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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-04-01, Page 1-N rt Qth ::call+ ole. Naumber 4244 ii • li Hensall operators will be just as pleased as he community's telephone users when the new common battery switohboard comes into operation next Wednesday (April 6). Their signals will be automatic with the lifting oar replacing of the receiver after the conversion, and they will no longer have to waitfor the "ring off' after conversations are finished. Left to right, standing, are shown Miss Katie -i. Scott, a Hensall operator since 1911, Mrs. Pearl Shaddick, Miss Elaine Carlile, and Miss Dorms McEwen, chief operator; seated, Misses Wilma Kyle and Eleanor Ven - nen The operators have all received special training in the handling of the new switchboard, which next Wednesday will bring to an end the era of hand -crank telephones in Hensall. LEGION BANTAM Modern Hensall Exchange HOCKEY LEAGUE Ready.. for Switch - Over WINNERS FETED • • • • • • *No Need For Phone Sub- scribers: in .Village To W. J.. Duncan, Donor of APPROVE NEW RATES Hand Crank After°Wed- Trophy, Entertains The Ontario Municipal Board nesday. has approved the increase of. Black Hawks. ZOO in rates of. the MOKililip Heneall's new common battery Telephone System, according telephone exchange: will commence The•Black Hawks, winners of the to J. M. Eckert, secretary- operation next Wednesday, aceierd- Legion Bantam Hockey League Treasurer of, :rheas,. Pre: ing to C. B. Symonds, Bell;? Tele during the pat Winer, were feted viously the sub$riber had re-. at a chicken -banquet, by W. J. commended thtifedincrease at Duncan, on Tuesday evening in their annual meeting to offset the Commercial Hotel. , Legion increased costs of operation. Sports Officer Angus MacLean, Thisnow brings the present acted as • chairman for ,the .evening. subscriber's rate t4` $1600, new A short program followed the subscribers .to.41$-00,• and •rent- +supPet.. when. Walker Hart- eater- .. era to $18.90 per year. '•The: ef--' tained• with songs and assisted in fective date of the new rates community singing, by those pre- is retroactive to January 1. sent. The chairman thanked Dr. E. A. McMaster, on behalf of the Leg- ion egion and team, for his generosity in • • • • • • giving the rink gratis every 'Satur- day morning. Dr. McMaster stat- ed tated he was only too glad: to assist the boys along in good clean sport and felt that the Legion had done a fine job hi organizing the young- er ounger set for sport. ' Fred E. Willis, secretary of the Legion, outlined, the main reason for the organization, which was- te. foster youthful enterprise in that it meant a training for •players in future years •tit come. The chairman called on Alvin W. Sillery, who stressed the fact that good sportsmanship on the .ace ••or playing field is always the best, but that alone was not enough. He. pointed out that good sportsman- ship should also be an everyday occurrence in the life of youth, to- day. Being polite on the streets to elders is essential and good habits will bring -proper rewards in later years. "Be good sports in every game, and .good 'sports in your ev- eryday veryday life," he said, "and, you'll have nothing to be ashamed of, nor anything to hide from." Mr. Duncan was called on to make the presentation of the Dun- can Cup to . the championship team. It was regretted that Ron- nie onnie Muir, Captain of the Black Hawks, was unable to be present due to illness, to accept the cup. Sandy McMillan, acting captain, ac- cepted the cup on behalf of the team, and thanked Mr. Duncan. In his address, Mr. Duncan re- called several incidents in regard to the Duncan Cup emblem- and the teams of former years. He hoped that the boys would continue to hold the same interest in the fu- ture as they did this year., He pointed out that the cup was- plac- ed for competition in 1923, and for a number of years interest was very high, but recently it had fall- en off and- there was no competi- tion for a few years until it was revived this year. Mr. Duncan congratulated the team on winning the championship and hoped that the managers, Johnny Muir and Alvin Smale, would continue next Lear to -help along the younger boys again in Scott Memorial Hospital will con- , playing good clean hockey. H duct a nursing class to begin