HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-03-05, Page 1Eighty-First Year THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1953
High School Basketball Team
To Compete For Ontario Title
S.H.D.H.S. senioi' boys’ basket
ball team will be gunning for
an Ontario championship when
they travel to Toronto this Sat
urday.
The locals hope to add a pro
vincial title to the two Western
Ontario awards they already
have tucked away in the trophy
case at the school.
Entered in the invitation
tournament of the Ontario Fede
ration of Secondary School As
sociations as representatives of
W.O.S.S.A., the high school team
will compete against top “B”
competition from othei’ parts of
the province.
They meet Pembroke, Eastern
Ontario champs, in the first game
at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon
in Ryerson gym. If they emerge
victorious, they will tackle the
winner of the game between the
north and s outh champions,
South Porcupine and Albert Col
lege, for the title in the evening.
A consolation game
between the losers
liminary games.
S.H.D.H.S. boys
but effective”, and Ken Moir,
6’ 1” captain.
Gary Middleton, the tallest boy
on the team at 6’ 4" plays centre.
Starting guards are Bill Yung-
blut and Jim Sturgis, both six
feet tall.
John Hicks, who Mickle de
scribes as his sixth “regular”
plays a forward spot. (
members of the team are
Batten, Bruce Cudxnore, Don
kins, Bob Fletcher and Doxx
Curdy.
“regular’
Other
Bill
Ad-
Mc-
The locals have won
games from Mitchell and two
from St. Marys in regular play.
Last Friday, the seniors whip
ped Mitchell 56-45. The junior
boys lost 53-3 2. The senior girls
racked up a 63-11 victory and
the juniors won 31-11.
Zurich Flyers took a one-game
lead in the Cyclone "C” group
finals Wednesday night by de
feating Lucan Irish 10-5.HORSELESS BUS — Exeter’s first motor bus, a chain-driven
vehicle with motox* beneath the seat, arrived in town in 1904.
The lad at the front is Elmore Harness. See “Jottings By
J.M.S.” on Page 2.
Price Per Copy 70
Legion Studies $8,500 Project
To Lay Rock Floor In Arena
Branch Canadian Le-
consi-dering the project
a tap rock floor in the
.4 .x^
is scheduled
of the pre
were picked
to represent Western Ontario be
cause of their outstanding re
cord this year. They have never
been defeated in league or ex
hibition play against other school
teams.
Normally, the winnex* of the
W.O.S.S.A. competitions would
be selected. However, the W.O.
S.S.A. tournament will not be
staged till after the Ontario
series so district officials had to
select 'J theii' representatives on
the basis of a good season’s re
cord. •
TWo busloads from tlxe local
school will make the trip Satur
day. Tickets are being sold to de
fray expenses.
On the school squad are two
members of last year’s senior
team plus nine boys up from last
year’s W.O.S.S.A. Junior “B”
champions.
Coach Glenn Mickle declined to
predict the chances of his team
in the tournament because it
hasn’t met any strong competi
tion this year. Tlie locals have
waltzed through all league teams
and several outside squads in
cluding Stratford, an “A” school.
Mickle called his current crew
oae of the best he’s had since he
started coaching
five years ago.
“We have more
than we did last
lost to Listowel
finals,” he said.
Veterans back from that team
are Don O’Brien, 5’ 10” forward,
who Mickle describes as “small
South Huron
depth this year
year when we
in the semi-
Special Committee To Plan
For Coronation Celebration
Exeter
gion are
of laying
arena.
The proposal was put before
the members at a general meet
ing last Thursday evening. A
special committee was appointed
to investigate the details
struction and cost.
Ed. Brady, Comxnunity
Board chairman, spoke
members and announced
received an estimate of
for the floox* from a professional
firm.
The special committee will
interview other organizations in
the area to discovex' what financ-
of con-
Centres
to the
he had
$8,500
ial assistance would be available
if the Legion undertook the pro
ject. The branch hopes to receive
donations from other clubs and
raise the remainder of the cost
by sponsoring special events,
Lower Cost?
The committee is also investi
gating the possibilities of lower
ing the cost by buying the
materials fox* the floor, stock
piling the necessary gravel and
contributing free labor.
To construct the floor, accord
ing to the proposal submitted by
a Port Credit firm, the pipe
lines must be levelled to within
one-eighth inch of dead level.
LThe sand grade must be evened
A special committee was ap
pointed by town council Monday
niglxt to draft a plan for the
celebration of tlxe Coronation of.
Queen Elizabeth II on June 2.
Members are Mayor W. G.
Cochrane, Deputy-Reeve William
■McKenzie and
Bailey.
