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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-09-01, Page 1r Rink Mee Skate It .01 Stere CRW .P44:10 id 05f 4 .....••••••••. ;ervice r.RY hip ;H g, 28 I.T. )(mations ietery N RE 'ND P _ - ess.••••. WAY 2e7 MASK" .•- iIBMOTS TUES. 10 WAY" !color) IMENT • TOON 4/...04•14•40,4••• RSDAY, ier 1 TRS" .ave* 7 3r ingo) imp 1 .-. 3 3 3 RTS 5 4. 4 4 • A •?, 1 • I 0 1 .1 4. • A • 4. Convertible Rolls, Kilis.Parkhill Gid Puneral giervicee were nejel Wednesday in Parkhill for 10 - year -old Dorothy Stratton who was killed when the convertible She was drivieg rolled over on the highway near Grand Send Sunday morning about 4.80 fem. .A largo Crowd mourned the dearth of the popular Parkhill teen-ager who was an outstand- ing athlete at North Middlesex pistrIct High School and an ac- tive meme^ et the Girl Guide eompany at Parkhill. Her fellow 'Guides formed a guard of honor at the funeral and her school friends acted, as pallbearers, The ,giri -died. in Victoria Hos- ettal, London, from head injuries received when her open car turn- ed over several etimes on the Bluewater HighWay less than a mile north of 'Grand Bend, The victim, described by police as an "inexperienced" driver, lost con- trol of the vehicle when it jumped a row of rolling bumps ,On. the asphalt highway. Sister Fractures Elbow A. sister, 14 -year-old Gail Strat- ton, a passenger in the car, was released from 'South Huron Hos- pital Tuesday after being treated fora 'broken, elhow and head Lacerations. The two girls, who were em- ployed at the ,Chateau Hotel, Grand Bend, had finished work en the late shift at the hotel and, were waiting for girl friends to finish work in another restaurant to drive to Parkhill. They decid- ed to go for a drive in a 1946 convertible which had been offer- ed them -by a friend, Wilbert Steeper, of Parkhill. The car, which police estimat- ed rolled three times on its side, landed on all four wheels 540 feet from the bunips. The girls -Were found ebOut 150 feet from Where the car rested. 'Dr. W. Mathews, of Grand Bend, attended 'the victims. Both 'were brought to South Huron Hospital from where the older was taken to London. Coroner Dr. P. J. Sweeney, of London, viewed the body there. No inquest will be held. Provincial Constable Cecil Gib . - bons, of the Exeter detachment, investigated. The car was demol- ished. Surviving besides her sister are the 'victim's mother, Mrs. Ruth Stratton, a brother, Ronald, Huron Native, Ass't Ag Rep Arthur S. Bolton, cif R.R. 1 Dublin, has been appointed as- sistant agricultural representa- tive for Huron County to succeed Harold Baker, who is leaving to take post graduate study at the University. of Wisconsin. Mr. Bolton, e recent gradtutiee cof Ontario .Agricultural College, is the son of -Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sell Bolton of McKillop township. He attended ;Seaforth District Collegiate. Institute and was a leader in junior.farm club work in the county. His 'father is a past president of the Hnron County Soil and irop Improvemeet Association and is active in many other farm 'organizations. feight, and grandparents, M. and Mrs. Lawrence Wade; Parkhill. ROY. A, B. Silver, of Parkhill Baptist qiiiirch, conducted the funeral service and the pall.' 'hearers were Jim Harding, Carl Hamacher, Dick Poore, Jim DOX, 'Hugh. Rock and Charles Thomp- son. The M. Box and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the ar- rangements. Boy Escapes Ineury William Jeffery, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Victor jet. fer3r1_,R.R. .3 Exeter, escaped with minor injuries when he was hit (by a car on Main Street Saturday afternoon. He is at home witb a dislocated shoulder and minor lacerations. The lad and his father had just 'crossed the street, near the town hall when, William dashed back toward the car on the opposite side of the street, liti was struck by the front of another vehicle driven by W. Herman Hodgson, of Exeter. F, J. Butson 'administered first aid and the boy Was taken to hospital for X-rays, Pollee Chief Reg Taylor, who Saw the accident from his office window, Investigated, Misses Tin% Near fiend His car suffered $300 damage when Donald Edward Sears, Lon- don, failed to negotiate a turn on a township road near Grand Bend Ion Saturday at 11,15 p.m. The car careened into a ditch and struck a tree. 