HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-05-19, Page 1RECEIVES CHARTER—James street 'United. 'Church's new men's, club, A.0,T.S., received
its charter Tuesday night at a banquet in the new addition of the church, Purpose ,of the
% new organization is tos.bring together the men of the church and conun-unity and to further
the advancement of Christian brotherhood. Sixty members attended the charter night. 'William
S. Eyre, of Sarnia, vice-president of the Ontario A.O.T.S. Council; second from left, presents
the charter to Mervyn Cudmore, vice-president of the local club. Left to right are Aubrey Old-
ham, honorary president .of Sarnia A.O.T.S. Connell; Mr. Eyre; Glen Fisher, treasurer; Mr.
Cudrryore; Rev. H. J. Snell, honorary president; and Robert Southcott, secretary. —T -A Photo
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BOWLING CHAMPIONS—Winriers of Exeter Menes Bowling League honors this year were
piesented with their trophies at the annual banquet last. week. In the bottom row are Al Hos-
kin with the high triple award; Bert Ostland, captain of the Te-aclesmene. "A" winners; and
Merlenede, who set the alley record of 428 for top single; top row,Bill McKenzie, donor°‘, of
the Pittsburg Paint Trophy for "B" winners Bud Pre'szcator, captain •ofc,the 'Whizz Bangs,
"13" chanipions and grand champions; Norm *taper, donor of the Tip Pop Grand Champion-
ship aweird, Jack gmith, who presented a. watch to the high eingle‘wifiner; and Bob Simpson,
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captain of the Spares, league w—T-A Photoinners. • • •
Considering Wading Pool
For Victoria Park District
Three recreation projeets-eteen-
age Jamborees, a wading pool at
Victoria Park, and Sunday eveli-
Ing concerts—were approved by
Exeter • council at its Meeting
Monday bight. They were Sub-
mitted b Recreation Director
DOug Smith.
The jambatees, to be held ut
the 'arena, include a program
of volleyball, Oftleall, badminton,
piegepeng) Mestere -tdancitg and
other activities, Director /Smith
hopes to receive the support of
4-H clubs belle area. "We have
eeason to t be concerned ()bout
our teenagets," said the direetor.
There is, no recreation program
at all for •tilena in town."
The project to build a wading
pool in 'Victoria 'park is being
backed by Beta Sigma Phi soror-
ity. If the plan is suctessful, the
pool will be built without any
cost to the town.
The sorority hones to secure
voluntary labor and .donations
roin parente in the aria whose
children wetted use the pool.
Direeter Shrift/ said the peel
-Would ,aeblet with the surather
playground prevent. which is
spOnsered EXeter itismen lh
the peek. It would attract More
.of the children from the wartime
housing Orbit where there are
many young families.
Senior 'Citizens will be asked
to provide Sunday evening con-
certatein Coinmuelty Park dur-
ing the summer months. This
project was Successful several
years ago.
Representatives o f council,
Community Centres Board and
the Recreation Council will be
interviewed by St. Marys official
Acme week to outline the recrea-
tion organization here. The neigh-
boring eentre is planning to set
Up similar organization in its
town.
Urging co -Operation with St.
Marys, Councillor A. L. Snelgroee,
a member of the Recreation Coun-
cil, said: "We're taking the lead
in. all Ontario hi this recreation
work—we might as well stay in
the lead."
Sorority Plans
Poo[Pro[ect
At the ideating ef the Ilata
Sign Phi sorority on Tuesday eve,
ning, Recreation Director Doug
Smith presehtedthe project Of
building a Wading POOl in Vic-
toria Park for the use a the
children of that area,
Blanshard Fire
Loss $20 000
.Loss exceeded $2.0,000 wbont
fire destroyed a barn, livestock
and implenunitg Oli the farm of
George Patten, J. St. Mary,
int
The large L-shaped barn, 41
tattle, 50 pigs and several ma-
ehinee were lest in the early
morning blaze. Cause has not
been determined,
Mrs. flatten noticed the fire at
5,25 amt. but the bar Was so en,
gulfed fi flames Mee were lin
able to fight the ,bleze.
Loss Was partly' edvered by in.
4111410. The farm le On ticiiices«
elOn Blailshard, lot 16.
The council has given its Ap-
proval for the project and the
sordrity hopes to enlist the 'help'
both in labor and donations from
the people living hi the vicinity
a the park if they luidertake
this •echeine.
If the wading pool le built and
Is successful inhere may be
undertaken in different parte of
the town.
It was, decided to Obtain in
formation about e1m1arprojeete
th other towns.
