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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-10-06, Page 1• rough Points t t Expect Report On Dam; Buy Land In Stephen Preliminary report on the Us - borne 40i -bridge should be rea- dy in ,4bout a month, .Allsable Au- tnority Fluidram H. G. Hooke said this week. • Field w•ork on the dam has been completed and the engineer- ing firm of T. Dillon and 'Com- pany„ of Loudon, is now proper- ing the report. It is •expected that the 3 -foot dam will flood about 5 acres of land .east of the second concession of ITSnOrne. Cost of' the dam, which will Provide a reservoir of water or Exeter ?.I1,0,, a bridge for the township and a flood control mea- sure for the Authority, are also being estimated. .Once the report ie completed Hay Provides Most Pupils Hay Township sends the most students to South Huron District High School, •a report presented to the Board Tuesday night shows Cf the 492 enrolment, 114 come from Hay. Exeter sends the sec- ond largest group, 108; Stephen is third with 99. Others: Usborne 70; Hensall 34, crown lands (Centralia) 26, Tuckersmith 5, other high school districts 11, ;Approval for the construction of the proposed $85,000 addition to the school has been received from Grand Bend and Tucker - smith, completing the Ilst of mun- IcIpalities, whose el/donation is required. The boardsent a formal re- quest to the town of Exeter, the Initiating municipality, to raise the required amount by debenture. Members are anxious to speed up negotiatirms f the project because they fear'a holdup ot construction materials. A start on practical projects In the agriculture department was indicated' in reports. The school's purebred Yorkshire sow recently produced a litter of 11 and poultry has been purchased ter a raising program. Andrew Dixon, head of the agripulture department, is in charge of the projects. Principal H. L. Sturgis report- ed a "meet -the -teacher" night was being planned for parents of Grade nine pupils on Octoper 13 from 7.30 to 9.130. 'Boys from the school will par- ticipate in the South 'Huron ,plow- mateh on Saturday and, if they are successful, will enter the International competitions later in the month. A new 55 -passenger bus has been added to the fleet of Exeter Coach Lines, Ltd. to transport the increase in rural Ettudents. Purchase of a $66 •oscillascope for physics instruction was ap- proved. The board voted $150 towards the cost .of improving the track. Chairman C. S. 1ViacNaughton presided. ,--Remand Vetter Until Thursday Hearing of ohargeS 'against Paul Vetter, the 24 -year-old im migrant allegedly involved in the pistol -attack On Lloyd Heaney, of R.R. 1 Kirkton, has beet post- poned until this Thursday. The caSe Was remanded by Mag- istrate P. 'Cook, •of Stratford, on request of defence ,counsel. Vetter was 'arrested in BramP- On on Sunday following an all - day search by police and 6vilian posses ,for the man who attacked the Hibbert township farmer and his wife In their bedroom early Saturday morning, 'September 24. • a meeting will be held of the A.uthority, Usborne Council, Exe. ter P.U.C. and an landowners af fected by the flooding to review its findings. Fieldman Hooke said if the re - Pert 10 accented by all concerned, tenders will be called for by the first of the: year. Three hundred acres of land in Stephen township have beee pur- chased by the Authority for its reforestation program. The land, situated behind the Grand Bend Airport, was bought from J. J. and .T. B. Oronyn, of Detroit. Approve Amendment At an executive meeting last week Ausable Authority officials endorsed a proposed amendment to the Conservation Authorities Act which would give Authorities the power to regulate rivers for the use of irrigation. The question has arisen in Big Creek and Otter Creek watersheds where downstream farmers have complained that pumping for rigation has left them without water. Up to now, control dyer this practice has not been estab- lished but the proposed amend- ment to the act would give the Authorities power to regulate it, subject to the approval of the Minister of.. Planning and Devel- opment, Stenographer VVins' $150 J. R. Roberts, of Woodstock, a former president of the Canadian Legion branch there, drove away the new car offered at the first Legion -Lions •bingo at Exeter, Arena Friday night. It was the second major win in recent weeks for the