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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-08-10, Page 1<* "5 Seventy-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1950 Upper School Results re- Announced Upper School examination suits were announced this week by the secretary of the Board, •E. D. Howey. Four students—Velma Fergu­ son, Glenn Love, Elizabeth Mic­ kle and Grant Morgan—were successful in all examinations tried, Students are graded ac­ cording to honours (1—*75 to 100%; 2—65 to 75%; 3—60 to 65%; c—50 to 60%; *—those who passed all exams tried). Following are the results. Margaret Becker—.Eng, Comp. ; Eng. Lit., c; Bot., c; Zool,, e; Fr, Comp., c. Joyce Chambers—Eng. Lit., Hist., c; Bot,, 2; Zool., c. Fred Dobbs—Alg., 3; Trig., Phys., 2; Fr. Au., c. Velma Ferguson*—Eng. Comp, Eng. Lit., c; Alg., 2; Geom., Bot,, 2; Zool,, 3; Chem., Fr. Au., c; Fr. Comp., 2. Audrey Gill—Eng. Comp., c; Eng. Lit., c; Hist., c; Bot,, c; Zool., c; Fr. Au., e; Fr. Comp.,c; c; c; 3; 3; VACATION SCHOOL ENDS — The daily vacation Bible School conducted jointly by Caven Presbyterian and Pente­ costal Churches ends Friday after a successful two-week term. More than, seventy children attended the school and were taught handcrafts and Bible study. Teachers Mary Eas- ton, Russell Semple, Rev. D. R. Sinclair and Joy Kingdom are shown with the children. Others who helped the pupils were Stephen Kendrick, Blanche MacLaren and Evangelist Winn. This is the first time such a project has been conduct­ ed jointly by local churches, —Jack Doerr, Exeter Car, Truck Crash In Fog, Two In Critical Condition To Complete Resurfacing Largest road repairing pro­ gram in the history of Middlesex County this year will include surfacing of No, 4 highway from north of Lucan to five miles south of Exeter. This will com­ plete resurfacing of the highway from Exeter to London. Other projects include work on No, 7, No, 2 and No. 22 highways. High School Board Considers Tend ers Tenders for coal and cafeteria supply were considered by the Exeter District High School Board at their meeting Tuesday August 1. In the absence of Chairman Dr. Cowen and Vice-Chairman E. L. Mickle, C. S. MacNaughton was nominated to the chair. The coal tenders -were opened and considered. The board ac­ cepted the tender of J. Lan­ caster of St. Marys to supply his No. 1 grade oil-treated stoker coal at $13,95 a ton delivered to the school bunker. The cafeteria applications were opened and discussed. C. S. MacNaughton, A. W. Morgan and Principal H. L. Sturgis were elected to be a committee to interview the applicants, and" the committee to have power to act. A delegation from the Junior Farmers—Harry D o u g a 11 and Jack Stewart—brought a request for the use of school facilities next year. The facilities request­ ed -by the delegation were grant­ ed, The board wishes a contract to be signed and the charges will be determined at a later date when the janitors report the time involved. The board wishes to terminate the lease for the use of the Community Park grounds on an annual basis as of June 30, 1950, and the board would wel­ come the opportunity to secure the park facilities on a daily basis for special occasions. The salary of the principal's stenographer was increased $10 per month. Makins Drain Contract Let •Contract for the Makins Drain in Stephen Township was let to William Campbell by the council for the sum of $350. ? The contract includes the dig­ ging, laying and backfilling of 1,995 feet of 12-inch tile over the proposed route of the drain. Clerk F. W, Morlock was authorized to borrow up to $10,- 000 from the Bank of Montreal, Credited. General accounts amounting to $64.58. road accounts of $1,* 063.10, and Grand Bend ac­ counts of $190.75 were ordered l>aid, Reeve Elmer Lawson presided over the meeting. All councillors were present. Work Starts On Centralia Line But County Withholds Approval Bell Telephone workers have I started construction of the $60,- 000 telephone plant from Exeter to Centralia but work is being done without the approval of the County of Huron. The job includes a rebuilding of the present plant and a re­ grouping of the line to the vill­ age of Centralia. The new line will serve not only the airport but citizens in the Centralia dist­ rict as well. County refused to sanction the line at their June session. At that time a heated debate took place among councillors concern­ ing the line. Main point of contention was a provincial statute which says the county must pay 50 percent of the labour costs of moving the line if and when county work necessitates it. The county refused to sign this agreement and demanded that there be no future costs involved in the line. The Bell Company, in its charter, has the right to charge the county -100 percent of the costs if the county