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Enghtieih Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1952
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The South Huron Hospital As
sociation makes a public plea
this week to all organizations in
the community to raise funds
furnishing of the hospital.
In the announcement, the
sociation said "We've built
hospital, now let’s furnish it!"
Although not a few organiza
tions have contributed funds to
furnish patients rooms, there are
many more rooms still to be
equipped. Besides patients’
rooms, these include nurses’
quarters, reception room, admin
istration rooms and others.
The Association’s plea said:
‘Construction of your hospital
is almost completed. Now we
must furnish it . . . and we need
your help. Some of you have al
ready contributed the $600 ne
cessary to furnish a hospital
room. In view of the need, per-
Nighits Cooler
Although the days were hot
this week, temperature drops at
night gave us a good idea that
summer is fast departing. The
record drop for the week was 33
degres Tuesday night.
The weather station at RCAF
Centralia recorded a trace of
rain Wednesday of last week
but the weather has remained
dry since then. Temperatures re
corded at the station from Wed
nesday, August 20, to Tuesday,
August 26, are as follows.
High
80.8
79.6
68.7
71.5
73.9
81.8
88.3
Grand Bend Owners
Approve Lot'Plan
Residents of Grand Bend
the "Brenner Survey" tentative
ly approved a new "judge’s
plan” outlining lot divisions in
the area, at a meeting last
Thursday night.
Several complaints were made
but they were adjusted by of
ficials. A new plan will be
drawn up and sent to the reg
istry office for approval.
The area borders the river
bank and is about one and a
half acres in size.
haps you'll furnish another.
Those organizations which have
not contributed are asked to
join In this community project.
All groups who make substantial
donations are entitled to a re
cognition plaque. Every organ
ization should be represented.
"This is an excellent project
for your organization ... a real
opportunity for you to assist
your community. Will you help
us? Talk it over among your
members and see if something
can be done soon.’’
CaM For Administrator
The South Huron Hospital
sociation is seeking applicants
for the positions of hospital
superintendent and administrator.
Advertisements were placed in
provincial papers this week.
This is the first step taken by
the Association to organize, a
working administration for the
hospital.
As-
SEEKS NOMINATION Elgin
McKinley, R.R. 1, Zurich, will
stand for the Progressive Con
servative nomination for Huron
when the party meets a week
from Monday. Party officials
predict a close batle between
Mr. McKinley and Elston Car
diff, sitting MP for Huron North.
Hensail Industry Pioneers
Reports that there’ll
hotly contested two-man race
for the Progressive-Conservative
federal nomination in Huron
riding are stirring excitement in
party circles here.
The PC’s meet in Clinton on
Monday, September 8, to select
their candidate and elect officers
for the new riding.
Elgin McKinley, R.R. 1 Zurich,
is reported to be -campaigning
strongly to take the nomination
away from Elston Cardiff, sit
ting member and, so far, odds-
on favorite for the candidacy.
Let Name Stand
McKinley, defeated candidate
for Huron-Perth in the last
election, told The Times-Advo-
cate "we will let our name stand
at the meeting’’ but he denied
reports that he was actively
campaigning for that position.
Party followers, ho w e v e r,
said McKinley was touring
riding and talking to the ■
gates who will choose
standard bearer a week
Monday.
Redistribution of federal __
toral districts has prompted this
race for the PC nomination.
Mr. Cardiff’s riding, Huron
North, was combined with Huron-
London Optometrist
Buys Local Practice
Mr. Norman Martin, a London
optometrist, has purchased the
practise of John Orchard on
Main Street South. Mr. Orchard
left Exeter Tuesday for London.
He plans to take a preparatory
course for medicine at the Uni
versity of Western Ontario start
ing in the fall.
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Low
57.0
68.1
49.0
42.2
42.0
54,8
55.3
Survive
Six and a half-year-old Audrey
Eckel, who half stumbled, half
crawled home to get help for her
twin brother Norman, after they
were both burned by a high-
voltage power line, is
ing happily with her
The twins suffered
to their arms and
they touched a live
climbing to the top of an
tree in. the orchard of
parent’s -Varna district
about eight miles northwest of
Hensall.
Norman fell more than 20 feet
to the ground after contact with
the hydro line. His sistei’ man
aged to climb down the tree and
tell her parents of the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eckel
found their son unconscious at
the base of the tree.
The children were taken to
Clinton hospital for treatment.
Audrey received burns to both
arms, both legs and a foot. Her
brother suffered burns to his
hands and one leg. He was
bruised but otherwise unhurt
a result of his fall.
again play-
twin.
deep
legs
wire
burns
when
While
apple
their
farm,
as
Money Safest
Outside Safe?
