The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-01, Page 14Th* Tim«»-Advoc«t*, November L 1955
COMING EVENTS
‘‘SHARE-THE-WEALTH" Bingo,
Legion Hair, Hensall, Saturday,
November 3, 9 p.m. Jackpot $96
in 58 calls; $5 added each week
until won; 14 regular games, 10£
a game* No admission. Sponsor
ed by Hensall Legion. l ic
BAZAAR and Cooking Salp, Cen
tral Hotel, Saturday, November
17, sponsored by Trrvitt Church
Ladies’ Guild. 18:25:1:8c
ANNUAL MEETING and Ban
quet of the Exeter Co-Op, Le
gion HaR, Tuesday, November
13, 25;l:8c
The Story In
Woodham
By MRS. ARTHUR RUNDLE
HPT TURKEY SUPPER, Grand
Bend United Church, Friday,
November 9, sponsored by the
W.A. 25:1c
BAZAAR A TEA—Sponsored by
the W.A., in Crediton United
Church schoolrooms, Saturday,
November 3, at 2:30 p.m. Fancy-
work, home baking, farmers
gnd candy booths. 25:1c
’ LADIES' PROGRESSIVE
CONSERVATIVE ASSOC'N#
Guest Speaker:
MRS. ELLEN
FAIRCLOUGH, M.
of Hamilton
p.
Tuesday, Nov, 6
ONTARIO STREET
UNITED CHURCH,
CLINTON
Mrs. R, B. Downing
Mr. L. E. Cardiff, M.P.
Mr. Tom Pryde, M.R.P.
For tickets call 564 dr 411-J#
Exeter. Deadline Friday eve
ning.
Exeter
Arena
Schedule
THURSDAY, NOV. I»4-5—Children!* Skating
7-11—Alr Force
'Mrs. Ada Butters visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simpson, on
Sunday and attended Me. Pleas
ant anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johns
and family of Ilderton were Sun
day visitors with Mr, and Mrs.
Jack Stephens.Mr. and”’Mrs. Wray Sweitzer,
Ronnie and. Barbara of. Shipka
were Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs, Bert Rundle.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rundle,
Jimmie and Jack were Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Culver at Lobo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mills at
tended Mt. Pleasant anniversary
on Sunday and visited with Mr.
and Mrs, Floyd Pridham.
Mrs. Fred Payne and Miss
Lillian Smith of London were
Monday afternoon visitors wjth
Mrs. Robert Rundle.
Miss Marilyn Brine of the Bell
Telephone, London is holidaying
at her home this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Small
of Culloden, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Small of St. Thomas were Sun
day visitors with Mr. and Mrs,
Norris Webb,
Mr. Herb Hopkins and Miss
Ada Hopkins spent Sunday at
Science Hill, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Hopkins.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Vamplew,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Vickers of
Meaford were Saturday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cope
land.Mr. and Mrs. Ira McCurdy,
Ross and Reg spent Wednesday
evening with- Mr. and Mrs. Ray
McCurdy of St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Zinn of Sud
bury are holidaying with Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Switzer this
week.
Mrs. W, L.' Switzer, Mrs. Hy,
Webber, Mrs. Vic Chatten, Mrs.
Ira McCurdy, Mrs. Fred Doupe
attended the Perth Presbyterial
sectional meeting held in the
United church, St. Marys' on
Wednesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brine and
Nancy of St. Marys, Mr. Lloyd
Brine, Base Line, were Sunday
visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Os
car Brine.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robin
son of Goderich visited with Mr.
and Mrs/' Ernie Vodden on Sun
day.
Mrs. M. Copeland and Jean,
Mrs. Lawrence Copeland were
guests of Mrs. Flossie Sgariglia
on Tuesday evening when she
entertained for her cousin, Miss
Joan . Switzer of New Zealand,
who has- been visiting relatives
in and around St. Marys.
