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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-03-17, Page 1A • • fi 11 a, Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1955 twoca e • Service By Truck improves Mail? Possibility of truck snail ser- vice to •augment the new train service for this area is being ds - cussed but there has been no official action. W. E. Pearson, district direc- tor of postal service, London, said Wednesday hie department is not considering such a move. AfI have had no complaints about the service," he said. "As Tar as I know it is satisfactory." The director indicated he would investigate the possibility of such a service if representa- tion was made to him. ilteports in Exeter .atid Hensall have hinted that truck service will be installed between here and London but there appears to be no foundation for the rumors. New train and mail schedule went into effect Monday and most users of the post office missed the afternoon mail south. The deadline is now 1.30 p,m. instead of 4.30 pm. While only a few merchants are complaining •about the pre- sent service it is believed that many will not realize the delay for a week or so. The change means that mail to London and Toronto, which is the heaviest flow, will be from •two to three days later than before. Most busi- nesses find it impossible to re- ceive the morning mail lit 11.30 and have replies out by 1.39 because of the noon hour. The change was effected by the establishment of a mixed train o nthe CNR to take the place of the passenger and freight trains which have been running for years. The passenger line has 'not been paying. J. 'F, Curran, superintendent of the CNR at Stratford, told the town council this week it would not change its new schedule. Council last week requested the old one remain in effect, In a letter, he said: "We re- gret we cannot acquiese to your request to permit the present (old) train service to continue in Orders Tenant - Pay,Extra Rent. Failure to give proper notice of vacancy resulted in a judg- ment,,against an airman tenant in Division Court thisrneek. • Huron Judge Frank Fiagland ordered LAC Colin Clarke, RCAF Station Centralia, to pay land- lord Silas Stanlake, William St., three week's rent and the plain- tiff's court costs. iClarke, who had a monthly tenancy which began the first of the month, gave his landlord no- tice on. Sept. 10 and argued he was only responsible for rent up to October 10. Judge Fingland ruled that by the Law of Landlord and Tenant the tenant must give -the landlord one clear month's notice on •or before the anniver- sary date of the tenancy. He or- dered Clarke to pay the rent un- til October 31. Judge Fingland pointed out the same legislation worked in favor of the tenant waen the landlord gave notice. • C. V. Laughton. sof Bell & Laughton, appeared for the plain- tiff. Zurich Flyers. In Deadlock Zurich Flyers and' Orangeville battled to an 8-8 deadlock Wed- nesday night in theofiftb game of the WOAA "B" round robin. ,OrangevillMed 2-1 and 5-4 in the first two periods but Flyers tied the count in regular time. Both teams scored a goal in over- time. Don Hesse fired four goals for Zurich; Bill Hanley, two; Bob McKinley and John Hayter one each. effect." "It was found necessary to re- duce 'train service In this terri- tory but in scheduling the new train every effort was made to have the arrival and departure times at the tarleas stations eci- Ineide as nearly us possible with the times of the paesenger train which, is 'being dtscontinued, L. E. Cardiff, M.P., for Huron to whom the council appealed for assistance in its campaign again- st the change, suggested a peti- tion be circulated. "I would •advise that a strong petition be signed, not only in Exeter but right from one end of the line to the other. That, in my opinion, would have. more ef- fect than -anything else. Public opinion is a wondtrful barometer and has changed the opinion of a great number a executives." Tom .Pryde, MLA, said; "It looks to me as if we should try to get mail service by truck. This plan seems to be contemplated between Sarnia and Stratford." Area Hunters Enjoy Rabbit The doors to the Sergeants' Mess at Centralia were opened on Friday, March 11, to over 200 district hunters who came for a feed of rabkits they had ktlled They came from 'Osborne, Mc- Gillivray, Stanley, Hay