HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-12-16, Page 1.Eighty-Second Year THE TIMES-A'DVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1954
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MayE njoy Pinery
By Next Summer
You and your family may be
able to enjoy yourselves in a new
public park in the Pinery next
summer.
The possibility is limited, but
it’s there. It is more probable,
liowever, that the park will not
,be open for public use until the
summer of 19 56.
In any case, it’s certain that
■this important park will be es
tablished by the provincial gov
ernment, The three-year cam
paign by the Ausable River Con
servation Authority and the Lon
don Chamber of Commerce to
.acquire the area has produced re
sults.
The Ontario cabinet last week
gave officials the authority to
•begin negotiations to purchase
the area from the Pinery Corpor
ation, a suibsidary of The Can
ada Company. Expropriation pro
ceedings will likely take place
.•since it is expected the private
company will ask for a sum much
larger than the government is
willing to pay.
But any speculation on
•amount of time required
purchase is not possible at
present. As one official
“It could take two weeks
years”.
If the 4,0 66-acre tract along
Lake Huron is purchased this
winter, however, the Department
<of Lands and Forests may open a
road from the Bluewater High
way to the beach in the spring
and erect basic facilities for pub-
lie use*
Plans for the development of
the park have not been prepard
yet, of course, but the Ausable
Authority’s recommendation to
the government earlier this year
suggested that the five-mile
length of the beach be open to
the public. Cottage sites may be
leased along the sand dunes at
the shore and in the valley be
hind the dunes provision can be
made for parking lots, picnics,
sports, refreshment concessions
and bathhouses.
The Authority's report also
suggested that there are some
lovely recreation spots along the
old river bed that runs parallel
to the lake and that these could
be developed and made public.
The majority of the inland por
tion of The Pinery should lie kept
covered with a protective forest
to prevent shifting of the sand,
the report recommended.
John A. Morrison, chairman of
The Authority, hailed the announ
cement of the provincial govern
ment’s move to acquire The Pin
ery with the statement; “This is
the best news I ’ have heard in
years. It’s just wonderful. This
is one of the beauty .spots
Western Ontario."
Laud Reeve
Will Retire
Many tributes have been
stowed during the past week
Fred R. 'Dobbs, Middlesex War
den, who plans to retire from
municipal life after spending nine
years on Biddulph township
council.
County Council presented Mr.
Dobbs and his wife with a silver
tray and gold watch at the war
den’s banquet in Lucan on Tues
day. He also received gifts from
Biddulph township officials.
At the closing session of county
council last week, members paid
glowing tributes to the 1954 war
den. “We will long remember the
capable and efficient manner in
which you conducted the council
affairs this year,” declared Reeve
Gordon R. MacDonald, Strathroy,
during the session. Warden Dobbs
thanked members for their co
operation and said; “I have en
joyed every day of this year.”
The retiring reeve, who now
lives in Exeter but still owns his
farm in Biddulph, has never had
to contest an election in his nine
years of office. I-Ie has been ac
claimed three years as councillor
and six years as reeve.
Reeve Dobbs’ successor will be
chosen at nomination meeting of
Biddulph on Monday, December
CURLING AT HENSALL ARENA—Fast-growing- sport which was born with the opening- of
the new artificial ice plant in Henseall Arena is curling. Over 70 members have joined the
club which staged .its first practice Tuesday night. Almost half of the membership is liCAF
Station Centralia personnel, many of whom played the game out west. Above, Flying Officer
W. A. Fulton prepares to throw a stone while three Hensall members watch. Left to right are
R. II. Middleton, one of the organizers of the club; Sam Rennie and Ed Funk. T-A Photo
New Curling Group Grows Quickly
With Installation Of Ice At Hensall
The start of operations at Hen
sail Arena, with its new artificial
ice plant, has precipitated the
birth of a fast-growing new sport
for this area—curling.
