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Eighty -Second. Yee
Inaugurate
In Stephen;
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se. For
1Ieneall's new reeve, William
Parke, asked hie council for co-
operation and harmony through-
out the year at the inaugural
ceremonies on Monday.
Rev. W. J. Rogers, of Hensall
United Church, addressed the
council after the members were
sworn in by Justice of the Peace
J. A. .Paterson.
Appointments made by the
Council included; Rev. Rogers to
the Library Board for a three-
year term.
Councillors Dave Sangster. and
Norman Jones to the Park Board;
Byron A. Kyle was aloe appointed
to this board.
Councillors Harry Hoy and
Lorne Luker were named. the
street committee and Jones and
Sangster will be the property
'committee.
Council approved an annual
salary of $35 .each for members of
the. Public Utilities Commission,
Membership in the Association
of Rural Municipalities was ap-
proved and the reeve and clerk
and as many councillors as pos-
sible
ossible were authorized to attend
its convention.
The treasurer was instructed
to collect • the tax arrears and
hand in the tax roll, Arrears were
reported as $1,506,90• The trea-
surer also reported a substantial
surplus.
W. B, Cross resigned as assess
er of the village.
E. R. Davis reported on .the
work done in the hall and on the
streets and requested an increase
in salary,
Call For Tenders
For New Drains
Stephen Township Council call-
ed for tenders for. the Hill and
Dietrich Municipal Drains at its
inaugural meeting Monday.
The 1955 officers for the town-
ship were appointed.
Budget for road expenditures
was set at $50,000, the same as
last year, This figure is subject
to provincial approval.
Clerk F. W. Morlock took the
oath of all members of council
in a ceremony in the morning.
Rev. 1C. W, Parrott, of Crediton
United Church, gave the inaugu-
ral address,
Reeve John Morrissey, who is
.serving ,his third term as head of
the township, treated his coun-
cillors to dinner in Exeter. Depu-
ty -reeve is Wellington Heist;
councillors are Edward Gill, Ed-
ward Lamport and Gordon Ratz.
Appointments include;
Assessor, James Mawhinney at
a salary of $700.
Ausable Authority • representa-
tive, Deputy -reeve Heist.
V ' sd Inspector, Elmer Picker-
ing .t•'O° per hour and mileage),
ate, k valuators, Murray Elliott
and .Vm. Love.
'Community 'Centre Board, Har-
ry Beaver replaces L. P. Bouli-
i
Hensall
anne.
Road Foremen; No. 1, Gordon
Wilson; No, 2, Louis Davey; No.:
3, Joe White; No. 4,. Fred Haist;
No. 5, Harry Hirtzel; No,. 6, El-
don Smith; No. 7, 'Ross Clark;
No. 8, Wm. Schwartz; No, 9, Al-
bert Regier; No, 10, Lloyd Eagle-
son; No. 11, Howard Clarke; No.
12, Lorne Devine; No. 13, Elmer
Pickering; No. 14, Harry ,Shep-
pard; No, 15, Orval Mallin; No.
16, Roy Mason; No. 17, 18 and
south boundary, Hairvey Walper;
No. 19, Harold Walper; No, 20,
Ezra Webb; Centralia Police Vil-
lage, Gordon Wilson; Crediton,
Lawrence Hill; Dashwood, Aaron
Restemeyer; Exeter side road, R.
Iireuger.
Fence Viewers: Murray Elliott,
Ed. Chambers, Leslie Richards,
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY 'MORNING, JANUARY 6,, 1955
Arthur Finkbeiner, Edward Kraft
Pound Keepers; Wilfred Hux-
table, Earl .Shapton, Royal Geiser
Jas. Love, Ezra Webb, Alvin Bil-
ker, Stuart ,Sweitzer, Lloyd Fah-
ner, Michael Ryan, Leasum La-
Fond„ Hilton Ford, Clarence Des-
Jardine, Wm. Stade, W. F. Hod-
gins, Lloyd Brophy, D., O'Rourke,
Attendance Officers: Garnet
Hill for schools 1 2 3 4 5 14 U.9
1.11,2; ,:Herb Willett 6 7 11. U15
USS 6; Wan. Love, 10 12 UU.8 U17
1JJ1'8.
