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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-06-01, Page 3i ln? '4 eft en. 411, A 0. ae, Hail GB •diai ca •- • ble pi n avoids clutter of poles A cable route design .for the dial telephone syeteM., which eliminates uneightlenese and elutter of pOles. limn& a CO, operative prejeet with t h PUC, was hailed by Grand Bend enenielpal efficielswhen it 'WAS unveiled At a dinner et 1110 'Summer resort lest \\reek, The Plate be incorporeteng joint use of :PUC -peke \vim, ever leeseible, 'hacklot 'service feeds and underground On- struotion to cross streets, will clear meet of the telephone Fete doctor ill Alberta 311r. and Mrs. Harry Strang entertained about 30 old schopl- mates and neighbors lag Tues- day evening in honor of the former's sister, Dr, Margaret Savage of Cold Lake, Alberta, Mrs, Savage is a haw doc- tor of a 16 -bed hospital at Cold Lake under the United Church WM'S as well as serving the medical and inissiemary needs of the surrounding territory. She seldom has, time for a ho- liday but an invitation' to at- tend Caven Centennial tempted her to visit her old home and church of her youth. She has two sisters in the vic,thity as well as her brother on the homestead; Mrs, Car- man. Came near Exeter, and Mrs, George Lamont at the Presbyterian manse, Mitchell. They assisted Mrs. Strang as hostess for the evening. Just prior to her trip east Savage attended the wed- ding ot her son in Edmonton. He is a university graduate in civil engineering and leaves on an Athlone scholarship for fur- ther study in England. One of her two daughters is married with two children and the other is completing her $.Se.N. degree., Mrs. Savage left by Mane for her home on Friday and in a letter received by the Strangs since her return she wrote 'when we flew over Barrie the ground was covered in snow hut when I A rrived in Edmon- ton the temperature was 80 degrees and -they had a picnic on Cold Lake to welcome me back." ATTEND FUNERAL ?dr, and Mrs. Wallace Sel- don left for $t, Catharines Monday owing to the death of the latter's father, Mr. A. 1'. Coakwell, which occurred in Toronto General Hospital on Sunday. Besides his wife the deceased is survived by his wife, one son. Thomas, Port Arthur; three daughters, Miss Rena at home, Mrs. L. (Beryl) St. Ca- tharines and Mrs. Wallace (Florence) Seldon, Exeter. Funeral services were held at the Hulse and English fun- ral home, St. Catharines on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with in- terment in Blooklin, Ontario. The Story in Grand Bend Sy MRS. WELLWOOD GILL ratte,MORMAXMIEMWSIAK Continued from page 2 ship service at Grand Bend United Church on Sunday, May 28. Mr. •and Mrs. William Love entertained their daughters, Mrs. Ellison Whiting of Park- hill, and Mrs. William Sturde. vant and families and Mrs. Mary Gill at a birthday din- ner on Sunday, May 28. Mr. Alex -Hamilton it a pa- tient in Toronto hospital. Seventeen members of Grand :Bend Baby Band were enter- tained at Greenway on May 25. Leaders Mrs. Carman Lovie and Mrs. George Latba were present. Sunday visitors With Mrs, Myrtle releGreger were Mr, and, Mrs. Art Fink- beiner of Shipka. Mr. and Mrs. George Mitch- ell of Moray and Mr. arid (Mr. Roger Farley with Mr. and Mrs, Ron iMitthell and Wayne, Captain and Mrs. D. A, Stick - land with Mt. and Mrs. George Latta and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Han risen and Joanne, of Goderich, with Mr. and ivirs. Douglas Gill and Wilily, Mr, and Mrs. Everett Robin- son and sons Brian and Pal of Strathroy, Mr, Lloyd W Ed- da'', of Strathroy, .Mr. Floyd Mr, and Mr, Glenn Love and family, of Sarnia, with Mr. and Mit. Colin Love and aerry. wires, poles from these -being transformer poles, main streets, highways and.the He estimated that, the changes bridge area. Would, cost from $1,500 te- 1‘.1-Artin Frickairts, project en.1$1,800. gineer of the Ontario Telerr; The PUC nude evident its phone Service. Commission, desire to. co-operai.e with the presented the on bell:alit sy.stem Improve the appear - Of the .liay Municipal Telephene!.ance of the streets 'by „coming system to „grand Pend council, te agreement At the meeting PVC and. :Chamber of amicably on a .eash.sharing merce effisials, basis of the pole-ehangiag Grand Bend officiate mended the designer for MS Amnia -lice of the tentative thoughtful 'Planning towards route plan allows Mr. Priclt, street beautification and the: aeras and Harold Zehr, Une scppe of the plan to expand, foreglan of the !telephone sys. readily into the areas mot tern, to Complete final .cable likely to experience future' designs. growth, Eleain work in fall Rey. A. E, Holley, repr.e.