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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-08-21, Page 1DRIVER CHARGED — Driver of this car, one of two in the worst accident here in years, has been charged with dangerous driving. He is “improving” in London hospital after be­ ing admitted in “serious” condition last Thursday. Two others are still hospitalized. Dam­ age was estimated at over $5,000. —Jack Doerr, Exeter Two Charitable Agencies Donate $11,000 For Hospital Equipment Quebec Couple Delay Marriage, Groom To Face Driving Charge Plans of a Quebec couple to get maried next month will have to be altered to allow the pro­ spective groom to face a danger­ ous driving charge resulting from an accident at Exeter north last Thursday, Both the future bride and groom are in London hospital along with a London man, all casualties of one of the most spectacular accidents here in years. Albert Vadzis, 24, of Rouen, Quebec, is "improving” after entering the hospital in "ser­ ious” condition. He underwent an operation Saturday. Vadzis has been charged with dangerous driving by town con­ stable John Cowen. His future wife, Jenevieve Skowski, 20, also of Rouen and a passenger in the car, is suffer­ ing from a fractured arm and leg lacerations. Taft Aziz, 3 6, of London, driver of the other vehicle, is hospitalized with bruises and a shattered knee. Vadzis had to be pried from the wreckage of his car which rolled 75 feet from the impact and landed on top of a pile of telephone poles. The other car skidded 46 feet before it rested beside the pile. The cars, both late and ex- spensive models, were demol­ ished. Damage was estimated at over $5,000. The Quebec car was travelling west on Highway 83 when it collided with the Aziz car going north on Highway 4. A blinker light was installed recently at the intersection. Three ambulances took the injured to hospital. The fourth involved, James Wright, 20, of Toronto, received cuts and bruises but was re­ leased shortly after treatment. He was a passenger in the Aziz car. Drs. F. J. -Milner and F. J. Butson attended the victims. Provincial Constable Cecil Gib­ bons, of Exeter, and Exeter Pol­ ice Chief John Norry assisted in the investigation. The annual twilight meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association will be held at the Exeter Dis­ trict High School, Exeter, next Tuesday evening, August 26. Gerry Montgomery, treasurer of nounced the “At 7:30 amine the plots on the which were laid down last sprint by our association in conjunc­ tion with the Field Husbandry Department, Ontario Agricultur­ al College, Guelph. Professor James Laughland and Dr. D. N. Huntley of the O.A.C. will be on hand to comment on these plots, Mr. C. H. Kingsbury, fieldman, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, and Professor R. J. Bryden, soils specialist, O.A.C., will also be present to discuss crop and soils problems with farmers attend­ ing the meeting. "While the men are touring the plots, we have secured two excellent films "Towel Tales”, history of weaving cloth and towel manufacture and "Stock­ ing Romance” which depicts the story of the nylon industry, which Mr. John D, Butler, As­ sistant Agricultural Representa­ tive, will show to the ladies in the high school auditorium. "Following the tour of the plots, high short time Field ‘Cash been film “A Sower Went Forth,” this new film gives the story of how registered seed is produced and is of interest to every farmer and will be shown following Dr. Huntley’s talk. secretary- the association an- program this week: p.m. we will ex­ corn and soybean high school grounds ‘ ' ;g we will all meet in the school auditorium for a speaking program at which Dr. Huntle, professor of Husbandry, will speak on Crop Farming”. We have fortunate in securing the by"Lunch will be provided the Crop Improvement Associa­ tion and the officers and direct­ ors of this association extend a hearty invitation to all Huron County farmers and then* wives to attend the annual twilight meeting at the Exeter District High School, commencing a 7:30 p.m„ Tuesday evening, August 26. Council Names Twelve Injured, $5,000 Damage As Accidents Increase Sharply I.Clem- Clandeboye Farmer Jailed Six Months With the admonition that rules which protect the individ­ ual must be observed if society is not to slip back to the jungle, Middlesex County Magistrate F. G. McAlister Tuesday sentenced Percy Winters, 21, of Clande- boye, to six months in jail for the indecent assault of a 13- year-old girl. The farmhand was convicted a week ago on'the strength of his own admission, submitted to court in the form of a statement. The assult occurred August 1 in McGillivray Township. J. M. Donahue appeared for Winters., Four women and a youth from Hensail were injured and one removed to Victoria Hospital, London, Friday night, when a taxi broke off two hydro poles a mile and a quarter north of Exeter on No. 4 Highway. Mi’S. Lou Simpson, who was thrown through the door of the car, was admitted to Victoria Hospital suffering a fractured left