HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-06-10, Page 1Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1954
OK Huron Home
Stick To Charges
Controversy over the Huron
County Home for the Aged still
rages.
Goderich complainants are
sticking to their charges that
conditions at the home are in
adequate. They will take their
demands for reform to Huron.
County Council next week and to
the Ontario Department of Pub
lic •'■Welfare.
Home Officials Satisfied
Home officials, on the other
hand, are satisfied with the
management of the home. It's re
ported, too, that provincial offi
cials are standing behind the
county committee.
When county council meets
next week, there’ll be two reports
for the members to hear. The
council has allowed Goderich
Mayor Huckins and Councillor
Fisher, the complainants, a per
iod of 20 minutes to state their
case. Another report will be from
the Homes For the Aged division
of the Ontario government. This
report is said to
of health to the
Huron Home.
The Goderich
home committee met in a heated
session Thursday morning at the
home. The committee went on
record as saying the Home was
operated in an efficient mannei’
give a clean
operation of
men and
bill
the
the
and “highly" commended
matron and staff. The Goderich
officials were still not satisfied
and they stated the hearing was
unfair.
Reeve R. B. Cousins, of Brus
sels, chairman of the committee,
said the charges are “silly”. He
stated that the committee proved
false every charge the Goderich
men made but they wouldn’t ad
mit it,
Councillor Fisher stated he and
Mayor Huckins were not permit-'
ted to state their charges at the
meeting and that the committee
heckled them and “acted child
ishly" throughout the two hours.
Councillor Misquoted
Councillor Fisher said he had
been misquoted by the press. He
said he did not charge that the
Home was filthy. He said that
the skylight in one of the rooms
he was in was filthy. He does
not blame the staff, he said. He
thinks the committee is to blame
because it has not hired enough
staff, has not provided proper
facilities and that it admits too
many mentally-ill patients to the
home.
Reeve Cousins and his com
mittee believe they are operating
the home in the best manner
possible. Mr. Cousins admitted
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High School Students
Win Activity Awards
Students of SHDHS who ex
celled in activities during the
past term were presented with
shields at the open house Tues
day night.
.The awards, donated by mer
chants and individuals in the
area, are made annually to the
pupils who are outstanding in
various fields, most of them
extra-curricular. Some of the
awards are decided by competi
tions, others by the completion
of requirements.
The names of the winners are
engraved on the shields each year
and the shields are displayed in
the show cases at the school.
Verse-speaking, T, Pryde & Son
shield—M a r i o n Grossman, Jim
Garter, Gonnie Ostland and Elea-
T-A Receives
Paper Awards
The Exeter Times-Advocate will
receive two newspaper awards
when the Ontario Division of the
Canadian Weekly Newspapers As
sociation meets this weekend,
The T-A won the Stephenson
Trophy for the best front page
<of all classes and placed second
in the general excellence com
petition in the circulation class
2,500 to 4,000.
.All weekly newspapers in the
province are entered in the com
petitions.
A full two-day program has
been arranged for ’the annual
convention of Ontario Division of
the Canadian Weekly Newspapers
Association to be held this Fri
day and Saturday at London,
Ontario.
Two hundred and fifty dele
gates are expected to register at
the Hotel London, according to
Werden Leavens, the secretary
manager.
The delegates will be guests
of several organizations during
the convention.
The London Free Press is
sponsoring the noon luncheon on
Friday at which time “Ting”,
the Free Press cartoonist,
delight his audience with
nor Sharpe; presented by Teach
er C. J. Porter.
Drama, Laird Mickle shield—
Marie Hodgson, Connie Ostland,
Allan Taylor and Don Welsh; by
Teacher M. Sanders.
■Citizenship,
Bob Chaffe,
Taylor
Teacher E. D.
Music, McKnight & Walper
shield—Ken Flear, Marilyn Skin
ner, - Allan Taylor, Bev Ravelie
and Bob Fletcher; presented by
Norman Walper.
Public speaking, Dinney shield
—Ray Corriveau, Allan Taylor, |
Marion Creery and Joan Thom- j
son; presented by Teacher Mrs.
J. Stewart. The first three re
ceived WOSSA crests for reach
ing the Western Ontario finals.
