The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-03-16, Page 1Seventy-sixth Year Single Copy 60
Health Minister
busses met
Eight boys
the Exeter
those pres-
be-
of
the
oc-
observe what is .being done,
goodly number of both men
women visited the school
were interested and sur-
Education Week was observed
in Exeter Wednesday afternoon
of last week when Principal
Claude Blowes Of the public
school and his staff .invited the
parents and friends of the pupils
to open house to see the pupils
and
A
and
and
prised at the work being carried
on. Most of them, however, were
more particularly interested in
one or two individuals who at
the time were on their best
haviour. Discipline was one
the least of the worries of
teacher on that particular
easion.
While the work of alll teachers
was favorably commented on,
the newly - formed kindergarten
and the art room proved to be
the centres of attraction.
On our visit to the kinder
garten we had to wait until a
number vacated the room and
then we elbowed in to get a view
of what was going on.
The youngsters, seated in tiny
dliairs, were playing a musical
game with the teacher, Mrs. Rd.
German, as accompanist. .Hand
work was displayed on the walls.
Creative
standing in
ricula, was
taught by
This work has to be seen to be
appreciated. It creates an intense
interest, p r o m o t e s vigorous
thinking. Pupils are taught to
solve their” own problems, gives
them interest in a hobby and .it
solves the problem of .discipline.
The pupils receive enough in
struction to obtain the idea of
what is desired and then proceed
without picture or pencil. -Miss
Pepper now has her intermediate
certificate and hopes by Septem
ber 1st to hold a Supervisor’s
Art’ Certificate.
Some .of the outstanding pain
tings were done by Mary Ford,
Joan Thomson, Rena Murray,
Joan Hawkins, Marilyn Skinner
and Trudy iPickard. Plaid scarf
weaving was exhibited ,by Jack
Jensen, Peter ’Cowen and Jimmie
Crocker. Jeanette Beavers was
making a belt on the Inkle loom,
'Masks of all .descriptions .dec
orated the room. A pig was done
•by Trudy Pickard and Marilyn
Skinner; Indians by Mary Ford,
Jerry Sears and Norma Veil;
rabbit by Janice’Neil and Rena
Murray; Hitler by Richard Mc-
Falls; Sheik by John Lyne; devil
by Bev. Lindenfield; .paper sculp
ture by Janice Neil, Ruth Ann
Jones, Mary Ford, Jim Crocker,
Marilyn ’Skinner; leather tooling
by Lome Busch, Bob .Williams,
Edward Briiltnell.
We understand that the in
spector has had teachers from
Goderich and other schools down
to inspect Miss Pepper’s work.
Art, something out-
the new school ’cur-
viewed in room 7,
Miss ’Grace Pepper.
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1950
Licence Line-Up Likely
Judging from the number of
cars on the Main Street of Exe
ter that are still carrying last
year markers, there will be a
mad rush for the new licence
plates if they are to secure them
before the deadline for the old
plates at midnight next Monday.
A little more than half of the
usual number of licences issued
in
to
Exeter have been issued up
date.
Junior Groups
Visit Toronto
Members from the Junior
Farmers and Junior Institute
groups from Huron County num
bering forty-five motored to Tor
onto Monday and visited several
points of interest, including the
parliament buildings
and eight girls from
district were among
ent.
At Kitchener tlie
and the boys and girls separated
for the trip to Toronto. The
girls, undei’ the direction of Miss
Jean Scott, government home
economist, visited some of the
larger stores, were present for
the Happy Gang broadcast, and
joined the boys at the parlia
ment ’buildings. The boys visited
•Canada
Harris
Queen’s
with a
Hotel.
At the
they were
Pryde and
the sitting
was addressed by Hon. T. L.
Kennedy, Ontario Minister of
Agriculture, who gave a tip to
the farm girls who have an eye
for marriage. The veteran legis
lator said that a lot of marriages
had developed through member
ship in Junior Fanners’, organ
izations in the province, so he
would advise the girls to become
active in these groups.
The minister said he looked
for the day when there would
be more women members in the
legislature because of the in
creasing amount of social legis
lation coining before the provin
cial houses.
Happiness could be found in
living on a farm, Mr. ’Kennedy
stated.
