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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-04-17, Page 1RCAF PILOT DIES IN ZURICH CRASH >' ■ - ■■■■■■'•■■ «$>■ A Centralia RCAF pilot trainee died Instantly Wednesday morn­ ing when his plane crashed near a forced landing field at St. Joseph netr Zurich. Officials said the trainee was practicing approach for a forced landing, a normal training pro­ cedure. One eyewitness to the crash said the pilot levelled the single­ engined training wheels down as if regular landing. The severe wings centre A board of enquiry was pointed by Group Captain W. •Bean to investigate the accident, The name of the pilot was withheld until next of kin were notified. Mr, Albert Hess, of Zurich, who owns a lake front cottage nearby, said he saw the plane coming from the east "at low altitude—not much than a barn.” “As it crossed the Blue Highway,” he continued, “it shot into the air and it seemed to me it turned over. Then it crashed • and pieces went flying all over.” plane with to make a field with a sheering plane hit the impact, and the fusilage from section. the the ap- W. a very higher Water Canners Contract For 2,000 Acres Penhale, acting manager Exeter Branch of announced will handle of contract Can- this close pro- 250 acres of $100 a ton. H. K. of the adian Canners, week the plant to 2,000 acres duce this year. The branch has picking beans at 800 acres of peas at $98.50 and 880 acres of corn at $26 a ton. Mr. Penhale said the pea acre­ age was up a little, otherwise it was an average contract Mrs. ^R o g e r Bedard, whose husband owns the farm on which the iced she said ways flying near the old landing field at St. Joseph. “ When I was coming into the house, the plane made a funny noise and I rushed to the back window to watch. It was flying awfully' low. Suddenly it nosed plane landed, said she not- the plane flying low when was outside the house, She the RCAF planes were al­ into the ground and broke into a lot of pieces.” There was no explosion or fire after it crashed, she said. Mr. Hess were among at the scene body of the around the engine, Fragments of the plane were spread in a 200-foot radius. The field is about 5 0 0 feet from the highway and about a half-mile from Lake Huron, and Mrs. Bedard the first to arrive and they said the pilot was mangled Grand Bend Board Looking For Site Grand Bend School Board is currently searching for a site for its new $50,000 public school building, Chairman John Manore told The Times-Advocate t week. The board hopes to have new structure ready for pupils when they return in September. Along with Lambton County school inspector, the board will visit several new schools throughout the district to aid them in making plans for their own building. II Observers Predict Close Battle In Egg Marketing Scheme Vote Observers predict “a close battle” in the vote this week­ end for approval of the Ontario Egg Producers Marketing Scheme. Some individual producers have expressed strong opposition I to the plan while officials of the Ontario Poultry Producers’ Association have been touring the province urging farmers to vote in favor. Red Cross Drive Family Of Seven, Young Boy Severely Injured In Accidents “THIS EGG AND I” cackled the rooster, “are the subjects of a lot of talk these days as farmers discuss the proposed marketing scheme which they’re going to vote on this weekend.” Being a democratic bird, the red rooster urged all producers to get out and vote. “And I’m not yolking,” he added. I Nears $2,000 Close to $2,000 has been turned in to the local district Red Cross campaign chairman to date. Reports from various col­ lection centres show that there is more to come. Officials feel doubtful that Exeter will reach the $3,000 mark set at the beginning of the campaign, but there is definite feeling that Wilfred Freeman, driver, “should for his efforts to a five-year-old Police said Clinton truck get a medal” avoid hitting •Dutch boy who dashed onto the highway Tuesday. i’he lad, John Hoonaard, son of Peter Hoonaard, of R.R. 3, Exeter, ran into the side of the truck as Freeman swerved into ? the ditch. Both of the boy’s legs were fraetured, one compound, and he is suffering from indefinite in­ ternal injuries. War Memorial Children’s Hospital reported his condition as “satisfactory” on Tuesday night. Dr. F. J. Milner, of Exeter, attended the case. The truck, owned by Canada Packers, was going north on No. 4 Highway a mile and a quarter north of Exeter when the child dashed onto the roadway. Freeman swerved and avoided hitting the boy, but the young­ ster ran into the side of the truck near the back. A car ahead of Freeman had “tooted” the boy and other children off the road but young Hoonaard dash­ ed across after the car in spite of the truck's warnings. OPP Constable Zimmerman investigated. subscriptions will come close to last year's was 83% figures, of their Ea irn Certificates Six girls of Elimville home­ making club received county honor certificates at Achieve­ ment Day in Clinton Tuesday for completing their sixth project. They successfully passed the tests for the final project “Cot­ ton Accessories Girl's Bedroom” session