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THE 1IMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1953
HOSPITAL OPENS NEXT THURSDAY
Merchants Donate Many Gifts
To Winner Of 'Baby Derby'
The first baby born in South
aHuron Hospital will have
silvei' spoon in its mouth
literally and figuratively.
He or she will receive
bundle of wonderful gifts do
nated by Exetei’ merchants to
celebrate the opening of the
new hospital. •
The silver spoon is just one
of the many things the stork
will bring, along with the baby,
to the fortunate father
mother.
Among the grand gifts are a
high chair, play pen, baby foods,
bottle warmer, baby bath tub,
panda, plastic . meal-time set,
diaper pail, shawl, blanket, baby
boots, pictures, books and dress.
Mother will receive an orchid,
free taxi trip home, merchandise,
dry cleaning, slippers and a
stealj: dinner.. Father? Well, he
will get a flashlight (so lie can
attend to baby in the night) and
a steak dinner, too.
All this goes to the first baby
born in the hospital—the winner
and
Mrs. H. Taylor
Marks 90 Years
Mrs. Hannah Taylor will cele
brate her ninetieth birthday on
Friday, January 23.
She is the daughter of the
late Elam and Ann (Dayman)
Butt and is the last survivor of
a family of ten. She was born
on the farm in Usborne now
owned by
At the
with her
township,
spent in Fillmore, Sask. She re
turned to Exeter
ago.
At 90 years of
healthy and happy and has a
wonderful sense of humor. “Cro
cheting is my hobby and euchre
is my past-time,” Mrs. Taylor
remarked.
Neighbors in small groups
have visited her on several days
in celebration of her birthday,
in place of having one large
party.
Clark Fisher.
age of 15 she moved
family to Tuckersmith
Her married life was
eight years
age she is
Miss Janet Kestle, graduate
of Victoria Hospital School of
Nursing, received word on Sat
urday that she had been success
ful in passing examinations writ
ten last November and had re
ceived her R.N. degree.
of the “Baby Derby”-—and
parents. But the “runner-up”
isn’t forgotten. One merchant
will donate a silver cup to tha
second baby.
The first three babies and
their mothers will «be given a
free taxi trip home.
The list of prizes and their
donors appears on pages 3 and
its
Balmy January Sun
Lu res Golfers To Links
Shades of Miami and Palm
Beach!
This balmy January weather
w®s too much for two enthusias
tic golfers. Unable to resist the
urge, they played eight ____
Wednesday afternoon at Grand
Bend,
The fairways were a
muddy”, they noted. Otherwise,
it seemed, conditions were okay.
At least they couldn’t com
plain the course was crowded!
holes
’‘little
Need For Civil Defence
Stressed To Hay Council
The inaugural meeting of the
1953 council of the Township of
Hay was held in the Township
Hall, Zurich, on Monday, Jan
uary 12.
Clerk H. W. Brokenshire ad
ministered the oath of office.
Rev. Father D. Monaghan, Zur
ich, addressed council and
stressed the need for action on
civil defense.
Reeve Earl Campbell asked
for the cooperation of council
during 19 53 and was host to a
dinner at the Dominion Hotel,
Zurich.
A by-law providing for an es
timated expenditure of $55,000
on township roads during 1953
was passed subject to the ap
proval of the Department of
Highways. ■
The final reading was given
to by-law approving of the sub
division of NH, SJ4 and NJ5,
L.R.W. and placing restrictions
thereon.
Grants of $10 were approved
for the Huron County Crop Im-,
provenient Association and the
Salvation Army,
Appointments
follows: School
cer, Bruce
keepers, J.
Jacobe, Fergus -----.— ,
Walper, Leonard Merner, Simon
Hoffman, Roy Gingerich, Harold
Finaly, Henry Clausius, Allan
Crerar, William Waters; stock
valuator, Bertram Klopp; fence
viewers, Percy Campbell,
Hendrick, Fred Haberer;
superintendent, James Masse;
assessor, George Armstrong;
Hay Township Community Cen
tre Board, Reeve Earl Campbell
and Councillor A. J. Roche from
council; Ray Fisher, from school
area; Lloyd O’Brien from Zur
ich; Delbert Geiger, Federation
of Agriculture; Ferd Haberer,
J.
F.
London.
were made as
attendance offi-
Klopp; pound
ingram, Garnet
Turnbull, E. J.
Allan
stock
•Lloyd
road
Lions’ Club; Leland W i 11 e r t ,
Chamber of Commerce; Arnold
Merner, agriculture society.
Ausable Valley Authority, Wil
liam Haugh; caretaker of hall,
Mrs. F. Bender.