early . would like to see more teams in n . April, according to Miss - M. a• .Crrinyer, 'hospital superintendent. Members of the eschampionship - the league next tThis course is specially designed h , on. , team are as follows• .. L. Eisler, for smallest 'hospitals which have yioilnie Muir 0 .Sandyr matinee, not the qualifidatioiid to train n'urs- H1leY., Bennett, • li'larl tan, , Lang:, , ss far registration. The reguire- ford; W311}ams andKing;, mdnag Monts for enrolment to this three- erg, Johnny Muir and Alvin Smale. year eburse are at least one year This teem • went through the, white at high school and an age range season without, a defeat, to ,Create from 18.25. Successful candidates at new' local record for the R•antam will complete their course as tin- teams inteams to shoot at in the future. dergraduate nurses, who •have a The boys played good sound Separate registry of their own. hockey and a clean game all sea, Instruction is the responsibility of the superintendent, who will pre- pare the curriculum, and in the case of Seaforth hospital, in. co- operation With Mra. M. Dennison, RED C! OSS MEETING ail instructional nurse. It is hoped, There will be,tinl� ekeetttive Meet= according to 'Miss• Grinyer, that in- ing of the OA Cross at ,3..P ni.,• oit- forested parties will contact her Friday, .Avid if fit the werkteoiitt :immediately, so that the course can. lin Carnegie : braxy, get under way as soon as' poscible. TAKES SHARE "THE BOOKS DRIVE ON" S National Film' Board To Take Q carter Interest, is Announced. Announcement was made by W. H. Golding, M.P., on Thursday, that the National Film Board would purchase a quarter interest in the Huron County Library Association film, "The Books Drive On." The action was taken in order that the picture could enjoy a weer distri- bution throughout Canada than otherwise would be the case. As soon as the picture was com- pleted its quality was realized by the Library Association, and work- ing through Mr. Golding the as- sociation brought it to the atten- tion of the Film Board. Since that time various conferences have been held by Mr. Golding with the board and these culminated successfully in the announcement Thursday. • RED CROSS FUND ' REACHES $1,100 The Red Cross campaign is pro - greasing slowly but steadily. , The fund has now reached: $1,10.00, which still leaves $400 before the objective is reached. -Canvassers are urged to finish their allotted districts before Monday, in order to complete the drive as soon as possible. • Will Conduct Nursing Classes At Scott Memorial phone manager for this region, -At- approximately 2 p.m. connections with the present magneto exchange i will' be 'put, and immediately Bell :t workers will start removing ` cut over -plugs" from.. the new; exchange, equipment.' Leas than two minutes later, when the plugs -are •al}'re-` FTSa I BRUCEFIEL Three Are Convicted : `3 Seaforth. Police' Court On Wednesday. AV,' series of thefts of articles from parked vehicles: in the •lytics-: field' and Varlet -districts during re cent 'weeks ended in police+courtu Seaforth, ,%Wednesday when, LIFO.' Clinton, district youths were found, guilty on a total of twelve. charges.; by Magistrate. D. E. Hoimes;•,K.0 Each- of the trio, Andrew: Craig Harvey McGee and Harry. Perdue, was fined $25 and coats cin. one charge, while on three •' ,other^ charges they were given sixmonths • suspended sentence upon - payments.; of costs. Fine and costs amounted to $8b for each defendant. The trio were arrested 'by Pre- vinoial Constables ,Helmer Seaforth, and Frank Taylor, :tol- lowing investigation. Theft from parked cars has, been epidemic in Varna and Brucefield vicinity and �,; three -men after a quantity of art - investigation led to arrest of the CEIVES CALL isles.. were...11mnd on a farm near Clinton. Windshield wipers, skates, cam- eras, car heaters, ' auto robes, wrenches, foglights, horns and flashlights were Among the articles found. Jack McDonaleeBrucef eld; Win. Dowson, John Aldington and Ed, Chuter, of Varna, were owners of vehicles from which articles were taken. Two. vagrants picked up in Han purhey° by Provincial Constable' Wm. Hodgson on Wednesday were found guilty on charges of being drunk and disorderly, and -chose 14 days in jail in lieu of paying fines and costs. - {; r,1 V, WORKMAN ' DISTRICT:PEOPLE R - AE. I N J U R E,D IN :ACCIDENT SERIES (THSEPASTDR. Many Rev.,H. V. Workman Will Go To'Avondale United Church, Tillsonburg. Rev, II. V. Workman, minister of Northside United Church for the past.;eleven. years, has received an unanimous call to Avondale Unit- ed Church, Tillsonburg, and the Rev. D. A. MacMillan of that church has been dolled by North- side., (arch to succeed Mr. Work- man here. - The calls are subject to the rate ficatioe of the Presbyteries con • corned .and the London Conference Settlement Committee. The char.