Wages: road operators and sup-
erintendent, 90c per hour; help-
ers 7Oc; man and team $1.00;
fence -viewers $4.00 each job;
tractor 'hauling light loads, $1.50;
,team and mower, cutting weeds,.
$1.50; stock valuators, $2.00 per
trip.
Police Salute Drivers;
No Holiday Accidents
A verbal bouquet wee tossed to
drivers in this area by provincial
and town policewho report no
traffic accidents over the New
Year holiday.
Both forces complimented
drivers for being careful over the
Elimville Group
Names Officers
Mary Skinner was elected pres-
ident of Elimville Mission 'Circle
at the..meeting held December 20
at the home of Miss Ruth 'Skin-:
ner.
Others named to the executive
were leaders Mrs. Wm. 'Routly
and Mrs. Ross ,Skinner; vice -pros.
Grace Routly; treasurer, Grace
Johns; secretary, Sylvia . Johns;
press reporter,'Sylvia Johns; tem-
perance secretary, Kathleen Horne
Christian stewardship, 'Donna Gil-
fil'lan.
Mrs. Wm. Stoutly conducted the
meeting and was ,assisted in the
worship service by ,Sylvia Johns,
Mary ;Skinner, Hazel Sperling and
and Grace Johns, 'Grace Routly,
Mary ,Skinner and Grace Johns
gave readings.
Hazel •Sparling, who is moving
to London, was presented with a
gift,
Three Deadlock
For Shoot Title
At the New Year's Shoot at
Kippen there were twenty shoot-
ers from St. Thomas, London and
Goderich. In the fifty bird 16
yard race, Charlie Parkinson of
London, rlohn Anderson and Lloyd
Venner of Hensall tied for first
place, with Harry Mathers of Ex-
eter runner up. In the • 25 bird
handicap Wm. Kyle of . Kippen
was high with John Gilbert of
Goderich runner up. ,High over
all on the 75 targets was Lloyd
Venner of Hensall.
Council Honors Couple
On Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gill, of
Grand Bend, celebrated their gol-
den wedding anniversary Tuesday
and the happy couple were honor-
ed by a visit from the members
of Lambton 'County Council and
their wives. The presentation of
an Easy Boy chair was made to
Mr. Gill and a bouquet of flowers
to Mrs. Gill. The presentations
were made by Reeve Fred Mar-'
tori, of Thedford, and Reeve Fred
Gaillie, of Forest. Warden Wil-
liam 1VI0Dougall, of Brooke town-
ship, extended congratulations and
. best wishes for future happiness.
In the evening the Grand Bend
council presented Mr, and Mrs.
Gill with flowers and en electric'
'blanket, The 'Grand Bend Leg-
ion 'presented them with an elec-
tric floor latex.
Open house was held during
the afternoon and evening and
the house was beautifully decerat-
ed with mums end daffodils. Mrs.
Gill wore a purple orchid corsage.
In the afternoon Mrs, Eniery Des-
Jardine and Mrs. Annie 'Brenner
poured tea, and in the evening,
Mrs, MadLaren and Mrs. Desjar-
dine.
Receiving with Mr. and Mrs,
Gill were Mr, and Mrs. George
Sheppherd, of Thedford, brides-
maid and best man of 50 years
ago who themselves celebrated
their •fiftieth wedding anniversary
in 1954 as did. another couple,'
Mi'. and Mrs. WilliamMillman,
of Thedford, the three ladies be.
ing sisters.
Bern in Exeter
Mr. Gill was born in Plxeter in
1883, son of 1ft' and Mrs. Ed-
ward Gill, who moved to Grand
Ben<1 60 .years ago, Mrs. mill,
whose maiden name' was Eva,.
youngest daughter of Mr, and
Mrs, A, •Grevelle, was born on
the farm now known as the Kings-.
' mere subdivision where t w o
streets, Eva and Gi'avelle, are
named after her. They were mar-
ried at the Presbyterian manse by
the late Rev. S. A. Carriere.
Of this union 10 children were
born: Mrs. .Ella Patterson and
(Edna) Mrs, Harold Noonan, of
Windsor; (Joan) Mrs, D. Leigh,
of Kitchener; Hector, Alden and
Stanley, '(Phyllis) Mrs. William
Glenn, (Helen) Mrs. Ted West
and Miss Ilene, all of Grand Bend.