Rates of pay were
lows: man per hour
and team, $1.00;
75<f; snow-plow
set as fol-
70c; man
patrolmen,
helper,
township grader operator,
team and mower, $1.50;
tion of jurors, reeve and
or, $6.00; clerk, $10.00;
viewers, $2.50 per meeting plus
mileage; tractor on grader or
pulling brush, $1.50; tractor on
wagon, light work, $1.00; school
attendance officer, $2.50 per trip
plus
$2.50
road
hour
tion;
$6.00; poll clerks, $5.00; assess
or, $900 plus postage; reeve,
$125 plus $3.50 for special meet
ings plus $3.50 per trip for sign
ing cheques; councillors, $100
per year plus $3.50 per special
meetings; mileage for township
officials 7% per mile; caretaker
for hall. $250.
L. H. Turnbull was given the
contract for digging 5,785 cubic
yards and
earth on
$2,000.
It was
Lawrence .
contract on Mousseau drain and
that George Manning be paid
$1,125 a .portion of his contract
price • and balance of $500 be
held back until completion, and
that an account of $125 be sent
to, A. Shirray for extra work
done.
Grants of $40 to the Zurich
Public Library and $20 to Dash
wood Library were authorized.
750;
$1.00;
selec-
assess-
fence-
mileage; stock valuator,
per trip plus mileage;
superintendent, $1.00 per
supplying own transporta
deputy-returning officers,
levelling 486 rods of
the Datars drain at
moved that William
be paid $ 4,4 75 for
Never Contested Election Race
Hensall Reeve County Warden
Alvin W. Kerslake, veteran
reeve of Hensail whose name lias
never appeared on an election
ballott, is the 1953 warden of
Huron County.
Mr. Kerslake was elected at
the opening session of Huron
County Council Tuesday.
He defeated Reeves Stanley
TownshipSnider, of Colborne
and G. W. Gowdy, of Howick
Township.
Warden Kerslake
reeve of Hensail for six years
and was previously a councillor.
has been
He has nevei' had to contest an
election, always winning office
by acclamation.
Youngest Warden
The new chieftain of the
county shares the distinction of
being the youngest warden. He
is 38. Benson Tuckey, of Exeter,
and Alex Alexander, of Grey
Township, were also 38 when
they served as wardens in 19 43
and 19 45 respectively.
Mr. Kerslake was born in
Middlesex county, moved in 1938
Council Praises Police Force/
Finds Pumper In Bad Repair
Town council expressed ap
proval of the activities of its
probationary police force Mon
day night after hearing its first
report.
Mayor W. G. Cochrane said
the police committee report in
dicated the force was “active”.
Police activities, as presented
by Councillor Earl Witmer, chair
man of the committee, included
investigation of three traffic vi
olations, two accidents reported,
three illegal parking tickets is
sued,
police on one acident,
cycle reported stolen and re-
assistance to provincial
one bi-
turned to owner, all hockey
games and dances being checked
and nightly checks on the pool
room.
The two constables, John Cow
an and Reg Taylor, are being
employed on a six-month pro
bationary period.
At ‘
chief
John
1.
Camera Session
Council discussed “in
a parking ticket issued to a
Captain Of the U.S. Army who
parked in front of the post of
fice. Police ordered the car
towed away.. Council decided to
cancel the fine but issue a
friendly Earning.
Councillor Earl Witmer, sub
bing for drains chairman R. C.
Dlnney, reported the sewerage
pumping station at the corner of
the end of that
will be named to
Nofry, who retired
time a
succeed
January
camera”
John and Marlborough streets
was in bad repair. He noted
water seepage through the walls,
broken pipe and the pump dis
lodged from its base. He was
told to investigate the reason for
the damage and to see that a
daily inspection is made of the
building.
Council decided to purchase a
policy from the General Acci
dent Insurance Company to pro
vide workmen’s compensation
for all employees of the town
including volunteer firemen,
mayors and m'enibers of council
while thfey are on town business.
Herman Hodgson,
ance agent, and a
of the company,
policy to council.
Given Authority
Councillor Ralph Bailey and
his committee were given author
ity to hire a janitof for the
town hall and library.
Resignation of Donald Tra-
quair from the Exeter Commun
ity Centres Board was accepted
and Eugene Beaver was appoint
ed to replace him.
Fenceviewers appointed were
John Norry, William Middleton
and UlrlO Snell.
Protection f.O persons and pro
perty committee, h ea d d-d b y
Councillor Earl Witmer*, was
asked to investigate what action
was necessary' to T'S&eive the as
sistance of the St, John’s Am
bulance CofpS for epofts and
major events in the town.
to Hensail where he owns a
poultry business.
