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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-11-08, Page 7• Team standings—Flintstones, 37; Untouchables, 33; Orbitals, 22; Cotton Pickers, 20; Sgut- niks, 18; Whippits, 16. Ladies' high average, D. Smith, 160; high single and triple, Toots Kelly, 256 and 580. Men's high average, P. 4 • Weimann, 106; high single, J. Moore, 277; high triple, A. Aub - in, 632. Stri es,. 'n Spares At Seaforth Lanes (By LEE HEE) Highland Shoes 4 • r * * * COF Men's League Team standing: Wildcats, 16; Pussy Cats, 16; Tom Cats, 15; Pole Cats, 9. High team single, Tom Cats, 928; high team triple, Tom Cats, 2587; high single, Eric Anderson, 211; high triple, Don McClure. Ladies' League — Standing: Crickets, 29; Grasshoppers, 20. High single, Mrs. Ken Thomp- son, 207; high triple, Mrs. Mel- vin Hulley, 525 * * * Egmondville Church League Team standing: Bruins, 23; Red Wings, 19; Black Hawks, 18; Rangers, 16; Canadiens, 16; Leafs, 13. 'Ladies' high single, Helen Nott, 228; high triple, Joan Eaton, 527; men's high single and triple, Mel Merriam, 255 and 608. * * * Mixed Doubles Team standing: Snowballs, • 25; Dutchmen, 22; Teachers, 18; Oddballs, 16; Highballs; 15; Kids, 9. Ladies' high single, June Boussey, 229; high triple, Bet- ty Smith,,, 628; men's high sin- gle, Harry Cuming, 265; high triple. Bob Bowie, 672. * :* * ~ St. James' Church League Team, standing: Alley Oops, 22; Flinstones, 21; Parrots, 21; Shamrocks, 18; Blue Birds, 14; Roll Rites, 9. Ladies' high single, Alice Stiles, . 236; high 'triple, Betty Leonhardt, 581, Men's high, single and triple, Les Leonhardt 262 and 688. • * * * Men's ,Inter -Town League Team standings: St. Marys, 434 Shakespeare; '32; Seaforth, 29; Stratford BowlM or, 28; • New Hamburg, 26; Mitchell, 25; Stratford Mikes, 25; Listowel, 22; Clinton, 17; Lucan, 6. Individual high single, Bill Bannerman, St. Marys, • 351; high five, Red Dubrick, Listow- ed, 1324; team high single, Stratford Bowl -Mor, 1256; • team high five, Stratford Bowl -Mor. LEGION CORNER By JACK HOLLAND Well, comrades and friends! This week we have some more events and dates for us all to remember and attend, so they will be a real success all the way round. The first important event on the agenda is, of course, the regular monthly meeting ch Nov. 8, Along with the general business, this will be the an- nual nomination meeting for an executive council to be vot- ed into office at the December meeting, so let's have everyone ,present for this important af- fair. * * * "In Flanders fields the popp grow • Among the crosses, row row." Toward the end of the,.we the local community will canvassed for donations to t Legion Poppy fund. Now t money brought in from 't drive can Only be used for o purpose, and that is to he those in financial distress a need, so do not forget that y are helping those whose m fortunes are such that aid is necessary. Let's see everyone with a Poppy this year. Now we move along to Sat- urday, Nov. 10, when the local Legion is holding a big veter- ans' banquet, to start at 6 p.m., followed by a dance. It cer- tainly should be a must for all those who served in the Armed Forces, and if you have not got tickets, please phone in to the Legion as soon as possible, • the catering service must know an approximate number who will be present. HUNDREDS OF CONCRETE PIPES provide .a background as Mr, and Mrs. Peter Christensen recall their interesting experiences since corning to Canada 10 years ago. Mr Christensen played a major role in the establishment of Seaforth Sewer Tile Ltd., where he is the general manager. (Beacon -Herald photo). ere len Yeqrs and Sees Great Future" far Canada Peter ` Christensen, for 10 ed; fortunes had been lost, and years a well-known Seaforth it was difficult to have any area „citizen, is the subject of feeling of security. For many, an interesting story by John it was more of a challenge to Weichel in a recent issue of emigrate to Canada than to the Stratford Beacon -Herald. start over at home, and Mr. - (Ey John Weichel) Christensen joined those leav- Ten years o tensen signed up with h80 others iner Chris- g Toronto their uafter ntry. Hhis arriis first val, to work on a government prd- brought him 90 cents an hour,. jeet in Labrador. He had never and though this. was later rais- heard of Labrador — and he ed to $1.00, he was unable to didn't care where it was—but save more than. $20 a week, accepted the job without a sec- and he needed $800 to get his and thought. A "landed immi- wife and family out of Den - grant'? with only $120 in his mark within six months. purse, struggling to bring his The Labrador job allowed wife and children to a new him to work, as a cement fin - country, is only