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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-03-18, Page 1Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1954 Need New Tax Source, Relieve Home Owners Members of Exeter council appear convinced that some new means of taxation will have to be found to meet increas­ ing municipal expenditures. Councillors said increasing property taxes are placing, an “unfair burden oil homeowners”. If mill rates continue to rise, municipalities will discourage construction and ownership, they said. Council noted that some towns are forced to set tax rates at over 100 mills. Discussion arose Monday night when council was asked to join the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves. This body is one of the foremost advocates of lower property taxes and is looking for new means of revenue. One of the proposals advanced was the use qf sales taxes. Increase Grant The town grant to the Exeter Library Board was increased $250 to a total of $2,125. This will raise provincial grant by over $500 and allow the board to in­ crease wages and beautify the grounds. A petition, signed by 27 rate­ payers, asked for improvement of the drainage system in east section of town, the area affected by flood in February. Council has already taken steps to determine if the situation can be improved. Engineer Barnes Ross, of Goderich, has surveyed the area and has been instructed to submit a report. Drains com­ mittee chairman, R. C. Dinney, warned council “cost of major drainage improvement in the area will be high”. Invite Convention An invitation Knights of hold their Exeter was oil. Some Western Ontario attend this con­ vention annually. the south- Tliis was the flash to ..the Black the Orange Lodge to August celebration in extended by the coun- 6,000 persons from Public School Open House The open house at Exeter Pub­ lic School will be held on Wed­ nesday afternoon, March 21, and not on Tuesday as reported on Page 10. Mrs. E. J. Walper Dies Wednesday Mrs. Edmund J. Walper, Dash­ wood, died in South Huron Hos­ pital Wednesday, March 17, in her seventy-second year. She was the former Melinda Catherine Rader, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rader, of Dashwood. She attended Black­ bush School and had spent her life in the vicinity of Dashwood. Mrs. Walper was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Dash­ wood, and had been active in the work of the Ladies Aid. iSurviving besides her husband are four sons, Alvin,* of Dash­ wood, Norman, of Exeter, Melton, of Ingersoll, and Glenn, of Lon­ don. A brother, Louis Rader, of Dashwood, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed Willert and Mrs. Herbert Wein, of Dashwood, and Mrs. Martin Laub, of Exeter, also sur­ vive. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 20. A family ser­ vice will take place at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, at 2 o’clock followed by a public service in the Zion Lutheran Church, Dashwood, Rev. L. Higenell will officiate and interment will be in the Bronson Line Cemetery. Daylight Saving Time was set to start at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, April 25, and to end at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, September 26. Building permits were issued to Harry Sherwood and Arthur Cann —both for renovating houses. Earn $SOO Clerk C. V. Pickard reported that over $500 interest had been earned on the investment of pro­ ceeds from the sale of deben­ tures for the public school de­ bentures. Action was postponed on a re­ quest from the Fire Department for the purchase of six lengths of hose. Reeve R. E. Pooley presided over the meeting in the absence of Mayor W. G. Cochrane. Sev­ eral councillors were absent. TO B.C. MISSION — Marie Wild­ fong, daughter 'of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildfong, of Hay town­ ship, was commissioned to repre­ sent the United Church at the Mission Hospital at Bella Coola, B.C., at an impressive service at Main St. United Church Sunday. She leaves for the isolated post early next w’eek. —Jack Doerr Off To Mission Hospital, Honor Marie Wildfong In an impressive service at Main Street United Church on Sunday, Miss Marie Wildfong was commissioned to represent the United Church at the Mission Hospital at Bella Coola, B.C. Taking as his subject “Here Am I, Send Me”, Rev. A. E. Hol­ ley spoke of Marie's decision to become a missionary. She re­ turned from a Sarnia meeting of 400 young people, several months ago, with the feeling that she wanted to do something for her church. Rev. Holley