Louis died in infancy. There are
13 grandchildren and one great
grandchild, William Gill, jr., of
Thedford.
Mr. Gill learned the carpenter
trade with the late William Balk -
will, of Exeter, serving for six
years before moving to Grand
Bend and Working at Pt. Franks
and Thedford.
Active in Municipal A fairs
Mr. Gill has been active in
municipal affairs and spent five
years on the board of police trus-
tees, three years as school trus-
tee. He was elected the first
reeve of Grand Bend and headed
the •council for three years, re-
signing one year ago. This year
he was elected to the public util-
ity commission.
- During the last war when the
call went out for men of exper-
ience of the 'building trade 'he
spent three years in, Tufts Cove
with works and buildings of the
RCAF.
Thirty-five years ago the Gill.
family, bought the Lake View
Hotel from the Ecclestons and
many distinguished visitors were
guests at this resort hotel, in
1935 the property was sold to
Mr. and Mrs. Allan,. of Orange-
ville.
On Tuesday, many telegrams
and cards were received, 'among
them congratulations froth Hon.
Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister
bf Canada; Hon. Leslie Prost,
premier of. Ontario; Senator Wil-
liam _ ;'biding, Thomas Prydo,
M,?,P„' and G. ,, Janes, 111.11,P,
festive season.
Three men were on duty in
town New Year's Eve in anticipa-
tion of trouble but they received
not one call all night.
Icy roads caysed one accident
this week when a truck driven by
Bert Bax skidded into a 'hydro
pole and flipped over north of the
Thames Road church. Damage to
the truck, owned by. I. C. Cowen,
Exeter, was estimated at. $200.
PC Elmer Zimmerman investigat-
ed,
Hugh Parsons is under treat-
ment in South Huron Hospital for
injuries to his left leg received in
Lucan late in the afternoon of
December 31. His car was badly
damaged when it struck a tree.
Fails To Stop,
Fine Doubled
Indicating he was going to get
tougher with drivers who disre-
garded stop signs, Magistrate
Dudley Holmes raised a careless.
driving fine from $10 to $20 in
Exeter court Tuesday afternoon,
Grant Triebner, who was order-
ed to pay the fine, pleaded guilty
to a charge of driving through
the intersection of the airport
road and Crediton road and caus-
ing an accident.
The magistrate's decision to
raise the fine followed a state-
ment by Crown Attorney H. Glen
Hayes that accidents at this cor-
ner were too frequent.
Two youths who fought at . a
Hensall dance on December 24
were told by the magistrate that
Christmas signified "Peace on
Earth", not fighting.
The two, Gordon Hall, 17, of
Zurich, and Lloyd Bell, 19, Clin-
ton, received fines pf $10 each.
Crown Attorney H. Glenn
Hayes said that the Hensall
dances were "the scene of too
much rowdyism".
Magistrat e Holmes said that
organizations who sponsor public
dances should provide their own
Police to prevent misconduct. "If
they let people in who show signs
of intoxication, they bring these
fights on themselves," he. said,
Jack Jensen, 18, of Exeter, was
fined $10 and costs for causing
disturbance by being drunk and
disorderly outside the Exeter
Grill on December 19. A Seaforth
man, Leslie Habkirk, paid $15
and costs out of court on a simi-
lar charge on the Same night.
The latter created a disturbance
in front of Ret,her's Coffee Shop.
Lloyd Bender, of Hay, paid $5
and costs out of court for de-
positing glass on a highway.
Represents Older Boys
Don Welsh represented the
Sunday School of James Street
United Church at the thirty-
fourth Ontario Older Boys' Par-
liament in Whitby from Decem-
ber 27 to January 1. Parliament
is sponsored by the Ontario
Councii„of Christian Education.
pan
Price Per Copy 70.
Canners
SOUTH HURON'S "1955" - —Robert Wayne Seabrook, son of
Corporal. and Mrs. William. Seabrook of RCAF Station Cen-
tralia, was the first 1955 baby born in South Huron Hospital.
The six -pound, 141/2 -ounce boy arrived at 8:15 a.m. on January
2. Five other babies were too early for the distinction; they ar-
rived on December ;81 • , • T -A Photo
Five Storks Too. Quick,
Winner Born Day Late
'Storks flew too fast in their
rage to 'bring Exeter and district
a New Year's baby.