interested in isher, as many hours a week as how fast he can save dollars. he could. Within four and one- half months he was in Halifax to meet his family. He had paid for their, tickets, had $1,000 in his pocket 'and train tickets to Seaforth, where he knew a few people. • Money Gone Changed Picture People today in Seaforth say Peter Christensen has accomp- lished more in Canada in those 10 years than most Canadians accomplish in a lifetime. He has organized three compan- ies in 10 years, raised his fain- The family rented a farm- ily in a new home he built with house near Clinton and he his own construction company, worked throughout the winter. and is now manager of Sea- He bought an inexpensive car forth Sewer Tile Ltd., a com- and rented . an apartment in patty that will be worth more Seaforth. than $1,000,000 when it has Mr. Christensen has a motto, completed a large expansion "Trouble is here to conquer," program on which/it is embark- and he soon found trouble. He developed a severe eczema condition on his hands and his savings were soon usedas he was unable to work full time, His wife did housework to as- sist' in supporting the family. family. He went to Saint John; N.B., and after considerable trouble, wa's hired -- the only non -Can- adian among the crew — to work on a government project within the Arctic Circle. 9to Canada. He soon- found that 100 There hours he a week andmwithin many men, born and raisedin two months received a raise in Canada, able to speak the pay. There was little excite - language, and not lacking in ment in the camp, and Mr. friends, were out of work. Christensen found life cold and lonely, with few workers stay- ing longer than two months. However, knowing his family was safe in Seaforth, he was able to stay more than four months. "When the work was done and the army arrived," he says, "I had, in my opinion as a New Canadian, a little for- tune." When he returned to Seaforth, his little fortune slow- ly dwindled away when eczema again began to bother his hands. "In the spring," he says, "I couldn't see anything but to start my own business. It was hard to find a good location and I did not have enough money to go to a bigger town. The mayor of Seaforth at that time, Dr. E. A. McMaster, was a big help to me. I found a suit- able place to manufacture small concrete articles—cem- ent bricks and flagstones," Soon, he had hired helpers. People, he found, needed re- pairs made to sidewalks and steps and by that fall he had half a dozen men helping him. Work was slack in the winter, but he was able to keep him- self and a few men busy build- ing a factory on land he had bought on the outskirts of Sea - forth. By the following spring, he had bigger jobs, such as building supermarkets, bridges, and swimming pools. "One day Dr. McMaster ask- ed me til knew anything about concrete pipe. I knew more about that than practically any- thing else, and soon we agreed ies nig in Toronto. Concrete pipe that Mr. Chris - on tensen designed to use a recent- ly developed gasket has become ek the first tile of its kind in Can - be ada to be made successfully and he recently in tests it received the he praise of a number of engin- his eers. ne' When he heard the loud- ip speakers blaring "Immigrants nd this way" 10 years ago at Hali- ou fax, he had more doubts than is ever before about his future in * * * On Sunday, Nov. 11, there will be an Armistice Parade to the Cenotaph, leaving the Le- gion Hall at 12:15. It is most important that all veterans at- tend this once -a -year service, so hope to see you there. On behalf of the Legion presi- dent I wish to thank you all who turned out on Nov. 4 for the annual church parade, which this year was held at Egmondville United Church. As good as the turnout was, the weather was fine and the par- ade should have been larger, so let's make up for it on Nov. 11 and have the biggest parade ever. Now, Comrades, check over the above dates and events and • make it a point to be there if at all possible. In closing, don't neglect to spare a moment to think of the Comrades who have passed away recently, namely, Bill Slark and .Tack Walker—you know every year there is a thinning of our ranks. "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we shall remember them." Don't forget to buy"a Poppyt From Denmark Peter Christensen ;was born in Denmark, on the German border, in a countryside not unlike 'that of the Seaforth area. He was the youngest of nine children his father raised on a 200 -acre farm, and early in life learned to work hard. At 16, after 10 years of education in a country school, he took a job as a hired man, and from then on was responsible for his own welfare. At the age of 20 he started his own busfiess, but