- Enjoy es of Pastorates will be effected Excellent Musical about ;the end of June. Sponsored .by the Seaforth High • School, a, musical • concert Monday nig'iit drew repeated and sustained, 'Seep se from a large audience.' Music lovers in the audience said t was -one of the finest musical ' reats to be- offered in. Seaforth in many . years.: Guest artists, Miss Mary Syme, copert piaiii"st, and the Tapscott Quartette, e were introduced . by Lawrence P. Plumeleel, principal of -the high school. Members of the vocal quartette were Howard Reddick, Donald • • Parrish, John Bingham and Carl Tapscott. The quartette sang "Where'er You Walk," by Handel ;• "Serenade;" by Schubert; "Ask of Yon Damask Rose," by Handel. Vocal solos by the quartette members included: 'Magic Flute," by Mozart; "Here Ye Winds and Waves," and "Cap- tain Stratton's Fancy." A group of spirituals by the quartette includ- ed: "Moanin' Lord," "Nobody Knows" and "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel." Jelin Bingham sang as solos: "None But the Lonely Heart," "Yaemouth Fair," and "Rolling Down To Rio," Miss Mary Syme contributed the following numbers in a pleasing manner: "Abegg," with variations; "Prelude in G Minor," 'Etude Tableau in E' flat, "Impromptu," "Waltz in E Flat, "Taren•telle" and "The -Music Boxej Other numbers by -the quartett were: "The sieshgrove," "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes," "Pale Moon,' "The WJiiffenpoof Song," "Navajo Trail," "Cool Water," "The Same Old Shillelagh" and "McNamara's Band." moved, the new switchboard, will be in service. , After the cutover, Hensall tele- phone users will no longer turn a crank to call -the operator, or to ring off after a call. In recent weeks Bell installers have altered all telephones so that they will work without the crank after the new switchboard is in operation - Telephones with the hand -crank will shortly be replaced by more modern, compact sets. The man- ager warns •subscribers not to move the crank during conversations af- ter the cutover, as this might re- sult in a disconnection. The' entire •cutover operation is expected to take less than two min- utes, causing virtually no interrup- tion of service. Telephone users• can help, the manager says, by making no unnecessary calls im- mediately before two o'clock on Wednesday, when the exohanee staff will be busy with last minute details. The transition. can also be made more smoothly if callers re- frain from making "curiosity" calls right after the cutover. Shortly -before the conversion, operators will request all who hap- pen to be calling to hang up and call again in a few minutes, when they will be able to do so without -turning the crank. The hand -crank now in use oper- ates a magneto which generates an electrical current. This current causes a shutter to drop on a panel in (role of the operator, signalling her that someone wishes to p1 a call. At the end of the cony tion, another turn of the cran gives her the signal to disconnect. After the cutover, these signals will be given automatically when the receiver is lifted or put back on the hook. Lifting the receiver will cause a light to glow on the switchboard, telling the operator there is a caller on- the line; when the receivers are replaced at the end -of a conversation, a light sig- nal tells her -to disconnect.. Months of preparations have gone into the project which reach- es its climax next Wednesday af- ternoon. In addition to the installa- tion of the new switchboard and the modification of telephones, wires and cables serving the ex- change have been re -arranged for use under the common battery sys- tem. ' • Roweliffe Motors • Murray Moron says: People who go to a psychiatrist ought to have their heads examined. adminton Briefs Eos tl badminton players were antertaiined,on Wednestjay