The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-06-10, Page 1Seventy-Fifth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 10th, 1948 Single Copy 6 cents
B.G. HOMES DYNAMITED — This photo shows one of the B.C.
homes dynamited in floods which are causing the death toll to
mount and destroying property which runs into millions of dol-,
lars. The Fraser, chief river of British Columbia, continues to
spread disaster over its 740-mile length, causing a steady stream
of evacuees to arrive in Vancouver.
In a closely contested election
in Huron on Monday, Thomas
Pryde, Progressive - Conservative,
was re-elected to the legislature
when he defeated Frank Fing
land, K.C., Liberal, of Clinton,
by the narrow margin of 109.
Mr. Pryde, who was elected to
the legislature in the by-election
in February and sat for six
weeks with the government
ranks, will again take his seat
to represent Huron.
As the final returns were re
ceived from Goderich and over
the radio, it was a see-saw af
fair. With the returns in each
of the thirteen municipalities in
creased for Mr. Fingland over
the vote polled for Mr. Tuckey
in the by-election, it looked like
a Fingland victory. In' fact, sev
eral from the Conservative com
mittee rooms in Exeter visited
the Liberal committee room to
offer their congratulations. Mr.
Pryde had conceded the election
to Mr. Fingland when out of
the blue, and without any ex
planation, it was announced that
Mr. Pryde was elected with a
majority of 109. It appears that
an error
quarters
sponsible,
for one
added to
As soon as the final results
were known, there was whoopee
within and without the Conser
vative committee -rooms in town
as a large crowd had gathered
to hear the returns. Cars with
h oi’ ns ho n king paraded the
streets, and finally a cavalcade
of motorists headed north for
H e n s a 11, Brucefield, Seaforth,
Clinton and
rain that fell
did not deter
celebration.
The vote polled was
in calculation at head
in Goderich was re-
The Fingland total
sub-division had been
the total twice.
Goderich. A heavy
during the
the victors
evening
in their
one of
Home from Ireland
.. Mr. Eric Heywood.
Royal Canadian Navy, and his
wife arrived in Exeter the fore
part of the week and are visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hunkin. Eric, for nine
months, has been stationed in
Ireland and returned to Canada
■on the aircraft carrier “Magni
ficent”, built in Ireland and re
cently added to the Canadian
navy. His wife, the former Haz
el Austin, of Winchester, Eng
land, whom he married on the
20 th of December last, came
over by air and met her husband
in Halifax and together
came on to Exeter.
Main St. S.S
tliey
Has Anniversary
Large congregations attended
the special services commemora
ting the Sunday School anniver
sary of Main Street United
•Church. Mr. Leonard McKnight,
superintendent of the School,
assisted the minister, Rev. H. J.
Mahoney, in conducting the wor
ship. Mr. and Mrs. L. Paul, of
Kirkton, rendered two beautiful
duets entitled “In the Garden”
and “Beyond
large framed
teaching the
ented to the
Mrs. Harold
A
of Jesus
was pres-
Class by
The Sun-
composed
of "Mrs. Russell Balkwill, Gerald
Skinner,
Harry j
cator I . _
played several numbers includ
ing a
postlude.
contributed
Birds
Ringing.
was soloist in the lovely number
by the Junior choir
of Thanksgiving.”
Harry Mahoney, son of Rev. H.
J. and Mrs. Mahoney, “ ’ ’
tized by the visiting
t Rev. David Wren.
ate
■Church, Stratford,
told the children a
story of two
his address
challenge to
ideals which
of the book
The Huronia Male Choir at
tended the evening service sing
ing two anthems “Glorious
Things Of Thee are Spoken”
with descant by the first tenors,
and Maiotte’s setting of the
Lord’s Prayer.” Mrs. H. Sturgis
director, was assisted by Miss
K. Taylor, accompanist, Rev.
Wren preached an eloquent ser
mon selected from the life of
Paul who was obsessed with one1
passion to preach Christ and
Him Crucified. A substantial of*
feting was received and dedicat
ed to the Missionary project of
the Sunday School.
the Sunset.”
picture
children
Primary
Murray.
day School orchestra
, Earnest Wilson, Rev.
Mahoney, Donald Presz-
and William Marshall
offertory and
Primary Class
chorus entitled
are Singing, Woods are
” Miss Marion Webber
prelude,
The
a
Singing,
“A Prayer
Richard
was bap-
minister.
____ .. . . M.A., associ-
minister of Central United
Rev. Wren
fascinating
frogs. He, concluded
with a stirring
uphold the lofty
inspired the writer1
Of Proverbs.
