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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-01-07, Page 1Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1954 Need Two More Staff School Board Estimates Two additional teachers will be needed on the Exeter Public School staff to handle the increased enrolment next term, the board learned at its inaugural meeting Monday night. Another large enrolment of beginners, coupled with the already* crowded classes, will make it necessary to hire a total of 13 teachers. Present staff is,-------------------- ---------------------- gram sponsored by the Business­ men’s Association. Robinson’s Home and award and son’s room tendance record. The board authorized expendi- tures amounting to $24,000, mostly for debenture and con­ struction payments. 11. Tentative completion date of the four-room addition has been set at March 1. It was originally hoped to have the addition com­ pleted by the first of the year but construction has been de­ layed. BuusseU Chairman R. E. Russell, veteran mem­ ber of the board, was re-elected to his second term as chairman at the meeting, first of the new year. . Re-elected vice-chairman was Harvey Pollen. W. H. Hodgson was reappointed secretary-trea­ surer. Robert Southcott is the only new member of the board. He was elected in December to re­ place Mrs. Warren Sanders, who resigned. Committees formed by the board included: property, Carfrey Cann, Claude Farrow, Southcott; teachers, Farrow, W. G. Seldon, Pollen; fuel and supplies, Sel­ don, Southcott; finance, Pollen, Cann. Principal C. H. Blowes re­ ported enrolment had increased to 436, -necessitating additional desks. Progress Favorable Assistant Principal Mrs. R. D. Jermyn said progress in the various classes compared favor­ ably with other schools. Pupils who had recently enrolled from ■other schools were not as far advanced in studies as local classes. All rooms had won the 90 percent attendance awards during the Christmas Carol pro- Miss Doris class captured the School Association Mrs. Douglas Hugh- had the highest at- Doig New Reeve In Tuckersmith James Doig polled a 93-vote majority to claim the reeveship of Tuckersmith township in an election Monday. Reeve Doig, a resident of east Tuckersmith, op­ posed Andrew Crozier, from the western end of the municipality. Mr. Crozier, a member of the township council for five years an dacting reeve during the last year, when Reeve D. A. Moffat became too ill to attend council sessions. Reeve Doig has served on council for two years. Mr. Crozier himself was ill during the latter part of 1953 an was unable to canvass a great deal before the election. Mr. Doig drew 373 ballots, and Mr. Crozier 280. See No Addition Necessary For Local District High School No increase in staff or accommodation for S.H.D.H.S. will be necessary in 1954, Principal H. L. Sturgis told the board at its first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. The principal estimated the present staff and accom­ modation would be adequate for the fall term. He warned, Price Per Copy 7^ Special Hensall Meeting To Decide Artificial Ice Fire Razes Home On Kippen Farm A fire three miles northwest of Kippen destroyed the Tom Ryan, morning. Mr. Ryan, the 18x10 about three -------- ---- ceiling in flames. He escaped the inferno but lost all his posses­ sions. He is now staying with rela­ tives in London. .................. TJ.-............................ 66, early home of Tuesday alone in awakened o’clock to find the who lived building, A special meeting at Hensall next Monday night is ex­ pected to decide on whether or not the village will install artificial ice in its arena. The project, supported by many of the organizations in 'by the council, park board and on Saturday Ed. Pollen, view of the Missing Since '50 Presumed Dead Cpl. Everett E. Pollen, who was reported missing in Korea in 1950, has been presumed dead by the U.S. Army. A letter received by his father, Mr. read in part: “In lapse of time without informa­ tion to support a continued pre­ sumption of survival, the De­ partment of the Army must ter­ minate 'such absence by a pre­ sumptive finding of death.” On November 1, 1950, Cpl. Pollen was awarded the Silver Star, the United States’ fourth highest award for gallantry in