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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-08-19, Page 14 $; Eighty-Second Year involves the question driving at that speed careless driving as it under the Highway EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1954 Price Per Copy 70 Beer, Road Fines Levied By Court Convictions of bootlegging, im­ paired driving, failure to remain at the scene of an accident and careless driving charges brought fines exceeding $250 in Magis­ trate's Court, Exeter, Tuesday. Clifford Grasdahl? Crediton ser­ vice station operator, was fined $75 and costs for selling liquor contrary to the provision of the Canada Temperance Act. Provincial Constable Eime r Zimmerman, of Exeter, said he entered the station Sunday after­ noon and found four men and a woman drinking beer. Grasdahl pleaded guilty to the charge. Convicted Of Impaired Lyle Keith Anderson, Exeter hydro linesman, was ordered to pay $50 and costs when convict­ ed of impaired driving in con­ nection with an accident in the early morning of July 20. The car driven by Anderson collided with a bread truck on No. 4 highway and drivers of both vehicles were hospitalized. Damage, which included a cargo of baked goods, totalled $2,000. Anderson pleaded not guilty to the charge and was defended by Frank Donnelly, Q.C., of Gode­ rich. Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman investigated the ac­ cident. Receives $100 Fine Wilfred Seeley, of Clinton, was convicted of a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident and received a fine of $100 and costs. He was also •ordered to pay $10 and costs on a conviction of careless driving. Seeley's car struck the rear end of a vehicle driven by Helen Schultz, of R.R. 1 Zurich, on August 1 at the junction of Highways 21 and S4. After the impact, the Clinton vehicle drove away. Constable Lloyd Westlake, of Goderich Provincial Police, was able to locate him by the licence number which was noted fay one of the passengers in the Schultz car. Seeley pleaded charge. Arthur Bolton, was fined $5.00 careless driving in Exeter. He ran into a parked car on the main street. Constable John Cowen laid the charge. Judgement on a charge of care­ less driving against Donald Bell, of near Hensail, was postponed until September 7 in what may be a significant case. Evidence showed that the de­ fendent drove between 85 and 90 miles per hour on Highway 21 between Bayfield and Hen­ sail. He was chased by Constable Robert Sims, of the Goderich de­ tachment of Ontario Provincial Police. The case of whether constitutes is defined Traffic Act. Bell was defended by Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., of Exeter, no rela­ tion to the accused. Leonard Wein, Crediton, was ordered to post a $5 00 bond to keep the peace for one year on a charge of common assault. Church Constructs $45,000 Addition guilty to the of Centralia, and costs for Army Cadets Graduate Howard Shaw and Robert Young, of Centralia, Beverly Stur­ gis and Eric Ostland, of Exeter, all South Huron District High School students, graduated from the army cadet course at Ipper- wash this summer. Three of the staff members of the local school, E. D. Howey, G. M. Mickle and E. H. Jones, were instructors at the camp Teams Ready For GB Day All-star softball and tug-of-war teams have been picked for the tri-county sports tournament which will feature Grand Bend's Rural Day on Wednesday, August 25. iSoftball league officials in Huron, Lambton and Middlesex announced their teams this week. Agriculture representatives in the three counties have picked their tug-of-war teams tournament. Over 50 entries cOived and many pected for the horse shoe doubles tourney. This event may prove the most popular of tire day. D. W. “Pat” Harrison, secre­ tary-treasurer of the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of Rural Day, said Wednesday he expected a crowd of well over 5,000 rural folk from the three counties. ■Called “Western Ontario’s New­ est Farm Day”, the special Grand Bend celebration has been, planned to be an annual com­ petition in rural sports among the three counties which come together at Grand Bend. Beautiful, large trophies have been donated by major concerns who are hacking the sports tournaments. The awards will be made for the first time this year. In the horse shoe tourney, the doubles teams will begin play at 10 a.m. in an elimination to de­ cide county winners. In the after­ noon the county champs will vie for grand championship honors. Preliminary all - star softball game will be staged in the mor­ ning. Winner of the tilt will meet the third county team in a final match in the afternoon. Similar­ ly, the first tug-of-war contest will be in the morning with the championship pull in the after­ noon.i Garden Clubs Meet Today Four-H Garden Clubs of Huron County will conclude their sea­ son’s activities at Achievement Day being held in Seaforth on Thursday, August 19. Clubs from Kippen, led by Mrs. Eldon Jarrott and Mrs. W. Bell; Hurondale, led by Mrs. Harry Dougall, and Elimville, led by Mrs. Jackson Woods and