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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-08-14, Page 14. i {Eightieth Year Single Copy 70 Grade 13 High School Students Pass 97 Percent Of Examinations Centralia Plane fol- L .Or; C. III; III; ■Hist. Bot. Dorothy completed Neither the in­ trainee was in­ H; Cr; Lat. Ill; , I; Fr. a “good a mile a rou- RCAF prepar- Control the en- Grade District percent inations Kill students at Exeter High School passed 97 of departmental exam- tried this year. The per- first class L. Cr; examinations tried study are as C . Bot. making to Eng. C. Cr. -first class honors—75 to II—second class honors— 75; III—third class honors to 66; Cr—credit—50 to Love—Eng. C. Cr; Eng. Hist. II. McAllister—Eng. L. Cr; Taylor—Fr. A. EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MQRNING, AUGUST 14, 1952 r pJU ■la 4 NEW HENSALL FIRE TRUCK — Inspecting their new fire fighter are Hensall Reeve Al­ vin W. Kerslake, right, Fire Chief Edward Fink, centre, and operator John Traquair. The new truck, which costs $10,687, will be used along with the present pumper purchased in 1927. Better fire protection can now be given to neighboring townships. —Jack Doerr Dashwood Wins Huron-Perth Title Forced Down A training plane from RCAF Station Centralia crash - landed near Trenton Wednesday when its engine failed, structor nor the jured. The plane was tine training flight Station Trenton and was ing to make a Ground Approach landing. When gine failed, the plane made what RCAF officials termed forced landing” about from the station. A limited amount of was done to the plane occupants were not hurt. F/O R. Millar was captain of the plane. He was accompanied by P/O Robinson, RAF. The RCAF launched an offi­ cial investigation immediately. damage and the eentage is one of the highest on record. From ’101 papers writ­ ten, there were only three fail­ ures. Joyce M. Haugh topped the class when she successfully com­ pleted 10 subjects gaining five firsts, four seconds and a credit. John Haberer and Pooley successfully nine subjects each. John' received honors in three subjects, seconds in three and thirds in three and Dorothy received one first, one second and cre’dits in the remain­ ing subjects. Students of the class made first class honors in 20 papers and second class honors in 18. Virginia Deichert—E n g . Cr; Eng. L. Cr.; Hist. II; II; Zool. Cr; Phys. II. Donald Denomy—Alg. Geom. Cr; Trig. Cr; Phys. Cr. Paul Durand—Eng. L. Ill; Hist. Ill; Alg. Cr; Geom. Cr; Phys. Cr. ° Winnifred M. Field— Alg, IH; Geom. Cr; Zool. I; Phys. II. John Haberer—Eng. C. \ Eng. L. Ill; Alg. I; Geom. Thig. Ill; Phys. II; Chexn. I; A. II; Fr. C. II. Joyce Haugh—Eng. C. Eng. L. I; Alg. I; Trig. Bot. I; Zool. I; Lat. A. II; C. I; Fr. A. II; Fr. C. II. Ronald Heimrich—Eng. C. Cr; Eng. L. Cr; Hist. I; Lat. A. II; Lat. C. II; Fr. A. Ill; Fr. C. Cr. Cr; III; John Hendrich-—’Eng. C. Eng. L. Cr; Hist. I; Lat. A. Lat. C. I. William Heywood—E n g . Cr; Geom. I; Fr. A. Cr; Fr. C. Cr, Alex L. Ill; Jean Alg. II; Geom. Cr; Fr. C. Cr Kenneth Moir—Eng. Bot. I; Zool. I; Fr. A. Ill; Fr. C. III. i’ $ i •> The new Huron-Perth baseball champions, Dashwood intermedi­ ates, received a roaring welcome from their fans Tuesday night after they brought the Supertest Shield to the village for the first time. The Dashwood ''Band, police trustees and 300 supporters staged a tub-thumping celebra­ tion for the captured the of trying. They won feating Clinton RCAF the airport diamond. Bob Stormes was the the final victory. The former Thomas boy held the losers five hits and slammed a two-run, homer, the winning clout of the game, in the seventh inning. Jack Gaiser and Jim Hay ter both hit a triple and two singles to lead the victors at the plate. Trailing 6-2 the Radio School staged a three-run rally in the final frame' but the attack pet­ ered out at 6-5. Members of the championship team are Jim Hayter, Bob Stormes, Robbie Wein, Charlie Tieman, Bob Hayter, Raymie Wein, Lome Kleinstiver, Jack Gaiser, Carl Wein, Dick Regier and Louis Corriveau. Wally Wein is the manager of the club. Charles