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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-03-04, Page 1feeler Tinies -Abvocafe EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1954 MOST ORIGINAL COSTUME — Shirley Genttner’s snow man costume was judged the most original one at the Kids’ Karnival on Friday night. Shirley is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Genttner, Andrew Street. -—Jack Doerr, Exeter was of a cruiser was felt way some pupils were a considerable num­ students were billet- Snell Bros. Ltd. for special discount and many were cut hydro for as were uesday morning, and Mrs. Alvin Bossen- on their way to South Hospital, called at Des­ Service Station Eighty-Second Year Stork Arrives In Bend Station An impatient stork delivered a baby at a Grand Bend service sta­ tion T Mr. berry, Huron jardine’s Service Station .just north of the village to pick up Dorothy Desjardine who was to accompany them to Exeter. Nature wouldn’t wait for the trip or the doctor and a girl was born to the Bossenberry’s inside the station, Town Purchases Cruiser Industrial Board Monday night town council purchased a police qruiser, contributed $100 to the Huron County Industrial Promotion and voted "no action” on a resolution to build the courthouse at Clinton. considerable discussion, voted to purchase a car local police department, from all dealers in the District Pastor 17 Years Rev. William Mair Dies Rev. William Mair, 67, died in London, on February 18 after being in failing health for the past two years. Born in Dunbarton, Scotland, he came to Toronto in 1910. Later he attended Albert College and was received into the ministry by the Fred Victor Mission in 1913. He interrupted his theological course at Emman­ uel College to go overseas in World War I. I-Ie served in ambulance corps in France Germany from 1916-191,8. Pastor 17 Years Upon completion of his course, Mr. Mair was ordained into the ministry in 1921. He held charges at Hawkstone, Uno Park, Shar­ on, E m s d a 1 e, Schomberg and Charleton Station before coming to Thames Road United Church, He was pastor of Thames Road, Roys and ................ 17 years, granted a eerice on and the faxnily moved to Exeter. Rev. Mair was a member of James St. United Church and an honorary member of the session, a member of Lebannon Forest Lodge 133, A.F. and A.M., the Orange Lodge and the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion, of which 'he was chaplain. While at Thames Road, he was chair­ man of Huron Presbytery. Surviving besides his wife, former Jean Ferguson, are sons, Stuart of Kitchener, Dr. Bruce Mair, Detroit and daughters, Betty, Mrs. J. A. Cann, of Ottawa, and Joanne, at home. Two half - sisters, Miss Polly Baillie -and Mrs. Ina Campbell, and three half-brothers, Peter, Andrew and Charles Baillie, all of Scotland, also survive. The body rested at the Hopper- Hockey funeral home where Masonic service was held Friday evening under auspices Lebanon Forest Lodge. Service In Church On Sunday evening, the fune­ ral service was held in Thames Road United Church with the Rev. W. J. Moores officiating. The Rev. Harold Anderson, of •Kirkton, read the Scripture and spoke of 'his association with the deceased in the north. The Rev. H. J. Snell preached the sermon and led in prayer. Members of the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion attended the funeral in-a body and acted as guard of honor. Eighteen ministers of Huron Presbytery and the surrounding areas, also attended in a body.- A quartette Elimville, Roys Road churches, favorite hymn, derly”. the and Elimville charges for In July, 19 52, he was two-year leave of ab- accoun.t of ill health the two; and two a on of i representing the and Tha m e s sang Rev. Mair’s “Softly and Ten- Interment took place in Schom­ berg cemetery on Monday after­ noon. The Rev. Lee, of Schomberg, was in charge of the graveside service. Pall bearers were two sons, Stuart and Dr. B. S. Mair, nephews, Douglas and Bill Evans and Grant Lloyd and son- in-law Jack Cann. Use Liquor Taxes For Schools: Forum Parr Line Farm Forum met on March 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Jarrott. School tax rates were the sub- jject for discussion.