HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-06-11, Page 1Eighty-First Year THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1953
ayor Presents Town Gift
At Historic' Guildhall Rites
When Mayor W. G. Cochrane,
of Exeter, presented the town’s
gift to the mayor of the City of
Exeter, England, civic officials
called it “an historic event”.
The English mayor, Mr. A. J.
Bovey, said many remarkable
events had taken place in the
•Guildhall in its long history, but
it. had never before seen two
mayors of Exeter together.
The presentation of the silver
cigarette box took place in Guild
hall, the English city’s official
building, on Friday, May 29.
Mr. Bovey said the ceremony
was but another illustration that
democracies divided by thousands
of miles could “still uphold be
tween them that grand under
standing, good feeling and good
will which, if all the countries of
the world could be persuaded to
adopt, would solve all our diffi
culties”.
Mr, and Mrs. Cochrane visited
the English city
tour of the United
Mayor Cochrane
officials of Exeter
pie of his town in
a deep regard for the City of
Exeter, Devon
tions. Before
sentation, Mr.
am privileged
from Exeter, Ontario, to the City
of Exeter, Devon.”
Expresses Gratitude
He expressed the gratitude of
the 2,600 people of his town for
the oak gavel and stand given by
the English Exetpr in December,
1951, to mark the incorporation
of Exeter, Ontario, as the young
est town in Canada.
Mr. Bovey presented to
Cochrane a BBC recording of
ceremony at the Guildhall
After the presentation, Mr, and
Mrs, Cochrane were entertained
at dinner in the Guildhall, with
the Mayor and Mayoress, the
Sheriff (Aid* W. G. Daw) and
Mrs. Daw; the ex-Mayor and ex
Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. R. Way-
land Smith), the ex-Sheriff (Mr.
A. H. Roberts) and Mrs. Roberts;
the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. New
man) and Mrs. Newman, and
other members and officers of
the Council.
Tour City
The previous day, Mr. and Mrs.
Cochrane toured the city accom
panied by the Town Clerk. They
visited Toronto House, the Cor
onation exhibition of the city ar
chives in the Royal Albert Mem-
morial Museum, the Cathedral
and the Priory.
Find Stolen Car
Hidden In Bush
A car, stolen two weeks ago
from the used car lot at Exeter
Motor Sales, was found hidden in
the bush at
three miles west
day night.
The vehicle, a
taken from the
Police sent out
alert for its recovery.
Found By Grantoil Man
Charles McRoberts, of Granton,
found the car in the bush. It was
well back from the road and hid
den from view by trees
bushes.
“Devil’s Elbow”
of Exeter, Tues-
late model, was
lot on May 29.
a nation-wide
during their
Kingdom,
told the civic
that the peo-
Ontario have
and all its tradi
ng aking the pre
Cochrane said, “I
to bring greetings
Mr.
the
in
1951 when the then Mayor, Aid.
Fred Cottey, handed to Mr. James
S. P. Armstrong, Agent-General
for. Ontario in the United King
dom, the gavel and stand for
transmission to Canada.
“We shall long remember this
visit of yours to Exeter,” he told
Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane.
“I have only been in office as
Mayor for eight days, but <J am
sure I shall come to regard it as
one of the most stirring mem
ories of my year of office.”
’’Royal” Hospitality
Mayor W. G. Cochrane and his
wife were “royally” entertained
during their visit to the City of
Exeter, England, recently.
In a note to The Exeter Timee-
Advocate which accompanied
newspaper clippings describing
the .presentation of the town’s
gift to the English city, Mayor
Cochrane said “the hospitality
was just about like that accorded
Royalty—a wonderful city and
grand people”.
Hospital Admits
129 Patients
Miss Alice Claypole, superin
tendant of South Huron Hospital,
has given the following report
for the month ending May 31:
Admissions, 129; discharges,
117; births, 27; surgical cases,
24; X-Rays (by requisition)
chest X-Rays, '43; meals
pared, 3,935.
85;
pre
Mr. Bruce Biggart was the
lucky winner of a chest of silver
in the Grand Bend Coronation
draw last week.
Debris From Tornado In Flint
Blown 100 Miles To District
Articles swooped up by the vic
ious tornado that struck the city
of Flint, Mich., Monday evening,
have been found near Dashwood,
over 100 miles from the city, on
Tuesday morning. The winds car
ried the missiles across Lake
Huron.
