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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-07-30, Page 9Davies Grant & Patterson DEVON BUILDING CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Municipal Auditors • PH 235-0120 Office Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EXETER Grand opening this Sunday at GB DRAGS PROVIDE THRILLS GALORE Dashwood ladies .pack bale articles • It' •Ce'.5.?1, Louise. Rev. 4 Mrs, M. J. James and boys have :returned borne from their holidays.They tented. at Algonquin Park and Upper Canada village as well as visi- ting at Ottawa and Quebec.. Mr;.mrs, siegfriedill and Jeffrey of London spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. dolph Miller, 4"a#1 ti,H4 witi11)0•1141S4 • That'ssmoke , . not dust! Two speedy dragsters take off in a cloud of smoke as their heavy tires burn on the asphalt as they start on a trip that takes them to the end of the quarter mile strip in about eight seconcls'with a top speed of 180 MPH. --T-A photo By MRS. ERVIN RADER DASIIWOOD Members of the LWIYIL. of Zion Lutheran church met July 20 and packed all the mission material. The topic was not presented, Mrs. Ken Keller, president, presided and gave a reading. Each lady of the congregation is to receive a pamphlet and mite box. Delegates Mrs. AlbertMiller and Mrs, Leonard Schenk were appointed to tile district conven- tion at Monkton with Mrs. Marie Restemayer and Mrs. Wm. Gatz alternates. A Christian Growth meeting will be held at Seebach's Hill, October 26. A letter from the president, Mrs. 13erlett, was read. Mrs. A. McDougall dies Cromarty ladies plan bale BENDER REUNION Some 45 members of the Bender family from Toronto, Sarnia, Molesworth, Exeter, Crediton, Centralia, and Dash- wood gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bender Sunday for their annual picnic. By MRS, wpi_t_wcoo LL Dr, ti, Godsell of Pontiac, Mich„ and Beach O'Pines was guest minister at Grand Bend United church Sunday, July 26. Rev. Earl Burr will be the minister for the month of Aug,- ust, while Rev. C. A, Brittain is on holidays. Mrs. E. H. Close of Seaforth spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs, Walter Fassold at their summer home in Green Acres, Grand Bend, Mrs. Marjorie Knight of Lon- don spent a few days last week with Mr, & Mrs. Weliwood Gill and her son Robert with Mr. & Mrs. Ray Patterson, Winston and Jim. Mr. Wally I:issJardine is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. PERSONALS Mrs. Melvin Restemayer has resigned after 12 years with the Dashwood telephone office as an operator. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Annan and family of Pickering are vacationing for two weeks with Mr. & Mrs. Ford Miller. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Annan and family and Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Miller spent Sunday at Arva with Mr. & Mrs. Harry McAdam and David. Ferd and Sam Miller accom- panied Robert Annan to Picker- ing and Toronto for two days. Mrs. Ed Keller has returned home from Victoria Hospital, London. Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Rader and Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Keller have returned from a trip to the west, going as far as Lake A tidal wave caused by an earthquake took 27 lives in the fishing communities along the Burin peninsula, 'Ne wfoundland, in 1929. .opening celebrations. It will be marked 1)1.7 a Ford vs Dodge race that prorniae$ Plenty of action. The "Flying F a r m erl,.dri!t yen by Ed Leedy of 134S, Michigan, will tackle Paul Rossi in ..the match, Leedy will be driving a 427 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt from the Ford factory,. while. Rossi will be behind the wheel of a factory experimental ein Ram. Dodge. This is the first time one of these Dodge speedsters has ever been seen in Canada and the modified stock cars are expect, ed to scream over the asphalt at speeds of up to 120. This will be only one of the features, as ''White Lightning" is coming back to attempt to settle its feud with Bryant's record setter and Pete Wouters in his '40 Willys coupe and the "Claim Jumper" will also be around to test their speed against the many cars and the clocks. The "C" fuel Chevy-powered "Claim Jumper" is making its appearance after extensive alterations. Also on hand will be Bill Kydd with his world record holder roadster; Bill Duncan with a "D" gas machine; and a 430 . Merc-powered roadster. All the big super stockers will be back as usual after some tuning up in an effort to itch onto some of the $1,, 500 in prize money. Mrs. E. Moore is visiting with