‘ In answer to the question: “Do you think the property school tax is a fail­ basis?”, members felt it is on a fair basis in their area since it is based on the new equalization assessment. Half Revenue The second question: “Do you think any improvement is need­ ed in the system of school fin­ ance in the province?”, it was thought the government should spend at least one half of the revenue received from the sale of liquor, on education. Progressive euchre was played at the close of the discussion, and Charles scores; con- to Mrs. John Mousseau. Mrs. G. Coleman Robinson held high solation prizes went Baker and Wilfred Board, county After council for the Tenders town were submitted and the low­ est, that of $2,250 less accepted. Purchase to be the most economical to provide transportation for the force. Chief Reg Taylor and Con­ stable Cowen have been allowed I'll cents per mile to operate their own cars but their vehicles are no longer in condition for any extensive driving. If they are to buy newer personal cars, the police committee asserted the town is obliged to pay a consider­ able amount of trade-in cost. System, of operation at Mit­ chell and Clinton was revealed at the meeting. Mitchell pays $500 allowance for personal oars. Clinton provides a cruiser and the cost, for the first seven months, has ayeraged four cents a mile. A $100 contribution to the Huron County Industrial Promo­ tion Board was approved by- the council after it heard a report fro m Councillor Jermyn, the town’s representative, on the or­ ganizational meeting last week. Mr. Jermyn, .who was appoint­ ed to the executive of the board, noted considerable enthusiasm Propose Emergency Session Decide On New Courthouse An emergency meeting of Huron County Council will probably be.held this month to decide when a new courthouse will be built to replace the old one, now lying in the ruins of Friday night’s fire. Although the new building in Goderich’s square was not scheduled for construction until 1955, plans will probably be rushed to completion so that a start can be made this year. Chairman of the county pro­ perty committee, Deputy - Reeve William McKenzie, of Exeter, said his committee will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 11, to discuss future plans. Mr. McKenzie said tenders for the new building could not be called for a while because the architect has not completed plans. Friday’s spectacular blaze pre­ cipitated what county council had planned to do next year—destroy the old building. , Plans made at the January ses­ sion of the council called for the tearing down of the 100-year-old monument and constructing a new one in its place in the lake town’s square. Move Into School County workmen are plowing through the mess of debris as officials try to move their quar­ ters into the old public school in Goderich. Although most of the records of the offices are believed to be safe, complete estimate of what has been lost is impossible. for Watness Goderich Fire SHDHS Principal II. L. Stur-1 -gis, teacher J. B. Creech and; Senior Social Next Tuesday The second social evening senior citizens, sponsored jointly by the recreational council and the Rebekah lodge, will be held in the Legion Hall on Tuesday, Mrs. Creech witnessed the burn- [ March 9, at 8 p.m. ing of the courthouse at Gode-; rieh Friday night. They attended the variety show presented by Goderich H.S. pupils that evening. 1 A committee formed at the first gathering is busy planning a program to be followed by games. i Deputy-Reeve McKenzie said it would take weeks before total damage to the building can he estimated. He said, however, that the loss was far more than $75,- 000, the amount of insurance on the building and contents. The fire was believed to, have started by defective wiring. The whole upstairs, housing the court- room, jury room, law­ yers’ and judges’ chambers and magistrate’s office was destroyed. Downstairs the clerk’s, treas­ urer’s and judge’s office and the law library, which are in the centre of the building, were filled with debris which crashed through from the room above^ All were burned. The four corner offices—the sheriff’s, engineer’s, crown attor­ ney’s and court clerk’s — were saved by a constant stream of water which firemen poured into them. Papers Lost Many valuable papers and other day, were In Treasurer A. H. Erskine, commit­ tee reports, unemployment insur­ ance books, invoices, checks, ■which had taken six weeks to make up, and several files of cor­ respondence went up in flames. In Magistrate D.SE. Holmes’ office, all records of current cases and all records of the work done since the first of the year, were destroyed. Furniture and office equipment in all but four offices was de­ stroyed. Only three of 15 type­ writers and three of 18 desks were saved. items, used from and hot stored in destroyed. the two offices of day to vaults Clerk- WEE WEE TEAMS COMPETE -— The Red Devils and the Blue Devils staged a closely- contested hoekey game as one of the highlights of the Kids’ Karnival Friday night, Other attractions were chariot and wheelbarrow races, wrestling and boxing. —Jack Docrrj Exeter 11 James SlieaYdown, the care­ taker of the building, noticed the fire while he was working Friday night. He turned in the alarm which brought the Goderich bri­ gade and later the Clinton unit to the scene. Firemen battled the blaze most- of Friday night and Saturday morning to get it under control. Flames broke out again Saturday noon and roared until 5 p.m. among representatives from county municipalities. He said township as well as urban repre­ sentatives were interested. A meeting of the executive will be held