Five children were born on Dec-
ember 31 in South Huron Hos-
pital. but none • arrived on Jan-
uary 1. The official winner of
the baby derby was Robert Wayne
Seabrook, a six -pound, 14e -ounce
son of Cpl. and Mit. William. See -
brook, of 'Centralia's' Huron Park
who arrived at 8.15 a.m, on Jan-
uary 2.
The official 1955 baby is the
second child of the .Seabrooks. He
has a brother, John William:
James, who is 17 months older.
The family 'moved to Centralia in
March, 1953. Mr:, ' Sea'brdvk is .a
aero engine 'technician.
Dr, F. J. Butson attended the
derby winner Who received num-
erous prizes front' Exeter mer-
chants.
Three storks staged a photo
finish in the December 31 race.
Babies born to Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Sangster, Hensall„ P/0 and Mrs.
George Mirehouee, Exeter; Mr.
and „Mrs. G. Wynja, Cromarty,
arrived within 30 minutes of each
other on Friday afternoon, Others
born on Friday were those of Mr.
and Mrs. Emerson Penhale, Win-
chelsea, and Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
don Rata, Dashwood.
The contest was the second
New Year's Baby Derby in South
Huron Hospital. Last year's was
won by James Elmer Rowe, son
of Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Rowe, Hay..
Thieves Get. Cash
From Co-op Safe
An undisclosed, sum of money
was stolen from' Exeter District
Co-op on Sunday when thieves
smashed a large, cast-iron safe.
The men gained entry by break-
ing down a door at the rear of the
building.
Police .Chief Reg Taylor is be-
ing assisted in the investigation
by a fingerprint expert from the
provincial police.
MARK ANNIVERSARY—Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gill, Grand
Bend, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday.
They were honored by a visit from members of Lambton
County Council and their wives. Mr. Gill was the first reeve
of Grand fiend and served three years on the county body.
He was elected this year to the first Public Utilities Commis-
sign for"the village, —Jack Doerr
Canadian .Canners Ltd. may ex-.
pand its Exeter plant if the town
can assure the firm of adequate
water supply, it was announced
following a meeting of officials
Wednesday afternoon,.
The company's plans were not
disclosed. but it was indicated that
the expansion may he ".consider-
able" if it is approved. The firm
owns a large acreage around. its
present plant on which it .could
build.
The decision will rest upon the
outcome of the''water .supply pro-
jects the town .and P,U.C, are con-
sidering. These include the eon-'
struction of a dam to provide a
large reservoir east of the Pre-
sent pond: on the Animus awl the
establishment of a. major well
'which would supply 500,000 gal-
lons of water a day.
If either of these projects is
successful, it would provide
plenty of water for both the town
and industry in the face of a dry
summer season.
Officials of the firm, the Cell/-
mission
ommission and the town Met in clos-
ed session Wednesday .afternoon
to discuss the water supply situa-
tion. Another meeting will be
held at the end of January when
results of the engineer's survey
of the reservoir will beavailable,
Elect Representatives
In Five Municipalities
A newcomer to Blansliard pot-
'tics' outpolled two former reeves
in that township's election Mon-
day,
Wilbur Bradley, R.R, '3, .,St.
Marys, headed the polls with Al-
ex Irvine and Lincoln White, the
two ex -reeves, placing second and
third. Harry Webber, Woodham
blacksmith, was the only incumb-
ent to be returned, Kenneth Hod-
gins, Clarence Switzer and new-
comerdefeat-
ed, Frank Routly. were efe-t-
a
ed,
The score: Bradley 356, Irvine
3412, White 287', Webber 265,
Hodgins 251, ;Switzer 243, Rout-
ley 2,2'3.
Wins First T.erin
In Stanley township,. Harvey
Coleman won his first terns as
reeve, upsetting incumbent Alvin
McBride by the count of 4'22452.
With one exception, 'Granton
residents elected their •three
trustees in alphabetical order. The
tally:. W, G. Dann 80, Bruce Grant
70, William Green 64, Morley
Wass 50, Edward Harding 31.
Reeve Re-elected
James Doig will serve his see -
and term as reeve of Tuckersmith
after defeating Roy 'Dell on Mon-
day 469 to 258.
