The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-02-28, Page 1I*
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Eaglitieth Year
Finds Denmark In Boom Times
Returns To Exeter In A Day
Eating dinner in Copenhagen,
Denmark, one day, then in Exe
ter the next must be some sort
of a record for speed.
Anyway, that’s the experience
of Helge Jensen, who returnee,
home this week from a flying
visit to his native Denmark.
After spending eight days with
friends ‘
European
Copenhagen
Sunday and arrived in
shortly after
24 hour
miles.
Helge
country
years ago. And he notes a big
change.
“Conditions in Denmark look
very good,” Helge said. “There
are lots of cars, good roads,
good buildings and there seems
to be a fair business boom every
where. Farmers are getting good
prices for their products,” Con-
sideable amount of building is'
taking place.
When Helge left Denmark
there was very little central
heating, few complete bathrooms
etc. “I was very surprised to see
they have as modern conveni
ences as we have in Canada,” he
said.
Helge's trip took him to Mon
treal; Preswick, Scotland; Lon
don, England; and over Holland
to
the
left
and relatives in
country, Helge
around 11:30 a.m.
Exeter
noon Monday. The
covered over 2,400trip
hasn’t seen his nativt
since 1929—some 23
James St. Filled
For Music, Fun
Rev. H. L. Snell and Garnet
Hicks rang bells along with the
“Video-ettes” a Swiss bell ring
ing team at the Star Free con
cert held in James Street Church
last Friday night. Also featured
on the program were the Com
modores, a well-known quartet.
Over 30 members of the James,
Street Junior Choir gave a tei\
minute program of songs at
beginning of the concert.
During the performance
and Mabel Guinness, husband
wife bell ringers, Rev.
Mr. Hicks were called
audience
experts.
for
the
by
Art
and
and
the
the
packed
chairs
aisles I
flow.
The _ _Reddick, Carl Tapscott (arrang
er) Don Perish and John Ring
ham, known for their perfor
mance during the war in the
Navy Show, were applauded to
encore after encore for their
varied and polished program of
songs.
Art and Mabel Guinness play
ed their own arrangements of
familiary songs on a set of Swiss
Bells. They also displayed their
musical talent by extracting mu
sic from glasses mounted on a
board, a saw, a balloon and
Messrs. Snell and Hicks.
After the program, a cafeteria
lunch was served by the Evenin
Auxiliary of the church.
Snell
from
with
was
and
were brought out into the
to accommodate the over-
to perform
The Church
the concert
Commodores, Harvard
Town Topics
Mr, and Mrs. Charles
Goodman* of Detroit spent
week-end with Mr. Charles
Schroeder.
Mr. George Wright is in Mon
teal this week on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Len Diltz (form
erly Mrs. Tomlinson) who were
married in Port Huron, Febru
ary 9 will move into their new
home March 1. Mrs. Diltz will
carry on her business there.
and Mrs. Andrew Snel-
gove and family were in Strath-
roy over the week-end visiting
Mr. Snelgrove’s mother.
Mr. Reuben McGinnis
home Tuesday afternoon from1*
St. Joseph’s Hospital where he
has been a patient for some
time.
Mr. ‘ and Mrs. Irvine Arm
strong will go to London Fri
day to meet Mrs. Valeria Arm
strong on her return from Flori
da after a six week’s visit there,,
Miss Margaret Steel of Toron
to visited with Mr. and Mrs.
John Christie last week-end.
Mr. William Bowers, St. Thom
as spent a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Willis Powell.
Mr. Edward Coombes Sr. is,
confined to his bed with food
poisoning. He is getting along
well as can be expected.
Mr.
Collect Paper
On March 12
Exeter Lions Will hold
and Germany on his way
Copenhagen.
He left Exeter on February 13.
Guides, Brownies, Cubs
Attend Caven Church
Caven Presbyterian Church
was host to some 50 Guides,
Brownies and Cubs at the morn
ing service last Sunday. The
church parade from the Legion
Hall to ” ‘ ‘ ‘
end of
Exeter,
Rev.
a special program for the occa
sion bringing in the idea of a
Guide’s or Scout’s duty to God.
The theme of his sermon was
“Steadfast to the End” and he
spoke of the necessity for stead
fastness on the part of boys and
girls in the organization and in
adult life.