Roberts family, ,who are rabid bingo players. Mrs. Roberts c o p p e d $1,00Q at an Ingersoll game. Barbara Brintnell, young -Ex- eter stenographer, was the only single winner of a $150 special. Mona Tyler, of Dashwood, split another $150 special with Mrs. Margaret Scott, of Stratford, and two St. Marys people. Gerry Lots - Way and Mrs. M. Tompkins, divided the third $150: Among the winners of $50. games was Mrs. Calvin Wein, a bride of last ,month. She is the former Dorcas Others were: Betty Coining, of London; William F. Dykes, of Granton; Ross Flood, of Monk - ton; Charleg 'Malyneus, of R.R, 2 Stratford; Mrs. Kavanaugh, Lon- don, and Mrs. C. Reid, Hensall; Pearl Tuckswell, . Clinton, and Montgomery Davis, Staffa; Alex Clark, Strathroy, and Mrs. James Sturgeon, Lialadesboro; Mrs. Ward, RCAF Station Centralia, Ruth Clement, Hensall, and Mrs. Lan Lanctiore, of Exeter; CI ay ton Hardie, Thorndale. Fred Darling called the games. W. G, Cochrane was master of ceremonies. Members of the Le- gion and Lions Club assisted. The next bingo in the current series will .be held' Friday night, October 14, when a new 1956 model can; three $200 specials and 12 150 specials will be given away, T -A Open House. Saturday Night In observance of National Newspaper Week, The Thnes- Advecate will hold open house this Saturday evening from 8 until 10 p.m. Readers are invited to tour the plant and see the printing machinery in action. Refresh- ments will be provided. Population Of. Exeter Passes 2,700 Mark Ibteter's OM/lath% has passed the 2,700 merit, according to As- sessor Eric Carseadden who pre- sented his annual report to Coun- cil Monday night. !Phe 1955 roll shows a tbtal of 2,708 residents, 62 More than ° last year. The town asses/tent bag jump - Police Car Hits Poles Exeter Police Department crid- ser Suffered WO' damage Satur- day night When it crashed Into a pile of hydro polos near the InterSeetion Of Highways 4 and 88. Constable Lionel Hendrick. who Web chatieg a northbound car driven by Bob Dentitine, of Exeter, polled alongside the veh- icle just as it started to make .A left-hand tarn. The constable veered the cruiser into the ditch. The constable was not injured. Pelle° Chief Reg. Taylor Investi- gated, *Andes With Cattle 'Bengt Glen DeichertiArtil St., Exeter, struck a cattle beast owned by William Ilaakett, of R. R. 2, boa - field, on Highway 83, two miles West of Exeter, Saturday evening. The car suffered $1,8 damage and the beast has a broken 141p. OPP Constable Coal •Gibbons)riirvesti- gated.. a ed well over $40,000 in elle year, Mr. Carscadden's present total is $2,422,369 but he pointed: out a number of new !buildings still must be added to the roll. Last year's value was set at V2,382;- 19101. Only item to show a decrease is the dog population. It dropped 10 to a total of 142. • three wards in the town showed an increase in 'both' pop- ulation a n d assessment. Ward Two, Which includes the middle area between the north sides of Janaes and Ann Streets and the South side of Gidley Street, is the largest ,With a populatioirof 1,024 and an assess/tent of $1,007,526. Ward One, from Nimes and Ann Streets settbh, has a population. of 684 and a value of $533,118 while Ward Three, the area north of Gidley Street, has a population Of 1,000 and an assessment of $88t,725. ,Breakdown of the population in age groups shetva an increase in the number of persons 70 and Over and. a slight ,demeaSe in the number of prelsehool,age child- ren. The figures (with corresponding '54 totals in parenthesis for com. parison) are; three and under, 237' (220); fent, 40 (64); .five, 66 (45); six and Seven, 116 (128); eight and nine, 97 (79); 10 to 13, 153 (146); 14, 31 (27); 15, 31 (23); 1.6 to 19, 135 (103); 20 to 59, 1,279 •(1,283); 001 to 04, 120 (128); .65 to 69, 132 (132); 70 and (WO, 272 (250), Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1955 Price Per Copy 70 MORE PENNANTS—This SHDHS group will be working hard 'this coming term to bring more sport pennants and trophies to the school. Carol Fletcher, seated right, is president o the Athletic Society which provides the funds for W.O.S.S.A. sports activities of the school. Bill Pollen, seated left, is vice- president; standing are,,left to right, Treasurer Francis Green, Secretary Dwayne, Tinney and Publicity Manager Rosemary Dobson. They hold first championship pennants won by the school in 1952. (T -A' Photo) Groups Hold Services For Accident Victim Community organizations of which she had been an active member joined in memorial ser - ices for Mrs. Alvin Pym, 52, of Exeter, who died ha an Usborne traffic accident Sunday afternoon. One hundred members of the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge helda special service ' in the Hopper -Hockey funeral home on Tuesday night. ,Members of the James Street Unite'd Church Will- ing Workers Evening Auxiliary, in which she was a group leader, conducted a similar service Mon- day night. The funeral, conducted by Rev. H. J. Snell, was held Wednesday afternoon in the William Street funeral home. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. Mrs. Pym died before reaching hospital of injuries received when she was thrown from the car in which she was riding after it was struck at an intersection four miles east of Exeter about 4.15 p.m. Sunday. Travelling South e She and her husband, were travelling south on a township road when the car was hit by an east -bound vehicle driven by Glen M. Nixon, 22, of R.R. 4 Seaforth. Mrs. Pym Was found underneath her husband's tar which travelled 76 feet from the point of impact. Dr. F. J. Butson, of Exeter, attended and the Hopper -Hockey ambulance rushed her to Lon- don. She died on the way from leg fractures, severe chest in- juries and severe shock. A third car, driven by, Beverly Parsons, of H.R. 1 Exeter, was at the interesection but was not in- volved. The drier, who had been proceeding east, parked on the south shoulder of the road and was attempting to flag the Pym vehicle down. The PyM car was .struck in the middle of the _rear fender. The cars, both 1956 -models, suffered about $1,200 damage. A. passen- ger in the Nixon car, Lola Vol - land, of Hensall, was not injured. OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons investigated the accident assisted by OPP Constable John Ford. No inquest Will be held. Born In Usborne Mrs. Pym was the former Min- nie Veal, daughter of the late Williata and Annie Veal of Us - borne Township. Following their marriage, lllr. and Mrs. PM farmed fn itsborne until moving to Mill St., Exeter in 1953. Mrs. 111n was active in the ,Dlimville Institute and Women's organizations of Elimville Milted Church before moving to Exeter. For the past year, she Was em- . Plow Match Near Kippen This year's South Huron Plow- ing Match Will be held on the farm of Rochus Faber and amyl, neat Kippen, on Saturday, We- ber 8, The match will offer $600 in prizes to the best ploWjoelteyS in the distrriot, Don Easton, of Exeter, is presi- dent of the sponsoring organiza- tion. Vice-presidents are Wally Hecker, Zarieli, and Gerry Mof- fat, Kippen. Bruce Shapton, Exe- ter, is secretary -treasurer. ployed in the drygoods depart- ment of F. A. May and Son. 'Surviving 'besides her husband are one son, Howard, on the home farm. two daughters, Mrs. William Morley, Jr„ and Mrs. Sam Skinner, (both of zish,,,i.e Township; two sisters, Mrs. Philip Murch, of Elimville, and Mrs. Jean Jackson, of Toronto; and two grandchildren. Taking part in the Rebekah service Tuesday night were Noble Grand Mrs. Lex McDonald; Vice - Grand, Mrs. Stuart Dick and Chaplain, Mrs, Gilbert Johns. Mrs. William Cann and Mrs. A. W. Morgan sang a duet. It was the first memorial ser- vice conducted by the Exeter lodge. ewage Treatment Plant May Cost Town 150,000 Mayor R. Pi, Pooley told mem- bers of gxeter council Kendal night that a sewage treatment plant for the town may cost $100,000 to $150,000. The Mayor said he received the estimate at a convention of flaunt, ,eipal officials in Timmins last week which he and Reeve Wil- liam McKenzie attended. The con- vention dealt mainly with sew- age problems similar to those which face Exeter. Mayor Pooley also reported be had arranged for London Engin- eer R. V. Anderson, designer of the town's sewer plan, to meet with council next month to dis- euss a treatment plant. Council's interest 'in the plant was voiced last meeting when the Ontario Department of ' Health urged the town to get started on sewage disposal immediately. The department's request. followed re- ports of contamination of the river this summer. Both the mayor and teeve re- ported many other communities in Ontario were in the same posi- tion as Exeter in respect to sew- age. Assistance from the provinc- ial government toward the cost of systems is being sought by a number