HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-01-08, Page 1Eightieth Year
the
School Board
Hensail Council
now
con-
"our
Usborne Returns Reeve7 CouncilI
of
the
sugar
labor
beet
was the first of
members elected
with
was
the
and
en-
Chatham-Camden
truck, seen here,
Cross, assessor, stated
taxable assessment was
Smith outlined
The clerk was
to request the firm to
four-room addition
and it was found
expand again at the
years, it would be
any
poipplet-
and that
school should not
rooms because it
large to administer
the
Mrs.
assistant princi-
town line near Kent Bridge. Cab of
was carried 1,500 feet before it dropped
the locomotive. At right is the engine of
—London Free Press
Forest
Bro. C.
., Wor.
Sr. W.,
ruining Ontario’s
industry.
brief stated that
and farmer citizens under-
that the Ontario beet
of the junior grades
40 pupils. They have
re-grouped according to
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1953 Single Copy
Local Driver Dies In Train Crash,
Toronto Man Seriously Injured
LOCAL DRIVER DIES
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IN TRAIN CRASH — Leo Johnson,
28, driver for Guenther .Tuckey Transports Limited, died
Tuesday when the tractor-trailer truck he was driving col- off the front of
lided with a CPR express train at a level crossing on the | the truck.
Board Will Request Approval
For $92,000 School Addition
Exeter Public School Board
voted unanimously Monday night
to ask the Ontario Department
of Education for approval to pre
pare plans for a four-room addi
tion to the school.
The board’s decision came
after a lengthy debate on the
alternate proposals of building
an addition to the present build
ing or a new school on the west
side of town.
Although the members decid
ed to start negotiations with the
Department on the addition pro
posal, they indicated they would
still consider the new school if
it were shown this was more ad
vantageous.
Seek Approval
The board must secure
approval of the Department
the town council before it
gages au architect to draw plans.
When these are completed and
approved the council will seek
permission from the municipal
hoard to float a debenture loan
to raise funds for construction.
Members were generally
agreed with the opinion that the
population of children in the
town had reached its peak and
they felt there was no necessity
to provide for more than the
four-room addition.
Vice-chairman Harvey Pollen,
sponsor of the motion, noted
that the present building had
been designed to accomodate an
addition and it seemed unneces
sarily expensive to build a new
school which would require a
heating plant, drainage and dup
licate many of the facilities al
ready provided in the old build
ing. He did not think the new
addition would cost the $92,000
estimated by the architect.
Town Too Small
Mrs. Amy Milner, only woman
on the board, stated Exeter isn’t
big enough for two schools and
she felt the town would not ex
pand rapidly.
She noted a new school would
require heavier administrative
duties, additional janitorial staff
and equipment which was al
ready provided in the old school.
Principal Claude Blowes said
a new school would present the
problem of a divided house.
Carfrey Cann, who this year
replaces Mrs. Marion Sanders on
the board, was in favor of the
addition, noting that the pre
sent heating system could pro
vide for the extra four rooms.
He also could see no great in
crease of population in the near
future which would warrant an
other school.
Another Expansion?
At the beginning of the dis
cussion, Claude Farrow declared
Masonic Lodges
Install Officers
In a joint installation cere
mony the officers of Lebanon
of
and
Ex-
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was
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Bro. Fred Dawson. In-
of the officers was
Murray
the decision rested on the quest
ion of whether it would be neces
sary to expand the school again
in five years. He noted that In
spector G. G. Gardiner had stat
ed that a
exceed 14
becomes too
properly.
ilf the
were built
necessary to
end of five _
out of balance to have a 14-
room school in' one part of the
town and a two-room school in
another.
The motion to proceed
negotiation on the addition
seconded by W. G. Seldon.
Classes In Gymtorium
The board noted that
struction would not be
ed until September 1954
in the coming year, classes’ will
have to be held in the gymnas
ium.
Secretary - treasurer W. H.
Hodgson said that debentures
-on the old school, built in 1938,
will be paid off at the end of
195 4, about the time when the
new debentures would be issued.
This would mean some relief to
the taxpayers.,
Buy Ice Time
The board approved a proposal
from the Exeter Community
Centres Board to purchase ice
time' for students’ recreation for
$200 for the winter. Recreation
Director Doug,
the proposal.
The meeting
1953 and the
R. E. Russell chairman, Harvey
Pollen vi%p-chairman and W. H.
Hodgson, secretary-treasurer.