expressed the be­ lief that her call had come from God. Her work in Bella’ Coola' offers no financial reward. Her compensation will be in knowing that God is with her and that the congregation will support her with their blessing and con­ tinued prayers. Following the cornmissionary service, Marie was presented with a l&ather-bound Bible and hym- nary by the W.A. and W.M.S. of the church and a substantial check from the congregation. The Evening Auxiliary had previous­ ly presented her with a matched set of luggage and the Y.P.S. with a gift of money. Marie, who is the daughter* of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildfong of Hay, attended No. 2 School, Hay, and Exeter High School. Recent­ ly she has been employed at Anderson’s store. She has taken an active part in the church in Sunday School, Y.P.S. and the choir, Talented both as a vocalist and pianist, Marie has assisted in three ope­ rettas presented by the Hurouia Male Chorus, two years in the young 1 adies chorus and this year as piano accompanist. Marie’s reply to the question “Why did you make the decision to enter the Mission Hospital?” is summed up in these words, “I know Bella Coola is isolated and the sacrifice is great, but I feel I am helping to repay in some small way, the supreme sacrifice that was made for me.” She will leave for the coast on Sunday, March 21. The Main Street congregation has a special interest in the Bella Coola Hospital since Dr. J. E. Whiting, who is in charge of it, is the husband of the former Marjorie Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pearce, Ann Street, i Start On New Courthouse In Fall, Transfer Health Unit To Goderich Many Support Industrial Group Almost all municipalitiesAlmost all municipalities in Huron County are supporting the Industrial Promo- was learned at a county’s new tion Board, it Board meeting in Clinton Wed­ nesday, L. D. Holland, secretary of the board, reported all towns, most of the villages and a large num­ ber of townships have contributed financial assistance. None have officially refused the request for donation. Further plans for the publica­ tion of a promotional brochure on the county were made at the meeting. All representatives were asked to supply vital information on their municipalities. The board decided its official objective would be “to foster, co­ ordinate and direct the promotion of new and existing industry in Huron County”. R. B. Potts, representative of the Trade and Industry Branch of the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, was present at the meeting. Plans were made to secure the co-opera­ tion of the press, service clubs and other organizations through­ out the county. Takes No Action On Courthouse Hay Township council took “no action” on the resolution from the town of Clinton asking that the new courthouse be erected in Clinton. Tender of William Watson for treating warble-fly grubs was ac­ cepted at 20 cents per head sin­ gle spray. Leonard Erb was ap­ pointed inspector at 80 cents per hour and seven and one-half cents per mile. Contract for gravel was let to R. H. Jennison. He tendered to haul and crush approximately 8,000 cu. yds. of crushed stone at a flat rate of 88 cents per cu. yd. and 30 cents for crushing and loading Hay Township truck. Salary of H. W. Brokenshire as treasurer of Hay township was., increased $200 per year, this be-‘‘ ing the amount deducted from the. salary as treasurer for the Hay Municipal Telephone system. Invite PM To Centennial Centralia Upsets Dashwood Tigers Centralia village upset Dash­ wood Tigers Tuesday night to even the final playoff series of the local Rec Hockey League. Both teams have won one game in the best-of-three round. Centralia defeated the Tigers 4-2 in a close battle at the local arena. Marksmen for the win­ ners were Noyce, Brintnell, C. Isaac and N. Hardy. Dashwood scorers were B. Wein and R. Wein. Deciding game in the series will be held next Tuesday night. Dashwood won the first game 5-1 last Tuesday night. Canada’s Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, has been asked to preside over Ex­ eter’s centennial fair this fall. The local agricultural society extended the invitation to the Prime Minister at a meeting last week. He has been asked to of­ ficially open the centennial and to preside over special events. Other plans for the centen­ nial were made at the Society’s meeting last week. Committees for the various departments of the fair were appointed. The Society also approved plans for a field crop competition in grain corn and special com­ mercial features in corn