Over 70 men, almost half of
them from RCAF Station Cen
tralia, appeared for the first curl
ing session Tuesday night. Many
of the airmen were experienced
BURN CHURCH MORTGAGE—Mrs. Max Desjardine, 85, tlie oldest member of the congrega-
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tion of Church of God, Grand’Bend, participates in the mortgage-burning ceremony held last
Friday. Witnessing the rite arc, right to left, Trustee Gerald Snider, Zurich; the pastor, Rev. E.
W. J. Wattam; Trustee Kenneth MacGregor, Parkhill,- and Rev. Glen Beach, now of Blyth,
who was minister at the time the church was built. Photo by Noseworthy
Burn Bend Church Mortgage
The Grand Bend Church of God
year-old, $50,000 building in a
congregational ceremony Friday
night.
Mrs. Max Desjardine, 85, the
tion, set fire to one of the strips
of the legal document. Other
oldest member of the congrega-
Deck Hospital
For Christmas
Inside and out, 'South Huron
Hospital has taken on the air of
Christmas. Lighted trees, wreaths
and gay red and white canes at
tract attention at the front en
trance.
'Several large windows have
beeh painted with Santa Claus
and chrollers by Miss Doreen Ba
ker and Miss Jeanette Beaver of
the nurses staff.
The reception room, children's
ward and halls are decorated with
symbols of the Christmas season,
many of which wete made by pti-
pils of the junior rooms of the
public sohd'ol.
burners were members of the
trustee board; the pastor, Rev. E.
W. J. Wattam and his wife; and
Rev. Glen Beach, minister at the
time the church was built, and his
wife, now of Bly th, participated
in the ceremony.
Rev. Douglas Oldham, renown
ed soloist of Royal Oak, Mich.,
sang during the ceremony.
About 100 attended the con
gregational supper which preced
ed the mortgage-burning. Ladles
of the church prepared the ban
quet.
Building Started In 19X8
The building was Started in De
cember of 1948 and completed on
August 28, 1949, with much of
the labor being donated by mem
bers of the congregation, who hail
from Exeter, Parkhill, Dashwood
and Alisa Craig.
The 70x30 red-brick church
with full basemont is now valued
at $50,000. It has a 30-foot tower
at the
The
people,
young
tion,
front.
church will seat about 209
Pews were donated by the
Oeople of the congrega-
Trustees of the church are
Gerald Snider, Kenneth MacGreg
or, Keith Horner, Alex Sparks,
William Veitch and Lulu Mac
Gregor.
Town Churches
Contribute Gifts
Main St. and James St. United
Church Sunday Schools observed
White Gift Service last Sunday.
Main St. Sunday school, under
the direction of Sterling Ince,
completed a project begun several
weeks ago when the teachers a-
greed the Sunday School could
best interpret the meaning of
Christmas if each child presented
a gift for a needy child of his own
age.
At a dedication service GO' use
ful gifts wore received along with
,$33.00 in cash. Mrs. Ewen ROss,
'Of the Children's Aid society^ re
ceived the gifts and told the con
gregation how they would be used
She related incidents In her work
for the society which portrayed
players from the west and they
helped to teach Hensall district
novices how to play the game. A
number of Hensall men have
ed for several years at the
forth rink.
The fast growth of the
ing club’s membership astounded
both arena officials and organ
izers. They had hoped to get, 30
members at the most and were
Start Drive
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With Parade
A safety parade through the
town on 'Saturday afternoon and
evening marked the start of a
campaign by the Exeter Safety
Council to prevent accidents.
The parade, urging drivers to
be careful during the holiday sea
son, consisted of a portable
speaker system, a wrecker
ing a smashed car and an
bulance.’ The loud speaker
signs on the wrecked car urged
motorists “This could happen to
you” and “If you drink, don't
drive.”
The Safety Council, organized
earlier this month, plans another
parade this 'Saturday. It will al
so distribute 2,000 brochures on
safe driving at the first of the
year.
Organizer of Saturday’s parade
was Owen Atkinson, of the Coun
cil’s executive. Vehicles were do
nated by Jolly Radio & Electric,
Hunter-Duvar and Sons Limited
and Hopper-I-Iockey.