Tuesday silver spoons. The Clubs are sponsored by the Ontario Department of Agri­ culture and the Women’s Insti-8 tute Branch. The girls who received the certificates were Hazel Sparling, Elizabeth Hunter, Patricia Kers- lake, Marion Skinner, Elaine Hern and Anna Routley. Their leaders are Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. H. Taylor. The new projects chosen for next year were: “Cottons May Be Smart” and "The Club Girl Entertains.” Miss Jean M. Scott, home economist for Huron County, was in charge of the day. Miss F. P. Eedy, provincial supervisor of junior dubs for the Women’s Institute Branch was present. for the Club at the all-day * and received D. After Thefts Magistrate D. E. Holmes gave one year suspended sentences to five Toronto youths who were charged with stealing around $500 of car accessories from Hensail Motor Sales after they were caught in Stratford Satur­ day. All five pleaded guilty to the charge. Found in the boys’ car were car radios, spot lights, auto ac­ cessories, cigarettes and about $17 in cash. A neighbor near Hensail Mot­ or Sales noticed the car there at 4:30 .Saturday morning. OPP Constable Elmer Zimmerman was notified and a road block was thrown up immediately by police. A family of seven was rushed to London hospital Wednesday afternoon after their car jump­ ed over a cement bridge abutt- ment, and plunged into and over a deep road ditch and landed upside down in a near-by field. Extent of injuries to Lucien Bedard, of Owen Sound, his wife and five children ranging from four to 14, was not known at press time but two of the chil­ dren suffered concussions, other a broken collar bone, up­ sides multiple abrasions to all. The car was demolished. The accident occurred at intersection of the Middlesex boundary road and No. 4 High­ way, five miles south of Exeter. The Owen Sound vehicle was travelling south on the highway when it struck a new mode] driven by Jpn Glavin, R.R. 1, Crediton, who turned north onto the highway from the east. The Bedard car hit the cement bridge walls, hit the ditch, jumped across it and landed on its top. The 1952 car was owned by Bob Cook Motor Sales, Hensail, and Mr. Cook was demonstrat­ ing the vehicle, which contained an automatic transmission. Dr. .C. M. Fletcher attended the victims, who were later rushed to Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don, in the Hopper-Hockey am­ bulance and private cars. an- be- the about Britons, Canucks Receive Wings A class of 51 pilots, half of them Canadians, the rest Britons, graduated at RCAF Sta­ tion Centralia on Thursday. Air Commodore F. F. Carpen­ ter, A.F.C., C.D., chief or air training at RCAF Headquarters, Ottawa, pinned wings on the graduates, who now go on to advanced training. > Also mo dore C.B.E., officer Services Liaison Staff at Ottawa. on A. of of hand was Air Com- P. Revington, C.D., the RAF, senior air the United Kingdom $2,045, which commitment. The committee be well satisfied if total is reached this year. On the whole, those in charge of the campaign feel that Exeter has done well to reach two- thirds of its quota since the town is tied up with so many drives for funds at the present time. Anyone still wishing to donate to the drive should send their donation as soon as possible to Red Cross Campaign Chairman, Exeter, so that the books, may be closed and the final total tabulated by the treasurer. it willstates the last year’s Promoters of the scheme, the Ontario Poultry Producers’ As­ sociation, propose to establish a poultry and egg marketing board which would stabalize prices by buying surplus eggs in any mar­ ket and either diverting them to better markets or storing them to sell in periods of scarcity. Similar votes are to be taken soon in the surplus egg pro­ ducing provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and the Ontario scheme, if approved, will not’ come into operation un­ til at least two of the western provinces approve similar schemes and these schemes are combined into a national egg marketing program. Briefly, the scheme proposes: (1) To establish an Ontario Egg Producers Marketing Board Of eight members representing eight districts. This local board will be a body corporate and if the plan is approved it will have all the powers of Sections 23 and 24 of the Ontario Companies Act. This will permit the board to own land, buildings and equip­ ment and engage in the business of marketing eggs. (2) To provide for a license fee of one cent per’ dozen eggs on all eggs through registered egg grading stations, to be de­ ducted from returns to poultry producers for their eggs, and to be paid each month by the grad­ ing stations to the board. It is estimated that under the present conditions a one-cent pei* dozen levy will raise a fund of $1,077,700 each year. Provision is also made on ballot to cover the request authority to include within scheme, at some later time marketing of live and dressed poultry meats, If approved, this provision will permit a deduction of one-tenth of one cent per pound on all poultry meats whenever the board consider it necessary to undertake the marketing of this product. Producers will go to the polls Thursday, Friday