Regier, Joe Merner and Addison Tieman form the executive. The Supertest Shield, emblem­ atic of -the Huron-Perth cham­ pionship, has been in circulation since 1935. Mitchell Legionaires have held the trophy for the last two years and Clinton Colts were winners in ’48 and ’49. Dashwood nosed out Mitchell by one victory in the final stand­ ing. The Legionaires threw away their chances of tying for the title when they lost to St. Marys 10-1 Friday night. Thursday night, they edged Strathroy 7-6 in an extra-inning game. On Monday they blanked the Royals 1-0.Playoffs in the league start this week to determine the win- team which finally title after six years the honor by de- 6-5 on ners that go on in W.O.A.A. competition. The four teams in the “C” division start their semi-finals series Thursday night when Ex­ eter goes to Mitchell and Clin­ ton RCAF plays at Clinton with the Colts. In the “D” class, Zurich and Lucan play a best-of-three series and the winner will meet Dash­ wood. - St. Marys and Strathroy fight it out in a best-of-seveu for round i -» I * hero of ■St. to the “B” title. HURON-PERTJH FINAL STANDING W L T P Dashwood .............. 15 3 0 30 Mitchell ............... 13 3 2 28 Clinton ................ 11 5 1 23 Zurich ................... 10 7 0 20 Strathroy ............. 10 7 0 20 St. Marys ........... 9 8 1 19 Exeter .................. 5 11 2 12 Clinton RCAF ..... 5 11 1 11 Centralia ............. 2 13 1 5 Lucan ................... 2 14 0 4 Results Mitchell 7, Strathroy 6 St. Marys 10, Mitchell 1 Exeter 12, Clinton RCAF Mitchell 1, Strathroy 0 Exeter 3, Centralia 2 Dashwood 6, Clinton RCAF HURON-PERTH PLAYOFF SCHEDULE “C” Series Thursday, August J.4— Exeter at Mitchell Clinton RCAF at Clinton Monday, August 18— Mitchell at Exeter Clinton at Clinton RCAF Wednesday, August 20— (If Necessary) Exeter at Mitchell Clinton RCAF at Clinton “D” Scries Wednesday, August 13— Lucan at Zurich Friday, August 15— Zurich at Lucan Monday, August 18— (If Necessary) Lucan at Zurich Winner meets Dashwood 0 5 Hospital Progressing Electrical and plumbing work on the South Huron hospital is well underway, Helge Jensen, in charge of construction, said week. Mastic flooring is being in preparation for linoleum. All the brickwork has completed and most of the tition insulation has been laid. Cement flooring is b e i n poured in the basement. Hensall Tax Rate 55 Mills School, Village Costs Up Hensall council set the village tax rate at 55 mills Monday night, the highest on record. The new levy is five mills more than last year. Increases in general expenses and school levies are responsible for the jump. General expenses are up al­ most $3,000, due to the town hall addition to house the new fire engine ($2,000) and the in­ crease in salaries ($700). The public school budget shows an increase of $1,892 and the district high school levy was raised $1,852. Council approved payment of $10,687 for the new fire engine, which was delivered this week. A by-law is being prepared to incorporate the new retaining fee for out-of-town fire calls. Purchase of waste paper tainers and a new flag for town hall was approved on recommendation of E. R. Davis. Purchase of minor equipment for’the fire department was also authorized. re- the the Dorothy Pooley—Eng. C. Or; Eng. L. Cr; Hist. I; Alg. II; Geom. Cr; Phys. Cr; Chem. Cr; Fr. A. Cr; Fr. C. Cr. Glen Schroeder—Alg. I; Trig, II; Bot.' I; Zool. I; Phys. II. Lorna Taylor—Eng. C. Cr; Eng. L. Ill; Alg. Cr; Geom. Cr; Fr. A. Or; Fr. C. Cr. Neil Taylor—Alg. Cr; Trig. Cr; Bot. Ill; Zool. Cr; Phys. III. Theresa Zimmer—Eng. C. Ill; Hist. I; Bot. Ill;Eng. L. Cr; Zool, Cr. Results of after private lows: Shirley L. Fr. C. II. Clifford A. Hatch—Eng, Cr; Eng. L. III. John G. Ward- (I- 100; 66 to Record Crowd Over 20,000 ho lid ay er 9 jammed Grand Bend civic holi­ day weekend, according to Mrs. I. M. Myers, manager of the In­ formation Booth. It was the greatest crowd ever to make a weekend stand at the summer i* 6 s o r 11Mrs. Myers said the people be­ gan moving in on Thursday. By Saturday at 8 p.m. every poss­ ible bed in the village was rent­ ed. Hundreds