Crocker signs contributed
posters.
surprised when the roster swelled
to over 70. Now they don’t know
how all the members will get a
chance to play.
The club has 66 stones, pur
chased this fall by R. H. Middle
ton, one of the organizers of the
sport. An executive will be elect
ed shortly.
The curlers have the arena
Tuesday nights and Wednesday
afternoon.
Skating
the first
tested by
expansion
operation
Juniors Play In League
Besides curling and public
skating, the arena will feature
hockey by Hensall Juniors, who
are playing in a district juvenile
league, and figure skating classes.
Miss Nancy McKenzie, St. Thomas
professional, will instruct the lat
ter.
on Monday night was
time the new ice was
the public. The direct
system was put into
last Wednesday.
loud
tow-
am-
and
the
Pupils Show
Yule Spirit
the public school
spirit of Christinas
and School Associa-
Tuesday night.
of the school audi-
decorated with the
Pupils of
brought the
to the Home
tion meeting
The walls
torium were
symbols of Christmas made by
the pupils of each room.
Kindergarten pupils, directed
by Mrs, Howard Pym, sang a
group of songs to open the pro
gram. Helen Hendrick gave reci
tations and Douglas Jermyn play
ed guitar solos. Pupils in Mr.
Ronald Heimrick’s room sang
choral numbers and led in a carol
sing-song. Miss Doris Robini
was accompanist.
The guest speaker, Rev. N,
Knox, gave the origin
bration of Christmas
known in 1038 as Christ’s Mi
The custom of gift giving and
feasting originated with a Roman
celebration of the birth of nature
and it became confused With the
celebration of 'Christ’s birth. The
date of December 25 was gener
ally adopted for the celebration
of Christmas in the eleventh cen
tury.
Mrs. Vernon Heywood intro
duced the speaker and Mrs. John
Schroeder expressed the apprecia
tion of the Association to Mr.
Knox.
The prize for parent attendance
was awarded to Mr. Heitnrtek’s
room. Mrs, H. D. Mooney presid
ed for the meeting.
of the
which
ion
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,ss.
the words of Paul “It Is more
blbssed to give than to receive.''
Superintondaht carfrey Cann of
James St. Sunday School, con
ducted the open session in ob
servance of White Gift iSUhday.
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Predict Light Vote
In Exeter Election
Fred Heaman New Reeve
McGillivray Township
Fred L. Heaman, newly-elected i the townships have hired law
reeve of McGillivray Township, firms to contest the writs, esti- warned ratepayers this week that | mated to amount to more than
there may be an increase in their
taxes next year.
The new district high school
building at Parkhill will be re
sponsible for the hike, Mr. Hea
man said. He expected the in
crease would not be a large one.
Present mill rate of the town
ship is 36.
Biggest problem facing the new
reeve is the lawsuit entered by
Dr. L. C. Hagmeier for flood dam
ages because of drainage in Bid
dulph and McGillivray. Both of
Board Rejects
Sport Request
.South Huron District High
School Board meeting last week,
took “no action” on a request for
use of the gymtorium by a bad
minton club.
No explanation was offered for
the refusal of the request, made
at the November meeting by Rec
reational Director Doug Smith.
Doug Smith told the board
there were about forty players
from the district who would be
interested in badminton if faci
lities could be found. While the
club wished the same night each
week, it would change the night
were it to
activities,
Chairman
Dr. H.
$500,000.
Mr. Heaman, w ho defeated
Benjamin Thompson in an ejec
tion Monday, said he hoped coun
cil could continue its program of
building three bridges a year and
its road-widening program.
■Oliver Amos, clerk of the town
ship for 33 years, retired this
week for health reasons. His suc
cessor will be appointed at the
January meeting of council. In
the meantime Mr. Amos’ son, Bill
who has been deputy-clerk for
several years, is carrying on the
duties.
In Monday’s election Mr. Hea
man outpolled his opponent ap
proximately 3.5 to 1. Totals were
508 for Heaman and 143 for
Thompson with about one-half of
those eligibly casting their ballot.
