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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-03-23, Page 1Seventy-sixth Year Single Copy 6j! O.C. Centralia expected to rush, the erec- Board Sets Company re Junior Farmers to be subject the Municipal Walper and a committee some of the The Times- K. be the of Victoria and second- Snider and of the for ais granted building is to be of blocks with steel girders, floor and built-up roof- Sorority Given Permission To Improve Park The Municipal Council pf Village of Exeter held their reg­ ular -meeting in the Council Chambers Monday evening with Reeve Sweitzer, Deputy Reeve Snider and Councillors Heywood, Lindenfield and Webster present. The minutes of -the last reg­ ular meeting of March 6 were read and adopted. Communications were read and dealt with as follows: Exetei* Public Library Board— Re Grant. Tabled. Sorority re care Park, It .'was., moved ed by Deputy Reeve Councillor Lindenfield that per­ mission be given to the Sorority to place .picnic tables in the Park and to erect a fence along the north boundary of the Park. The type of fence to the approval of Council. Bell Telephone certificate of approval. Filed. Workmen’s Compensation r e Cornish. Filed. It was moved and seconded by Deputy Reeve Councillor Heywood Street be extended John 'Street to the dary of Lot 1202 covering By-law be the Clerk. A petition for sidewalk on the east side of William Street and signed by ,Edward Anderson aud Russell Balkwill was tabled. By-law No. 8 1950 to regulate the runs of the Exetei’ Fire Bri­ gade to fires in the vicinity of the village but outside its boun­ daries was given its three read­ ings and finally passed on the motion of Councillor Webster and Deputy Reeve Snider. The Exeter Branch of the Can­ adian Legion, through Deputy Reeve ‘Snider and Councillor Hey­ wood, asks permission to use the Town Hall for their meetings during the time they are with­ out a building. Permission was granted on the motion of .Coun­ cillors Lindenfield and Webster. The following applications for building permits were received and granted on motion of .Deputy Reeve 'Snider Webster: Mrs. field, a Duplex house; Eric Suth­ erland, a house; B'. W. Tuckey, a warehouse. The following accounts were read and ordered paid: William Middleton, burner and installa­ tion, public lavatories, $145.70; Larry Snider Motors, labor, parts, gas and oil, truck, $26.45; Snell Bros. & Co., towing snowplow, .75; W. 'C. Allison, drum and stove -oil, town hall, $29.29; Bell Telephone Co., J. Norry $2.05, Fire Hall, $4.i00 —- $6.05; The Municipal World, dog tags $9.21; Newton Motors Sales, gas and oil, truck, $23.3S; Supertest ;Station, gas and oil, tractor, $3.66; Exe­ ter Times-Advocate, notices, sup­ plies, printing, $49.38; William Laverty, /labor, / * ' Grainger,* labor, $,31.32; Chester Cornish, labor, / — Mawhinney, labor, $20.95. All motions were carried. ‘Ad­ journment on the motion , of Deputy Reeve Snider. —‘C. V. Pickard, Clerk Snider and that Edward /north from north boun- and that a prepared by EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1950 Sort Drink Plant Being Built In Exeter On the first day of spring Tuckey Kist Beverages com­ menced operations for the erec­ tion of a new building on Main St, The building 34x90 feet is being built on the lot adjoining Tuckey Transport and will be used for bottling Kist Beverages. An “L" shape at the rear of the Transport building will be 20x45 feet. The cement cement ing. It is tion of the building so that it will be ready for operation w'hen the warm weather arrives and the demand for soft drinks in­ creases. Tuckey Beverages have had the franchise extending beyond Huron County for .the past two years with an increasing de­ mand. At the present time Ross Tuc­ key and Lesley Morris, of Sarnia, are making a tour of the States to the south on the lookout for some .of the necessary machinery. and 'Councilloi’ Edward , Linden- $36.52; Samuel $55.24; Edgar Hold Banquet The South Huron Junior Farmers held their third annual banquet on March 17 at Thames Road United Church. Jack Stewart, Junior Farmers president, was toastmaster for the evening. Harry Hern led in several ’sing-songs. The toast to the organization was made by Ken Hern, first Junior Farmers president. The reply was made by Lucille Boyce, president of tlie Junior Destitute. Velma Fer­ guson gave a reading, “Saint Peter at the Gate”. Short addresses were given by each of the following: Anna Brock, president of the County Junior Institute; R. G. Bennett, agricultural representative for Huron County; Miss Jean M. Scott, home economist; Fred O. Wilson, assistant agricultural re­ presentative for Huron County; and George Robertson, president of the County Junior Farmers. Harry Dougall, provincial dir­ ector, introduced the guest speaker for the