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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-06-23, Page 14 01 '14 7 A a ki • ' ,1 , 44. Ar sa- Eighty•Second Year LARGE PEA PACK STARTS—The largest pea pack in several years started Saturday at the local factory of Canadian Canners Ltd, H. K. Penhale„ manager of the branch, describes this year's crop as "good". The five ladies above inspecting the shelled peas before they are processed are, left to right, Mrs. Carl Lightfoot, Centralia; Mrs,' Arthur Day, Exeter; Mrs. Jack Elliot, Hay; Mrs. Lloyd FralAer, Exeter; and Mrs. Robert Duncan, Exeter. —T -A. Photo ' • FIRST OF NEW PEA PACK—This group of workers at Canadian Canners' local factory pack away some of the first cans of peas coming off the assembly line. The cans are stored, • labelled and then shipped to wholesalers. The factory may have to run two shifts to handle the large cry this year since acreage has,.heen increased. considerably. Two years ago the factory was closed down because of a labor strike and last year, the peacrop was hurt by , hot, dry weather. —T -A Photo Promote Over 80 Percent Of High School Students Over 80 percent of students in grades 9 to 12 at SHAHS were promoted this week. This is be - Raved to he the best passing per - tentage in the school history. Principal H. lee 6..turgis, who announced the results, said grade twelve students achieved the best record with a .percentage of over 90. IStudents retUened to school on Thursday •to receive their'results. Last of the exams were written a week ago. The promotions follow: first ease honors represent 75 to 100; second class, 65 to 75;• third, 60 to 65; credit, 50 to 60. Grade Xff Promotions Charette, Robert Maclearen, Kathryn Klopp, Alexia Imetell, Kay Ondrejicka, Marilyn Tuckey. Second --Harold Berry, Robert Down, Marion Alexander, Frances Brophy, Faye Ford, Marla Howse Elizabeth Hunter, Mary Kerr, l'Vlaillyn Marshall, Connie ()eland Judy Ross, Anna Routley, Carole Third — Jack Clark, Shirley Coleman, Arlene Ford. Credit—Nem. Hess, Anna.,Hod- gins, jeagne Soldan. Conditional Prometion—Jules Desjardine tong Fr) ; Dennis Milan (Ag Sc); Jack Shade (Ag So)); Don Taylor (Ag Se); Joan Gill (Eng Ag Sc); Marion Lam- port (Eng), The following grade XIX stu- dents have obtained credit in the following grade XTI snbjeects: Bob Chaff° (Eng); Bruce Cud - More (Hist Geom); Ed Deithert (Eng. Comp, •Chemistry); Bob Pletcher (Geom, Chemistry); Gor- don Howse (Geom, Chemikry); Gerald Rennie •(Cheinistry); Mar- garet SChade (Bug); Donna Stelae (Eng), Grade X/ Promotions • First—Marlon .Oreery, Volde- mar Gulens, Helen Herdman, El- len 3011.nsen, Tom Lavender, Ed- Ward Norminton, Don Peterson, Joan Sehroeder. Seed:Id—Eleanor •Becket, Jim Carter, Bob Clark, Pat Dehemihe, Ara Etherington, Michael Par - few, Joyce Fischer, Carol Plet- cher, Doug Hamacher, Wm. Law - ender, Bev` Metlean, Marilyn Strang, Dwayne Tinney, Yoe Zini- Men- Third—/irn Crocker, Morley DeSjardine, Jim Dougall, Annette Duelarine, Bob Jacksen, Ray La- tta, Ilithard McCutcheon, John llifOrphy, MytIainl Smith, Jim Stet - ton, Bev Sturgis, Peter Weston. Credit-- Wayne Burgess, Phyl- lis ,Cann, Audrey Green, Emil Hendrick, Connie Jackson, Wm.' Klumpp, Donna Mason, Marion Rader. Conditional Promotion.—Shirley Bell (Ag. Sc.) ; Marilyn Bissett (Ag. Sc); Nancy Cu,dreore (Ag. Sc Fr) ' Diane Kearney (Ma Ag Sc); Dick Manore (Fr); Barbara Rob - sell Eng Ag Sc); Barry Slade (Ag Sc Fr); Jack Taylor (Ma Fr) Iris Tomlinson (Beg). Grade' X Promotions , First --Dave Beeehing, Margar- et Bowden, Helen Down, Yvonne Durand, Jane Farrow, Graham Farquhar, Marlon. Gill, julija Gulens, Clare Love, Bill Pollen, Helen Taylor, Allan Taylor. Second — Donald Ballantyne, Patsy Beaver, Fred Delbridge, Rose Mary Dobson, Harold Eagle- son, Joyce Fischer, Mary Geiger, Marolyn Grattan, Frances Green, Janice Hamilton, Fred Hunter,' Norman Hyde, Elmer Lace, Don- ald Jackson. Ron Klopp, Connie Klump, Jack Miller, Barbara Tuckey, , :Duel Tuckey, Donna Webber. Third—Len Burt, Jean Paul Oantin, Alice Carter, Paul Coates, Ruth Clarke, Judy Desjardine, Penne Eagleson, Don Gascho, Irene Hayter, Qharles Hinman, Alma Henn, Don McLaren, Marion Sanders, Marjorie Sararas, Ken- neth Weido.' Credit—Patsy Bowden, Alexia Davis, Martha Denomme, Barry Glover, Jane Harness, Michael