 , • •-• .• • ,• Time At 2 a.m. on Sunday,. Sept, 30th, the clocks across 'Canada will be turned back one hour, and Cana- dians will again be governed by Standard Time, after four years of Daylight. Saving, The change will be a welcome one to the people .of .the rural districts, and will give the people of the town an, extra hour in bed on Sunday morning. In all probability, how- ever, owever, that will not mean a thing. Just because Mr. and Mrs,. Aver- age Citizen are promised.an extra hour in bed, the perverseness of human nature lis sure to waken them on Fast Time, or even a little earlier, and spoil the whole thing. But then, of course, one can always get up and go to church. • • • • 0 • NORTHSIDE PLANS COMING. EVENTS Congregational Social Eve- ning „Will Be Held on October 10th. At the recently held meeting of the Official Board of Northside United Church, Seaforth, full consideration was given to the work of the fall mont�ns. The congregation, in addi- ction t'b its sharing in the Huron, Pres- bytery effort for the promotion of "The Crusade For Christ and_ the Kingdom" in the Seaforth area, has arranged for special events in Octo- ber. - A congregation social evening will be held on October 10th. A commit- tee headed by James M. Scott, chair- man, Miss M. T'nrnbuil, James A. Stewart, Sam Scott, Mrs. B. F. Chris- ' (Continued on 'Page 3) Local Red Cross Asks Co- operation Of All Citizens For . Waste Paper .Drive To Be Held in October. NEWS OF WEEK IN HENSALL Mr. and Mrs. John Passmore, of Hensall, have just received word from Ottawa that theta -son, F.O. Ger- ald Passmore, is now for official ,pur- poses' presumed to have died on ac- tive service overseas at Legden, Ger- many, on February 2, 1945. Hensall Red Cross is sponsoring a drive for waste paper in October, and ask yourco-operation in this matter, and -request that every effort be put forward to save as much waste paper as possible, the need being more urgent than at any time during . the war. Rally day services will, be observed in the United -Church on Sunday, Sept. 30th. Members of the Sunday school will assist with the service. Anniversary services will be ob- served JR- Chiselhurst United Church on Sunday, Sept. 30tth, at 2.30 and 7.30 p.m. Guest speaker will be ,Rev. R. H. Turnbull, M.A., B.D., of North Street United Church, Godericb. A trio, composed of W. • O. Goodwin, Ceorge Cowan and Harry Horton, of Hensall United Church, will sing.. (Contir.ucd on Page 4) RED CROSS NOTES There will be an important meeting! of the executive of the Red Cross in the Library on Friday, September 28, at 4.30 p.m. CTION .. S 1. (+� HELD Exhibits..reature Fail' Fair At • eafoa Rev. Albert on Will Be Minister of ippen and Hillsgreen Churches. THURSDAY ‘ t" EVENING The. induction seru�) 'Albert Hinton took? Brew's United Chur�' Thursday, 'Sept. 20 Large representatao4 gregations of HMSO,: were present. The for the Rey, i ce in St. A32- Kippen, on at 8.15 p.m. from the con• an and Kippen ditorium was beautifully decorate a `with flowers, and the occasion was (full of solemn- ity and inspiratitha,:a. he Presbytery of Huron was well presented by milnisters and the $el?-. A. B. Irwin, B.A., of St. James' S Jnited Church, Exeter, was =in charg`'bof the induc- tion service, assisted;y Rev, R. A. Brook, of Hensall `'uxigo has acted as Interim ' Moderator, nd Rev. N. Wood, M.A., and Re (IR'h W. C. Down, woth of Exeter, took •.Ort in the ser- vice. After the indudljon ceremony, Rev. R; A. Brook resentedthe charge to the minister -elect, and Rev. Mr. Irwin spoke to the congre- gations. ongre- gati ns. During the service the choir sang.very aeceptablj;,the anthem, "They shall be. as Mount Zion." 'Af- ter the service the net minister wag introduced to the members and ad- herents of both congrations 'by Mr. and Mrs. 