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WHO'S AFRAID OF HALLOWE'EN SPOOKS—Instead of being frightened by the
Hallowe’en gargoyle pumpkin,, this little miss climbed right inside of it,, Even the
black cat and the witches running along the walls, hold no fear for her. Her name
is Cheryl Jones and she’s wishing you a happy Hallowe’en. -—CPC
European Holiday
Comments About
Kirkton
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
What^s Doing
In South Huron
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FRIDAY, NOV. 2
4-5—Children’* Skating
7-11—Air Force
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
9-10 a.m.—All Bantams age
10- 11 a.m.—-AU Pee Wees age 9-1?
11- 12 a.m.—All Wee Wees age
1- 2:45 p.m,—Public Skating
3-S p.m.—Figure Skating
8-10 p.m.—Public Skating
MONDAY, NOV. 5
4-5—Children’s Skating
7-11—Air Force
TUESDAY, NOV. .6
7-11—Mohawk Practice
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
2- 11 p.m.—Curling
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Long before this, we had.
spotted Big Ben in the tower of
, the Houses, of Parliament.Despite all the air, raids, never
did the chimes of Big Ben fail
to ring out over the BBC to let
the British people and the world
know that “all was well,”
Actually Big Ben was knocked,
out once during an air raid, but
the BBC was ready with a re
cording of the chimes which it
used until the clock was fixed,
and nobody was the wiser, least
of all the Germans.
That morning on our tour We
also visited St, Paul’s Cathedral
and Joined tin part of the morn
ing service here too. This is
where we realized the tremen
dous pounding England took
during the war. We were told
there were no open spaces or
vacant lots in prewar London,
and around . St, Paul’s, the
bombed out areas are very evi
dent. In fact, we were informed
that the bombing was almost a
blessing here, because the build
ings. crowded so closely around
St. Paul’s, that despite its size,
one' couldn’t step far enough
back to see more than a tiny
section of the cathedral at one
time. Now St. Paul’s dominates
the whole area just as it did
when ■ it’ was built according to
the plans of Sir Christopher
Wren in the late seventeenth
century. It was built. on the site
of an earlier St. Paul’s, de
stroyed in .London’s Great Fire
of 1666.
The survival of the cathedral
during the bombings is almost
miraculous'. It did * suffer two
direct hits and was in danger of
destruction Until the removal of
two unexploded time bombs
which had penetrated the foun
dations.
Within the cathedral, some of
Britain’s greatest heroes are
buried, including Lord Nelson
and the Duke of, Wellington.
This was another building that
we re-visited to- get a( second
look at.-
On Sunday afternoon, we were
again oh a sightseeing trip,
principally to the Tower of Lon
don, one of the finest examples
.of a medieval fortress to be
found in Europe. A trip through
the Tower is a capsule review of
English history from the time
William the Conqueror built it
, in 1078 on *a section of Roman
wall, then almost' * thousand
years old, until a German
bomb damaged a small part of
it toward the end Of the last
war, '
Marks Queen's Death
On Tower Green is a square
plot paved with granite which
mai'ks the spot where private
executions took place. Anne
Boleyn, Henry VIII's second
wife, was beheaded here, and
also Catherine Howard, his fifth
wife. Here, Lady Jane Grey was
beheaded after being Queen of
England only nine days,
The Bloody Tower, one of four
towers which make up the fort
ress# is supposed to nave been
the scone of the smothering in
1483 of two young princes by the
Duke of Gloucester, who was ,
next in line for the throne.
We forgot about those tragic
happenings when wo had a look :
at the crown jewels# the ..most ;
dazzling and historic collection
of precious stones in the world, •*
which are kept in Wakefield <
Tower, Here v.i saw the Im- ;
perial State Crown which con- i
tains nearly 3,000, diamonds, 300 ;
pearls and the Black Prince’s
ruby# worn by Henry V at the, i
Battle hf' Agincourt. s
The famous Beefeaters iti their
Tudor uniforms arc on guard at
th'a Tower,- •
Oh Monday morning, we
*... ■ ■■ J—a H
from London. This castle has
been the residence of the kings
■ of England for 850 years, and
the present line of British royal
ty took the family name of
Windsor during World War I, in
place of the German name of
Saxe-Coburg, which came from
Prince Albert, consort of Queen
Victoria.