Mr. Heaman won in every ward
of the township. The breakdown
was; No. 1, 34-20; No. 2, 53-6;
No. 3„ 82-24; No. 4, 64-13; No.
5, 81-49; No. 6, 89-8; No. 7,
conflict with any school
Mr. Smith said.
Resigns
H. Cowen, who has
expressed his desire to retire from
the board after serving for eight
years as chairman, expressed his
appreciation to the board for their
co-operation. Board members paid
tribute to the chairman for
leadership during which time
district board was formed and
new school constructed.
New appointments to the board
for 19 55 were announced at the
meeting. They are Carfrey Cann,
from the Exeter Public School,
largest public1 school in the dis
trict; Larry Snider, Harold Wal-
per and Kenneth Johns, from the
county.
Report of Principal H. L. Stur
gis noted that examinations had
been held and that commence
ment exercises for 1954 would
be held Monday and Tuesday
nights.
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Possibility Of Industry
Spurs Promotion Board
Possibility that the Huron
County Industrial Promotion
Board has attracted at least one
industry was suggested ata meet
ing of the board in Clinton Tues
day night.
A municipality in the north of
the county is negotiating serious
ly with a firm which was con
tacted through brochures distri
buted by the Board at the In
dustrial Trade Fair.
This report injected a rejuven
ating serum into the newly-organ
ized board, which has been idle
for over half a year. New plans
for advertising Huron in food
processing trade journals in
Europe and the United States and
other promotional schemes were
discussed.
The board plans to make a re
Tort of its activities to muni
cipalities in the county and to re
quest appointments for another
year. Several members of this
year's board indicated they wish
ed to retire.
Of the $660 which the board
received from municipalities last
year, it has spent $220 on its
brochures and the employment of
A. H. Wilford, of Blyth, as its
representative at the Trade Fair.
The balance is over $400.
Chairman Wishes To Retire
(The board discussed the ad
visability of turning its work over
to. county council but believed
this Would not be satisfactory
because of limited revenue.
R. Y. Hattin, Clinton, chairman
of the board, indicated his desire
to retire. He suggested council
members, particularly those mem
bers of county council, would be
proper representatives of
To Treat Children
Friday Afternoon
Annual Santa Claus parade,
movies and treats for Exeter and
district children will be staged
Friday afternoon, December 17.
Exeter school children will par
ade to the theatre at 1 p.m. and
district school children will par-
ad at' 3 p.tn.
The children are to meet at the
corner of Main and Humt Streets.
The event is sponsored by Exeter
Legion, Lions and Kinsmen. Jack
Smith, of the Lions Club is in
charge.
board.
R. D. Jermyn, Exeter, repre
sentative, recommended that the
board advertise in food trade
journals in Great Britain, Europe
and North America.
Blind Campaign
Reaches $800
The fund for the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind
has reached $798.60 in this dis
trict up to December 11, chair
man S. B. Taylor announced this
week.
The contributions include: Ex
eter $54'3.85; Crediton $103.80;
Centralia $50; Dashwood $45;
Woodham $30; Grand Bend $5;
R'CAF iStation Centralia $18.95;
Granton $2.
Very little interest is being-
shown in the election for deputy
reeve of Exeter which will be held
today (Thursday).
None of the candidates have
done any campaigning for the
position and no issue has risen
in the election. As a result, a
light vote is predicted.
Three running for the position
are Earl Witmer, restaurateur,
who has served for four years on
council; Chester Mawhinney, for
mer reeve and deputy-reeve of
Stephen township and now a field
man for Canadian Canners Ltd.;
and Lloyd Ford, town fuel dealer.
The latter two are making their
first bid for town offices.
Polling booths for the election
are at Reg Armstrong Motors, the
town hall and residence of Glen
McKnight. C. V. Pickard, town
clerk, is returning officer; depu
ties are Alvin Pym, Charles Mon
teith, Eric Carscadden, John
Campbell, Sarah Laing and Ar
thur Amy; poll clerks are Edna
Taylor, Louise Heywood, Margaret
Ryckman, Grace McKnight and
Lois Learn.