and Bid- dulph townships to the annual rabbit supper started in 1952 by W01 Jack Dougherty, of Cen- tralia, and Les Gibson, of Exeter. From the first of December until the la'st day in February each year, hunters staged "rab- bit drives" in gangs of 15 to 20. Some of the game ended up in deep freeze on the Air Force Station to be prepared for the supper. One hundred and five jacks in all were consumed by the crowd which ate in two sit- tings. The mess seating capacity is 110 persons. Not Too Plentiful 'The rabbits this year weren't "too plentiful," according to Andrew Neil from Exeter. The abundance of fox is the main reason; "also the gangs that come up from Londonkill off a lot of young rabbits,. as welLas the mature ones." John Hotson, from McGillivray township, agreed with Mr, Neil that the London gangs kill a lot, but thought hunting was good in McGillivray and Biddulph. "When we go on a rabbit drive, we get a fair share of rabbit, and also shoot four or five fox at the same time," Made Many Friends Mr. Hotson, who acted -as spokesman for his group, said that the rabbit suppers held on the ,Air Force Station were a "wonderful thing". He said too, that, "we have made a great many friends in coming out here and everyone bas a grand time." Although a few local dignitar- ies were present ,at the supper, including Mayor R. E. Pooley, of Exeter, Reeve William MacKen- zie, Earl Campbell, Warden of Huron County, Verne Pincorabe, Reeve of Usborne, and WIC M. C. Michalski, of Centralia Air Station, not a single speech was made. After the supper many hunters who had never •played darts in their life tried their hand at this old .game. Ettchre, bridge and, cribbage were also played. The dining room thundered with the noise of fists pounding the card tables as the menorah° had roam- ed across fields on search of rab- bits, now just as enthusiasticall3. trumped an ace. Through all this, Jack Dough- erty ta the organizer of the event, finally relaxed and smiled hap- pily as he looked at the hand- some fishing tackle presented to him by his many friends. nummo•suouo.....maramoaarn44.1 3 COLORFUL OPERETTA—The Huronia Male Choir's fifth operetta, "The Mikado", will be presented Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday of next week. This operetta, one of the most humorous of Gilbert and Sullivan's, features colorful costumes and scenery of an oriental flavor. First dress rehearsal was• held 'Tuesday night. Practicing above are, left to right, Mrs, V, C. Green, Miss Doris Mord, Gordon Ford and Mrs. Harold Bell. —T -A Photo Plan Temperance Rally For County Teenagers At a representative gathering of the various religious denomin- ations in Huron County in North Street 'United Church, Goderich, on Thursday evening, plans were laid for the holding of a Conclvae for teenagers in Knox Presbyter- ian Church, Goderich, on Satur- day and Sunday, May 7 and 8. The Conclave is sponsored by the Ontario Temperance Federa- tion and will include ,groups from all denominations. On Saturday the teenagers will assemble in the high school gymnasium for lec- tures, games and a banquet and if the present plans develop, will be one of the largest gatherings to be held in the County of Huron. The climax of the Conclave will take place Sunday evening with a grand rally of young and old when Rev. Crossley • Hunter, of Toronto, will be the special speaker. The Goderich meeting opened with a banquet provided by the ladies of the church.' ' Following the supper, Mr. Moul- ton, field secretary; outlined the proceedings of the' Conclave, which he termed would be "the greatest event in .Huron County" He stated that this would be the fifth conclave to be held in ' the Province of Ontario and all of them had met with enthusiastic suceess. Rev. Albert Johnston, head of the provincial federation, des- cribed the conclave as "the be- ginning of what may prove to be a genuine movement." "Huron" said Mr4 Johnston "is the out- standing teMperance county in tanardapt' The aim of the conclave is to make teenagers .conscious of the alcoholic problein. "There is a greater chance in years to come of children becoming alcoholics than there is of them contacting. 