The parks corianittee reported
that Victoria Park had bean
taked jilid the nese** beds dug
and ittletatlineet for platting next.
Week.
Last fail the group planted.
Mafia tulip bulbs Which made
colorful display the beginning Of
the week, but by Tuesday eve-
ning they had all been picked
and destroyed by sante nearby
children.
A presentation was madei to
Miss Anne' Kartushyn by Mrs, C.
Wellington on behalf of the
sorority. Miss leartushyn Is leav-
ing Exeter at the end of the
school term.
The meeting was held at the
Mime of 1VIrS. Frank Butson.
Eighty,SeCOnd Year
EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY moRNmo, MAY 19, los
Both Party. Lea
As Campaigns
Council Plans To Curb Jay -Walking;
Be
Approves New Church Construction
' Town Council Monday night: Connell is continuing with its lVfarlborougiz street, lying north
Plan of having the survey made of the lot owned by Robert Lux -
of Sanders Street east, but will ,ton, to A. J. Sweitzer for e500,
clear up any question of Owner- This lot has a frontage of 126
5Isellali
iPrecIfortitle,thelanby conducting le feet and a depth of 166. Council
stipulated that at least one lluild-
Reeve William McKenzie said ing must be erected on the prOP-
masa at the Registry °Mee in erty this year.
Goderich, are conflicting and ad- The auditor's report far 1954
voeated the search to determine showed a surplus of $3,104.65
be made of titles for joint Street c°111
eoawsntership. A search will also
•a, Herb Ford and Charles Niiller
Varecl to $7,6$2,56 in 19153.
asked to have earth levelled along
The engineering survey of the the ditch passing through their
'Council gave its approval to the properties. This was left in the
Doneehiring , oHuron tnage f Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred hands of the drainage commit-
o rafithe
booth at Riverview Park during tee'
the summer. In exchange for pro- A request from Beta Sigma Phi
fits of the booth, the couple have sorority asking the town to mow
agreed to supervise children us- the grass at Victoria, Park was
Lain the park. tres Board.
referred to the Community Ceil-
ing the dressing room.s and main-
Ceuncil agreed to sell a parcel It was suggested town re.en do
of its land on the west side 0 f Kt heenzoorkoirotzedReetvheloWmilloivame, Mo-
"If
are going to• give the town
crew mucli more o do, we're go-
ing to need more men," he said.
Building permits were issued
to Mrs. Harold Simpson, house
repairs; Lionel Kendrica, a house
and Russell Balkwill a house,
approved two recommendations
from Exeter Safety Council to cut
down jay -walking in the heart of
the besinese seetion.
A pedestelan Grossing will he
established across Main Street
at the Postoefice to make safer
access to the building. Police have
been instructed to discourage jay-
walking across Main et. between
Sanders and Ann etreeta
The proposals were presented
by Owen Atkinson, president o9
the safety organization.
.ApprOval was Oven the Christ-
ian Reformed Church to erect a
two-storey frame church In town.
Site of the new church has not
been purchased.
The plans for a complete church
followed Aounejl's refusal to ap-
prove a basement structure with
a fiat roof 'which the oongrega-,
tion first proposed. The original
scheme was to erect a basement
and add the itOp storey at a later
date,
Don Penninga, who headed the
delegation, said "In a way we're
grateful to you for kturning down
the basement planbecause now
we may be able to go ah,ead with
the complete churebe" Bela
Reoseboem accompanied nine
Some doubt as te wliether the
town owns the land on which the
proposed road to the Darling
Subdivision would be built was
expressed at the meeting,
Election Feature .
In Editorial Page
The Times -Advocate's elec-
tion feature'"Vote" begins
this week on 01,3 editorial page,
Both candidates for the pro-
vincial seat outline their elate
forms .in a side-by-side com-
parison designed to give voters
a convenient opportunity to
weigh the issues.
-Dry Spell To Continue
'Serious Enough —Rep
Lack of rainfall has not daffaag- Temperature dropped to a low
ed fast -starting crops but "it's of 33.6 on Tuesday when the
getting serious enough," accord- high slipped to 56.8. Top tem-
ing to G. W. Montgomery, Huron perature for the week was re
representative of the Ontario eeee- oorded onFriday when the mar-
partment of Agriculture.
Less than one-third of an inch
of rain has fallen in the 20 -day
period since May 1 and the weath-
er forecaster sees no precipitation
for at least five dhys.
"Rain iv' very badly needed in
all sections of the county," Mr.
Montgomery told. The Times -Ad-
vocate. " All spring crops are off
to a good start and the growth of
.hay and pasture has been except-
ional for this time of year." Cold
weather and lack of moisture will
curtail further growth, he said.