A receipt form, a piece of tar
paper and bark from a tree were
found on the farm of Dietrich
Brothers, one mile and one-half
south of Dashwood. A check and
foreign currency landed on the
farm of Wallace Wein, near
Dashwood.
Louis Dietrich was on his way
to a hayfield close to the farm
home when he noticed a piece of
blue paper that attracted his at
tention.
“Ordinarily, I wouldn't have
stopped to notice it but it seemed
odd lying there in the path. It
wasn’t even wet,’’ he said.
On examination it was found
to be a receipt to David Martin
Clifford Jr., 2200 Coldwater Rd.,
Flint, Michigan. On the front
lawn the Dietrichs found a piece
of tar paper about eight by
twelve inches and a piece of bark
from a poplar tree. The bark was
green and torn from a tree as if
it were cut by a knife.
Wallace Wein, of Dashwood,
reports finding a check issued to
the Harrison Roofing Company,
2031 Davidson Road, Flint 6,
Mich., and some foreign currency
which he cannot identify.
Over 100 persons were killed
and more than 600 injured in
the Michigan city when the tor
nado struck. Coldwater Road suf
fered the most damage when 40
auto workers’ homes were
elled intone furious swoop, kill
ing at least six residents.
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PROUD FATHERS? — Huron county councillors peer through
the window of the
of the South Huron
the proud fathers of any children in the cubicles, the reeves
are among t'he “proud fathers” of the hospital since the council
contributed a large sum toward its construction. —Staff Photo
attractive nursery during their tour
Hospital Tuesday. Although they aren’t
Price Per Copy 7<
High School Names Winners
Of Academic Awards, Shields
Robbers Enter
Hensall Garage
Thieves looted the Texaco Serv
ice Station, Hensall, of about $50
in merchandise and cash Tuesday
night. The men gained entrance
by smashing a small window in
the door.
The garage is operated by Law
rence Rupple. He discovered the
break-in when he arrived at the
station at 7 a.m. Wednesday
morning.
Stolen goods included tobacco
and small articles. Hensall con
stable E. R. Davis is investigat-
achievements
be presented
South Huron District High
School announced this week the
names of outstanding students
who will receive awards and
shields for their
during the year.
The honors will
at the school’s annual commence
ment in the fall.
Lions Club Awards
Lions Club awards, for the
highest aggregate marks in each
form, were won by Kathryn
Hunter, grade 12; Joan Thom
son and Ray Corriveau, grade
11; Kathryn Klopp, grade 10,
and Donald Peterson, grade nine.
Education Awards
Board of Education awards,
for the best work in individual
Over $2,500 Property Loss
Caused By District Accidents
PC Members
Press Relief
Progressive-Conservative mem
bers of parliament and the On
tario legislature from Western
Ontario will meet in London this
week to co-ordinate efforts to ob
tain relief from the governments
for the victims of the two tor
nadoes which struck the area last
month.
The meeting is being called by
Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., of ~
president of the Western
P-C Association.
Mr. Bell said there is
authority for the appointment of
a commission to investigate the
needs of distressed areas where
damage is beyond the capacity of
local municipalities to bear.
Relief for the area flooded by
the Red River in Manitoba and
the fire-stricken areas in Quebec
was given under this authority.
Mr. Bell said he feels co
ordinated action should be taken
by all the members, rather than
individual efforts.
Among those who will take
part in the conference will be
Thomas Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron,
aaid Elston Cardiff,
Huron North.
Exeter,
Ontario
federal
Set Advance Polls
For Liquor Vote
Advance polls for the liquor
vote at Grand Bend will be held
in the village on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, June
and 20, for those who
absent on the regular
date.
The vote has been set
day, June 25.
Returning Officer Herbert
Wainwright announced the names
of those appointed to act for the
affirmative and for the negative
parties during the vote. They are
‘ j and
af-
18, 19
will be
polling
for Fri-
Douglas Gill for the negative
Campbell Chapman for the
firmative.
Residents
questions:
Are you in favor of the estab
lishment of government stores
for the sale of liquor?
Are you in favor of the sale
of liquor under a dining lounge
license for consumption with
meals on licensed premises?
Are you in favor of the sale of
liquor under a lounge license for
consumption on licensed premises?
will vote on the
Let $348,000 Contract
For New County Home
Huron county council let a
$348,472 contract for the 6 4-bed
addition and renovation of the
Huron County Home Wednesday.
The contract was let to Ellis-Don
Limited, London.