Hartman, John • Matheri, Joyce Peters, Robert Peeley, Marion nos, Conditional Promotion—James Baynham (Eng Ma); lames Beck- er (SS); Floyd Blanshard (Ma Fr) V Beverley Genitor Ag SO; Kevin DelbrIdge (Ma); Theresa Dietrich (Eng) ; Wallade Fisher (Ag Se); Helen Frayne (SS); Carel Gill (Mn); Marjorie Masse (Eng Ag Se); Ruby Parsons (SS Ag Sc): Ruth &bade (Ma,SS); Howard Shaw (Eng); Pan•I'Wat- Son (Eng Ma); Wayne Welsh ('Shop Ag). Grade IX Promotions Oharrette, Car- olyn Cruickshank, Allison Clark, flfli Etheringtori, Robert Ford, Mudza Guiens, Mane Gulens, Elea- nor Hodgins, Jocelyn Howey„ Patricia. Marshall, Charles Miekle, Given. Spencer,,, Glonn Swfartzeti- truber, Paul 'MUM, Meilen Yungblut. Seconc144auline Becker, Pat- sy 1341.1.1, Doris Brock, Helen Ross •Chrintiat, Donald Hendrick, Dorothy Jacques, Marie Jarrott, •Sylvia johns, Helen Jones Barbara Iteruitic, loan Koehler, Wanda Lawrence, Ruth McBride, Heather MeNaugh.ton, Michael Michaloki, Shirley Morley, Donna CarolYn Oke, Margaret Sanders, Marie Salmon, Marilyn Statton, Ellis Stewart, Bernice Strang, Esther Turnbull, Ruth Weide. ThirdeeDoreen Break, Alien Busch%lat Cann, Ralph Pink- beiners. J eet Gasoho, Joyce Ham- ilton, •Erla Hay, Robert Holmes, Shirley Irvine, Mary Johnson, Edith Miller, Jack Miller,..Doug- las Wein, Ross Wein, Louis Wil- lert, Marlene Willmore, Ruth Zim- mer. •.Credit—Sally Acheson, Barry Blame John 'Chamberlain, Peter Cunningham, Jean lDenomme, Mary Dickey, Betty.Fleteher, Car- ol Hume, Jim Hyde, Ken Sack - son, Margaret McCutcheon, Mer- lin IVIeLean, Minnie Negryn, Dick Neil, Gerald .0esch, Nancy Pass- more, Mary Ann Rennie, Barbara Roder, Joseph Regier, Mary Skin- ner, Douglas Thiel,. Please Turn To Page 12 EXETER, ,ONTARIO THURSDAY MORINTINO, JUNE ga, 195$ Price C Loot Totais $1,000 om Food Store, Railwa ouncil To Loan $10,000 To PUC For Construction Of Water Mains Town council agreed Monday night tp_ raise $10,000 for the Public Utilities Commission to meet current capital and operat- ing expenses. Approval for a debenture loan will be sought from the Ontario Municipal Beard but it may not be necessary to issue the bonds because the P.U,C. expects to be able to pay off the debt early next year. Council can borrow oe the debenture approval without Wetting the bonds, u t h e r J. Penhale, Chairman., told mind' the loan was necessary to finance cOn- struction • or tb.e pipeline and chlorinating equipment for Can- adian Canners Ltd, and the laying of six-inch main on John and Ed- ward streets for ratepayers in that district. The Canners pipeline -was put into operation this week. To aug- ment the regular supply, the new line pumps water from Riverview pond direct to the Canners. This water must, be chlorinated. Homeowners on Edward and John. Street petitioned the P.U.C. for a larger main recently. They thiacvieeb.seuenpplay. • erviced. by an inch pipe which failed to provide Sig- ntDiscuss Purchase • • Council members and the P.U.C. chairman discussed purchase of the Bay Frayne property south of the dam which borders Rergr- view Park. The P.U.C. will re- quire space for its filtration plant if the water supply dam is built Council OK's HS Addition Town council Monday night endorsed South Huron District High School Board's plan to eons, struct an $85,000 addition next year. This is the first municipal ap- proval: received for the project. The five other municipalities in- volved—Hensall, • Hay, Stephen, Usborne and Tuckersmith—must endorse the addition also before the board can proceed. Facts presented to town council in a letter from Secretary -Trea- surer E. D. Howey indicate de- benture cost of the proposed ad- dition will amount to about one- quarter of a mill onyle taxes of each municipality.t , Exeter council ah e endorsed g resolution from, Mew Toronto township askineethe provincial department of health for accomo- dation in special hospitals for mentally -retarded children. Woman Recovers From Poisoning Mrs , F. W. Huxtable, Exeter, is recovering in South Huron Hos- pital from a serious infection 'which placed her in critical con- dition over the weekend. She was Under an oxygen tent for 24 hours Mrs. Huxtable contracted some type of poisoning, The source has not been determined but it may have come from weed spray which shehad been applying to the