The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-08-14, Page 14.
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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
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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.
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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
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■St.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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,
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