Mrs. Harold Hunter, will take part. Home Economist In Charge Miss Jean Steckle will be in charge of the program during which club members will exhibit their record books and reference files, judge vegetables and answer a quiz on growing, canning, freezing and storing vegetables. Third year club members will have an exhibit and each club par­ ticipating will present a skit or demonstration in addition to ex­ hibiting their work. At the conclusion gram certificates and be presented to club Contract for construction of a new Sunday School building and renovation at James Street Unit­ ed Church valued at $45,000 was let this week, church officials announced. Contractor Helge Jensen is ex­ pected to start on the work early next week. M. R. Cudmore, chairman of the building committee of the church, said a new building about 75 feet by 40 feet will be added for the pull have been re- more are ex- TO BUILD $45,000 ADDITION TO CHURCH — Contract for a new Sunday School build­ ing for James Street United Church, Exeter, was let this week for $1'5,000, church officials have announced. The contract includes construction of a 75 feet by 40 feet addition and re­ novation of part of the main church. Growth in church membership has necessitated the ex­ pansion. A drive for funds for the building has been conducted during the summer. M. R. Cudmore, Exeter, is chairman of the building committee. Forced Down, Plane Unhurt Kings Win Third Whip Tigers 10-3 Zurich Lumber Kings put them­ selves back in the running Wed­ nesday night by defeating Dash­ wood Tigers 10-3 in the third game of their Huron-Perth “B” playoff series. The Tigers lead the set two games to one. Next game will be Friday night at Zurich. Gignac Best Hitter. Ben Gignac paced the Kings to Wednesday night’s win with two doubles and a single in three trips to the plate. John Haberer clouted a double. Ron Heller limited the Tigers to three hits. Jim Hayter’s double was the best Dashwood hit. Bob Stormes started on the mound but was re­ lieved by Guenther in the fifth. Zurich scored five runs in the third and three in the fifth. The three Dashwood runs came in the fifth. An RCAF Harvard training plane suffered only minor dam­ age when it crashlanded in a field near Brucefield on Tuesday. The pilot, an RCAF instructor, and his student were not hurt. t The plane is reported to have had engine trouble while it was practising a routine manoeuvre. It was carted back to the station Tuesday afternoon. Instructor was Flying Officer R. L. Elliott, of Toronto, who re­ cently came to Centralia. His student, a member of the uni­ versity air training plan, was Flight Cadet W. J. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Green, of St. Thomas, who is enrolled at Mc­ Master University. The plane landed on the farm Jack Taylor, second concession Stanley township. of of Series On Business Exclusive Oakwood Resort Serves Big Summer Family The family who made the first reservation for* accommodation at Oakwood Inn almost 30 years ago still holidays at this exclusive summer resort at Grand Bend. A gentleman from New York visited Oakwood for a weekend: he stayed for six weeks and has been returning every year since. These stories about Oakwood are not unusual .because the re­ sort itself is an unusual place— it is the only tourist establish­ ment of its kind in Ontario. Oakwood has three main units —a summer hotel which includes 25 buildings, an 18-hole golf course, and a subdivision of 90 summer homes. Efficient organ­ ization integrates these units into a private, exclusive resort which serves a large, but surprisingly • friendly family of wealthy vaca­ tioners. This summer family thrives on a quiet, dignified social life to which its Canadian and American members return year after year, Striking Contrast Although the resort is located beside popular Grand Bend, life in Oakwood is a striking contrast to that just a few yards away. While the village caters to a young crowd which prefers active and sometimes boisterous recrea­ tion, Oakwood serves an older, more sedate crowd which enjoys golf in the morning, afternoon at the game of bridge or the evening. The beautifully well-kept subdivision is ohe of the most exclusive in the pro­ vince. A carefully-planned policy, laid down by the founder of Oakwood, 0. M. Walker, and maintained by his son, the present owner, Fred 0. Walker, lias developed this subdivision into its pr e S e n t healthy state. The policy can per­ haps be described ns one of pri­ vacy, service and respectability. The management controls ac­ cess to the subdivision and dis­ courages visitors from the area; it maintains its own roads so --Please tttrn to Page 12 a. quiet beach, and a social visit in wooded and RCAF Station Salutes Bean Flanked by 14 fluttering flags of NATO countries, Group Cap­ tain W. W. Bean, OBE, CD, sign­ ed “the best station in the Royal Canadian Air Force” over to Group Captain A. M. Camerou, AFC, CD, in a ceremony at Cen­ tralia witnessed by 1,000 on Thursday. Entire personnel of the station saluted G/C Bean in a ceremon­ ial march past led by his succes­ sor. The parade