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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-05-12, Page 1• Eighty -Second. Year EXETER, ONTARIO THWISOAY MORNING, MAY 12 1955 • 4 A 4 • s' r .1 .4) i '4 • • .CADETS "BEST" IN HISTORY—Inspection iiaracle of SHIMS Cadet .Corps on Friday was termed the "best" in the history .of the I i-year.old .corps. Over 250' boys and girls—largest corps the school has ever had—performed a 'drill demonstration for' visiting army officials. The. two top-ranking cadet officers, Major Bob MacLaren, right, and Captain Bob' McCutch- eon, left, have been selected to .train at the National Cadet Camp at Banff this surnmer,•Above, they .show Brei gun to Faye Ford, who commanded the girls' company. • Photo WMS ,,MARKS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY—Women's Missionary Society of the Crediton 'United Church celebrated its golden anniversary with a special service Thursday afternoon at which district officials attended, Shown after lighting the 00 candles on. the birthday cake are,,, left to right,. Mrs. E. ,Kestle, secretary; Mrs. Wilfred Mack, president; Mrs. Alvin Baker, treasure; Miss Sybil Courtice, retired missionary from Japan; and Mrs. W. J. Moores, London conference president. .• ;,. —T -A Photo HOCKEY STAR ATTENDS BANQUET--1-larry Watson, left, famous left-winger of Chicago Black Hawks, described hiS N.H.L. experiences to 100, boys who attended the minor hockey banquet in the Legion Hall Saturday afternoon„ -Captains of whining teams received tro- phies and crests from service club officials and autographed Toronto Maple Leaf programs from Bob Auld, right, of. Imperial Oil Ltd. Captains are, back row, Gerald McBride, Bill Hey- wood and Cy Blommaert; front, Jimmy Carseadden and Larry Willed. —T -A Photo Public School Speaking Champion, Athletic Winners Receive Trophies Donna Bridges, grade 7 pupil of Miss Helen Anthony, won the envoi' cup in the finals of the public speaking contest, sponsor-, ed by the Home and !School Ass0- elation, at its final meeting of the season en Tuesday night. Pupils in IVIiss Anthony's room have become keenly interested in Egypt •because of a Junior Red Cross project the are carrying On'the compiling of a correspon- derto albtun. Wheu it, is tom, Serves 25 Years Without Illness Att unusual record of service Co the community .was revealed this week " when influenza Pre- -Vented Dr. 11L 0, Pletcher, Exeter train serving his patients on Sun- day and MOndaY, It marked the first time in 25 years the deotOr has inat been able to attend tO his practice be- eallae Of pereenal In 1030 Dr., Fleteher suffered a severe •cold after he had .been exposed to a, ,blizzard in ah (Men sleigh while attegding a patient n Ushorne toe/dial). His car had become stuck in a slitlerdrift. Onle One other time has he been 111 since he begett his prad- tite In Exeter, in 1926. That was an attack of appendicitis Width occurred shortly after he arrileed, pleted it will be sent to Egypt through the junior Red Cross in exchange for a similar album compiled by an Egyptian school. , This peedeet was the inspir- ation for Dona's subject "Egypt, the Land of Bidden Secrets." parts]. Hegerth, grade 0, placed ,second with her subject "Algon- 'mile Park' and an interesting discussion of its wild life, • "The Resignation of Slr Win- ston Churehill" was the •Subject chosen by Sandra Waiper. Her speech received third prize. The judges Were Mr. Geoffrey Moses, Mrs, Charles Drew and Mr. George Parnell, of the j, 'McCurdy Public school staff, R.C. A.F„ Centralia, Other contestants were Dottg. Jerilyn, Dean 111cItnight, •and Martha COehraile. All the final contestants received books tte prizes. Silver donate were awarded to twelve teml-finalists, Shirley' Wurin, Olen 'rein, ROM Smith, Eunice Ward, Phyllis Merkley, Carol McCurdy, Marjorie Hodgert• 1Viarleite, MacMillan, Dianne Del - bridge, Grace IVIeltenzie, Bette Dixon and Ronnie Doer. Athletic netertle and Weer cling donated