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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-07-15, Page 1fee vocafe Price Per Copy 70THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1954Eighty'Second Year who were kids all day, have been at gave away MIH Serious Damage To Local Crops If Drought Continues—Officials Children Invade Resort For Free Treats, Rides 4<!DEAD MAN FLOAT” — Swimming- instruct Bob Fletcher shows Marilyn Ross and Jack Harvey how to do a “Dead Man’s Float”- at the classes at Riverview Park. Construction of a booth and change houses, with an observer's stand and floating dock has assisted in mak­ ing the swimming instruction possible. Eight groups of children take lessons at various times during- each day. ' —T-A Photo SWIMMING CLASSES POPULAR — Over 300 children enrolled in Exeter Kinsmen’s Learn- To-Swim classes which started this week. The large enrolment required the employment of a full-time life guard and swimming instructor and forced a re-arrhri^ement of the playground program. After seven weeks of instruction, the children will be given an opportunity to pass swimming tests. —T-A Photo Grand Bend Mystery least half of the people who money are honest, conclusion you the results hunt of for That’s can reach last week’s money at At find one from scavenger Grand Bend. ■Over $1,500 of on the lake by a London trans- the $3,000 lost Saturday closing in Exeter Banks goes into effect July 31. Announcement to this effect has been ► made here by the branches of the Bank of Mont­ real. and The Bank of Nova Scotia through- Managers C. E. Shaw and H. W. Kelson. The new regulations call for service on Friday to be extended from 4:30 to 6 p.m. commencing July 30, instead of the two hour service previously given on Satur­ day mornings. According to the local Bank Managers the Saturday closing, which has already 'in practically all centres, has been by the five day factories business the Banks have experienced in securing and retaining their staffs in the ’face of other more favourable employment. The public will notice the change for the first two or three weeks, the announcement said, but once the change lias been in effect for a short time it is hoped that it will be accepted as it has been in most of the centres of 2,000 or more popula­ tion. been instituted of the larger brought about week in most and other places of and the difficulty that port owner has been found and turned back to him. But other It’s could lake; found be lining the pockets of some lucky, but dishonest, finder, Grand Bend fever when the spread through sort last week, searching in the for the money. Owner Harry his wallet in the water off the main beach while boating, the purse contained 27 $100 four $5t0<’s and 10 $10’s. As late as Monday of week, police heard of more being found. A girl discovered a $100 bill at Port Franks. This means that the money has been strewn from Grand Bend south as far as 10 miles. Most of the finders were people on vacation. They ranged from 10-year-old girls to adults. Corporal Neil Chamberlaiu of what happened to the $1,500? possibel, of course, that it be at the bottom of the or it may be still lying un­ near the beach; or it could had gold r.ush news of the bills the summer re­ Hundreds began sand and bushes Woods, who lost said bills, this bills Hensail Ice Board Opens Tenders Hensall Parks Board opened tenders Monday night for the in­ stallation of artificial ice in the arena. The board the firms before cision, Representatives Chamber of Commerce, and Kinsmen were present. will interview making a de­ Again Less People of South Huron must be driving more carefully. Records at the Exeter Detach­ ment of the Ontario Provincial Police show that the number of accidents is down again this year from last year. The decrease is about 15 percent. Total accidents recorded so far this year ■ is 50 as compared to the 59 of last year. The year be­ fore, when South Huron had the largest number of accidents in history, the total was 77 on July 15. Reverse Elsewhere This trend is in verse to the rest of where the number keeps soaring up and up each year. For .the first three months of 1954 traffic fatalities in On­ tario had increased 18 over 1953. Provincial Constable Zimmerman, head of the tachment, said he hoped the trend in South Huron would remain on the decline