action near Unsan, Korea, while serving with the Eighth Division of the U.S. Army. however, that the school would have to be enlarged before many years because public school area. Eighth Term Dr. H. H. _____ __ was elected to his eighth term as chairman of the board. C. S. MacNaughton, also of Exeter, was re-elected vice-chairman, E. D. Howey will remain as secretary-treasurer at the same salary of $900. Attendance Of­ ficer is George Tinney, Exeter. Three new faces will appear on the board this year. W. F. B. MacLaren, of Grand Bend, is the first representative of the re­ sort village. Mr. MacLaren, who was a member of the board seve­ ral years ago representing Ste­ phen, is also a member of the Grand Bend Public School Board. H. L. Snider, Exeter, repre­ sents the Exeter Public School, which has the largest number of primary school pupils in the area. A new representative will re­ place James McAllister, member from Hay, who resigned. Other members of the board are: E. L. Mickle, Hensall; Ed­ ward Chambers, Stephen; A. W. Morgan, Usborne; Alex J. Masse, Hay, and Huron County appoint­ ees, H. K. Johns, of Usborne, and Harold Walper, of Stephen. Committees Committees of the board are: transporation, Johns, Chambers, Walper, Masse, MacLaren; .pro­ perty, MacNaughton, Snider, Mic­ kle; management, Morgan, Johns, Snider, Mickle, MacLaren. of the increase in enrolment, in the Cowen, of Exeter, Two delegations appeared be­ fore the board with complaints of bus service. The transportation committee was authorized to meet with Exeter Coach Lines Ltd. to try to alleviate the prob­ lem. The board accepted an increase in transportation costs to pro­ vide for a new and larger bus for the service. This' additional expense may be offset, however, by a saving of mileage on one of the routes. Principal H. L. Sturgis report­ ed the average daily attendance Jn December as 386. A junior ’boys’ basketball tournament will be held in the school on Satur­ day, January 9. Mr. Sturgis recommended that commencement be limited to aca­ demic awards only and that ath­ letic awards be presented on a special athletic night. No action was taken by the board on a request from four youths for use of the gymnasium for boxing. BORN IN STABLE CHRISTMAS DAY — An everit" that happened in Bethlehem 1,953 years ago was repeated this Christmas at Clinton, Ont. Mrs. Leenton Rehorst, a Dutch immigrant wife, gave birth to her son in the stable of their farm on Christmas morning. Eight-Pound Baby Boy First New 1954 Citizen DINNER TIME AT LIVESTOCK SHOW These pocket- size porkers are making pigs of themselves at a mechanical pig-feeder installed at a London, England, livestock show. Two infra-red lamps keep them warm during chow-time. Huron Lowers Crash Rate Huron county is one - of the few in Ontario which shows a decrease in the number of traf­ fic accidents during the first nine months of 1953 compared to the similar period last year. Statistics released by the On­ tario Department of Highways show there were 352 accidents this year compared to 38 5 last year. Throughout the province, ac­ cidents increased 137 per . cent from last year. In neighboring counties, acci- ------ ‘ ’ * 2,162 to from 349 dents jumped from 2,3(32 in Middlesex and to 399 in Perth. . Complete comparison ________ accidents of 1953 and 1952 are: fatal, eight and four; personal ---- 1-3 and 97; property '; killed, of Huron injury,' 108 and 97; damage, 269 and 251; __ nine and five; injured, 173 and 156. Dashwood Womens Institute Entertains For County Home The Dashwood Women’s In­ stitute motored to Clinton Tues­ day afternoon, December 28, and entertained the residents of the county home. ■Omitting the usual business, Mrs. Ervin Rader led in reading the Creed and Ode and then turned the meeting over to Mrs.' Gordon Bender whose committee was in charge of th6 arrange­ ments for the visit which took the place of the regular Decem­ ber meeting, Mrs. Carl Oestreicher gave a humorous reading and Mrs. Er­ vin Rader, Mrs. Rudolph Miller and Mrs. Emil Becker put On an amusing play. Of particular interest to the audience was the singing of the fine young soloists, Bonnie Mc­ Crae, Linda Tieman, Shirley Ben- def and their escort, Robert Miller. Mr, Ed. Stelck at the plane ■Mr. Simon Greb has left to spend the winter in