It seems the safest place
money is somewhere outside ...
a safe. At least that theory
worked for Hensall Motor Sales
over the weekend.
Thieves smashed open the safe
in. the office of the garage but
missed the weekend receipts
which had been hidden else
where in the building.
Hensall Constable Lee Oesch
said investigation indicated some
tires had been stolen.
The building, on No. 4 high
way, at the outskirts of Hensall,
was entered when a back door
bolt was unfastened after a win
dow had been broken.
The break-in was discovered
at 10 a.m. Sunday morning •by
Roy Campbell, a co-owner. The
other partner’ is Thomas Coates.
for
of
From Shacks
Pioneering in practical, mobile
housing is paying off for the
Clipper Coach Mfg. Co. Ltd.
which officially opened its plant
at Hensall on Saturday.
Although it started only four
years ago in a double garage at
Ilderton, the firm is already one
of the leaders of Canada’s infant
"rolling home” industry.
Close to 2,000 people from all
over Ontario visited Bengali's
newest industry at the opening
Saturday.
They saw what Clipper Presi
dent Norm St. Cyr is doing to
“cabin trailers”—making them
into modern, compact and fully
equipped apartments for people
on the move.
They saw a sleek rolling home
that provided bathrooms, bed
rooms, living rooms, refrigera
tors, heating units, electric
lights, ample cupboard space,
gas stoves and all the essentials
found in ' modern dwellings.
To the friends who told him
he’d go broke in this business
when he started in 1948, Norm
St. Cyr^has given some surprises.
Production Sold
His present production of 15
units a month is sold two months
before it comes off the assembly
line. Most of the homes are go
ing to industrial cities in On
tario where rapid expansion has
forced a desperate housing short
age.
But there are - many other
markets that this new Hensall
businessman has in view to take
all of his anticipated production
—one unit per day.
He sees a big need for Clipper
Coaches in the huge industrial
sites that are springing up all
over Canada. He sees bigger
markets in the western provinces
and growing cities.
Norm St. Cyr has changed the
style and construction of "cabin
trailers” a tremendous amount
since he built his first one in
'48 (he calls it a shack).
Used Best Features
Before he went into the busi
ness seriously, he visited all the
major plants in the United States
and picked out what he thought
were the best features of theii’
products and combined them
into his own home.
But he’s not satisfied yet.
There are many changes ‘in pro
duction and style he’ll effect as
soon as he can.
This new Hensall industry,
formerly known as Ilderton
Trailers, broke ground on the
Hensall plant about a year ago
on a
To Home
and went into operation
limited scale in May.
St. Cyr picked Hensall for his
new plant, partly because of the
salesmanship of "Buck” Little,
and partly to take advantage of
the water supply, housing facil
ities, and highway space. «
<5100,000 Plant
The cement block building
measures 200 by 55 feet and has
a stock room measuring 10 5 by
24. The plant is valued at $100,-
000.
Manley Clingersmith is office
manager of the new firm. In the
plant, there are three phases of
production. Under foreman En-
del Grau, the cabinet furniture
is built. Men in this section in
clude Miles Uttley, Murray Bak
er, William Smale, and Alfred
Schiemann.
Ernie Chipchase is foreman of
the framework section and his
men are Don Urbshott, Manley
Jenks and Leroy Peters.
Midgets Lose
First Of Finals
Exeter Midgets lost the
game of the W.O.A.A. "B” fin
als with Elora Wednesday night
by a close 8-7 verdict.
Although losing pitcher Chuck
Parsons struck out 10 men in
six innings, he lost control sev
eral times and, combined with
several costly errors in the field,
allowed the home te#m the win
ning margin, The locals
theii’ opponents 10-6.
Exetei’ led 1-0 until
scored three runs in the
The winners
the fifth and
seventh.
The locals
counters in each of the sixth
and seventh. Their big rally in
the ninth was cut off after three
runs had scored and the bases
were loaded.
Irvine3 Ford and Terry Wade
led the losers at the plate with
three hits each.
Don Wells finished the game
on the mound after Parsons was
retired in the seventh.
outhit
Elora
fourth,
tallied another in
three more in the
replied with two
Under Jim Taylor in the as
sembly division are Nick Rud-
niski, Jack Leitch, Arthur Owen,
Harvey Keys, George Parker,
Fred Gadd .and Bill Baker.
Pupils Back Tuesday
Nobody Killed! Nobody Hurt!