Andrew E. Crozier, defeated
by Mr. Doig last year in another
election for reeve, lost his bid
'for council this year. Two sitting
members, Ivan Forsyth and Bert
Garrett topped the poll with 567
and 548; two newcomers, Frank
Ask Adults
Co-operate
Co-operation of adults with the
school's Safety Patrol was re-
quested by Exeter Public School
Board at its inaugural meeting
Monday night.
Members noted some adults.
were ignoring patrol officers, set-
ting a bad example for children.
The board also noted that many
children were walking on the
roads and asked parents to .dis-
e0urage this dangerous practice.
R. E. Russell was elected chair-
man of the board for his third
term. W • G. Seldon is the new
vice-chairman; he succeeds W. H.
Pollen who resigned.
Committees include: property,
Robert M. Southcott; Claude M.
Farrow, Warren D. May; teach-
ers, Farrow, Seldon, Southcott;
fuel and supplies, Seldon, R. F.
Riley.
Board Secretary W. G. Hodg-
son administered the oath of of-
fice; Rev. N. D. Knox, represent-
ative of the ministerial associa-
tion, addressed the members.
The board , will assist in the
education of seven-year-old Jim-
my Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Crawford, of Andrew St.,
who will be confined to his home
for two years. Assistance from
the Ontario Department of Educa-
tion will also be sought.
Members said they were im-
pressed with the assembly which
the school held before Christmas.
A raise to 90¢ an hour, an in-
crease of 100, was authorized for
assistant caretaker Luther Rey-
nolds.
Family Dinner, Visits Mark New Year
Mrs. William Cook, of Dela,-
ware
ela,ware ,spent several days last week
at her home here.
Mrs, William Welsh Spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs, Charles
White, of. Toronto.
Mr, and Mrs. Milton Hodgert,
Lillian and Jean, of London, and
Mr. and Mre, Jaines Hodgert with
Mr. and Mrs: Victor Kestle, On
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, Neil Hod-
gert and Marie, of Seaforth, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs, Kestie.
Mr, and Mrs. Janes Francis,
Jane and Peter, of Tavistock;
Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Clark, Bev-
erley and non, of Wyoming, and
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Peart, of
Guelph, with Mr, and Mrs; -George
Jaques for the New 'Year's week -
Ord.
Dr. and Mrs. H. R, Kingston,
of London, were guests Of ReV..
and Mrs, H. J. Snell On Sunday,
Mr, and Mrs, rack Reynolds
and Susan, of London, with Dr.
and Mrs, Il., 11, Cowen,
Mr. and Mrs. A, O. Elliot with
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Tripp, of
Dutton,
Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan,
Paye and Dennis, of Kirkton;
Mr. and. Mrs, Redmond Feeley
and Kathryn, Montroal; Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Passmore and
Laird, of Aylmer, with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Alex Duncan,
for the holidays. Mr, Keeley left
Sunday for Kingston where he
has been tpansferrod.
Mrs. R. 17. Pooley, MtS, Charles
Cowen and Deborah Ieft Tuesday
for Regina where they will visit
Mrs. Orville Hagerman.•
Mr. Gorden W. 1Vtarshall,Lath-
bridge, Alta., arrived in Exeter'
on Tuesday and will Visit his
mother who is recuperating at
Beck Memorial; Sanitorium, Lon-.
don.
Mr, anti Mrs, .L J. PenhaTe
and, Grace with Mr. and Mts.
William Crawford, bolmbnt,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pearce,•
their daughter, Mrs. A u s t i n
9 c h w a I m, and granddaughter,
Susan, of Stratford, attended the
fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs• A. E. Willson, St.
Thomas, at the home of Mr. and
1Vtrs.. Loren Pearce, Thirty-five
relatives attended the family din-
ner and many friends called dur-
ing -the afternoon and evening,
Mrs. Alice Gunning, Mr, and
Mrs, Allen Jaques and Ray, Mr.
and Mrs. Janes Bari, Zion; Mr.
and Mrs. Melville Gunning and
Muriel, of Whalen; ' Mrs. Oa
Christie, London; Mr. and Mrs
Wilson Morley, Mr. and Mrs. Mil -
ten Feller and girls, Mr, and Mrs,
Prayne Parsons and 112r. and Mrs.
Lorne .Passmore and family spent
ChirStinas with Mrs( Percy Pass-
more.