by the public school board Were presented by 'Trustee War- ren May to pee wee field meet withere Bennie Ttireey and Fred- dy Wells; juniors, •Judy Sitat- grove and Dale TUrrey; Inter- mediates, Louisa Hockey and Iton Douglas, and seniors, Donna Wells apd Jlni Tomlinson. Mrs. 1.1, D. Mooney reviewed the projects Which the associa- tion had been instrumental in Organizing: the safety patrol, the safety council and the Cancer Society branch. Mrie Ernest Jones installed the newly -elected officers: president iVirs. John Schroeder; vice-presi- dent, Mrs, Vernon HeywOod; treasurer, Mrs, - Riney. Kellett; rec. secretary, Mrs. Harold Kel- Scat; assiStant, Mrs. Virni. .1610.- stoti; executive meinbers, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Gerald Heartilto_,D Mrs. D. A. Page, Mrs. Jack 'Pryde, ars: Win. Huntley and Mrs. Nor- val Jones. -Sterling Ince and Bob Russell entertained with Mise .Doris Rob- inson at the plane, • ,, Presbytery WA Convenes Here The Second annual Meeting of HuronPresbytery WOrnali's Ask attelatilei was held in Zanies St. Vetted Church en Wednesday with Mrs. C. O. Washington, ot ,Auburn, presiding. Mrs. Allan Fraser, president of James. St. W. A. welcomed the one hundred delegates to the on. eiiing 00301011. 4riteediteibi District Stage ..Salet Price'7 ccidents Decrease; Frida Cadet Inspection Vest In History Of HS Corps and Carmen hicleerral. Officers of the corps include Lieutenants Keith Zahn, Terry Wade, Beverley Sturgis and Gar- field Allmon; OSM jim, Carter, Band Sgt. Bill Hess and Sgts. Bill Lavender, V. Gulens, Bill Pollen and G. Farquhar. In charge of the girls were Captain Faye Ford; IAeu.ts. .Ar- lene Ford, Marilyn Marshall and Marla House; Sgts. Judy Ttoss, Patsy Marshall and Elizabeth Hunter, On the instruction staff, besides Lieut. Howey, are Capt. ,F, G. Meek; Lieut. E. H. Jones, all of Cadet Services; Civilian Instruc- tor G. M. Mickle (F/0 Air Force Reserve); Bandmaster C. Wilson and Miss L, G. Stegner. Attending Major Cook was Lt, T, P, Drohan, Cadet Services, Lon- don, Inspection parade of SHDHS cadets On. Friday was termed the •"best," tn the 11 -year history of the corps by Chief Instructor Lieut. E. D.,,HOwey, Cadet Ser- vices. Major J. P. Cook, .RQR, Depot., London, told cadets he was im- preseed by the "remarkable stead- iness'' and the marching of the corps, "The training you are getting in cadet corps is not intended for war but primarily to trate you as better citizens„." Major Cook said. The corps, largest tn the his- tory of the school, included 150 boys and 100 girls under the com- mand of Cadet MajOr Bob Mac - Laren and Cadet Captain Richard McCutcheon, both of whom will attend Cadet Camp at Banff this summer. They were presented with a donation from the school board towards their camp expenses. Receive Certificates MacLaren received a wireless certificate and Cadet"Sgt. Valde- mar Guiens a_driver mechanic certificate for Sfteessful comple- tion of courses at •Camp Borden last year. • Prizes for best cadets on par- ade went' to 1'ed Smith; Sgt. Bob Pooley,, Bob Ford. Glen Spencer Farm Minister Visits District Rt. lion. 3. G. Gardiner, Canada's Minister of Agricul- ture for the past 20 years, speak in Thames Road 'United Church Sunday in a special Rural Day service. 1%Xr. Gardiner, a native of Farquhar and former Premier of Saskatchewan, will arrive in the district Saturday to visit 'at the home of his sister, Mrs. George Allan, R.R. 1 Itirkton, Booster Club Elects Slate Lloyd Cushman, Huron Street, was elected president of the Exe- ter Booster Hockey Club at its annual meeting Monday night. He succeeds W. 0. Cochrane, who retired after heading the organi- zation for two years. The new president, a member of the' Exeter Recreation Council, is also chairman of the Exeter Minor Athletic Association. Bill Musser, a member of this year's Mohawks, is the new sec- retary -treasurer. He replaces W. H. Pollen, who also resigned. Directors re-eleoted included Russ Snell, Wes