Lions Club public speaking prizes
were presented to Michael Far
row and Alexia Lostell by Teach
er J. B. Creech.
Agriculture projects, Jones,
MacNaughton Seeds Ltd. shield—
Dwayne Tinney, J. Taylor, Mar
ion Creery and Marilyn Strang,
presented by Teacher Andrew
Dixon.
Oral French, Young shield—
Evelyn Sharrow (Grade 12 >,
Phillip Charrette (Grade 11),
Marily Mousseau (Grade 10), and
Andre Cantin (Grade 9); present
ed by Teacher C. Wilson.
■Student Ken Tuckey, a mem
ber of the school council, was
chairman for the presentation
awards.
Price Per Copy
Minister Of Health
Tours Area Friday
Approve $30,000Loan,
Speed Hensall Ice Plant
Buswell shield -—
Bill Hess, James
and_ Ken Tuckey; by
Howey.
of
Sorority Awards
New Scholarship
First Beta Sigma Phi Scholar
ship of $50 will be presented
this year to a graduate of the
South Huron District High
School. Winner of the award
will be announced when
June examination results
known.
The Exeter chapter of the
rority will award the scholarship
annually to a girl who intends
to go to a school of higher edu
cation. A girl who wins another
scholarship will not be eligible
for the Sorority award.
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Tenders for the installation of
an artificial ice plant in the
Hensall arena will be called as
soon as possible, Harvey Keys,
chairman of the board, said Wed
nesday after it was learned that
the village's $30,000 debenture
loan has been approved.
Chairman Keys said that as
soon as the council gave the bor
rowing by-law its third reading,
his board would meet to get the
project started.
Hensall Clerk James Paterson
indicated that council would call
a special meeting, probably Satur
day night, to pass the by-law.
Board Approves Loan
Word was received Tuesday
that the Ontario Municipal Board
had approved the $30,000 deben
ture loan. The approval has been
delayed several months because
of technicalities-
Arrangements for the sale of
the four-and-one-half percent de
bentures have already been made.
The village will receive par from
a brokerage firm.
The ice plant should be com
pleted long before winter, Arena
Hon. Dr. Mackinnon Phillips,
Ontario Minister of Health, will
visit this area Friday.
The minister will tour South.
Huron Hospital in the afternoon
after being a guest of the Hos
pital Association at a noon lunch
eon.
This will be the first time Dr.
Phillips has .visited the local hos
pital, built 18 months ago.
Later in the afternoon, the
minister will tour hospitals in
Seaforth and Clinton.
He will be guest speaker at a
rally of Progressive Conservatives
at Bayfield in the evening.
SMELL THAT CHICKEN! — Reason for the success of the broiler barbecue at S.H.D.H.S.
Tuesday night was this delicious chicken, being taken off the fire by Henry Orr, of O.A.C.,
and Bill Tuckey, of Lakeview Hatchery Ltd. staff. Over 400 persons were served on the
school lawn prior to an open house program by the pupils. —Photo by Jeanne Graham
Find Barbecue De-e-e-licious
L'De-a-e-licious! ” - —
That was the unanimous com
ment of
the first
becue in
Tuesday
The outdoor chicken picnic
was staged at the South Huron
District High School by the agri
culture department — assisted by
officials from O.A.C., Guelph, and
Lakeview Poultry Farm & Hatch
ery Ltd.
Over 225 three-pound broilers
were roasted in halves over an
open charcoal pit constructed on
the school driveway. As specta
tors watched the chicken sizzle
to a delectable brown, attendants
sprayed the fowl with a barbecue
sauce from knapsack-type spray
ers.
When the birds were cooked,
Grade 9 boys served them to the
crowd with French fried pota
toes, cabbage salad, rolls, and
relishes. People ate their meals
on tables or blankets on the
lawn.
Henry Orr, staff member of
the Department of Poultry Hus
bandry, O.A.C., and Gordon Hoo
per, O.A.C. technician, were in
charge of the barbecue. Sheldon
Wein, Les Parker and Bill Tuc
key, of Lakeview Hatchery, as
sisted. Agriculture Teacher An
drew Dixon supervised the school
children.