'Constable -Cecil Gibbons investi- gated. Town Retains London Firm The London .law firm of Wright and Poole has 'been re- tained by the TON911 of Exeter to defend it against the writ seek- ing improvement or removal of the dump, Clerk C. V. Pickard announced this week. T.he city firm was contacted through the office of Bell and Laughton, town solicitors. The suit, entered by Rate- payers .George Shaw, William J. Elliott and Riney J. Killer, is scheduled to be heard at the No- vember session oe .the Ontario Supreme Court in London unless it is withdrawn in the meantime. ,Some of the injunctions sought by the plaintiffs in the writ have already been carried out bY council. The action asked that the existing garbage be covered and that all new garbage dumped in the area be covered. Cover Garbage At Pump Bulldozing by Lorne Becker, Dashwood, who was hired 'by the town, has cohered .the entire dump with soil and a trench has 'been dug to start sanitary land fill practice. The works crew started using the trench this week. Under this method, the garbag4 is packed by a _bulldozer and covered with soil 'regularly. Officials plan to get rid a some garbage as fill at Riverview Park. The refuse will be dumped along the south bank of the river to build up the area be- tween the new retaining wall and the road. exefer Eighty-Setowl Year EXETER, ONTARIO. 'THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955 Pric Per Copy '70 EXPECT CORD 500 ewe:et* ee.3e 4404.44A. GIRL DIES WHEN CONVERTIBLE OVERTURNS -7-A 16- yearold Parkhill girl, Dorothy Stratton, died in London. Hos- pital Sunday from injuries received when this convertible she was driving rolled over on Highway' 21, just north of Grand, Bend. The girl, .described by police as an "inexperienced" driver, lost control of the vehicle when. she hit some bumps in the road'. The car overturned several thnes on the highway, then came to rest in this position. The body of the victim was found about 150 feet from the car. A 14 -year-old sister, passenger in the vehicle, escaped with'a broken elbow. Tribe Evens Series, Wins Exeter Legion Mohawks ward-. ed off a. determined Mitchell threat in the last inning Wednes- day night to win 'the fifth game of the Huron -Perth "C" series 7-6 and deadlock the finals at two victories each. In two other games this past, week, the teams. tied 3-3 and Mitchell won 1-0. The sixth game will be played, in Mitchell Friday night. T.he trlbe belted Doug Aitchi- son and Bob Sadler. .for all their rues in the first two Innings but were hard-pressed to hold their lead as 'the Legionaires rallied strongly in the seventh and final frame. The tieing and winning runs were on' base when Chuck Parsons fanned Leftfielder Haw Elliott to retire the side. The dangerous Mitchell surge eagle after two were out, Jim Norrie and Joe Walthers both singled to score two runs and g. 4* USE NEW GARBAGE DISPOSAL METHOD—Town eployees started using the sanitary land fill method of garbage disposal at thecluMp this week. Driver "Punth" Wells drops a load of refuse into a trench while tmeson Cornish and Kelly Laverty watch. The garbage will be compacted and covered with earth by a bulldoZer. During the past two weeks a bull - (Ozer has completely covered all garbage at the du.dp in accordance with reeommendations made to the town by the Huron County Health tinit. The improvements were undertaken after three ratepayers filed a' writ in Supreme Court complaining 'about the condition of the dump located beside Highway 88. narrow the counttb 7-6. With the count two and two, Parsons blazed a third strike past Elliott to end the 'game. 'Mohawks met Doug Aitchison, who has won both Mitchell games, with four successive singles in the first. inning. Veteran Bob Sadler came in to retire the side but he ran into trouble in the second When the tribe cracked another f dire singles. Bill Gaten- iby came in to halt the tribe at- tack and' 'he kept the Mohawks under control the rest of the game. Don. Wells, Red Loader and Bob Meharg -hit two singles each during the early attack. Lorne tgaugh and , Ken Saxton hit singles. Lumber Kings Lose Playoffs A strong team from Moore Centre eliminated Zurich Lumber Kings from the OBA Int. "D" playdowns in two straight games this week. Although Zurich outhit them bothogames, the Sarnia district club woe, 5-1 Wednesday night in Zurich and 4-3 Monday in Moore 'Centre. Errors were the Lumber .'Kings' downfall. The winners opezied, u second game with three ru the first inning and added t4vo in the sixth for insurance. Zurich's lone tally came in the first. The Lumber Kings, led by Ben Gignac, clouted eight hits to the visitors' 'three but three costly errors spelled the difference. Moore Centre scored the win- ning run in the' tenth- inning Monday night on a wild throw to the plate with the bases loaded. The winners took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but Zurich tied the score in the third and went ahead in the sixth. The lead was short-lived, however, because Moore Centre deadlocked the count at 3-3 in the seventh. Neither team