shoulder, right wrist and ribs. The others, Mrs. R. Y. McLaren, Mrs. George Smale, Miss Jean Mousseau and Robert Bell were treated at the office of Dr. J. C. Goddard for minor injuries. The five were on their way to work at the Canadian Canners plant at Exeter in Pop’s taxi, driven by John McLeod. The car took to the ditch to avoid col­ lision with a proceeding car. Town Topics—— Items of Social and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter The Times-Advocate is always pleased to publish these items. We and our readers are interested in you and your friends. Tel. 31-W Mrs. I-Ieilig and Miss Margaret Heilig, of Hamilton, are visiting Mrs. James Anthony and Miss Helen Anthony. , Mr. and Mrs, M. McCreery spent the weekend in Listowel. Doreen Heckrath, Mrs. Mc- Creery’s daughter has returned to London after spending her holidays in Exeter. Mr, Roy Kirk, of Toronto, epent the weekend with his parents In town. Misses Grace, Betty, Barbara and Marion McLeod, of Thames Road, spent the weekend at Grand Bend. ” Miss Eunice Desjardine spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Everett Desjardine, Grand Bend. Mrs. Mervyn Stephen, Misses Oriah and Margaret spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hooker. Mrs. Charles Harris and daughter Susan are spending a few days with Mr, and Mrs. M. W. Pfaff. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cottle and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cahn spent & few days up north going as far as North Bay. From there they went to Sault Stu. Marie, across- to Flint, Mich., and to Port Huron, They returned home Monday evening. All report hav­ ing a wonderful trip. Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Alice and Francis have re­ turned home after holidaying at Suable and Wasaga Beaches. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Balkwill and Paul left Tuesday for Red Deer, Alta., where Paul has se­ cured a position. Master Bobby Johnston cele­ brated his tenth birthday on Tuesday. He entertained some friends to a birthday party. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bosnell, of Torohto, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Johns. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Paisley, Janet and David returned to To­ ronto after spending their holi­ days with Mr. and Mrs. George Dunn. Mr* and Mrs* Albert Hey* of Cromarty, and Mr. and Mrs.' Emerson Cornish and Gerald motored to Niagara Falls over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. G. W> Snelgrove, of St. Thomas, spent the week­ end with Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Snelgrove. Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Richard­ son and daughter, of Sarnia, are holidaying with Mrs. Richard­ son^ parents, Mr, and Mrs. Fred May, at their cottage at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs Warren May and Margaret, who have spent the past two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. May returned to their home in Exeter this week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hodg­ son, Marie,„ Barbara and Douglas returned home this week after vacationing two weeks near Ridgetown, Damage was estimated .at $1,0 00 by Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman, who in­ vestigated. Dr. F. J. Butson, of Exeter, attended Mrs. Simpson and the Hopper-Hockey ambulance took her to 4he hospital. Cadets Injured Two flight cadets in training at RCAF Station Centralia were injured Sunday when the taxi in which they were passengers crashed into a parked car one mile west of Crediton. Taken to station hospital were Hugh King, 20, with shock and bruises and Raymond Hodgins, 22, who received 30 stitches to close a scalp laceration. Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman said Kenneth Claus, 20, of Centralia, was driving the taxi, owned by Emerson Des­ jardine, Grand Bend. He was unhurt. The parked car was owned by Roy Walper, of Lon­ don. No one was in the auto at the time of the crash. Damage to the taxi was $800; to the Walper car, $500. Charges are pending. Rear-End Collision A rear-end collision caused $550 damages about 8 a.m. on Thursday morning at Exeter south. Walter McNeilly, 20, of RCAF Station Centralia, about to pass a car driven by Henry Nykuys, 30, Exeter, was forced into the right hand lane -by on­ coming traffic and struck -the Nykuys car in the rear. The lat­ ter ended up in the lawn of Ed Hunter-Duvar, Nykuys’ employ­ er. Provincial , Constable Cecil Gibbons said charges were pend­ ing. A 21‘year-old Kitchener man, Charles Dolmage, broke off a telephone pole Wednesday mor­ ning, August 20, four miles north of Exeter when he lost control of his car. Two Near Lucan A pedestrain was severely hurt and two motorists suffered minor injury Sunday night iri» twd accidents on No. 4 Highway, north of Lucan, one of which involved five cars and $1,4 20 damage. Peter Cralli, of R.R. 1, Lucan, a 41-year-old pedestrian is in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, with compound fracture of his right arm, his