Mr, and Mrs. John Luktori and
Bill, of London, with Mr. and
Mrs, Elgin Luxton and fatally, " of,
Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. John. Madge and
Phyllis, Mr, and Mrs. Clayton
Colquhoun, Douglas and Janet, of
Science Hill; Mr, Keith Madge
and . Marion Madge, London; Mr,
and Mrs. Lloyd Russel, St. Marys;
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hodgert, of
Bornholm, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Hodgert, of town, with
Mr, and Mrs, Archie Hodgert,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Long,
Barry and Linda, of Royal Oak,
Mich., and Mr, and Mrs, Reg
W uerth and Susan, London, with
Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Wuerth.
MissPern Short London with
Mrs ... William els
w Welsh.
Mr, Wilfred Perkins, Mr. Roy
.Parsons and Olive, Mr, and Mrs.
Bill Parsons and family with Mr.
and Mrs, Frayne Parsons, en
Sunday. •
Mr. Simon Sweitzer is Confined
to his home by illness.
Sgt, and Mrs. Edward Deli-
roche, of London, with Mr, and
Mrs. Herman Mitchell,
Falconer and Victor Lee, follow-
ed with 545 and 544. Mr: Croz-
ier drew 156.
Faller Moves Up
Wilfred Fuller steps up to
reeve from the post of deputy -
reeve by defeating incumbent R.
J. Ross 567 to 282 in Bosanquet
on Monday.
Councillor George Lampncan
defeated fellow councillor, Ralph
Elliott, 562 to 29,6, for the t dep-
c1do
Y position.
Max Harness
Vets' Prexy
Max Harness, Huron Street, a
driver for the H,E.P.C., was in-
stalled as president of the Exeter
Branch of the Canadian Legion
in a ceremony at the Memorial
Hall last week.
Zone Commander J, D. Thorn -
dyke, of Clinton, presided for the
installation, The '55 officers were
piped into the meeting by the new
Legion Pipe and Drum Band.
The new president succeeds
Andrew Bierling. The 1955 vice-
presidents are Reg McDonald and
Harry Holtzman. Stuart Dick is
secretary and Bert Gotland trea-
surer.
Members of the executive in-
elude Stan Frhyne, Cliff Brint-
nell, Harold Kelson; Lloyd Rey-
nolds, Bill Chambers, Freda Dar-
ling, R. E. Pooley, Bob Sanders
and Gerald Lawson. The Sergeant -
at -arms is Garnet Shipman.
Stan Frayne, who had served
as secretary for three years, and
Len McKnight, treasurer for two
years, resigned at the end of
19Z 4.
During 1954, under the leader-
ship of president Bierling, the
Legion erased the debt from its
large'memorial hall and the mort-
gage was burned during the Nov-
ember ceremonies.
In addition to its work among
veterans, the Legion sponsored
the Mohawk intermediate base-
ball team; contributed towards
minor sports and the children's
Christmas party; purchased equip-
ment for the public school Safety
Patrol; distributed gifts to needy
families at Christmas time, and
donated the hall to Senior Citi-
zens. The pipe band was organi-
zed during 1954.
Charle.:s Qorbett, Ausahl.e
Authority engineeer, has been en-
gaged by .the town to survey the
area, H. G. Hooke, field officer
for the Authority,, And other of-
ficials are .cooperating on the
project since it will also be a
flood control measure,
Mayor Optimistic
About New Year
1VMayor-'Elect R. E, Pooley, in a
New Year ntatelnent, predieted a
"better year in 1955 tor Exeter
and community",
Mr, Pooley, who is also chair-
man of the district vegetable
growers organization, said he is^
optimistic from an agricultural
outlook because he believes can
crops'wiil be larger,
"Acreage of canning crops will
increase Considerably in 1955,'
Mr, Pooley said, "and we hope:
1954 prices will be maintained.
This will benefit the, entire corn,.
munity, the mayor -elect predict-
ed,
Turning to town projects, Mr,
Pooley said he favored starting a,
program of.hard-surfacing streets.
He suggested a mile of road
might be paved each year.