Huron and Perth Junior
Farmers Compete in Sports
competitors won
the first Perth-
Farmer’s Field
Saturday. Both
girls’ softball
Perth county
many honors in
Huron 'Junior
Day held here
the boys’ and
teams were successful in down
ing the teams from Huron, the
girls winning 22-14 and the boys
23-0, in the finals,
ovex* in the half-mile
no competitors from
tering. Ken Moore
event.
Close to 3 00 Perth
County Junior Farmers attended
the district field day held in
Exetex* Community Park, Satur
day. All events were well con
tested and great spirit was
displayed as activities spread all
over the grounds for track, field
and softball contests.
Organizing the event
athletic representatives of
on and Perth. Leroy Brown and
J. C. Rennie were from Huron
and R. E. White and Walter J.'
Knapp, from Perth. *Mr. A. H.
Campbell, of Exeter, was in
charge of events.
Winners of these various
events from both Huron and
Perth will go to Guelph on Fri
day, June 25, to compete in the
Provincial Junior Farmers Field
Day.
In the morning, softball teams
played elimination games to se
lect winners. At noon a basket
lunch was served. Everyone
brought a lunch and it was pool
ed and served. In the afternoon
the track and field events were
run off.
In the boys’ running broad
jump, Bruce Waldie carried off
top honours with Jack Ballan
tyne second. Both boys are from
Perth. Murray May, Bill Martell
and Steve Stothers, from Huron,
and Carl Martin from Perth,
were followers-up. Ken
of Huron, took the half mile
race handily with Steve Stothers
second.
Wanda Stephen won the Efur-
on girls' 75 yard dash,
Joan Clark and Shirley Ives
following. Foi* Perth girls, El
eanor Aitcheson and Eleanor ,Bal
lantyne were winners. The girls’
softball throw found Ruth Nairn
Mary Hamilton and Eleanor Ait
cheson, Of Perth, tops in that
order With Maxine Parsons and'
Lots Alexander, of Huron,
Jean Holmes, of Perth, follow
ing.
Jack
pound shot the farthest to win
ovei* a
Jim Gibb. Bob
Frank Gregus, Blake Allen and
Fred Iiaist, all
ed. Bruce Waldie
competitors in the 100 yard dash
to score another win for Perth.
Jack Ballantyne, Perth, Murray
May, Steve Stothers, Grant Chis
holm and Ken Moore, of Huron,
Huron took
race, with
Perth en-
won that
and Huron
were
Hur-
Moore)
with
tops in that
and
Ballantyne put the 12
fellow Perth competitor,!
Allen, Jack Cann,
of I-Iuron, follow-
outran his
finished in that order.
Perth ca-ptured the girls’ run
ning broad jump with Phyllis
Gibb and Eleanor Ballantyne
jumping first and second. Mary
Smith and Wanda Stephen, of
Huron, were close behind, with
Jean Holmes, Perth, Shirley
Ives, Huron, Hazel Hamilton,
Perth, and June Walters, Huron,
following.
highest in the girls' high jump
to win for Huron. Phyllis Gibb,
of R.R.
Eleanor
Stephen
Jack
Western
the boys’ high jump,
tin was close behind, with Bruce
Waldie, Bob Allen and Bill ’Mar-
over
Lois Alexander lept
Stratford, Mary Smith,
Ballantyne and Wanda
were next in that order.
Ballantyne did a nice
roll, 5 ft. 31 in. taking
Carl Mar-
fine
Bal-
shall knocking the bar
slightly lower than that.
Coming through with a
last minute dash, Eleanor
lantyne gave the Perth girls' re
lay team the win. Eleanor Ait-
cheson, Phyllis Gibb and W.
Crawford were the other mem
bers of the winning team. Each
girl ran one hundred
Wanda Stephen, Marg Rundle,
June Walters and Lois Alexan-
members of the
yards.
Huron
girls’ softball
Huron all-stars
team
for a
the largest ever polled in Hur
on. According to Monday night’s
figures, the Total vote was
15,115, as compared with 14,576
in the by-election, The total vote
for Mr. Pryde was 7,567 and
came within 48 of the 7,615
votes polled for hint in Febru
ary. In the Liberal ranks, there
was a gain of 497 votes for Mr.
Fingland over B. W. Tuckey,
the former Liberal candidate,
Mr. Pryde received his big
gest plurality in Exeter where
he
He
ich
the
in
Usborne,
also igave
had a margin of 491 votes,
was also a winner in Goder-
by 87 votes, not as many as
Conservatives had hoped for
the County Town.. Hensail,
Stephen and Stanley
majorities for Mr.