and Saturday to express their opinion. Local results will not be released un­ til after the province-wide total is announced early next week by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Ontario minister of agriculture. Polling stations in the district are; U s b o r n e, township hall, Elimville; Hay, O’Brien’s Egg Grading Station, Zurich; Stephen Business Men’s Club, Dashwood; Tucker smith, Locker Service, Hensail ; Blanshard, J a c q u e s’ General Store, Woodham; Hib­ bert, staffa Creamery; Stanley, Webster’s, Varna. the for the the Pros Music Tells Easter Story At Special Services Here Exeter churches, filled beyond expectation by congregations and visitors, were filled also with music on Easter Sunday as choirs- brought forth the Easter Story in song. Special junior choirs sang in both Caven Presbyterian Church and James Street United Church. The James Street choir gave a forty-minute cantata entitled “The Thorn-Crowned King” in which solos were taken by Helen Shapton, Maxine Reeder, Bruce Cudmore, Don Welsh and Doug Insley. Ins- Bill Wild spring waters of Lake Huron, now at its highest peak in 60' years, have caused hun­ dreds of dollars of lakeshore property Grand Bend. The waves ruined ment and stone walls/in front of private cottages and felled years- old trees buildings yet. Heavy ing the Grand Bend harbour have been whipped up on the wide beach. Debris from the lake has been washed up almost to the lake drive of the summer resort. damage south many to of ce- on the shore bluffs. No have been damaged pier structures adjoin- large cement pier at Newly-Decorated Masonic Hall Filled For District Official's Visit Seating capacity at Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. & A.M. was taxed to capacity Monday night oil the occasion of the official A.visit of D.D.G.M. Rt. Wor. W. Reis, of Milverton. W. G. Cochrane, master the lodge, and his officers, amplified the work of th& first degree and were highly compli­ mented on plimentary passed on the laying seating a most attractive appear­ ance. Following the degree work, the members adjourned to the rooms of the Eastern Star where a turkey barbeque was enjoyed. With Mr. Cochrane acting as to Her respond- toast-master, a toast Majesty the Queen was ed to with the national anthem. Rt. W. Thomas Pryde proposed the toast to Grand Lodge, re­ sponded to by Rt. Wor. A. W. Reis whose message was both in­ structive and inspiring. C. S. MacNaughton proposed a toast to the visitors, responded to by W. Bros. J. F. Adamson, of Stratford, and R. E. Thomson, of Clinton. Cottagers on the south side of the harbour, in Southcott Pines, have had to erect temporary wooden shields to protect theii’ sea walls. Many cement and stone walls have cracked under the constant pressure of the waves, swooshing out the sand beside them and working hind. Large pine trees have from the bluffs as the erode the sand in swoops. Bruce Bossenberry, 60-year-old resident of Grand Bend, said he has never seen the lake so high. A public, works employee, who recently inspected t^^^damage, predicted the lake would rise another two feet before June. At Ipperwash, waves are lash­ ing over the broad beach which runs west from Ipperwash Pro­ vincial Park and threatens to erode a large section of lake­ shore bluffs. Park officials have ordered closed tw,o bridges leading to the water-covered beach area, which has carried in previous years the heavy traffic of touring motor­ ists. They said the water level was bidding to undermine sup­ ports of the old bridge. ■* So far no buildings along the lakeshore have been directly threatened but the situation could deteriorate rapidly in the event of a severe storm. in be- fallen waves Clinton Chapter Entertained In their newly decorated rooms, members of the Exeter Chapter of the O.E.S. entertain­ ed as their guests, officers and members of the Clinton chapter. They were Mrs. Opal Jon.es, W.M., Mrs. Syd Jones, . and their corps of officers. Wel­ come guests from London were Mrs. Esther Wilkes, P.G.W.M., of Behtlem Chapter and Mrs. Betty Hardy, P.M., Forest City chapter. Members and guests spent a very enjoyable social hour and lunch was served by Mrs. Mabel Kyle and Dorothy Bell, W.P., The poultry marketing scheme to .be voted on by all Ontario farmers next week has been de­ scribed by Elgin typical member ranks, as a road check-off for all He looks at the _____ __ ___ beginning of a union which will take away the farmer’s freedom to conduct his own business as he sees fit. “Through the years”, he states in a letter to The Times-Advo­ cate, “the poultry business in Ontario has .been perhaps one of the best paying branches in agri­ culture” and he gives a typical poultryman’s records showing that in only one year of 3 5, the business has not shown profit. He finds it hard to understand in the light of these facts how the supposed 8,000 poultry pro­ ducers who petitioned for the scheme could have considered how serious the idea was. On the one percent check-off proposed per dozen eggs, Mr. Rowcliffe shows that 15 percent of his net profits will go for salaries of executive probably unexperienced and unqualified to do the proposed job. He sees the