Ryckman, Irwin Ford, Harry Coates and Jim Fair- bairn. New directors are Ted Chaffe, Bill Allison, Jack Weber Bud Preszcator, Ken Hockey and Bruce Biggant. Honorary directors are Ulric Snell, Harper Rivers, Luther J. Penhale, N. D. Bell and W. G. Ceehrane. The treasurer's report indicat- ed the booster club's expenses during the year totalled mess. A deficit of about $70 was erased by' contributions of members of the executive. The meeting approved the ap- pointment of Jim "Red" Loader as coaoh of the team /or 1955-56. Loader took over the club iu the middle of the past season and led it to the group finale after it had finished on the bottom of the league. •Retiring president Cochrane paid tribute to Charlie Acheson, who has resigned after managing the team for four seasons, and to Harvey Pollen, secretary -treasur- er for two years. Believe Break.lni By Same Gang Two 'break-ins at Dashwood and Brand tend early 'Saturday Morning are believed by police to have been the work Of the same gang. The thieves ransacked the club, house of the Oakwood Golf Ceuta° but 'escaped with only a small amount of cash. They attempted to open a large -vault but succeed, ed only in, breaking the handle 'Statie ,teath, Cigarettes and oth0 er articles were taken from Mer - neer Meat Market, Bashwood, the seine Cars Collide • TWO ars collided at the brow of a hill on the .100slicul Line, north of Highway 83, on Monday but no one as injured. Damage was estimated at about $200. Ivan kstein, PLR, 1, Dashwood and Edward Gill, H.R. 1, Orand Bend, wore the drivers ,OPP Constable Jelin ome,tf Pioaso Vurt TO Page 12 ON+. Ate— Essay Prizes To Two Girls II/forte Hodgson and 'Donna Bridges, both of Exeter, received $25 prizes for the best essays on the importance of hospitals at a ceremony at South Huron Hos- pital Sunday afternoon, The awards were presented during the hospital Open house which a crowd of over 300 at- tended. The two girls won first prizeS in the high. school' and publie school divisions respectively. Miss Hodgson's essay appears on page 10. Over 100 entries were receiv- ed. Frederick Desjardine, of S.S. 10 Stephen, received the .$15 second prize in the public school section and Thomas Knox, Kxoter, won the $6,00,third prize. Chairman of the South Huron Hospital Board, Ulric Snell, pre - seated the avards. C. S. Mac - Naughton presided for the cere- mony. Mrs. Emery Desjardine, of Grand Bend, president of the hos- Pital auxiliary, and Miss Alice Claypole, hospital superintendent, received visitors at the main door. They were conducted through the building by` members of the association and auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary served tea, and demonstrated sewing work done by the group. Cancer Education Branch Program Pictures and an open discus- sion on the treatment and pre- vention of cancer, the nation's greatest disease problem, will be presented at a meeting of the Ex- eter District Branch of the Perth - Huron unit of the Canadian Can- cer Society on Tuesday, May 17. The meeting, first project of the newly -formed branch's edu- cation program, will be held in the Auxiliary room of the South Heron Hospital. .BranchPresidentFred Dobbs, Who announced the meeting this week, said the purpose of the education program is to save lives by informing individuals about the symptoms of caneer and persuading them of the Im- portance of early treatment. • . Officers of the local branch at- tended the Perth -Huron unit meeting in Cloderieli Friday night. ANNOUNCE ROAD WORK—Additional construction work on roads in Huron riding was announced at the Progressive Conservative nomination Thursday night. Hon. James Allan, newly -appointed minister of highways in the Ontario govern - Inuit, said contract for completion of Highway 83 from Rus- seldale east would be let this fall; he also indicated reconstruc- tion. and paving of Highway 84 from Retrial' to Drysdale war being Oven serious consideralion by the department. Above, he