left hand badly torn, and injuries to leg and back. He was walking northward five miles north of Lucan when struck by a southbound car driven by John P, Murray, who was passing another southbound car, said Provincial Constable Murray DIbHey. Air Commodore To Present Wi ngs Air Commodore W. ents, O.B.E., Croix de Guerre and Gold Star, will present pilot wings to the graduating class of RCAF Flying Training School at Centralia on Friday. Air Commodore Clements was the first RCAF pilot to fly over Germany in World War II. He is now Chief telligence at ters, Ottawa. The wings special members of the graduating class. Their fathers, all former RCAF pilots, will present their wings. of Plans and In- RCAF Headquar- parade significance will have for three Statton s Lead 'Rec' Playoffs Statton’s won the first game of the best-of-seven series for the local softball title Wednes­ day night when they edged Mar­ oons 8-7 in an overtime thriller. Maroons led 7-6 at the end of the eighth but the pool room crew tied the score in the last inning. Statton’s pushed across the winning run in the tenth. Next game of the series be played Friday alight. The Maroons reached the als with another upset win the Legion last Thursday. Musser hurled victory ball slammed a home run,_ Creech aided the cause with a perfect four-for-four night the bat, will fin- over Bill and Frank Cralli, who was "sideswiped” by the car, was rushed to hos­ pital by Mr. Murray, police said. Victor Hargreaves, 21, of Brucefield, was treated by an Exeter doctor for cuts on fore­ head and hand, suffered in .the five-car tangle four miles north of Lucan, in which his wife suf­ fered a bruised arm, said Con­ stable Dibbley. Their car was the last in a series of five rear-end collisions resulting when a Sixth car stop­ ped to pick up two airwomen, said the officer. No one else was hurt. Other drivers, all northbound, in order, were John S. Binney, 26, of Exeter; William Green, 55, R.R. 3, Exeter; Robert G. Draper, 32, Clinton, and Cornel­ ius Teehuisen, 30, of Exeter, Those who paid fines out of court for traffic violations dur­ ing the past week were: George Ellacott, Brussels, who failed to dim headlights; Jack McCahn, Ailsa Craig; William Rowcliffe, R.R. 1, Hensall; and Frank Karuskopl, of publitt? all for speeding. Park Committee Town council named a com­ mittee at its Monday meeting to investigate improvements at Riverview Park. On the com­ mittee are Reeve R. E. Pooley, Deputy-Reeve William McKenzie and Councillors Eugene Beaver and Ralph Bailey. B 0 Councillor Beaver was named a committee of one to prepare rules and regulations for calling for suggestions for a town crest. A. M. Harper, of Goderich, was appointed municipal auditor to succeed C. resigned. The district high set at $500. Clerk C. V. Pickard was in­ structed to write the Recreation­ al Council pointing out the pro­ gress being made in the renova­ tion of the arena and asking for a report from the Recreational Council in regard to their pre­ paration for the winter sports program. Council is considering pur­ chase of a gift for the City of Exeter, England, in appreciation of the gavel and stand which the lattei* presented to the last year. Donald Fielding Co., of don, has been warned by cil that unless licence fees for the pin ball machines owned by them in town are paid before September 2, action will be tak­ en under the by-law. Council set down a new regu­ lation affecting drains. In pay­ ing the town’s share of the cost of placing drains across street, payments will be limited to the rate of 90 cents an hour. At the request of Usborne council, a revision will be made in the fire by-law to permit the engine and brigade to go to an outside call without first having to contact the mayor or fire chief, a present regulation. The township council felt this might cause considerable delay in the event that neither the mayor nor the fire chief could be con­ tacted. W. Attridge, who fee, including the school audit, was town Lon- coun- Grants totalling almost $11,- 000 from two charitable agencies will aid in equipping the South Huron Hospital with the latest medical facilities. The Atkinson Charitable Foun­ dation, Toronto, announced on Thursday it would buy $10,241 worth of equipment for the new building. Among the purchases are a dressing sterilizer, large surgical light, minor operating table, ob­ stetrical table, 10 bassinet units for the nursery and instrument sterilizers for rooms. The Junior headquarters will supply $750 worth of equip­ ment, including a resuscitator, infant incubator and an invalid walker. Announcing the grant, the At­ kinson Foundation said in a press release: “As happened in so many small communities, first impetus toward the Exeter Hospital came from the Lions Club, who form­ ed an investigating committee in 1949 and provided the funds for that committee. Plans and estimates for a 35- bed hospital were prepared and the South Huron Hospital as­ sociation estimate was $300,000 for the building without furnish­ ings and equipment. "A board was formed with representatives