evening diy the Stratford club. It is always with the greatest of pleasure . that this: club god to Stratford. because i'the cpurts there are the best in l?izesi t.Ontario -and ' it -is such a treat to play on these roomy courts. The schedule finished with Sea - forth leading by, two games, The playing was very good, but showed evidence of lack of practice by the Seaforth players. I Men's Doubles—S. Dorrance and • T. Southgate defeated Earl Robin- son and G. Callas; Walker Smith and Gordon Ball lost to B. Miller and- L. McKee; C. Johnson and B. Maxwell defeated Geo. Holroyd and Bert Coston; G. Wright and R. Box won from Bill Grosch and G. Bali J. McKenzie and T. Southgate lost to Bill Grosch and Jack Hill. Ladies' Doubles—Shirley and' .Aud- rey GI -adding defeated Pat Trout - beck and F.' Matthews; Mary Box and L. Southgate won from Shirley Cox and Betty West; Helen Taylor and Lois McConnell lost to Vivian Sandey and D. Gladding; T. Lois - elle and M. Mueller bowed to E. Freeborn and H. Weir; M. Ches- ney and L. Southgate defeated by L. Hayer and E. Freeborn. Mixed Doubles—S. Dorrance and F. Matthews lost to Earl Robinson and S. Coe; Richard and Mary Box defeated by Bill Gresch- and S. Gladding; Walter Smith and A. Cladding won from C. Johnson and N. Taylor; J. McKenzie and M. Mueller defeated G. Callas and V. Sandey; B. -Miller and L. Connell won from G. Holroyd and E. Free- born; T. and L. Southgate defeat- ed B. Corton and H. Weir: G. Ball When a rope be was holding, inubiied about a.pele, slipped, Rex eeGregor, Egmendville, suffered a paddy drusbed • 'and -torn 'finger on Puesday. An, employee of Frank .fling, he was one of: a- gang work- ing,at R.C.A.F. Station, Chute whe. ;, the accident :occurred. Given emergency first aid at the Station, Mr. McGregor was later -removed to Scott .Memorial : Hospital here. James U.psliall, Tuckersmnith, on the Kippen Road,, received serious injuries to his leg when j;cattle beast he was turning outs, of, the barn, slipped and fell agajt#eeWhim. Removed to Scott Memog,Ial -Hos- pital, Mr. Upahaln" is now `improv- ing. - Elton B. Goudie, of Tuckersmith, adjoining Seaforth, -had the misfor- tune on Monday, when working around a cow, to have the animal kick him on the arm. The severe blow broke a blood vessel in his arm, which will necessitate carry- ing the arm in a sling for a time. When a support of a swing saw gave way, Arthur Donald, an em- ployee at John Boshart & Sons suf- fered a fractured left hand and ;bruises on the head. The accident occurred on Tuesday. • Plan Legion Bingo Next Wednesday Seaforth Legion will sponsor an- other in its- series of bingos on Wednesday evening in (ardno's Hail. Proceeds of the . bingo witi be used for financing the. Legions juvenile summer sports program. • Entertain For Miss Lois r Whitney Miss Joanne McMillan entertain- ed about 1.4 girls on Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Lois Whit- ney, bride -elect of next week, when they enjoyed bingo and bridge. During the evening Mesa Lenore Habkirk and Miss McMillan pre- sented her with a large number of pieces of white and red enamel- ware. A delicious lunch was served at the close of a pleasant evening. and L. Hayter lost to B. Maxwell and T. Loiselle; L. McKee and M. Chesney won from W. Smith and D. Gladding; G. Wright and F. Mat- thews lost to G. Caifas and V. Sande,. There was difficulty encountered by R. S. Box, team's- captain, in getting sufficient players for the evening, and our thanks go out to the six who came to the rescue from Clinton—C. Johnston, L, Mc- Kee, Lois McConnell, Helen Tay- lor, aylor, B. Maxwell and B. Miller. Du to circumstancesbeyond our control, N. Beattie and Geo. Hays found themselves paired against two exceptionally good Stratford. players, D. Pinkney and H. Queens, from Whom they took a terrible beating. Our condolences, gentle. men! It has been pladned that the Stratford club will pay a return visit next Wednesday evening. Members have promised to be here at 8 p.m., so Seaforth, please be on hand to greet them. Plans Addition • Construction of. a 30,fogt addition at the rear of the Rowelifo•Motore -farm irnpientent divinioft 'buliding, on God-erich St. East, . will be coin mended shortly, according' to..( a mon Rowcliffe. The building Id t1l , .former W. A. Wright.,gnrhge, • When the addition has twin Cain. 