included... color and escort^parties, band and five squadrons. NATO traineees in their distinctive uniforms formed part of the formation and a flight of Harvards executed an air sal­ ute. Group Captain Bean told the personnel that there was "no finer station in the Royal Can­ adian Air Force”. “Yours is an important job here because you must train the pilots and the ground crew who make up the operational units of our service.” He said he was ex­ tremely proud of the job Cen­ tralia had done under his mand. C01U- If This Keeps Up Use Long Undies If you saw smoke coming from your neighbor’s chimney on Tues­ day night, it was only because he found the house pretty chilly when the temperature dropped to 45.2°. '! A check with the Met section at RCAF Centralia revealed that this was not a record low. In August of 1951 a low of 42.3° was recorded. Highest maximum temperature for the past week was 79.4° on Monday, Rainfall for the week was 1.8 inches. OUTSTANDING RESORT - - Oakwood Inn, of Grand Bend J is the only tourist establishment of its kind in Ontario. It ddmblnes a golf course, summer hotel and summer home sub­ division which entertains some 200 families from Ontario and northern States. The resort was started in 1010 when C. M»- Walker^ of Wingham, purchased 200 acres of farm land, Jlis son, Fred C. Walker, operates the resort now and the found­ er’s grandson, Phillip Walker, is shown toeing off on Oak­ wood's golf course, * ■—T-A Photo Minister To Sail Immigration Ship Rev. Oarl Schroeder, minister of the Bethel Reformed Church, Will sail oh a passenger shin of the Holland-American Lino on August 28 for tile Netherlands. He will spend three weeks there speaking in the interests of im­ migration, Returning to Canada on the Sibalak, an immigration boat, Rev, Schroeder will act as chan- lain to the Hollanders who are coming to Canada. The boat will dock at Halifax October 7< of the pro­ spoons will members, Chesley Juveniles Eliminate Exeter Chesley Juveniles eliminated Exeter Wednesday night in the second game of a best-of-three playoff series. The winners won 7-3 on the lo,e’al diamond and 9-3 in Chesley on Saturday. In Wednesday night’s game, the teams were tied 3-3 until the eighth when Chesley broke out with four runs. Renew Cemetery At McGillivray Ebenezer Cemetery, McGilli­ vray Township, has been extens­ ively renovated in preparation for decoration services on Sunday, August 29. This historic cemetery, which Was first used for the burial in 18 62 of the wife of the Rev. J. Clarke, minister of Ebenezer Me­ thodist Church, has recently been restored. A new fence has been built and the old monuments have been cleaned and painted, making the inscriptions legible. The church, which once stood in the cemetery, was torn down in 1919 and the congregation united with the Marrs Hill con­ gregation when the new United Church was built at Brinsley. The Rev. W. C. 1 conduct the services. Salem Ceremony Decorates Graves Major Bowers of the Salvation Army and Robert McCubbin, M.P. for West Middlesex, were guest speakers at the annual memorial service held last Sunday at Salem Pioneer Cemetery in McGillivray township. Mr. McCubbin spoke of visiting the graves of Canadian servicemen while he was in Eng­ land. Mr. Freeman Hodgins conduct­ ed the program which had been arranged by Mrs. Carman Wood­ burn, Mrs. Ross Love, Mrs. Joe Carrothers and Wilbert Young. Mr. Young, who is chairman of the cemetery committee, spoke briefly on their behalf, thanking those who had contributed to the maintenance of the cemetery either by labor or financial sup­ port. Visitors from London, Galt, St. Thomas, Lucan and Ailsa Craig and from the surrounding com­ munities signed the register which was in charge of Mr. Wes Mellin. The Dashwood Band was in at­ tendance. to the north of the present struc- ture to provide a Sunday School room, .ladies’ parlours, kitchen, and washrooms, Cost of thia building is estimated at $35,000, Renovation will include a new entrance to the church at the northwest corner, a renovated heating system, and a connecting structure 'between the two build­ ings. Expansion of church member­ ship and activities necessitates the construction, officials said. The present structure is not large enough to handle the Sunday School classes. Architect John G. Magee, of London, designed the new build­ ing. It will be of concrete block, partially faced with reclaimed, brick. Members of the building com­ mittee are Mrs. H. H. Cowen, Mrs. M. C. Fletcher, Mrs. W. H. Pollen, Miss May Jones, Clarence Down, L. J. Penhale, Wilfrid Shapton, Howard Kerslake, Wal­ ter Cutbush, Ulric .Snell, Rev. H. J. Snell, pastor of the church, and Carfrey Cann, Sunday School superintendent. Parrott will f«s« WiliiliS Welfare Minister Will Open Home Hon. W. A. Goodfellow, On­ tario Minister of Public Welfare, has been asked to open the new 60-bed addition to the Huron County Home near Clinton. The public ceremony will -be held around the end of Septem­ ber, County Home Committee Chairman R. B. Cousins, of Brus­ sels, said Wednesday. I The committee met Monday night and learned that