and that i drivers will continue to safely. coinplete re- the province of accidents of the I-Iensall Legion Hay To Clean' Willert Drain Hay township council author­ ized the cleaning out of 40 rods of the Willert Drain at a recent meeting. The action was taken at the request of Ervin J. Willett and L. IT. Turnbull was- engaged to do the work. Monday, August 2, was de­ clared a civic holiday for the township. percent E 1 in e r local de­ district ■ drive Supervise At Centralia Judy Ross, Sandra McKnight, Janice Hamilton, Ruth Jones, Connie Ostlahd and Marilyn Bis­ sett,,, of Exeter, and Joan Buxton, Crediton, are supervising the playgrounds at Huron Park, Cen­ tralia. Jim Crocker is in 'harge of the softball program. the Ontario Provincial Police de­ tachment at Grand Bend said that Mr. Woods’ wallet was re­ covered with one $100 bill in it. He explained that the bills float­ ed out of the wallet when they were swelled up by the water. Police commended the honesty of children, youths and adults “who went out of their way to find the owner of the money or bring it to the police station.” Mr. Woods offered a reward to all finders who returned the cash. Kids by the thousands invaded Grand Bend Wednesday afternoon to capture the free entertainment and treats offered by the sum­ mer resort. Happy youngsters stormed the merry - go - round, assaulted the midway rides and roared around to the attractions like celebrating conquerors. They came by truck, car, bus —some even hitchhiked—f r o m Stratford, London, Goderich, Sar­ nia and throughout the district. Estimates of the crowd ranged from 3,000 to 5,000 but some Save Water PUC Asks Exeter Public Utilities Commis­ sion this week urged household­ ers to conserve water “during this dry period and while the canning factory is operating.” The notice, in this week’s T-A, said water consumption of the town on Monday reached 650,0'00 gallons, which “is more than the system will supply continually.” Manager K. J. Lampman said the situation was not serious but that consumption must be re­ duced or the supply would be­ come dangerously low. Dry wea­ ther has decreased the supply from the two major wells of the system. Consumption at the can­ ning factory is high because of the pea pack. “Many residents are wasting water during this hot period,” Mr. Lampman said. Operate System From Exeter Although Grand Bend ly purchased its own electric system on July , Exeter Rural H.E.P.C. will con-’ tinue to service the summer re-' sort. Members of the Grand Bend commission authorized the local utility to continue the billing and maintenance at the resort until it is ready to take over. Three council members have been appointed to act on the Grand Bend Commission until an election is held at the end of the year. The three are Reeve J. H. Dalton and councillors Clarence Green and John Hood. An office may be established at Grand Bend when the com­ mission learns enough about the system to be able to take it over. Town Topics official- hydro- 1, the m i d w a y operators, mobbed by the swore there must least 10,000. Jain Booth One restaurant 1,000 ice cream bars in less than an hour. The lineup jammed the wide sidewalk for half a block. The kids got lost, too, but that didn’t matter. Eric McIlroy, pro­ prietor of Lakeview Casino, who operated the tern on the could hardly their parents the next ride”. I). W. II a r r i s o n , secretary­ treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the event, said: “We’ve been swamped —the day is a huge success!” Anticipating the large crowd, Grand Bend council increased four the number of lifeguards the beach. Few Accidents Despite the huge throng kids there were only a few acci­ dents'. Two young girls from Lon­ don got into difficulty in the water in the late afternoon but were rescued by two nurses-in- training from Victoria Hospital, London. Lifeguard John Hicks, of Exeter, applied the resuscitator to one nine-year-old to revive her. Another girl ran in front of a car on the main street and was knocked over but not injured. Attractions free -to the children included roller skating, shows, ferris wheel, bump cars, minia­ ture golf, cruiser boat rides, and merry-go-round. Some of the features were sponsored by firms in the area. First Feature “Kids Day” is the first of sev­ eral special events which will be sponsored by