- The group was in charge of
G. R. Bennett, agricultural re
presentative for Huron, and Fred
O. Wilson, his assistant.
packers and .the Massey-
plajit before going to
Park. They wound up
banquet at the .Savarin
parliament buildings
greeted by Thomas
John Hann, two of
members. The group
T.
Ontario Minister
CROWNING THE QUEEN Highlight of the District High School “At Home” Friday
evening last was the crowning of the Queen for 1950. From left to right: Bugler Donald
Webster; Bill Mickle, president of the Student Council; Grant Morgan, Prince Consort; May
Schroeder, Queen; Janet Kestle, 1949 Queen who crowned the new Queen; Betty Mickle,
Queen of 1948, who presented a beautiful bouquet of red roses; and H. L. Sturgis, prin
cipal. In the background is Johnny Downs and the orchestra. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
Bell Employee Dies i
Suddenly At The Bend
Ronald Avery, aged twenty-
six, of Otterville, an employee of
the Bell Te’ephone Company,
died suddenly at Grand Bend on
Friday evening. Mr. Avery was
staying at the Brenner House
and his body was found slumped
on the floor in the bathroom.
He was brought to the Hopper-
Hocke funeral home and a post
mortem was held by the coroner
from Stratford. Death was due
to natural causes and the body
was released to the Addison
funeral home at Otterville.
Deceased is survived by his
parents, his wife and three
young daughters. He has been
employed with the telephone
company for a couple of years.
Visits Sisters Here
Mrs, Mitchell Willis, of Us-
borne, who underwent an opera
tion in Victoria Hospital, is
spending a few days in Exeter
with her sisters, Mrs. Clarisse
Snell and Mrs. Noble Scott.
Red Cross Campaign Coming
The canvass for the Red Cross
in Exeter and district is about
to get under way. The various
units have been provided with
their supplies. The quota for the
Exeter district this year is §3,-
000. This is a worthy cause that
has been well supported in the
past and no doubt will again re
ceive a liberal response,
H. Sparling Addresses
District Young People
On .Sunday evening after the
church service the James Street
Young People’s Society held a
special meeting. Officers of the
Presbytery Executive were pres
ent and provided the interesting
program. Elwin Merrill, Clinton,
introduced the following officers
who conducted the service:
•Patsy Anderson, of Belgrave,
Benson Sutter, of Clinton, and
Elwin’Merrill, of Clinton, led a
sing-song with Elaine Walsh, of
Belgrave at the piano,
A worship poem was read by
Patsy Anderson. Scripture and
prayer were given by Benson
Gutter. Donald Youngblutt,
Aubur,n sang a solo. A
tion was read by Lourie
of Brussels and Shirley*
of Walton.
The address of the
was given by Harvey Sparling, of
Elimville. Benson Sutter gave an
outline of the purpose of the
Young People’s Society,
The hymns at the conclusion
of this service were ’Conducted
by Howard .Blake Of Ashfield
and the Benediction was pro
nounced by the minister.
This was a very splendid gath
ering and the fellowship between
the local union and the Ptesby-
tery officers was mutually deep
ened.
of
medita*
Cousins
Bennett
Evening
Your Contributions Will Help
Crippled Children 'Walk Again’
Lets Drain Contract
Biddulph Pownslilp March
council meeting read 16 tenders
to contract for the municipal drain running from concession i
15, London Township, north to
.23 highway, a distance of seven
miles.
The contract was let to Robert
Clark, of Mitchell, operations to
commence as soon as weather
permits. Tenders are now out for
summer graveling of Biddulph
Township roads.
The courage and Latitude of
children in the face of physical
adversity is strikingly illustrated
in the person of 11-year-old I-Iar-
vey Bellman of Willowdale, who
has been chosen as “Timmy” in
the Easter Seal campaign of .the
Ontario Society for Crippled
Children. He is the symbol of all
children whose twisted limbs or
diseased bones have robbed them
of their rightful heritage.
Harvey is one of four children,
the son of Mr. -and Mrs. Cyril
Bellman, of 128 Kingsdale Ave»,
in* surburban Willowdale. The
family occupies a neat storey-!
and-a-lialf home into which the
father has put many hours of
work. He operates a die plant
not fat from his home.
