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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-03-10, Page 1.a a i 1 • ai g „ n., Eighty'Secopd Year EXETER ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING., MARC; 10, 100 SWEETHEART—Crowned "Sweetheart” of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority at' its annual dance ' Friday night was Anne Kartushyn, home eeonotuics teacher .at SHDHS, Last year's sweet- heart, Mrs, Ross Tuckey, crowns her successor during the ceremony which highlighted the ball. From left to right are Gordon Jackson, Goderich, Miss Kartushyn's escort; Mrs. Tuc- key; the sweetheart; Mrs, Don Gaiser, first vice-president; Mrs. Clara Wellington, direr- tor; and Mrs. Walter Bentley, president. ---Photo by Doerr Damage Exceeds $40,000 In Hensall Implement Fire 'Monday night's 'fire ,caused more than $40,000 damage bo the Hyde Tractor and Combine Co., •o.f Hensall,. co-owner Jack Hyde told The Times -Advocate Wed- nesday. Most of the loss is covered by insurance. The blaze gutted the main floors.of the 40x70 tile brick building and destroyed machinery parts and repairing equipment, `The firm, Huron County dis- tributors for Allis-Chalmers. farm machinery, is one of the largest implement dealers in the 'district. 'Brigades from Hensall and Exeter battled the fire for three hours during the cold, windy Forums Talk -Education Farm Forums discussed "Edu- cetion for Farming" at their meetings on Monday night and were agreed that at , least two years of high school training is essential. Unique Forum; which met with Mr. and Mrs. Blake Horner, felt young people planning to farm shpuid haye two or three years at `high school and more if 'possible. Modern• farming requires a know- ledge of mechanics and account- ing. High school is the place to receive this education it was agreed. Elimville North Forum, meet- ing at thq home of Mr. and Mrs. William Johns, Jr., felt that thre or four years of high school followed by a two-year course in agriculture would be good train- ing for future farmers., More ag- ricultural education and less French and Latin in high •school was a suggestion from this. group.4_ So ah Thames Road Forum, whie uet at Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hodgert's home, agreed that two years of high school is essential but that it is not the place for agricultural education, .A. two- year course at O.A.C.• and work- ing with an experienced farmer were their suggestions for-'"•pre- parationfor a farming career. Mrs. Jame Hodgert, Mrs. Ray Cottle, • Reg Hodgert . and Ray Cottle we're euchre winners. Fairfield Fdrum, meeting' at the home of) Mr. and Mrs,. Earl Heist favoreda high school course in agriculture followed by en agricultural course at Guelph. The coarse should include mech- anics, farm bookkeeping and animal' husbandry. Parr Line Forum, which met at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John Soldan, felt that two' years of high school, during which there is special agricultural training, could be supplemented with night school and short courses in agri- culture which give basic training in mechanics, animal husbandry and farming methods. Higher. education is most desirable but it is a fact that only 12 percent of^ farmstudents graduating from college return to the farm. .It farming was more attractive, more highly trained experts might return to it they Conclud- ed. Mrs, Glenn Weido and Charles Robinson were winners at euchre, See Pupils' Work' At Open House Two hundred .parents and friends of public school pupils accepted the invitation to attend open house on Wednesday after nook.. Senior girlsof Principal Arthur Idles„ Miss Helen An- thony's and Mr. Ron 1lteimrick's rooms welcomed the visitors, attended the register and dis- tributed programs. In several of the •rooms .groups of pupils worked at dif- ferent Subjects to_ give the parents an overall picture of their classroom rotititie. Work done' by the boys and girls was displayed. Afternoon •tea wag served by the Home and School Association. 