wishes the line moved. However, a provin­ cial says 50 percent of the costs must he borne by the county. This is the clause the Bell Tele­ phone included in its agreement which was not satisfactory to the county. The ensuing debate has held up work for several months. There are more than 250 tele­ phone users in the Centralia district which are affected by the new plant. of the beefs council- Bill Webster told officials at council (Complain To Councillors If you th in k you ve got troubles, maybe you should lis­ ten to some men hear. Councillor fellow civic meeting Tuesday night one man tackled him on the street and complained about drains, roads and things in an hour. The same went to bed body in town a corner threatening to bludgeon him to pieces if he didn’t look after all their tables. The other councilmen knew just how he felt but they told him not to take things so seriously. Then they went back to their problems—complaints. general for almost night when Bill he dreamt every- had him pinned in Manslaughter Case Adjourned, Witnesses Fail To Name Driver Huron Express Pays $3,000 To Clintonian A Clinton man won more than $3,009 at the Thorncliffe race­ way in Toronto last week when Huron Express, owned and driven by Bill Gardner of Gode­ rich pulled a big upset by win­ ning the first division of the featured $1200 pacing t stake odds of 85 to 1. The Goderich horse paid $173 for $2, The Clinton man had $40 on the nose. Huron Express beat ths heav­ ily-favoured Oro G. Herbert which finished third. The Her­ bert horse came back to win the second division in the seventh race. In this dash, Huron Ex-: jpress broke before the field went away and lost all chance. Oro set his own pace and simply scoffed at his field. Failure of Crown witnesses to identify a 19-year*old Exeter woman as driver of a car involv­ ed in north July until of Crown Attorney G. C. Savage, K.C., of a preliminary hearing in a manslaughter charge in Lon­ don against Mrs. Joan Butter­ field, Exeter. Mrs. Butterfield was charged in connection with a five-car col­ lision in which Joseph Mitocher, Port Stanley painter employed at Gen tralia, was killed. Seven other persons were injured. Dr. Fred Luney, provincial pathologist, testified before istrate E. J. R. Wright Mitocher died of a severe fracture and brain injury. Bail Given Property bail of $2,000 extended for Mrs. Butterfield with the adjournment. Five witnesses, including Dr. Luney, were called by Crown At­ torney savage. The crown asked for adjournment when John K. Evans, London, driver of one of the vehicles .was unable to iden­ tify Mrs, Butterfield as driver of a car which he testified swung out of line of traffic ahead of him and started a series of col­ lisions. Crown Attorney .Savage said that unless Defence Counsel IL W. Hoekin could have client ad* mit she was driver of .the vehicle, he might as well ask for an ad­ journment. He said he had hoped Evans would provide identifica­ tion. Evans told the court that he was driving north on No, 4 high­ way near the tenth concession with his wife, son and two daughters. A ear about 100 feet ahead passed one of two cyclists, he said, then swerved suddenly to the left side of the road into the path of an oncoming car. Car Swetved Flying Officer John Brook­ field, 23, of Centralia, testified that he was driving south on No. 4 highway when a north­ bound car swerved toward him out of a line of traffic not more than a car length in front of him. Mitocher, a hitch-hiker, and Flying Officer Stanley Jenkins, Centralia, were passengers in Brookfield's car. a fatal accident three miles of Arva on No. 4 highway 14, caused adjournment August 18, at the request Mag- that skull was chance to avoid a collision. After the first impact, his car went out of control into the north­ bound traffic lane, and collided with another vehicle, knocking him unconscious, he said. , Both Brookfield were injured in the Other Witnesses Other witnesses Mrs. Clara Bullock, who identified Mitocher’s body, and Flying Officer Jenkins. Both Brookfield and Jenkins said they saw no bicycles on the highway. Among those injured in the ac­ cident series were Mr. and Mrs. James Lind, 183 Iroquois ^street, three-year-old , Beverley Lind, and Daryl Lind, eight, and Mrs. Butterfield. * Four of the five cars involved were reported to have been badly smashed. and Jenkins crash. called were Port Stanley, Child Scalded By Overturned Kettle Eight-months-old Doug. Flet­ cher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fletcher of Woodham, is in Vic­ toria Children's Hospital, Lon­ don, suffering from severe scald­ ing of boiling water. , ° On Tuesday, August , 1, the young lad attempted to pull out the cord on an electric kettle when it overturned and the con­ tents sprayed him. He was rush­ ed to hospital iu critical condi­ tion