the de- pression left him with little and he joined a , concrete manu- facturing company which made pipes, flagstones and curb- stones, He was able to invent new methods and machines which helped the company prosper, and with the money he made, started another business on his own. The Second World War, and the German occupa- tion of Denmark, put a stop to this ,venture. Later, an invention of his which produced fuel briquets from peat promised to give him a comfortable living, but one year after he began to pro- duce the briquet machines, coal was imported from Eng- land, peat was discarded as a popular fuel and it was impos- sible for him to sell his ma -- chines. The machines he had sold on the instalment plan were never paid for, and al- most overnight he was out of money again. Many items were still ration. with Elmer Bell, QC, of Exeter, to start a pipe business and form a Limited company. I went to Denmark to buy machines, and my contracting company put up the buildings, using cement blocks made by my oth- er company. A few months lat- er we were in production. We didn't actually count on such a big thing..,Either a thing grows or it fails, and this grew." In the meantine,_ the original factory Mr. Christensen built, burned down. He found it nec- cessary to work long hours each day to keep the three com- panies organized, and the out- come of the busy life was a heart attack and confinement to a hospital bed. "I couldn't keep three com- panies going, so I stopped man- ufacturing the concrete pro- ducts and dissolved the con- tracting company and became. manager of Seaforth Sewer Tile Ltd. We have more share- holders now and with our plan- ned expansion in Toronto, will have an investment of over $i,000.p00." Likes Canada Mr. dhristensen said he be- lieves in criticism because only in that way can °things be cor- rected. " I may criticize Canada more than I should, but I would never leave here. This is now our country. My boy is in high school, my 'girl is training to be a nurse, and I think they will do as I• do—forever count this big country, with all its variations in nature, its rich- ness, its peaceful people and good democratic system of gov- ernment, as the country of our future." Jockey talking to a radio an- nouncer and expressing his joy after winning a big race: "I want to thank my trainer, all the wonderful people who came to watch, and most of all the other jockeys who made it pos- sible." .. RCS UNIT 3, UCW • Mrs. Austin Matheson Wes hostess for the November meet- ing of Unit 3 of the United Church Women of Northside United Church. The president, Mrs: John. Talbot, opened the meeting with a poem entitled, "Reflections." The Lord's Prayer was said in unison. Roll call was answered with your favor- ite hymn. Mrs. Schneider and Mrs, Tal• bot conducted the business per- iod. Mrs. Tom Haley read a short story, "Into the Sunset," and this was followed with a prayer. Scripture was read .by Mrs. Andy McNicol. She also had a chapter of the study book entitled, "Rura Life." Mrs. Raymond Nott showed the unit pictures of her trip to Hawaii, which the unit found very in- teresting. A delicious lunch was serv- ed, followed by a social time. 'UNIT 5, UCW The November 5th meeting of Unit 5 United Church Wo- men of Northside United Church was held at the home of Mrs. William Mowat, with 10 members and ' three visitors present. The devotional period was led by Mrs. Margaret Som- ers, with Mrs. William Hender- son taking part. OBITUARIES DUGALD CAMPBELL Dugald Campbell, 79, of Rod- ney, died at his home Monday. He was a retired New York Central railway sectionman. Survivors include a son, Rev.. Glen Campbell, Hamilton, and former minister of First Pres- byterian Church, Seaforth; a daughter, Mrs. John (Bertha) Martin, Rodney, and four grand- children.* Service was held Wednesday at the Walker funeral home, Rodney, with burial in Rodney cemetery. W. RUSSELL COLBOURN William Russell Colbourn, age 76, of 32 Phipps St., Fort Erie, died at Douglas Memor- ial Hospital, Tuesday, ` Oct. 30. Born in Goderich Township, April 8, 1886, he was the son of the late John and Anne Tun- ney Colbourn. He had been a residentof Fort Erie since 1919. Mr. Colbourn was a veteran of World War I, having gone overseas with the 161st Bat- talion. He was a member of the Canadian Legion, Branch 71, the Canadian Order of Fores- ters, and a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Michael's Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Charlotte Patriarchi; one sister, Mrs. Ida Williams, of Brantford; three nephews and a niece. Prayers,, were said at the Baechler Funeral Home Friday, Nov. 2, at 10;15, followed by Requiem Mass at St. MichaeI's Church at 10:30 a.m. Interment followed