A clean-cut youngster with a
ready smile, Harvey has adjusted
himself to a life that is far from
that of an invalid. He is unable
to walk, in ’September of .1947, a
disease of the bone crippled his
right leg. In November of 1948
the left hip became .infected.
Harvey spent three weeks in the
Hospital for Sick Children where
he had “a lot of fun” .and then
followed months in bed. The
Shrlners gave him a wheel chair
and Harvey likes it ,much better
than crutches.
There is hope for this likeable
youngster with the bright eyes
and the quick grin. Rest is the
answer to his ease. In one or
two years, possibly longer, Har
vey may be fully recovered,
ready to run and jump add climb
trees and skate and play ball
like any other kid his age. Re
cent X-Rays have shown Im- ’
provement ih the bone condition.
In this respect he is more for
tunate than scores of other crip
pled children who face a future
not nearly so hopeful.
“I get along all right,” Harvey
told an interviewer. "I even help
with the dishes, don’t I, Mum?”
appealing to his youthful-looking
mother. Mrs, Bellman nodded
with a smile. “Harvey’s a great
little helper,” she said. “He gets
around wonderfully well. Mostly
on the seat of his pants.”
Before illness struck him, Har
vey attended Queen Mary School
in Willowdale. Now lid gets his
i
Ill In Stratford Hospital
Mrs. John W. Taylor, Shake
speare, formerly of Exeter, who
is in her ninety-fifth year, is at
present ill in the Stratford Gen
eral Hospital.
1
schooling from a teacher who
visits the home. He does his
lessons well and his mother does
not have to use more than the
average amount of persuasion to
get him to .do his homework,
“He's very independent,”
Mrs. Bellman. “He wants to
things for himself. The
nevei’ long enough
wants to do.”
The 1950 Timmy
pair of hands and he
hours in the basement working
with pottery clay. Between his
clay, liis toys and his other in
terests, he hasn’t time to feel
sorry for himself.
Last summer lie spent three
weeks at the Blue Mountain
Camp operated by the Ontario
Society f 0r Crippled Children.
There was a sparkle in his eyes;
when he mentioned the camp.
To use Ills own words, he had a
•‘keen time*’ and “plenty of fun.”
No attempt has been made to
hide from the youngster the fact
that liis complete recovery may
be a long process. He knows he
can’t do Avhat other boys do ill
the way of physical exercise, but
With the genius of youth for
adaption, he has re-arranged Ills
daily life. Fob him the years
ahead are anything but sombre.
“A lot of other kids have a
tougher time than I have,” he
said.
The "Tiinmy” of 1949 was
Ronald Frappier, of Ottawa, who
spent two years with his right
hip In a cast. Itt •June of last
year he was able to discard the
brace which followed the cast,
and now entries on a virtually
Was a Hamilton lad, Ronald Reid,
normal life. The 1948 “Timmy**'
a polio victim. He manages to
get about with braces and crut-
Ches and an operation to stabil
ize bls feet is being considered.
Harvey Bellman is the symbol
of the Society’s work. The II-
year-old lad is to represent all
Crippled children in the Society’s
annual campaign for funds which
opened ’March 13. The Easter
Seal campaign is to aid all chil
dren who suffer from physical
handicaps. By, special arrange
ment with the Post Office, all
contributions may be sent, cate
of “Timmy, Toronto?1
Exeter Players
Win Two Titles
The Clinton Badminton Club's
first “B” invitation tournament
wag an outstanding success. Over
200 entries were received from
Kincardine, Exeter, Bayfield,
Seaforth, Stratford and Clinton.
When the smoke of battle finally
cleared away, Exeter had won
two championships, Stratford two
and Clinton one.
Nell A r m s t r o n g won the
ladies’ singles for Exeter with
out too much trouble. Then Bob
Dinney and Nell, after several
hard matches, won the mixed
doubles event. Nell also reached
the finals in the ladies’ doubles
when teamed with Ethel Mode.
The two girls djg.^ceptipnally
well but were finally defeated" in
a hard-fought match by a very
close score. Merl Mode and
Doug Grayer finished up by win
ning the consolation men's dou
bles event.
Following are the Exeter
players who took part in the
tournament: Nell Armstrong,
Ethel Mode, Lean Morley, Ada
Dinney, Eileen Hodgins, Bernice
Henie, Bob Dinney, Merl Mode,
Doug Knowles, Doug Grayer,
Harry Den Bor, Jud Armstrong,
Ray Weurth, Doug Pryde, Si
Simmons, and Don Case.