the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce during the summer to entertain people of the district and encourage them to visit the resort during the week. , Other days tentatively sched­ uled include a water carnival on August 11, a rural day on August 25 and a gala celebration on Sep­ tember 6. public address sys- beacli, said “they wait for us to find so they could go to FUN AT THE BEACH — Enjoying cool Lake Huron water and the sandy beach of Grand Bend are three Exeter and dist­ rict girls-—Joan Hopper, Lorna Taylor and Joan Ellerington. Like many other girls from the district, the three work at res­ taurants at the summer resort and are able to enjoy a dip regularly. —Jack Doerr, Exeter Loses Barn, Livestock, To Build Immediately Items of Social and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter The Exeter Times-Advocate is always pleased to publish these items. We and our readers are interested in you and your friends. Phone 770. Mr. and Mrs. William May spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon May and family, of Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Ryckman, Dianne and Wendy are holiday­ ing at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. -Beavers, of Detroit, spent the weekend with Mr. B. W. F. Beavers and attend­ ed the Senn reunion at Stratford. Mr. Beavers returned to Detroit with them for a visit. Miss Ethel Dow, of Woodstock, visited last week with Mrs. Anna Ellis and Mr .and Mrs. G. Dow. Mr. and Mrs. George Jaques spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Francis and family who are holidaying at Port Blake. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Stephan, of London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Westcott. Rev. J. J. Thiesson, of Herbert, Sask., visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder, Huron St. Mrs. Allan Fraser, Worthy Commander, Order of True Kind­ red, London, was a guest of Miz­ pah Comfort Club Springbank Park day. Jane Farrow class honors in piano examination ronto Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Gerald Wurm and boys returned home Friday from visit­ ing her parents, ■ Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fletcher, in Nova Scotia. Miss Maud Blatchford, of Pros­ pect Hill, is visiting With her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. IT. Wood. Mr, and Mrs. W\ N. Mur­ dock, of Dundas, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wood and Bill, of Lambeth spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, Wood, Mr. Mil ton Pfaff of Anhe St. is a patient in South Huron Hos­ pital. Miss Phyllis Cowan, who is stationed at Moneton, N.B., -with the Navy, and Cpl. Francis Cowan of the R.C.A.F., St. Johns, Que., are visiting me and Mrs. J. C. Cowan, Anne St. at a picnic at last Wednes- received first her grade 8 from the To- Mr. .and Mrs. William Sillery returned on Friday from a five- week trip to the west. They visit­ ed Banff and Lake Louise and covered over 5,000 miles. Mr. Albert Hamilton, of Winnipeg, Mrs. Sillery’s brother, who has not-visited his relatives here for 35 years, returned with them. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Howe, Philip and Gail, of Thornhill, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Sill­ ery. Miss Betty Coates, her aunt. Mrs. Edna Irving, Miss Mary Gardiner and Mrs. Margaret Fletcher left Sunday for a two- week motor trip to Virginia and Kentucky. Miss Meta Salter accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Charles Salter and Jane, of Wingham, on a motor trip to St. Johns, Que., where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maclnnis (nee Marie Cutbush). Mrs. Edna Irving, of Grenfell, Sask., is visiting with Mr. Mrs. Alf Coates. Friends and relatives of Shirley Gaiser surprised her a miscellaneous shower at home of Mrs. W. G. Appleton, Huron St., last Thursday night.Miss - - -- • reading and Miss Margaret Ann Coward Labelle Coward gave a read the address. Local Lions Dance At Grand Bend Exeter LioliS turned • out in large numbers for the Tuesday night dance at Lakeview Casino, Grand Band. Through the gener­ osity of Eric McIlroy, the local club received the profits from all tickets sold by its members. Lion president W. G. Cochrane conducted a lucky ticket draw. Mrs. Bruce Biggart and Eric Campbell were the only 