'Prefect it will provide --1 i, 4Lt dation to greatly Improved ilnuplement re- pair facilities, a modern garage re- xiaiir service. it will be Operated aa in •theast in conjtrnetion with the. ROVolifre Maori Garage OW, the mirth Side of the - str'eet, The Peacetime R.C:A.F., is busy trainingfew pilots and other aircrew members. Here is a young Flight Cadet •being congratulated by his Instructor at R..C.A.F. Station, Centralia, after his first solo flight. The dight Cadet is one of many yOii men having begun their service careers since the war, and is one of the thousands of members oi' iho•sor'vice who this week will observe the 25th annivers- era oi' the ''founding of the -Royal Canadian Alr Verde. Largely Hears I :en �etal+s Committee Will COSI ., All Aspects and Repos Back To Future Meet.'I ing. A. good repreientatiemeoftheeeitie zens of Seaforth and. the neighbor ing townships was present at `a.- special aspecial public meeting ,in -the Towne Hall on Friday evening. The'meet tog was called by Mayor J. E. Heat- ing to considerthe erection of a memorial , community centre for Seaforth and district. According to Mayor K9,ting; who acted ea -Chair- men, - it Was , general talk o't the need of such a. place th-4 J)rqught matters to a head, and the fact th4it recent 'provincial legislation had been passed increasing grants for such community projects. He said that the meeting was to dis- cuss the .how, when, where, and whin of such a project, and to hear public opinion. It was generally felt that the youth of the community needed a place to meet and engage in sports. The Lions Park took care of their needs in the summer time, but during the winter months there was no such place. Mr. Keating commended the Provincial Govern- ment in its •foresight in realizing this need of the young people and assuming responsibility for provid- ing financial assistance to aid in this community work. C. P. Sills explained,• on behalf of the Canadian- Legion, why that organization didn't go ahead with Its planned memorial hall, and stated' that It was - due to the exorbitant cost of moving a hangar from Port Albert, which the Leg- ion had planned on buying. Mr. Sills stressed the fact that. -the Legion's main object is to,, build: a, memorial to the fallen- heroes. of the two World. Wars, and that the community centre is the best way to constantly remind the citizens• of the sacrifices made. People should regard this project. as a community recreational centre, not just a rink. Reeve F. S. Sills was one of an interested party which went to Paisley to gather all available in- formation on its commupity arena, and stated 'his' reason for going was to enable to secure all possible information to give to the meeting and be in a position to answer any questions. He also suggested the location of the new centre should be at the agricultural grounds, be- cause of ample parking space, easy accessibility, the high grou{id would be conducive to good drain- age, a factor important to a pro- ject of this nature. Other locations were suggested, such as- the old re- creation grounds and the west end of Goderich St. Mr. Sills also said that active participation in sports aided in the training of the mind of the youth. There is need for the consideration" of the require- ments of the younger generation if. we are to successfully combat juv- enile delinquency. Mr. Keating informed the -meet- ing of the good 'reception tendered them -by the Paisley committee. W. C. Beattie, construction engineer for The :tipple Co., was present and was able to give them all the necessary details of the construc- tion cost of a centre. Dr. P. L. Brady, president of the Canadian Legion, gave the results of a questionnaire sent out to its 145 members, asking each member if he were in favor of the Legion giving full support to such a pro- ject, providing it have permanent quarters. Of the 95 returned, 91 were in favor. Mi. Keating told the meeting of some of the, regulations governing the administration of a commun- ity centre. The property must be invested in a municipality and the governing body will consist of seven—two of whom will be mem- bers of the council of the munici- pality in which the building is lo- cated, elected for a period- of one year, and five others for a period of two years—to represent organ- izations who contribute to the