The results were as
(winner and runner-up):
Lauds Red Cross
Hon. Panl Martin, Ministei’ of
National Health and Welfare,
paid tribute to the contribution
the Canadian Red Cross “has
made and is making to conserve
health and to .relieve suffering
and distress in this country.”
“All those who co-operate in
helping the Society to reach its
objective of §5,000,OOF .will have
their real reward in sharing in
its work,” he said. He mention
ed among the Society’s many
services for health, Outpost Hos
pitals and Nursing Stations in
frontier settlements and the free
national Blood Transfusion Ser
vices.
“The Red Cross ranks high
among organizations honored for
their service to humanity. Its
achievements have won deserved
recognition throughout the
world.”
son
Form er Exeter Lad
Wins Schol arship
Nat JBattersby, 13-year-old
of Mr. and Mrs. L. Battersby, of
Hamilton, and formerly of Exe
ter, recently distinguished him
self at the Kiwanis Festival in
Toronto. Nat played in the
French Horn class for 18 years
and under, and also for open
competition. Competing against
six others he was successful in
both classes winning the 18 year
old class with 87 marks and the
open class with 82 marks. All
-contestants were much older
than he. Since the festival he has
been advised that ,he has been
chosen for a §li00 scholarship for
being the most outstanding and
promising pupil from Hamilton
and the County of .Wentworth,
being chosen from 150 competit
ors in all classes from that area.
In the three years that Nat
has been competing he has won
9 firsts, 1 second and 3 scholar
ships.
But Nat’s activities are not
confined alone to music. He was
pitchei* for the city champion,
Westdale Pee Wees ball club and
is now playing basketball for .Zion - - -- -
that
offs.
Doctor Leaving For N.Y.C.
Dr. J. G. Dunlop,
been ill in Victoria Hospital,
London, suffering from eye
trouble, returned home Sunday.
He is leaving next week for
treatment at the Manhattan Eye
Hospital in New York,
G.who has
Collide During Snow Storm
During the severe snow storm
Thursday morning of last week
while William J. Smith, .of town,
was travelling south he collided
with another car at the inter
section of No. 4 Highway and
the Crediton road. A motorist
on his way to the airport over
ran the intersection owing to the
poor visibility and ,hdd backed
up and was making the turn.
Little damage was done to the
cars. The grill of the Smith car
was damaged and Mr. Smith re
turned to Exeter, secured an
other car and left for Sarnia by
way of Grand Bend.
The Exeter Lions Club provid
ed a supper at Club Monetta on
Friday evening last when the
hospital executive met with their
canvassers from Exeter, Usborne,
Stephen and Hay to discuss pro
gress in the campaign to raise
§120,000 by public subscription
for the proposed twenty-five bed
hospital foi’ South Huron and
adjoining district, and to make
furthei’ arrangements to attempt
to complete the campaign during
the next two months. Over' §80,-
000 have been subscribed. All
canvassers, who have been at
work for some months are urged
to complete the canvass of their
districts, and efforts are being
made to get the other districts
organized and at work,
Chairman Elmer D. Bell pre
sided, and reports were received
from the general canvassing
chairman and the district chair
men and canvassers. Several
reeves spoke briefly and urged
their people, to subscribe liberal
ly. General optimism prevailed,
and all that is needed is a gen
eral all-out effort on the part
of canvassers and subscribers.
Forty-three were present at
the meeting.
The committee is always dou
bly grateful to former residents
who voluntarily subscribe to the
Hospital Fund. In memory of
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lancelot Hardy, and their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Wan-
less, the sum of §15 for the
Hospital Fund was received on
Monday by R.N. Creech from
Mrs. Ruth Lightfoot of Orange,
Conn., and Mrs. Agnes King, of
New York City. Mr. Hardy was
a well known bridge contractor
in the old days, _and was eleven
times reeve of ~
daughter, Mrs.
music teacher
and soloist in
choir for years.
Mrs. Hannah
rolia, g former
ter, subscribed §25 to the fund,
through her sons, Luther and
Asa.