were turned away to Thedford, Zurich and Exeter and neighboring farms. Dashwood Tattoo Attracts 10 Bands At least ten bands will take part in the tattoo at Dashwood next Tuesday.Featured will be the London Girls’ and Boys’ Band under the direction of A. C. Robinson and the Sarnia Garrison Trumpet Band who' were second place winners at Waterloo Festival. Other bands attending will be from Exeter, Seaforth, St. Marys, Forest, Thedford, Centralia RC­ AF, Zurich and Dashwood junior bands, and Dashwood senior Wd- . r i , n nr.The parade starts at 7:30 p.m. and the concert will follow in the park. Let's Prevent Accidents! in persons were, killed in Ontario over the week- been Fifteen Liquor Fines Fifteen persons were convict­ ed on liquor counts at Grand Bend court on Monday. Fines ranged from $10 to $20 for hav­ ing liquor on person. Bend- Concert Raises $500 A band concert was held — the L a k e v i e w Casino, Grand Bend, Sunday night by Bobby Downs and his orchestra, assist­ ed by guest artists. A large crowd attended. Paul Soles, of Radio Station ■CFPL, London, was master of ceremonies. Two negro singers from Boston, Mass., Clyde Jones and his nephew, Herbert Jones Jr., performed. Mary Lou Fischl, of Detroit, sang with Murray Horne, a television pantomime artist from Detroit. The concert was sponsored by the Grand Bend Lions Club in aid of service work. A draw for a puppy was won by Russell Beaver, of Crediton. He accepted $50 instead. The puppy was auc­ tioned off to Dr. Fred Milner, of Exeter, for his son, Scott. He paid $60. Total receipts were about $500. r-v" \ , ■> X , ,' /i' ''' With rain aciding to driving hazards end. In this district, there Avere five accidents causing slight injury but excessive damage. On civic holiday weekend, 28 persons were, killed in the six eastern provinces of Canada. The death toll mounts because drivers are careless and fail to observe the rules of the road. “An accident is just a word until you have one.” Picture is fourth in the T-A series to promote safer driving. (Photo by Jack Doerr) Truck Smacks Crediton Bridge, Stalls Highway Traffic Fbr Hour Purchases Residence At the auction sale of the ef­ fects of the late Mrs. McNicol, the house and property were purchased by Mr. William Hat- i Fisher was formerly em­ at Exeter Motor Sales, the son of Mr, and Mrs. Fisher, Usborne township. Hardware Opens Fisher has purchased Second Playoff Game Cancelled In Sixth The second attempt to get the Exeter-Clinton ladies’ softball play-offs underway was stopped in Exeter Wednesday night when the umpire called the game at the end of the sixth inning be­ cause of darkness. The Greys were leading 8-4. The first game, sheduled for Monday night, was cancelled be­ cause of a wet outfield. In Wed­ nesday night’s game, the Greys had an edge on the Clinton nine all the way, in spite of the fact that several of the regular play­ ers were not in the line-up. The next game will be played Friday. Fisher Glen ____the George Hawkins Hardware, it was announced last week. Pos? session was taken at the first of August. Mr. ployed He is Clark A heavy flash rain caused two accidents on the Crediton road Monday. Traffic was stalled east of the village for almost an hour in the early evening when a large gro­ cery truck struck the bridge over the Ausable river. William Dickson, 18, the driv­ er, told police he applied his brakes when he saw a car ap­ proaching from the other direc­ tion. The vehicle skidded into the steel bridge. The truck was damaged to the extent of $400. A car driven by Alexander Whyte, 29, of Detroit, struck a wagon loaded with wood, then glanced into an oncoming car about 6 p.m. Monday. He had passed one car but hit the wagon drawn by a tractor driven by Alex Love, IS, of R.R. 3, Parkhill. The car glanced off the wagon and struck an oncom­ ing car driven by Nancy Brader, 24, of R.R. 4, London. Total damage was around $400. P.O. Elmer Zimmerman investigated. Blowout Throws Car A tire blowout threw a car driven by Harvey Boyd, 49, of Mitchell, into the ditch and rolled it over one-half mile east of Dashwood Sunday afternoon, was treated in o Mrs. Boyd Dashwood for shock and bruises Judy Snelgrove, Donna Bridges and Carol Hogarth left Wednes­ day for the Presbyterian Church camp at Kintail, near Lucknow, where they will stay for a week. FlSHERWOMAN’S LUCK — Mrs. E. L. Gibson, Exeter, dis­ plays the 4<l-iiich, IS-ponnd pike she. caught at Stoke’s Bay recently. Mor bait was a red-eyed wobbler. Mr. Gibson land­ ed the pike with his gaff. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brown. -- Jack Doerr, Exeter by Dr. St. Pierre, of Zurich. Damage to the car was $300. Lay Charges Police have laid charges against a 24-year-old Stratford man whose car was involved in a side-swipe near Dashwood ear­ ly Sunday Leonard east when driven by of Stratford, who was travelling west. Damages amounted to about $200 to each car. P.C. Cecil Gibbons investigated. The Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have a suitcase found on the Thames Road last Saturday. The case contains children’s clothing. morning. McLeod was driving his car struck another Beatrice Killorn, also Youngsters Show Dolls At Kin Playground The girls took the spotlight at the Kinsmen playground Friday last week when they spruced up their best dolls and entered them in a doll show. Best dressed dolls were shown by Sandra Hunter, Margaret Howey, Nancy Boyle and Sheila Ford. Sheila’s doll was also smallest, 11 inches. Nancy Boyle’s doll at 19 inches was largest and the doll with the most hair was brought by Mar­ garet Howey. Of pleasure to the ladies, a hat show followed the doll dis­ play. Paper hats were construct­ ed and Rita Anderson won the prize for best creation. This week is craft week at the playground and the children will work on paper puppets for 1 a puppet show Friday. I Stephen, Exeter Reeve W. D. Sanders Passes Exeter and surrounding dis­ trict mourns the loss of one of its best-known citizens in the person of William D. Sanders in his eighty-ninth year. He was born in Stephen town­ hip and farmed there - until coming to Exeter 30 years ago. During his entire life he was Vitally interested in municipal affairs and served as councillor and reeve during his residence in Stephen, and he was reeve of Exeter for eight years. During the year 1907 he was given the appointment of the Peace for the Huron, a position he death. In all associations affairs the welfare of whom he served was first consideration, and characteristic will be missed by old and alike. He was a member of Street United C li n r c li, Master of L e b a. n o n Masonic Lodge, a past patron of Exeter Chapter O.E.S., a mem­ PCs Organize For Election The Huron Progressive - Con­ servative Association will meet Monday, September 8, to choose its candidate to contest the forthcoming Dominion Election. The convention, to be held at Clinton, will also elect officers to the Association’s executive for the new Huron riding. The executives of the old North and South Huron riding associations met Tuesday night ih Exeter to discuss the new di­ vision. The two ridings were combined by redistribution legis­ lation following the 1951 census. of Justice county of held until in public the people always his His familiar hand-shake young James Past Forest ber of Exeter I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 67 and past president of Exeter Agricultural Society. , Mr. Sanders is the only sur­ vivor of the original directors of the Exeter Canning Company and was largely responsible for its establishment. « He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Welsh. After her death he married Mary Knipe. Surviving besides his wife are three daughters, James Pomeroy; William Hodgins, and (Leia) Mrs. Rufus Kestle, of Exeter; also one grandson, John R. Kestle, of London, and two great granddaughters, two sisters, Mrs. James Brintnell and Mrs. Joshua Heywood, Exeter; and three brothers, S. M. of Exeter; A. J., of Woodstock, and D, B., of London. Funeral services under Masonic auspices were conducted at the family residence Tuesday at 3 p.m. by Rev. Murray Hunt, I Mitchell, and interment was | made in Exeter Cemetery. (May) (Lila) of Mrs. Mrs. London, *>