Enjoys Perfect Week
Nobody killed! Nobody in
jured! No serious damage! Thai,
is the heartening traffic report
this week from the local Provin
cial Police detachment.
It’s the first week during the
summer that no serious -acci
dents have occurred on district
highways,
Only call the police received
Was one in which there - was
slight damage of about $25.
Traffic officials and depart
ment
urge
extra
end.
of highways authorities
all motorists to drive with
special care over the week-
Rec Council, Arena Board
Plan For Winter Sports
Plans for sports activities this
winter in Exeter’s new artificial
ice arena are being made by
town authorities.
Exeter
set the e
ization ;
night.
The
Thursday night to formulate
icy and operation of the
plant.
A joint meeting of the
council, town council,
board and arena building com
mittee will be held Tuesday
night to discuss the organization
of a senior hockey club. Enthus
iasm is high to enter a compe
tent intermediate team to start
off the artificial ice era. Town
authorities hope to form a
strong executive for the club.
Minor Committee
For minor hockey, the rec
council plans a special five-man
committee of representatives
from the Legion, Lions and
• Recreational
stage
at a
Council
for hockey organ
meeting Tuesday
arena board will meet
pol-
new
rec
arena
Expect Increase In Local Schools
.. Almost all schools will be
faced with increased enrolments
when the students answer the
first bell on September 2, a local
survey reveals. Few of the in
creases will force emergency
housing, however.
Exetei’ Public School is expect
ed to boast at least 20 more
than last year.
Principal Claude Blowes antici
pates a roll call of 35 0. An in
crease in the immigrant popula
tion may raise the figures even
more.
Three new teachers have been
hired. They are Miss Marion
Robinson and Mr. John Gunn, of
St. Marys, and Miss Grace Lobb,
of Stratford. Others on the staff
are Mrs. Elva Turvey, Mrs.
Helen Jermyn, Clifford Reeves,
Miss Kay McGill and Mrs.
Dorothy Hughson.
Expect 360 At H. S.
Enrolment at the South Huron
District High School is expected
to increase over last year. Sec
retary of the Board, E. D. How
ey, said the number will prob
ably reach 360. New desks are
being added to the rooms to
take care of the increase.
There will be no staff changes
at the high school.
A recent regulation from the
Ontario Department of Educa
tion makes official the name
"South Huron District High
School”. The department prev-
iously recognized it aS the “Ex
eter District High School".
Usborne Normal
Usborne School Area enrol
ment will be 226—about the
same as last year, according to
secretary-treasurer Garnet Hicks.
Several schools have been
painted and grounds improved
and new toilet facilities have
been added to one building dur
ing the summer.
Three new teachers will be on
the staff. They are Miss Marion
McLean, of Exeter, who will
teach at No. 3, Plugtown; Mrs.
Harvey Sparling, of Elimville,
who has been engaged for No.
6, Winchelsea; and Miss Evelyn
Willis, of Alberta, who will teach
at No. 12, Whalen.
Others on the staff are Mrs.
Jessie Carter, No. 1, Hurondale;
Miss Joyce Chambers, No. 4,
Eden; Mrs. Lou Dixon, No. 5,
Bissett; Harvey Sparling, No. 7,
Zion; and Mrs. William Mair,
No. 10, Lumley.
The school area will continue
to send Grades 7 and 8 to the
district high school for ‘home
economic and manual training.
Mrs. Elgin Webb, of Grand
Bend, will teach at Thames Road
school, which is not in the
school area.
Stephen Overcrowded?
Several schools in
township area may
crowded, Arthur Amy,
treasurer, said this week. This
may cause some shifting of
pupils to different schools. He
said the tentative enrolments are
fluctuating at the present time
because of air force personnel.
Enrolment is expected to be
between 310 and .315, an
crease over last year.
Seven new teachers have been
engaged. On the staff are: Miss
Jean Armstrong at No. 4, Shar
on; Mrs. Molitor, principal, Mrs.
F. W. Morlock and Miss Marie
Symon at No. 5, Crediton; Mrs.
Ada MacDonald at No. 6, Khiva;
Miss Evelyn Desjardine at No. 7,
Shipka; Miss Francis Lostell at
No. 10; Mrs. Wilma Desjardine
at No. 12; Mrs. Lome Hicks at
No. 14, Centralia; Ross Middle
ton, principal, Miss _Della Marks
and
No. 16, Dashwood.
Some improvements have
made to schools during the
mer.