Wednesday afternoon to determine the aims and objects of the organization, Mr. Jermyn said. He felt the public should be warned that organization of the board would be a slow process and that immediate results would not be obtained. It might be seve­ ral years before any benefits are derived, he said. Questioning the $100 contri­ bution, Deputy - Reeve William McKenzie asked if the money should be given until the propos­ als of the board were outlined. He suggested the contribution be held up until “we can see what will be done with the money and how many other towns co-operate in this scheme.” Councillor Brady: “I -think it’s a move in the right direction. We should get behind it. It appears there are enough towns in favor that it will go -through.” Councillor Snelg-rove: “Exeter should be one of the leaders in this organization”. Mayor Cochrane: “We should be able to send the money up in good faith. After all, we have a representative on the board who will look after our interests. If the move falls through, we’ll our money Reports On Reeve R. tended the tion Reeve McKenzie, reported that traffic safety programs were con­ sidered a prime need in everj’ -Community. Ninety percent of ac­ cidents neglect boards drivers sponsibility for safety, he said. He also reported on the com­ munity’s responsibility in rela- -tibn to accidents on faulty roads and sidewalks. Expenses submitted and ap­ proved for the two delegates amounted to $64.00. "No Action” Council voted “no action” on a resolution from Clinton urging that -the new county courthouse be erected in that town. Please turn to Page 12 , back.” Convention E. Pooley. Good Roads in Toronto with get at-who conven- Deputy- are directly traceable to of a driver. All library were urged to educate to assume greater re- are New Board Plans Drive Municipalities in Huron being asked to contribute funds for a co-operative campaign to attract industry to the county. Huron’s new industrial promo­ tion board, formed at Clinton last week, has already set fees for towns, villages and town­ townships in the county and is making preliminary plans to in­ terest industry in the area, ships in the county and is mak­ ing preliminary plans industry in the area. Donations asked by are $100 from towns, villages and $25 from Contributions are voluntary. Publish Brochures First step in the program will probably be the publication of a brochure which will link all the advantages of the county and its individaul areas into a hensive report. Although the board contem­ plates an early start on ■paign for industry, it warns resi­ dents throughout the county that results will not be immediate. Judging from the experience of other centres, it takes several years before such promotion pays off. Appointed President * R. Y. Hattin, ex-mayor of Clin­ ton, was appointed president of the new board. L. D. Holland, clerk of Clinton, is.,,, secretary­ treasurer. Councillor John Crich, of Seaforth, is vice-president and the five directors are: Councillor R. D. Jermyn, Exeter; Reeve A. W. Kerslake, Hensail; Ken Pen­ nington, Goderich; Reeve R. B. Cousins, Brussels, (and Council­ lor Earl Hamilton, Wingham. Among thofee who attended the Clinton meeting were Clerk J. Paterson, of Hensail, and Clerk H. H. G. Strang, Usboi|iie. to interest the board $.30 from townships. compre- its cam- Spend 17 Hours On Blocked Road Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Pym, ac­ companied by Mr .and Mrs. Douglas Buckner, of Toronto, who spent the weekend in Wind­ sor and Detroit, spent from 5 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Tues­ day in their car on No. 2 High­ way, which was blacked by two transports which skidded on the ice and were crossways on the highway, A send line of cars extended for several miles west of Chat­ ham. Farm houses along the route were filled with bus pas­ sengers and motorists. Red Cross, Press Offer Assistance Erroneous information placed Exeter on the “isolated” list of Canadian Press and the Canadian Red Cross Disaster1 Services Wed­ nesday night. The town was included along with several others in Huron as haying been completely cut off from telephone, wail or road con­ nections. Anxious About Food Through a local “ham” station, VE3BBH, operated by Lloyd Page, 21 Thames Road east, the Red Cross offered assistance and daily newspaper^ were anxious about local food' supply. The alarm quickly subsided when officials learned that tele­ phone connections were complete to London and trucks were arriv­ ing on main highways as late as S p.m. re­ ap- the de- Bend To Vote For Electricity Grand Bend ratepayers will vote April 5 on two questions lating to hydro. They are being asked to prove a by-law providing for borrowing of $85,000 upon bentures to purchase the electric distributing system from the H.E.P.C. of Ontario. Repayment of debentures will .amount an­ nually to $6,820.62. Ratepayers will also be asked to vote on the question: “Are you in favor of securing a supply of electric power or energy from the Hydro-Electric Power Com­ mission of Ontario?”