Color parties from Guides and
Cubs placed their flags at the
front of the church. During the
service, the special prayers of
each respective group were said
by the group and hymns were ap
propriately chosen for the occa
sion.
the Church marked the
Guide—Scout wee'k in
Donald Sinclair planned
Bags Wolf
Gerry Lawson shot a w o 1 f in
a rabbit drive near Dublin, Wed
nesday. Some 35 were hunitng.
ft
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TOM PRYDE
Another PC Whip
Pryde Named
Deputy-Whip
• Tom Pryde, MLA for Huron,
has been appointed deputy-whip
for the PC’s at Toronto.
He will assist W. H. Murdoch,
P.C., chief whip for a number of
years. Owing to the large num
ber of Progerssive Conservatives
elected last November the job of
getting them to attend committee
meetings is considered too big
a task for only one*- man.
The duties entail seeing that
paty members show up at all
meetings called by the govern
ment.
Mr. Pryde will also be “whip
ping” himself to meeting since,
as a three time party winner,,
he has been appointd to several
important committees of the
government.
For Interference
'A fine of $100 and costs or 30
days in jail was imposed on
William G. Clark of Tucker
smith Townshiii by Magistrate
D. E, Holmes, Q,C«, ip court at
Goderich Thursday, Clark pleaded guilty ■ — *
charge of
officer at
15.
He and
a disabled
they were stopped and questioned
by a local police officer. One of
the group, Thomas Kyle, of Kip
pen, answered by loud swear
ing.
When the constable arrested
Kyle, Clark interfered and lock
ed the car door. Kyle was con
victed at Exeter on a disorderly
conduct charge and fined
and costs.
at Exeter court to a
obstructing a police
Hensall on February
three others were in
car at Hensall when
Hensall Child, 4,
Marks First Birthday
Alvin Lavery,
and Mrs. Milton Lavery, of
Hensall, although four years
old will have his first birth
day on the twenty-ninth of
February, and is going' to cele
brate it by inviting some of
his little friends in to a birth
day party. Alvin is a leap year
baby, although he almost miss
ed the distinction when he
came into the world at ap
proximately 11:45 p.m., Feb
ruary 29, 1948.
son of Mr,
her
$15
Lions Behind Hospital
Lion Elmer Bell, Q.C., urged
felldW members to go all out to
raise funds for the South Huron
Hospital this year. He said some
$50,000 would be needed to com
plete construction and equip the
hospital.
The Lions Club have set an
objective of $10,000 for the
campaign. Members discussed
ways and means of raising the
money. , u • .
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Gals Happy, Necessary, In RCAF
What makes a gal decide to
spend “the best years of her
life’’ in Canada’s peacetime
RCAF. Is there really the excit-
ment of travel, invaluable train
ing and experience as stated in,
recruiting .pamphlets?
For answers we might take an
example in AW2 Margaret Peter
son, RCAF Centralia, an average
Canadian girl who was fed up
with office work and wanted a
change.
at training stations such as Clin
ton and Aylmer.
The big change in women’s
ranks since the war came in th&
RCAF when the women’s division
was abolished to give Airwomen
equal statis with men. It is now
a grave error to call a modern
Airwoman a
their
Just beforg noon Tuesday, two-1 From Exeter, the mother im-
y*tear-old Carol Ann Finkbeiner, mediately took the child by taxi
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rus- to Victoria Hospital where she
sell Finkbeiner, west of Crediton | died on the operating table. An
was playing happily in the house I
when she started to choke.
Shortly after 2 p.m. she died in
Victoria Hospital, a bean lodged
in her larynx.
By 3 p.m. the news had reach
ed town and the people of Credi-
ton were stopped in groups on
the street talking about the tra
gedy. It was hard to believe that
the tiny blond youngster, so well
loved by the townspeople, was
dead.
Mrs. Finkbeiner was busy in
the kitchen of their farm home
when the child stopped playing ,
suddenly, ran to her choking and
pointing at her throat. The mo
ther, a trained nurse, called her
husband at once and they rush
ed Carol to the office of Dr. J.
G. Dunlop, Exeter. There, X-rays •
failed to reveal the cause of the •
violent choking spells.
She left her home and the in
surance office in Fort William in
came.
as
_____ ____ __ ___ their
first Hospital Paper Drive in
South Huron on Wednesday,
March 12.
Collections Will be made in
Crediton, Centralia, Dashwood,
Kirkton, Granton, and
starting at 1 p.m.
The shed of James
United Church has been
available as a collection
and anyone wishing to dispose of
Waste paper there may do so.
The service club estimates
that, with proper organization
and cooperation of the whole
South Huron community, several
thousands ■ of dollars can be
raised for the hospital during
the year,
Exeter
Street
made
depot
TESTING FOR REPAIRS —Miss
Peterson, a member of the Tele
Comm. section at RCAF Cen
tralia tests a piece of aircraft
radio equipment for repairs. She
is the only girl in the section.