building and maintenance of such a community centre. Thus the pro- ject would: always be under con- trol of a governing body and a personal interest could never be predominant. The meeting endorsed a motion to proceed to gather the necessary data and report back to a"general meeting some time about the end of April. The committee -to handle this was -to be composed of the Mayor and a:tentative representa- tive from each of the following organisations, to be appointed be April 5: Canadian Legion, Lions Club, Federation; of Agriculture, Seaforth Agricultural Society, Wo- men's I•neei ate, Seaforth Athletic Association, High -School Area, and the Townships of McKillop, ersmith, Hibbert and Hullett, Reeve A. Nicholson of Tucker - smith spoke on behalf of the town- ship and said that while Clinton and Ilfensalll community projects came within its limits and would command consideration, he felt that the council would stand by etch a project in Seaforth. W, T. Teaill, president of the Athletic Astioeiatlon, - told Of the 81st: Ors. Margate known. Seaforth' rl:aid it mark her•81st birthday ark; home on George St., on 5, day, i4prrl Mrs 4i ski who • was boifrt nt , e-njQYs'fairly.goodtiea .�, has•been a resident of':'Ieafo about fifteen years,. r.,. y. • • ' • Wel 1 Known **lop Couple Observe 'Sliver. Wedding. Mr. and _ . Mrs. Albert :Harrison, well-known residents of--llleKillop, celebrated - the : twenty' fifth.• anni- versary of their marriage at their , residence on the 2nd concession on. ' Saturday. - Mr. and Mrs. Harrison carne to McKillop from-Goderich Township following their marriage; to occupy the farm on which - they now tee t'e- side. The anniversary day was spent quietly, the brede and groom of twenty-five years ago receiving many messages of congratulations; • including a telegram from 'Mr: and Mrs.. Keith Harrison, of &reveler, Alberta. They. were also presented • with a chest of. shiver tram mem " bers of their family. = Mr. and Mrs..• Harrison have a family of two sons ono. a death ter: Keith, of. Stavely,. Alta,; ;Ken- neth, of .Brantford, and Mrs.: NOM: " Hodgert, Seaforth. • x Elected . To - Board Of Beef Cattle Producers' Association R. S. McKercher, of 14IcKillop,. was elected to the executive of the Ontario Beef Cattle 'Producers' Association at its annual meeting held. Friday in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Mr. McKereher, together with C. R. Coultas, Bel grave, and Russel Knight, Brussels, attended the meeting as represent- atives of the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture. Rummage Sale Realizes Nearly $150 The Women's Hospital Aid to Scott Memorial Hospital sponsor- ed a successful rummage sale in Cardno's vacant store on Saturday afternoon, when nearly $150 was realized. The conveners were:. Dresses, Mrs. R. R. McKindsey.;• white ele- phant, Mrs. A. Y. McLean; chil- dren's, Mrs. A. W. Sinery; hats, Mrs. E. A. McMaster; shoes, Mrs. H. O. Free; men's wear, Mrs. Adim Forbes. Miss Dorothy Parke and Mrs. W. W. Hart were co -conveners. • Win Door Prizes At Ford Service School On Monday afternoon, March 28, a large number of Ford tractor owners gathered at Daly Motor to attend a service meeting conuet- ed rby E. Clarke, sales •representor tive, and Harry Eldor, .tractor ser- vice representative, from the Ford Motor Company. Instructive films were shown, fol- lowed by a tractor . maiatenatee demonstration and a discussion period, The meeting. concluded with lunch. Door prizes were won by Fred Beuermann, R.R. 1, Dublin; Orrin Dowson, Varna, and Herman Oxt- m.ann, Walton. advantages of an artificial ice sys- tem and how proven schedules would warrant the extra expendi- ture. J. M. Govenlock, president of the Agricultural Society, assured the gathering that the Agricultural so- ciety would strongly support the project as•: far asits ;interest Went. R. R. B. McMillan . of McKlllop,'tri'1•il, of how 'the community centre would benefit agriculture'iinr that it would make an ideal',show place, and: have the node -Stark tinerters for administrationperso'nnel. W. L. Whyte, of Ilulltett, pointed out how •a refrigerate& dhow room for bacon, eggs and c rcasseti would provide the means Of bring- ing agricultural exhibits to the tovtn. 'The meetingwas declaredr silent by Mr. Keating and many'` of present asked, questlofis andr' - ed suggestions.