vegetables. Sorority Hears Recreation Talk Beta Sigma Phi sorority met at the home of Mrs. J. Terrill, Huron Park, on Tuesday evening. During the business meeting, in charge of Mrs. Jack Doerr, president, a donation was voted to the “Barley for Korea” fund. Miss Loretta Siegner, ' SHD1IS physical instructor, spoke to the sorority on “Recreation, Seasonal Sports and Hobbies”. Usborne Supports Plan For Promotion Usborne council supported the Huron County Industrial Promotion Board at a recent meeting, Council voted a grant of $25 toward the new board and appointed Councillor Earl Mitchell the township's representa- live. Another grant of $25 was ap­ proved for the South Huron Musical Festival. The council voted to join the lipper Thames River Conserva­ tion Authority, since part of the township is in this watershed. Usborne is now a member of both the A usable and the Upper Thames Authorities. Culvert Deteriorates Road Superintendent W. J. Routley reported the culvert on Concession 6-7 and Lot 26 had further deteriorated to the point where repairing it as outlined in the culvert construction contract with Louis Looby should be re­ considered; council directed that this be referred back to the dist­ rict engineer for municipal roads. Heywood drain report was pro­ visionally adopted. Court of re­ vision will be held April 6 at 2 p.m. After considerable discussien on the Dykeman drain report with interested ratepayers, coun­ cil decided to further discuss the report with the ratepayers and the engineer. The Gardiner drain supple­ mentary report from J. A. Howes was accepted and copies will be sent to townships of Hibbert and Fullartqn along with balances of provincial aid to drainage grant owing. Charges to be made for warble fly spraying were set at 15 cents per head per spray, five cents per head for inspection where cattle are brushed and 50 cents per pound for warble fly powder supplied for brushing. Application of Allen Fletcher for warble fly inspector at 80 cents an hour and mileage at eight cents was accepted. Wilbert Batten was engaged as assistant inspector and helper for the spray operator at 80 cents per hour. Exeter District Co-op was awarded contract to supply pow­ der at tender price of $6.65 per 15-pound bale. Council took no action on the resolution from the town of Clin­ ton asking that the new court­ house be erected in Clinton. Huron County council plans to start construction on a new $500,000 courthouse this fall. Meeting in emergency session Wednesday, council mem­ bers voted to erect the new building in the Goderich square. They also decided to move the county health unit, now in Clin­ ton, to the present temporary quarters in Goderich. Architect L. G. Bridgam said floor plans for the new building could be submitted for approval not later than the June session. The working drawings would not be completed until late in July. Tenders will then be called and the earliest possible start on con­ struction might be September 1. Town Topics Mr. Albert Mitchell spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. S. Andrew,, and Mr. and Mrs. Nor­ man Mitchell, of London. Mrs. Harold Peters, Atwood, who visited last week with Mr. ’and Mrs. Melvin King, spent the weekend with Mrs. L. also visited with Mr. Hedley May, Mr. net Hicks Blair. Mrs. Earl tendons in cident at their restaurant, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for treatment. Seventeen members of of Huron Rebekah Lodge guests of Goderich Lodge day night for the official visit of D.D.P., Mrs. Kay Cann. Mrs. Cann paid her official visit to her home lodge on Wednesday night. Mr. A. E. Wuerth is out again after being confined to his home for several weeks by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne and Mr .and Mrs. William Pass- more spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Passmore, of Forest. and and Jack Blair. She and Mrs. and Mrs. Gar- Bob Witmer, who severed her wrist in an ac- Pride were Tues- Ice Circus Stars Pros “Circus on Ice”, first carnival of Exeter Figure Skating Club, will star three top professional skaters from Western Ontario as well as a host of district boys and girls. Former Canadian waltz cham­ pion, Miss Mary Dianne Trimble, will be the featured skater in the colorful carnival. -She is the pro­ fessional at the London Skating Club and also for the local club. Her assistant in London, Miss Carolyn Spellman, will also start in the show. Walter Thomas, the noted pro­ fessional comedian from Strat­ ford, will take the principal clown part in the circus produc­ tion. He has skated with several shows which