was able to score in the next two .innings. Attrill hurled both games for Zurich. Randall and Zubyk were the. winning pitchers. , the is in Scoring single runs in every inning but the second, Mitchell collected four runs by the fifth when Exeter Starter Chuck Wheeler was !relieved by Parsons. Ken Saxton helped Parsons out of trouble in the sixth when he WINS SCHOLARSHIP —Kathe- rine Kalbfleisc h, 19 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Vers. Ivan Kalbfleisch, Zurich, has been awarded a $200 scholarship from the University of Western On- tario, It was announced this week. The SMITS graduate, who was drum majorette of the cadet band and active in other school activi- ties,' plans to take a course in general arts. —Photo by Doerr Start Corn Pack, Crop 'Just Fair' The canning corn crop is "just fair", according to Branch Man- ager II. K. Penhale, of Canadian Caiiners Ltd. The pack at the local factory started Monday but yield is down because of the long summer drought. Recent rains, however, -may help the later crop. Harvesting is expeeted to continue until the Middle of, September. Board Looks For.Queen To Reign Over Fall Fair Exeter Agricultural Society is last year but the program was SO crowded the girls weren't itble to resent their entire show Exhibits by five 4-H clubs, a $2,000 horse show, livestock competitions and an evening dance. will be other features of the fair, looking for the prettiest girl in the county to crown Huron Agricultural Queen, The society sent out an appeal this Week for applicants Which carries with it a $50 prize. The girls Will be judged at the Junior Farmer Variety Shoe. on the: night before Zxeter Pair and the winner will preside over the' exhibition. All girls ig to 25 are eligible. Dress fet judging will be Skirts and blouses. ReeveWilhfath Met. 1en2f le in charge of the con- test, Officials announced this week that the famous Sarnia Lionettes band has been hired again V) provide feature entertainment for the fair oa SepteMber 22, The 82-pieee band, Which again Won. international laurels this sum.' mer, played at the Centennial. Interview Department R. D. .Jermyn, president of the Huron County Industrial Promo - Beard, and two members of the Beard, Reeve Mel Crich,"Oliti- ton and Councillor Jim Donnelly, ton, interviewed officials of the Ontario Department of Plan- ning and Development in 'toren- te; on Friday. The trip is the first of a num. ter planned by officials of the county board to seek industrial prospects who make contact with the government or its agencies. caught a line drive and doubled Elliott off first. Young Ron Kraemer belted a homer for Mitchell. Old-timer Bert White clouted three singles. Manager Jim Fairbairn had to use Bob Russell and himself in the field to make up a nine -man team at the start of the game. Bantams Win First Of Finals Jim Russell pitched a two - hitter and Doug Sillery slammed a home run to spark Exeter Bantams to a 7-4 victory over New Hamburg Wednesday night in the first game of their best -of - three series for the WOAA "0" championship. Second game of the finals will be held here Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. If a third game is necessary, it will 'be played the same afternoon. Russell allowed only one triple and one single • and struck out 13 over the seven -inning ball game. He also eontributed a three - bagger to the locals' cause. Sil- lery and •Cy Blommaert collected two safeties each. libieter took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but New Hamburg replied with three runs in the third on an error, walk and a triple, The locals took the lead again in the third when Sillery hit his home run with one man. on base. Both teams scored a run in the fifth and Exeter •counted two more in the sixth. S HS Put Chass ft, Cafeteria, May Need Another Bus South Huron District High- 'which will be ready by Septem- ber, 1956. All municipal council* in the area and the Ontario De- partment of Educatioa have ale' proved the proposal for a five - room addition at an estimated eost of $80,000. The board has been forced UP cancel shop and borne economies classes for public schools in the district to ease the space short.. age. Two additional teachers have - been hired to increase the staff to 19, Of these eight will be new, Mrs. S. P. Burton, of Port Arthur, will be2-head .of the com- mercial department. Kenneth Caswell, of Herriston, will teach shop. Two new mathematic teach- ers are R. F. IVIereu, of Prone-, ton, N.B., and W. L. Henderson, of Grand Valley. Mrs. Joan Jele; Lean, of Toronto, will teach 11.0)210 economics; Mrs. M. L. Farrow, Exeter, junior English; J. L. Wooden, London, -social studies; and :Bliss Carmel Shaughnessey, Toronto, English. Remainder of the staff includes Principal H; L. Sturgis, musle; Andrew Dixon, agriculture; E. D. Howey, commercial; G. C. Koch, library and art; J. M. Mahon. science; G. M. Mickle, physical education; 0. 