H. IC. Penhale, manager of the
local branch of Canadian Canners
notLtdbe.;seanaro
idvf:gteedettably.,ver
ecrophsheisave
plenty of moisture in the ground. Co-operation of motorists ih
We need warm weather." the first safety project promoted
If lack of rain continues this by the Exeter Safety Couneil was
month, the May record for dry- "very good," according to Chief
ness, set last year, may be brok- Taylor.
en. Tip to May 19 only .30 inehes Assisting Chief Taylor were
hate fallen compared to .57 in- Owen Atkinson, president of the
ehes which were recorded for the safety council who sponsored the
complete month last' year. test, and John .Tuul and two of-
, According to records at ROAF ficials of the Ontario. Automobile
Station, Centralia, the average Association.
total precipitation for May over
the past .seven years has been
2.34 inches. In 1953, however,
the district had a record fall of
4.5 inches.
The Centralia forecaster sees
no rain for the next couple of
days and the forecast from Chi-
cago 'predicts "little or no rain"
during the next five days.
cury reached 744.
500 .Driveri
Check Cars.
Three-quartera of the 500 driv-
ers who had their, vehicles safety -
checked Friday received the stick-•
er of approval from Exeter Police
Chief Reg Taylor.
Major offence among those
that didn't receive the okay was
failure to have a light oa the
licence plates A few had poor
brakes.
District 4-H Club Girls
Win Provincial Honors
Honors Came t� 4-1I Club girls
in this area who competed at the
South Mixon Achievement Day
held 111 Seaforth istreet High
School on. Saturday,
Anne .ROutle, Perla and Elaine
nern'of the Eliniville dub Won
provincial awards for -completing
12 projeete. They were presented
with provincial honor certificates
and phis.
Grace Itoutly, of Dliniville, and:
Mildred Ballantyne of the Huron -
dale' elitbwon county honors for
projecte.
Certificates 0 f aehievement
were given to 50 tlub girle Who
had successfully completed two
„projects and teaspoons,Were pre-
seeted tte the leadere.
This yeates project was "The
Milky Way."
_The Milk -Co +Club, with 13
-Members, an ePOrisored by Elfin,
Ville W,I. and led by litfre, Ward
Bern and Mrs. Gordon /Alm.
Members (with the number of
projects the Y hiree eolriplated)
are: Marlon Cretity (10)) Mary
Skieller .(tevell), Doris and Bee
teen Brock, Grace lohne and :Al-
ine Herri• (four), Mary Dickey
end Kathleen Here (two) fled
Sylvia, Johns (One)
Milt. W. j'. 2", Bell Ott Vire,
William Caldwell were leaders of
the Thrifty Xippenettee Which
has 10 meelberet �s Mc:11611mi,
Dottie 1010, Marie
jarrott and Elaine Bell (nine):
PhyllIg Lostell and .Marilyn Mous-
seau (eight); Lois Hyde, Jean
Hyde, 'Catherine Anderson, Eileen
McLean, Marion Turner, Marie
Sinclair and DOttelda'Lostell
(three); . Evelyn Hyde (Om);
Jean and Ruth Turner, Jean
Young and Margaret Wood (one),
Three other members of this club,
Who did not take this year's
course, are Margaret 'Smillie and
Carol Faber, (tWo) and Sharon
Smillie (one).
Mrs. Maher Bundle and Mre,
Bruce 'hickey were the leaders
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.Smelt Fishermen
Use Wrong Wood
'Pour smelt fishermen who used
plabk from 'beach steps on, their
fire were ordered to restore the
property and pay court costs at
Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Gordon Turnbull, owner of
Turnbull's Grove, testified he
watched the men take the plattlets
which held the steps leading from
the bluff to the beach. 14e called
OPIP Constable Elmer Warner -
man who said he saw qne of the
planks on the fire,
Magistrate Dudley Holmes or-
dered the men to Tay court costs
of $e2.7•5 and replace the planks
with new ones before the next
sealskin of court or to appear then
fer judgement.
The fishernieri, all of Stratford,
were Walter Auger,
goy Waldie,
George Jessop and William Kist -
net. The offence occurred on
April 29,
A charge of impaired driving
against IJA0 Neil Buchanan, of
RCAF Station, Centralia, was dig-,
missed.
Prim Per Copy
uroR
In To -.Roll•
The proVincial election cam-
paign in Huron riding will be
sparked this -coaling week by visits
from both party leaders.
Premier Leslie Frost will open
his Western Ontario tour with a
speech in Clinton Thursday night,
Opposition Leader Farquhar
Oliver, who evoke at the Liberal
nomination meeting in Hensel' on
April 19, will return to the rid -
hie to give another attack pa the
government at Goderieh on There -
day, My 26.