of municipalities but there is no indication yet that the department has acceded. Reports Fire Hazard Fire Chief Irwin Ford report- ed that the abandoned home of the Mary Stacey estate, just west Of the tracks on Huron Street, constituted a fire hazard and a potential death trap for children. He asked that the building be destroyed or renovated. ,Lumber in the frame house is rotting and tinder -dry; the roof has been severely damaged. Both council and the fire chief expres- sed fear that children might be hurt playing in the building or more serious consequences might come from -fire: 'Council agreed to notify the estate that it intended to take action to demolish the building unless plans were made to reno- vate It. To Convert Garage 'Per mission to convert a farm implement garage on the east side of town into 16 apartments was granted by council on the condition the town would not be required to provide drainage fa- cilities. The request came from W. G. Simmons and Sons, Exeter, who Beer Club Operator Pays Fine Of $100 Carl Reid, operator of the Main Street bottle club in Hensall, paid $100 and costs on a Canada Tem- perance Act charge of keeping liquor for sale. The fine was imposed by Mag- istrate Dudley Holmes in Exeter Court Wednesday, He ordered de- struction of 1,578 pints of beer which police seized in a, raid on September 3. Reid pleaded guilty to the charge. Two l7 -year-old Henall youths Erie Smile and Robert Baynham, were fined $20 and costs each for racing through the village ond along No. 84 highway on Sep- tember 11. Police disclosed the youths had been warned ,preVious- ly against speeding. Wouldn't Let Truck Pass George Dawes, 24, of Ingersoll, also paid $20 for preventing to let a fellow truck -driver pass on Highway 83. Police said Dawes Milled to the centre of the road each time the following truck tried to overtake him. Ronald Wareing,; of Exeter, received a $10 fine for failing to give a left turn signal On Sep- tember 18. He pleaded guilty. Wareing protested the sum- mons was not valid because his name was not spelled correctly but the magistrate overruled his Objection. A charge • of careless driving against Theodore Bourne, 22, Of Exeter, who was involved in an accident near the Exeter dump on September 3, was dig/hissed. Donne was /taking a left- hand turn into the dump when the pickup truck he was driving was struck from behind by a car driven by Larry ,Snider, of Exeter Who was passing hilt. Snider and a passenger testified nminie gave lid signal but the driver said he turned on flasher Amelia. Ititeltie Tramair, a passenger In the truck, also testified. Counsel fOr the defence was Frank Donnelly, Goderloh. John D. Hutchison, of Handl- ton, was ,fined $25 for a second conviction of not having a driv- er's licence and $10 for failing to give a proper turn signal, Ile Was involved in an accident with Mr, and llrs, Gerald EngieS011, 011 No, 81 Highway MI September 4, Wein„ of Dashwood, was convicted of a charge of fail- ing to keep the peace while on suspended sentence but penalty was not pronounced. Magistrate Holmes asked that persons in- volved in disturbances with the accused be brought before the eourt. Peter Plantenga, of Exeter, was ordered to pay $25 .and costs upon conviction of a charge of failing to report an accident. A more serious charge of leaving the scene of. an accident was dig- -Please turn to page 12 plan to aPend $15,000 to convert their cementbloels building into an aPartraent houae. The garage is at the east end of Sanders Street in a low-lytng area. Eldrid Simmons, who present- ed the request to council, did not think a town drain would be, required for the project. Three other permits were grant- ed, subject to the approval of eOmmittee. They included a $2,500 house for Gerald Cooper on Nel- son St., renovation of the •build- ing which burned on the property of Vic Hogarth, Nelson Street; and construction of a garage bY Earl Carroll, Gidley Street. A letter from the Huron County Health Unit suggested Ontario Minister Speaks In Zurich Hon. William A. Goodfellow, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs, will address the an- nual meeting of the Huron County Municipal Officers' As- sociation in Zurich on Wednes- day, October 12. The minister will be accom- panied by his deputy, W. A. Orr. that if the supply_of fill becomes short at the present site of the dump, an alternative location should