her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. & Mrs. Ilugh Moore and their family at Lindsay. Mr. & Mrs. Louis Nigh, Paul, David, Patricia and Lois of Seaforth visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Laurie McKellar, the occasion being little Mark's first birthday. Jim Jantzie of Kitchener is There Is A Job For You We Have Various Types of Employment Opportunities Apply Now At Your NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE 25 East St. Goderich Phone 524-8342 Ill Health ? holidaying with Mr. & Mrs. Everett Kerslake and family. Mrs. Frank Allen returned home on Monday from Victoria Hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks. Miss Shirley McKaig of Sud- bury is holidaying with her uncle and aunt, Mr. & Mrs. Calder McKaig. Brian Dow is a patient in Seaforth Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. John Wallace spent the weekend with their daughter, Mrs. Harry Elliott of Essex. Fifty members of the Mc- Lachlan-Allen-Hoggarth fami- lies met at Lion's Park Seaforth Sunday for their annual reunion. A program of sports was enjoy- ed. It was agreed to hold the picnic at the same place on the last Sunday in July next year. Mrs. Harold Coleman was ap- pointed secretary. Crediton couple host 30 cousins By MRS. KEN McKELLAR CROMARTY The Marian Ritchie Evening Auxiliary met in the church school room with Mrs. Harold Parsons presiding. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Charles Douglas and Mrs. P arsons led in prayer. "Solomon's Head of Christ" was the topic chosen by Mrs. Gerald Carey. Mrs. Lloyd Mil- ler read a poem entitled "The Bachelor". Further chapters from the study book were read by Mrs. Carter Kerslake. The president, Mrs. John Miller, presided for the busi- ness period. Final plans were made for a plastic party to be held in the church. Committees were named to plan an enter- taining evening with Chisel- burst, Roy's and Staffa ladies as guests. Mrs. Lorne Elliott reminded members to bring articles for the bale. Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Wein entertained some 30 cousins last Wednesday evening. All enjoyed a visit with Mrs. G. Cooke and son Colin. AREA DRIVERS Several area drivers have been entered in the stock mo- del eliminators and have done well to date. Wayne Dimmick and Del Robbins, Exeter, have bad their share of wins, as have drivers from Zurich, Crediton and Ailsa Craig. Any drag enthusiast is in- vited to test his car on the track after it has been proven safe by track officials. One oddity at the Sunday race was the appearance of a woman driver, Mrs. Earl Datars, Grand Bend. She was whipped in her race, but gave it a good run. Earl usually drives the car, but pointed out his wife can hit the traps at over 85, while his best time has only been slightly over 84. To date, the dragway has at- tracted an average of over 2,500 fans and the strip has recently been repaved and stands have been built giving fans a clear view of the entire track and right up until the parachutes are floated to stop the speedy dragsters. A $4,000 timing device mea- sures all races and records track speeds to within a thou- sandth of a second onthe photo- electronic beams situated at the start and finish lines. Time trials start at 10:00 a.m. and classification closes at 12:00. Eliminations start sharp at 1:00. See your doctor first. Bring your prescription to MIDDLETON'S DRUGS PERSONALS Recent visitors at the home of Mrs. Sadie Scott were Mr. & Mrs. Garfield Hodgert of Van- couver, B.C., Mrs. Mary Mc- Leod, London, Mr. & Mrs. Wil- ber Miller, Staffa, Mr. & Mrs. George Wallace, Mr. Lindsay McKellar and Mr. & Mrs. S. McCurdy. Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Baines, St. Marys, were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. George Wal- lace. PLANNING TO BUY, TO BUILD OR TO RENOVATE? The Grand Bend DragWaY hate its Oficial opening on Sunday, MtgeSt 2, but it will have to go some to beat the spine-chilling excitement of the PaPt week. The fotirth weekly races over Canada's newest and fasteSt drag strip produced a spec-! tacalar crash and a new track record when a Michigan drag- ster hit the traps after clock, in g 180.72 miles an hour. A fantastic fish-tailing flight ended in about eight roll-ov,ers for the Farr and Martzke "A" fuel dragster and it brought a chill to the close to 3,000 fans who watched in shocked silence as the $8,000 machine ended up in a pile of twisted metal. Fortunately, the driver es- caped uninjured. All eyes were on the car as it approached the starting line, as it received a big build-up from the track announcer, who pointed out the machine could possibly set the track