hands Torn Pryde, Huron MLA for seven years and, PC candidate itt the forthcoming election, official notification that tenders are being caller for the paving of the highway between Seaforth and. Clinton. Photo Pryde Defends t. Record, Challenges Opposi ion ToPrYde, Huron's MPP for I Olint011' liospita t has received seven years ,• put his record be- ;" $69,566 in grants for its building fore the riding at his nomin- and maintenance program, Mr. ation Thurday night.and a$1404 Pryde gold, and tWSeaforth in- to be judged on it In the forth- stitution has rec'elved $44,04)o. coming election. • The province is prepared to assist Following the Progressive Con-, servative platform' outlined Premier Prost in London last To relieve municipal taxes, the week; Mr. Pryde said "we will Province is paying 46 percent' of not .come before the people with the total cost of education in Ex - a whole lot of promises—the eter, the member cited as an ex - government is coining to the ample. "Without this—provincial people on its record and I am aid, taxes in Exeter would - in - appealing 'to the people of Huron crease by 24 mills." on my own personal record." Total municipal grants for Ex - The Huron member produced eter in 1954 were 356,000; for a barrage or figures to counter Winton $54,969 and for Seaforth criticism that his riding has not 440,000. been getting its "fair share" of Hydro Costs lam provincial government assistance. (The Liberal candidate, James Scott, Seafortli, recently Charged Huron was getting the "short end of the stick" from the province,) "I say Huron Is not getting the short end of the stick In any de- —Please turn to Suppleinent partment of government," Mr. Mr. Pryde replied, "and let those that refute me produce figures to prove their case." Highway Building to a similar extent with the pro- posed construction at Godertele Refuting charges that hydro costs are excessive Mr. Pryde pro- duced figures from the Exeter Rural Hydro office to show the unit cost is substantially the He said 88 miles of the riding's 129 miles of provincial highways have been reconstructed and pas - ed or are being done. (Announce- ment of two new highway eon - tracts for roads in the riding was made at the meeting.) Claiming Huron has received its' full share of assistance for hospitals, the member reported South Huron has received $80,- 800 in provincial grants towards construction of its new hospital. "A few years ago, if they had tried to build their hospital, they would have had to raise every dollar themselves." Children Baptism Rites Feature Mothers Day Mother's Day on Sunday nark- having the largest family present, ed the beginning of Christian Pamily Week and was observed in the local churches with, speeial Musio, appropriate inessages and flowers 111 profusion. In Cavell Church the congrega- tion and the Sunday School held a joint service. The rite of infant baptiem etas -given to Patsy John- son, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Victor 'Webb. • In Main $t. Church Res. A. ]L Holley baptized Steeen JarrieS, son of Mt. and Mrs. Herman nett - Mar; Susan Dewar, daughter of Mr. ritid. Mrs. Hugh Davis, and 'Janet Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 'Carter (nee Marion Webber), of LoridOn. In the Pentecostal Church four babies were dedicated bY Rev. I. lererdes, Gloria Rah, dreaglater Of Mr. and Mrs, Hen Outlihere, Of London; Mary Elilabeth, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Trieb- tier: Elizabeth Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Jolly, and Ito - bort John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ostler. Mrs. Stuart Triebiter led the service and Mrs. Don Jolly tang "Telt Mother I'll Ile There." A gift was giVeh to the Mother iday so* !tste MOW- itAtt. the mother having the youngest baby and the oldest mother pre- sent, The ushers were Mrs. Ro- la'Brt Ostler and Mrs, Wilmer Mc- Donald, Mrs. K. Norcross ,presiel- ed at the piano. Fifteen children were