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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-07-01, Page 1Eighty-Second Year Price Per Copy 70 Fourth Dominion Day Celebration Entertains Over 6,000 Crown Attorney H. “Butlimits on de- to age. on be of ein- Taylor, the found "4 » * knew you where the May and turns driv- opposite direc- by the father all 'been given and Nelson Indian from didn't, would set fol* de Vancouver. Water swinx- a Rur- I felt keep Bend at Murphy, Lambton “excused” him Wednes- any fault in his shoot- Indian on Sunday, June 11.30 p.m. who has repre- West since 1945, the RCAF, the Bloods- Donald; Gabby; the most hunts on years. if I broke them in. opened t'he celebration. Sarnians sailed blithely party included wealthy young new owner during A. E. son of Read, Barbara; McKniglxt, Dean; Pale- Sanders, Teddy; Tennant, Judy; you the position when he turned out the He- Johiiston, McNauglx- Ken; Me- Included iix the party are Jean had been smashed to the .../.v., May Schroeder, Barbara sevexx Sarnians -----7_y Hunter, Maxine Re.eder and Mar- Past Port Lambton Sunday night THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1954 Jury Excuses' Bottle Club Killing; Warns Against Free Use Of Arms ■r.. / ’z '.'J® •' . •?: • • . ■ •1 y.:. j. .•> v- ’j ?'• • v: • s / ft... • < .• , / , ■' . .a CELEBRATE CANADA’S BIRTHDAY—Over (5,000 people attended Exeter Kinsmen’s Do minion Day Celebration on Thursday at the Community Park. Featured’ afternoon star, Tuf fy Truesdell, agitates his 75-year-old alligator before wrestling it in front of the huge crowd. The, Sarnia wrestler put on his act during the evening- show, too. A record crowd of 3,500 watched, a top-notch vaudeville show in the evening. Lee Paul, Kirkton, was MC. II Celebration of Canada's eighty seventh birthday brought thou sands from the area to Exeter Kinsmen’s show at Community Park. Attendance at the evening show set another new record for the annual Celebration. Over 3,500 saw a fun-packed vaudeville show emceed by Kirkton’s Lee Paul. The beautiful, sunny day dropped attendance to 2,500 in the afternoon as many farmers took advantage of the weather to catch up on work. Feature give-aways of the night were a $100 bingo prize, which was won by Mrs. Matt Fink- beiner, and a deluxe television set which went to Mrs. T. Wil son, Clinton. Wins Bicycle In the afternoon, Dennis Hoc key of Exeter won a bicycle. Gor don Garside, of RCAF Station Centralia, took home a tricycle and Doria Dobbs, of Glenedin, has a new wagon. Ron Westman, donor of the prizes, presented them. Middlesex County Warden Fred Dobbs Others taking part in the cere monies were Kinsmen President Ralph Genttner, and Mayor W. G. Cochrane. Tuffy Truesdell, “world’s champion alligator wrestler”, from Sarnia, was the feature of the afternoon. He tackled a 75- year-old ’gator called Nancy VI iii front of the grandstand and displayed his crocodile family. Crack Aerobatics Another top show of the after noon was RCAF Centralia's crack aerobatic team. The four Har- vards, manned by F/L Chris Frost, F/Os Bill Frye, Stuart Allen and Bill Smith, thrilled the crowd with precision air stunts. Best fun contest was the greasy pole fight where boys straddled a slippery horizontal pole and batted each other with pillow cases. Bob Armstrong won this event, defeating runner-up Doug Jermyn in the final bout. . Mrs. Eugene Beaver topped five other ladies in a nail-driving test. Win Novelty Races Doug Jermyn and Shirley Wurm captured the honeymoon race; Ruth McKay and Don Scott won the Baby Marathon. 