There was
what form tlxe
take.
Mayor Cochrane was not in
tlxe chair for the regulai' meet
ing. Reeve R. E. Pooley was in
charge.
Negotiate For Land
The Riverview Park Improve
ment Committee are negotiating
with two property owners to se
cure land in tlxe river area. Tlxe
committee expressed the hope
that they could secure the land
economically fox' tlxe community
project.
Tentative plans for the park
include tlxe acquisition of 1.8
acres of land from A, J. McKer-
ral and less than aix acre from
G. J. Dow. Both of these areas
include parts of tlxe river and
are necessary for access from the
north side of tlxe channel.
Consider Floor
Community Centres Board
chairman Ed Brady reported
Exeter Legion was considering
the project of laying a trap rock
floor in the arena.
Council reviewed the town’s
insurance and ordered increases
in several policies. An additional
$5,000 will be placed on the
town hall building, bringing it
to $20,000. Other policies will
be changed to give $2,000 cover
age on all fire fighting equip
ment othei' than the fire truck
and $2,000 coverage on furnish
ings and contents of the town
hall othei' than fire equipment.
Councillor Ralph
no indication of
celebration might
Organize Twenty 4-H Clubs
For Junior Farmers In County
Charles Coultes, Belgrave, was
elected president of the Huron
County 4-H Club Leaders’ As
sociation at its annual meeting
in tlie agricultural office board
rooms, Clinton, on Monday. Past
president is Harry Sturdy, of
Auburn. Others elected are: vice-
president, Robert Campbell, of
Dublin; secretary-treasurer, Mau
rice Hallahan, Blyth; directors,
Bill Turnbull, Brussels (Beef
Club); John Wheeler, Brussels
(Swine Club); James Stonner,
Goderich (Forestry Club); Don
ald Bray, R.R. 1, Kirkton
Club); George Adam,
(Tractor Maintenance
Simon Hallahan,
Club); and Wallace
(Forage Club).
Friday, December
date set, and the
District High School . .
for the 1953 Achievement Niglxt.
After a discussion, the meeting
decided to carry out a program
similar to that of last year,
20 Clubs This Year
Of special interest to the meet
ing was the announcement that
there will be 20 4-H Clubs in the
county, an increase of one, owing
to the formation of a Forage
(Grain
Gorrie
Club);
(DairyBlyth
Bell, Blyth
4, was the
Exeter and
the centre,
byClub, which will be sponsored
the Blyth Agricultural Society.
Johxx Butler, assistant agri
cultural representative
county, outlined
regulations fox’
stating that its
demonstrate tlxe
mended hay pasture mixtures; to
demonstrate the value of proper
seeding methods for forage crop
mixtures and the value of good
cultural practices; to improve
the quantity and quality of hay
and pasture crops; to enable tlxe
club members to become familiar
with the various grasses and leg
umes and newer varities; and to
develop leadership and to foster
community co-operation in pro
duction methods.
At Least Two Years
Mr. Butler said that tlxe pro
ject will carry on for at least two
years with the cllimax being the
Achievement Day each fall. The
members will study and practise
recommended cultural methods
for forage crop production; and
a record of the cost of produc
tion will be kept.
Each club member is to take
soil samples and should apply
fertilizer to liis plot as suggested
—Please Turn To Page 6
■for the
the rules and
the new club,
objects are: to
value of recom-
Coverage on contents of the
shed behind the town hall was
increased from $30-0 to $500.
Deputy-Reeve McKenzie
ported the floox1 of the fire
needed reinforcing. This was
to Councillor Dinney
committee.
Slxeldoix Wein, . on behalf of
Exetei' Kinsmen, requested per-
missioxx to hold a tag day on
Saturday, March 7, to raise
money for tlxe Flood Relief Fund.
Council approved.
Vernon Heywood and Andrew
Bierling, representatives of Exe
tei’ Legioxi, requested that the
branch’s taxes be refunded and
that the final grant of $1,000
be made to them. Reeve promised
consideration of council.
The Legion has received grants
of $2,000 in each of the two
proceeding years and the final
$1,000 this year would bring the
total up to $5,000, which the
195-0 council recommended be
given to the branch as the town’s
contribxxtion to the new building.
AFTER CHORES, LESSONS — The farm management course at S.H.D.H.S. night school
draws the largest attendance. Both young and experienced, farmers find this class is practi
cal and profitable. Experts are brought in to teach on various subjects and films are used,
to show proper methods of management. Here the group listens to a lecture. —Jack Doerr
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Need Two More Teachers
For High School Increase
An increase in enrolment at
South Huron District High School
next fall will require the services
of two additional teachers, Prin
cipal H. L. Sturgis told
Tuesday night.