Pryde, while Mr. Fingland was
up in Hay, Hullett, McKillop,
Seaforth and in his home muni
cipality of Clinton. Clinton, it
is believed, for the first time in
its history, gave a Liberal maj
ority. With the exception of
Clinton, each of the thirteen
Lions Club El ects
New Slate of Officers
Club supper
Central Hotel
the following
was elected
: President,
; 1st vice-pres.,
2nd vice-pres.,
secretary-treas.,
Lion tamer,
At the Lions
meeting at the
Friday evening
slate of officers
the ensuing year:
L. Sturgis;
Russell;
Hopper;
Bowey;
Hughes ;
lerington;
directors for 2 years, W. G. Sei-
don, W. G.
year, A. J. .Sweitzer,
R.
E.
J.
for
H.
E.
R.
P.
Don.
Tail Twister, Wm. .El-
pianist, G. C. Koch;
Cochrane; for one
, C. Blowes;
auditors, C. Blowes and G. C.
Koch. A donation of $50 was
made to the Red Shield appeal
of the Salvation Army. Lion S.
B. Taylor announced plans for
“Ladies’ Night” to be held at
Grand Bend. Lion Chas. Mac-
Naughton outlined the work of
the committee in connection
With a hospital for Exeter. Lion
Elmer D. Bell announced
legacy of one thousand
was forthcoming if the
got under way within a
time. It was decided to
general meeting of the munici
palities interested in the build
ing of a hospital and if such a
project meets with approval the
Lions Club will donate the en
tire proceeds of a frolic to be
held in the fall for such a
pose.
that a
dollars
project
limited
call a
pur-
Eggs Take a Flip
Mr. Ted Pooley recently
ped 150 turkey eggs by air
party in England. He received
word back that the eggs had
arrived in perfect condition, not
one being broken. Four days
after leaving here _ the eggs
been set for hatching.
ship-
to a
had
Trap-shoot Winner 83
Mr. Geo. Parker, of Chisel-
municipalities swung the same
as they did in the by-election.
The contest in Huron was
conducted on a very high plane
and Mr. Pryde, in his
aftex* the results were
known,
congratulate
the very
which the campaign was
ducted. I _ .
those who helped me; in a close
fight like this it’s the loyal sup
port of all our workers that
brings success. One man cannot
win alone. I may say we are
very happy over the results here
in Exeter.’’
Mr. Fingland, when the
suits were known, extended
gratulations to the winner
spoke
which
remarks
the results were made
said: “I should like to
Mr. Fingland
honorable way
of the high plane
the election had been
BirthdayFirst
The Rebecca Lodge, Pride of
Huron, celebrated its first birth
day Wednesday evening of last
week with a social evening.
Ninety-two persons were present
including a number of visitors
from the Huronia Rebecca
Lodge of Clinton. The local
lodge exemplified the degree on
two candidates. Mrs. K. Cann,
N.G., was in .the chair. Mrs.
Mulholland, N.G., of Huronia
lodge, spoke briefly bringing
greetings from the Clinton lodge
and complimenting the Pride of
Huron ladies,
were served at
birthday cake
candle.
am grateful to
Refreshments
the close. A
contained one
i
TOM PRYDE, M.LV'.., who on Monday successfully retained the
riding of Huron for the Progressive-Conservatives for the second
time in four months.
Jet Trainer to be Featured
At Central ia on Saturday
hurst, now in his 83rd year, was I
high man in his class at a trap
shoot match at Kippen recently.
Mr. Parker is one of the pioneer
still
with
pres-
some
timber for a new barn for Mr.
Jas. MacEwen, west of Hensalli
beemen of Ontario and
wields a hefty broadaxe
considerable skill. He is at
ent assisting in squaring
dei* were
relay.
Perth’s
took the
2 2-14 win in the final tilt just
before supper. Members of the
teams were Perth: K. Brown, c;
M. Hotson, 3b; H. Thompson, rf,
R. Nairn, p; L. Crawford, If; E.
Aitcheson., ss; P. Gibb, cf; M.
Brown, lb; I. Rogers, 2b.
Huron: A. McCabe, Mary Smith,
c; Christine Dobson, Lois Alex
ander, rf; June Walters, ss;
Jean Willis, 2b; Eunice Penhale,
If; Dorothy McCabe, 3b, cf;
Maxine Parsons, IK; Jean Cann,
cf, 3b; Mary belle Chisholm, p.