Airport. Up
Wing Cmdr. McKelsky, _
in-
Mrs. Garnet Wildfong at
been
sum-
Stephen
be over-
secretary-
Wing Cmdr. McKelsky, chief
administrative officer at RCAF
Station Centralia, said enrolment
at the RCAF public school will
be a record 420. Thirteen class
rooms will be used, including
two kindergartens.
All ’’’houses at "Huron Park"
are now occupied, bringing the
number of children at the Site
to an all-time high.
Provincial
Zimmerman,
detachment,
ful" week.
He said ...........
over the weekend because of
cooler weather.
The constable isn’t sure this
near-perfect record will last,
however, With the prospects of
a holiday weekend coming up.
Labor Day, Ust of the sum
mer holidays, produces the great
est numbet of accidents of any
of the free days during the
week.
Coiistable
head of
called it a
Elmer
the local
"wonder-
traffic was lighter
Celebrates 87 Years
Mrs. John Fletcher, of Exeter.
Was guest of honor on her
eighty-seventh birthday at a
celebration held at the home of
her grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Gibson, of Bi’yanston.
A picnic supper, which includ
ed a birthday cake with 87
candles, whs served to some 26
guests,
wishes to Mrs
Mr.
and
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
and
cher
Mr.
and
Present to extend best
Fletcher were:
Ray Fletcher, Mr,
Hooper and sons,
Arthur Bay and
Maurice Quance,
Clarence Fletcher
Mrs. Ronald Flat-
Mrs.
Don
Mrs.
Mrs1,
Mrs.
aiid
family, of Wlnchelsea,
Mrs. Melvin Gardiner
Mr
andand . .. B
Marilyn; of Farquhar.
Kinsmen and two citizens at
large to coordinate activities of
the minor teams and ensure ade
quate financial backing.
The rec council met Tuesday
and reveiewed the activities dur
ing its first year of operation.
Chairman Donald Traquair
said four major projects had
been successful. They were the
summer playground, Saturday
morning classes, minor hockey
and baseball. He felt the council
should continue these activities
and branch into others.
Robert Southcott, chairman of
the Kinsmen playground com
mittee, said Department of Edu
cation officials had been enthus
iastic about the success of the
summer program. His committee
was disappointed with
tively small attendance
but the representative
vised him‘ it was an
showing for the first
operation.
Praises Supervisors
The playground chairman
praised the work of supervisor
Jean Taylor and her assistants.
They have done a marvellous job
in their first attempt, he said.
■■■ He hoped that with the co
operation of the public school
board the entrance and grounds
of the playground could be beau
tified and more equipment would
be purchased for another year.
Suggestions of extending the
playground activity to Victoria
and Riverview Parks and provid
ing swimming instruction were
discussed,
Derry Boyle reported on the
success of the minor ball pro
gram. The local midgets were in
the finals for the W.O.A.A. "B”
championship. The training of
pee wees and bantams was pro
viding a steady flow of players
for all minor teams, he said.
Three members of the council
expressed plans to resign. They
are chairman Donald Traquair,
secretary-treasurer Gordon Far
row and Mrs. Helen* Jermyn.
Present at the meeting besides
those mentioned were Councillor
Perth, whose sitting member is
Andrew McLean, a Seaforth
liberal. Mr. McLean edged Elgin
McKinley by a slim margin of
295 votes out of the 14,000 cast
in the riding when the Liberals
swept back into office in 1949.
Since then, Mr. McKinley has
been active iq party circles and
let it be known he wanted an
other chance to run. Most PG
followers in this district expect
ed he would be the party’s
candidate in this election. How
ever, they did not forsee
amalgamation of ridings.
Unique Contest
Elston Cardiff, active
member in the House for _ _
last eight years, wants to stand
for re-election in the new dis
trict. If he gets the nomination,
and Mr. McLean runs again for
the Liberals, the contest will be
unique with two sitting members
seeking re-election in the same
riding.
Elmer D, Bell, Q.C., president
of Western Ontario PC Associa
tion, expects over 300 voting
delegates at the nomination
meeting. Every poll in the
riding is entitled to two dele
gates. These are picked by poll
committees.
f Close to 18,0 00 population
lias been added to the riding,
whose total now reaches 43,000.
The increase includes the
towns of Clinton, Goderich and
Wingham; the villages of Blyth
and Brussels and the townships
of Colborne, Goderich, Grey and
Morris,
The municipalities of Mitchell,
Logan and Fullarton, formerly
of Huron-Perth, are now part
Perth riding.
Circus Friday
the
PC
the
o£\
the rela-
•at times
had ad-
excellent
year of
At Playground
The only, six-legged man
existence will be on hand at the
Kinsmen Playground on Friday
afternoon, one of many unique
freaks in the sideshow of the
circus presented by youngsters
and supervisors for the amaze
ment and amusement of Exeter.