evening, Mr. T. R. Hilliard, secretary - treasurer of the Ontario Junior Farmers’ Association, Toronto. He was thanked by Winston Shapton. Rev. William Mair, minister of Thames Road Church, spoke briefly, rict director, thanks to the who catered banquet, by Mrs, Lang Syne brought an enjoyable evening to a close. Talks To Kinsmen The Exeter Kinsmen heard their first speaker last Thursday night during a supper meeting held at Club Monetta’s, He was W/IC E. R. Johnston, Officer Commanding the Flying Training School at Centralia, and his sub- ject was R.C.A.F. Centralia. He was assisted by F/L Greene, Introduced by Don Traquair, the speaker told the club of functions of what he said Canada’s busiest airdrome, speaker told of the officers their duties and discussed foui’ main jobs of the station: the .Flying ’Training School, which gives pilots a course in instrument flying; School of Control, which trains men to 'po­ lice the air traffic and' ,a Radio and Communication taxi service in co-operation with the Clinton Radar School. W/'C Johnston ■ stressed , the fact regarding the high' qualifica­ tions of pilots trained at -Cen­ tralia. |H]e said that this was necessary since .a democracy has many less pilots than a non- democratic country and there­ fore they must be highly trained. The speaker also stressed ,the low accident rate and credited this to his experienced staff and to luck. Following his very inter­ esting remarks he answered questions from the floor after which Ray Wuerth extended to him and 'his assistant a vote of thanks. Three members of the parent club from London were present and further arrangements were made for Charter Night in the District High [School next Thurs­ day night. First vice-president Mel Alderson was put in charge of the committees named by President Warren Sanders. In­ vitations to twenty-two clubs have gone out for the occasion, according to the London bers. Bulletin Editor Doug who has been conducting test for the name of the Bulletin, announced the winning name as “Kintox”. It was submitted by Don Traquair. Jack .Fulcher conducted a sing­ song and was assisted by Gordon Koch at the piano. Reg. McDon­ ald and his finance committee conducted a draw for a ham. It was made by F/L Greene who was lucky enough to pull his own name. (Gord. Baynham was Sgt.- at-Arms for the evening. .the was mem- Pryde, a con- REAL TELEPHONE makes si^eech and hearing therapy fun for Joanne, shown trying hard to imitate the lip and mouth movements of her speech therapist at the cerebral palsy centre in London. Such training is made possible through the Ontario Society for Crippled Children’s Easter Seals Campaign., March 13 - April 9. Donations may be made to A. L. Snelgrove, Chairman of the Lions’ Easter Seal Com­ mittee. f ’,*.t Christine Dobson, dist- moved a vote of ladies of the W.A. to the delicious The reply was given Stanley Coward. Auld at Large Attendance At School Play Exeter’s new gymtorium the District High School is prov­ ing to be a very popular place. On Monday evening it was pack­ ed as the H.S. Drama Club pre­ sented the very popular play “Charlie’s Aunt.” A committee was appointed to judge the act*’ ing and make tho awards. In the cast were Sterling Ince as Jack Chesney, Jack Petrie as Charles. .Wykeman and Donald Bergie as Lord Fancourt Babber- ly, undergraduates at Oxford. Bob Russell played Brassett the butler. Joan Hopper as Kitty Ward, Maxine Bowden .as Amy Spettigue, John Haberer aa Col. Sir Francis Chesney, Stephen Kendrick as Stephen Spettigue, Julia Dunlop as Donna^ Lucia D’- Alvadorez and Muriel4 Wells aa Ela Deialiy completed the cast M. C. Sanders, assisted by J. th Creech, directed the play. Between acts Don Bell gave vocal selections accompanied by Principal II. Sturgis and Grade 9 girls gave choral selections. At the conclusion of the play, W. G. Cochrane announced win-4 tiers of drama awards. Donald Bergie was presented with the winner’s shield by Mr. L. Mickle of the school board. Sterling Ince was named runner-up and Bob Russell received honorable men­ tion. For the girls Julia Dunlop was chosen winner with Joan Hopper runer*up. Mr. Chas, McNaughton pre* seated a shield to Chas. CoWan, Winner in a recent drama con­ test, with Jun© Walters, runner- up. Evelyn dosjardine was win­ ner In th© lyric vers© class with ■Betty Mair runner-up. Lions* Survey Shows Many Names To Date To date, a total of 151 cases has been reported in the Crip- led Children’s Survey conducted by the ten Lions Clubs of Huron County, 'C. H. Epps, Clinton, sec­ retary of the county committee indicated recently. Although excellent progress has been made, a good many re­ ports still are to come in, Mr. Epps said. He commented that no doubt there will be many duplications when the various lists are checked closely. When it is felt that a tho­ rough check-up has been made, a meeting of