Across tile river is Eton Col
lege; one of England’s- greatest
schools . for boys, founded by
King Henry VI about 50 years
before the discovery of America.
We stood on the campus grounds
while our guard pointed -out
various items of interest.. . v ... - _ - .
Court—a red brick palace built
by Cardinal Wolsey and present
ed to Henry VIII, The palace is
one of the most haunted houses
in England—here, the spirits ofz
Henry VIII’s third and fifth
wives, Jane Seymour and Cath
erine Howard, are supposed to
be floating around at night. The
gardens are very beautiful and
include a maze of shrubbery
which Henry had planted to trap
his fancies. By-this tjme we were
weary of sightseeing.
That evening we were tend
ered- a dinner by the Newspaper
Society of England, when news
papermen and their wives from
all parts of the country attended.
Many of them ■ seemed anxious
to learn more of Canada and
contemplated Coming to settle
here in the future. ’
Send Telegram To Queen
The following telegram • was
sent to Her Majesty the Queen
at Balmoral Castle: ‘Members
of the Canadian Weekly News
papers ’Association and their
hosts, members of the News
paper Society, dining this eve
ning at the Apothecaries Hall,
tender their duty to Her Majesty
on this Occasion of Common
wealth Fraternity.”
A reply came from „ Her
Majesty: “The Queen sincerely
thanks the members of the
Canadian weekly Newspapers
Association, and the members Of
the Newspaper Society dining
tonight for their kind message of
loyal* greetings which Her Ma
jesty greatly appreciates.”
To me, the building in which
we met was very interesting.
The Apothecaries’ Charter was
drawn up by Francis Bacon and
the Apothecaries’ Society is still
an examining body and grants
certificates in medicine, mid
wifery, surgery and dispensing.
The Hall toas built in 1670 after
the Great Fire and is in
Blackfriars’ Lane. It is not pre
tentious for the society was not
Wealthy when it was built, but
it does contain a notable library.
In glass cases all around the
rooms were mortars and pistils
hnd other druggists* receptacles,
,Iri the reception hall were
numerous, portraits of former
members including John J<eats,’
the poet, who. was a practising
apothecary. On the stairway we
noted the porVait of ” Alfred
Southcote but couldn’t find any
thing about him. *
Our busses had brought Us to
the Hall but we had to find our
own way back. Some of us de
cided to try the subway, some
times called the underground or
the tube. It took “a bit of do
ing” to find > "how and whore"
but- eventually we arrived at
the Kensington • station which
was only a short distance from
our hotel. They tell us it’s the
fastest way to get around Lon
don only one doesn’t .ttee very
piuch enroute. ’ ■
On Tuesday morning we mo
tored to Buckingham Palace to
see that colorful ceremony of
the changing of the guard which
takes place every other morn
ing at o’clock#
The Foot Guards are part of.
tn w#«.llw . twit.’. ■thev liavd I.
"sonal troops of the reigning’sov-
ereign. The two oldest regiments
are the Grenadiers and the Cold
stream Guards and the Scots
Guards, the Irish Guards and
the Welsh Guards have since
been added. \
Today, they all wear a uni
form of scarlet tunic and bear
skin cap. Ail the regiments have
a distinctive plume with the ex
ception of the Scots who have
none. The Tuesday guards had
green plumes so were from the
Irish guards. The number of
troops on parade is dependent
on whether the Queen is in res
idence or not. One can always
Personal Hems
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Camp
bell and family of Hamilton
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Burns Blackler.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Meinke
of Port Clinton, Ohio, and Mrs.
Campbell of Hamilton visited
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Blackler. Mrs. Campbell‘is stay
ing for a vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Cherry of Stayn-
er, Mrs. Iva Gooch of Toronto,
Donald Gooch of RCAF Clinton,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ball and
family of St. Marys were Sun
day visitors with Mrs, H. Cope
land and Miss Ethel Copeland.
Dr. Albert Berry of Toronto was
a visitor Saturday evening.
Kirkton United Church was
closed Sunday owing to anniver
sary services at Mt. Pleasant
church when a goodly number
from Kirkton attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Corry, Mr.
Jack Corry of Atwood and Miss
Margaret Webster of Stratford
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Blackler.