Adds Teacher
Mrs. Lois Porterfield, Exeter,
has been engaged by the Public
School Board to teach a straight
second grade to relieve the over
crowded class rooms. Mrs. Por
terfield formerly taught in Us
borne township and is known to
the public school pupils through
her - work with the Saturday
morning puppet classes last win
ter.
Last Available Room
The last available room which
was formerly a music room will
used by Mrs. Dorothy
and her fourth grade
now be
Hughson
pupils.
Each
averaged
been
ability so as to cause the least
possible upset. No teacher
has less than 30 pupils and some
still have more than 40,
Helen Jermyn,
pal stated.
Forest Lodge, Exeter, and
Irving Lodge, Lucan, A.F.
A.M., were duly installed in
eter on Monday, December
Past D.D.G.M. William Cann
director of ceremonies,
by W.
stallation
ably done by W. Bro.
Hodgins, of Lucan.
Officers of Lebanon
Lodge are: W.M. Wor.
S. MacNaugliton; I.P.M.
Bro. W. G. Cochrane; J
Bro. A. Snelgrove; Jr. W., Bro. G.
A. Borland; Chaplain, W. Bro.
K. Hodgins; treasurer, V. W,
Bro. W. E. Middleton; secretary,
W. Bro. C. L. Langford; D. of
C. ,( W. Bro. J. F. Dawson;
D. , Bro. W- A. Fraser; Jr. D.,
Bro. Lloyd Hodgson; I.G., Bro.
A. W. Gaiser; Sr. S., Bro, Ern
est Cerson; Jr. S., Bro. 2X. Bier-
ling; Tyler, Bro. Harvey Pfaff.
The officers of Irving Lodge
are; W.M., Wor. Bro. Ray El
son; I.P.M., W. Bro. Clarence
Haskett; S. W., Bro. George H.
Paul; Jr. W., Bro. Robert Mur
ray; Sr. S., Bro. W. T. Culbert;
Jr. S., Bro. C. B. Corbett; I. G.,-
Bro. H. A. Chown; Sr. S., Bro.
K. Carter; Jr. S., Bro. Art Mh-
Lean; Tyler, Bro. Cecil Carter.
Following the installation the
brethren repaired to the rooms
of the O.E.S. where a fourth de
gree was enjoyed.
Hensail, Hibbert Councils
Request Foreign Sugar Ban
Hensail and Hibbert councils
have endorsed a resolution re
questing the federal government
to stop foreign refined
produced by cheap native
from
sugar
The
urban
stand sugar industry, which has
thrived for half a century, will
probably not operate next year
unless some measures are adopt
ed to stop the flood of foreign
refined sugar which has deprived
the Ontario-made product of its
traditional home markets
Toronto-Hamilton-WindSor.”
The .resolution also said:
"growers’ returns for sftgar beets
and other payments made by ths
processors to factory and weigh
station workmen, railways, truc
kers etc., are a valuable source of revenue in the integrated
economy of, our community. In
the last three years thift industry
has distributed on the average, $11 million per year ih South
western Ontario.
Without the menace of foreign
refined sugar, the domestic beet
sugar industry heretofore has
had a sure market within its
own country. In these days of
international instability this Is
the only market we caii control.
There has never been ft surplus
of beet sugar, and ufttil now
growers have been assured of a
cash return for every toft of their
crop harvested.
"Besides the stability of this
domestic industry, the part it
played during food-short war
years will never be forgotten.
Ontario grown beet sugar was
badly needed by Canadian con
sumers when effectively stopped
inbound boats carrying cane
sugar from the tropics. The war
emergency need for this domestic
source of supply may occur
again.”
No Paper Last Week
In order to give our staff
advantage of the long Christmas
holiday and with the rush of
business, The Times - Advocate
did not publish last week. We
regret the disappointment this
was to our large family of read
ers as was evidenced by the
many enquiries received at the
office. This week we publish a
list of both the Christmas and
New Year visitors. Because of
the increase in news this week,
The Times-Advocate is a day
late. Foi’ the co-operation we
have received we wish to express
our thanks.
Holds Inaugural
The inaugural meeting of the
1953 Hensail council was held
Monday, January 5.
All members took their decla
ration of office before J. A.
Paterson, Justice of the Peace.
Rev. J. B. Fox adressed the
council and prayed for their
guidance.
W- Parke and L. Luker were
appointed to the street commit
tee. N. Jones and H. Hoy were
named as property committee.
Mrs. W. O. Goodwin was ap
pointed to the library board for
three years and L. Luker and H.