Birds Raised By School
The birds were 11-week-old
broilers raised by the school and
they weighed about three pounds
each. Canada Pickers Ltd., Ex
450 people who enjoyed
i large-scale poultry bar-
i this part of Ontario on
evening.
outdoor
eter, dressed the birds,
Gut in half, the fowl was
placed between three - foot - wide
grids, constructed of mesh wire,
and placed over an
made of bricks,
the grids over
birds roasted.
The roasting
o’clock in the afternoon. By 6:30
the birds were done and the peo
ple were being served. Chief Cook
Orr twisted the legs of the chic
kens to determine if they were
done.
A number of leaders in the
poultry industry including the
editor of a large poultry maga
zine attended the barbecue. The
idea has been promoted by both
O.A.C. and the poultry industry
to create greater markets and
more sales for fowl. In Eastern
Ontario and northern United
States, poultry barbecues have
served Upwards to 10,000
Program By Students
The program presented by the
S.H.D.H.S. students following the
barbecue, began on the lawn
when the girls demonstrated
rythmic exercises under the di
rection of Miss L. Seigner.
Mr. Andrew Dixon opened the
indoor program by expressing
appreciation to all who had
made the barbecue an outstand
ing success. He included the
citizens, students, staff and |
school board, Mi\ Sheldon Wein,
who suggested the idea of the
barbecue, Mr. George Braith
waite of Canada Packers, and Mr.
H. K. McLellan, inspector of
agriculture in high schools,
The girls of Miss. Anne Kar-
tushyn’s home economics classes
staged a fashion show, modeling
the clothes they had made dur
ing their courses. Connie Ost
land and Alice Carter comment
ed on the various styles of
skirts, blouses and dresses, men
tioning the materials used, the
amount required, the accessories
and the suitability of styles to
the various figures. The girls
■displayed their dresses with the
poise of professional models.
Musical numbers included a
solo by Marilyn Skinner, a girls
choral group directed by Miss
Isobelle Ganton and a trombone
trio selection by Connie Klumpp,
Donna Eagleson and Bill
Kiumpp, accompanied by Mich-
open pit
Attendants turned
and over as the
started about live
ael Farrow.
Joan Thomson, WOSSA pub
lic speaking winner of the school,
spoke on the “United Nations,”
its organization and its aim to
save succeeding generations from
the scourge of war.
Jim Carter, who won the dra
matic verse competition in Lon
don, gave an impressive recital
of Mark Anthony’s funeral ora
tion at the bier of Julius Caesar.
To add still more variety to
the program Jack Bell and
Wayne Burgess gave a demon
stration on the high bars.
Don Welsh and Ken Tuckey
provided a touch of comedy
with their skit “The Fisherman.”
Cancer Campaign
Thursday, Friday
Educational brochures, part of
the fight against cancer, were
distributed this week by Exeter
Kinsmen in preparation for the
Kin Kancer Kanvass on Thursday
and Friday nights.
Gonducted for the first time in
Exeter, the campaign is in aid of
the Canadian Cancer Society, a
volunteer organization which pro
motes cancer research and edu
cation, The group was formed by
__„ ____ _ , the Canadian Medical Association.
Mr. George Lawson, was chair-, organizations and individuals.} Kinsmen wil canvass houses on
man for the program which be-1 The organizations have promised north and south streets Thursday
gan with a sing-song led by Mr,1 to raise $15.OdO towards the de-1 night and houses on east and
Walter Cutbush. Readings were \ bentures in the next five years. . west streets Friday night,
given by Mrs. Art Whilsmith and i----— !
Miss Frances Chapman. Old-time *
tunes were played by Ross Tay-!
lor on the guitar and Russ Brint-
nell on the violin with Garnett
Hicks at the piano. Mrs. Garnet}
Frayne played solos -on her- violin and Kathryn Hicks on j
the piano. • town planning expert told
Vocal numbers by the Novel- j council Monday night that Ex
eter is “well,, laid out” but warn
ed that a plan should be made to
keep it that way.
L. A. Mannei, of Municipal
Services Limited, Oakville, told
council that it would take 18
months to two years to complete
a plan. He recommended the
town appoint a planning board
to start the project.