Canon and Mrs. James of
Port Burwell called on friends
in the village on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, Harold Davis
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Gray of Toronto, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver McCurdy of Barrie
and Mr. and Mrs. Will Hagen of
Kitchener over the weekend.
A reception was held in Kirk
ton Aberdeen l-Iall Friday eve
ning for Mr. and Mrs. Reg Mor
rison. The young couple were
presented with a fold-away chest
erfield.
Mr. and Mrs. ,Russell Morri
son, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mor
rison, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Mor
son spent Sunday with Mr; and
Mrs. Floyd Pridham of Russel-
dale and attended Mt. Pleasant
church anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs; Joe Blommaert
and Ross Dobson of Kirkton,
Mr. Andrew Blommaert, Cyril
and Louise of Exeter spent the
weekend in Chatham.
i Mi', and Mrs. Reg Morrison
and Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mor
rison attended the Watkins Con
vention at Kitchener on Wed
nesday, also Mr, and Mrs. Pres
ton Morrison visited with Mr.
and Mrs. John Rodd of Wood
ham, Saturday evening.
Bride-Elect Honored
Mrs. Fred Roger and Shirley
were hostess to the Senior Girls’
Bible Class of Kirkton -United
Church Saturday evening when
they presented one of their
members Miss Pauline Simpson,
bride-elect of this week, with
a wall mirror. Miss Marilyn
Marshall read the address and
Miss Eva Greenstreet presented
the gift.
A program was enjoyed con
sisting of games, several con
tests and a reading by Marilyn
Marshall.
Farewell Party
For Doug Smith
Friends and neighbors gather
ed at the home of Mr, and. Mrs.
Milton Wiliert Saturday evening
to honor Mr, and Mrs, Douglas
Smith who left on Wednesday
for Ridgetown where Mr. Smith
will commence his duties of rec
reational director and'' arena
manager on November 1.
JGuchre was. played. Mrs. Hec
tor Murray on behalf of those
present gave Mr. and Mrs.
Smith a tote table.
Senior
Citizens
Social Evening
Tues.# Nov. 6
8:00 p.m. 1
EXETER LEGION HAIL
Ladies Bring SandwichJJwL
or Cookies
arious items or interest. ■ inence or nor. une can always We proceeded to Hampton tell when she is in London by
the Royaf standard Hying
over the palace.
Visit House Of Parliament
On. our return from the
high
On. our return from the con-
’ tinent to London we were invit
ed to visit the House of Parli
ament. The House of Commons
Was gutted during the great air
raid of May, 1941. The rebuilt
house was opened in 1950, the
Commons meanwhile using the
House of Lords a
Queen Victoria opened the first
parliament in 1852 in the pres
ent buildings, designed by
Charles Barry on the site of the
old meeting place destroyed by
fire in 1834. The Victoria Tower,1
336 feet high, was not completed
till ^.860, The massive building
covers ,eight acres and has a
river frontage on the Thames
of ) 300 yards. Three hundred
statues of ..saints and sovereigns
adorn the exterior walls.
The house df Lords is the
most ornate of the rooms. The
throne is' at the end under a
canopy. It is occupied by the
Queen when she opens Parlia
ment in State and here she
reads the “Speech from the
Throne” outlining the measures
the government proposes to in
troduce in the coming session.
In front is the historic wool
sack, symbol of the days, when
wool was England’s staple ih-
dustry and Queen Elizabeth I
decreed that . “Judges shall
sit on wool,” It is here that the
Lord Chancellor sits and presid
es over debates.
The stained glass windows
Show all the sovereigns and their
consorts from William I (1066)
to William IV (1830)', In the
niches the effigies represent the
barons who compelled King John'
to accept the terms of the Mag
na Charta in 1215.
Next to the House of Lords
is the anteroom leading to the
Royal Gallery, the largest .cham
ber 'in the building, where are
two of the better known murals:
tlie “Death of Nelson” and the
“Meeting of Wellington' and Blu
cher at Waterloo,”
Chair* Gift Of Canada
In the House of Commons the
canopied speaker’s chair is in
front of the fable oh which is
laid the Mace, symbol of br*
authority,' He is the Chairm
of the House and after the R
al Family and the Foreign Am
bassadors he is sixth in order
of ■ precedence. By the way, the
table, on*which rests the mace
when the Speaker is occupying
the chair, is the gift of Canada.