Sarasota, Florida. ‘ was very much appreciated. Mr. Irwin favored with several num­ bers on the violin. Seek To Continue Deer Hunt Yearly The recent experimental four- day deer season in the counties of Oxford, Huron, Grey, Bruce, Perth and Waterloo should be an annual event, according to I. C. Marritt, Lake Huron district fo­ rester for the Ontario Depart­ ment of Lands and Forests. The experiment season showed that Lake Huron .herd would not be decimated by hunting, Mr. Marritt said. An annual season would cut down poaching and reduce crop damage and car-deef accidents. An estimated 15 per cent of the hunters get deer in the hunt —191 were shot by 1,239 hun­ ters. Thera was no influx of noil-resident hunters. To James Elmer Rowe, who arrived at 9:30 p.m. on Jan­ uary 1, went the honor of being the first baby of 1954 to be born in South Huron Hospital. Along with the distinction, he received a shower of gifts from Exeter merchants. The New Year baby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rowe, ----------1 R.R. 1, Exeter, weighed in at I eight pounds, six ounces. Dr. John Goddard, Hensall, was the doctor in attendance. Mrs. Rowe is the former Gen­ eva Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elliott, Exeter, and her husband is the son of Mrs. Ches­ ter Rowe, and ’the late Chester Rovy.e. Arrives Home A sister, Kathy, four years old, and a brother, Bobby, two, were on hand to greet their baby bro­ ther when he arrived home from hospital Wednesday. "***•< —r------------------- j . worn -tu Officials Meet On Housing 7 Officials of urban centres in Huron County will meet, in Clin­ ton January 14 to discuss the need of removing the minimum population requirement so that small municipalities can enter the rental housing field. Tom Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron, will lead the discussion and he is planning to present a resolu­ tion to the Ontario Department of Planning and Development on behalf of the county. Under the present ruling, only municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more may enter into a rental housing agreement. Goderich is the only urban centre in the county that has been able to take advantage of the present requirement. tlie village, will be discussed I citizens’ artificial ice committee. If the project goes through, the new council will issue deben­ tures to defray part of the cost. Inaugural Meeting » The 1954 council held its in­ augural meeting Monday morning and all members took their de­ claration of office before Justice of the Peace, J. A. Paterson. Rev. J. B. Fox addressed the council and offered prayer. Reeve A. W. Kerslake asked for the same kind of cooperation he re­ ceived in 1953. Appointments made included: Mrs. E, Normington Public Library Board for year-term; Harry Hoy, Norman John Drysdale, David gangster, Ronald Mock, Lome Hay, Harvey Keys to the Memorial Community Park Board;Mrs. S. G. Rannie, Mrs. Fred Beer, Rev. W. Rogers, Ronald Mock, Donald Joynt, A. W. Kers­ lake and William Parkei' to the Recreation Committee. The council committees consist of: streets—Parke, Luker Kerslake; property—Jones, and Kerslake. Clerk Paterson reported cash balance in the bank as be­ ing about $1,000 more than last year and the tax arrears as being $1,011,97. He stated the tax pre­ payments were' coming in very slowly. A grant of $10 was made to the St. John’s Ambulance Corps. and Hoy the to the a three- Jones, area Bell Confident Drew To Stay Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., president of the Western Ontario. Progress­ ive-Conservative Association, said this week he knew of no cam­ paign to replace George Drew as leader of the national party. Asked about recent press re­ ports that attempts were being, made to oust Drew with John Dief ehhaker, Mr. Bell said: “There is no organized move­ ment that I know of to replace GeOrge Drew as a national lead­ er. I am satisfied that John Diefenbaker is not a party to any such attempt and is loyal to his chief.” Mr. Bell added: “George Drew’s star, which was waning immed­ iately following the election, is now rising in brilliancy and his control of the party seems as­ sured. He will receive a resound­ ing vote of confidence at annual meeting.” The Exetei- lawyer stated annual meeting, which will