1Virs. Arthur Idle, Mrs. Ernest Jones, Mrs. R. E. Itussell and Mrs. Del Mooney poured tea. Total receipts of the tea and Sale exceeded $100. night. Fear that the blaze might speead to near -by houses because of the strong , winds prompted the' call for a second squad. Although origin of the fire is unknown, it started near the office .of the building and raced to the roof'where it spread along the rafters, The office and its equipment was gutted and all of the main floor suffered severe fire and water damage.. Five" tractors in the basement were driven out during the fire. Equipment was pulled t}p an toy ramp by a human chain. Roof of the building, which was constructed in 1945, will have to be replaced, the main floor repaired, the office and in- terior completely renovated. The red brick walls are standing. Begin Repairs Mr. Hyde said the firm intends to .begin repairs as quickly as possible. Cleaning up of the debris .will start this week. "We have had many offers of help," said Mr. Hyde. The company ,will contini}e to service its customers in,,apite of the setback. Mr. Hyde himself turned in the alarm. . He noticed the blaze when he was going downtown about 7.15: .p.m. He had not, been in the office. during *the late afternoon. Safety Group To Test Cars Mr. 0, S. Atkinson will head the Exeter -Safety Council for the coming. , year 'and will beas- sisted as vice-president by Russell Snell with Mrs. J. Schroeder as secretary -treasurer. The officers were elected at a re -organization meetings in the town hall Thursday evening with J. M. Southcott in • the chair. . A drive will be made for mem- bers under • the direction of Robert 5otet heott and Ray Wuerth.. Themembership fee is 50 cents. Plans are being made for a —Please Turn to Page, 12 Hensall Fire Chief Bryan Kyle and Exeter Chief Bill Chambers were in charge of the brigades. Due to the high wind several firemen remained on the scene all night, Serve Coffee Neighboring ladies brewed coffee for the firemen, Tempera- ture was Just above 10 degrees and the raw wind drove specta- tors from the scene. iMr, Hyde expressed apprecia- tion for the work of both brigades 'and the help of others on the scene. He said he was grateful for the assistance which the company has been offered. The firm employs up to five men. . It has a branch in Brussels. ee Increase In Taxes, Arena Needs $2,000?. PossibiltY ,of an increase in Board Chairman Edward Brady Exeter's tax rate this year was forecast by Mayor R, 51. Wooley on Wednesday. Factors which may effect the raise are the one -mill hike in county taxes, the proposal to pave a mile of road, a drain for the new elevator of Cann's Mill Ltd., and the new water supply system which is being investigated. Mayor Pooley did not think the incerase would be over two mills, Engineer E. V. Ross, of :bon' don, investigated , the proposals for the elevator drain. Tuesday and will submit a report to .the council, Present plans ere to. bring tile from the elevator to' Marlborough street and down Iiarlborough to the pumping station. This will serve building sites along the street as well as the elvator. May Add One Mill The Community Centres Board, formerly known as the arena board, will probably need a grant of $2,000—around one mill to operate during the summer and fall months, town council learned Monday night. Board treasurer Eugene Beaver reported operations so far this winter show a small "surplus but the lack of revenue from swing to next winter would $end the board into debt. The estimated grant of $2,000 3s $500 more than council donat- ed the board in 1954 to clear up its debts., In 1953 the board re- ceived $4,000,"part of which was used in the renovation of the building, said the Exeter arena was not in as bad a position as many others throughout •the district. Quite a, number are losing money on the winter's operation, be said. •Reeve Wi 1 1 1 a m McKenzie questioned whether it was neces- sary to have two full-time men looking after the arena, He said the wages. of both Recreation Director Doug 'Smith and Assist- ant Recreation Director Alvin Willert "runs into a big figure." Smith receives $4,000, half of whish is paid by the town through the recreation council, nd 'Willert receives $2,500. The province s upplies grants of $1,833 towards their salaries under the recreational organiza- tion. Chairman Ed Brady. defended the arrangement as the most economical. "We're spending a lot in wages, but I think we're getting good value." He praised the work of maintenance ' man Alvin Willert. Mayor R, E. Pooley reported officials of the Exeter District ,Co-operative were complaining about town councll'e refusal to allow a