After letting the cntract, coun
cil estimated the total cost of the
work would be $466,000, includ
ing! furnishings, landscaping,
roadways, kitchen and laundry
equipment, new well and pump
ing equipment. Contracts for
these items will be let later.
Welfare will pay half the cost
of the con’struction7"The council
budgeted $50,000 towards the
cost in 1952 and $50,000 in
1953. The balance will be levied
for in 1954.
It is estimated the work will
be completed in one year.
Members of Huron County
Council, headed by Warden A.
W. Kerslake, of Hensall, in
spected South Huron Hospital
Tuesday morning before making
their annual trip to London.
Members of the Hospital As
sociation who conducted their
H. C.
Ulric
at
at
the
tour of the hospital were
Rivers, Elmer D. Bell,
Snell and A. J. Traquair.
The councillors had lunch
the new community centre
Crediton.
At London they visited
new district headquarters of the
Canadian National Institute for
the Blind and later attended a
special lecture at the Medical
School of the University of West
ern Ontario.
Two accidents this past week
caused extensive injury to per
sons and damage to property.
Around $700 damage was in
flicted to two cars which collid
ed at the Khiva intersection on
the Crediton road Wednesday af
ternoon. No one was injured.
A car driven by Geo. C. Flem
ing, Woodstock, was travelling
north on the township road and
struck a vehiclle driven by Dr.
E. S. Steiner, Exeter, who was
headed west on the Crediton
road.
Provincial Constable Helmer
Snell, Seaforth, investigated.
Three youths were hospitalized
when a car failed to negotiate
the turn at the intersection of
the Crediton road and No. 81
highway Saturday night.
Injured were the driver, Ro
bert Miller, 17, of R.R. 1, Hen
sall, lacerations to nose; Floyd
Blanshard, 15, of Exeter, lacera
tions over the right eye and on
knee; and Laura Gowan, 13, of
R.R. 1, Woodham, head lacera
tions. Other passenger in the car
was Alvin Cudmore, 16, of R.R.
1, Hensall.
Damage to the car was estim
ated at $800, Provincial Con
stable Cecil Gibbons investigated.
Charges Pending
Charges are pending as a re
sult of an accident in which
Charles Fisher, R.R. 3, Exeter,
suffered a -broken knee cap and
wrist. Property damage totalled
over $1,000.
A new car driven -by Mr. Fisher
was struck by a dump truck driv
en by Roy Schlueter, of Stratford,
two and one-half miles east of
Exetei’ on Huron street.
The car was travelling west on
the township road and the truck,
loaded with gravel, was going
north.
Provincial Constable Elmer
Zimmerman investigated.
The accident happened on Fri
day at 5:45 p.m.
Smash Windows
Occupants of a car celebrated
Coronation Day with a window
smashing spree last week. Around
5 o’clock in the morning on Tues
day, June 2, rocks were thrown
through windows of the guard
house at Grand Bend station, the
homes of Clifford Russell, Ship-
ka, and William Smith, Crediton.
Police could find no trace of
the culprits.
Form Local
Credit Union
Pupils Of Rural Schools
Celebrate Coronation
It’s true the pupils in the
rural schools of the area didn’t
have reserved seats at -the Coro
nation but that same week they
, did have a reserved space on
M.P| for York St. in London, Ont., to view
the circus parade that passed
■ COUNTY COUNCILLORS TOUR HOSPITAL -- Members of Huron County Council inspect
ed the South Huron Hospital Tuesday. The council donated $35,000 towards the construc
tion of the building. A. J. Traquair, right, a member of the Hospital Association, shows a
group an operating room. On the extreme right is Wellington Haist, deputy-reeve of Ste
phen Township. “-Staff Photo
through the streets.
Nearly 200'
pupils and their
to London in
buses to enjoy
long remember.
Leaving at
morning of
Eden School with
Miss Joyce Chambers, Hurondale
pupils with Mrs. Mervin Carter,
Thames Road school accompanied
by Mrs. Elgin Webb, Plugtown
school with Miss Marion McLean,
their teacher, Bissetts school
with their teacher, Mrs. Lewis
Dixon, Lumley with Mrs. William
Mair, their teacher, and Whalen
school, whose teacher is Miss
Evelyn Willis, drove to the space
reserved for them and watched
the parade pass by.
Noon hour found them at
Victoria Park enjoyiug the pic
nic lunches they had carried
with them and the milk which
had been donated by a London
dairy.
Three
by that
teachers
seated in the circus tent, ready
for the thrills of the perform
ance.