project as a means whereby the much sought bal­ ance of supply and demand will be thoroughly upset but he offers a solution should the man­ date be approved by farmers. “Surely then,” he states,” we have a just case to take to the Honorable Tom Kennedy, Mini- stei- of Agriculture before he makes it legal, namely to write into its constitution the necessity of coming back to the people by ballot at four or five year inter­ vals for another mandate. He points out the fact that the mandate sought is so complete that never again does this board need to appeal to the producers for authority. “We are voting,” Mr. Row­ cliffe says, “on a way of life, under which, not only we, but our unborn children will live. To the best of my knowledge, there is only one government in the world which doesn’t have to come back to its electors for their stamp of approval or other­ wise, and that one lies behind the iron curtain.” Rowcliffe, a in opposing to compulsory farm produce, scheme as the two- Jean McDonald, Margaret Mc­ Falls, Grant McDonald and Bruce Cudmore, as a quartet, took part and a men’s chorus included Clare Green, Ted ley, Mervin Cudmore and Batten. In the cantata also was a part chorus. Singers were Nancy Cudmore, Barbara Brintnell, Irene Sweet, Shirley Anderson, Jean Taylor and Dorothy Poo- ley. A trio was composed^ of Margaret McFalls, ” aid and Avis Cudmore. Choir had previously practised the music for three months. The Mission Circle of Main Street followed Rev. A. E. Hol­ ley's theme, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”, with a pantomime at the evening service. Marilyn Skinner and Marie Wildfong sang while six girls enacted the story. They were Rena Murray, Sandra McKnight, Margaret Wil­ lard, Connie Ostland, Patsy Tuc- key and Mary McKnight. The spoke to . _ Trivitt Memorial Church using the theme “Christ Is Risen” and sketching the Easter story with emphasis on the place the Risen Christ should occupy in lives to­ day. At Caven Church, Rev. Donald Sinclair used as his text, “That I might know Him and the power of His resurrection-—that I might attain unto the resur­ rection that in rection us, we the suffering ___ —Please Turn To Page 14 Jean McDon- The Rev. C. L. Langford his congregation at of the dead”. He stated order to have the resur- that Christ has promised must experience some of He experienced. Here’s The Ballot Poultrymen Will Use Ontario Poultry Producers’ Association claims their market­ ing scheme will “cut down the disastrous price slumps that take the profits out of egg produc­ tion.” The Association, and the On­ tario Federation of Agriculture, is urging the producers to sup­ port the scheme to establish “organized egg and poultry mar­ keting”. The promoters expect the one- cent per dozen levy to raise an annual fund of $1,077,700 which would be used to stabilize egg prices by buying surplus eggs in any market and either diverting, them to better markets ot stor­ ing them to sell in periods of scarcity. The Association insists -the one-cent per dozen levy is need­ ed. “No marketing scheme to date has engaged in operations on the scale contemplated for the new board,” it says. ‘ Past experience has demonstrated very clearly the futility upon any project quate funds. The Association who point out that poultry meat levy comparison, that the one-tenth of a cent levy of poultry meat be used for administration negotiation expense only, board at present will not tempt to buy or sell poultry meat. No definite answer has been found to the problem of produc­ ers who do not market eggs through licensed grading sta­ tions, the Association explains. “It is not legal noi’ proper to interfere in direct producer-con­ sumer marketing. However, the Association anticipates that means will be found to collect licence portion months of embarking with inade- tells critics the proposed is low in will and The at- fees from a larger pro­ of producers before many have passed. Mrs. of Flint, Mich., Mrs. William Hurst and Cheryl, of Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Roberts and ily, of London, and Mr. and Charles White of London week-end guests with Mrs. liam ’Welsh and Don. Fred Nixon and children Mich., Mrs. This Weekend fam- Mrs. were Wil- of ex- their efficiency. Com- remarks were also the redecoration and of a new carpet, pre- Are you in favor of the proposed Ontario Egg Producers’ Marketing Scheme being approved? f1. Flowers at James Street Unit­ ed Church Sunday were placed there in memory of the late Al­ lan Penhale, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Fisher, and Mr. Frank Coates. Attend Lodge of Instruction Several members from the Ex­ eter lodge of Oddfellows attend­ ed a lodge of instruction at St. Thomas Good Friday when the second degree was exemplified by St. Catharines lodge. Reg Beavers, Russell Brintnell and Percy McFalls from town were among the candidates to receive the degree. 2. If the proposed Egg* Scheme is approved, are you in favor of similar regulations covering the marketing of live and dressed poultry being approved at a later date to be determined by the Ontario Egg Pro-, ducers* Marketing Board? Your Dollars Will Grow Into Your Hospital Yes