given the rite of baptism itt James St. by Rev, H. 3, Snell: Joanne Catherine, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Ford; bwight Aestin, son of lir, and Mrs. Percy Noels; Murray Williant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted insleY; Susan Lenore, daughter of bit, and Mrs, Donald Parsons; Gary Michael, .son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Shipnian; David John, soli or Mr. and. Mrs. Beverly .Parsons; Robert /oh% son Of Mr. and tire. Elmer Willis; Hebert DOneld, ton of Mr. and Mrs. Donald CAN. Linda Helen, daughter of Mr. and 1Virs. Ray Jones; Drytin Pat- rick, Sett of Mr, and Mrs. n. McIsTainata; Linda Adeline, daughter of Mr. end Mrs. 'William Westlake; Bangles Mark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ilnekner; Seines Robert and Donald James, sone of Mr, and Mrs. Prank Drint- nell, and Thomas Peel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Creeth. Ontario Premier Speaks In Huron Premier Leslie Frost will speak in Clinton Town Hall on Thursday, May 19, the Huron PC Association announced on. Wednesday. Contiauing the treed of the last. two Years. MAMA. Countra regard, in, Accidents sheeted 5 maJor Delelepeartdmueruint got 1,119:44,;43,1013.4:heos wr e - leased this Week by the Ontario, •Only 445 accident's were rem+, in 1054 compared to 613 in 1003, This is a +decrease of about PerF"uati Fatal accidents, however, l'060 from. seven to nine and the name ber killed inereased from eight for 13. Total injured frOrn accent dropped from 307 to 173. Across the province, accidenta declinel in number by 5.1 peveent in spite of increases in the'num- ber of motel' vehicles, licensed drivers and ;mileagedriven. There were fewer accideats.. too, in Middlesex and Perth counties. Middlesex dropped trona 3,251 to 2,2,368 and Perth from 587 to 527. Police, Officials To Inspect Cars Local police, officials Of the Ontario Automobile Association and Exeter :Safety Council will co-operate to stage Exeter's first motor vehicle traffic safety emelt Friday, The inspection is voluntary and will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on HurOn Street East. The officials urge all motoriste to bring their vehicles to the test. Police Chief Reg.,Taylor will be in charge of the 'eheek on alt safety device e of cars and trucks. If a vehicle passes the test, a "Safety Checked" emblem will be issued to the owner. Defects Listed souse .parts are not func- tioning in the proper manner, the defects will be listed and the driver urged to bave them re-: paired. Those with ,defeete may return to the local police de- partment after the repairs bave been made, to receive the safety emblem. Final details for the -cheek were approved by Exeter•Safety Coen - tit at a meeting Thursday night width -was attended by Doak Mac-. kay, of the Ontario Safety Coun- cil. "The council discussed other plena to promote traffic and swimming safety in the commun- ity. Owen S. Atkinson le presi- dent. 1 Math Instructor • Completes Staff Robert P. Mereu, B. Sc., M.A., of London, has been engaged as head of the mathematics depart- ment of South Huron District High School for the coming term. His acceptance of the position Wednesday completed the le- mon staff required by the school' for 1955-56, Principal II. L. Stur- gis announced. A graduate of the Universities of Western. Ontario and Toronto, he has been employed in the De- partment of Transport meteoro- logical division for the past two years. He will succeed Fred G. Meek, who has accepted a position as principal of a .school in Work - worth. IFIP‘fer • PRESENT WHEEL CHAIR—Jimmy Crawford, seven -ye son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Crawford., Exeter, Was present with a wheel ehair by Exeter Lions at their meeting: last we The boy must stay off his itAst for a year mail hie unusual bo disease, is cured, Surrounding Jinuny are, left to right, ti President W, 0. Cochrane, 1%fr. mkt Mrs. Crawford and Li P. J. Butson. .--Jack Do