The circus over, the busses
Were boarded again and the next
stop was Springbank Park. Here
a picnic supper was served by
the women of the Crediton United
Church.
On the way home, a stop was
made at Wonderland, and then
the trip home, arriving at 9:30
p.m.
Miss Chambers, commenting
on the day, remarked there were
no casualties and no children
lost. Miss Chambers,
and Miss Willis were in
of arrangements.
public school
teachers traveled
four
daya
9
June
a.m.
chartered
they will
on the
6, pupils of
their teacher,
o’clock soon arrived and
time the children) their
and a few parents were
Mrs. Mail’
chdrge
Auxiliary Nets $2,000,
Plans Grand Bend Picnic
South Huron HospitalThe
Ladies Auxiliary has raised over
$2,00i0' ' ‘
linens during the six months it
has been operating, it was re
ported at the meeting Tuesday
afternoon.
The treasurer, Mrs. G. Koch,
stated a total of $2,138.82 had
been raised. Expenses totaled
leaving a balance of
for the purchase of
$1,391.60,
$747.22.
Mrs. J.
committee
over $900
hospital linens. She gave a list
of supplies needed in the near'
future.
Reporting on the recent oppor
tunity sale, Mrs. Wes Witmer
gave a detailed account of what
each general group of articles
netted the Auxiliary, to bring the
total receipts to $586.17.
The convenor of the social
Convenor of the social commit
tee; Mrs. H. H. Cowen, suggested
that an Auxiliary picnic be held
with the nursing staff of the
G. Dunlop,, buying
convenor, reported
had been spent for
Assist Victims Is
Biddulph Appeal
Biddulph township council has
appealed to its citizens to assist
with the rehabilitation of tor
nado-damaged. farms in London
Township.
Crews from Biddulph, headed
by members of the council, have
been to the stricken area several
times. They report there is con
siderable work left to do.
Reeve Fred Dobbs said the
victims of the area greatly need
ed the help and were very ap
preciative. He feared that unless
more assistance was given, many
of these valuable farms might he
turned into grasslands.
hospital as guests. The approval
of the meeting was immediate
and Grand Bend was decided on
as the place and June 25 as the
date for the picnic.
In the absence of
committee convenor,
dent Mrs.’ K. Johns,
port of articles made
E. Middleton and her committee.A vote of the members favored
discontinuing the meetings for
July and August. Mrs. Johns an
nounced an executive meeting at
the town hall, August 11, to
make plans for the first meet
ing of the fall season.
Future fund - raising events
will include a tag day, benefit
matinee and cooking sale In
October and the sale of tickets
for a satin covered wool com
forter donated by Mrs. Elmer
Reeder and sweated donated by
Miss Helena Hungerford, of Lon
don. Each member will assist by
selling tickets and a draw for
the two lucky tickets will be
made at the September meeting.
Proceeds of this project are ear
marked for the purchasing of
chairs for the Auxiliary’s room
at the hospital to make it
possible for the monthly meet
ings to be held there.
the sewing
the presi-
read a re-
by Mrs. W.
Officers were elected for the
Exeter and Community Credit
Union at a meeting in the Legion
Hall Tuesday night.
Kenneth Greb, Centralia, was
elected president. Vice-president
is Harold Skinner, Exeter. Tom
Munro, of Kippen, is treasurer
and George Walker, Hensail, sec
retary. Ted Insley is chairman of
the educational services. These
five officers are the directors of
the union.
Members named to the credit
committee are J. Blommaert, Mrs.
Edith Foley and Gordon Bayn-
ham, all of Exeter.
On the audit committee are
Miss Pat Stone, Mrs. Dot Munro,
Kippen, and Grant Ford.
Membership in the union- is
open and all who live within a
,10-mile radius of Exeter are en
titled to join.
E. G. Rhymer, Hamilton, and
I^ev. O’Rourke, Clinton, outlined
tire aims and objects of the union
at the meeting.
Members receive interest on
the money they invest in the
union and all savings are insured
against loss. The union makes
loans to members who can’t get
advances from other sources.
The union fosters good-will,
welfare work and community ef
forts, the spokesman said.
The union is independent of
any political or religious group.
Attend Zone Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Richard,
Mrs. Harold Fahner and Mrs.
Lloyd Taylor attended a meeting
of Zone 2, Ontario Federation of
Agriculture Wingham
Monday.