Sewer System Not Urgent
"I don't think we should wait
e system isinstalled
until a sewer syst m i s
before we begin paving because I
don't think we'll need sewers for
many years yet," He was referring
to the 'decision of previous coun-
cils who had turned .down the
paving project because the in-
stallation of sewers would neces-
sitate tearing up the roads. The
mayor -elect said sewers would not.
be needed for another 10 years.
Most important problem facing
the municipality in 1956 was the
enlargement of water supply, Mr.
Pooley stated. This may involve
either the construction of a re-
servoir on the river, or piping in
water from a major well. •
Another project which Mr.
Pooley hopes to proceed with is
the establishment .of a park on
the river flats between the.. bridge,
and the dam. He has been chair-
man of the committee which has
effected improvements in that
area.
He sees no reason why taxes
shou=d increase in 1955.
The new mayor urged citizens
to co-operate with the council to _.
make 1955 a prosperous and pro-
gressive year. "Exeter is a great
little town,” he said, "and all of
us should work together to make
it a better one."
Open Saturdays
Until 10 O'clock
Exeter stores will continue to
close at ten o'clock 'on-Saturday--
evenings
onSaturdai-evenings during 1955, it was de-
cided at a businessmen's meeting
Tuesday night.
This closing hour will Ibex.main-
tained through the Daylight 'Sav-
ing period as in former years.
Mrs. 1C. W, ,Wellington was el-
ected secretary to replace E. E.
Buswell, who resigned when he
moved from town. President R.
E. Russell was in sparge of the.
meeting.
Tribe Faces Top Test,
Meets Goderich Friday
Exeter Mohawks, now on' an-
other victory string, will face
their toughest and most crucial
test of the season Friday night
against Goderich Sa'llors in the
local arena,
The lakeport team is the cur-
rent leader among the "A" entries
in the league and it's the only
club in the class which Mohawks
haven't defeated.
The tribe is only one point be-
hind Forest now and boasts a bet-
ter record because it has played
less' games. Strathroy moved into
second place among the "A" teams
by winning two games this week,
one over Forest, the other over
Milverton.
Mohawks copped three victories
this week, two exhibition matches
with Zurich and it league game
against New Hamburg.
Edge Flyers
Exeter Mohawks hung a 12=0
shutout on Zurich Flyers Tuesday
night in the second exhibition
match between the two teams on
Exeter ice.
Prank Anderson led the scoring
parade with five goals and an as-
sist; linemate Red Loader count-
ed one goal and five assists; Don
Gravett added two goals and
three assists; Dong Smith notch-
ed one goal and three assists.
Other pointgetters were Harry
McEwen, Doug Beatty and Coife
BoWinan.
'rn contrast to the excellent
game Friday night, the Flyers hp-
peared disorganized while Mo-
hawks' plays clicked with pre-
cisia'n.
Mohawks' red demon, J i m
Loader, figured in all three of
the tribe's goals When Exeter
edged New Hamburg 3.2 in g rug-
ged contest Monday night.
Loader ,scored two goads, one
in ,each of the first and second
periods, and assisted on the win-
ning third period" marker by John
Trendell. Harry McEwen, Loader's
playncaker, picked up two assists
on the night.
It was Mohawks' fourth win in
five games and gave them a .500
average on the season.
Rough play was climaxed by a
fight . between Frank Anderson
and an unidentified New Hamburg
player, Botb, received a Meta.
misconduct which . involved
automatic 910 fine.
Pete 'testes'' had to be carried
from the lee after his hip was '
injured against the boards. Gar
Baker received a Cut on the face
from a high stick.
Shutout Zurich
One of the larger crowds of the
season watched Exeter Mohawks
edge Zurich Flyers 7'-5 Thursday
night in one elf the fastest am -
tests of the year,
Heavy favorites to take the
exhibition game, Mohawks were
pressed throughout the GO min-
utes
inutes by the hard-working Zurich:
crew. Goaltender Bill Merrier wan
the outstanding player of the.
night as he sparked the Flyers'
defence with speetacular saves be-.
fora 500 fans.
The tribe outscored Zurich in
the first and second periods by
one goal, Both teams. counted two
goals in the final period.
"Boom -boons" GlFavett and Bill
Hayward, who has added spark
and potoncy to the third line, led
the winners with two goals each.
Don Hesse and B111 Hanley both
counted pairs for Zurich.
Mohawks took a 2.6 dead in
the first period nn goals by Hay -
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