Mr. Mannei said a plan would
guarantee that growth of the
town would take place accord
ing to design rather than in
haphazard fashion. He stressed
Largest Crowd
Attends Social
The guest book at the Senior
Citizens social evening on Tuesday was signed by 126, which I
was the largest attendance since , goar4j Chairman Keys said Wed-
the group organized in February. > ne3jay^ number of firms were
Mr. W. G. Simmons, who wasf interested in the project and
asked to draw the lucky num--many of them were prepared to
her for the door prize, was sur-4 start on the work soon, he said,
prised to learn he had won the. Installation, of the ice plant
prize. ! will climax a community cam-
Following an hour of cards,: Paign staged* by a number of}
Mr. George Lawson was chair-, organizations and individuals.}
•tones, duets by Sterling Ince and
Bob Russell, accompanied by
Miss Doris Robinson, and duets
by Marlene and Darlene Frayne,
accompanied by Miss L. Greb,
were included in the program.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sweet,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Passmore,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhode and
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cann were
named to convene the next social
evening which will not be held
until September.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cushman,
the Noveltones, Sterling Ince
and Bob Russell assisted in
serving lunch. Dancing conclud
ed the evening’s entertaiment.
Wednesday Warm
Wednesday was the warmest
day of 1954. The temperature
reached a high of 84°, which
was slightly above normal.
From June 2 to June 5 the
mercury remained in the 508 and
there was some rain each day.
Low reached during the past
week was 43* on June 5.
Exeter Well Laid Out'
But Should Make Plan
A.
to
MEN BOWLERS FINISH SEASON ‘— Alley bowlers capped tlicir biggest season with a
banquet in the Legion Hall last week. Trophies were awarded to the top teams and in
dividuals of the season. Wes Rycktnan, second from left, who bowled highest single during
the year, was elected president and is congratulated by Russ Snell, retiring president, Others
are, from left to right, Eugene Beaver, new secretary; Rene Francois, who won the trophy
for highest triple; and Gord Plylcy, who shared high average honors with Rene Francois,
Present Plaque
To Lions Club
At the Exeter Lions supper
meeting at Monetta Menard’s on
Friday evening, the South Huron
Hospital Board presented the club
with a broiuo plaque in apprecia
tion of the service rendered by
the club lit building the new
hospital.
The plaque was handed back
to the Board to be put up in the
hospital.
A number of Zurich Lions were
guests of the club and President
Eddie Gascho announced the gift
of a refrigerator from the Zurich
Lions to the hospital,
Over 100 Talented Kids
Mie In Kirkton Contest
A record crowd filled the vil-1
lage of Kirkton Friday evening
for the tenth annual preliminary
contest in connection with the
Kirkton Community Association
Garden Party.
One hunderd and six talented
pupils from 35 schools provided
a variety program of 70 num
bers. There were so many entries
the contestants were split into
two groups and the instrumenal
class was held in the United
Church basement while the vo
cal and specialty classes were
held in Aberdeen Hall.
Chose Musical Numbers
Martin Boundy, well - known
throughout Western Ontario for
his musical achievements, and C.
B. Daniels, a noted English
musician who recently came to
Canada, chose 17 numbers to
provide the juvenile entertain
ment for the final contest at the
Garden
lections:
Piano
Belton,
tralia.
Piano ____ „„_ ___ .
and Bonnie McCrae, Dashwood,
and Ruth Davidson and Ina
Gould, parlingford.
Piano trio by Margaret, Doris
and Doreen Brock, of Zion West.
Marimba solo by Leroy Bryan,
of Granton.
Novelty songs by Gale Atwell
and Lloyd Montieth, Belton; Roil
Dunseith and Beverly Murray, of
St. Paul’s; Bob Lock and David
Houlton, ThamesfOrd; Marlene’
and Darlene Frayne, Plugtown;
Harvey Acheson, Ron Stewart,
Ron Dunseith and Roy Murray,
St. Raul’s; the five Stephen boys
from AhdersOn,
Recitation by Eunice Ander
son, St. Paul's.