'winners, from Exetef. Liens and other service club members from the community joined with the local club for an evening of dancing, a H-P All-Stars Win Benefit Huron-Perth AllrStars scored a 5-4 victory over Listowel Le- gionaires in an exhibition game for injured players at Mitchell Wednesday night. Although the all-stars were credited with only two hits, they scored four- unearned runs in the second and Mohawk catcher Bob Meharg counted the winning run in the third. The two hits were counted by Mitchell's Line Roh- fritsch and Clinton's RCAF’s Wally Meade. Robbie Wein, of Dashwood, was the winning pitcher. Meade started for the Huron-Perths and was relieved by Steve Mitro and Aitchison before Wein came in. Legionaires scored two runs in the fourth and two in the seventh but the rally was cut off. Fight Communists, M.P. U rges Rally L. Elston Huron, called of Orangemen lies against Communism, at the Orange cele­ bration at Kincardine on Monday. Woodham, Greenway, Luca n Varna Lodges attended the rally and the Woodham Fife and Drum Band led the parade. Speakers included W. J. Miller, of Bognor, past grand master of Ontario West; A. E. Robinson, M.P. for Bruce, and J. W. Hanna, M.P.P. for Huron Bruce. Cardiff, M.P. for for a united fight and Roman Catho- tlie common foe, Albert Pearce, of R.R. 1 Kirk­ ton, whose barn burned Saturday morning, said Wednesday he will rebuild it as soon as possible. He hoped to start construction “immediately”, he said. Fire raced through the hay- filled barn Saturday, destroying the structure, 30 tons of hay, livestock and machinery. The owner estimated damage at “several thousand dollars.” Mr. Pearce and neighbours were able to save three imple­ ments from the barn but a side rake, hay loader, drill and man­ ure spreader calves and 27 blaze. Family Fire Pearce 16, was the last one in the barn. The family noticed smoke com­ ing out of the barn from the house, about 150 feet away. When they reached the barn, the fire was raging wildly through the hay. Irwin “Bunny” Ford, captain of the Exeter Fire Brigade which answered the call for aid, said the most likely cause of the blaze would be combustion in the hay. The brigade was not able to stop the raging fire but it poured water on a nearby strawstack and sheds. Fortunately the wind was blowing flames away from the other buildings. The farm is near the boundary of Usborne and Hibbert town­ ships on the Thames Road. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce purchased the farm over a year ago. They have three children — Albert, 19, Ellen 16 and Doreen 13. were lost. Three pigs died in the Smoke about 6.45, Mr. Notices started said. His daughter, Ellen, Dashwood Horse Tops In Stables Baby, a seven-year-old Perche- ron mare owned by Tom Lamp­ ort of R.R. 2, Dashwood, is now top horse at Silverwood Dairies, London. The mare, which sold for $155, was given the No. 1 stable over 32 others when she was deliver­ ed last week. She weighed the heaviest, over 1,800 pounds, and was judged the best porportioned of the stable. Although Huron county crops are “not too bad”, there will be serious damage if rain holds off much longer, G. W. Montgomery, Huron Ag Rep said Wednesday. “Rain is badly needed,” he said. Meteorological officials at Cen­ tralia reported their forecasts for the next few days shown no sign of rain. These was a possibility of a slight shower Wednesday night, they said, but it did not materialize. The dry weather has affected cultivated crops of beans, sugar beets and turnips adversely. Spring grains may be below aver­ age because of the drought, Mr. Montgomery said. On the other hand, the wheat crop will probably be better than average in the South Huron area. "Wheat is going to be a real good crop,” the ag rep reported. Cutting of wheat has started around Grand Bend and some winter barley was cut last week. Haying has been completed throughout the county. One effect of the dry weather will be an earlier harvest than anticipated. Despite the latte sow­ ing season, the harvest will take place at normal time. H. H. G. Strang, secretary of the Ontario Vegetable Growers. Marketing Board group for this district, said beans and corn were just holding their own but would need rain soon. “Some of the beans are look­ ing pretty tough,” he said. “The corn is standing as well as any crop.” H. K. Penhale, manager