4 Master of ceremonies for the afternoon was Lloyd Wright, CFPL and CFPL-TV artist. Two bugle bands from RCAF Station Centralia and the Goderich Girls Band performed during the after noon. Colorful part of the parade was the riding of members of the South Huron Saddle Club. About 10 horsemen led the parade. Recreation Director Doug Smith, who is in charge of the Kinsmen’s Summer Playground, announced that Friday would be registration day and that the playground would start Monday with a scavenger hunt. Proceeds from the Celebration finance the playground. The vaudeville show at night featured singers, bell ringers, baton twirlers and acrobats. Evening' Show Dashwood Pee Wees and Ex eter Pee Wees played a minor baseball match early in the eve ning. Derry Boyle announced the game. Helping the Kinsmen and Kin- ettes with the show were mem bers of Exetei’ Legion, Lions, Hensall Kinsmen, Firemen, and many individuals. Prizewinners Decorated vehicles — Birthday cake, Mid-Town Cleaners. $50; Maple Leaf car, Reg Armstrong Motors, $30; Union Jack car, Please Turn to Page 12 1 y © FUN CONTESTS—One of the many humorous contests for kids on Dominion Day was this honeymoon race. Pairs had to get suitcases, dress themselves with the clothes inside the lug gage, then undress again and repack. Another contest, the greasy pole, was hit of the show. Boys straddled a slippery horizontal pole and fought with pillows. A ladies nail driving con test was also popular. —Jack Doerr JULY 1 PARADE—Part of the Dominion Day parade is shown here oix its way to the park in the early afternoon. Over $120 was givexx away in parade prizes and there were many decorated vehicles, trying for the money. Proceeds of Kinsmen show go to finance the sum mer playground which will start on Monday. Registration is being held Friday for all boys . and girls up to 16 years of age. —Jack Doerr List Public School Promotions Exeter Public School pupils escaped from school on Tuesday morning for the summer holidays. The children received their re sults early in the morning and left the school for the last time this term. Principal C. H. Blowes an nounced the promotion results. TO BE IN, GRADE 8 Armstrong, Robert; Arthur, Tommy; Beavers, Roxanne; Bo wen, Wayne; Cann, Dennis; Coo per, Patsy; Ford, Sheila; Fran cois, -Margaret; Frayne, Peter; Glaab, Anthony; Hamilton, Mari lyn; Heywood, Eleanor; Heywood, Vernon; Hockey, Louise; Ho garth, Elaine. Jermyn, Douglas; Keison, Ro bert; Kendrick, Harold; Kerslake, Dorothy; McBride, Marlene; Merkley, Shirley; Van def Neut, Rinus; Page, Mary; Russell, Jim my; Skinner, Bobby; Smith, Mar cia; Walper, Sandra; Ward, Eu nice; Wells, Donna; Wurm, Shir ley; MacMillan, Pam. Beaver, Audrey; Brintnell, Don; Crawford, Ron; Dykstra, Gerald ; Gould, Leona; Haley, Elizabeth; Irvine, Glenn; Jory, Larry; Moore, Lloyd; Penhale, Fred;. Scott, Jimmy; Smith, Lar ry; Stringer, Murray; Schwartzen- trtibef, S.; Tomlinson, Jim; Green, Dale. tiro he in grade i Belling, Marion; Boyle, Frank; Cotter, James; Douglas, Ronald; Gould, Ross; Hall, Ted; Harvey, Jack; Hennessey, Jim; Heywood, Dorothy; Hockey, Wayne; Hod- gert, Marjorie: Johnston, Bob; Jones, Bob; Keller, Lome; Knox, Norman; MacDonald, Donald; MacDonald, Jim; McBride, Ger ald; McCurdy, Carol: Nagel, Si mon; Seldon, Paul; Sims, Bever ley; Trueniner, Ronald; Wade, George; Wolny, Dontiy; Vander- wall, Paul. Andresen, Rita; Bridges, Don na; Cochrane, Martha; Gibbons, Carol; Hodgson, Barbara; Kel son, Douglas; Knox, Thomas; MacMillan, Marlene; Merkley, Phyllis; Ryckman, Dianne; Smith, Robin; Van de Worp, Albert; Van de Worp, Bill. TO BE TN GRADE 0 Blanchard, Harold; Boekhoudt, Bertie; Braithwaite, Douglas; Brintnell, Marie; Cooper, Eileen; Cozyh, Lia; Dixon, Betty; Gould, Jimmy; Green, Winston; Harvey, Bill; Jermyn, Don; Jones, Jim my; Kcstle, Shaven; Lux, Helen; Marriage, Bob; McKenzie, Grace; Moore, Barbara; Munro, Irene; Page, Katharine; plantinga, Peter; Schroeder, Robert; Shaw, Mary; Sell Vartzen timber, Lloyd; Simpson, Carolyn; Smith, Carol; Shbll, Gordon; Stephah, Jackie; Turnbull, Lorne; Vander Neut, Teeha; Van