Subscriptions reported to date
are:
Exeter
Exeter, His
Wanless, was a
in this district,
Trivitt Memorial
Penhale of Pet
resident of Exe-
for
has
day
all
said
do
is
he
a deft
spends
follows
--------- ------------- ...... Ladies’
singles, Nell Armstrong, Exeter,
Mary Riddell, Stratford. Men’s
singles, Robert Taylor, Stratford,
IL Holmes, Clinton. Mixed dou
bles, Nell Armstrong and Bob
Dinney, Exeter, M. Stewart and
Brett Magwood, Kincardine.
Men’s doubles, K. Taylor and N.
Forbes, Stratford, H. Johnston
and H. Holmes, Clinton. Ladies*
doubles, Betty Jackson and H.
Mason, Clinton, Ethel Mode and
Nell Armstrong, Exeter.
On Tuesday night, the Exeter
team travelled to Clinton to play
the first match of the Huron-
Perth “B” badminton league
playoffs. This match ended in a
tie and the second game will be
played at Exeter on Thursday
night, March 16. Everyone is in
vited to come out and watch the
play at the Exeter Arena.
The following players made up
the team on Tuesday. Bob and
Ada Dinney, Merl and Ethel
Mode, Nell Armstrong, Doan
Morley, Eileen Modglhs, Eleanor
Htmkltt, Doug G r a y e r , Doug
Knowles, Harry Din Bor, an,d
Ray Wudrth.
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Too Cool * ♦ ♦ No School
The public school children had
a holiday Wednesday when
heating system went on
blink.
the
the
Receives Promotion
Mr. Kay ’Creech, who
past ten years has been .. ,
ed by .the Canadian Gannets at
their Forest Branch, for the past
three years as manager, has been
transferred to Aylmer as man
ager of that branch. We con
gratulate Kay on this splendid
promotion.
thefor
employ
Please. . . fp
Do not ask our correspondents
or this office to place •‘readers”'
in the news regarding plays and
other entertainment where an
admission Is charged. An ad
vertisement oh the back page,
your guide to the activities of
this district, Is the place for
such items. The district budgets
ate for the “news”!
United Church Bantams,
entered the Ontario play-
Attends Association School
Mi’. M. Cudmore is in Kit
chener this week attending the
National Warm Air Heating
and Air-Conditioning Association
School.
"Charlie” Presented By Y.P,
The young people of Thames
Koad church presented their
their play “Here Comes Charlie”
to an audience that packed the
schoolroom of the James Street
church on Monday evening. The
players all took their parts well
and kept the audience in, ex
cellent humor throughout. Mrs.
Mair, who directs the play, in
troduced the cast. Douglas May
presided for the evening. Be
tween the second and third acts,
Miss Helen Shapton sang a solo,
accompanied by Miss Norma
Knight. At the close of the per
formance the James .St, Young
people served refreshments to
the actors. Proceeds were $82.-
50.
Attend Underwriters’ Parley
Messrs. William Coates and A*
Eraser are in .Toronto attending
the annual convention of the
Mutual Fire Underwriters of On
tario.
Cooking Service Gives Meal
About 75 persons sat down to
a meal in James ,St. United
Church basement Friday evening
last demonstrated by the Nu-
Health Cooking service and
sponsored by the Junior Auxil
iary* The meal comprising roast
beef, three vegetables and a des
sert was prepared by two repre
sentatives Qf the company. Rev.
Mr. Snell acted as chairman. A
short talk was given on diet,
Usborne Township Schools
Present Program For Hospital
Pupils from the nine public | Lovelorn” (Bissett School);
schools of Usborue Township | backwards drill (Hurohdale); presented an excellent program j recitation “Taint Fair” Donna
Wednesday evening last, the first G11 f i 11 a n (’Winchelsea); duet
to .be put on in the gymtorium “School Days” Dalrymple twins,
of the new Exeter District High Helen, Billy. (Lumley); School, and the place was filled. |eheon for Six** .(Thames Road);
The concert, under the direction; instrumental, Marilyn Strang:
of Harvey Sparling, assisted by}chorus by Mass Choir “Venice”,
the various teachers, was staged j “Wait for the Wagon*’; tap
with a view to raising money for I dance, Myrland and Rosemary
the proposed new hospital and Smith (Plugtown); duet “Wed-
the proceeds amounted to §178,’ding Jack and Jill*’, Margaret
no mean contribution. and Phyliss O’Brien (Whalen);
Garnet Hicks was chairman.; dialogue “Waiting for the Doc*
Kenneth Johns, a member of the | tor” (Wihcbelsea); “Hop Scotch
“Lum
IILS. board and Harold Sturgis,
principal, welcomed the visitors.