have toured tinent. A number of advanced skaters from London also _ in the show. They will stage sev­ eral of the outstanding numbers which highlighted the successful carnival in London recently. Members of the Exeter club, who are finishing their first year of instruction, will be featured as circus characters in the perform­ ance. These include acrobats, mice, cheese, monkeys, balloon men, taffy apples. Nancy Boyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Derry Boyle, will 'be the circus queen. A surprise number in the pro­ gram will feature a group of Ex­ eter “clowns" in a let”. The local club is the Exeter Kinette E. Snell is president. the con- amateur perform skating “bal- sponsored Club. Mrs. by C. SORORITY SWEETHEART Ross crowned queen of the Balloon Ball, Beta Sigma Phi sorority’s annual dance, Thursday night. She was chosen by a secret ballot of her sorority sisters, -—Jack Doerr,, Exbeter Locals Win Fair Prizes Although South Huron farmers didn't capture the top prizes at the county Seed Fair last week, they won many major awards. Merton Keyes, R.R. 3 Sea­ forth", became the champion seed grower of the year in Huron county when results were com­ piled after the judging of entries in the two-day county Seed Fair. 1 The grand champion exhibit was the entry of red clover entered by Luther Sanders, R.R. 2, Seaforth. Ronald Hern, R.R. 1 Wood­ ham, was awarded the Hensall District Co-Operative special as the youngest exhibitor (age 13 years) with 10 or more points and the Clinton News-Record special for the youngest exhibitor having two or more entries at the fair. South Huron entrants who captured major prizes were: Jim McEwen, of Hensall, who won firsts in first-cut baled hay and Alsike clover, seconds in timothy and soybeans, thirds in fall wheat and field beans, and a fourth in early oats; Newton Clarke, R.R. 1, Wood­ ham, first in barley other than malting; South Hur o n District High School, first in field beans. Donald Kbrnick, R.R. 1, Kirk­ ton, seconds ill lot barley and any other seed, third in lot Oats. Other district prizewinners wore Alati Walper, R.R. 3, Park­ hill; Robert Allan, Brucofield; Sid Sanders and Cecil Jones, of Exeter, and John Taylor, Bruce­ field. Results of the Exeter 4-H Grain Club oat exhibits word: Ronald Hern, Tom Hern, Edward L. Hern, all of K.IU1, Woodham, and Norman Hyde, R.R. 1, Hen- sail. Port local on a KM SHDHS CHEERLEADERS - - Colorful performers’ at the WOSSA basketball tournament in London Saturday were these cheerleaders and those, from other schools throughout Western Ontario. About to break into a rousing school yell are: top row, Elaine Bell, Hensall: Marion Alexander, Us- boriie; Kathryn Kidbfleisch, Zurich; bottom, Norina Veal, Ex­ eter; Bev Coulter, Grand Bend; Shirley Harness., Exeter, Mrs. John Prout has returned from a two-week visit in Huron, Mich. Earl Heywood, popular cowboy singer, appeared Cleveland TV show last week. 1-Ie was guest star on Pee Wee King’s program and sang several of his ROA Victor recordings. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dearing and daughter Norma and Miss Shirley Reeves, Sarnia, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor. Mrs. Ly 1 a Hollingshead, of Brownvale, Alta., is visiting with herjiunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hedden, Andrew St. Ellerington Bros, have pur­ chased a 200-acre farm on Con. 2, Usborne, from the estate of the late Earl Whiting. Mr. David Murphy, of Knox College, Toronto, spent the week­ end with Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Dow. He took charge of the ser­ vice at Caven Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hedden were Mr. and Mrs. Eber Hedden and Carol, of London, and Mr. Ikens, of Boyne City, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brown have returned from a holiday in Flori­ da. Mrs. Campbell, Ilderton, visit1 ed with Mr. Fraser. Mrs. Aubrey Tennant was call­ ed to Grimbsy by the serious illness of father, Mr. Garfield Rouse. Rouse died on Friday and Tennant joined his wife for funeral service on Monday remained for several days? Miss Maxine Reeder has cessfully passed her singing Ontario She is Sturgis, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. accompanied Mrs. H. Humeston and Miss Helena Humeston, of London, to Grosse lie, Mich., for the weekend, 'they visited the family Of W. C. Redmond, prior to Bill Redmond's leaving for Japan. Mrs. Redmond accompan­ ied her son by plane to Chicago, from where he took the train for he will and Mrs. and Mrs. Lloyd Beach last week Grade examination at Western