garden. Dr. M. C. Fletcher at- tended. Talent -Packed Program Set For Kin Celebration Another talent -packed vaude- ville show will feature 111x.et e r Kinsmen's fifth Dominion Day Celebration this year. • The show, arranged by Lee Paul of Eirkton, will feature Can-, adian and 'United States enter- tainment stars in a three-hour variety program. etty Gray, Miss Variety from Detroit, a xylophone and bate*, twirling artiet; Canada's No, 1 Receives Awards In. Graphic Arts Bill Batten, son of Mr. and MrEi. Ralph Batten, William St, has been awarded two seholar- ships valued at $250 by the Ryerson Institute of Technology where he is a student in graphic arts. The awards were for general proficiency and high standing In liberal art. Ie alSo Won: a sdholarship for letterpress print- ing but since a student is allowed to accept �nl3r two awards, this reverted to another r§tUdent. The youth it deployed at The Timeil-Advocate during the He Will enter his third year at the Institute in the fail. dolnedian, 1311Iy Meek, and Mary Denvers, acrobat and hand bal- ancing beauty, will be among the headliners of the show. Other acts Include the Dale Dancing Sisters, Cy Leonard, the comic ventriloquist; Nancy Ma. Oaige aceordialaist, singer and tail dancer; Gordon Burrell, outstand- ing musician and Lee Paul vibe wili emcee the sheye Although there is no afternoon show for the celebration this year the free treats Whieh Xi/Isamu have supplied for ehildeen every year will still be given away in the evening. 131seball and soccer games Will preceed the vaudeville shew. The two events will take plate at the deem time to provide diversified entertalement. 'Two district rivals for top spot in the Huron-lPerth intermediate, baseball league, itbreter Legion Mohawks and Dashwood Tigers wIiI teitgle, on the dittatiefel itt front Of the grandstand, 'Exeter and Hamilton teams will Play soncer on the high school field. The new lliketer Legion Pipe Rand and the ROA.P Centralia Trumpet Mold will provide music 'during the gittliee. Xii ease �f rain the sheet Will be held in the arena. In Usborne township and the town would like to use the prop6rti for development of the park and parking facilities. It has been suggested that the Frayne home would be an Ideal residence for a Permanent park caretaker and maintenance man for the P.U.C. equipment. Neither the town nor the P.U,C. Is M a position to purchase the property now but It was suggest- ed the cost could be added to the P.U,O, debenture issue which.will be necessary for the construction of the dam and the filtration plant. Council approved a grant of $1,500 to the Recreation Coun- cil for its contributiou toward the salary of Recreation Director D. Smith. The grant is $500 less than last year because of the grant which„is received from the provincial government, Both the ree council and the community centres board agreed to split the $4A00 salary last year so that each contributed $2,000. The pro- vincial grant amounts to one-third of the total amount, thus reduc- ing the cost to each board. A building permit was issued to A. 4, Sweitzer for a house on Marlborough street: The Ontario Department of Health Informed council pf com- plaints it had received from Geo. Shaw, No. 83 Highway, about the dump. The department suggested periodic bulldozing to cover the refuse and restrictions against fire. Council has taken action on both these measures. Chargesfor garuage deflection for out-of-town businesses were set at $75, Rick's Foodland and Larry Snider Motors are now tak- ing advantage of the service. The 'Colonial Inn wtil pay $75 also for an additional pickup during the week. To Proceed With Pool Despite Blitz Setback , Despite disappointing results from their campaign blitz- last week, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority is proceeding with its plans to conetructa ewading pool in Vic- toria Park. Excavation work was complet- ed last week and gravel for drain- age was hauled in Tuesday. Lay- ing of the cement is expeeted to be done early next week. Town men have, dug the drain and intend to Install it this week. The house-to-house canvass staged by sorority members last Thursda$c raised only $350 of the $1,00% e,bjeetive. Donations are stillb Lug accepted by the mem- bers ar may be left at the Times - Advocate office. Under the