; School Inspector Glen Gardiner
gave a short address commend
ing both the teachers and the
pupils.
The program was as follows:
Choruses by a massed choir of
pupils, “There are Many Flags”
and “Were I a Bird”; recitation,
“Which One Was Kept”, .Lloyd
Fogelberg, (Eden); instrumen
tal, Marian Brock, (Zion); dla*
i logue, “With the Help of the
Family”, by Zion School; solo,
“Come to the Fair” Ruth Ann
M c B r i d e (Eden); ‘dramatized
; song, by ten pretty girls (Plug* ___________ ,
town); dialogue, “Advice to the g reeted by Lawrence Wein.
Prev. acknow,§51,556.80
James Essery ....... .5.00
Miss Gladys Kestle ...10.00
Ruth and Agnes ......15.00
Mrs. Hannah Penhale 25.00
Harold Higgins .........10.00
Wm, Sweitzer ............... 100.00
§51,721.80
Usborne
Prev. acknow. ...........§19,027.00
Additional ..................165.00
$19,192.00
Stephen
Prev. acknow..$ 8,145.00
Alvin Finkbeiner .....5.00
Henry C. Beaver ......100.00
Milton Haugh ......... .. 10.00
Dan Finkbeiner ........5.00
Allen Finkbeiner 10.00
Joseph Wein ........5.00
Edward Chambers ....25.00
Roy Swartz ................10.00
Ray Morlock ..........15.00
Nelson Lamport ........15.00
Frederick Wright .....15.00
Clayton Sims ............10.00
Floyd Hey ................15.00
Garnet Hill ............... 15.00
Miss M. Schenk ......5.00
C. M. Green ...........10.00
Emery Fahrner ......... 10.00
>F. w. Morlock ......... 100.00
Frazer C. Brown . 25.00
H. M. Falst .........., 10.00
j Wesley Dearing ........, 20.00
’ Harold Penhale ........, 25.00
Wilfred Shapton v 50,00
i § 8,655,00’General ...................... 60,00Hay ........................
Hensail ........ 200,00
.. 200,00
Total Reported §80,028.80
Dies In Nova Scotia
Word has been received in
Exeter by Mrs. McAvoy and Miss
Annie Sanders of the death of
Mrs. C. W. Sanders, at Stew-
iacke, Nova Scotia, where her
husband is rector of the Angli
can Church. She was the former
Miss Helen McPherson, of Strat
ford. Besides her husband she is
survived by one son, Gordon, of
London, and one daughter, Mrs.
K. Eaton, Stewiacke. Mr. San
ders is an Exeter Old Boy.
Polka” (Lumley); double trio •
(Bissett); duet “I don’t want to
play in your yard” Margaret and
Kay Allen (Plugtown); dialogue
“Cora’s Callers’* (Lumley) * solo,
“Alice Blue Gown”, Betty Duf
field (Whalen); ballet dance,
Robby and Rosemary Dobson
(Plugtown); duet, “When Irish
Eyes Are Smiling” Doris and Do
reen Brock (Zion); dialogue,
“Thursdays at Home” (Wihchel*
sea); duet, “Billy Boy”, Helen
Down, Ruby Parsons (Huron*
dale); mass choir “Sleepy Time”,
“Peace of the Father”; “God
Save the King,”
The musical numbers were di-
Receives Posthumous Award
Mr. and Mrs. John Passmore
received four medals from the
Minister of National Defence for
services rendered during the war
by their son, F/O Gerald Pass-
more, who gave his life in Feb
ruary 1945 during flying opera
tions over Germany.
Observe Fortieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Nestle who
on March 9 observed their for*
tieth wedding anniversary, cele
brated on Saturday, March 11 at
a family dinner held in their
honor at their home. All mem*
hers of the family and their fam
ilies were present.
The wearing of the green Will
be in evidence Friday, St. Pat
rich’s Day.