held in March, is not a conven­ tion and does not decide leader­ ship. He predicted the annual meet­ ing of the party at Ottawa would be the largest ever held. From Huron alone there will be a full railway car-load of representa­ tives, he said. one-tenth of an inch less the seven-year record of which fell in December, the the be Hensall Clerk 25 Years Casts Deciding Ballots Jim Paterson, who recently celebrated his twenty-fifth year as clerk of Hensall, has had to cast three deciding bal­ lots in municipal elections. By coincidence, two of these were against the same man. This unusual record is one of the highlights of Mr. Pater- son’s long career as a municipal servant and active citizen. It also illustrates his wonder­ ful ability to get along'with peo­ ple, because the person he twice defeated by his personal ballot still remains one of his good friends. A ’returning officer, usually the clerk in municipal elections, never casts a ballot unless a vote results in a tie between two candidates, a rare occurance. Three Deciding Ballots Having to cast three deciding ballots in 25 years Is unusual enough, but the fact that Mr. Paterson had to defeat the same man twice is extraordinary. The man was Robert Cameron. He and the late OWen Geiger were tied in a vote foi’ reeve dur­ ing one election and the clerk gave the nod to Mr. Geiger who was reeve the previous year. In the other tie, Mr. Cameron re­ ceived the same number of votes for a council position as Walter Spencer. In view of the fact that Mr. Spencer had a greater assess­ ment than Mr. Camerbn, the clerk voted in favor of the former aS required in the Municipal Act* Elections are just one of the hiahy types of municipal business that Jim Paterson has handled in his 25 years as clerk of the vil­ lage. Debentures, taxes, records, transactions with all levels of government, taxpayers* complaints and a host of other matters come with his position. But besides all this, he has been active in a great number di other organiza­ tions and boards in the village. Jihi, Who ldst his right hand Mark Two Events At Local Banquet Mr. and Mrs. Jim Paterson, of Hensall, celebrated a double oc­ casion at a banquet last week. The couple marked their fort­ ieth wedding anniversary and Mr. Paterson’s twenty-fifth year as municipal clerk with a gather­ ing of friends at Monetta Men­ ard’s; Exeter. Members of Hensall Council and Public Utilities Commission and their wives, along with rela­ tives,, were guests of the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Paterson married on December 30, Mr. Paterson was born in sail, the son of Mr. and Robert Paterson, MrS. Paterson, the former Lillian Dora Ortwein, was born in Dashwood but her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ortwein, moved to Hensall to operate a store there shortly after. Four Ladies Suffer Breaks Mrs. Rod Ellis received a frac­ tured and dislocated right wrist in a fall on the roadway near her home on New Year’s morning. The sidewalks cleared, so Mrs. her grandson in road and struck Mrs. Ellis spent two days in South Huron Hospital where X- rays were taken and a cast put on the wrist. She was unable to resume her duties as teacher at No.’^2 Hay this week but will go back to work on Monday. Mrs. Harold Skinner fell on a freshly waxed flooi' in her home on December 30 and broke a bone in her ankle; She spent two days in South Huron Hospital where the injured ankle was put in a cast., Injured While Visiting While visiting at her son’s home in Galt during the holidays, Mrs. John Ferguson slipped on a ■bone she had placed on the floor for her dog. In falling, she broke a bone in her right arm about three inches above the wrist. She spent several days in the Galt ■hospital and returned to home on Wednesday. Mrs. ’William Stone fell on an icy sidewalk in Ingersoll on Sun­ day and cracked her knee cap. Mr. and Mrs. Stone had gone to Ingersoll to visit friends and were' on their way to church when the accident happened. She was attended by a doctor and then returned to South on Hospital where X-rays taken had not been Ellis was pulling his sleigh on the an icy spot. her there Hur- were Local Men Assist in the Hurondale Wl Assists Hospital Mrs. Bruce Tuckey was charge of the program at Christmas meeting of Hurondale Institute at