record. Boasting 1,200 horse-power, the sleek red machi n e has clocked over 190 MPH, and was described as the "sleek- est" machine in the pits for the day. The crowd watched as the driver donned his fire-resis- tant suit and climbed into the cockpit, while his crew checked for last minute adjustments to give him a chance at the record. Slowly edging to the line, the crowd became more tense and then the starter's green flag whipped high in the air and the speedy craft was off. But living up to its name, "Suddenly", the car started to fish-tail and was out of con- trol 50 yards from the start- ing line. The driver apparent- ly failed to let up on the gas too much, as it spun crazily down the track and was almost at the end of the quarter-mile run before it bounced off the track and flipped time and again. The Goderich St. Johns Am- bulance Brigade were on the scene in seconds and soon had the driver loaded on a stretcher and into their ambulance for a trip to hospital where he was checked over completely and nothing found injured. But the gleaming red drag- ster lay crumpled and bent and the front wheels were some 30' away from the chassis. There was a slight delay in proceedings while the track was inspected and another ambu- lance brought in, but the popu- lar drags resumed without fur- ther incident. FIRST —call British Mortgage & Trust A mortgage from British Mortgage & Trust can help finance building and renovation, buy a home or consolidate existing mortgages. We lend on all types of buildings: homes, stores, shopping centres, factories. . . . The service is fast, the rates are reasonable. For details — telephone, write or visit our office. PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Ted McGuire of Windsor visited Monday with Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Preszcator and family. Mrs. George Cooke of Que- bec, daughter of Edgar Tritz of Marsden , Sask. visited a few days last week with Mrs. Lorne Morlock. Colin Cooke, Quebec, and David Fahner of Woodstock spent a few days with Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Wein. Rev. & Mrs. A. M. Schlenker and family are spending a few days this week with relatives at Elmwood. Rev. Schlenker will speak at services at Alsseldp next Sunday and Rev. James will take services here. Mr. Robt. Greenwood and family and Miss Clara Oes- tricher of Don Mills are visiting this week with Mr. & Mrs. Oestricher, Miss Pearl Haist of Lansing, Michigan was a caller in town Sunday and attended services at the EUB church. Mr. Carmen Schlenker and a cousin Don Emke of Elmwood enjoyed a weekend trip to Tobermory and Sault St. Marie. Since 1877 BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST C.V. BARRETT, MANAGER Exeter 235-0530 Mrs. McDougall Mrs. Allan (Almenia) Mc- Dougald of Fullarton died in St- Mary's Memorial Hospital Monday at the age .of 73. She was born in Hibbert town- ship and moved to Fullarton seven years ago, Her husband, the late Allan McDougald, died in 1945. She was a member of Mother- well Presbyterian Church. Surviving are three s ons, Allan of Mitchell; Colin, Brace- bridge, and John of Ellice town- ship; three daughters, Mrs. John C. (Mary) McLean of Strat- ford, Mrs. Horace (Christina) Salt, Fullarton and Mrs. Hugh (Annie) Norris, Hibbert. A funeral service was held Thursday at' the Lockhart fun- eral home, Mitchell, conducted by Rev. 0. R. Flindall of Fullar- ton. Burial was made in Roy's cemetery. Pallbearers were M al co m Lamond, Andrew Christie, Nel- son Howe, Ernest Harburn, John McDougald and Lorne Pride. Flowerbearers were gran d- childre n, Scott McDougald, Barry McDougald, Ray Mc- Dougald and Dc,,iald McLean. Friends and relatives attend- ed from Fullarton, Goderich, Ottawa, London, Str atf or d, Bracebridge, Hamilton, Listo- wel, Monkton, Staffa, Cromarty, Brussels, Mitchell and sur- rounding district. SET RECORD The second big thrill of the day came when Scott Wilson and his Canadian champion, "White Lightning" drew up to the start- ing line along side Flint's Butch Bryant in his "B" fuel dragster. Wilson took an early lead as the cars blazed off in a cloud of burning rubber, but Canada's fastest gave way near the traps to the Michigan car and Bryant established a new record when he covered the quarter-mile in 8.40 seconds and was clockec at 180.72 miles an hour. Roger Miller, London, also set a track record in his class, when his noisy "C" fuel altered roadster covered the lap in 9.97 seconds, cracking the lights at 140.40 MPH. FORD VS DODGE This Sunday, drag fans who have been coming from through- out Western Ontario and Michi- gan in droves, will 'see another Canadian "first" in the grand Mathers Offer New York state has made a gallant gesture to its women drivers — it has eliminated the question of hair colour from driver license applications. The Ontario Safety League reports that sever al other states, realizing the impracticability of trying to keep pace with mi- lady's frequent colour switches, have indicated they will not strictly enforce the regulation requiring notification whenever hair colour is changed. Ready Mix CONCRETE \ I/ RED HOT USED CAR BARGAINS ! Plant 235 - 0833 Residence 228 - 6961 C.A. McDOWELL Ltd. Products Of Gon•rat Motors Frigidaire Sales with Service Drysdale Crest Hardware PHONE 11 HENSALL MANS BROS CHRYSLER H PLYMOUT 54E5 FARG0 TRUcks sERvict Folk home again after east jaunt By MRS. FRED BOWDEN CENTRALIA Mr. & Mrs. H. J. MacNeil and boys have returned home following a three weeks vacation with relatives in Sidney, Nova Scotia. Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Abbott and family of Niagara Falls who are holidaying with relatives in Lu- can and Centralia were Saturday evening guests with the for- mer's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Murray Abbott. Other guests included Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Abbott of Paris and Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Tindall and Melody of Listowel. Visitors with Mrs. L o r ne Hicks were Miss Wilda Pollock of Kitchener for the weekend and Mr. & Mrs. Orma Pollock of Kincardine Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Elmore Dunn, Cathy and Ronald of Toronto were weekend visitors with Mr. & Mrs. George Dunn. Cathy and Ronald remained and will be holidaying with relatives in the community. Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Zavitz visited with friends inStrathroy Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. M. Leroux and family of Montreal are visiting with Mr. & Mrs. H. J. MacNeil and family. The ladies are sis- ters. Mr. & Mrs, Donald Pickering and Sheryl of London were - weekend visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins and Marikay. Visitors at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Murray Abbott Sunday were Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Maguire and boys of Scotland, Mr. & Mrs. James Mugford and son, Mr. & Mrs. Don Abbott and family of Lucan. The occasion was in celebration of Mrs. Maguire's birthday. Mr. & Mrs, Weiberg Were Sunday evening callers. Starts and ends suddenly Described as the "sleekest machine in the pits" on Sunday, this Michigan dragster, "Suddenly" is shown a split second after it crossed the starting line, After a few yards, the machine started to fish-tail and was out of control doing about 100 MPH and end- ed up far down the track after doing several flips. In the bottom photo, the driver is loaded on a stretcher by St. Johns Ambulance men, while his battered $8,000 machine lies In the background—. nothing but a twisted piece of wreckage. The driver was unhurt. --T-A photo Hern clan meets at Exeter park By MISS MURIEL HERN ZION The 35th picnic of the Bern clan was held Sunday, July 12, at Riverview Park, Exeter. After a full round of sports about 75 sat down to a picnic lunch. Thomas L. Hern, president, conducted the business. It was decided to hold the picnic the same time and place next year. Officers elected for next year were: president, Malcolm Spence; vice-president, Arthur F. Bern; secretary-treasurer, Muriel Bern; table committee, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bern and Mr. and Mrs. Bev Skinner; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dobson and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dobson. Winners in Sports were for races, Noel Skinner, Douglas Hern, Christine Dixon, Monica Eveleigh, Dennis and Alan Bern, Debie and Lynda Hern, Gordon Bern, Janet Hem, Barbara Bern, Larry Bern, Gene Spence. ladies kicking slipper, Sheila Hern; men, Wayne Bern; sack races, Debie and Vernon Bern; ladies step off 426 inches, Mrs. Thomas Hern; men step off 552 inches, Harry Bern; wheelbar- row race, Elaine Skinner and Jack Here. Several relays were enjoyed. Oldest perseh present Wa8 Ephraim Bern; youngest baby present, DaVid Dixon; person coming the farthest, Russell Pearl, A family tree being pre- pared by Muriel Bern was pass- ed around for all present to read. Thinking of trading up to a '64 Chrysler, Plymouth, Valiant? Then now is the time to trade we are offering red hat deal s. • MATHERS BROS. Phone 235,1525 EXETER Times-Advocate, 19;$4, this Sunday, Wednesday Oternosn and during Iris evening throughou* the week. Page 9 f"4,10,4,1 tr4;14 " „.. '}-4"g17147:1!-73..