and had to be fed intervehus and placed under aft oxygen tent. He was injured from the hips down and now wears a plaster cast around the injured portion. Marilyn Bisset Sang At Kirkton Party Owing to illness, Lynn Wilson of Lucan, a contestant in the Juvenile Contest at the Kirkton Community Garden Party, was unable to take part. Marilyn Bis­ sett of S.S. No, 5 Usborne chosen by the committee to in. Although not a winner in the contest, many favourable com­ ments have been heard on her rendition of "Mother McCree’k' i was fill Band Plays At Clinton Toot The Exeter Citizens’ Band played two engagements during Clinton Old Boys'. On Sunday the band accompanied the Legion to the drum head service, and Wednesday night took part in the band tattoo which, with a display of pyrotechnics, closed festivities there. Glowing meats were received. Malcom Kirkland—Bot,, c. Campbell Krueger—E n g . Comp., c; Bot., e; Zool., c; Phys., c; Fr. Comp., c. Ruth Krueger—Eng. Comp., 2; Eng. Lit., c; Hist., c; Bot., 2; Zool., 2; Fr. Au., 3; Fr. Comp., c.. Glenn Love*—'Eng. Comp., Eng. Lit., c; Alg., 3; Geom,, Anne Luther'—Eng. Comp., Hist., c; Bot., c; Zool., c. Ian McAllister—Eng. Comp., 3; Phys., 3; Chem., 3; Fr. Comp., c. Elizabeth Mickle*—Eng. Comp, c; Eng. Lit., c; Hist., c; Bot., 2; Zool., 3; Chem., 2; Fr. Au„ c; Fr. Comp., c. William Mickle—-Eng. Phys., 3; Chem., c. Grant Morgan*—Eng. Eng. Lit., c; Alg,, c; Phys., 2; Chem., c; Fr. Comp., c. Jack Petrie—Hist,, c. George Rether—Eng, Lit., c; Alg., c; Trig., 3; Fr. Comp., May Schroeder—Eng. Lit., Orville Taylor—Hist., c; Zool., c; Chem., 2. Marion Thomson—Eng. Comp., c; Eng. Lit., c; Zool., c; Fr. Comp., c. Roger Vandenbussche—Eng. Lit., cj. Alg., c; Trig., c; Phys., 1. John Whitehouse—Eng. Lit., C; Alg., C; Geom., C; Phys., 2; Chem., 2. Extramural; Bernice Jinks— Chem., 2; Frances Lostell—Hist., c; Ross Knight—.Eng, Lit., e. c; 3; 3. c; c; Cornp., Comp., ; Geom., Fr. Au., c. c. Larry Snider and Bob Chis­ holm took part in the Sky Har­ bour Air Show Monday. com- Cadets In Britain Squadron Leader Carter of R.C.A.F. Station Centralia is accompanying twenty - five Can* adian Air Cadets visiting Great Britain, He is acting as public relations officers for the Can­ adian group. The cadets will have three weeks in the United Kingdom, topped by an audience with the King and Queen. Hovey Hon, Ray Lawson Presents Wings Hon. Ray Lawson, Lieutenant- Governor of Ontario, .will pin' R. C.A.F. pilots’ wings on thirty- two airmen during graduation ceremonies at R.C.A.F. Station Centralia on Friday. The class includes nineteen university undergraduates from across Canada who have taken flying training during summer vacation for three years. They will return to their studies this fall and become officers on the Air Force Reserve. All graduates receive .commis­ sions as flying officers upon completion of the pilot course. Graduates from Course 15 are: S. ,E. Adams, Vancouver; F. B. Dimond, London, England; J. R. Farnham, St. Andrews, New Brunswick; H. E. Hemming, Ot­ tawa; R. O. Hughes, .Oakville; E. J. Kowalik, Toronto; H. G. Maxwell, Ashfield, Sydney NSW, Australia; G. S. Parslow, Ottawa; E. J. Petrie, Faust, Alberta; W. H. Siegel, Vancouver; E. M. Tur­ ner, Timmins; W. A. Weary, Montreal; D. D. Weixl, Kam­ loops, British Columbia. UATP graduates are: J. M. Ar­ mour, Toronto; V. R. Bennett, Montreal; A. L. Braithwaite, To­ ronto; N. C. Carruthers, London; C. W. Clark, Winnipeg; C. P. Fisher, Toronto; G. R. Forysth, Calgary; R. E. Fulcher, Van­ couver; B. Guay, Megantic, Que­ bec; J. T. Mason, Edmonton; J. A. Maunder, Unionville; I. B. McMurren, Toronto; W. Nichols, Stratford; W. Owston, Toronto; W. G. Stewart, Halifax; J. T. . W. Wil- Wil- Two men with critical injuries are in London hospital following a truck and car collision in the heavy fog early Thursday morn­ ing. The men were found pinned in their early model car over­ turned in the ditch at the Huron- Middlesex boundary on No. & highway, The transport truck was thrown to its side in the culvert, Malcom Lewis, a passenger, is suffering from a severe fracture of .the pelvis, and will be hos­ pitalized for three months. Fred Bridges, driver of the car, suf­ fered -a fractured pelvis, injury to the right chest and kidney. Both have multiple bruises and cuts but their condition is de­ scribed as *, satisfactory", The two men work at R.C.A.F. Cen­ tralia housing development. Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman said the two men, were westbound when they met the truck travelling .south at the intersection. Driver of the truck, Roy Lock­ ing, big wife Eileen, and three- year-old son of Hanover, were uninjured. Dr, F. J. Milner and Dr, M. C, Fletcher were called to the ac­ cident and the two men were re­ moved to hospital in Hopper- Hockey and lances. Provincial Zimmerman vestigated. R. <G. Dinney ambu- •Constables Elmer and 'Bob White in- -----„----- The car was de­ molished and extensive damage was done to the truck. The trans­ port was carrying a load of ex­ celsior to Strathroy. The vehicle is owned by the Stanborough transport, Elmwood. Wet Weather Means Business Halifax; . Walsh, Neepawa, Manitoba E. Waters, Welland; H. D. liamson, Edmonton; D- E son, Vancouver. Minister Attends Convention Rev. and Mrs. Donald Sinclair are attending the World Conven­ tion on Christian Education be­ ing held in Toronto August 10 to August 16. Hensall Man Under Arrest For Council This wet weather we’ve had lately not only affects the farm­ ers—but the councilmen as well. Monday night when the coun­ cil sat down to tackle the village business drains seemed to be the chief topic of conversation. Recent i*ains have filled .drains and cellars and left many resi­ dents disgruntled. Some of these appeared before council Monday night. Others complained to vil­ lage officials. The net result is that .village workmen will be clearing, check­ ing and digging up old drains in the next few weeks to get them back in working order. Those who appeared before council were Edgai' Broderick and Walter Cutbush, of Simcoe Street, and Willis Powell, Fred Luxton, David Kestle and Wil­ liam Abbott of Victoria Street. Reeve A, J. Sweitzer and clerk V. Pickard were empowered heads to re­ disrepair. After Fatal Kippen Accident Harold Wolfe, 21, of Hensail, 1 has been placed under arrest at Seaforth hospital as a result of a fatal head-on collision on the Kippen road Sunday. Wolfe, now recovering has been driving. A New J. Wilker, he was rushed to Seaforth hos­ pital following the accident. Hos­ pital authorities ’said he died as a reslut of a crushed chest and abdomen. Mr. Wilker was driver I of one of the cars in collision. i Three passengers in the Wil- j ker car were admitted to hos- i I Tours Coal Mines On Trip Mr. Jim Bowey returned this week after visiting in the United States. While there lie toured coal mines in Pennsylvania. from critical injuries, charged with reckless Hamburg man, Henry 61, died shortly after pital. They were William Facey, R.R. 1, Tavistock, his wife, -Mrs. Louise Facey, and Mrs. Mary Burchatzki, New Hamburg. Wolfe was said to be in criti­ cal condition. He was found at the scene of the accident pinned between the roof and framework of his overturned ear. C. to buy catch basin place ones now in Solicitor Appointed Elmer Bell, ICC., by council to act for the corpora­ tion at the court of revision to be held in Goderich September 18. The town of Goderich and the Township of Gray have made ‘ s against their assess- was retained w ine x ownsnip ot way nave maaeProvincial Constable William appeals against their assess- Coxworth, Exeter, investigated meats in the new equalization of the accident. He said he believed the county. Under present regula- Wolfe was driving alone and was •• ... northbound when he collided with the southbound Wilker car. Both vehicles were demolished. The accident occured one-half mile south of Egmondville on the Kippen road. tions, no municipal assessment may be lowered without a cor­ responding increase in some other municipality. So that no burden will be placed on Exeter, municipal officials employ Mr. Bell as tor. Interim financial seated by the treasurer was ac­ cepted by council. The clerk pre­ sented prepared police and fire department reports which were signed and forwarded to the De­ partment of Municipal Affairs. The following application for building permits were granted: Orville Mitchell, a garage; Mrs. Elizabeth Turnbull, renovating house. decided to their solid* report pre* Softball Teams In Finals Bayfield and Sharon play the last game of the semi-final play­ off series in the W.O.B.A. "B" and "C” softball on Wednesday night. Both teams have won one game and the winner of the last game will play Dublin for cham­ pionship honors in the "C" sec­ tion of the league. Friday night the teams will play in Dublin* Monday night in either Bayfield or Sharon, and the last gafite will probably be at Centralia. The winner of this series will play Centralia, a “B" team for the league trophy, donated by the Exeter branch of the Can- I adian Legion. ...... . . - . . . » j--------- -J,.. ------------ -------------------T----------- ------- ------ --------------------------------------j ----------V.- I Ontario. The cadets include seventeen nrcntbers of the University Air Training Flan. Pic­ ture shows wings par.Tde at last graduation ceremony which attracted many district people, I WINGS PARADE — This Friday thirty-two flight cadets from R.U.A.K. Station Centralia will receive pilots wings and commissions from Hon. Rnv Lawson, Ineutenant-Covernor of Night Constable Wm. Warfeing is enjoying two ,weeks’ holidays..