moving of inmates to the new quarters may have to be done in the next two weeks because remodelling of the old building has started. Lena's Boy Heads Card Exeter Turf Club officials an­ nounced Wednesday that Lena’s Boy, the pacer who starred at Woodbine this summer, will head up a full card of horses for the meet on Wednesday, August 25. Lena’s Boy will be the favorite of the free-for-all event which, has seven other entries. Each of the other four classes —2.21, 2.23, 2.25, 2.30—has a full entry of eight horses and officials predict another hang-up horse race. Total purse of the event is $1,500—$300 for each, of the five classes. , The races start at 1.30 p.m. Betting privileges will be avail­ able on the grounds. I* ' • • M| NEW CENTRALIA CO — G roup Captain A. M. Cameron, AFC, CD, signs in as new commanding officer of RCAF Sta­ tion Centralia during ceremonies at the slation on Thursday. First official act of G/C Cameron was to lead Centralia per­ sonnel* in a salute to retiring CO. Group Captain XV. W. Bean, OBE, CD. The. two salute each other, below, during ceremony. MIS SVOCMSSOHRETIRING CO 1■pl .1 ' ;T * * r*. m Attend Church Camp Ted Sanders, George Wade, Gordon Snell, Frankie Boyle, Pe­ ter McFalls, Donald Cann, Gerald McBride, Brian Hall and Robert Schroeder are attending Goderich Summer School United Church camp this week. Rev. Norman Mc­ Leod of Kippen is camp director, Rev. H. J. Snell is * conducting courses in Bible study and camp craft and Richard McFalls is swimming instructor. Ice Plant Contract Let For $24,000 Contract price for installation of artificial ice in the Hensail arena is $24,000, Park Board President Harvey Keyes an­ nounced Wednesday. The contract was let to Cream­ ery Package Company, Toronto, two weeks ago and calls for an expansion-type system with the erection of an adjoining building to house the ice-making machin­ ery. At a meeting of the parks board Monday night, Earl Thiel of Zurich was employed to ex­ cavate dirt from the inside of the arena. This work is expected to start within a week. Hensail council has turned $30,000 over to the parks board for the ice project. Parade Of Accidents Claims Extensive Toll A parade of road crashes over the weekend hurt South Huron's enviable traffic accident record. Three mishaps on the Crediton road caused extensive ‘ . and car damages. A Blake dent brought considerable age to a house. Collide In Fog A head-on collision in an Sunday morning fog on Crediton road sent five people to hospital. Charges are pending as a result of the crash. Cars driven by Ray Foster, 3 2, of Crediton, and William Spry, 24, of RCAF Station Centralia, rammed together and sent the drivers and a passenger, Miss Eleanor Rousse, of Dearborn, Mich., to hospital. Miss Rousse, who owned the ear driven by Spry, suffered a broken ankle and severe lacera­ tions to the head and face which required over 20 stitches. She was treated at South Huron Hos­ pital by Dr. W. A. Reid, Exeter, and later released to a Michigan hospital. Foster was treated at South Huron Hospital by Dr. W. H. 0. Matthews, of Crediton, for shock and bruises. Airman Spry was hospitalized at the station with an injured chest. Noah Roland, Mount Carmel, passenger in the Foster car, Michael McPhee and Thomas Day, RCAF Centralia, and Miss Doro­ thy Hoole, of Dearborn, Mic.li., passengers in the Spry car, were not hurt. Provincial Constable E I tn e r Zimmerman investigated. Wits Frame House Extensive damage was done to a frame house al Blake day when it was hit by ing car. Police said lack of signs tvas responsible. ver, James Hayden, nt Detroit, Mioh., was unaware of an inter­ section over the hilt He applied brakes and Skidded oh the gra- injuries acci- dam- early the on Satur- a careen- warning the dri- vel into the house, owner by Amos Gingerich, of R.R. 2 Zur­ ich. Mrs. Gingerich and her 13- year-old daughter, Betty, were alone in the house at tlie time of the crash and were badly frightened. Pictures were knock­ ed down, china shattered outer walls crumbled from impact. Damage to the car $400. Provincial Constable Cecil bons, of Exeter, investigated the accident. Misses Intersection Corrine Smale, 19, escaped injuries when was driving failed to turn at the intersection of High­ ways 4 and 84 at Hensail and struck a tree. Tha car, owned by —‘Please turn to page 7 and the was Gib- of Exeter, the car she negotiate a Plan Program At Dashwood Three ball games, a parade of bands and a vaudeville concert by the Dashwood Men’s Club for are features of the Giant Labor Monday, September G. The ball games include a boys* , bantam contest in the morning, a junior girls’ softball tilt early in the afternoon and an Inter­ mediate boys’ game later in the afternoon. The hands participating In the parade will include Forest, Strath roy, Thedford and Dash* wood. Tom Pryde, M.D.A, tor Huron, will be guest speaker. A concert by the Paul Bros, and other vaudeville artists will complete the program. Draw for the new car being raffled by the Men’s Club will be made at the end of the Cole* bration, Proceeds of the day will go towards community welfare.