do Worp, Annie. Delbridgo, Diane; Doerr, Bob- Hogarth, Carole; McDonald, thorpe, Enid; J Snider, Sandra; Ward, Fred. TO BE IN Appleton, S h Junior; Roger; La Verne; Frayne, 1 Hannan, GRADE 5 a r o n; Cann, Dykstra, ; Francois, Ver- Marilyn; Haley, Michael; Hey- worth, Cann, Gould, onica; Helen; __ ______f wood, Bill; Hockey, Anne; Hodg son, Doug: Hogarth, Bonnie; Ir vine, Bev; Jones, Marilyn; Kers lake, Marion; McFalls, Peter. Milner, Scott; Ness, Sandra; Penhale, Douglas; Sanders, Brian; Sanders, Fred; Sanders, Ted; Smith, Verla; Sweitzer, Jim; 'Purvey, Dale; Wilkins, Valerie; Sims, Wesley ; Snelgrove, Judy; Taylor, Mervin; Wareing, Bob; Willert, Dianne. TO BE IN GRADE 4 Broderick, Bob; Cooper, Jerry; Dettmer, Joan; Douglas, Sher rill; Dykstra, Thelma; Dzioba, Philip; Ellerington, Tom; Ellis, Fred; Efsman, Donna; Haley, Loretta; Hall, Bob; Hall, Brian; Harris, Carolyn; Hendrick, left; Howey, Margie; Linda; Kegtie, Tom; ton, John; McCarter, Carter, Laverne. Nagel, John; Plantenga, Dick; Snell, John; S o . w d e xi, Tom; Swartz, Dianne; Tnrvey, Bonnie; Plbase Turn to Page 12 Grand Bend Chamber Plans Special Events The Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce is planning a commun ity entertainment program, be lieved to be the first of its kind in the province. Special mid - week days and Sunday afternoon band concerts on the beach are features of the program. According to D. W. “Pat” Harrison, secretary of the Cham ber, the first special event will New Banker For Hensall Newly - appointed manager the Bank of Montreal’s Hensall branch is Kenneth K. Christian. He succeeds Walter W. Jarrett, who will take charge of the bank’s Eganville office, where Mr. Christian was formerly man ager. Born at Hartland, N.B., Mr. Christian joined the B of M at his home town 27 years ago. Dur ing the following years he served at various branches of the bank in New Brunswick and Quebec. In 1948, he received his first appointment as assistant account; ant at a branch in Montreal. He was later promoted to t'lie ac countancy of the branch and in 1949, Mr. Christian was named manager at Sawyerville. After al most four years there he was transferred to Eganville. .Since being stationed at Egan ville, Mr. Christian has taken an active interest in community af fairs. He has been a member of the Rotary Club, secretary-treas urer of the Curling Rink, treas urer of the Community Centre, and chairman of the Easter Seals campaign. Manager Transferred A banker of 30 years’ exper ience, Mr. Jarrott has been in charge of the Hensall office for the past three years. During that time he has taken an interest in local activities, being secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and an associate director of the South Huron Agricultural Society. be a Kids’ Day on Wednesday, July 14. Merchants and promin ent cottagers are co-operating provide the many attractions of the village free to children up to and including 14 years of Water Carnival Other events include a Carnival, with boat and nxing races, on August 11; al Day, with special attractions for families in the district, August 25, and a Gala Day on September 6. First band concert will staged this Sunday afternoon, July,4, when the Thedford band will perform. Concerts will be held every Sunday during the summer featuring various bands from the district. President of the Chamber, Ar- thur Pugh, says the program is designed to “foster good will and good relations between our re sort and the thousands of vaca tioners and district people who visit here during -the summer.” Not Overcrowded Secretary Harrison, who has been employed full time by the Chamber for the summer and who is organizing the activities, stated that the mid-week events are staged for the enjoyment of district residents. “People of the area sometimes think that Grand Bend