be sought. It offered as- sistance in choosing another site. Officials report the present operation is satisfaetbry. The men are dumping into one trench and covering that garbage with the fill dug up in another trench. Tile for the dairy draft north of the river has arrived and work will commence as soon as pos- sible. Council approved rental of a car for the police department to use while the cruiser is being re - Girls Train At Hospital Six district girls have enrolled in the new nursing course which started last week at South Hu- ron Hospital under the direction of its superintendent, 'Miss Alice Claypole. This is the third course af its held in the hospital since it op- ed. The girls receive a nurse's as- sistant's cap on 'graduation: The new trainees include Don- na Gilfillan, of Winchelsea; Lois Cottle, R.R. 1, Woodham; Shirley Martin, Dashwood; Jean Young been constructed in one of the basement rooms which was not used. A second modern dormitory has been outfitted in the base- ment of the hospital to provide living quarters for five trainees. A new lectute room has also strutted in one of the basement rooms which was not used. The hospital now houses 18 nurses, nurse's oids ,and students Nine live in the second storey of the former 'Carling house which forms the entrance to the build- ing and nine live in the two dorms downstairs. paired. The town ear wasdam- angigedht. in an accident Saturday Final reading of the $10,000 debenture by.law for PAT.C. ira- Provements was passed following the receipt of approval from the Ontario Municipal Board. The debentures may not be Is- sued „however. The by-law makes it possible for the town to loan. the P.T.T.C. $14,090 without ac- tually selling bonds and the Com- mission believes it can pay back the loan inside of one year. Numerous complaints about gas fumes coming up through drains were reported. .Councillor R, D. Jermyn said one family was forc- ed to evacuatebecause of the fumes. 'Councillor R. .0, Dinney said people along Main Street south were disturbed by filmes and Reeve William McKenzie said they had permeated his home, Works crew revealed one source was fuel oil from a tank which had burst in the cellar of a Main Street building. Three tenders for 15 tons of coal for the town hall were open- ed but the final decision was left M the hands of a committee un- der Councillor Dinney. The bids included: Ford Fuels, $22,00 per ton; Exeter Co-op $23.50; R. G. Seldon and son, $24.00. Council- lor Dinney :was not certain all three firms were -offering the same type coal. Must.Build Ikeservoirs The acute shortage of water . this summer points up the need or greater oonservation Offent• Augable Authority Chairman John A, Morrison, of Williams East, told members at a dinner in Crediton Wednesday night. "We roust build reservoirs to hold our water and take steps to get it ha* luta the land, he said. "With an increasing poplint• tion, mechanised cultivation, and our failure to COI/Serve our spring run-off, the water problem of the future looks difficult." The authority chairman re- ferred to the movement to pipe water in from the lakes, but he wondered if agriculture areas can afford it. "What the land needs today is proper care, reforesta- tion and proper use et water." "There is no better spot in Canada than our watershed—let us protect our natural resources." he said. Conservation work is in its infancy; it Must be carried on to a much greater degree. Review Aciiievenients Work of the Ausahle Authority in ite six years of existence was outlined by Andrew Dixon, pub- lic relations chairman, who show- ed pictures of the progress being made, Farm ponds, reforestatton • and recreation facilities have been highlights of the program. A. H. Richardson, chief con- servation egineer of the Ontario Department of Planning ;and De- velopment, said th e Au s ab le Authority was one of the first organized in the province and it has done a "real, solid piece of worlc," particularly in farm ponds, He said the authority's levy was one of the highest Ontario, Members and their. wives, and district officials attended the social banquet, first held by the Authority, Crediton W.I. served the dinner. Andrew Dixon. was master .of ceremonies for the program which included dancing to music provid- ed by Richardson at the piano and Authority member Harold Fesy on the violin. Prosecutions Double OPP Answers Critics Answering