'polio,' or tuberculosis." said Mr. , Johnston. "Alertness through information and fellowship is one of the Ob- jects being stressed by the Tem- perance Federation" said the speaker. • Chairman for the Huron Con- clave is Carfrey Cann, of Exeter, who expressed the thanks of the gathering to the ladies for the splendid 'banquet. The secretary is Mr. Gordon Manning, of Clin- ton. Mr. Wellwoocl Gill, of Grand Bend, is the president of Huron County Temperance Federation. Exeter was well represented at the meeting. Rural Aroa Opposes Price Per Copy 70 'Great Handica1: Forums Impaired Driver Gets $50 Fine • Driving his car ou No. 4 high- way ou February 28 while his ability was impaired brought a fine of $50 and costs to Gary Zield, R.C.A.F. Station, Centralia. He pleaded guilty to the charge in county court on Tuesday and fine was imposed by Magistrate Dudley Holmes. Teunes Vansteeg, t8, was fined $10 and -costs for making a left hand turn without giving a signal while driving a truck owned by Ellerington Bros into a drive- way in Stephen township, March 7, Damage of $300 was caused to the other vehicle involved. The owners of the truck were advised to install turn signals on it. 'The Mikado' Choir's Best : The Huronia Male Choir's fifth operetta, "The Mikado," should Prove to be the most hpmorous and gaudy Gilbert and Sullivan performance the musical organ- ization has staged yet. The song -play, which will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights next week, takes another comical wallop at officialdom but this time the spirited nonsense has a colorful oriental flavor. Gay silk costumes and bright scenery enliven the lusty songs and dialogue of the Gilbert and Sulliv,an masterpiece. • The choir staged its first dress rehearsal Tuesday night after two months of practice, - Mrs. Alice Sturgis is again directing the play, which features promin- ent singers in the district. The love story of the operetta, which stars .Harry Hern and Mrs. Robert Riley, is almost secondary to the musical swipes the play takes at officials of the land. It lampoons the stuffy English lords who ruled Britain in, the 18505. The operetta -takes iliaca-in,the town of Titipu, which hasa harmless convict for its Lord High Executioner, played by ,Sterling Ince. Nanki-Poo (Harry Hern), the son of the Mikado of Japan, flees to the town dis- guised ,as a wandering minstrel to avoid marrying Katisha, an elderly witch of his father's court played by Maxine Reeder. Nanki-Poo falls in love with the Lord High Executioner's bride-to- be, l'um Yum, played by Mrs. Riley. The plot thickens when the Mikado (W. G. Cochrane) orders the Executioner to behead someone within a montli. an Tribe Repeat Upset? Seek First Win Thursday Can Mohawks repeat their "dark horse" playoff perform- ance against the powerful Gode- rich Sailors? Can the local braves, after teeing the first game, bounce back to drown the Sailors in four straight contests like they squelched Strathroy? Playing -coach Red Loader isn't making any rash predictions; "I think we can beat them but it's going to be a tough series and it may go all the way. The teams •are so evenly matched it may be the breaks that will deci•de the the winner." Loader says his boys were AO-Hour:Farm Week Not Practical Must Pr�vid�Ofher Extras: Forums The 40 -hour 'work week Which day for six months. An extra is attracting workers to the city Is not practical on the farm, F� - rum lumbers agreed at their meetings this week. They dis- cussed means the farmers can use to offset industry's higher wages •aild shorter hours. Milimville North For= agreed that if municipal authorities would leave the•tinie alone there 'Would be no Worry about a 40.. hour week, Most farmers resent having to work at night to make up for the hOur lost in the MOrn . "If he has to pay the City wages fel, a 40, -hour week, a farmer would be better off to do what he can by himself and let the rest go," this group decided. "Most farm Workers get good pay and regular hours. 