is always overcrowded be cause of the big weekends we have. That’s not so. During the week the facilities of the resort and the wonderful beach are easily accessible and can be fully enjoyed.” Besides the entertainment pro gram, the Chamber is organizing1 a money-raising camaign to build public washrooms and barbecues on the beach. NFAV DOCTOR—-Dr. R. W. Read, a graduate of U.W.O., has taken over the practice of Dr. F. J. Milner, who has moved to Lon don. Dr. Read received his de gree from U.W.O. in 1952 and interned at the Kitchener-Water loo Hospital. He practiced the past year with Dr. Letts, of Ailsa Craig. The Dr. A. J. Read and Mrs. of London, Dr. Read is married to the former Beverley Jennings and they have a one-year-old boy, Robert Bruce. They have moved to the home vacated by Dr. Mil ner. Decorate Graves At Cemetery Members of the Exeter Lodge No. 67, I.O.O.F., and of the Ex eter Branch of the Canadian Le gion assembled at the Exeter cemetery Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the memory of their departed brethren. Members of the I.O.O.F. divid ed into two sections and paraded the cemetery and placed a Union Jack on the graves of 107 of their former members. The mem bers Of the Legion did likewise ahd placed a Union Jack and a poppy on the graves of well over one hundred Of their departed brethren. A short service was held at the close in which William Chambers and A, Tiemah represented the I.O.O.F. and Andy Bierlihg and Rev. N. 0. Knox took part for the Legion. The Last Post and Rbveille were sounded by Charles Kernink and Jim Crocker, The Exeter chhxetery, one Of the most beautiful to be anywhere, was In excellent shape for the dccasidn and there goodly number present Five Girls Go West Five young ladies from Exeter left at. noon on Wednesday on a combined 'business and pleasure trip to the west coast. The business angle of the trip is to delivei’ a new cax* in Van couver. The pleasures they ex pect to have on the trip are un limited and include a stop-over at the Calgary stampede where seats are reserved for them. jorie Doherty. Jean, Barbara plan to take ing. July 12 is the date livering the oar in After sight-seeing on the Coast the girls plan to return to Win nipeg by bus and continue homeward trip by train. was a Centralia Child Falls From Car Richard Preston, 3, Columbia Drive, Huron Park, received cuts and bruises bn his head whefi he fell frem the back seat bf a car driven by his father. Mr. and Mrs, preston were leaving Centralia for Lohddn when the accident happened. Richard was brought to South Huron Hospital and was discharged Wednesday, It’s unlikely that criminal, of beer. “I had just told George ” - it was time to get out when he reached up and pulled the light out.” Four seconds later, Bres- sette said, a shot rang out and George fell. Awakened By Alarm Forcier said he was awakened by the burglar alarm in his house near the club, looked out the window and saw a light in the room. Telling his wife to phone police, he grabbed his gun and drove his truck to t'he rear of the building. The owner said he honked his horn “to wake up the neighbors”, and shouted “Come out” to the men Inside. “I saw a shadow of somebody in there and when I saw the light go out I thought they were making a break for it. I lifted my gun to my side and. shot for the window.” Crown Attorney Hayes: “Did you consider shooting in the air?” “No, I ........ ........................ glass I there.” Hayes: fired to man was light,” “I just shot in the general direction of the window to break glass.” Husband “Pretty Drunk” Mrs. Betty George, wife of the shooting victim, said hex’ husband was “pretty drunk” when he and Bressette and Eli Henry left her house early the same morning. She told the jury she overheard George and Bressette making plans to raid the clubs. Her husband came home from work at 5 o’clock Saturday, then went to Thedford for a case of beer, the wife stated. After his return, George took the family and Henry to Forest “to do. the shopping”. George tried to get beer there fx’om a “bootlegger’s” but couldn’t. The Indian drove to the home of Bressette’s father-in-law where Bressette stayed, and the three mexi drank there for a “long time” according to Mrs. George. When they finally came out, her —Please Turn to Page 7 charges will be laid against Hec tor Forcier, 42-year-old owner of St. Joseph General Store and So cial Club, after a coroner’s jury at Zurich day from ing of an , 13. » Huron * Glenn Hayes, who^was chief ex- ' aminer at the inquest, said “I do ( not believe there will be any > charges laid”. He added, however, he would give further considera- ■ tion to the jury’s findings.„ ’ Aftex’ one hour and 15 min utes in session, the five-man jury stated Clarence George, 36-year- ’ old Indian war vet and father of three children from Kettle Point reserve, died from a “gunshot ’ wound fired accidentally by Hec tor Forcier”, Tlxe verdict said Forcier’s ac tions were “excusable and are ex cused”. However, “the whole un fortunate happening is a warning against the too-free use of fire arms and there are ' fence of property.” Caught By Owiiex- ■Clarence George Bressette, anothex’ Kettle Point, were caught by Forciex’ when they were raiding his social club fox* beer about 5 a.m. Sunday, June 13. The man ager testified he fired his .303 rifle from outside the building when he thought they were going to escape. Forciex* maintained throughout his hour's testimony oxi the stand that his shot was fired from his side, without sighting, at a win dow “to scare” the two Indians. Key witness Nelson Bressette, long-time pal of George, testified that he thought the shooting of his friend was accidental. Tliirty-Six Exhibits Thirty-six exhibits were pro duced by the Crown during the four and one-half hour inquest. Fourteen witnesses were heard. A crowd of 200, including 50 Indian men and women, watched the proceedings iix the Zurich town hall. ' The story of a 12-hour drink ing fest and the raiding of two “bottle clubs” on the Blue Water Highway unfolded during the testimony. Bressette told the jury that he and Eli Henry, a third Indian who was oix the trip but did not entei’ the St. Joseph club, took beer from a Bayfield club before they went to St. Joseph. He said he had been drinking “all day” Saturday. Othex’ witnesses testi fied that George and Henry had been drinking since 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon. The 27-year-old Bressette told the jury he and George went into | the St. Joseph club and were in | the stockroom, taking out cases Intensive Lake Search Just A Waste Of Time One of the most intensive sea and air searches on Lake Huron Sunday was just a waste of time. Because they never thought to cancel reservations at a Grand Bend hotel, a party of four men and three women in a 22-foot speed boat set off the big search operation which included five planes from RCAF Station Cen tralia and three private planes. While the aircraft and other searching operations were comb ing the area between Grand Bend and Kettle Point, the seven Sar nians sailed happily past Port Lambton Sunday night—60 miles in the opposite direction—to be told by the father of one they had all been given up for dead. Because they never thought to cancel reservations at a Grand Bend hotel, where they had plan ned to spend the weekend, a party of four men and three wo men in a 22-foot speed boat re cently set off one of intensive sea and air Lake Huron in recent Eight Airplanes While five planes of the RC AF and three private aircraft were still circling the storm-toss ed shoals off Kettle Point, where it was feared their small boat search. Rather