Hoy will be council representa
tives on the Community Park
Board.
A petition was received from
several interested ratepayers
complaining about the smoke
‘nuisance and fire hazard created
USBORNE SCHOOL TRUSTEES — Elected by acclamation
to Usborne Township School Arch Board were) left to right)
Walter McBride) Normal! BrOdk and George Frayne. Trus
tees serve for two years. Mr. McBride and Mr. Brock re
place Clarence Down and Bill Morley who resigned from the
board this year. Victor Jeffery is chairman. —-Staff Photo
Reeve Verne Pincombe and < visited the engineer’s office and
Councillors Harold Jeffery, Har- secured the plans early in the
old Hern, Earl Mitchell and [year.
Clayton Smith were returned to ‘
Usborne council Monday without
a complaint from ratepayers.
Elected to the school area
board^were George Frayne, Wal
ter McBride and Norman Brock.
The latter two replace Clarence
Down and Bill Morley.
Ratepayers expressed no dis
satisfaction nor did they ask
any questions from representa-
tiveg at the orderly., meeting. No
one was nominated to oppose the
acclamations.. „
The hall was filled for the
annual nominations and those
present heard reports from the
council, the school area board,
the district high school and the
road superintendent.
A humorous note in the pro
ceedings was the telling of
stories at which the Usborne
farmers seem to be most profic
ient. There were no ladies pre
sent at the meeting so the men
were free to tell their "best
ones”.
Produced Controversies
Reeve Pincombe noted the
year had produced some contro
versial problems. There was
much argument, he said, over
the route of Branch D of the
Kerslake drain. He made it clear,
however, "that never in any way,
shape or form did I suggest to
the englneei’ what route the
drain should take.”
The pipeline to R.C.A.F. Sta
tion Centralia, constructed across
the south end of the township,
caused the council a lot of
trouble, the reeve Stated,
Council held out for an agree
ment with the Department of
National Defence requiring it to
pay the township $3,000 for road
repair and be responsible for,
ditches until September, 1953.
The $3,000 had been received
ail'd, Mr. Pincombe said, the cost
of actual work on the r roads
would probably not cost half that
much, ,
Drift gOWOrk
The council spent $21,000 on
bridge construction during 1952.
TWe feel we were justified ih
doing this’*, the reeve said, “be*
cause none was done last year."
He explained that plans from
the engineer had not been re
ceived last year but that he had
He noted that the bridge on
Concession 6, known as "Bell’s
Sideroad^^was condemned and a
new bridge probably would have
to be constructed there in 1953.
The road is used by school bus
and the mail carriers. He predict
ed bridge work during the com
ing year would be as costly as
in 1952.
Commenting on county work,
the reeve said nothing had been
done on Usborne roads except
ordinary maintenance work. He
hoped more members' from the
south end of the county would
be elected to the roads commit
tee since he felt, the north had
been favored.
There is some disagreement
between the engineer and the
road committee over the route
of the township road from Sun
shine to Kirkton. The engineer,
the reeve stated, wants a cross
country road while the roads
committee is in favor of the
existing route.
He commented on the propos
ed $300,000 addition to the
Usher In New Year
At Colorful Parties
The Exeter branch of
Canadian Legion held a very
successful New Year’s eve dance
in their gaily decorated hall.
The draw was made for a
number of valuable prizes. Mr.
Bob Miller, Farquhar, won the
refrigeratop; Miss Joan Rose
mary, Watford, sewing machine;
Roy Ryah, Crediton, mix-master;
Mrs, j. Phillips, Stratford, plat
form rocker; Kay Robinson, of
Alisa Craig, toaster; Carol Wil
liams, Clinton, electric iron; Mrs.
Fred Fittkbeiner, Exeter, electric
kettle; blankets by Stan Love, of
Exeter, and Gord. Carmichael,
Strathroy, and $5 consolation
prizes by Charles Farquhar, of
Hensail, Glenn Fisher, Exeter,
Robert Jeffery, Usborne, and R.
W. Guriiay, London.
Monetta Menard’s New Year’s
eve dance was a "sell out”.
Dancing to Austin Carter’s three
piece band, Stratford, and a
buffet supper, highlighted the
celebration,
county home to provide for 60
new beds and four small apart
ments For a new county court
house, $250,000 had been raised
and set aside but work would
not proceed until the home had
been completed.
He- praised - the work being
carried on at the home and the
museum.
Mr. Pincombe complimented
the Junior Farmers on their mail
box improvement project.