3. Porter, senior English; M. C. Sanders, history and vocational guidance; Miss L. G. Siegner, physical training; Cecil Wilson, French; and Mrs. C. L. Wilson, Latin, Two hundred and ten students will start their first year at SHDHS on Tuesday, making six grade nine classes, There will be four grade tens, two grade elevens, two twelves, one thirteen and one special commercial. Bus routes will be the same as last year for the first week until a new schedule tan be worked, out. School is prepared to squeeze in a record 500 students when the doors open on. Tuesday. Temporary classrooms have been constructed in the cafeteria and the home economies depart- ment to accomodate the 75 -pupil inerease. 'It may 'be necessary to secure an additional bus to trans- port the extra pupils. n Faced with another lump in enrolment next year, the board is preparing to erect an addition Public School Increase Light Public schools in -the area expect only slight increases in enrolment when students answer the tbell on Tuesday. None of the district schools face accomoda- tion problems. All schools have a few new teachers to replace those who have resigned or moved to other locations. A number of schools nave been improved during the summer. An extensive program of landscap- ing has been completed at Exeter. .Public School. Because of crowded conditions at the South Huron District High School, grade seven and eight public school students will not be able to take shop and home economics classes this year. This affects all schools except those in the Hay area, which has its own facilities at the Zurich school. Plan For 450 At Exeter Exeter rubric School expects an increase of 30 which will bring total enrolment to 46Q. The board does not plan to increase the staff. Principal A. B, Idle will teach grade eight. Other members of the staff and their grades are: Mrs. Clifford Jery, 1 and 8; Ron Heimeich, 6 and 7; Mrs. Sohn Mahon, 6; Mrs. Sterling Ince, 5; Mrs. Douglas Hughsoa, 4; Garfield Baker, 3 and 4; Mrs, Lloyd Turvey, 3; Miss Nancy Sin- asao, 2; Mrs. Donald Mousseau, 2; Vice -Principal Mrs. R. D. Jer- myn, 1 and 2; Miss Velma Bal- lagh, 1; Miss Virginia Deichert, kindergarten. The new teachers are Mrs. Jory, Mr. Baker and Miss B'al- lagh. Sixty-eight children have been registered for kindergarten. They will start on a staggered basis. Stephen Remains Constant Enrolment in the Stephen Pub- lic School Area is expeeted to re- main around 335, according to Secretary -Treasurer Arthur Amy, The area has three new teaeh- ers- Mrs. Ardella Desjardine, principal of Dashwood school; Mrs. tette Taylor, also of Dash- wood sehool; and Miss Barbara Merner, at No. 4, Sharon. Other teachers are; Crediton, Mrs. Ruby Molitor, principal, Mrs. 4.deline 1Viorlock, Mrs. Joyce Preszcator; Khiva, Mrs. Ada Mc- Donald; Shiplca, Kenneth Veer; Greenway, Mrs. Wilma Desjar- dine; Centralia, Mrs. Verna Hicks. During the summer, the area. has laid a new cement floor at Iehiva and relocated the furnace in a email addition at the back. McGillivray Plans Drains Engineer's reports im the Diet- rich Drain Repair and the Brins- ley Municipal Drain were' accept- ed by McGillivray 'Counell at its meeting on Saturday. The tender of Harvey Steeper for painting the outside of the township hall at a cost of $80 was also accepted. Included in the accounts were $30 to Harvey Owens for sheep damage by dogs, $3,00. fox bounty to Gordon Morley and $416,47 to County of Middlesex for indigent patients. Present at the meeting were 'Reeve Fred Heaman and Coun- cillors Arthur Hodgins, Duncan Drummond, Norman Mollard and. Earl Dixon. W. J. Amos is clerk. New toilets have been installed at Crediton School. Expect 250 In Usborne A. slight increase is expected in the enrolment of Usborne Township School Area, Secretary Garnet Hicks said this week. The number may Teach 250. Diving t'he summer, the board has completely redecorated Whal- en school and painted the exter- ior of Eden, An oil -burning fur- -Please Turn to Page 12 EXPECT RECORD CROWD AT FESTIVAL—Henson Xinsineil have gambled on expensive, colorful entertainment to tatted a crowd of at least 8,000' ,to Ilensall Park on Labor Day. In addition to the home -cooked meal of area -grown beans, the dub offers a floor show. by CHMIls Main St, Jamboree and Goderieli Girls Trumpet Band In the evening and a terieert by six bands, tug of wary horseshoe pitching, midway, parade and other features in the afternoon. Picture shows part of the crowd nhich attended the first bean festival last year.,