direction of Cliff Brintnell, volunteers have staged bees to get the project started. Don. Geiser, husband of the sor- ority presideet, donated his dig- ger and Alvin Willert and others assisted in the excavation. On Tuesday night, truckloan- Couple Wed Fifty Years Mr. and Mrs. S. Willis Powell, of town, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday by holding "open house" for their frienth in the afternoon and even- ing. ' Mr. and Mrs. Powell (nee Ger- trude Nash) were married in Sar- nia at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nask at a. qulet ceremony. The bride and groom came to Exeter to reside with elle groom's father, Mr. Stephen Powell, where they have lived ever since. Mr. Powell is a former busi- nessman and owner of the Purity Manufacturing Co., which has been making "Nameless" a cold remedy for over fifty years. Mr. and Mrs. Powell are active mem- bers of Main St. United church. They have one daughter, Mar- ion, Mrs .William J. Post, of Windsor who assisted in receiving ing -the guests. They have five grandchildren. Mrs. Maud Horton greeted the guests in the afternoon and Mrs. Lawrence Wein in the evening. The ladies of Main St. church as- sisted in serving. The Only one present for the celebration who attended the wedding ceremony as a girl of -- Please Turn To Page 12 Tribe Whips Clinton 18-1 Eketer, Legion. Mohawks took a two -gaffe lead in first place in the Ituron,Perth Baseball League Wednesdity night by swamping rlintOnJuniors 18-1. The locals teed off with an 11 - hit barrage- hi the first Inning Which netted a dozen runs. They added a single in the third; three in the fourth and two' in the fifth. Bob Meharg, Who. Started two sparkling double plays, led the assault With a double and three single. Don 'Wells. eleuted three :hits, Including a triple; Harty HoltzMen, Ken SaktOrt, Peed Dar- ling and Doh Gravett all collected to sefetiee, tilittott seeted ite Shied reit in -the fourth. Mohawk hurler OhUck Parsons alloWed seven hits. .Ittek Ii1iot, the victim of the tribe bate, was thrown out Of the .garne for swearing at base umpire Arehie Hubert iti the fifth, Bill MaoDOnald relieved hint ed to the campaign brought in gravel donated by Gerald Prout of Ueborne township. Sam Sweit- zer loaded it with his machinery and trucks from Pearson- Motors Ltd., Reg Armstrong Motors, Glen iBennalie and the town were used. •SIze of the pool will be 24x40 and depth will slope from four to six Inches. All Youngsters eight and under will be permitted to use the pool which will be super- vised under arrangements with the Kinsmen playground program Yeggs smashed safes in Rick's Poodland and the Canadian Na - Hotel Railway office early Wed- nesday morning and escaped with about $1,000 in cash and checks. The robberies were two more in the mounting wave of thefts in the .district and throughout Western Ontario. T w other break-ins, both minor, occurred in the district Sunday morning. It was the sixth brealc-in at Rick's Foodland, opened several months ago, The Acne was one of the two raided Sunday morn- ing but the loss was describe4 as negligahle, Wednesday morning's robber- ies were the most serious since the Exeter Poat Office lost $5,000 on November 21. Leaves One Check Loss at Rick's Foodland was $500 in cash. and $200 in checks. The thieves left only a cheek that had been refused by the bank because of non -sufficient funds. Cash taken from the O.N.R.I office is believed to amount to over $200. Officials declined to disclose the exact amount. An OPP fingerprint expert, Constable John Erskine, Mount Forest deta m e n t, and Sgt. Charles Anderson, Goderieh, are assisting local police with the in- vestigation. OPP Constables Ei- mer Zimmerman and Cecil Gib- bons and Exeter Police Chief Reg Tayler are co-operating on the case, C.N.R, detectives are assist- ing on, the station break-in. - °The thieves left their tools— a sledge haminer, spike hammer, crow bars and are -- in the grocery store. They had been stolen from the O.N.R. shed at Parkhill the sante night, Windows were forced open in both buildings to gain entry. No furniture other than the safes was damaged. Police estimate the robberies took place after 4.00 a.m. Chief Taylor was on duty Wednesday morning and checked the grocery NEW LIONS PRESIDENT—B. W. Tuckey, right, was