the county execu­ tive will be held in the Huron County Public Health Unit, Clin­ ton, to further plans for clinic scheduled for May when the finest children’s cialists in Western Ontario be in attendance. Huron Cold Storage To Make Survey The Huron Cold Storage Co., Ltd., propose conducting a sur­ vey of the .growers of the Exeter district to ascertain to what ex­ tent crops suitable for cold stor­ age can be grown coming season. The company will ing the next few months most modern cold storage facili­ ties in Western .Ontario. It is their intention to issue contracts to the growers ifor tur­ nips, cue u.m ib e r s, onion sets, Spanish onions, beets, .carrots, parsnips, etc. Theii’ modern facil­ ities, it is expected, will be ready for the new crop. during install dur- the Two Nonagenarians Congratulations to Mr. Thos. Appleton who on Friday of this w.eek will observe his ninety-? fifth birthday. Mr. Appleton is the .oldest resident of Exeter and enjoys good (health, He is up town twice every day. Congratulations are likewise due to Mrs. Robert Gillies of town, who runs Mr, Appleton a close second and will observe her ninety-fourth- birthday on Thursday, March 23. Attend District Library Meeting In London Mrs. James Smith, librarian, Mrs. R. N. C r o e c h, Mrs. L. Howey, Mrs. J. M. Southcott and Mr. E. Jones attended a district meeting of library trustees held in the London Public Library on Saturday last. This get-together was sponsored by the Public Libraries Branch of the Ontario Department of Education. On Friday evening a reception was tendered those present by the London Public Library, following an address by Prof. Fred Landon of Western University. Following the Saturday morning session, a luncheon was served at Lynn Lodge at which Mr. Angus Mow- at, inspector of Public Libraries, spoke. , Badminton Club In Finals Against Stratford On Tuesday night the Exeter club defeated Clinton on oui* home courts by the close score of seven matches to five. This win *put Exeter into the finals of the play-offs of the .Huron-Perth Badminton League against Stratjj ford. The Exeter team was made up 1 of the following 'players: Bob Dinney, Doug Knowles, Ray Wuerbh, Doug. Grayer, Harry Den Bor, Ernie Harris, Ethel Mode, Nell A r m s t r o n g, Dean Morley, Ada? Dinney, Eleanor Hunkin and Eileen Hodgins. A Western Ontario “B” tourn­ ament is being held at Stratford on the week-end of April 1. Sev­ eral Exeter players are entering. The tournament will finish inter-club competition for year, and will leave our courts free for the rest of season. Interest has been at a low ebb for the last couple of months, but with some of . the other sports finished for the season, activity should increase. CNR Mail Car the the own the Red Cross Loan Service Very Popular ; One of the most popular of Red Cross services is the Sick­ room Supply Loan Service, now established in 452 centres in Canada, an increase of 115 over the previous year. ' “Patients, and those who have to cope with sickness and con- valesence in the home, find the free loan of expensive and hard- to-get equipment of tremendous assistance,” reports Miss Helen McArthur, National nursing Services. Fourteen more were added in January as one of the first Jted Cross services in the new pro­ vincial division o f Newfound­ land. Attendance at Red Cross Home Nursing courses also increased in 1949, with a total of 4,628 women and girls attending 290 courses, taught by 250 volunteer nurse instructors. Both services form part of broad Red Cross program the promotion of health and Miss Helen Director of Policy For Gym The Exeter District High School Board held its regular meeting for March in the board room Tuesday evening, March 7, at 9:30 p.m. Absent were A. J, Kalbfleisch and L. C. Brisson. Mrs. Monetta Menard inter­ viewed the Board regarding some problems in the operation of the cafeteria. Mr. Sutherland and Mr. Aider- son interviewed the Board re­ garding the disposal of the an­ nex. The minutes of the last meet­ ing, February 7, were read. At the request of Mr. Walper, Re­ solution No. 24 was corrected to read “Per H. Walper and K. H. Johns that the charge he $35 per night when the use auditorium concert”. Per H. Johns that up to study requests for of the building and make commendations to the Board, committee to consist of A. W. Morgan, C. S.. MacNaughton, E. Chambers, and „H-. L. Sturgis. 'Carried. • * The correspondence Was read and table for discussion. Per A. W. Morgan and C. S. MacNaughton that the boiler in­ surance company be requested to submit a quotation f6r a policy with $100,000 protection; meantime, the agent, Mr. W. Hodgson, to be paid $100 account of premium. Carried. Per A. W. Morgan and Walper that the correspondence be set aside and the budget .for 1950 be considered. Carried. After detailed examination of the new grant regulations and a Careful study of the estimates, the budget proposals for 1950 were adopted on ^notion of W. Morgan and Hr’ Walper. Per H. Walper and K. H. Johns that the matter of grants ing the use of the school facili-v’ ties be left until the next meet-J ing. Carried. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 on motion of E. Chambers to meet again on Tuesday, 14. H. set use re- H. on H, March i the for __ „_______ __ ____ __ the mitigation of suffering which is supported by the Red Cross March appeal for $5,000,000. Sprains Ankle Mrs. S. B. Taylor has been confined to her home for tho past couple of weeks with a sprained ankle, having $ fallen down some steps at the James St. Church. She has been able to J be around the house with , the us© of crutches. “VICE-REGAL” SPLENDOR — Canada’s 10 best-dressed men, announced at the close of the two-day annual *Canadian Men’s Apparel Fair, held in Toronto, saw Governor-General Viscount Alexander head the list as he did in 1949. Directors of the fair were influenced in their decision by the governor - generaps “vice­ regal splendor” and his “many changes of dress.” Second and third on the list were Conserva­ tive leader George Drew and Prime Minister Louis St. Laur­ ent. Destroyed By Fire On Saturday morning last the combination mail and express car on the C.N.R. train that runs from London to Clinton was de­ stroyed by fire and the mail and express destined for along the route went up in smoke. Only a few mail bags were thrown from the car and saved. Fire broke out in the car as the train neared Ildertoh. Ac­ cording to Stan Fletcher, a mail clerk, a bag of peat moss in the baggage compartment had tum­ bled onto the stove and burst into flames. “The first we knew of the fire Was when we spotted smoke com­ ing from the baggage compart­ ment,” he said. ‘T'he baggage­ man stopped the train by pull­ ing the emergency cord.” air. Fletcher. said they only had tiYne to toss five or six bags of mail into the snow before the fire swept the coach from end to end. The car was completely de­ molished leaving only the steel framework and undercarriage, tt was towed to Ettrick, the first station south of Ilderton, and sidetracked. The train continued on to Clinton following the fire and returned to London the same evening. Usually there is a fairly heavy mail and express service Satur­ day mornings, but it will be some time before the extent of the loss can be determined. One party at Centralia had boon advised to meet the train for a shipment of Baby Chicks that did not arrive. Parkhill Lodge And D.D.G.M. Visit Exeter " Members of Doric Lodge A.F. & A.M., Parkhill, visited Leba­ non Forest Lodge in Exeter on Monday evening and in a very impressive manner exemplified the work of the third degree. Refreshments were served at the close. Those taking, part were: W.M. Colin Love; Sr. W., Donald Lamont; Sr. d., Ross Griffith: Stewart Hicks: Jeromette; gins; I. G. Freeman Hodgins. District Deputy Grand Master, Fred Boyce, of Bruoefield, paid his official visit to the Exeter Lodge of Oddfellows Tuesday evening. The second degree was exemplified on six candidates by the local degree team. Bro. Boyce complimented the brethren and gave a short talk on Oddfellow­ ship. Over sixty persons were present. Lunch was served the close. Jr. W., Ross Brown; i Jr. D., Si4. S., James I Jr. Bruce Hod- Of Logs In River tractor-trailer carrying at Load Ends A _____ . ... load of logs Skidded on a patch of ice going up the Egmondville hill into Seaforth Monday eve­ ning and slid back down the hill into the river, passing between the tannery and the bridge. ‘The driver was Garnet Allan of Hensail. No one was injured, but the truck suffered extensive damage, and the logs were scat­ tered about. Constable Helmer Snell investigated. a >s « $ The Board met in the room on Tuesday, March complete the March business. Per C. S. MacNaughton and A. J. Kalbfleisch that the sec­ retary request a further transfer of $25,000 from the debenture proceeds and pay the capital accounts as read. Carried. Per A. W. Morgan and L. C. Brisson that the counts be paid as secretary. Carried. Mr. Sturgis read the •committee set recommendations for the public use of school facilities. 1. Our policy be to provide maximum availability of school facilities to worthy organizations within the Exeter High School District at a minimum charge in keeping with the costs. Worthy organizations may be construed to mean service, church or cul­ tural groups or organizations that are raising money for bona fide charities. 2. Any organization using the building or its facilities shall be held liable to the Board for any damage to the property while it is being used by them. 3. Organizations using school facilities for purpose of rehear­ sals should not conflict with school activities. 