than face the barrassnxent of being greeted by a battery of news photographers, friends and members of Sarnia Yacht Club, from which they had set sail shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, they tied up at Court right, 20 miles downriver and quietly dispersed to their respec tive homes. Preparations for the big hunt got undex’ way shortly after 4 a.m. when Mrs. Stark’s father re ceived a telephone message from the Grand Bend hotel proprietor that the party had not arrived there. The hotel keepex* said he was advised by Foster Stark at 6 o'clock Saturday night that the party had expected to arrive at Grand Mr. sented in turn called U.S. coast guard, the Michigan state police, the RCMP, the pro vincial and Sarnia police, local radio Stations, resort owners from Grand Bend to Detroit, and a number of personal friends, two of whom owned private pianes. Races Attract 48 Horses Forty-eight harness race horses will speed around the Exeter oval next Wednesday at the annual meet of the local tunb club. Officials announced this week that each of the six races will have eight horses. The 2.30 class, slowest on the card, will be divid ed into two divisions of eight each. The meet is expected to pro duce some of the keenest com petition seen on the local track. Total purse this year is $2,400. As in former years, local busi nessmen will present blankets and trophies to the fastest horses. Blanket donors are Russ and Chuck Snell, Mather’s Bros., Lyric Theatre, Tuckey Beverages, and Jones, MacNaughton Seeds Ltd. A. L. and C. E. Acheson will present a $20 bill to the horse with the fastest time of the meet and a silver tray for the best dressed outfit will be presented by Jack Smith Jeweller. Tory Gregg of Wingham will announce the meet. The Cliraie- Whitesell starting gate will be used. Officers of the Exeter Turf Club, sponsors of the meet, are Frank Taylor, president; Jack Morrissey, chairman; George Lawson, treasurer; and Bill Alli son, secretary. —60 miles in the ■to be told they had dead. “missing” McCaw, businessman, tiOll' of one up for The Jerry Sarnia and skipper of the two and one- half ton motor launch; McCaw’s girl friend, Mary Ann Fugler, a 25-year-old stenographer; Foster Stark, Sarnia barrister, and Mrs. Stark, daughter of J. W. Murphy, Conservative M.P. for Lambton West; U. Garratt, 28-year-old lawyer, Josie Smith, a Lambton county secretary; and Myrle Cal houn, formerly of Toronto, man ager of a Sarnia clothing store. “Flagged In” Just ns their boat passed by Miss Fugler’s home at Port Lambton, her father flagged them in to break the nows they had been the object of a 12- hour Call It 'Miracle' Driver Not Hurt Police termed it a "miracle” that operator Joe Blair, of Ex eter, was not injured when his road grader upset in a deep ditch west of Hensall on Highway 84 Tuesday afternoon. The big machine fell on its side and, although Blair had both doors open, he was not injured. A Department of Highways crano pulled the grader but Wed nesday, Honored At Picnic Mr. and Mrs. Claude Blowes were presented with a telephone desk and chair at the Main street Uhited Church picnic at River- View Park last Friday* Rev. A. 0. Hollby made the presentation. Mr, Blowes has been a. mem ber of the choir and of the Board of Stewards and Mrs. Blowes has been active in the wonien’s organ isations. RCAF GRADUATE Graduate of RCAF Staff College at Toron to is Squadron Leader Lome E. Howey, son of Mrs. G. A. Hawk ins, of Exeter. S/L Howey con cluded the intensive 10-month advanced staff training course on June 25 and will now take up new duties at Air Force Head quarters, Ottawa. Rain Shortens Picnic the Rebekah-Oddfellow picnic was well attended at Riverview Park last Friday night. Before the tables could he cleared, the rain came, putting an end to the program which had been plan