- --• • fall the ehembe„, eppinneece! Construction is expected to the two 'utility systeMs for; begin this fall. Representatives their. ce.eperatiOn. .theint of the sYStelll wiUbe eentaet' reels of the municipality, some properly owners in V. L, Becker, Hay township Grand Bend soon to obtain reeve, expressed appreciationeasement rights through pri- to the PUC for ets co-operation ; vete property for underground and to Grand Bend. council for , and aerial construction. its approval in principle to the ' Reg Black, secretary4reas- cable roiste, provided constrUc- urer of the 'telephone system' ton clearances are kept te was chairman for the meeting tsit4.nilards used by other i which was Preceded by a din' , ner at the Green Forest Lodge. Ho noted that the toll cables Replace about 20 poles ! sufficient for dial were now jack Hoed, Grand Bend PLIC • completed and operative, that foreman, outlined how the new' the dial office property was plan affected their operation. purchased and it was expected Be noted that the telephone,' construction of the building system's plan would make ne-! would begin in the fall. cessary the replacement of; The automatic dial equip, just over 20 poles with poles of ment will be ordered during greater height, about six of June, l'AgEtrstilaMAMMISMEMMIVMISMZIentk.: News of Clandeboye By MRS. J. H PATON 10:01NOMARMOVAMELSIMMUICEZWAIMMXZWIZMMW.iNii•kinM Presentation Mr, and Mrs. Joe, Hall were presented with a platform rocker and a gift of money by Clarence Carter, Donald Black and Frank Hardy on behalf of friends and neighbors at the Luean Legion Hall on Friday evening. Dancing was enjoyed and lunch was served. United Church Clandeboye United Church held its 96th anniversary Sun- day evening, May 28, with the Rev. G. W. Sach, minister, conducting the service. A. male sextette composed of Messrs. A. Walker, G. Carpen- ter, S. McLellan, E. Ross, Donald Pettigrew and 'Mr. Sach sang two numbers and the girls' choir sang three numbers. Miss Marjorie Donaldson was solo- ist. Mrs. Sach presided at the piano. Mr. Suit's sermon subject was "What do we know? What is the score? Where do we go from, here?" Next Sunday, the early mor- ning service will start at 9:45 a.m, and same time will con• tinue for the summer. Personal items Mr. and Mrs. Jack North - grave of Courtland visited on Sunday with Mr. Billie and Miss Aggie Northgrave of the village and Miss Mary Northgrave in Lucan. Miss Minnie Lynn was taken to South Huron Hospital in Exeter on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Sawyer, David and Andrea of Petrolia visited with Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Lynn and Mrs. Emily Tomes who is improving there, Shower Other guests attended from London, Ripley and Dorches- ter, H. E. Thompson district farmer Hiram Edmund Thompson, 83, RR 1 Clandeboye, died in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, Tuesday, May 30 after an ill. mess of two weeks following a stroke. He was a farmer in McGilli- vray Township and an agent for McGillivray Fire Insurance and also an agent for Canada Packers. He was a Member of Irving Lodge No. 154 AF & AM, Lu - can and also od St. Marys Ang- lican Church, Brinsley. He Was formerly a member of Christ Anglican Church, McGillivray and was church warden and secretary for Many years, fie is survived by his wife, the foriner Elizabeth Hotson2 Mc- Gillivray, whom he married in 1902; one sister i Mrs, Mary Stewart, Toronto, 'and a num- ber of nieces and nephews. The body is resting at the Murdy Funeral Home, Lucan, where services Will be con- ducted by Rev. R. .H. Anions en Friday, June 2 with inter- ment in St. James cemetery, Clandeboye. A Masonie service will be held Thursday evening. Trousseau tea Mrs. William Lloyd of London entertained Saturday afternoon and evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Doris Lloyd, Mrs. Ralph