Both Huron and Perth noys
chose all-star teams out of all
the teams competing foi* the fin
al game at night. Behind Leo
Stock’s two-hit pitching the
Perth team rang up a score of
23-0. Other members of the
team were Armstrong c, Kenny
lb, Murr 2b, Parrott 3b, Wilson
ss, Broad rf, Aitcheson cf, Hum-
mon If; alternates, Hoy, Finnie,
Dunsmore, B, Gibb, J. Gibb,
Jeffrey,
Members of the Huron team
were ROss Hodgert p, Waghorn
c, Alexander lb, J. Cann 2b,
Bray 3b, Hanly ss, Reg Hodgert
rf, A, Cann of, Martin
nates, Frayne, Pym,
Simpson.
Following the ball
the evening a dance was held in
the arena auditorium with mus
ic provided by Stan Skipper'S
orchestra.
If; alter-
Gibson,
Convalescing After Operation
Miss Isabelle Taylor is recu
perating nicely in St. Joseph’s
Hospital, London, where she re
cently underwent an operation
for appendicitis.
game in
Me. James McLean is ill
Victoria Hospital where he
undergoing treatment.
in
is
DONALD ALBERT TRAQUATR,
who on Wednesday of last week
received his B.A. degree at the
Convocation at the University of
Western Ontario, having com
pleted his course in economics
and political science, has taken
a position with his father, J. A,
Traqhair, in the hardware busi
ness.
Here it is folks! Aviation’S
newest and greatest discovery,
jet propulsion, will be on ■ dis
play Saturday at R.C.A.F. Sta
tion Centralia. The British-man
ufactured ‘Vampire’ will put on
an air demonstration reaching
speeds upwards of 450 m.p.h.
to help the R.C.A.F. celebrate
its twenty-fourth year of opera
tion with Air Force day. Other
features of the full day’s pro
gram will be sports, air shows,
ground displays, comic float
parade, contests, movies, danc
ing, fireworks 'and a morning
parade in Exeter and the decor
ation of R.C.A.F. graves. The
station will be thrown
open at noon and civilians will
tour the airport as guests of
the R.C.A.F. Entertainment will
last until midnight when a huge
display of fireworks will touch
off the evening dance. All will
be treated like government cele
brities. Free admission and fi’"ee
parking with ample room for
all cars are features of the day.
Mr. John Q. Public will have
a chance to review the activit-
j ies and operation of the R.C.A.
F.’s part of Canada’s defence
program.
Operations will start at
a.m. when Group Captain M.
Lister, Commanding Officer
Centralia will lead a parade
station personnel, including
guard of honour,
village ‘ ~
wreath at the cenotaph. At noon
' gates of the station will open
and civilians will pour in to see
the big day’s program. At two
o’clock, an air demonstration
will start the show with forma
tion flying
Planes
Harvard
Beechcraft
Dakotas, heavy
which gained
World War 2
‘hump’ between
Five flights of
part in the show. The C.O.’s ad
dress will come from the Tar
mac, between 3 and 4 hangers
and Group Captain Lister’s
speech will be followed by a
March Past and Review of sta
tion
This
2.30
seven
play featuring
in humorous vehicle
A static display of aircraft and
equipment, including all phases
of airforce work, will feature
latest and most up-to-date equip
ment for air-sea
equipment and
paratus, most
ments in radio
and armament
ans will try
mettle in judging distance
the aircraft height guessing con
test. This should .prove to be an
interesting experience for every
one. At 3.30 the kiddies’ races
will be run and if there ever
was entertainment it’s to watch
these kids race for top honours.
At 4 o’clock comes the Vampire
wide
through
of Exeter and
11
D.
Of
of
the
the
lay a
tn1
the station,
single-engined
twin-engined
twin-engined
over
will be
trainers,
and
transport planes
recognition in
by flying the
India and China
aircraft will take
personnel with the band,
takes place at 2.15.
a comic float
vehicles will
some
marve-
civilians to
about in-
varied pro-the
fastball game
Kroehlers and
two
at seven o’clock,
be able to eat
port for as little
cents, a bargain
Movies start at
aircraft show. A British-manu
factured plane, it is the latest
type of jet-propulsion aircraft in
the R.C.A.F. It is far superior
to anything used in World War
2 and is a prototype of the air
craft which will fly in any fut-
ture air wars. This is a
lous opportunity for
see the most-talked
vention in years.
Next in line in
gram is a ladies
between Stratford
Brussels Ladies. ' These
teams play a nice brand of sen
ior ball. Centralia’s great Soft-
ball “A’’ team will tangle with
Goderich in an official league
game starting
Residents will
supper at the
as thirty-five
in these days.
8 o’clock in the station theatre.