. rhe March Lion roared through this area Monday and Wednesday, bringing winter buck with a vengeance,. A storm of snow, sleet, rain and heavy winds caused con­ siderable damage to trees, hydro and telephone poles on Mon­ day. Strong winds and a heavy snowfall blocked roads Wed­ nesday. The sudden turn in the wea­ ther made life miserable for everybody. Some areas suffered, from lack of hydro telephone connections off. Lucan was without several hours Monday the townships of Blanshard, Hib­ bert and McKillop. Sleet and freezing rain caused widespread damage to trees and poles which were coated one-half wind up snapped Still Out The Hay Municipal Telephone System at Zurich reported eight rural lines out Monday. A num­ ber pf poles were down on the Blue Water Highway. On Wed­ nesday circuits to Grand Bend were still out of order. No hydro lines in the immed­ iate area were put out of com­ mission but crews from Exeter P.U.C. worked late Monday night clearing wires of snapping limbs. On several stretches of road, the lines became cluttered with wood as fast as the crews could clear them. Condition General This condition was general throughout Usborne, Hibbert and Tuckersmith area, K. J. Lamp­ man, manager of the P.U.C? said. On Tuesday, men from the local area were in Clinton district where more damage was done. Although over 15 telephone boles were down along the borne-Hibbert boundary, no dro poles were affected. Lampman said. with inch of ice. Gusts of to 45 miles per hour limbs, trees and poles. Of Order Us- hy- Mr. Mark Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gower, of . Mr. and Mrs. Gower have four Crediton, celebrated their golden ] children, Milton, of Woodstock, wedding anniversary on Tuesday,' March 2, when their children and near relatives, numbering were entertained at a dinner. Isaac Gower, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William 33, family the late Gower, and Mary Pfaff, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pfaff, were united in marriage by the Rev.. J. W. Andrews at the Methodist parsonage at Parkhill. Following t'heir marriage, they made their home in Shipka for 15 years and later farmed near Woodham and Centralia. They have spent the past eight years in Crediton where they are faithful members of the United Church. Mrs. Joseph Bullock (Vera), of Crediton, Mrs. Ross Taylor (Lu- ella), of Exeter, and Mrs. Elmer Brunzlow (Alma), of Strathroy, 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A grandson, Or­ land Taylor, of Exeter, marked his twenty-first birthday on the day of the celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Gower were the recipients of many good wishes from their friends and numerous gifts from their family. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gower of Kelwocd, Man., celebrated their fiftieth anniversary the same day. Daniel Gower is a brother of Isaac, and Mrs. Gower, the for­ mer Caroline Pfaff, is a sister of Mrs. Isaac Gower. Buses Stay Home For the first time in years, buses did not run to SHDHS on Tuesday. Earl Guenther, owner of Exeter Coach Lines Ltd., said that although some main routes were open, intersections on the township roads were blocked. Buses came* to schocd Wednes­ day but another storm which gathered during the day made district pupils anxious about the trip home. Although taken home, ber of area ed in Exeter homes. Bell Telephone Company was hard hit by the storm. District Manager W. W. Haysom at Gode­ rich said damage was worse than in the cyclone which struck western Ontario last spring. All phone lines just south of Clandeboye were down on the ground Monday and connections to London were cut off. By Wed­ nesday three of the eight trunk lines from Exeter to London were temporarily open. Mr. Haysom said that although lines can be temporarily repaired it will take weeks before the service is restored permanently, 50 Poles Down T. A. Wiseman, manager of the Blanshard Telephone S y st e m, said at least ,50 poles and a “lot of lines” were down. Area worst affected was that between Granton and Kirkton. Most of the Usborne lines were still out of order on Wednesday. The Sebringville office of the Blanshard system had been iso­ lated by the storm and was not connected by Wedneday. Mr. Wiseman said the area had been hit badly. The meteorological section at RCAF Station Centralia said 1.1 inches of precipitation fell on Monday. This included .72 inches of rain and 3.8 inches of snow. Monday’s storm was unusual, the section said, because it head­ ed directly north. Wednesday’s storm travelled the more common direction of north-east. Strong north-east winds and heavy snowfall hit the area on Wednesday and many roads were blocked. Visibility in rural areas was almost nil. i ATTEND CHURCH SERVICE — Local Girl Guides paraded to Main Street United Church on Sunday