To accomodate the
the library and sewing
the school will be converted into
classrooms.
Mr. Sturgis presented school
enrolment figures to support his
estimate of 435 pupils for 19 53-
’54.
The two new teachers will be
required to instruct junior Eng
lish and social studies and junior
mathematics. The board will
the board
increase,
rooms of
Donates $50 To Hospital
A London barber, F. J. Wright,
lias donated $50 to the South
Huron Hospital in memory of
his “first Canadian home”.
Mr. Wright sent the cheque to
Reeve, R. E. Pooley of Exeter
and asked that it be accepted
“in memory of the late Samuel
Hunter and his sister,
formerly of Elimville—my
Canadian home.”
He came over to Canada
England as a boy and lived
the Hunters, working on
farm.
Later he barbered in Elimville
and operated the general store
there *for several years.
Nancy,
first
from
With
their
will represent the juniors
Ken Flear, the seniors, at
regional contest in Leaming-
Teachers Seek
Public Speakers Compete
In the district W.O.S.S.A. pub
lic speaking contest held at the
High School’ Thursday afternoon,
Ken Fleai* won the senior- class
competition. Evelyn Sharrow was
defeated by Evelyn McDiarmed,
of’ Florence H.S.
There was no competition in
the junior class.
Marion Creery and Jim Croc
ker
and
the
Salary Increases
Teachers at the Exetei' Pub
lic School requested increases in
salaries at tlxe board meeting on
Monday night. Amounts were not
disclosed.
The board deferred action un
til the next meeting.
There is no salary schedule
in effect fox' Exeter Public School
teachers. They are asking for a
raise comparable to the annual
increment awarded to teachers
where schools are operating
undex* a salary schedule.
No word lxas been received
from the municipal board regard
ing the new addition. The board
is seeking permission to engage
an architect to draft construction
plans.
When this permission comes,
the board will probably call a
special meeting to get the project
started as soon as possible.
Name Cyclone Hockey All-Stars
This year’s Cyclone “dream
team” was named this week.
Team managers in the district
hockey league selected their
favorites for “all-star” honors.
Topping the poll is Junior
Barash, of Zurich Flyers, who
won the scoring title this year.
All but one of the league’s brass
picked Barash for the letf wing
position.
Close behind in total points
was Tod Garvin, smooth play
maker for Forest. He was first
choice of all but two selectors,
Completing the forward line is
Benny Glgnac, linemate of Bar
ash who recOived fivo first place
votes. -
Winning defence positions were
“Red” Graham, of Forest, and
Bill Smith, of Lucan.
Tied for goaltending honors
were Keith Tambling, of Ilder-
ton.
trophy,
Liican.
The
eluded
Wade,
Bob Evans, Ilderton, at centre,
and Stan Ulrich, Forest, at left
wing, and Urbshott, Ilderton, at
right.
Seven of the eight team man
agers submitted theii' choices for
the league’s top players. The
other manager declined to make
the selections.
The poll was conducted by
Derry Boyle, Cyclofle league con
venor, and The Exetei’ Tlmes-
Advocate.
This is the first year
stars have been chosen.
Outside of the first
the races were close in almost
all positions.
Fred Revington, Lucaii, and
Jim Hayter, Dashwood, gave
Times-
the all
choices
Evans a close run for the second
centre spot. Hayter compiled
more votes than Evans but these
were split between centre and
defence positions. Zurich’s
Maisonville drew one first place
vote.
Barash and Ulrich captured
most of the votes for lefft wing.
Next in line was I-lerb Stretton,
Lucan. Behind Gigiiac and Urb-
shott in the right wing race was
Don Fletcher, of St. Marys.
Following the leaders for dew
fence positions were Innes, of
St. Marys; Blbxarn, Of Ilderton,
and O’Shea, Of Hensail.
Placing third in the goal
tenders’ race was Bryce Dafoe,
of Forest.
who won Hie
and .Take
team
Shaw,
netmlnders1
Sarnes,of
■picked
Exeter1,
second
George „of Honshli, oh defence
ln-
and
District /zDream Team" Picked By Managers
SECOND TEAM
Tambling (I) ahd Barnes (L)
Left Defence
Right Defence
Centre
Left Wing
Right Wing
FIRST TEAM
Goal (tied)
Graham (F)
Smith (L)
Garvin (F)
Barash (Z)
Gignac (Z)
STITCHING SESSION — There’s more stitch than chatter in the sewing clashesht the night
school. There are two courses, one advanced and one elementary. The school has conduct
ed 13 different courses and attendance average is well over 250. Enrolment reached a peak
of 400 at the first. The night school meets every Thursday night and is sponsored by the
Ontario Departments of Education and Agriculture and the high school board. —Jack Doeri'
Captures Fourth Prize
An entry of beans from the
agricultural department of S.H.-
D.H.S. captured 'fourth place in
the intercounty competition at
Middlesex Seed Fair this week.