The newly-elected warden was
escorted to his chair and pre
sented with the key of the coun
ty by last week’s warden, Harvey
Johnston, reeve of East Wawan-
osli.
Holiday Resolution
Correspondence read iby Clerk
A. H. Erskine included 21 re
plies to a Huron County resolu
tion asking that Remembrance
Day, November 11, be a province
wide satutory holiday. Nine coun
ties concurred and 11 did not
endorse it.
A letter from R. J. Cledney,
deputy provincial minister, ad
vised that under the Interpreta
tion Act, Remembrance Day is
included in the list of satutory
holidays.
local insur-
representative
outlined
Ontario Grants
Huron, announced
grant brings the
aid to $53,333.33.
of $45,333.33 was
BIG CHANGE ■— Next Thursday and Friday,district residents will have an opportunity to
inspect tile amazing changes that have taken place around the famous Carling house,
shown here. The new South Huron Hospital, now being hailed as the most modern and ef
ficient in Ontario, will be open for public inspection. Visitors will be shown the beautiful,
bright wards, modern equipment and the lovely appointments inside. —Jack Doerr. Exeter
Crediton Civilian Pleads Guilty
lo Looting Centralia RCAF Stores
Clifford Grasdahl, service sta
tion owner at Crediton, pleaded
guilty in County Magistrate’s
Court here on Tuesday to the
theft of motors valued at seve
ral hundred dollars from a
storage barn on R.C.A.F. proper
ty, Centralia.
He took the motors to an
uncle’s home in Windsox' where
repairs were being made with
the idea of selling them.
He also took tiling and floor
coat from the same storage
building and stored it in a
neighbor’s home in Crediton.
The thefts were made in Oc
tober and November while Gras-
dahl was a civilian worker at the
airport.
W. G. Cochrane, defence coun
sel, asked for leniency for his
client as it was his first offence
and he had given information
to police which led to the re
covery of all the stolen goods.
Crown Attorney Dudley
Holmes remanded Grasdahl to
Goderich, jail to await sentence
January 22.
Magistrate Holmes dismissed
the charges against Steve Zachar
of causing actual bodily harm
to John Kabat in Centralia on
December 18.
Both men are farmers in the
Centralia district and bad feel
ings, which had existed between
them since last spring, ended in
a scuffle in which Mr. Kabat
sustained facial bruises. He was
treated by Dr. E. R. Patterson,
Lucan. W. R. Buckner, London,
was defense counsel.
In dismissing the case,
trate Holmes warned Mr.
against taking the law
own hands.
Magis-
Z a ch ar
in his
Famous Chorus
to
hy
re
Turnip Growers
Discuss Markets
At a meeting of Huron and
Middlesex turnip growers held
here last Friday, Paul Fisher,
Burlington g r o w e r, advocated
the inclusion of turnips under
the Farm Products Marketing
Act rather than the open market
basis now in use.
iMr. Fisher was Introduced
over one hundred growers
Keith Riddell, agricultural
presentative for Middlesex coun
ty. Reeve R. E. Pooley welcomed
the growers to Exeter.
Harold Hunter, vice-chairman
of the Ontario Association, was
chairman of the meeting, which
was opened by Jerry Montgom
ery, Huron county agricultural
representative.
Mr. G. Jones, of the Ontario
Agriculture College, Guelph, as
sured the growers that McDon
ald College would continue to
grow registered seed and breed
new turnips for Ontario.
The marketing of turnips, par
ticularly to the United States,
was discussed by Erwin Scott,
of Lucan.
R. E. Goodin, secretary, gave
a general report of work done
by the Ontario Turnip Growers’
Association.
To Sing Here
The Don Wright Chorus, fam
ous CBC entertainers, have been
engaged to present a concert in
South H u r o xx District High
School on Wednesday, February
11, it was announced this week.
The Chorus, heard on a Sun
day evening dominion-wide CBC
program every week, will sing a
variety of songs, including famil
iar pops, semi-classics and clas
sics.
The concert is sponsored joint
ly by the Exeter Recreation
Council and the Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority.
Mrs. Sam Pym suffered a
stroke at the home of hex’ son,
Alvin, of Usborne, on Monday.
District To Tour Buildins
pening7
The South Huron Hospital will be open for public
spection next Thursday and Friday, January 29 and
Residents of the district are invited to tour the new building
before it begins receiving patients.
The hospital will be entirely furnished and equipped in
plenty of time for the opening, the Association announced
this week.
X
m-
30.
Hospital $8,000
An additional grant of $8,000
has been awarded the South
Huron Hospital by the provin
cial government, Thomas Pryde,
M.L.A. for “
last week.