Meanwlaile, the two riding or-
ganizations are starting to move.
Both parties have opened offices
in Exeter, Tom Pryde, the Pro-
gressive Conservative member.
moved into kis quarters beside
the telephone office on Monday
and Liberal headquarters were
established across from the the-
atre on Wednesday.
Following the trend establish-
ed in former elections, the eandi-
dates are concentrating on per-
sonal visits throughout the riding
and meetings have been cut to a
minimum:
James Scott, the Liberal can-
didate, plans to speak at Credi-
ton on Thursday, May 19, and at
Dashwood on Wednesday, May
25,
Both candidates began their
newspaper campaigns last week
and each plans to start radio
speeches this week.
Official nomination of the two
candidates will be held on Thurs-
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SAFETY CHECK—Close to 500 motorists had their cars
safety -checked at the voluntary inspection sponsored by Exeter
Safety Council on Friday, Exeter Police Chief Beg Taylor and
officials of the Ontario Automobile Association assisted with
project. Above, John Juul, of the OAA applies a brake test to
a car driven by Mrs. Norman Middleton. --Jack Doerr
Appoint New Fire Chief
To Fiqed Local .Brigade
Irwin "Bunny" Pord, a 20 -year the brigade the new chief cited
veteran of the Exeter Fire Bri- five of the worst fires in which
gade, was appointed ale by town he has fought. They ineluded the
council Monday night. He sue- Thompson grain elevator at Hen-
ceeds Bill Chambers, now honor- sail; Middletoe's Bakery blaze
ary chief, who retired when he during the war; the Huren tam -
moved to Usborne township this ber Co. Ltd. fire in mere told; the
spring, burning of the co-op mill and the
rnest Wella another veteran Jensen Manufacturing Co. blaze
Ot the brigade, has been appoint- about six years ago.
ed captain. Of these, the Hensall elevator
The changes were teeornmend- fire was the hardest to fight, he
ci
ed. to council by the odgade who said. Heat from the steel 'wane
elected the new offi ors at a re- forced firemen away from the
cent meeting. bulling even though the eight
'Chief Ford first joined the was bitter eold.
brigade in 1933 and has been a The "toughest spot" he has
member 'ever since wept for found himself in during the 20
the period he served in the armed years was during the Jensen fire
forces. He has been Within for when he was one of five men
over six years. in the corner of the building try -
Reviewing his experiences with Mg to keep the blaze from ig-
elflY, May e0, in Ilewsall Town
Ball, This will be the tirst time
the to Men have appeared toe
gether on the same election elate
tette; It is Mr, Scott's first try
for the legielature.
.T. Elgin IVicKieley, of enrich,
returning officer for the riding,
said Wednesday he expected an
increase in the liumber of voter*
in the riding this election. Tote/
last vote was approximately
22,000,
4141010Ni:tors will complete
tbeir wale on Thursday. Most of
them have already submitted
their lists to the returning pf.
ricer.
George Armstrong, of 110=04
has been named election clerk.
Deputy returning officers in
this area have been named They'
are:
Usborne; Harold Hunter 1,
Lorne Oke 2, Gordon Oke 3,
George Frayne 4, Joe Berkey 5,
Ward Ren 6, Zanies Miller 7.
Hensall: George FolIielt; Era.
est Shaddick,
Hay: Jim, Petty 2, Mrs, Rehr
Need 3A, Mrs, Elda Wagner 311,
Gordon Hesse 4, William. Zeiler
5, Charles Snell 6, Stuart Bleck-
Well 7, Avilla Dueherrne 8.
Stephen: Preston Dearing 2,
Murray Neil 3, Alvin Better 4,
Mrs. Boxy Weber 5, Otto Willett •
6, Kenneth Baker 7, Russell
Brown 8, Edward Gill 9. •
Enumerators were:
Bay: Albert Keys, Edgar Mc-
Bride, Earl Zimmer, Obrelon.
Bloch, Robert Adams, Hubert
Miller, David Blackwell and Leon-
ard Seraras.
Thsborne: Harry Coates, Cres-
cent Dayman, William Ethering
ton, Milton McCurdy, Grant Ford,
James Eari and Ray Mills.
Hensall: Ernest Shaddielt.
Exeter: Mrs. Lee 'Wilson, Mrs.
V. Heywood, Mrs. Les Gibson and
William Webster. A fourth poll,
for all voters north of the river,
has been re-established in Exeter.