Weed Progra'm Effective
Councillor Harold Jeffery
spoke on weeds. Spraying was
done for the first time this year
and weeds were cut only once.
Mr'. Jeffery said the spraying
had been much more effective,
and although it cost over $500
more, he thought it was good
business.
He said the Sauble drain had
not been completed; there was
some difficulty with it, but he
hoped it would be straightened
out.
He praised the work of Mur
ray Stephen who drew the honor
roll of ‘World War II veterans.
Widen Roads
Councillor Harold Hern stated
more roads had been widened
this year. New bridges had been
built on the pipeline road and at
Pym’s, the government subsidiz-
ing construction to 80 percent,
Culverts had been built at Dun
can’s and on the Hibbert
TuCkOrsmith boundaries.
Fire protection had been
ranged with both Exeter and
Hensail brigades and ratepayers
were free to call the telephone
central at the closest town to
get assistance.
Gravel Up
Clayton Smith, who was elected
to council for the first time last
year, reported price of gravel
had increased from 5*7 cents to
74 cents. Clftse to 12,000 yards
of gravel had been spread on the
roads.
Councillor Earl Mitchell, ab
sent because of illness, present
ed a report, wd by clerk II. H.
G. Strang, stating cost of snow
removal for 19 5 2 had t. been
$3,790.94.
Improve Schools
Victor Jeffery, chairman of
the school board, reported ail
schools now had indoor toilets;
drinking fountains had been pro-
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to
car went into a
uprooted a 21-
O.H.A.
all-star
skating
and of-
said the
was about
$300.
Constable Elmer
who investigated,
six feet west of
of No. 4.
opening of Exeter
Arena will be held
January 22, board
Ed, Brady announced
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Ihe skull was cause of
death.
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RETURNED IN USBORNE —— Reeve Verne I’incombc (sitting) andRETURNED IN USBORNE Reeve Verne I’incombc (sitting) and Councillors Clayton
Smith) Harold Hern and Harold Jeffery look over township papersry following their* re
election to office last week by acclamation. Coonncillor Earl •Mitchell, who Was also^e
elected, was Unable to attend because of illness. The nomination meeting was hel-’ '
day, January 2». t r ,
A driver for Guenther Tuckey
Transports Limited, Leo John
son, of Exeter, was killed Tues
day morning when his tractor
trailer truck collided with an
express train near Chatham.
Mr. Johnson, 28, was driving
to Chatham by a “back route” to
pick up a load of canned goods
when the fast express hit the
cab of his truck at a level cross
ing on a boundary road near
Kent Bridge. The train drove the
cab 1,500 feet down the tracks,
carrying the driver with it.
Father of four children, Mr,
Johnson was living with his
family on the Thames Road in
the farm home owned by Clar
ence Fairbairn where they moved
in May 1952. Before that they
lived in Exeter for six months.
He joined Guenther Transport
Company about a year and a half
ago, moving from Clinton, and
was employed by Guenther
Tuckey Transorts Liuiited when
the two firms amalgamated.
Mr. Johnson was born in Mq-
Killop township, son of the late
James Johnson and Mrs. John-
son.
Surviving besides, his mother,
now Of Seaforth, are his wife,
the former Ruth Nigh, of Sea
forth; four children, Bobby 6,
SJiaron 3, Bonnie 2 and Caroline
■Marje 8 months; three brothers,
Jack, of New Hamburg, Sylves
ter, of Niagara Falls, and Gus,
at home; and two sisters, Mrs.
Frank Decker (Angela), of Kit
chener; and Mrs. Carl Feeney
(Dorothy) at home.
The funeral will be held Fri
day ' morning at St. James'
Church, Seaforth, with Father
Webber officiating.
Form Figure Skating Club
Recreation director Doug.
Smith announced this week a
meeting will be held at Exeter
Arena Friday night from 5:30
to 7 to organize a figure skating
club,
Mrs. Wilma Brintnell, Exeter,
has been engaged as an instruc
tor. Formation of the club will
be determined by the number
interested.
Driver In Fatal Elginfield Crash
To Face Manslaughter Trial
Only survivor of the Elgin-
field crash which killed three
women of a Creditoil district
family, Frank Walter Brawley,
44, of Toronto, was committed
for trial on a manslaughter
charge Tuesday.
The preliminary hearing was
held before Middlesex County
Magistrate F. G. McAlister.