the home of Mrs. William Elford. Roll call was answered by “a historical place I would like to visit”. Mrs. Car­ men Cann spoke on the motto, “The smallest good deed is bet­ ter than the grandest good in­ tention”. •Mrs. S. Roobal gave an inter­ esting talk on “Christmas in Holland” and sang “Silent Night” in her native language. A quest­ ion and answer period on how McDonald College awards are won, was given by Mrs. Alvin Moir, Mrs. Harold Jeffery, Mrs. W. Sillery and Mrs. Andrew Dougall. Rev. Young, padre at O.A.C., is author of a “ Recipe for Joy­ ous Living,” which was read Mrs. William Sims. Mrs. Bruce Tuckey gave a reading on “ChristmafXLore.” Doris Elford contributed a solo. During the business meeting, a letter of thanks was read from the Children’s War Memorial Hospital for donations of two wool blankets and $10. A letter ( was read by Mrs Elford from a I member of a sister Institute in Skipton, England. Each month letters are exchanged between the members of the two -groups. Letters were-read from delegates to the A.C.W.W. from Colorado and Holland, received pot - holders Hurondale members. Mrs. Alvin Moir reported on the South Huron Hospital Auxil­ iary of which she is representa- Month's Snow Near Record December snowfall in this approached a record, meteorologi­ cal officials at RCAF Station Centralia said this week. The total of 36.6 inches was only than 36.7 1951. Maximum temperature during December was 57.7, recorded on December 4, and the minimum was 4.9 on December 17. The forecaster predicted coldei’ weather and snow for the next two days. Mohawks Win Over llderton Frank Anderson scored four goals and picked up three assists Wednesday night to lead Exeter Mohawks to their fourth win "of the season, a 10-7 victory over llderton, (In another Cyclone contest the same night, the league-lead­ ing Forest Lakesides defeated Zurich Flyers 8-4.) With Anderson in top form, Mohawks poured in five goals in the third period to vanquish the visitors who had tied at 5-5 in the second, took a 2-0 lead in the iod. * John Anderson added and four assists to his record while Bruce counters and Doug Smith scored single Ilderton’s best were shott, Scott McNair Evans with two each. Bev. shott fired the other counter. Only five penalties were called in the clean, close-checking tilt. the game Mohawks, first per­ two goals- Glen potted two earned two assists, and Ray tallies. Richards Don and Urt>- Bob Urb- Stolen And Sold For $5 $500 Ring Unrecovered A $500 diamond ring, allegedly sold for $5 to a pawn­ broker by a tramp thief, has not been recovered. The thief, Wentworth Brooke, 51, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of stealing the ring from a Virginia, who had made" by ( MissBN Degree Sorority Meets Miss Kaye McGill and Mrs. Ted Jones convened the program for the Beta Sigma Phi meeting at the home of Mrs. Russell Tieman on Tuesday evening. Their topic, “Happiness through the Under­ standing of Art’’, was supple­ mented with pictures. Mrs. Hugh Wilson, Mrs. Bob Dinney and Mrs. Jack Doerr as­ sisted the hostess. RECEIVES Kathleen Hess, a recent graduate of St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, London, has received her Regis­ tered Nurse’s degree. The only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess, of Zurich, she is now on staff at Victoria Hospital, London. were 1913. Hen- Mrs. in it woodworking plant 40 years ago, has never let this handicap bother him, He began to learn to Write with his left hand two days after he went to the hos­ pital ' and ever since ' then he’s been writing and typing out his official records with one hand. Pull of fun and joviality, Jim Paterson’s never-falling humour has enlivened many a dull official meeting. Seldom is he at a loss for words and many’s the time —Please turn to Page 10 j In Calf Project The feeder calf club idea, pio­ neered by the South Huron Agri­ cultural Society at Hensail, has spread to North Easthope town­ ship, near Stratford. Two days before Christmas, 38 farm boys and their fathers in that area signed notes for cattle which they will feed and care for over the winter season. The beasts will be shown .for judging and auctioned sometime during the summer. At an oragnizational meeting sponsored by the Federation of Agriculture, Richard