12 they did not, they *Mild Milt their their job." ' Fairfield Forum agreed that daylight saving time IS a*handt. cap to Willem "A farther Wind make hay while the sun Shines and the dew is gone. He cannot step at 6 p.m., .D.S.T., which handicaps Min by losing an IOW every hour in, the morning is Of no valtie as far as hired help is con- cerned," this forum agreed. -' By .providing a good house, with modern cOnveniencee, a garden ...and fuel, a hired man amid haver, a home with Some permanenby, which would be 'Aa incentive to farm laborers. A farmer Could work 200 to .300 acres of land easier with help than he amid 100 acres Withoitt help, thus the hired help would pay his own way by the increased production. A bonne, Slick as Sortie feetorm ies give their employees, would be an inducement for better work and Metre permanent help, "The best *ay to solve the problem is to raise two or three sons and have a good father and son *partftership" was the advice offered by Fairfield Forum mem- bers. Should Asellen. Responsibility Mr, Cliff Pepper led the dig- eilesidtt grottp at the tnieue Fortin). meeting itt• the home of Mr; and Mrs.- Carl Oestreieher. Their deeititni was, 'the farther can offeet the higher *agent and shorter hours which are attract- ing farm labour into industries by providing comfortable living accontodation for his help, , es- pecially if he is married. The .fariner should assign him definite work and leave him as Mitch of the responsibility of carrying it Out as possible. Problems in personal relations are likely to Occur when, the fernier and Worker are together. A satisfied worker can contribute muck to the returns a the farm.' South Thames Road For= net at the home of Mr. and Mrs. itay Cottle with an attendance of 10 t `he ineMbers agreed that 'a fa oier hiring help should have a definite understanding regarding Wages and Working hours. It Is an advantage to both worker and employer to know at what time -of the day work begins and ends. ' 11 farriers could arrange a system of Unemployment insut- Mice with farmworkeng it might be a drawing card fOr hired help. n emplOyee likes to work On a fain that is well -011100d and --=Pleted Turn to Page 12 confident after losing to Gode- rich 8-5 Monday night they could whip the Sailors, their jinx team of the season. That may be pro- phetic because it's the same at- titude, the team expressed after the first lose to Strathroy—dis- appointed but far from discour- aged. Jolted The Sailors Certainly the new, improved Exeter team jolted the Sailors hard Monday night. For a club that Goderich has had little trouble with all winter, the tribe startled the lakeporters by jump- ing into the lead three times be- fore bowing out in the last 10 minutes of play. Mohawks' lack of depth, de- fensive mistakes and penalties cost them the initial contest of the best -Of -seven title series. Without the services of Frank Andersonand Clayt Needham, the tribe -tackled the fast Gode- rich ereW with only nine men. A rash of nine penalties • took a heavy toll of the locals in the first two periods and they tired in the last frame. The tribe couldn't hold the Goderich roeket, Bill MacDonald, who pumped in four goals on the night. He was often left Unmo- lested in front of the tribe net and the ,cocky youngster is dyne - Mite near the twine. Mohawks have played better de- fensive genies against Strathroy and, although Goderich is faster, they should be able to hold the Sailers in port.' Kids Pall To Score The kid line, whose tireless play during the Strathroy seriee helped to fire the team, failed to produce a single marker, Men - day night and that hart the tribe's cine. Had they been able to sink their regular two or three goals, the gamMight have been different. • Red Leader and HarY Me, Ewen carried the brunt of the tribe's attack, Loader figitied In four of the five Meter goals With a counter and three assists and Harry scored three Markers and assisted on another. Doug Beatty and Colle Bowman fired the other two. There were a number of beautiful goals among the 13 scored—both the Mohawks and Sailors displayed some outstand- ing payoff combinations. Doug Beatty opened the game with a lovely solo effort. He checked a Sailor defenceman at centre ice to fly in alone on Hesse. Drawing the league's top goaler out of position, he slid the rubber in as he skated by. Loader made it 2-0 for Exeter when he banged in Doug Snlith's blueline shot at 4.43. Sailors took advantage of Mo- hawk •disorganization at 6.45 when MacDonald scored his first goai. Big George Westlake flip- ped the puck to Williams who fell. In the scramble for the died, MacDonald emerged all alone and slid a fast one between Baker's legs. Two In Box Both Smith and McEwen were codling in the penalty box When Goderich tied the score. Cruiek- shank, who had served a five- minute Major With Beatty for fighting early in the