Lynn, Miss Maro- lyn Surd -Ian and Mrs, Ray Simpson -attended, Miss Lloyd is a bride -elect on Saturday, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, William Lloyd, London when she wilt exchange mar- riage vows with the Rev. Stan- ley G. Tones at St, Matthews Church, London, with the Rt. Rev. Bishop A. W. Townsend, 'suffragan Bishop of Huron of- ficiating assisted by the Rev. John Munro, rector at 12 o'clock noon June 3. Mr. Tomes is the son -of Mrs. Emily Tomes and the late Mr. George Tomes of the village. St. James Church The Rev. E. 0. Lancaster, rector, took as his sermon text Sunday morning "And to know the love of Christ which pass- eth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." For Trinity Sunday the rec- tor stressed that individuals should seek God daily to gain a richer and fuller under- standing of His fullness. Personal items Mrs. Ralph Lynn entertained with Mrs. Gordon Mains host- ess for Miss Doris Lloyd of London, bride -elect of Satur- day, June 3 when 30 relatives presented the guest with a mis- cellaneous shower. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson, John -and Peggy visited with Mrs. Simpson's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Bud iNleasor, in Lon- don on Sunday. Mrs. Maurice Simspon spent the, weekend in Port Huron. Mrs. Clarence Carter and Kevin Clarence arrived home from. St. Joseph's Hospital on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs, Melvin Fletcher of Wallaceburg were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rea Neil on Sunday. Second hat' to US yacht For the second time in five y'ears, L. F. Saenee, Bloom- field Hills, Michigan, won the Grand Bend and Area Cham- ber Of Commerce "top hat' for bringing the .first yacht of the season into the sumrner resort. The American yachtsman ar- rived at the pier on Sunday with his wife and two daugh' tees. Their boat, Seafari, is a 44 -foot Colonial and Richardson cruiser, The skipper and his crew were presented with the tradi. tional top hat and n enscribed tray by Hank Menard, a mem- ber of the C M Cmarine com mittee, and Jim Dalton, war- den of Latnbton County and reeve of the milmer resort, SPRING SPECIAL: FREE GR1L VALUE $8.95 with every AIR MASTER Aluminum Door * Fineit Altoe Aluminum '49 95 * Selktoring Welt * F011 1" thick (coMpeteb * tomplifely woithe Milt Keller Construction Phone 441VV Frr‘e3.1:11111:"do!`,,"4 •.4; .. . . to.,ker le.A+ ee • One hundred' Former .German sub com.mqnder !milk .shokes Over 100 fill/ Milk: cans ot well shaken. op SundaY When a van upset about one Mile north ot Exeter. Malcolm J. l'slaeLean, 17, Tut 3 Seafortb, driver ef the Sta. eeY Rros, truck, apparently turned to $itort when tie caine mit of a private drive onto the highway, His rear Wheels dropped. into culvert, flip. ping the truck en its. side. PC C. E. Gibbons estimated dam- age et $500. TWO v ChiCIPS 'shared $600 ' damage Friday when they col- Iidecti.lst east of prysdale. Louise Talbot, 19, RR 3 Bay- field, striick a sedan. deliverY, driven by Clarence L. Derwin - me, 51, RR 2 Zurich, when the latter made a left hand turn. Both had been travellingwest and the T albot car was in the aet of passing when the eolli- son mitred. A '61,model car suffered $1,100 damage Thursday when it hit the embankment on the south side of the Lutheran. ce- metery, one mile south of Zu- rich on the Goshen line. The driver, Michael Wecho- laz, 32, Zurich, told police he was forced off the road by an oncoming car, Town topics ai:AILiiUMWRAisMfAMMOVE*AZA: Mr, Ed Westcott, who has been a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lando, for some time, has returned home, Mr. W. A. Fisher, Hunts- ville, spent the weekend with Mr. ancleMrs. Clark Fisher and other relatives, 'Mr. and Mrs. J.Davis, St. Marys, apent Sunday with the Fishers. Mr. and Mrs. William Gar- diner, Meaford, visited with relatives and friends in town and also in London Iasi; week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant Smith of Southampton, formerly of London, were visitors on Sun day with Mrs. Charles Harris. Mr. and Mrs, L. T, White of Kindex-sley,k„ visited with the latter's brother, E. C and Mrs. Harvey, also with rela tives and friends in the dist- rict. Miss Pearl Henderson of New Providence, N.J., spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kirk. Mr. and Mrs, Norman Stacey and Marian, Mitchell, and Mrs, Cecil Aikens, Guelph, celled Sunday afternoon on Mr. and -Mrs. Jack Johnston and Mrs. Balfour. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Turn- bull, Tillsoriburg, Mrs. James Turnbull, Seaforth, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turnbull and Mr. and Mrs. David Millar were guests on Sunday with Mrs. Henry Rohde. Miss Wilma Coates, London, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Whit- ney Coates. On Saturday she assisted at a trousseau tea for Miss Deanna. McGuffin, Lon- don, bride -elect of June 3. Mrs. Whitney Coates attended the tea in the -evening. The beide- elect, her fiance, Robert Geard, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. McGuffin, all of London, were guests at the Coates' home on Sunday. Mr. Dick Balfour, Leaming- ton, and Miss Blanche Moore, Petrolia, were Tuesday eve- ning guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston and Mrs. Bal. four. 'Mr. and Mrs, Wes Witmer were in Kitchener Sunday visit- ing with the fornier's brother, Mr. Harry Witmer, a patient in St. Marys Hospital with a heart condition.. Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Gentt- ner and family and Mrs. Percy Dunsford were in Marlette, Mich., over the weekend and attended the golden wedding anniversary of 'Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fisher. overwhelmed in Canada egoirt.• --Continued from page 4. ing at Stratford. -"That strue- ture would be a credit to any of the great cities at the world." he said enthusiastically "The architecture has captured the spirit, of the theatre far better than does the theatre in strat., ford.en.Aven, England," which he has also visited. Sunday morning, Mr, and Mrs. Etre were geteets of group of the district executive and their wives at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Drysdale, Hensel They were presented with a Henson Kinsmen and Kinette pin ea well as a MM.' of tlie district bylaws of the aeso- cietion During the reception, Mr. Elfe delighted his hosts with his humorous accounts of hie cap- ture and imprisonment during the war. "Touching experience" At 24, he was ane of the youngest U-boat commanders in the German navy, in charge of a crew of 44. He was cap - Lured off Gibraltar by a British destroyer, one of the first to be equipped with full radar equip - Ment. (His capture stemmed from the fact that he didn't. realize the British ship was so !equipped and, consequently, was not aware of the danger). After his sub was blown tin, he credited the destroyer's cap- tain with taking extreme risks in picking up the German crew. Then, he had his first "touch- . ceded themselves inside theiranip. Camp. Camp officials called in a. regiment of the Canadian army and the Germans fearedi the worst, even execution, Attack with baseball hats To their surprise, the Cana- i diens attacked with baseball hats! The Germans fought them off with hoekey sticks, tennis rackets, beer bottles etc.,. until they wore finally flushed pt,, literally, with fire hose. Elfe himself, he recalled fashioned a headgear out of tennis balls to ward of the base. ball bats but was finally felled , by. the fist of a Canadian ! Again anticipating dire treat- , Merit after being assembled on ; the parade ground, the Ger- ; mans were stunned when the regimeet cocc ander called for "three cheers" from his 'men in recognition of the fight Out up by their vanquished op- ponents. The Germans, after recovering from the shock, re- turned the tribute with three cheers and a tiger of their own. The German soldiers soldiers then were selected for shackling and this brought another surprise. After they had been hand- tee:eeeeneeeteeeeeedeeeereetereeete Letter from Kirkton By MRS, HAROLD DAVIS ing experience" • as a •P.isoner ' • tril$;;VatrtlaMea2:201.P.MM.