July to take basic training with
one of the first groups at St.
Johns Quebec. Her comment is,
“It’s all I had anticipated—com
panionship, travel and very in
teresting work’’.
Or we might point to Clare
Bowyer, Officer Commanding for
Airwomen at Centralia. Miss
Bowyer left Vancouver and the
University of B.C. right after she
graduated and joined the RCAF.
She terms the girls "£s "a Very
good bunch,’’ she likes the life
and she commented that she of
ten wishes she could “muster”
for a course with the girls be
cause the training is
ing.
Then there are
photographer Mary
were in the Airforce,
Division, uuiiug uno wax ““u
liked it So well they decided to
re-enlist. Miss Ball was recently
made a temporary Corporal
when the need at Centralia re
quired non-commissioned officers
for disciplinary measures.
Airwomen at Centralia number
close to 50 now, They have at
least grade 10 education and
are between the ages of 18 and
30. They are single or veterans
without dependants. Among their
occupatons are Supply Techni
cians, Flying Control, photo
graphers, Medical Assistants, Me
teorological Observers and Tech
nicians. ~
When they are posted at Cen
tralia, they have already com
pleted the course of their choice
“W.D.” although
officers are often called
W.D. officers for lack of better
distinction between them and the
men.
Another minor change is, the
uniform. The skirt has been
lengthened (14 inches from the.
ground)
blessed
smarter
Now,
Airwomen are on the same basis
as those of the men and they are
doing jobs that have formerly
been restricted to male person
nel.
Their officers think they are
doing a good job too. One male
officer said, “W h e n wo m e n
came into the service, people
saw disruption and the lowering
of efficiency. However, they’re
not ‘helpless females’ as' one
might think, and you can under
stand it better when you see
them at such jobs as Radio Tech
nician, Radar Control and Com
munication Technician.’’
Small, brownhaired, Margaret
Peterson is a Communication
Technician, and hers is one of
the ^occupations not open to wo
men during the past war. She
trained at Clinton in the first
Class whch included girls and
she graduated with top honors in
her class—even above the men.
Right now her job is in the
stores part of the division but
aftei’ a short course, she hopes
to be working at repairs and in-
stalation of equipment in air
craft.
She remarked that in her
coarse at Clinton, the men didu’i
think much of girls taking sucn
training. “But,’’ she added, “the
fellows here seem to think we’re
needed.’’
“The main objection, I think,1’
she said,’’ is that they had to
tone down their language when
I came into the section. In fact,
I was excused from my first
and they have been
with a new and much
hat.
pay and promotions ol
parade while the major told the
boys about it. They don’t have to
be reminded much now.
“Another objection the Air
men find is that we have regu
lar non commissioned officers’
quarters while they sleep in long
barracks. They say we get all
their equipment too. We got
some new chairs vfiat were sup
posed to be theirs in our
the other day. I guess
not very serious £hough.”
Most Airwomen have
Administration jobs on the sta
tion and in this respect Margaret
considers herself very well off
“I get ‘Joed’ into typing now and
then,’’ she said, “but then the
men have some office work too
and the activity in the rest of
the job makes up for that.’’
When the question came up
about flying for the girls, Mar
garet explained that in most
jobs on the station, the girls
have nothing to do with aircraft
although they' might have a flip
arranged (a ride in an aircraft
on a scheduled flight) if they
were going away on leave or on
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M rs. Alv in Wurm
Mother Of Nine
Mrs. Alvin Wurm died at
home in Exeter on Wednesday.
She was in her fifty-seventh
year.
The former Margaret Clark,
she was born in Usborne Town
ship, and lived on No. 4 high
way north of Exeter following
her marriage.
She and her husband came to.
Exeter three years ago upon re
tiring from farming. She had
been in ill health for some time.
She was a member
Street United Church.
Surviving besides her
are five sons, Edgar,
Gerald, Clarence and Melvin, all
of Exeter; four daughters, Emma
Mrs. Harold Beaver, Exeter;'
Grace, Mrs. Jim Stead, Thorold;
Edith, Mrs. Roy Campbell, Hen
sall; and Margaret, Mrs. Gerald
Lawson, Woodham; a brother,
Louis Clark, Hensall; a sister,
Mrs. Robert Bell, London; and
12 grandchildren.