game, slam- med the puck in from a scramble amid the net at 15.02, Two minutes later, from a face-off, Williams, Barash and MacDon- ald batted a tolling puck into the cage In that order. Mohawks tied It up early in the Second when Loader intet.! Opted Westlake's pass -out and blipped a pass to MeEWeii. who Intel:W(1 it home. MacDonald threatened ttviee, ones on a long rush and anther time when he steed call alone in front of the net With the pit& and then shot into Baketoe pads. Bowman put Exeter back in the lead at 7.20. Loader Shot a lazy forward pass that somehow tarried through the GodetiCh defeneeman, Porta, and Bowman picked it up to bounce One Into the corner Off MAO'S GOderith evened the count 4-4 When MacDonald scored his third i-,-Pleiteo Turn to Page 12 Five7Year-Old Kin Club Spends Over $10,000 Exeter Kinsmen have ralsed over $10,000 for service work since they organized five years ago, Treasurer C. W. nen told members at the club's birthday meeting Friday night. Almost $7,000 of this amount has been spent through the Rec- reation Council for the children's summer playground, which the club has sponsored since 1942, and minor sports, Other projects include: house - numbering $1,018; Ontario Hur- ricane Relief Fund $702; Canad- ian Cancer Society $591; Christ- mas parades $201; .European Flood Relief $181. Deputy -Governor Ken Penning- ton, of Goderich, termed the achievement "marvellous for a - club this size in a community this size." He called local Kinsmen "one of the outstanding clubs of the district." . Membership of the club is. 26. It has a surplus of $1,700 in its service account which will be spent on the playground The meeting, besides celebrat- ing the club's fifth birthday, also marked the thirty-fifth annivers- ary of the founding Of the or- .. • P3112941014 w14et Is the only all - Canadian service club. A young organization, it restricts acotlyveearniseonsibzcehip to men under 4 A. birthday cake, baked by Kinsman Cliff Erman, was shar- ed by the .members at the anni- versary meal. Ray Frayne, member of the ways and means committee, re- ported a profit Of $500 on the "Kin Knockout" draw, The club launched a raffle for a car which will be awarded at the annual Dominion Day celebration, A donation of $100 was ap- proved to the Exeter Booster Hockey Club, Pat Patterson, who visited the club with the deputy -governor, outlined the organization of Code, rich's famous Octogenarian Club. It was started seven years ago and now has a membership of 152. Many similar clubs have been organized on the Goderich pattern, Others taking part in the meeting were President Les Par- ker, Second Vice -President Lloyd Fouredn,caRoss Tuckey and Clifford Q PANTHERS BOW OUT—South Huron Panthers, senior and junior, lost out in the WOSSA Purple Bowl Tournament Sat- urday to the champions of their respective divisions. At the riglat, Ron Rowcliffe 'Competes with a Delhi player for the bali while•l3ill Yungblut.(4) watches. Left, Barry Glover tries for a basket against Riverside —T -A and Free Press Photos Liberals Organize Youth, TosNominate Candidate Ivan Kalbfleisch, of Zurich, was re-elected president of Huron -Lib- eral Association for the provincial riding at the Hensel' meeting Thursday night. Secretary is W. G. COehrane, Exeter, and Dennis Bedard, Zurich, is treasurer. Vice-presidents include B. W. Tuckey, Exeter; Kenneth Hunter, Goderich; A. G. Hicks, R.R. 3, Exeter; Roy RUIZ, R.B. 3, Dash- wood; Hugh Hawkins, Clinton; and Harvey Leslie, Seaforth. Prefesaor James Scott, Of sea - Perth, reported on attempts to organize Young Liberal Assoela- Wale in •Seaforth, Zurich and Clinton areas. Haven Warden Earl Campbell said Liberals have been in the minority at outlay council since 1950. Sack Armstrong, Or tondos': horo, the party's candidate in the last provincial election, said: "The situation in Ontario loOks Meld favorable f Or our party this year. Things are looking brighter all the time." In opening the meeting, Mr. Kalbfleiseh explained that for OM time One Liberal organize, WM had been reapentible .for Campaigns in both the federal and provincial ridings but the enlargement of the .federal riding made it necessary to organize two associations, • The party expects to nominate a candidate for the coming Ont- ariO election early this spring, Hensall Curlers Stage Bonspiel Members of, the Hensall