Mrs. Mary Gower, of Brinsley,
her daughter, Mrs. Jean Eliza
beth Kuhn and her granddaugh
ter, Joyce Isobel Kuhn, both of
Crediton, were instantly killed
when the car driven by Brawley
struck the pickup truck in which
they were driving to London on
November 12.
Clifford Creighton, Toronto, a
Prepare For Festival
Music teachers in this district
are urged to begin preparations
for the South Huron Music Fes
tival which will be stageAtein
April by the Huronia Male
Chorus.
Some instructors have already
started training for the Festival,
the second annual one held here.
It was originally scheduled for
November but postponed
allow teachers more time to de
velop pupils and choirs.'
The syllabus, available now,
includes numerous classes, vocal
and instrumental.
passenger in the Brawley^ car.
died in hospital two days after
the - crash.
Car Didn’t Stop
Chester McComb
truck passed as he
to enter No. 4 Highway from his
farm north of the intersection.
He said he saw the car coming
"fairly fast” from the east on
No. 7 and doubted that it could
stop. It didn’t stop, he said, and
he saw it collide with the truck.
Provincial Corporal Floyd
Haight said point of impact was
four feet north of the south edge
of No. 7 and
the centre line
Uprooted Tree
He.- said the,
broadside skid,
foot tree and came to rest 80
feet southwest of the point of
impact.
The truckr* Corporal Haight
testified, was rolled over and
came to a stop 57 feet west of
the point of impact.
Brawley was charged specific
ally in the death of Mrs. Jean
Kuhn. Dr. F. W. Luney, patholo
gist, said extensive fracture of
her
A Toronto man is in "fair’*
condition in London hospital
following a»crash south of Exe
ter Monday which he received ,
serious injuries.
Edgar Brpwn, 60, was rushed
to hospital after the 1953 car
he was driving was struck by a
stage truck at the intersection’
of the St. Marys road and No. 4 highway.
The truck, owned by National
Grocers, London, and driven by
Gerald P, Biddle, 23, of London,
was travelling west on the Si.
Marys road and failed to stop at
the comex* because of ice con
ditions. The truck crashed the
car, owned by Ontario Provincial
Police, and drove it 100 feet
into a corner field,
(Brown is a mechanic employed
by the Ontario Department of
Highways.
Damage to the car was $1,400:
to the truck *
Provincial
Zimmerman, ,.„u
said charges were pending.
“ Dr, F. J. Milner attended. The
Hopper-Hockey ambulance rush
ed the man to hospital.
Convertible Smashed
A 1952 convertible was smash
ed when it went out of control
and struck a tree one-half mile
south of Exeter on Saturday,
January 3.
Andry Lalonde, 19, of RCAF
Station Clinton, suffered a
broken leg and Jean Donaldson,
20, of Clinton, received facial
injuries. Two other1 passengers
and the driver, Joseph Bryan
Morris. 17. of RCAF Station
Clinton, were hurt.
The mar. from Ohio, was bor
rowed.
Provincial Constable Elmer
Zimmerman said charges were pending.
William Miller, of R.R. ].
Staffa, skidded into the ditch
one and one-half miles east of
Exeter, Saturday, . and broke a
hydro pole. Damage to the ear
was about $300.
Lewis Bernhardt. 27. of Pres
ton, struck and killed a deer on
No. 83 highway, two miles -west
of Exeter on New Year’s day.
Damage to the car was $300.
by the fire burning on the prop
erty of W. G. Thompson and"
Sons, Ltd., and asking for its
abatement. The clerk was in
structed
desist.
W. B'.
the total
$702,614.
The salary of E. R. Davis was
increased to $200 per month.
Officially Open Arena
Official
Memorial
Thursday,
chairman
this week.
Although the program has not
been completed,- preliminary
plans call for a hockey match
between Elmira Polar Kings, last
year’s Intermediate "B”
champions and an
Cyclone team; figure
exhibition special music
ficial opening ceremonies.
Final Prayer Service
To Be Held Friday
The final meeting of
annual Week of Prayer, will be
held in James Street United
Church Friday night with the
Rev. H. J. Snell conducting the
service.
On Monday night, the Rev.
Donald Sinclair led the service
in Caven Presbyterian Church.
Rev. A. E. Holley conducted the
Wednesday night prayer service
in Main Street United Church.
The theme of this year’s Week
of Prayer is "To God be the
Glory” based on the Lord’s
Prayer. It is designed ‘to lead
all Christian people of every de
nomination to a deeper under
standing of the importance of
prayer in the Christian life, and
is world-wide in its observance.
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