from the town- the Red are operating Cross, whose at Toronto, ships of Hay Stephen, Tucker- mith, Usborne, Grand Bend and Exeter. The community took over the task of letting contracts and secured the assistance of local dealers and merchants in obtaining supplies at cost, thus effecting substantial savings. It now is estimated that the hos­ pital building will not cost more than $220,000 and that it will be ready for use early in The walls and roof have completed. On Historic Site The building is on the erty centrally located in Exeter, once the homestead of the first reeve of the town, Isaac Carling, brother of Sir John Carling. A feature of the construction is a plan to set aside a section of the hospital for the chronically ill. The walls are of concrete and brick construction, and here another economy was made by using bricks salvaged during the demolition of a public school. "Grants of $35,000 each were received from the province, the federal government and the county, with a further provincial grant of $10,500 for nurses’ quarters and a special grant of $6,666. In. this relatively small community, $115,000 was sup­ plied by public subscription. Topped Building Needs "The total obtained, which is $237,166, exceeds the estimated amount of $220,000 needed for the building, but falls far short of . providing f urnishings and 1953. been prop- Stephen Man Fined $50.00 Ralph Willis, of the township of Stephen, was fined $50 and costs at magistrate's court, Exe­ ter, Tuesday, for keeping intoxi­ cating liquor for sale. Willis, a first offender, plead­ ed guilty to the charge and was assessed the minimum fine by Magistrate Dudley Holmes. Leo O’Connor^f.^Ottawa, was fined $25 and costs for driving while licence was under suspen­ sion. The suspension was extend­ ed for two months. Owner ,of the car, Robert Sad­ ler, also of Ottawa, was fined $15 for unlawfully permiting —* to drive his vehicle, men were equipment. “More than needs will be ____ __ Foundation grant, some of the most important being a dressing sterilizer, large surgical light, minor operating room table, ob­ stetrical table, 10 bassinet units for the nursery and instrument sterilizers for the operating rooms”. 12 equipment filled by the $15 f O'Conner Both ______w RCAF Station Centralia. The car was involved in accident on July 1S. Gerald Halor, of RCAF Sta­ tion Centralia, pleaded guilty to illegal parking on the Credito^, ; highway July 18 and was fined $10 and costs. He was driving.^ a gas tender and had parked p. near another car on the highway when a -J* into it. Joseph was remanded to jail at Gode­ rich . for sentence after he waa convicted of committing an in­ decent act on July 7. working at an ici udi uh me lugjrwuv third vehicle crashed j, Flynn, of Crediton, Prominent London Businessman Takes Own Life At Crediton Farm A prominent London business­ man, Solomon P. Orth, 59, killed himself with a shotgun Wednes­ day noon on where he friends. Described as "despondent financial worries”, Orth visiting at the home of William Gaiser, R.R. 2, Crediton. He shot himself through the heart in the barn on the farm. a Crediton was staying farm with over was president of Orth's Limited, a London clothing store which re­ cently went out of business. He had been in the clothing busi­ ness all his life. He is survived by one son, Phillip, who was at Grand Bend at the time of the shooting, and his wife. Coroner Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton, was called and Provin­ cial Constable Cecil Gibbons, of Exeter, investigated. No inquest will be held. Record Crowd Attends Tattoo The annual Dashwood band tattoo attracted a record crowd Tuesday night. Nine bands, in­ cluding two junior organizations, played fo an estimated 600 per­ sons. Weather was ideal for the concert. Bands taking part were from Exeter, Thedford, Forest, St. Marys, Seaforth, Dashwood. Zur- .leh and London. Special mention was made of the Dashwood and Zurich junior &and, which was recently organ- and the London junior band? under the direction of A. ;^3. Robinson. U A feature of the program was the performance of majorettes who whirled their batons to the strains of the music. The individual bands were an­ nounced as they paraded through the gate. A special platform was provided for the concert. Real Corn There’s corn and corn, but the best yet originated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wells, the garden variety. Mrs. Wells found it when she was picking a feed for her family’s sunpei’ on Monday night. She found a five pointed ear, rather squdre at the base and larger than usual with a divi­ sion part way up from which protrudes the points. Her daugh­ ters brought it down to the Times-Advocate office and it is on display in the window.over 30 years he was ESCAPES DEATH — Owner of this shoe* and driver of the ear, Albert Vadzis^ of Eouons Quebec, escaped death from this mangled wreckage after a spectacular accident at Exeter north last Thursday. Vadzis and his companion Jenevieve Skowski, were to he married next month. * —Jack Doerb Exeter