4. It is not the intention of the Board to enter into competi­ tion with the Arena facilities where those are adequate. In this connection the committee feels that the auditorium should not be tied up by long-term commitments with any organiza­ tion. 5. Oil public occasions Smok­ ing be permitted only in the foyer of the building. 6. T h e auditorium be not granted to any organization for the purpose of holding a public dance. 7. A fee of $25 be charged for the use of the auditorium and stage and their facilities for one concert. If the facilities and the portion of the building to be used seems to warrant it, the Board reserves the right to levy a higher fee. Per C. S. MacNaughton and E. Chambers that the report of the —Please Turn to Page Twelve ❖ board 14, to current ac- read by the the report of up to make For the first time in modem sports Exeter will be represented in jhe final round for the champ­ ionship of Ontario, The junior Maroons Saturday night tucked •away theii’ semi-final basketball series against Amherstburg and now meet Brampton in the On­ tario championship round. After loosing on their home floor th© previous Saturday night the Maroons staged a late drive in a nip-an-tuck battle to win the round 77-67. The score in Exeter was 32-30 herstburg ,47-35. In checking with sports’ enthusiasts, Advocate was unable to learn of any other local team approach­ ing this record. We understand that a lacrosse team won the Canadian championship in Wind­ sor but that was a good many years ago. In modern sport the Exeter-Zurich hockey team of 192'2, which had on its roster the late Babe Siebert, probably ad­ vanced the .longest way down trail, up to this year. Gord Farrow’s Maroons have cleaned up on most of their op­ position in both league competi­ tion and exhibition matches this, year before advancing into the semi-finals with Amherstburg. The Maroons have been noted ■for their last-quarter drive dur­ ing the regular season and it was this that brought them vic­ tory Saturday night. The game had peen a closely-fought affair most of the way. With four and a half minutes to play Exeter led by a scant two points to tie the teams on the round. But from there on in the 'locals con­ trolled the ball .and steadily in­ creased their lead. In the ‘last fifty-eight seconds they hooped three baskets. Murray May, the Maroon’s left forwardj^jvas the scoring threat for’ the locals. He hooped twenty- three points, fourteen of .Which were collected in the final quar­ ter. » The teams rested at the end of the first quarter on even terms with eight points each. ’ Amherstburg loaded the right side of the floor on plays in which Kettle dumped in three baskets with accurate . corner shots. Callum hooped the other field goal. Capt. Johnny Rether’ sunk two baskets for the Ma­ roons, while Murray May got one and Bill O’Brien and Ule Schroe­ der dumped in foul shots. Exeter gained the upper hand in the second session, Rether duplicating his first quarter ef­ fort with May picking up three points, O’Brien two, and Schroe­ der one. The sharp - shooting Kettle scored all four points for Amherstburg, The score at half- ’time was 1'8-12. In the third quarter Amherst­ burg hooped thirteen points ,to Exeter’s nine and at the break trailed Exeter only 27-25. The teams fought it out in nip-and- tuck fashion until the offensive drive in the utes of play. This Saturday the will play the first Brampton of the total point, home-and-home series. EXETER — Rether, 14; 23; O’Brien, 6; F. Dobbs; Schroeder, 2; G. Schroeder; Dobbs; Cann: Vandenbussche, AMHERSTBURG 7 L , Kettle, 15; Benteau; Purdie, 8 Gerard, S; Stevenson, 1; Bondy: K. Bondy; Smith. Referees: Harrison and Green, Windsor. Maroons’ last min- Maroons game in May, U. G. ,j, 2. Callum, 2; > D. Dog Saves Four In Hensail Blaze A stray dog taken in as a children’s pet was credited Mon­ day night with saving the lives of a family of four at Henaall as flames raged through the house in which they .wet® sleep­ ing. Mrs. Floyd Adair was sleeping downstairs with her throe small children when she was roused by the barking of the dog, which had been put upstairs for the night. As she opened the door to the upstairs part of the house to find what dog, she was of flame. She called Brigade, and tion in the carry furniture to a neighboring house. The children. Lucy, 7, Unice, 5, and Donna, 1. wore taken in. by neighbors, had met disturbed the with a burst Hensail Firethe guests of a re-cep- town hall helped Investigates Accident Constable Helmer Snell, of Seaforth, investigated an acci­ dent at Rrucefield Monday when a .car driven by Harold E. Har­ vey, Goderich, traveling on the Bayfield road, failed to stop at the No. 4 highway intersection at Brucefield, and collided With a car driven by Clarence :S. Mc­ Lean, 152 Kent Street, London. There were no injuries but damages to both cars were ex* tensive.