of Canadian Canners Limited plant here, said his firm had not de­ termined yet whether beans or corn have been adversely affected by the lack of moisture, Since Jufy 1, less than one- third of an inch of tain has fall­ en over the area, according to ■the meteorological records at RCAF Station Centralia. Western Ontario agriculture officials report mounting concern over prolonged drought condi­ tions now beginning to seriously affect fall crops in Middlesex county’s'western townships, also in Essex, Kent and Lambton counties. At least 50 pei' cent of the Middlesex soybean crop is report­ ed threatened as also are field beans, sugar beets, and grains. The drought is characterized by its spottiness in the eastern northern parts of Middlesex, in some western sections. While peas, beans, and tures in 'the Kerwood, Appin, Glencoe and Alvinston areas have not had a good rain since early May, farms a few miles away, such as around Arkona, Forest, Parkhill, and the London area are green from abundant rains. and and pas- T-A To Close For Holidays The Times-Advocate office, will be closed from Saturday, July 24, until Tuesday, August 3, for our annual holidays. Merchants who may printing- orders during Week are asked to bring in as soon as possibles need that them Kirkton Party To Aid Pond The annual Garden Party which attracts the largest aud­ ience of any event in the com­ munity, will be held on the Kirkton fair grounds on Wednes­ day, July 21. Through the years donations from the proceeds of the garden party have been made to local and community associations. The association has now assumed the responsibility of creating a park at the Thames Valley Authority pond on Highway 83. which will benefit the community. The late Dr. C. A. Campbell sponsored the movement which was later organized under the Kirkton Community Association which was formed in 1945 with Hugh Berry, president, Dr. Camp­ bell, secretary, and Rev. D. Good- yer, treasurer. Each year since its organiza­ tion, the Association has held the Garden Party which begins with a ball game followed by the juvenile program and an all- star professional show. Gerald Paul, Kirkton, will be chairman and Martin,J3oundy,, of London, will adjudicate the juve­ nile program. Cash prizes ranging from $15 for fir^t to $4 for sixth prize will be awarded. All other contest­ ants will receive $1. i i FLTES HOME Sam Birk, 85, who left Dashwood 65 years ago. returned by air to visit rela­ tives in the district recently. Mr. Birk joined the immigration from this district in 1889 and has lived in the west since. His story is told in the vacation fea­ ture on page 6. Tetreau, prominent Ste- township farmer, died sud- Tuesday evening at his on the fifteenth concession. PLAYGROUND ROYALTY — King and Queen of the Kins- .men’s summer playground are Bonnie Doerr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doerr, Huron St., and Tom Knox, son of Rev. and Mrs, N. D. Knox, Andr cw St. The two won the titles hy collecting the most points in the numerous contests of “Olym­ pic Week’’, — Jack Doerr, Exeter ■v Michael Farrow Wins Degrees Michael Farrow, 16, son Of and Mrs. Claude Farrow, who took his Associate examination (solo performance) from the Royal Conservatory of Music, To­ ronto, in June, received first class honors. Me also took the C.M. (solo performers) WOStera CoilSOf-vatOry of Music in which he took first honors. Michael is a pupil of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Poole, London. ■ Mr. A.W. from class Ira Tetreau, 56, Active In Church Ira phen denly home He was in his fifty-seventh year. An active member of the Church of God, Grand Bend, Mr. Tetreau served on its board for many years. He has been ailing for the past five years. Born in Stephen township, he was the son of the late Isaiah and Mary Tetreau. Surviving are his wife, the former Myrtle Neeb, of Dash­ wood; two daughters, Dorothy, Mrs. Robert Edmunds, of Lis­ towel, and Mona, of Dashwood; one son, David, of Stephen town­ ship; one sister, Mrs. Peter Eiseiibach, of Grand Bend, and one brother, Emery, of Stephen. The body is resting at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, where a private ser­vice will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. W. Wnttam, minister of Grand Bond United Church, will officiate. Interment will ba in Grand Bend cemetery.