in- stalled as president of Exeter Lions Club at a recent meeting. Above, he received the gavel from retiring president, W, G. Cochrane. Both officers are former mayors of the town, The Lions will construct a youth centre at Community Park this summer, . • —Jack Doerr Photo WED SO YEARS—far. and Mrs..1-, Willis Powell., of towli 0b. served their golden wedding'anniversary Tuesday. The ebtipie Were married at Sarnia 50 'years ogo and have lived in their Victoria Street home ever since. Mr, Powell, t. for met met, chant EXeter, Operates the Purity Manufacturing Co, makers of Nameless Cold Remedy.. —.Tack Doerr Photo at 4.10 •but found nothing Un-; usual. The safe at Ricit's Voodland.. was a new one, imbedded in two tons of cement at the front of tbe. its Makers claimed lt would take Yegge at least six, hours to smash it but police esti- mate the men cracked it in feW minutes Wednesday morning, The sate at the Q.N.R. was an older model and not as substan- tial, Early Sunday morning, thieves broke into the garage of Jimmy Hayter, Vaatmood, through a back wIndOw. A email bit or change from the cash register and silver from the soft-drink reading' machine were taken.. Over 20 r ob be r es, mostly minor, have occurred in town sinee the fall. Almost all have been from buitdings on the out- skirts of town. Save Water - PUC Urges The Public Utilities Commis- sion is asking Exeter residents to avoid wasting water. In a notice to users in this week's Times -Advocate, the PALO. said: "Now that the local cane ning factory is in full operation. we solicit your cs-operation in conserving the water supply dur- ing this period." ,Commission Chairman Luther J. Penhale said; "The situation IS not really serious yet but we are trying to avoid trouble." "The town is using all the water we can pump right now,' , he explained. This amounts to nearly 500,000 gallons a day. "Our wells appear to be hold- ing up fairly well but if one should go dry we would be In serious trouble." Considerable hot weather lately has b000sted 'domestic censump- tion. A. new pipeline has been in- stalled to the factory direct .from.. the river pond to provide extra sulaply there but this will net he the main waterworks system. Zurich Youth Dies In Crash William Gerald Coleman, 16, son of lige. and Mrs. Anson Cole- man, R.R. 1 Zurich, was killed instantly in a Gar accident north of Varna Sunday evening. He was driving alone to Clin- ton and apparently lost control of the car while on the gravel road. His car -went through a deep ditch and landed up against a tree. The body was thrown lnta an open field. Gerald was a member of Varna United Church and attended ser- vice Sunday morning, taking up collection. He played forward this year in the Hensall Midgets hoc- key team. Surviving are his parents, three brothers, Gordon, of Hay; George, of Toronto; Jack, at home. Public funeral services were held Wednesday, June 22, from his home in Stanley township with Rev. le S. Pitt officiating. Interment was in Bayfield ceme- tery. Bonthron Funeral Horne, Was in charge. Assessment Up In South Huron All municipalities in South Huron showed an Increase in assessment during 1954, figures released by Huron County Assess- or's office indicate. Exeter made the largest gain. of $38,707. With a total assess- ment of $2,852,483, it remains the second wealthiest toWn in the county, next to Goderich. . Hay Township added the Most aseessment of South Huron town- ships last year. It jumped $21,116 to $3,202,836 to place It third among eounty townships. Hensall recorded an increase of $18,822. ThIS makes its total. $762,822, largest of the villages In the county, Stephen, the second wealthiest township, received an increase of $17,28,5 to $3479,275. Hoeviek is eve with $3,614,548. The South Huron assessments and their tax contributions to the county in 1955 are: Hay 2,302,830 32,300.22 Stephen 3,479,275 ,34,148.01 Usborne 2,080,060. 20,714.00 Exeter 2,381,190 23,113,80 762,822 7,011.14 (The tax Contributions are based on the preceding year% assessment.) lir. end Mts. Ioha Newcombe,. Of Stratferd, Celebrated their gel - den 'wedding anniversary on Sat -6 utility. Mr, NoWcombe is A sonl of the late Ur, and Mrs. lohn Henry Newombo of better and, a bro- ther of Mts. V. Itowaid. Mrs. NeWeognbe is a statem of Mrs. 1. O. Snell Of town.