Conservatory of a pupil of Mrs. W. Council met in Goderich’s old high school where county offi­ cials have located their offices since fire destroyed the old court­ house. The school will serve as county headquarters until the new building is ready, probably in two years. Despite the campaign to move the new courthouse to Clinton, there was no official opposition to rebuild on the present site< By a recorded vote of 28-3, members agreed to move the county health unit, now at Clin­ ton, to quarters in the school. When the new building is con­ structed, space will be provided for the unit. Furnish Quarters Council also ratified steps tak­ en by the property committee to- furnish the new quarters in the school. The committee, headed by Exeter Deputy-Reeve William Mc­ Kenzie, purchased office furni­ ture ~to replace that destroyed in ‘^A^otal loss caused by the fire was officially estimated at $138,- 504, including building and con­ tents. Council will request that the insurance, $75,00o on the building and $15,000 on contents, be paid in full. Cancel Series Hockey Ends Hockey season for Exeter end­ ed this week when the Cyclone playoffs were cancelled. Zurich Flyers withd.rew from the series and the other clubs decided to call off the remaining games. Exeter Mohawks played the February fire. last game of the season Tuesday night when they met St. Marys Alerts in a return match in the stone town. The locals won 7-4. Booster Club President, W. G, Cochrane, said the executive plans to hold a meeting of the members and players within the next two weeks to conclude this year’s activities and make some plans for next season. Date of the meeting will be announced later. Mr. Cochrane said that while the club incurred a small deficit over the season, it is relatively small considering the large cost of the club’s operation. Mohawks finished the regular Cyclone schedule in fifth spot, highest any Exeter intermediate hockey team has gained in re­ cent years. The club won games, lost eight and tied during the season. Before dropping out of Intermediate “A” playoffs, tribe won two games and three. nine one the the lost" Exeter Pianist Wins Trophy Michael Farrow scored ninety marks in the piano'solo sonatas competition at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Stratford on Saturday to win the Anne Scott-Mumford trophy. He was, three points above the next high contestant in the class for pianists under 19 years. In the same class, for 15 years and under, Michaels’ sister, Jane Farrow, tied for second place ^with Sue MoNeel of St. Thomas with a mark of 7 4. Fail To Capture Trophy But SH Still Top School South Huron’s long reign over WOSSA “B” basketball ended on Saturday when the local school failed to bring home a championship from the “Purple Bowl” for the first time in four years. Nevertheless, S.H.D.H.S. again posted the best all-around performance for “B” schools in -------------------------——— . this year’s competition. Three of girls, champions for three of the i.■*. - l. — —. -O in —. M1 1 rt I- aVi ci/? V Vi d C3xUyn *i_>the local teams reached the semi- i last four years, reached the semi­ finals and one of these gained finals before bowing out to the finals. The junior boys chalked up the only major South Huron win in the tournament Saturday when they defeated Waterford by two points in a~ thrilling semi-final tilt. They lost the title to River­ side in the final round. Lose By Basket The senior Panthers lost their title chance in the semi-final game with Essex. Ahead most of the game, the local team faltered in the last quarter and lost by a one-basket margin. Although they did not play in Saturday’s tourney, the senior Waterford, who went on to win the title. Only “B” school to approach S.H.D.H.S.’s record this year was its traditional rival, Waterford. This Lake Erie town sent two teams to the tourney, one of which copped a trophy. The senior boys were cham­ pions for three years in a row— ’50, ’51 and ’52. They lost the title last year in a close contest. The senior girls first captured the senior “B” honors in 1950. They lost it in '51 but came back to claim in in '52 and ’53. Game reports appear on page three. Music. H. L. Pearce ’‘’^7 1 Mil San Francisco, where join other members of the U.S. Air Force enroute to Japan, REACH WOSSA FINALS — South Huron Junior Panthers reached the finals in the WOSSA tourney at London Satur­ day but lost the title to Riverside. For the first time in four years, South Huron failed to win a trophy in the "Purple Bowl”, Picture shows Bev Sturgis, scoring star of the game, shooting for two points,