Over 1,600 are eligible to vote
in the election.
Council members who tried to
resign from office after four years
of service were pushed back into
their seats by acclamation last
Thursday. Councillors Robert C.
Dinney and Andrew Snelgrove
qualified at 8.45 to fill the slate.
Incumbents R. D. Jermyn and E.
W. Brady qualified on Wednes
day along with new member Ross
Taylor. Councillor Ralph Bailey
was acclaimed at the first nomina
tion.
This year’s election will be the
first in Exeter since 19 51 when
the village became a town. At
that time there was an election
for every position on the council.
This will be the third election
in the district this year. Hensall
and McGillivray have also voted.
Stephen and Hay returned their
councils by acclamation.
Usborne and Biddulph nomina
tions will be held on December 27.
Getting Start On Farmf
Discussion For Forums
Damages $500
In Sunday Crash
Damage amounted to more
than $500 when two cars collided
on Exeter’s Main Street Sunday
afternoon.
John Ed Hall, of R.C.A.F. Sta
tion, Centralia, was travelling
south on the highway when he
turned left onto Victoria Street
in front of a car driven by 'Orland
Taylor, Exeter. No one was in
jured.
Constable John Cowan, who in
vestigated, said that charges are
pending. |
Farm Forums held interesting-
discussions this week on the
sources of credit young farmers
may use to establish their own
farms.
It was agreed that the V.L.A.
for service men, government loans
or the Junior Farmer Establish
ment Loans are available to the
young farmers in this community.
Elimville North, South Thames
Road and Fairfield Forums felt
that without the help of parents
many young farmers would find
it next to impossible to start
farming without capital.
The 2 8 members of Elimville
North Forum thought many far
mer’s sons get their start while
real young, by buying a few calves
and pigs with the help of their
fathers, and saving the profits
they make through the years, to
help them get started on their
own.
Answering the question of how
a young farmer can avoid unduly
heavy investments in land, live
stock and equipment, when he is
getting started, several interest
ing conclusions were reached.
The 25 members of Farr Line
Forum, who met with Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Love, felt that the
present
coupled
of buyi:
of his o
price of th
mer would
horse and
forefathers to
They, along
felt that working on shares, buy
ing used equipment or buying
prices
with tli
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w«
and
, vei
ie f<
hat
bug
of farm products,
ie tremendous cost
equipping a farm
•y often equals the
i rm.
■e to revert
gy methods
get along,
with other groups
A young far-
to the
of his
equipment jointly with good,
neighbors or renting equipment
would help to solve the high cost
of getting established.
Unique Forum meeting with
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Geiger, sug
gested renting a farm on the
basis of two-thirds and one-third
for several years and custom feed
ing of hogs and cattle would aid
the young farmer.
Fairfield .Forum, which met
at the home of Mr. nd Mrs. Gor
don Wilson, felt that the speak
ers on the broadcast knew little
of what it takes to start farming
without capital. They agreed that
a farm, to be profitable, should
be of not less than 100 acres and
should be of good quality. Cash
crops require less machinery. A
herd of stock could best be start
ed by buying a few heifer calves.
The next meeting of this group
will be with Mr. and Mrs. George
Hepburn.
Elimville North Forum will
have no meeting December 20
but on December 27 will meet
with Mr. Lewis Johns. Films will
be shown.
Unique Forum will not meet
until Janury 10 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McClinchey.
Parr Line Forum will meet
next, week with Mr. and Mrs. G.
Weido.
Obtains Honors
Miss Maxine Reeder, pupil of
Mrs. H. L. Sturgis, obtained hon
ors in the Grade 6 senior singing ‘
examinations with the Ontario
Conservatory of Music.
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CAROL AT HOSPITAL—Members of James Street Canadian Girls In Training sang ChTist^
mas Carols at South Huron Hospital Tuesday night before distributing gifts to the, patientSi
Miss Helen Anthony, one of the leaders of the group, directs the carollei’s at right, TIig girls
conducted a Vesper Service in James Street United Church on Sunday night, " T*A. Photn