% when the British :commander eee- • • shared his captain's quarters Mr, and Mrs, George Hail, with him and his crew enjoyed Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. lefeCormiek :"tea, crumpets and cards" with and Bernard visited Sunday the British- seamen. with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney He acknowledged his treat- Pearson and family of Galt. !mein, wasn't SO gentle when he Mr. and Mrs. Wes Campbell was put ashore at Gibraltar and and family of Toronto visited subsequently shipped to Eng- Saturday with Mr, and Mrs. land, Scotland and then to Can- William J. Blackler. l ade. Mr. and Mrs. +Miller iMcCurdy visited Sunday with Mrs, Nancy "Battle of Bowmanville" Johnson of Watford. At Bowmanville POW camp, Miss Dawn Blackler is visit - where he spent three years, he ing with Miss Betty Jean Gran i had his "first real democratic ;experience" which showed him at Moose Factory. 111r. and Mrs. Ray Paynter the "astonishing and amazing and David visited Sunday with 'fairness of the Canadians." Mr. and Mrs. Boss Keys and Ruth Anne of Watford. Sunday visitors with Mr. Mrs. Charlie Baillie and family were Mr. Howard Wright of Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kereher of Hensall, Miss Shir- ley Davidson and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ruston and family, Rus- seldale. Miss Jean Owens of Mont- real spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs, Carf Mills and fam- ily. ,t He took part in the three-day "battle of Bowmanville" dur- ing which the German prison- ers resisted orders to become shackled. The incident began when British Commandos, shortly after the Dieppe raids, handcuffed' a group of German prisoners. ("There was nothing else they could do, really," 'says Elfe). The Germans made a big pro- paganda play of this in Ber- lin and, in retaliation, shackfed Canadian soldiers who had been taken prisoners on the beach- heads. In further retaliation, the tOana'dians ordered German armPOW's shackled at Bow- manville. The Canadian camp officers first asked for volunteers re- calls Elle. But the Germans re- sisted and, after three days ef negotiations failed, they barri- ROOT H TREL Ec FOR ALL ELECTRICAL NEEDS • DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • Repairs • Alterations • Contracts A dog is being held for ob- servation at Grand Bend after 70 HURON ST., EXETER it bit Gary Heart Willert, 10, last week. Phone 528W llll ll Davies, Grant, Denning and Benn CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Office Hours 9 a,t11, to 5 pm. DEVON BUILDING PHONE 261 EXETER iiiilii lll FOR LATE PLANTING Sorghum, Sudan Millet, Turnip, [tape Hybrid Seed Corn Canada Certified No. 1 Medium Flats Per Bu, iones, MatNaughton I. Seeds. 'I dittbltdU EXEYER • LONDON I. .1•110010••••11••••••••••11.11.1111•11ft °tic l'',N016SOPlitt Y V .S441:0: cuffed, the CA/14.41011 command. er saluted the POW command, er, then shook his head. The Canadian's hand. contained the key to the handcuffs! Germany booming Life confirms reports that West Germany has made mere rapid recovery since the war than any of the other uro- Nan countries. He attribnles it to the fact that Germany lost everything. "When you haven't anything left, you have to roll up your sleeves and work a little harder than the other fel- low who has something to start with." By way of further explana- tion, he pointed out that the French and British confiscated Grerman manufacturing equip- ment and took it to their own factories. The Germans had to build new machines. "Now, they have the old machines and we have the new ones," he noted. He's a member of the Round Table of Berlin, one of 20 such clubs in Germany, all of which were chartered by similar Round Table clubs in, France, England, Switzerland and Rol- land. The Round Tablers in Europe, he said, do considerable visit- ing from country to oountry. In addition, they exchange their children during the summer ha- lidays, which helps to create a better understanding among the stations of free Europe. ir'es4 Sim tE ICE CRE' M iLtiffez6 ENJOY THIS SUPER, FRESH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM TREAT OFTEN DURING THE FESTIVAL MONTH York Ice Cream harte. 1, 1961 rage WQPndng ;ale Continued from page Weapon bad been her 4rAnd- fouler's. She had seen her father with a few drinks be fore and it made him exhila- haetedhbadut bneoetnugdlyrinkiShrteg tilhbetife'gril he had came in to the Schilbe Other witnesses_ _were David Morrssey, n, RR. 3„ Ansa' Craig, intheaig,andibhouse Stewart eiotue is who_o wt the time of the shootizir and was handed the revolver to hide. 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