'Moss Love 'land Mr; and Mrs. Andrew Bell, after which re- freshments were served in the Sun- (Continued:on Page 4) House Party at Port Carling Through the eourtesa of the NUL, this officers and members of Britan- nia Masonic Lodge, and their wives with some other Masonic friends, will enjoy a week -end house party at Mr. Whyte's summer hotel at Port Car- ling, Muskoka. Some forty will paake the trip, leaving on Friday and; returning Sun- day or Monday. .44,44,4 Hon. Dana Porter i Opened Fair Program, Which In- cluded Baby Show, Chil- dren's Events and Horse Races. CROWD LARGEST ON RECORD' Hon. Dana Porter, Minister of Planning and Development in the Provincial Government, officially op- ened the Seaforth Fall Fair on Fri- day. Speaking briefly to over 2,000 peo- ple who 'were assembled in the grand- stand and on the race track, Mr. Porter said he had been impressed particularly during his first visit to Seaforth by the healthy industrial development of ,the town and district. •Knowin nn advance, he said, that he was coming to a rich agricultural dis- trict, he had been surprised to find as well the flourishing small' indus- tries which. make for a balanced econ- omy; "An 'industrial centre such as this," he said, "rounds out the whole lite of the community. ' The condition here in..Seaforth is.very much in fine with the policies we are endeavoring, to carry out in the Department of Plan- ning and Development." • Mr. Porter was introduced by Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, of Dashwood; M.P.P. for Huron. The visiting speaker was described by Dr. Taylor as "one of the strong men of the cabinet at Queen's Park." Before speaking at the afternoon's ceremonies, Mr. Porter was enter- tained at an informal luncheon at the Queen's Hotel, where he was •wel- comed to Seaforth. by Mayor J. J. Cluff 'and John M. Govenlock, presi- dent of Seaforth Agricultural So- ciety, Frank Storey is secretary of the. society. Record Crowd Attends The second day 'of the Seaforth F; U Fair drew a record crowd and Proved to be a decided success. At 1.15 p.m., rural- and urban schools lined up at Victoria Park to parade • tis the fair grounds, led by the Seaforth Highlanders under Band- • • • • ,2222• • Closing Saturday night next,. Sept. 29th, - will be the last Saturday night of the.year when business place& in Seallorth will be open until 11 o'clock. $tasting Saturday, Oct. 6th,.. business on Main Street will close at 10 . p.m. Neither the people of the town nor country* , however, will have any cause for complaint, as the cloning time will actually be the same as it has been all summer ion Fast Time. ••• • • • • • • SEAFORTH BRANCH LEGION INITIATES Nineteen New Members RRe ceived in Impressive Ceremony. Friday evening WAS the occasion of the largest influx of new members to Branch No. 756 since the cessation of hostilities. It augurs well for the strength the local branch will have when all the veterans return to their homes. Nineteen members in all were im- pressively mpressively made Comrades of the Legion in the initiation ceremony as exemplified by the Stratford Branch executive: President, Capt. J. F. Skinner, M.C.; 1st vice, G. Bradley, (Continued on Page 5) master E. H. Close and the Lncknow Pipe Band. The parade .was the larg- est ever held in Seaforth. The •fol- lo'wing schools were declared the winners:. Urban schools, first, St. James' Separate School; 2nd, Sea - forth Public School; rural schools, 1st, Egmondville public school; 2nd, S.S. No. 11, Hullett;•3rd, S.S. No. 5, Seaforth Fall Fair Is Officially Opened By Hon. Dana Porter Hon. Dena Porter; Minister of Planning and bev'elopment in the cabinet Of Premier George Drew, attended Seaforth Fall pair Friday afternrion and spoke briefly at Opening ceremonies. He is shown, left, in (2), With Mayor John J. Cluff, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wood (1), of Atwood,, won first prize in a spetiaf,rattle class for the best group of th, ee dairy 'cows of any breed: .susses D'buglaia Galernar+ (2), aged four--rnoiftlts,' viiau a winner In his first try • :r4 T kf —Photo courtesy Stratford Beacon-14erald. at fall fair competitions. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coleman, R.R. 1, Sea - forth, he took first prize in the baby show class for babies aged under six months. E. B. Goudie, Seaforth, at right in (4), took first prize for' dairy herd with his I-lolstein entry. Helping marshal the herd for the Camera is Albert (MoK"eraher, of Seaforth. Frank Maloney (6), aged 1i',. heeded the `parade of pupils from S.S. 4, McKillop Township, leading Nanny, pet goat of Mrs. Kenneth Stewart of :MCKlllop, 1i Friends Honor iv r,;r i D. Kepstone .and and Mrs.'Sta e' NEWS OF.,.... DUB; Mr. and Mrs. 4'01/4 Meagher enter tamed. at a family dinner. Sunday to celebrate their 25th Sledding aniii= versaxya Mx and Mus. Meag1i (formerly Miss Mary Feeney, e1deat daughter of the late Mr. and 1Wra William Feeney), were `married 'izi L Patrick's Church, Dublin, in Septem•: ber, 1820. They took up residence