sign on Main street indi- eating the location of the Co-op building, The mayor said farm- ers felt the council action was ,discrimination against the ,co- operative Clerk Pickard pointed out per- mission was not granted because council felt it would set a prece- dent which might lead to. an unsightly cluster of signs at intersections along Main street, Council members said if per- mission could be received from erection of the sign. the landowners at the corner ntario Beet Growers they would not object to the Win Guaranteed Price •Sugar beet growers will be guaranteed a first payment next fall of' $12.00 a ton, factory de- livered, for beets of 17 per eent sugar content, says a joint statement from 4Ontario Sugar Beet Growers' Association and Canada and 'Dominion Sugar Company. It will be the first time since the industry started 5.3 years ago .that Ontario beet growers will be paid a graduated minimum price in addition to all regular participating clauses in former contracts. ,The , new agreement is the 'result of. three weeks negotiations between the Ontario Sugar Beet Growers' Marketing Board and Canada and Dominion -Sugar Company Limited at Chatham. ' Farmers will get the. graduated minimum in the initial payment $12.00 for 17 per cent beets, $12.70 for 18 per cent, etc. — so their first cheques will be larger next fall than ever before. After that, growers will still participate in net proceeds from sale of dried beet pulp and beet molasses. If, when sugar from 1955 sugar beets is marketed, sugar prices are higher than at present; growers will benefit WOAA Refuses. Protest, ohawks. Meet Sailors Exeter Mohawks will continue in WOAA Int. "A" playdowns as a result of a ruling by the As- sociation executive Wednesday afternoon. The, ruling declared illegal. a Strathroy protest against three Mohawk players which threaten- ed to oust the Exeter team from competition, Mohawks, • who eliminated Strathroy Rockets, four games to Seniors- jig, En Ip1 �V Show More t•kk)n 100 Senior Citizens enjoyed 'euchre, a variety pro- gram rogram and square dancing at the social evening in the iLegion Hall on Tuesc(hy night. ' Frank 'reeler was 'h'i.O. for the program. Helen Hendrick and Marie Hodgson gave readings; Doreen and Doris Brock sang duets accompanied by their mother, firs, Norman 'Brbck; Walter Cutbush and Mrs. W. Melville gang accompanied by Mrs. Rhoda IShaitton; Mrs. Marg- aret Fletcher was •soloist, "h Exeter quartette, Don The u Taylor, Don Welsh, Bruce Cud- more and Grant NieDonald sang two nurribers accompanied by Lawrence Wein: Orland Squire tend Ross MCFails contributed .a guitar and mouth organ duet accompanied by hire. McFalls; Mrs. Otto Drown and Mrs. Archie ltyckittate gave a humorous dia- logue, 'Members of the aomniittee who donned black faces and colorftil outfits to 'sing. 014. tithe songs were Mr, attd Mrs Otto Brown, Mr. and Mrs William Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan and Mr. and 'llirs, Prank Taylor, one in their best-of-seeen series, will meet Goderich Sailors for the WOAA. .Intermediate "A" title. • Officials of - the Rockets' Booster Club lodged their protest Saturday morning after they were defeated in the fourth game of the series. They contended three . members of •the Exeter team, Goaltender Gar Baker, Defenceman Colle Bowman and Forward Frank Anderson, had not observed the. residence quali- fications of the Association. Officials._ of the local booster club, led by President W. G. Cochrane, countered the Strath- roy protect with the Association rule that "no club shall protest the residential qualifications of any player belonging to a club within its group after February 10 of the current Season." The Exeter club had issued a writ seeking a Supreme Court injunction against the WOAA. if it had allowed the protest. If it had been necessary to serve the writ, local officials hoped to have the hearing scheduled for Saturday morning in .London.. The WOAA • exocutive enter- tained the protest on Sunday and heard evidence from ,Strathroy but Flxeter claimed it was ',not given the legal 36 hours with which to defend the case.. The local club also argued that the protest was illegal because of the February 10 ruling but the execu, thea would not agree. . St did, however, grant an adjournment until Wednesday afternoon. The executive deliberated for two and one-half