The local entry competed against
prize-winning entries from seed
fairs of other parts of the pro
vince. 1
Doctors Laud New Hospital
Medical doctors or Huron
• County met in tlxe South Huron
. Hospital last Wednesday niglxt.
; It was tlxe first time in tlxe his
tory of Exeter that tlxe county
; doctors’ association have met in
I the town.
The president of the associa
tion, Dr. Stapleton, of Seaforth,
congratulated the members of
the hospital board on theii’ splen
did building.
Dr. Johnson,
on the duties
practicioner.
Members of
sociation were
the doctors and
hospital staff served lunch.
There were about 20 doctors
present.
Lucknow, spoke
of the general
the hospital as-
present to grqet
the nurses of the
advertise for the teachers.
Members discussed the con
struction of axx addition to the
schcol but estimated the conver
sion of the two rooms, library
and sewing, would solve the
crowding problem for one year.
One Baby A Day
Hospital Record
An average of one baby everv
day is the record of* South Huron
Hospital to date.
Twenty-nine babies have been
born in tlxe new building since it
opened early in February.
During the past
February 27, a
born to Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
Thomson, Exeter;
to a point one and one-half
inches below the bottom of the
pipes. The cement is poured on
top of this level to make up a
four and one-half inch concrete
slap.
Special Topping
The three-eighths inch top
ping consists of a mixture of ce
ment and specially graded one-
eighth inch to five-sixteenths
inch trap rock aggregate. This
topping is forced into the plastic
underslab and is floated with
xnechanical equipment. Following
this floating and after numerous
trowelling operations, the floors
will be finally ground with
heavy grading machines to pro
vide a hard, durable finish with
the decorative appearance of
gray terrazo.
The ice surface to be covered
is 70 feet by 170 feet. The puck
boards around the sides will
have to be removed to lay the
floor.
Len McKnight is chairman of
the committee. Members are
Andrew Bierling, Ted Pooley,
Clifff Brintnell and Fred Dar
ling.
Donates To Fundi
The branch donated $100 to
the Huron County Overseas
lief Fund and $10 to the
Johns Ambulance Corps.
Foui' new members were
itiated. They were Wilfred Mack,
Stan and Howard Preszcatox' and
Jens Andersons. Vernon Hey
wood, president, conducted the
meeting.
Re
st.
in
week,
daughter
on
was
on February
28, a daughter to Mr. and
Frank Adams.
On March 1, five babies
born. To Mr. and -Mrs. Yke Dyk
stra, R.R. 1, Kirkton, a son; to
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Esbroeck, R.
R., Hensall, a daughter; to Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Honsberger, of
Centralia, a son; to Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Broderick, a daughter; to
Mr. and Mrs. James Dunn, PMQ
Centralia, a daughter.
Miss Helen Buswell and Mrs.
Helen Campbell have been added
to the hospital staff.
Mrs.
were
Meet To Determine
Vegetable Prices
Growers and canners are
meeting together in Hamilton
this week to discuss prices of
beans, cabbage, carrots and beets
for 1953.
Growers’ representative for
this district, R. E. Pooley, is
attending the conference.
Tlxe local branch of the Canad
ian Canners Limited is awaiting
word from its head office be
fore offering contracts for corn
and peas. Prices fox' these pro
ducts were set recently. Peas
remained at $98.50, the same os
last year, while corn took a drop
to $25.00, $1.00 less than last
year.
Girl Trampled By Tossed Pupils
When School Bus Overturns
A 13-year-old high school girl
was injured Monday afternoon
when she was trampled by her
terrified school chums after
school bus had overturned
the icy road.
Josephine Morris, daughter
•James
taken
of a
fellow
only a shaking up in the crash
a mile and a quarter east of
Hensail.
Driver Andrew Calder, of Sea-
■a
on
of
Morris, of Dublin, was
to hospital for treatment
broken arm, but her 34
passengers escaped with
Kinsmen Sponsor
Local Tag Day
Kinsmen will sponsor a tag
day in Exeter this Saturday to
raise funds for the victims of the
European floods.