Ethering- ton, secretary of the South Huron Society, explained the operation O;f the project in this area. The calf i ware purchased from William Elierington, of Ex­ eter, . Now Registered Nurse Miss Kathleen Mbit, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Oran Moir, of St. Catharines, recently received her R.N, degfee in nursing. Local Anglican Rector Served With Air Force Rev, Norman D. Knox, B.A., rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist at New Liskcard,. Ont., since 1950, took charge of his new parishes, Trivitt Memorial Church, Exeter, and St. Paul’s, Hensail, last week. Rev, Mr. Knox was born in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, May 14, 1913. He was brought to Canada by his pa­ rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Knox, who reside at Lansing, Ont., in 1919. He prepared for university at the North Toronto Collegiate Institute and graduated from Trinity College of the University of Toronto after completing both the courses in Arts and Theology. He was ordained at St. James C a t h e 31 r a 1, Toronto, on his twenty-sixeth birthday, May 12, 1939, by the late Archbishop Derwen T. Owen. After serving mission parishes Washago and Young’s Point, given, honoty commission in ian Air Edrce as a chaplain tion in 1946. In 1943, however, he was stricken with poliomyelitis, for , Mr. Knox Was flight lieutenant’s the ttOyal Oanhd- which he served until demoblliza- which he was under treatment for 18 months. At one serious point, Archbishop Owen under­ took the duty of informing the young Air Force, chaplain that death was probably not far away, instead, that crisis seemed to be the turning point and he went on to make a good! recovery and resume his duties with the R.C.- A.F. in Canada. Following the Knox served for sociato Rector of St. Mary the Virgin. Thon, at the request of Bishop R, J, Renison, of Moosonee, now Archbishop - Metropolitan of Oft* tario, Mr. Knox: took over the mission parish of East Moosonee with churches at BOitriaiftaque^ Val-d’Or, Malartic, Cadillac and other ihiftlng stations. war, Rev. Mr. a time as As- the Church of Toronto. Hensall woman who responded to his plea for food. The tramp told police he sold the ring, valued at $500, to a Kitchener pawnbroker for $5.00. Although he was taken to Kit­ chener to identify the ring was not found. Crown Attorney Hayes said the ring stolen from Mrs. I^orman E. Cook, of Hensall, when she was getting him food. After the quest, Mrs. living room to get her- purse. He was alone in the kitchen. Later she discovered that her ring, which had been on the win­ dow sill, was missing. Brooke was arrested in Mount Forest on Decembei* 30 and has been in custody since. Magistrate Dudley Holmes re­ manded the case until Thursday at 3 p.m. No Plea John Joseph Poll, of London, heard charges against him of dangerous driving and careless driving as a result of an accident on December 23 when Cpl. Ralph Boone and three boys, of RCAF Station Centralia, were injured. Poll, who had not engaged a lawyer, did not plead to the charge and his case was remand­ ed until February 2. (Last week, The Times-Advo­ cate erroneously reported Boone was placed under arrest and later released Qn bail. The name should have been Poll.) Dismiss Charges A joint charge of stealing $23 cash from an Usborne township home agaist two airmen from RCAF Station Centralia, was dis­ missed. The two, Cpl. R. M. Coulson and LAC Robert Himpfen, were accused of taking the money when their car was stuck in the lane of Mr. Ferguson on Magistrate Holmes said the evidence was convict. Frank Donnelly, QC, of Gode­ rich, represented Coulson; Elmer D. Bell, QC, of Exeter, was Himp- fen’s counsel. Bruce Moir, 20, of Hensall, was fined $5.00 and costs for wilfull damage to public property at Hensall. The Crown accused him of breaking a door in the town hall during a dance on Decem­ ber 19. store, the H. Glenn had been Norman money to buy some ■ tramp made the re­ Cook went into the and Mrs. Clayton December 12. not sufficient to Mr. Knox’s home in the East Moosonee Parish, where many North Quebec Indians are faith­ ful children of the Church of England as their forebears have been for more than a century, was one of the Lamaque Gold. Mines’ log cabins. It was, in -—Please turn to Page 10 s