criticism of the On- tario Provincial Police force at Grand Bend this summer, Cpl. Neil Charaberlain disclosed this week that more prosecutions had taken place in 1955 than in the two previous years put together. "I don't understand the criti- cism which has been levelkid at us," the corporal said. "We have not heard any serious complaints before." The corporal said that the Grand Bend Ratepayers Associa- tion had forwarded a letter to Reeve J. H. Dalton expressing ap- preciation for the policing ser- vices -this summer. To illustrate the work done by his force during the heavy holi- day weekends, the officer said one constable stayed on duty 38 hours without sleep. Expressed Dissatisfaction • At a meeting Monday night, it was reported that councillors ex- pressed diSsatisfaction with the policing of the village. Councillor Clarence Green was quoted as saying the five constables em- ployed by the village during the summer were not worth. all the money council was spending. Councillor John Manore felt that next summer council should cut down on the number of OPP constables "and see to it that the police do their job properly," 'Councillors expressed datisfac- tion with the work of the cor- poral who has been the perman- Ant head of the detachment for several years. He has spearhead- ed ,safety campaigns among child - INSTITUTE DONATES HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT--Hurondsle Women's Institute recently donated a Colson inhalator to the gouth• Huron hospital. The inathine is used in the treet- merit of Croupe. Tnspecting the neW equipment are Miss Aliee Claypole, hospital superintend- ent; Airs. Lee Webber, secretary of the Institute; Mrs. 11, t. Russell, Vied -president of the Hospital Auxiliary; and Mrs. Harry Strang, presideut of rturoudale W.L (T -A Photo) • ren and this summer organized a drive to buy a resuscitator. The corporal took. exception to a report that he will receive a $500 a. year raise. He said that the cost to all municipalities who employ provincial police has been raised by $50.0 but through a special arrangement for Grand Bend, the village will have to pay only one-third of that amount. This does not affect the salary of the officer. The corporal says that the summer resort pays less than one- third of the actual costs of polic- ing for" eight months of the year. The village pays only $100 a month for the protectioa of the corporal and the use of a cruiser. Total cost of the policing for the year comes to less than $6,000 with grants and revenue from fines deducted. Reeve J. IL Dalton did not join in the criticism of the force. Ile said: "All the reports that I have heard have been very favor- able. The few complaints that I did hear I was not able to pin down. The fourth member of council, Sohn. Hood, was not, present. He has moved to British Columbia. . In spite of the criticism council voted to continue employment of the ,OPP rather than organize a village force. Seniors Club Active Again That interest in the Senior Citizens Club had not diminished during the summer holidays was evident on Tuesday night when the attendance registered at the first social evening of the fall season was 125. Ed. Westeott was chairman for the program which began with community tinging led bY Walter Cutbush with Mrs. Rhoda Shan - ton at the piano, Thstrumental n u ra b e r s were given by Michael Parrew, pietist; the Dougall family, Mrs. Andrew Dougall, Harry, Andrew and Will- iam and Mrs. Jack °Oates and by Maurice Quance, who played the mouthorgan accompanied by Gar- net Hicks. Duets by Marlene and Darlene Prayne ond Marilyn and Kathryn Hicks; qUartete numbers by Mrs. Hugh 1Vilsion, Mrs, Ted Anne, Mrs. till BIM and Miss Helen Westeott and soles by Miss Mat - hie Roeder made up the vocal gelectiOns. Mrs. Sam Hendrick gave huraorous remdiurs, Mayor R. E. Pooley congratu- lated the Oath` on its good repu- tation and high rating in the province and. assured the mem.. hers of his Willing/100 and that of the council to assist the ellth• Ile Spoke briefly Of a recent trip he and Reeve Willi/1M McKenzie made to Timmins, 'The door prise was won ht Joseph Dayntatt. Members tit* Legion Ladies' Auxiliary assisted at theitrizah hut. Musts bar date-. ritlat was provided by the bougs.11 Mr. and Mrs. Alf Coates, Mr. and Alta. Wes Stra11/011S, Mr. and Mre. o1art611 Prayrie and Mr. and tMPIPIACteri etilhe8kNien4/11r hwerereprengtitiftaMe<1.,