Stephen: Gerald Godbolt, Wil-
liam Stanlake, Wilmer Wein, Nei -
son Schenk, Elmer Lawson Otto
Willert, ICen Baker Dean. Broven,
and Ezra. Webb.
Returning Officer Elgin Me -
Keeley said he would establish
quarters in Hensall next week.
Lay Stones.
For County.
Two syMbolic cornerstones will
be laid in ,a public ceremony at
the new Huron County Couat-
house. on Monday, May 23. CThe
holiday was selected for the oc-
casion so that school children and
citizens of the county would at-
tend.
'An outside stone will be laid.
by Huron County Judge Frank
piogland and an inside atone by
Huron County Warden Earl
Campbell.
The program will be presided
over 'by William McKenzie, of
Exeter, chairman of the property
committee.
Charge Youths
For Break -Ins
Three teen-age youths, from
Kirkland Lake have been charged
ekith theft in connection with the
break-ins at Merner's Meat Mark-
et, Dashwood, and Oakwood Golf
Club, Grand Bend, last week.
The three, Donald Jensen) Mal-
colm J' Stack and Ronald M.
Whitney, were arrested in Wood-
stock this week and charged with
similar offenses there.
The youths told police they
hitchhiked to Grand Bend, walk-
ed out to the golf come and
broke into the clubhouse there.
Then they walked to Dashwood,
raided the meat market, and hid
in the bush the rest of the night.
They travelled to London next
morning.
The district break-ies eeeurred,
May 7. Cash, cigarettes and other
articles were taken.
OPP Constable Elmer Zimmer-
man was in charge of the ityveeti
gation.
lifting a barrel of haptha gas. "If
that had blown there would have
been five men bi H— foe break-.
fast" he said.
,Chief Ford Paid tribute to 'his
predeeessers Dill Chambers. "Re
has done an excellent VA With
TS Church u w eces harter
• said, "lie knelt
telie Irtirde'arlit b 1 ad '
A new men's club to be known Keith Webster, of Blyth, Meg-
an A.O.T.S. (As One That Serves) dent of the Lay Aeedelatioil of
received its chattel, Tuesday at a Presbytery and • Orville
banquet held In the new School- Menerief, president of
room 02 .James St, United Church. the Huron Presbytery Coin:ice of
Wm. Eyre, of Sarnia, provin- United Church Men.
oral vice-presiderit of A.O.T.S., The new officers are: Hon,
and thirteen members from that president, Bee, IL S. Dreg--
cItY wore present to present the dent, De. II. H. Cowen; viee-pres-
thartef and install the ilewiy-el- Meet, Merv. budmbre: secretary.
ectad Officers. Ile was assisted by Bobt. Southcott; treasurer, Gleen
Gordon Mattingly, Chris Walters Fisher. In the ablleaba of the
arid. Aubrey Oldham. president, Mr, twitter)) chaired
Other gueste present Welie Bet, the meeting. The repel% of the
C. C. Washington, of Attleirri, committee was given
Dreakkett of Huron Presbytery; by Len Mel<night,
The purpose ,of the Orgailint-
tiori is to brinetogether the MO
of the cliurth and community and
to further the advancement of
Christian brotherhood. Tile Object
18 to encourage its ineinbera to
be Of the Ittindat possible hell)
to church and community .and to
totter interochureh fellowship.
Mr. Wheel Was speaker for
the evenieg, He Stated that A.O.
was first branded Van..
couver 32 yearn ago. l'Ihere are
no 200 eluhs itt Canada': 51 in
Oritar to..
"The Ginireli" 40.141. ivir.
Kann "Is the Parent of service
dill* Of all fratetiliel tooltatift.
It was the first to establieh here.
'Mills and the first to •establith
echtiols."
An executive meeting will be-
held. to set up committees and
plan for meetings and activitiet,
Hen leyre and Gerd 'teed led
e. ging gong and Hen sang a
couple .of
Ths,Vvbraeles Federated Orono
ot. church Aervetod
Thanket were -attended tty the -
speaker by Caffrey .Damn and te
the ladies by 0. 'V'. Pickard,
very about rg es 0»
enation and knew how to go
about fighting a. fire in the right
way."
The retiring thief has beim on
the brigade since before the war
and served ht a fire -fighting
squad during liestilities. When he
returned fteeni, oeerselie he
appointed thief Of the latiet brie
gade.
Mayor It. E. Pooley tieeeSed
tesignatien en .beltalf Of the
metibell at a recent ocienell Mete
-
leg. Ile also praised the work 01
dfiei Chatebiete: "Citizens Ivalre,
appr,cciated the good job Yen have
done With the brigade," the may,
614 tis1d