Patrons can stay and see the
picture or leave at 9 for the
dance. Mel Hammel and the or
chestra, formerly of Port Stan
ley and Crystal Beach, will hold
forth from 9-12. At midnight a
fireworks display will put a
grand finale to the show. The
only expense to the public on
Saturday will be the supper and
the dance at night which is
seventy-five cents, both are op
tional.
The
ed on
second
celebrate its 24th year of opera
tion. Airforce Day probably or
iginated at R.C.A.F. station on
Sea Island, Vancouver where a
monster international air demon
stration was staged to provide
funds for the R.C.A.F. Benevo
lent Fund. The show lasted five
days and 125,000 people atten
ded.
Welcomed by Friends
Some twenty-five relatives
met on Wednesday evening last
at the home of Mr. Bruce Cann
near Clinton, to welcome to
Canada Susan van der Lei bride
elect of this month, who that
day arrived from Leeuwarden,
Holland. Bruce is a well-knowii
Exeter boy having been raised
in this town. It was while ser
ving overseas* with the Field Ambulance / Corp that he met
his bride-to Ue. The wedding, a
smart event of the season, will'
be solemnized in the Pentecos
tal Tabernacle, the middle of
June.
Prel immaries Held
i
R.C.A.F. was incorporat-
April 1st, 19 24, and this
annual Airforce Day will
Former Exeter Boy in B.C.
Jim Whyte, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Whyte, of Lucan
and formerly of Exeter, was pic
tured in Tuesday's Free Press.
Jim and another R.C.N. seaman
were helping a farmer
crop from the floods
Fraser River Valley.
save Ills
of tne
At
parade of
go on dis-
fine work
decoration.
Meet
of Dis-
Agricultural Societies
The summer meeting
trict No. 8 Agricultural Societies
will be held on the Agricultural
grounds in Mitchell, Wednesday
June 16th. Mr. J. A. Carroll
be the
gram ’
quet*
For Garden Party
Aberdeen Hall, Kirkton was
crowded to capacity on Friday
evening last to hear the fourth'
annual Preliminary Contest held
by the Kirktop Community As
sociation.
Children of outstanding enter
tainment talent, many of them
prize winners at recent festivals
at Stratford, Exeter, Avonton
and elsewhere and representing
21 schools, gave a program
which earned the high praise of
the judge, Mr. W. R. Goulding,
of London. A
quality and a
is assured for
test at the
July 21st.
Those chosen are as follows:
Helen Carbert, of Motherwell,
Jane Courtriage, of St. Marys,
double trio of St. Marys, Junior
Irvine, of St. Marys, Allan Lofft
of St. Marys, Anna Routly, of
Winchelsea, Leroy Tufts, of
Kirkton, Merle Hazelwood and
Verla Wheeler, of Woodham,
Donald Webb, of S.S. 12, Steph
en, Robert Louch, of St. Marys,
Donna Dunseith and Roy McKay
of S.S. 7, Downie, Noreen Ander
son, of S.S. 14, Blanshard, Don
ald Perkins, of S.S. 3, Downie,
Michael Farrow, of Exeter, Mary
Waldie, of S.S. 5, Downie, violin
trio, of
Smibert,
Stephen
Anderson,
Elaine
Eunice
Ronald
Wilma
and Gwen Stephen, of Anderson»
program of high
lively competition!
the Juvenile. Con-
Garden Party on
Marys, Maureen
Marys, Gwen
Levy, of
Skinner and
of Winchelsea,
St.
of St.
and Muriel
Dalton
Hern,
and Inez Desjardine and
Webb, of Grand Bend,
Walters, of Winchelsea,
> guest speaker* on the
which will follow the
will
pro J
ban-
rescue, safety
fire fighting ap-
modern develop-
and field, radar
displays. Civili-
and prove their
i»
Strawberry this Year
large ripe strawberry,
Mrs. George Wright’s
was brought into
Mrs.
First
A
grown in
garden,
Timos-Advocate hy
Thompson last Thursday. It
the first of the season.
Haying will soon be in
operation.
the
Gar.
was
full
Recent rains have greatly
stimulated the growth on farm
and garden.
Forty-Third Anniversary
On Monday last, June 7tli, Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Squire celebrated
their forty-third wedding an
niversary at their home here.
Those present for the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. Howard An
derson and daughter, Shirley,
Mr^/and Mrs, Laverne Stone and
daughters, Donna, Marlene and
Sharon Linn, of Kirkton, and
Rev. and Mrs. Harold Snell. A
lovely dinner was served at 7
p.m. The table was centred with
the wedding cake and was ador
ned with flowers. The color
scheme was yellow. Mr. and Mrs,
Squire were presented with love
ly gifts from their two daugh
ters. A very enjoyable evening
was spent. They also received
many cards from their friends*