morning, concluding their observance of Girl Guide week. Guide companies and Brownie packs in Exeter, Hensall and Zurich held special events to highlight their activ­ ities. Mothers were invited to meetings-, special merit badges were presented, baking sales sales and a special "Thinking Day” were among the events. —Jack Doerr, Exeter W. Kerslake and A. Paterson were in- VJ■1 Delay By-law At Hensall Hensall council decided to- postpone passing of a by-law to- borrow $30,000 for artificial ice until it secures more information on interest rates of debentures., Reeve A. Clerk J. structed to find out prevailing rates at Toronto. Support Promotion The council supported proposed plan of the Huron County In­ dustrial voted a work. Charges assessed on household­ ers for pumping water out of cellars during the flood two weeks ago ranged from $1.50 to $10.00. Equipment for the fire depart­ ment, including truck flashers, a mask, cannister and extinglisher were recorded. Daylight Saving Time will be observed in the village from April 25 at 12:01 a.m. to September 26 at 12:01 a.m. Clerk Paterson reported tax arrears at $900.82 and tax pre­ payments at $3,015. Promotion Board and grant of $30 toward the The annual pancake supper served by the ladies of Trivitt Memorial Church Tuesday night was well attended. Battle Royal: Zurich-Lucan Final Attendance record at the Ex­ eter arena may be shattered on Friday night when those peren­ nial rivals, Lucan Irtish and Zur­ ich Flyers, play the deciding game of their torrid “C” series. Largest crowd ever to pack the 15-year-old arena assembled about this time last year to see these same two teams battle it out in another deciding game, bled about this time last year to See these same two teams it out in another deciding game. Over 2,50-0 attended that If possible, there may be more than that on Friday night. With Zurich’s 4-3 win Friday night, the series is tied at three games each, winner tomorrow night will be the Cyclone "C”’champ and will be entitled to advance in WOAA blaydowns. Same Number Of Goals Indicative of how evenly matched these two clubs are is their goal production total over •six games. Both teams have scored exactly the same number of tallies—27'. During the tegular season, the clubs split theit home and home games, Zurich winning on Ex­ eter ice ahd Luchh winning in the Irish Arena. battle game. last now The series, Lucan the first In the playoff Irish captured games of the best-of-seven Zurich bounced back to win next two and even the set. Irish took an edge by Winning the fifth game but again Zurich roared back to deadlock the two but the The round. This year’s series is as “hot” as the famous one last year which Tory Gregg, WOAA man­ ager, called the greatest in the history of the Association. That round went to eight games be­ fore Lucan finally won. Kids Enjoy Ice Carnival Wlfh an attendance of. over 300, the second annual Kids Karnival provided an exciting night for the children of Exeter on Friday. The colorful chariot races, relay, obstacle, wheelbar­ row and three-legged races, a tug-of-war and wrestling matches contributed to the fast-moving action. Lloyd Cushman and Cpl. G. F. Hall assisted recreation director Doug Smith in coaching the wee wee hockey teams. The game was refereed by Donald Cann and Lloyd Moore. The Exeter band tervals during the Judging of the girls in costume races and hockey ; Snowman Wins I Piling up a 3-0 lead in the first period on Friday night, Zurich won the sixth game 4-3 to force the series into its final tilt. The Flyers made it 4-0 in the third stanza before Lucan found the scoring mark. The Irish poured in three goals but could not score the tying counter be­ fore the final bell. Joe Maisohville played an out­ standing game for the Flyers, figuring in all four goals. He fired the hat trick and assisted on the other counter. Fred Revington, Left Gaudette- and Ed Hewett scored the three Lucan goals which were all counted between 10.29 and 12.30 of the third, i Shirley Genttner, dressed as a I snowman, won the prize for the most original costume; Phyllis! Merkley and Marion Belling, j dressed in yellow and green, with matching umbrellas, won the fancy costume prize; Martha Cochrane and Sandra Blowes, in Chinese dress, won the national costume prize and Calvin Me- Kerral rated first in the comedy costume class. Judges were Mrs. R. D. Jermyn, C. George Farnell. tn the chariot Robertson placed vine, second. Jack Robertson with Ronald Horn and Eukte Kirk won the chariot race; Bev. Irvine with Doug Wein and Jim McDonald, second. —- Ptease Tuirn to Page 12 I [ played at in­ evening. 100 boys preceded game. and the II, Blowes arid Pryde Reports On Legislature Tom I’ryilc, MLA for Huron, reports on the activities of tho Ontario jjegislatiircs Oil Page U of this issue. This is the first of a seFica of articles by Mr. Pryde which will appear from time to time in the T-A while the tegWht* turo Is in session.