Receive Honors
Joan Hopper, daughter
and Mrs. R. Hopper, Exeter,
and Donald Petrie, former S,H.-
D.H.S. student, received second
class honors in their University
of Toronto studies during the
past year. Roth were in the sec
ond year Of pfe-medioine;
of Ml’,
PC s Organize
For Campaign
Progressive Conservatives
Exeter and district met in
town hall Tuesday night and
cussed organization for the com
ing federal election. Eugene Bea
ver, chairman of the local group,
presided.
The meeting was addressed by
Elston Cardiff, North Iluron M.P.
and PC candidate for the new
combined riding of Huron; Elmer Id. Bell, Q.C., president of the
I Western Ontario PC Association;
and Charles S. MacNaiighton,
chairman of the Huron riding PC
Association.
Mr. MaeNaugliton announced
that a meeting of the riding ex
ecutive Would be held in Clinton
oh Juno 24.
subjects, were awarded to:
Grade 12: English and history,
Jim Sturgis; mathematics and
science, Beth Taylor; French and
Latin, Mary Margaret Essery;
commercial, Donald Adkins.
Grade 11: English and history,
Kathryn Kalbfleisch; mathematics
and science, Mildred Ballantyne;
French and Latin, Marie Hodg
son; commercial, Eileen Gollen;
shop, Joe Green; home economics,
Mavis McBride.
Grade 10: English and social
studies, Carole Thiel; mathema
tics and agricultural science, Bob
MacLaren; French and Latin,
Alexia Lostell; home economics,
Anna Routley; shop,
Ballantyne; commercial,
Campbell.
Grade 9: English and
Tom Lavender; social
Helen Herdman; mathematics
and agricultural science, Eliza
beth Kuzmich; home economics.
Marion Creery; shop, Jim Croc
ker.
Commercial: stenography, Clif
ford Penhale; accounting, Jean
Taylor.
Academic Awards
Winners of academic shields
are:
Grade 13: Nancy Tieman, Joan
Ellerington, John Hicks. Mar
jorie Taylor.
Grade 12: Kathryn Hunter,
Mary Margaret Essery, Jim Stur
gis, Beth Taylor.
Grade 11: Joan Thomson, Ray
Corriveau, Marie Hodgson,
Katherine Kalbfleisch.
Grade 10: Kathryn Klopp,
Alexia Lostell, Carole Thiel,
Harold Berry.
Grade 9: Don Peterson, Helen
Herdman, Jim Crocker, Ted Nor-
min-ton.
Sluelds
Shields for outstanding work
in other activities were won by:
Oral French: Loretta Du
charme, Jean Paul Cantin, Na
poleon Denomme,
son.
Drama: Lorna
Cudmore, Connie
Tuckey.
Verse Speaking: Connie ’ Ost-
land, Marion Creery, Jim Carter,
Beverley Sturgis.
Music: Bruce Cudmore, Ken
neth Flear, Shirley Pearson, Bill
Batten.
Public Speaking: Ken Flear,
Evelyn Sharrow, Jim Crocker,
Marion Creery. _ _
Citizenship:
Easton, Bill
Welsh.
Agriculture:
Charles Kernick, Elizabeth Hun
ter, Kathryn Klopp.
Student Council President: Ken
Moir.
Top Athletes
Awards for outstanding ath
letes will be presented to:
Senior Boys Field Day Champ
ion: Don O’Brien.
Boys Outstanding Athletes:
John Hicks, Ken Moir, Don
O’Brien, Jim Sturgis,
Girls Outstanding Athletes:
Patricia Tuckey, Jean Taylor,
Kathryn Hunter, Lorna Taylor.^
Student council awards "
commerical awards will be
nounced when the list of
motions is released.
Lorne
Mary
French,
studies.
Donald Peter-
Taylor, Bruce
Ostland, Ken
Bob Wade, Tom
Yungblut, Don
Harold Berry,
anS.
an-
pro-
School Building
Advances Rapidly
Construction of the two-room
addition to Grand Bend Public
School is progressing rapidly.
The foundation for the new
section has been completed and
workmen have started to lay the
brick.
The inside of the old school
has been torn apart in prepara
tion for the redecoration.
PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ADDRESSES LEGION — Col. Arthur Welsh, Ontario Secre
tary, told Exeter Legion last week that Legionnaires would be asked to assist in civil defense
work if the need arises. Ho spoke at the Coronation banquet sponsored by the local branch.
Seen with Col. Welsh, second from left, are Andrew Bierling, first vice-president of the
Legion, Stan Frayne, secretary, and Acting Mayor XL F. Tooley, a past president. iStaff