Curl- ing Club held their that annual bonspiel at the Hensall arena on TUeSday. Nine rinks competed •and play lasted from 9 after midnight. Winters of first prizes in the first event Were Phillip MeKeti-, zie, skip; Don .thynt, vice; Bill Miekle, second and Laird Miekle, lend. Seeond prise winners Were Sam 'Bennie, ekip; 4Wth Ilton, Ernie Chipehase and Ernie IXIOSS, Piret prize winners of the dee- end event were Ed. Funk, ltip; Jim MeAllister, Lorne Chapman and Mrs. George Hess. Complaints about daylight sav- ing time ware registered by two Fax Forums in the district MIS week. Eliraville North Forum drew 110 a resolution which will be sent to the provincial governent through the reaolutions commtt- tee of the Parisi Per= at Toronto The resolution said: "We Pere. by petition the authorities, who have the power to do so, to stop daylight saving as it is called. To the farm people it is a great handicap making most of. our work come after supper as we cannot harvest in the morning until it is drY." Parr Line Forum Members were disturbed by the announcement through the press that daylight saving time would be adopted by the ,Hensall counsel despite last year's campaign by the Huron Federation of Agriculture., "We think it might appropri- ately be called daylight confusing time as we have yet to hear of any advantage by its nee other than to confuse. "We read in our local weeklies about the inconvenience that will os caused 'by the change in the train service between Clinton and London but has anyone tak- en time to consider the inconven- ience daylight saving time has caused in the rural areas. "A farmer's work starts with the sun and ends thereby. He has had to put up with, this change Of time in spite of all its draw- backs. Harvesting cadhot start on daylight savingitime but that doesn't seem to matter --he can work in the evening as long as tight and weather permit. "We think that local councils, if not :agreeing with the Federa- tion proposal, should give some consideration to rural school clili- dren by discontinuing daylight saving during the school term. Build Main To Factory An eight-inch'water main from the dam to Canadian Canners Ltd factory was approved by the Pith1i Utillties Coramission at a meeting this week. The main will be over a mile long and will run along Mili St. to 'William, up William to Nelson and east on Nelson to the fac- tory. • For this summer at least the main will not be connected with the town system but will pump chlorinated river water to the factory for cooling and washing up. purposes. If the proposed dam and filtration plant is erected, the main will be connected PUC Manager, Ken Lamina= said the main would take some of the pressure of the town sys- tem since the factory uses con- siderable water for cooling cane after cooking and for washing up the floors and machinery. This water does not need to be of drinking standard. The factory will continue to use the water from the town sys- tem in the canning process. Struck By Auto, Boy Breaks Hip Bobby Hall, nine-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Hall, of Andrew Street, suffered a broken hip and cracked ribs when struck by a truck on his bicycle Wed- nesday night. The victim and his older bro- ther, Ted, were riding their bikes home from a music lesson when the collision occurred at the corner of Main and Gidley Streets. Driver of the truck was Gerald W. Wilhelm, RR,. 3, bashwood, who was travelling north on Main St. Dr. Wallace Reid attended the youth who was taken to South Huron Hospital and then remov- ed to London. Constable Sohn. Cowen investigated. Verse Speakers Vie In London DM Carter and Marion Cross- mantw° SHDIIS verse speakers who won WOSSA honors last year, will represent the school again this year itt regional eon. - tests at London on Saturday. They will be accompanied by Eleanor Sharp and Marion Creery who were chosen co -winners ia the competition at the local school Thursday afternoen, im Carter and Marion Creery were Judged best In the debut* tiv verse speaking division. At. listen Clerk and Zane Otilens wete runn.ers-up. Marten Crossman and Eleanor Sharp won the lyric clasS. Mtn*. 116ra-up were Bev Whilstuitil and Caro' Rutile. 1V1re. H. S. Snell, Mrs. Maude Ferro* and Mts. M. O. Pletcher were jthages. Seabed pried winners were .101in Heliders011, )on eU, 1ton, MOOk and Lorne Luker.