in Stratford for a few years previous to;• purchasing the Byrne farm• in Logan:';,' Township, where they have since re- sided. They have four sons: O C. Joseph,, R.O. 1'.V.R., Halifax; Harold YohniMil Alphonse, at home; also three Baugh- tern; Mrs. Frank Osborne, Vancouver;,. B:C.; Miss Marion Meagher, London; and Alphonsine, at home. About sevently ladies -assembled at the home of Mr. and' Mrs. Kenneth Roney on Tuesday evening to extend felicitations to Mrs. Don Kepstone. formerly Miss Rhea Kathleen Roney a recent bride. A mock u edding was .an..inte.restingfeature..._.The, de_waa Miss Evelyn Moore; the bridegroom,' Mrs. R. S. Aikens; the bridesmaid, Mrs: Wm. Smith;,the best man, Misa Marjorie Hannan; the flower girth, Miss Ina Aikens; father of the bride, Mrs. Elmer Kleinfeldt; the officiating minister, Miss Hazel Roney. Following the amusing ceremony an address was read by Mrs. Glenn Pep• per, and the bride was presented with a shower of miscellaneous kitchen. utensils. The honored guest express- ed her appreciation and thanked the individual donors. Several games of bingo were played. The musical pro- gram was under the direction of Miss Jean Aikens. A delectable lunch waa served by a willing group .of assist- ants. A group of friends assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Stapleton to honor Staff Sgt. James (Continued on Page 5). 1 Tuckersmith;,•eth,.S.S...ktiNin.ftsanic i ;';: lop; 5th, S.S. No. 4, McKillop. Children's Races Children's races were held in front of the grandstand, with the follow- ing winners: Girls, 8 and under, Judy Eckert, Beth Boyd; 10 and under, Maybelle MeClinchey, 'Theresa Hank- ins; 12 and under, Ruth Keyes, Mary Lou Sills; 14 and under, Barbara" Dale, Lorraine Maloney. Boys, 6 and under, Kenneth Dupes, Barney' Mit- chell; 10 and under, Don Dupee, • Douglas _Stewart; 12 and under., Stephen Maloney, Gilbert Maloney; 14, and under, Irwin Johnston, Stepb. en Maloney: • A speesal feature this year was a baby sae*. ,The judges, for this addi- tion to the program were Mrs. Harold. Jackson, Miss Dorothy Parke', Miss Pearl Thames' and Miss F. Fortune. The. winners were: Six months and under, James, Douglas 'Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coleman, R. R. 1, Seaforth; Gloria Jean Taylor; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tay- lor, Seaforth; Paul Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Matthews, Seaforth. There were 12 babies shown in 'the one-year and under class. The ',Win- ners were: Shirley Horner, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Horner, Var- na; John K. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Robinson, Seaforth. Three square dance teams were en- tered;n this popular contest. First prize was won by Theresa Walsh's team, St. Columban, composed of Theresa Walsh, Joe Ryan, Mrs. W. Curtin, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Burne, .Jack Ryan, Mrs, R. Kleinfeldt, Mrs. Fergus Horan and James Carlin. Music was • played bq the Ryan and: McQuaid orchestra, Second prize was won by a team composed of Mr. and ' Mrs. James Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. F. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kale, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maloney, with John O'Rourke caller. Third prize was won by a Dublin team, compos ed of Frank O'Rourke, Bruce Flana- gan, Lorne Flanagan, Margaret Ma- loney, William Flanagan, Helen Mur- ray. Lou O'Reilly, Helen Flanagan; caller, John O'Rourke. Two horse races were held, whiph drew a large crowd to the race tract.-.. They resulted as follows: 2:22 Pace—Dellar Lockhart, Mr. Grey, Mitchell, 2, 1; May Chillo, Leon- ard eonand Guy, Seaforth, 1, 2. Time: 228,;'!,1 4.03. May Chillo was withdrawn after the second heat, due to a tumble oa the home stretch, which threw hen driver, Mr. Kirkby, Walton, complete- ly over her head. 2:28 Pace—Babe Chilicout, Mr. Kirkby, Walton, 1, 1; Black Rose, Jae Burris, Seaforth, 3,• 3; Vola Patch, J:..¢ Bushie, Seaforth, 2, 2. Time: 2:363, 2:40, • A novelty feature amusing to all was the ""catch the greasy pig" e'r- ent. Harvey Mcllwaih, Md1 plop, ; .; took top honors in seizing the ani. mal. The tug-of-war contest *se won McRillop To +as1tipi. 211d, 'l ibbei't 3rd, Seaforth.. A dance was held in i)t efli In Cardiio's 1dlsil, xf j{ iYltls%•' Rhythmaires orebe th, ''irbrli ford. , • (Complete Het oC i rl e,, Page 2):. yi a; 9