hours before deciding in faVor of Mohawks. Oilier Mohawk officials Who attended the hearings were Vice - President Lloyd . Cushnt•an, Treas- urer Harvey Pollen, and Manager Charles Acheson, from increases. To illustrate other attractive terms, the joint 'statement says, if the new con- tract had been in effect last year,. growers . would haye re- ceived 21.2 cents more per 'ton of beets. "This is the' best contraot yet," says A. 0. Hardlek, president of the Ontario Sugar Beet Growers' Marketing Board. "Our farmers will be able to plant their crop with full assurance they will receive a minimum of $1.2.00 per ton of 17 per cent beets delivered tp factory next fall, and at the sante time share in all advances in sugar, dried beet pulp and beet molasses markets. We ' are hopeful this year's ,contract will result in the largest acreage ,since our peak year '4n 1940." ' Change Plan Of Promotion 'Public school students will be required to satisfactorily com- plete their course of study before they can be promoted to a higher grade, Exeter Public School Board learned at its meeting Monday night. Inspector G. G. Gardiner, of Goderich, announced the provin- cial policy change in a letter to the board. In recent years, teachers have been able to pro- mote children even though they had not completed their course of study. . This' was part of a relaxed• method of p romotions which have been in effect for several years: The new policy will affect entrance into high school as well as in the junior grades of public school. Front grades one to three, teachers will be allowed to promote children in the tall if. they are not able to complete their' work by the end of the normal school year. Increases of salary for Princi- pal Arthur B. Idle and Vice - Principal Mrs. R. D. Jermyn were approved; each will receive a $20.0 raise to bring their annual remuneration to $4,000 and $3,050 respectively. Two teachers, Mrs. Howard Pym and Mrs, William Mickle, will resign at the end of the term. The board is advertising for Jeplacements. A contract for $328 was let to Co. S. Atkinson for installing valves in the radiator, Local Burial al Fund Surplus r lu s A Slight increase in surplus was declared by the officers of the Exeter Burial Fund at its annual meeting in Caven Pres- byterian' rch7. ..Church tat Monday, Ma Only one family received aasidtanoe during 'the year. IMenibeethip was raised front $4 to $5 a Welly for the year. Two ',officials of . the fund, President Martin . Dykstra and G. Hovius, were re-elected. The co-operative `organization, popue lar in Europe, a5siets families With funeral expenpee, Request Diving Bpard A letter from two town teen- agers, Gary Middleton and Dick McFalls, ,requested council to erect a high diving board.on the park pond this summer. They argued that while considerable facilities had been erected for young chiidren.,no equipment was provided for teenagers Council requested the police to cheek on the operation of the pool room and report to council on conditions there. Council has net yet renewed the annual licence for this business. •Increase of $10 a month in the salary of town hall caretaker William Horney was authorized. This' is one-half of the raise he — Please Turn To Page 12 TWINS IN CARNIVAL—'Two of the local skaters in the figure Skating Carnival on March 18, will be twins Joan and Jean. Es- sery,' eight-year-old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Essery, Cen- tralia. Over 80 district children will take part . in the colorful numbers o f the "Enchanted Workshop". —Noseworthy Hog Producers Attend Annual Ross Love was . in Toronto last week attending the Ontario Hog Producers annual meeting in the King Edward Hotel. He represent- ed the Hay Township Federation of Agriculture. Donald D a y m an represented Tuckersmith and Elmore Web- ster, of Varna, represented Stan- ley Federation.. Alvin Rau, of Drysdale, vice- president of the Huron County Hog Producers Association, also attended. leusinessni.eu in Exeter are protesting- the proposed change in pail traitdels scheivery dulehere. which will affect Canadian National Railways has Announced the new time- table will take effect on Monday, March. 