Children began work on the
circus as early as Monday this
week "When they made poster and
a circus mural to advertise their
special day.
in planning
be as much
parents and
town who plan to spend part of
the afternoon at the home-made
circus.
The side show will include a
fat lady, tall man, two-headed
woman, the only six-legged man
in existence, as well as a sword
swallower, a juggler, a clown
and a barker. The novel penny
carnival will feature such activ
ities for the public as dart
throwing, knocking down milk
bottles, weight guessing and a
duck for apples.
After the big show is put
away for the day, there will be
a weiner roast for the children.
Friday’s activities will wind up
the season at the playground.
in
By their reactions
the affair, it will
fun for them as for
other citizens of the
Andrew Snelgrove and council.
member Glen Mickle.
Top Young Athletes Chosen
At Playground Sports Week
Let's Prevent This
Don’t; be one of the 25 likely to be killed on Ontario highways
over Labor Day weekend. Or one of the 500 likely to be injured. Slow
down! Drive carefully! Don’t gamble 1
Labor Day weekend is the most dangerotis period for accidents
throughout the year. It’s the last public holiday of summer and the only
U.S. neighbors. Trafficsummer holiday we celebrate in common with our
is at its heaviest.
Help keep tragedy off the highways this
Don’t be the one who drives badly, discourteously,
ly, impatiently or too cleverly. Come back alive!
weekend. Take it easy,
thoughtlessly, negligent-
Climaxing a week of sports
competitions
playground,
Friday’s track and field meet
brought 10 champions to the top
as high scorers in various events.
They were Jim Russell, Simou
Nagle, Nancy Boyle, Bill Harvey,
Sheila Ford, Doug Hodgson, Jan
Nable, Judy Snelgrove, Darrel
Farquhar and Sandra Hunter.
Entrants were divided into
four classes of girls and boys,
senior—11 to 12; intermediate—
9 to 10; juvenile— 7 to 8, and
junior, six and under. Jim
Russell was Tuesday’s marble
shooting champion, followed by
Elmer Ince and Winston Kerr.
Intermediate winners were Ron
nie Treumner and Jerry Brode
rick and juniors, Brian Sanders
and Marvyn Taylor. A croquet
tournament for girls the same
day was won by seniors, Sheila
Ford and Marilyn Jones and
juniors Eva Laurenta, Joan Dett-
mer aiid Jane Dettmer.
Top Boxers **
On Wednesday, heavyweight,
middleweight, lightweight and
featherweight boxing champions
were respectively Bob Harvey,
Frank Boyle, Mervyn Taylor and
Brian Hall. A hopscotch tourna
ment for the girls brought forth
senior winners —• Nancy Boyle
and Sheila Ford and junior win
ners —- Marilyn Jones, Sandra
Hunter and Joan Dettmer.
Thursday’s table tennis tourn
ament for girls was won by
at the Kinsmen
August 18 to 22,
seniors Nancy Boyle, Ruth Ann
McBride and Marlene McBride.
While junior winners were Bar
bara Hodgson, Judy Snelgrove
and Joan Dettmer. Best in the
skipping contest were Nancy
Boyle, Sheila Ford, Marlene Mc
Bride and Barbara Hodgson,
seniors, and Judy Snelgrove,
Sharon Appleton, Joan Dettmer
and Eva Laurenta, juniors.
Senior winners of the boys
quoits tournament were Winston
Kerr and Bob Harvey; inter
mediate, Ted Sanders and
Harvey; junior, Brian Hall
Gary Ford.
Keen Competition
The real test of athletic ___
came in Friday's program when
all entered in keen competition,
running, jumping and throwing
a ball.
Winners of various dashes
were Sandra Hunter, Judy Snel
grove, Sheila Ford, Nancy Boyle, Gary Ford, Jan Nagle, Jack
Stephan, Simon Nagle. Best high
jumpers were Gail Snelgrove,
Nancy Boyle, Melvin Finkbeiner
and Jack Harvey. In top spot for
the girls’ softball throw were
Sandra Hunter, Judy Snelgrove,
Gail Snelgrove and Nancy Boyle.
The football kicking contest
was won by Dale Farquhar, John
Snell, Bob Johnson and Jim
Russell; girls funning broad
jump—Sheila Ford and Nancy
Boyle: standing broad jump for
juvenile boys and girls—-Doug
Hodgson and Sharon Appleton.
Bill
and
skill
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