The new
total Ontario
A donation
announced earlier.
The increase was
the basis of eight
tients’ beds which
approved on
chronic pa-
have been
added to the hospital since
first grant was announced.
the
New Holiday Date
Victoria Day will be celebrat
ed on May 18 this year in
with legislation adopted by
liament last year.
Traditionally celebrated
May 24, the new legislation
vides for. celebration of
holiday on the Monday immedi
ately preceding May 24.
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pro
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Flyers Lose 7-5
New Hamburg defeated
tralia Flyers 7-5 in an O.H.A.
hockey game in Exeter Wednes
day night.
Cen-
Cowen Serves Seventh Term
As SHDHS Board Chairman
served as
was
and
Dr. Harvey H. Cowen, Exeter
dentist, was elected to his
seventh term as chairman of the
South Huron District High
School Board last week.
Dr. Cowen first
chairman when the board
originally formed in 19 47
has held that position ever since.
C. S. MacNaughton, Exeter,
was re-elected vice-chairman.
E. D. Howey is secretary
treasurer and George Tinney is
attendance officer.
J. M. Tieman, of Dashwood, is
the only new member on the
board. He was appointed by
Stephen township, whose public
school area posted the largest
aggregate attendance of all the
other niuncipalities in 1951. He
succeeds W. E. Middleton, who
last year represented
Public School.
Other members of the
are A. W. Morgan, K. H.
Usborne; Edward Chambers and
Harold Walper, Stephen; James
McAllister, A. J. Masse, Hay; E.
L. Mickle, Hensall.
Reduces Surplus
The financial
1952 showed the
its surplus from
Exeter
board
Johns,
statement for
board reduced
523,180.27 to
$22,022,76 or by $1,157.51.
Ovex* $4,700 was used .for
capital outlay from current
funds. The net loss of cafeteria
was $3,378.75.
Committees appointed were:
Transporation, McAllister, Johns,
Chambers, Walper, Masse; pro
perty, MacNaughton, Mickle,
Tiernan; management, Morgan,
Mickle, Tieman.
The board will meet the first
Tuesday of every month at S
p.m.
Request Gym
George Dobbs and Douglas
Sweet requested use of the gym
nasium for the Junior Maroons.
The board approved on the basis
of a rental fee of $5 per practice
and $15 per game.
Requisitions for maps and
dictation records were approved
Principal H. L; Sturgis report
ed 38 6 on the roll. Examinations
were held in December and re
ports issued the first week of
January. Guidance officers were
busy interviewing students who
showed weaknesses. Commence
ment grossed $300.
The basketball schedule be
gins January 27 with the seniof
boys at St. Marys and the St.
Marys senior girls at Exeter.
The South I-Iuron Hospital
will be open for public jnspec-
tion next Thursday
January 29 and 30,
Residents of the
invited to tour the
ing ’
patients.
The hospital will be entirely
furnished and equipped in plenty
of time for the opening, the As
sociation announced this week,
building
accept a
and Friday,
district are
new build-
before it begins receiving
Visitors will see the
completely prepared to
full quota of patients.
Workmen are now
cleaning and waxing floors, put
ting cm the last bits of interior
trim, installing equipment and
cleaning up construction debris.
Most of the patients’ wards
are furnished and decorated.
Expect 10,000
Close to 10,000 people are ex
pected to take advantage of the
opportunity to tour the new
hospital, described by experts as
the most modern in the province.
Every piece of equipment,
every appointment is of
latest design.
Many new features in the
pital are the first of their
in Ontario, or for that matter,
in Canada.
Members of the Association
will conduct tours through the
hospital. Ladies of the Auxiliary
will be stationed throughout the .
building to explain the functions
of the various rooms.
Tea will • be served in the
Auxiliary room in the hospital. ,*'1
On Carling Site
The building is on the Site of
the famous old Carling Estate,
comprising about three-quarters
of the block between Ann
Huron Streets and Main
William.
The 14-room house of
late Isaac Carling has been
verted to an office with
quarters upstairs. The
room is now a reception centre, '
complete with fireplace. I.
Joined to the Carling mansion,
stretching through the block is
a spic-an-span, one-storey strua- ■
ture with modern devices.
The T-shaped hospital is com
posed of two wings,
feet by
feet by
Nothing
None
laying,
the
h os-
kind
and
and
tho .*
con-
nurses'
dining
one 125
42 feet, the other, 105
42 feet.
Drab
of the drab, ghostly-like
atmosphere typical
pitals, exists in
building. It’s as
rainbow with
drapes and
rooms.