The funeral service was held
in the Hopper-Hockey Funeral
Home on Saturday with Rev. A.4 E. Holley officiating. Burial was*
of Main
husband
Harold,
Trivitt Ladies Serve
Over 1,000 Pancakes
Ladies of Trivitt Memorial
Women’s Auxiliary served over
1,000 pancakes at their annual
Shre ve Tuesday supper,
\oung boys were the heftiest
eaters. One lad ate 20 of the
golden brown cakes. Two others
ate 13 each at one sitting.
Over 200 persons attended.
The proceeds will go to Mission-
’ ” ' Mrs.
the
autopsy showed the
in the tot's larynx,
hind her vocal cords.
A neighbour who
the Finkbeiner home
parents were in London
among the first to receive word of
Carol’s death. Since then, she
said, her phone and others on the
line had been ringing constantly.
“One friend even called from
London Wedesday morning to
find out if the news was true”,
she said, “Carol was a sweet
child, and clever too. Everyone
just loved her.” Carol, a faith
ful member of the Crediton
United Church Sunday School
would have been three years old
in July. She was the only daugh
ter of the Finkbeiners. They
have three sons, Ralph, Melvin
and James, all in Crediton Pub
lic School.
Grandparents of the little
girl are Mrs. M. Finkbeiner and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ryckman, all of
Exeter.
The body was brought from
London by Hopper-Hockey Am
bulance and rested at the Fink
beiner home. Private funeral
services,, were held from the
home at 2:30 p.m, Thursday. In
terment was in Crediton Cemetery.
fatal bean
lodged be-
stayed at
while the
was
so interest
those
Ball
Women’s
during the war and
rooms
that’s
office
ary work of the church.
Henry Bierling is president of
Auxiliary.
Conserve Land f
his
St.
Garnet Johns has sold
farm to Mr. Elson Lynn, of
Paul, formerly of Owen Sound.
in Exeter cemetery.
The pallbearers were Malcolm
Dougall, Bert Selves, Ed Funk,
Jack and Harry Faber, and Gar
net Daters.
High School Girls Victorious,
Capture Basketball Honors
Speaker Urges
Mr. Andrew Dixon, well known
Exeter Science teacher, spoke on Ausable Valley Conservation at
the weekly meeting of the Fair-
field Farm Forum. The meeting
was hid at the home of Mr. and
Mrs, Albert Smith.
The radio broadcast heard be
fore Mr, Dixon’s talk discussed
the historical aide of farm for
ums and their educational value.
Mr. Dixon said, “We are gifted
with a good county having a
deep, rich soil, nevertheless, a
scheme was essential in
The local basketball league
came to a close on Friday when
Exeter girls played hostesses to
the Mitchell teams, with the
locals again emerging victorious.
In four exhibition games
played last Thursday with Clin
ton the Exeter teams downed
their rivals as the boys travelled
to Clinton and the girls played
in Exeter.
Junior Girls „yBy virtue of their 18-7 victory
of Mitchell the local girls end
up on top of the tri-school loop
with a 3-1 record. Because of
this win the girls will now re-
Forfy-TAree Tables In Play
At O.E.S. Hospital Night
Forty-three tables were in
ply at the bridge and euchre
party held in tlie former Carling
house
sored
O.E.S.
ter is
South
Soon be under construction on
the Carling property,
of the card party will
to the hospital fund of
ter.
Holding high scores
were Mrs. William Smith and
William McKenzie, Exeter, while
the prize for lone hands went to
Mrs. Rena McBride of Kippen.
Mrs. W. A. Oakes, Clinton,
and T. O. Southcott were win
ners at bridge. Large baskets of
Mrs.
on Monday night, spon-
by Exeter Chapter 222
The objective of the chap-
to furnish a room in the
Huron Hospital which will
Proceeds
be added
the chap-
at euchre
the
eke
the evening, W.M. Mrs.
Dobbs asked the co-
of local residents in an
Oakes and Andy Snelgrove in a
Dutch auction,
A special prize foi' the person
coming the longest distance to
attend was given to Helge Jen
sen, who arrived back in town
Monday from a plane trip to
Denmark.
During
Georgina
operation
O.E.S. .project, that of donating
white cotton material such as
worn sheets and pillow cases
which will be used for making
pads for the Little Red Door
cancer clinic of London. Anyone
wishing to donate such material
may leave it at McKenzie’s gro
cery, Sunoco gas station, or the
Snelgrove Electric store.groceries
TALKING IT OVER A.W.2 Margaret Peterson is seen (right) in the office of Com
manding Officer P.O. Clare Bowyer during an informal chat. x —RCAF Photo
won
present the school in the WOSSA
finals in March. Pat Tuckey led
the victors with a brilliant 14-
point effort while Marilyn Skin
ner and Joan Thomson rang in
the other four points. The locals
also played an exhibition game
with Clinton and had little trou
ble in running up a 25-8 count.