The Government Bench is to
the right of the Speaker’s chair;
that of the opposition is on the
Other side.. Along the floor is a
strip of carpet, beyond which
no member may stand when
addressing' the chamber.
There are 600 members in the
House of Commons although the
room-holds only 406 scats which
are upholstered in rod leather
While thote in the House of
Lords are green, There is a pub
lic gallery in the House of Com
mons but the accommodation is
limited, „ „
We were entertained to tea in
flm. dim'nef room ,of the, .building I
ALDON
Theatre
Grand Bend
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
November 4 and 5
"CALAMITY JANE"
(Cinemascope, Warner Colpr)
Doris Day and Howard Keel in
Warner Bros. All Out Stampin',
Stompin' Carnival of Wonders
COMIC STRIP & *
SHORT SUBJECT
One Show Only Each Night
8 O'clock
Reception And
DANCE
FOR MR. AND MRS.
AB GILMOUR.
LUCAN
MEMORIAL ARENA
Friday, Nov. 2
Music by
Harburn's Orchestra
Ladies Flease Bring Lunch
Thursday, November 8
Dancing 9:00 to 1:00
PROCEEDS TO CHARITY
Exeter Legion Hall
$1.50 Per Person — Dress Optional
Featuring
JOHNNY DOWNS
And His Orchestra
MRS. GEORGE DOBBS, SOLOIST
ABERDEEN HALL.
KIRKTON
entertain their guests. Had the
weather been warmer we would
have enjoyed our tea on the ter
race overlooking the Thames.
From here we went on to Can
ada House ■ where we were re
ceived by the Canadian Ambas
sador, Norman Robertson and
Mrs? Robertson. Mr. Robertson
is a native of Vancouver' and is
highly spoken of by his fellow
colleagues. Members of the Brit
ish Travel Agency whom we had
met previously were present and
we enjoyed talking with them
again.
That evening we skipped din
ner to take in a play “Under
Milk Wood” at the New Theatre
in St. Martin’s Lane. During in
termission we were served cof
fee while remaining in our seats.
A waitress served two trays to
the four of -us with coffee and
fixings — just another first ex
perience. I regretted very much
not getting to the Old Vic thea
tre but that’s a “must” for next
time.
ST. PAUL'S
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Friday, Nov. 9
at 8:00 p.m.
Country Store, Aprons ,
Fancy Work, Home Cooking
Candy, Mystery
and other Booths
Everyone Welcome
Theatre
PHONE 421
Previews Its
Coming Attractions
THURS.ii FRL & SAT.
November 1/ 2 and 3
"THE MAN WHO KNEW
TOO MUCH"
' James Stewart
★ Doris Day
Another Alfred Hitchcock pro
duction that holds one in tense
suspense throughout.
MON., TUES, & WED,
November 5, 6 and 7
"THE BEACHCOMBER"
★ Glynis Johns
★ Robert Newton ,
Another famous one from the
studio of J, Arthur Rank,
COMING!
"SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD"
★ Michael Rennie
- ★ Anthony Quinn
Exeter Poppy I
Saturday, Nov. 10
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Remembrance
Day Service
Sunday, November -11 -11 a.m.
CAVEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH \
Members of the Legion and Ladies Auxiliary - ard
requested to meet at the Memorial Hall at 10:15 a.m.
Cenotaph Ceremony,
Following Service .
HURONDALE SERVICE AT 3:00 P.M.
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REMEMBRANCE
BANQUET
EXETER LEGION MEMORIAL HALL
Fridayz INovember £ - 7 p.m;
SPEAKER: REV. C. D. DANIEL, HENSALL s
Members and those eligible fol* membership ate jri*
yited. Tickets may be secured ftotn President Reg
McDonald, Secretary Stuart Dick dr Treasurer Albert
Ostland.
TICKETS $1.00