14. Although it will not change the morning train north,. it does bring the south -bound train througli several ltours earlier than under the present. isenaugb.eduulera,tion of a mixed train Reason for the change is the which, will carry passengers, ex- press and freight instead :of the two trains, a passenger and a freight, which are operating daily now. The passenger traffic has, been negligable for a number of years, Town Council Monday night took the first official action against the change, It has peti- tioned the CNR, to keep mail service as it is and have enlisted the aid of Elston Cardiff, Huron MP, and, Tom Pryde, Huron MLA, to support the objection, lOn Wednesday merchants were agitating for a protest meeting which may be orgaelzed later this bsoluteweekiy Useless" Busieessmen described the change as "pretty poor service" and "absolutely useless." Main objection comes from those firms hieg � a n Titles Teams Hope e a Two undefeated boys' basket- ball teams from South Huron District High School will be fighting Saturday to regain cham- pionship laurels for the local school. After claiming at least one championship for four success- ive years, SHDHS failed to win any titles last winter although it had three teams in the field. The senior and junior Panthers will try to recapture some silver- ware this weekend. The two teams, who have swept aside all opposition this season, hese been sharpening ,their 'hoop -sites during the week in preparation .for their raid on the honors. The seniors whipped an intermediate team from RCAF Station Centralia 41-28 in an exhibitionmatch this week. Competition for the titles will be tough, according to Coach G. M. Miekle. In the senior race will be teams from Essex (who edged 'South Huron last year), Delhi and, St. Thomas. - '1''he juniors will have to face the defending champs, Riverside, d'etrolia and Delhi. Both Delhi and Exeter have teams in the two boys' competitions. NEW HURON PARK COUNCIL ---Residents of Huron Park at RCAF Station Centralia elected a new council on Thursday, March 3. A system of voting which took ballot boxes from door to door in each of the six wards resulted in participation by 88.6% of the eligible voters. The commanding officer of the station,G/CA. I. Cameron, AFC, CD, right, intro- duced the new councillors at a bingo in the recreation hall that evening. Left to `right are: Sgt. W, R. Brawley (Ward 6) ; Cpl. S. J. Saxby (Ward 4) ; Mr, George Rusche (Ward 6); Mr, John McCarroll (Ward 2) and F/L C. E. Rushton (Ward 1). WOI J. R. Robertson (Ward 3) was absent when the photo was taken. W/C G. R. Truenxner has been appointed mayor of Huron Park to succeed S/L J. M. Wicken —RCAF Photo" iritic Commends Local Plays "Overlaid", a one -act comedy by R•bbertson Davies was placed first byadjudicator Donald ,Sinclair, of Guelph, who attended the pre- 'sentation of three plays by the Exeter Drama -Club in the High School auditorium on Monday night. !The scene of the winning play Wits laid in the farm kitchen Where Pop, played by lack F'u1- oher relaxes in his rocking chair listening to a radio broadcast of grand opera, Tho' he was wear- ing overalls and a plaid shirt, he had added a high hat and white gloves to his wardrobe to get the feeling of really being at the per- formance. Pop'' daughter, Ethel, played by Mrs, Doug Insley, had no .pa. thence with his Iove of the opera and repeatedly turned the radhb off which prompted Pop to say "Your mother was just as dumb as you are, but not as mean." When Mr. Bailey, an insurance agent played by Gerald Godboit, called to tell Pop his insurance policy for $1200 was paid up, Pop's mind was made up to nee the money for a trip to New York 10 visit night clubs, stay at hotels and realize hie dream ot attending an opera. performance, After listening to Ethel's tear- Cul protests against epending hie money that way, Pop decided to find Out what Ethel's dream was. It took a great deal of persuae Men to get her to confess that her secret wish was to be remer-W bered by having a plot in the cemetery, marked.with a proper leeadstone. Pophanded her the he the ijnction, "Buy yourself to nice headstone." Mr. :Sinela1r ealled the play "delightful" and congratulated the director, Cecil d. Porter, for the enthusiasm •of .the players who got the clever moral of the play across to the audieneein a+ humorous way, He rated Pop's performance 'as excellent, one of the best of the evening. 