But there’s no way of telling
you just how good the South
Huron Hospital looks . . . you’ll
just have to see it for yourself.
of older hos-
this . modern
bright as a
flower-tilfted
pastel-coloured
W
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Scores Sugar Import
Stephen Council has petitioned
the federal government to stop
the importation of foreign re
fined sugar.
Orders 'Crack-Down' On Rough Hockey
Derry Boyle, Cyclone League
convener, announced Wednesday
night he had instructed referees
to impose a match penalty on
any player who deliberately
swings his stick at the body of
PRESENTS AWARD — R. L. Piper, of the All - Canada Insurance Federation, Montreal,
presents the National Award for promotion of traffic safety to Don Southcott, editor of The
Exeter Times-Advocate, J. M, Southcott, publisher, is at right. The Times-Aclvocate won
both Ontario and National Awards in a dominion-wide contest among weekly newspapers.
The traffic safety campaign Was conducted during the summer. —jack Doerr, Ekctcr
' s
an opponent.
(A match penalty “involves
the suspension of a player for
the balance of the game and the
offender shall be ordered to the’
dressing room immediately.”
“Any player incurring a match
penalty shall not be permitted to
take part in any further games
until his case has been dealt
with by the President.” — O.A.-
H.A. Official Rule Book.)
The convenor announced his
instructions had been endorsed
by Tory Gregg, W.O.A.A. man
ager.
to these fellows.”
Bob Watson, of Lucan Irish,
was suspended until such time
as Al Nicholson, of Hensall
Intermediates, is able to play
again. Nicholson suffered a ser
ious face injury in Hensall Fri
day, January 9. In addition,
when Nicholson does return,
Watson's suspension will
over into
games.
Should
to return mis s«asuu,
will stand suspended
first three games of the 1953-54
season. The Irish forward re
ceived a severe reprimand from
Harry Doughty, of Walkerton,
first vice-president of the W.O.-
A.A.
Ferguson Rowland, of Seaforth
Juveniles, was suspended for the
next three games in his league
for striking a Lucan player over
the head with his hockey stick.
Archie Hubert, Of Seaforth,
was the referee in both games.
three more
Nicholson be
this season,
carry
league
unable
Watson
for the
Derry Boyle, convenor of
Cyclone League, announced___
bert no longer is authorized to'
hai^lle Cyclone games.
Tory Gregg also announced
this week that Forest Frigidaires
have been moved up to “A”
category. According to the man-g
ager’s ruling, the teams in the I
Cyclone League are classed as I
follows: "A”, Forest and St.
Marys; “B”, Hensail and Exetbr;
“C”, Lucan, Zurich and Dash
wood; “D”, Ilderton.
the
hu-:
it up,”
Tory.
36,000
WOAA Executive
Suspend Players
The W.O.A.A. is “cracking
down on rough hockey”, Manag
er Tory Gregg, Wingham, an
nounced this week following an
Association meeting on Sunday
when two players were suspend
ed from the game for
use of sticks.
“We’re going to clean
roared the effervescent
“We figure there’s about
boys who are trying to play the
game clean. Why monkey around
with a couple of follows who
are making it dangerous for the
others? I don’t think there’s any
room in liqckey for’ them.
“Parents aren’t going to allow
their children to play hockey if
these brawls continue. If we
don’t stop it we'll have a death
on out hands and that will kill
hockey.
“We decided we’rd only wast
ing our time trying to be lenient
Marks Two Firsts
A woman scored two firsts for
her sex
week.
Mrs.
was the
tory of
jury. C
corded her
foreman.
Of the
for jury
the Only
jury was empanelled at the Open
ing of the assizes of the Su
preme Court before Mr. Justice
Smliy on Monday afternoon.
in Huron county this
John Sully, Goderich,
first woman in the his-
the
Other juyy members ac-
county to Sit on a
the honor of being
four women summoned
duty, Mrs. Sully was
one Called when the
Resume Sunday
Concert Series
The Sunday evening concerts
in Exeter will be resumed on
February 1 when the Junior
Choir of James Street United
Church present a program assist
ed by special artists.
Michael Farrow, outstanding
local pianist, will render two
movements from Mendelssohn’S D
Minor Concerto, accompanied by
Mrs. Margaret Parsons Poole.
A festival award winner, Mari
lyn Bisset, of Exeter, will sing
several selections.
Also featured will be orgah-
piano duets by Lawrence Wein,
James Street organist and Gor
don Koch. The concert will be
held in James Street United
Church.
On February 15, the R.C.A.F.
Centralia Glee Club will present
a program in Main Street United
Church under the direction of
F/L D. Bish.
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