Public schoQl children will
assist with the tag day. All pro
ceeds will go to assist the re
habilitation of the people in the
United Kingdom, the Nether
lands and Belgium who suffered
millions of dollars loss from the
raging seas.
An additional $300 was con
tributed by individuals and or
ganizations in tlxe district bring
ing the South Huron total to
approximately $1,500.
Results of the special one-
week drive in Huron County
have not been announced. The
week ended on Saturday but do
nations are still being received.
forth said drifted snow covered
ice as he drove along the second
concession of Tuckersmith town
ship. Provincial Cont, Hel mar
Snell said the bus slid into a
shallow ditch and rolled on its
side. The Morris girl suffered
her injuries when other boys
and girls fell and trampled her,
he said. All the passengers were
able to escape through doors on
the upturned side.
The skidding bus missed a
heavy concrete culvert by 10
feet. Except for windows knock
ed out by students, little damage
was done.
Close To Culvert
“It’s a miracle some of them
weren't killed,” said a bystander.
The bus was loaded with stu
dents bound for homes in Dub
lin, Staffa, Tuckersmith and
Chiselhurst and went out of con
trol into a ditch. The driver
swung the bus back onto the
road but it skidded across the
slippery road into the opposite
ditch and toppled over.
Exit Blocked
The bus landed on its left side
blocking the emergency exit. Stu
dents got out by standing on the
driver’s seat and pulling them
selves through the front door.
Several students who got out
first helped the others out.
Parents who came to take stu
dents home in their cars gave
credit to the bus driver Andy
Calder, of Seaforth, whose driv
ing skill avoided a more serious
accident. It was his first accident
in 25 years as drivei’ of a school
bus.
New Grants Cut Mill Off Rate
Wade (H)
Shaw (E)
Evans (I)
Ulrich (E)
Urbshott (I)
USEFUL HOBBY * One of the more popular crafts taught
at the local night school is IcathercrafL Adults hi this course
take a keen interest in theii* handicraft and produce some
excellent work. JEiercj Mfs. Gordon Koch, Exeter, and Ken
neth MacGregor, Parkhill, put the finishing touches to theii*
handbags. —Jack Doetr, Exeter
Municipalities in Huron County
will receive over $22,000 in grants
from the province of Ontario as
a result of new regulations pre
sented to the Legislature last
week.
The new system calls for grants
on the basis of population and
will eliminate the present one-mill
subsidy form of grants and also
grants on the expenditure of police
«hd fire, departments.
The town of Exeter will receive
$2,410 more in 1954 than it did in
1952. Town Clerk C. V, Pickard
said this increase would chop one
mill off the ’54 rate.
Increases in other municipali
ties amount to: Hensall $620.00;
Usborhe $1,285; Stephen $1,374;
Hay $3,176; TuckersniltTi $1,723;
Stanley $2,010; McKillop $2,066;
Hullett $1,270; Clinton $2,797; Sea
forth $3,388; Goderich $7,894.
The grants may be used by
each municipality foi* any purpose suited to Rs ideal needs. There
provide
costs of
for the
For the
will be no inspection or regula
tion by the province. Premier
Frost said that he wag confident
that the new plan will
new assistance to welfare
municipalities.
The per capita rate
towns in Huron is $1.60.
townshipe it is $1.50.
In Middlesex county increases
are: Lucan $1,084; Biddulph $845;
McGillivray $1,008.
At present grants are. received
On expenditures for police and fire
protection. The amount of the
grant Was dependent upon the
amount of the expenditures. If
these two grants did not amount
to the equivalent on one mill’s
revenue in the municipality, a fur
ther grant Was made to bring the
total up to this amount.
In the past ten years grants
madp to municipalities have in-
creased by over $100 million, the
premier said.
When he first became provincial
treasurer the annual grants, in
cluding those paid to school and
hospital boards, totalled $18 mil
lion, In the year 1952-53 they had
reached $120 million, he stated.
The following figures give the
population of the Huron riding ac
cording to the 1951 census. The
second column gives the provincial
grants for this year and the last
columil the new grants for 1954.
Clinton .....
Goderich ...
Seaforth ...
Exeter .....
Hensall ....
I Hay Twp.
Hullet Twp.
Goderich Tp.
McKillop ....
Stanley
Stephen .....
Tuckerci’nith
Usborne .....
•*
2,547
4,934
2,118
2,547
713
2,641
1,855
1,608
1,717
1,950
1,806
1,771
1,667
TotalsIncrease for tiding
$4,075
7,894
3,388
4,075
1,070
4,226
2,782
2,412
2,577
2,925
2,844
2,656
2,501
43,425
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