1thel's acting was relaxed' and her speech eetelient, the adjudicator remark- ed: "Modesty", played by Connie Ostiand as Henriette, Erie Oster Please Turn To page 12 Price Per Coy 1%' which conduct .considerable eor. respondence. They claim the change will make it impossible to answer incoming letters the_ same day and therefore will delay mail thtsiness a full day. One firm indicated it may have to truck .express to London in the afternoons if the proposed schedule is ,carried out. Most businessmen feel it will raise their telephone bills because. more transactions will have to be carried on by phone because of the delay. . The change will also affect secretaries and . office staff wise tray find themselves rushed dur- ing the noon hour to get mail out. The train will arrive at Exeter at 10.40 and leave at 2,20. This• means mail cannot be received until approximately 11,30 and will. have to be posted by1.30 p.m. for the return train, Taking out an hour for noon, .this leaves businessmen with an hour or less to get replies away. Upset Business Town Clerk 0. V. Pickard, who also .conducts an insurance bust - nese, told council. Monday night the new schedule would `upset" business mait "'We won't be able to get our replies out in time to catch the return train and this will. cut 'nail service by one day," W. H. Hodgson, another insur- ance agent, said the new sched- ule would be "absolutely use - lees." "Technically at could lead to a nasty situation as far as insurance claims are concerned," he said. "It will be impossible to get policies out on the retern mail," Mayor Pooley said: 'rI don't know why we should be cut off with such poor sergice.:Surely we can have one decent train a day. Goderich has two trains in and two out every day." ,rte "It's bad for us,"/E. D. Bell, QC, of Bell and Laughton law firm, told The Times -Advocate. "This will mean that a lot of mail is a day late. It's going to be a ripper if we can't get it changed." Jack Weber, Eastern Canada distributor of Dr. +Salsbury's poultry medicines, . said the change would cause his :firm "great inconveniences" •end may force it to truck express to London. "We have been de- pendent on the good service of the CNR to protect .the health; ot poultry and livestock not only in the immediate area but through- out Eastern Canada," he said. The firm _receives many emerg- ency calls for medicines to stop a disease which may wipe out an entire flock of poultry if early treatment isn't received. The firm has been offering 24-hour service to poultrymen. "If the schedule is changed we're going to maintain that .service but it willbe a great inconvenience," Mr. Weber stated. Managers Complain Two bank managers in town complained about the proposed servicer C. E. -Shaw, of the Bank of Montreal, said "It doesn't suit our schedule at all. It will mean that all mail will be held up for a day." K. W. Keslon, of the Bank of Nova Scotia, agreed: "That's :going to be very bad for us. It will be practically impossible to answer any urgent letters by mail." Hp described the proposed change as "pretty poor service." Reeve William Parke, of Hensall, said no •action had been 'taken in his village against the change because officials were waiting for a formal announce- ment from the CNR. Reports have circulated in Hensall that truck -service will be inaugurated to handle the mail to London. Under the new proposal the train will remain only 40 minutes —Please Turn to Page 12 Observe DST At Hensall Hensall will continue to observe the usual daylight saving time peribd this summer despite a min last year's s ea p,ag by Huron Federation of Agrieuiture to abolish it. The council, first municipality to consider the change, approved the regular period at its meeting Monday night. DST will remain in effect front April 24 at 1. amt. to September 25 at 1 a.m. Strathroy Story Declared False Statements froze, a Strathirby. source concerning a W.O.AA,A, protest ruling involving Exe- ter Mohawks r8 false, officiate hero charged Thursday. The report, which appeared The London. Free Press. Thurs. • day, stated three 11toliawk play. err would be ineligible to play in O.it.A. competition. Where absolutely id no foundatitet for this whittioever sinceneitittir the W.0.A,A1 otr the O.M.A.:has ruled on the ellgibilty of the players. The report also said the Strath eey protest was "Well. basednu-s ince the eornptainit was thrown- out. Tithe sttltentent• is obviously erroneous. •