Senior Girls
The local senior girls still re
main undefeated as they ran up
an easy 38-18 score over Mit
chell on Friday. Aftei’ taking an
early 22-8 count at half time,
the locals coasted to their vic
tory. Taylor and Dunlop led the
victors with 16 and 12 points
respectively while the other scor
ers were Pooley, Ti.eman, Mc-
Knight and Blowes. In their ex
hibition game with Clinton, the
locals posted a 29-10 decision
over the Clinton crew.
Junior Boys
In their exhibition game
Panther juniors managed to
out a 41-31 victory. The game
was very close until the last
quarter when Exeter
eight points and tied
Clinton crew for the rest of
game. Hicks and Middleton
the victors with IS and
points respectively while the
other scorers were Rowcliffe,
Youngblut and Batten.
Senior Boys
The local Panthers ran
Over the Clinton quintet as
scored a very decisive 56-22 vic
tory. After running up a 34-7
half time score the locals * _'
up the scoring until the final
whistle. Scorers on
were; Schroeder 7,
Heimrick 9, O’Brien 8, Cudmore
6, Wade 6, Haberer 2.
Speaking Contest
The Junior Public Speaking
Contest was held last Friday
afternoon and the winners were
Don Taylor and Evelyn Sharrow.
Don chose as his topic “Juvenile
Deliquency”
on “Prime
rent. The speeches were
very good and the second place
honors went to Raymond Corri
veau and Catherine Klopp.
rang
up
the
Moir
in
the
the
led
15
wild
they
kept
team
18,
and Evelyn spoke
Minister St, Lau-
all
Dies In Mitchell
Mt. Frederick Moore, 70,
a.t the Rufton Nursing Home in
Mitchell on February 21. Born
in Exeter the deceased lived in the west and Toronto for many
years returning to Exeter in 1936
He was a carpenter.
He is survived by his widow, a
patient at the Rufton Nursing
Home, Mitchell, one son Russell,
Hensalt, two brothers, William
and Charles in Saskatchewan.
Funeral services were conduct
ed on Saturday by Rev. H. J.
Snell from the Dinney Funeral
Home. Burial in EKeter Ceme
tery.
died
master
1947.
“The started .HH
Haigmier who complained of his
land being flooded by changed
water courses. Engineers made a
survey and the dispute is not
settled yet. Further progress has
been made by the Authority
since last spring.
“One department is working
on reforestation of G40 acres of
the southern
lots that
fenced for
stock, would
eventually,’’
To anyone
woodlot, the __„
fered a planting machine which
will plant 1,000 trees a day with
cost to the farmer only for time
and a tractor.
The farm pond committee'
supervises ponds made on farms
to use surface water.
It was suggested by Mr. Dixon
that anyone wishing to make a
pond should contact Mr. Carles
Corbett of Lucan and 25 per;
cent of the pond’s value will be
subsidized. By November eigh
teen ponds had been constructed.
The Parks and Recreational
department has recognized the
Pinery as a natural spot for a
project but as yet nothing has
come from the idea.
Mr. Dixon commented that
Ontario is approaching the big
gest expansion and prosperity of
all time. At the end of his talk
he welcomed questions and an
swered them freely.
A short program consisted of
a reading by Mrs. Earl Neil, a
riddle game by Mrs. G. Wilson
and Ms. Ted Lamport and a hu
mor us song by a group dressed
in old fashioned clothes.
The next meeting will be held,
' - - ' . Mel
ts,
Ausable Authority was
by the action of Mr.
wateshed. Wood
have been cut, if
protection against
replace themselves
wishing to plant a
Authority has of-
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
vin King,
Red Cross Drive
Set For March
The annual Red Cross appeal
for funds will be held this, year
during the month of March. The
nation-wide objective is $5,220,-
000, an increase of about four
per-c^nt and the first increase in
serial years.
Sponsors of the campaign in ,
Exeter .» are the Exetei* .Legion
under second vice-president, Ver
non Heywood. Local objective is
$3,000. A house-to-house can
vas will be made next week.
Lucan Wins 11*7
Lucan defeated Zurich 11-7
in the Seafotrh arena ‘Wednesday
night. It was the second last tilt
of the round robin,L. Revington, Stretton and
Pace the Irish attack with two
goals each.. Barach scored three
for Zurich,