in St. Joseph's ceme- tery. THOMAS MURPHY Funeral service for Thomas Murphy, who died- on October 29th at St. Mary's Hospital, London, was held at St. Pat- ho rick's Roman Catholic Church, Ve Dublin, .on'+Wednesday, Oct. 31 La The business 'portion Of the ndeeting followed With Mrs:_ Glen Steffen, president, presid, ing. �sly agreed hat Unit 5 suggested tri- butiont --of the General Fund be half to the Sunday School and half to the Organ ,Fund.. The group were reminded -of the bale now being collected, which will be packed in two weeks. The inspirational book, "The Word and the Way," was re- commended to each member and a worthwhile guide to the unit as a group. It was . decided that the. Christmas meting be a dessert meeting at the home of Mrs. D. Gato and a suggested pro- gram was "Christmas Gift Wrapping," A motion carried that gift donations be brought to the next meeting to be sent to Huronview Home. A nom- inating committee was formed to appoint the 1962-63 slate of officers for Unit 5. Mrs. Pat . Benaud was in charge of the program for the evening and took the group on a guided tour through several European countries, by means of many beautifully colored slides—a most pleasant and in- formative journey, Lunch was served by Mrs. S. Bray and Mrs, Orville Oke. The new calendars were distributed to members for sale, and sev- eral articles left from the bazaar were sold. LEGION LADIES' AUXILIARY The regular monthly meeting of the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary was held on Thursday, Nov. 1, with 22 present. The 8:30 p.m. draw was won by Mrs. G. Scott. The mystery prize was won by Mrs. H. Huisser. The Chamber of Commerce asked the auxil- iary to serve coffee and sand- wiches to the participants of the Santa Claus parade on Dec, lst. At the December meeting the group will exchange gifts and make the annual donation of toys to the Sick Children's Hos- pital in London. Two teams have entered the bowling tourn- ament in Exeter in November. ST. COLUMBAN At a card party and social evening in -St, Columban par- ish hall on Thursday, there were 17 tables in play. Prize winners for cards were Mrs. Vincent Lane, Peter .Jordan, Mary Ellen Doyle and Michael Doyle. The lucky chair ,.prize went to Vincent Maloney" Lunch was served, followed by music and dancing. The November meeting of the local council of •the Catho- lic Women's League was held in the parish hall on Tuesday evening with 25 members pres- ent. The president, Mrs. Albert Cronin, presided. Reports by conveners were given. Ladies caring for the altars ,for No- vember are Mrs. Domini Mur- ray and Mrs. Peter McLaugh- lin. Each member is asked to donate a tea. towel to the kit- chen at the hall. Donations were voted to the following: School of Christ, Diocesan Education•Fund, Burs- ary for Education to 'the Priest- od, Diocesan Reserve Fund, terans' Christmas Fund, Our dy's Missionaries' and Christ where Solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. John C. Jordan, • St. Clair Shores, Michigan, a cousin of the deceased, assisted by Rev. Remi Durand, deacon, and Rev. E. J. Coughlin, as sub -deacon. Rev. Dr. F. Ffoulkes, of Dublin, was present in the Sanctuary. Burial was in St. Columban cemetery. The pallbearerswere Ralph Murphy, Arthur Murphy, Kitchener; William Murphy, Port Colborne; Robert paffney, Stratford; •John Grape, port Col- borne, and Bert Barry, London. Mr. Murphy was a son of the late ;VII-. and Mrs. John .Mur- phy, of Hibbert Township, and moved to Dublin in 1918, where he resided until four years ago, when he became a patient in St. Mary's Hospital, London. One brother, John F. Mur phy, of Kitchener, survives. A sister, Mrs. John Roach, prede- ceased him in 1914 FATHER, DO YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES? I'VE GOT AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. THAT'S A RELIEF, ANYWAY. ORDINARILY YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVEN'T GOT. the King Cultural Foundation. Arrangements were made for a social evening to be held on St. Columban's Day in the par- ish hall. The mystery prize, donated by Mrs. Angus Ken- nedy, was won by Mrs. James O'Connor. NOTICE! Plans are being made to form a Western Style Square Dance Club for Seaforth and dis- trict. Anyone who is inter. ested or would like to learn to dance, or likes square ,dancing, folk dancing, etc., should contact BRUCE COLE- MAN (Phone 652 R 14), or MRS. ORVILLE STOREY STOREY (Phone 856 R 11) for full particulars. Newest Continent!. J1e Ready -to Wear SUITS Continental Suits feature the new slim, look, with softer shout ders, shorter length coats, side vents and plain (no pleat,} pants, with side strap adjustment. 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