Dances by Sandra Walper and
Nancy Boyle, Exeter; Jane Mc
Naughton and Vesta Watson, of
Kirkton; toe dance by Kathy
Jewell, St. Marys, and Rosemary
Smith, Kirkton; sword dance by
Joan and Eleanor Fitzsimmons
and Tommie Ashwell, of Thorn
dale.
Garth Blackler, at the church,
and Gerald Paul, at the hall, in
troduced the contestants. Com
mittee in charge of the contest
is Mrs. Alvin Crago, Mrs. Fred
Switzer and Mrs. Gerald Paul.
County Council
To Visit Area
Giving a parliamentary air
the Huron County Council cham
bers in the old Collegiate Insti
tute building at Goderich are 34
new desks made by an Exeter
firm. The desks, manufactured
by Jensen Woodworking Co., cor
respond to the wood in chairs
bought earlier in the year. Each
councillor will have a desk.
These will form part of the fur
nishings in the new court house.
Session Opens June 16
A three-day session of the
County Council will open on
June 16. Prior to the session on
June 14, councillors will inspect
county roads in the northern
part of the county and on the
•morning of June 15, the southern
section. After eating dinner at
the Legion Hall, Exeter, they
will visit the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind, Tweeds-
muir Hall in London, and the
University of Western Ontario,
to which the county makes an
nual grants. In an address by
Dr. E. G. Pleva, head of the de
partment of geography and an
authority on the St. Lawrence
Seaway development, they will
be given an idea of what the
seaway mean to Huron
county.
that a town plan was a definite
attraction to industry-
The planning expert outlined
the steps necessary to set up a
planning board and to make
town a planned area.
Council took no action on
proposal but indicated it
continue to investigate.
Complete Landscaping
Councillor Ralph Bailey
ported the landscaping around
the library and town hall had
been completed. Charles Hay, *of
Zurich, was in charge of the
work.
Douglas Gould was appointed
to the recreational council to re
place Miss Norma Wilson who
resigned.
Permission was given Exeter
Kinsmen to erect a banner for
Dominion Day Celebration and to
the Centralia RCAF to drop leaf
lets for Air Force Day.
Authorize Refunds
Tax refunds were authorized to
a numbei* of ratepayers who had
overpaid their levies.
County council representatives.
Reeves R. E. Pooley and Wil
liam McKenzie invited council
to attend the county council's
dinner in Exeter on Tuesday,
June 15. The Huron body will
tour the area that day.
Clerk C. V. Pickard presented
a list of tax arrears and was in
structed to make every endea
vour to collect them.
Deputy - Reeve McKenzie re
ported a number of new tables
had been purchased for River
view Park.
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Chorus Presents Cheque
Mr. Clayton Pfile, treasurer of
the Huronia Male Chorus, pre
sented a cheque for $110 to the
Ladies Auxiliary of South Huron
Hospital at their meeting on
Tuesday.
The money represented the
proceeds Of a Sunday night con
cert by the Chorus and assisting
artists on May 30, in aid of the
Hospital Auxiliary.
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Party, July 21. The se-
Solos by Lloyd Montieth,
and Elaine Powe, Cen-
duets by Lyfida Tiernan
Stephen Township
Licences Theatre
Stoplieii council has issued a
licence for ah oped. Mr theatre
in the township,
The licence was granted to
Emerson Desjardins for a theatre
on Lot 10, Concession 3,
REFRIGERATOR FOR HOSPITAL — Zurich Lions Club presented a new refrigerator to
‘f'lv/.’i 5*4, Mll’h tl I <vl if..,. ..... Xi ‘TJ’.l ’VHrt, 1%the South Huron Hospital for the nurses’ residence on Friday evening. Ed Gascho, presi
dent of the club, made the presentation to Hospital Board Chairman L. J. Fcnhale in a
ceremony on the hospital verandah. From left to right are Gordon Hess, Ted Haberer and
Ed Gascho, all of the Zurich club; C, E, Shaw, hospital director; Ivan Kalbfleisch, Zurich;
L. J, Penhale; Leroy O’Brien and George Deichcrtj of Zurich; and. Ulric Snell and J. A.
Traquair, hospital directors. —Jack Doerr,- Excte#