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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-03, Page 5Crowds Acclaim Play,« Plan Theatre Group Five hundred people acclaimed “Angel Street” the first major production of the Exeter and District players’ Guild, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 'South Huron District, High School. The performance drew appre­ ciative applause from both audi­ ences who obviously enjoyed the clever Victorian mystery. A third performance will he staged by the Guild in Hensail on Wednesday, November 9, spon­ sored by the Chamber of Com* merce. iSuppqrt and interest shown by the public has heartened pro­ moters in the formation of a little theatre group here. An or­ ganization meeting will be held November 14. Plays Heavy Role iStar of the local production of “Angel Street,” is Mrs. L. Dilkes, well-known in the district for her humorous readings and recita­ tions. In her first attempt at ser­ ious drama in a full-length play, she proved an able performer Who ,at times reached a profes­ sional stature. As Mrs. Maning- ham, the distraught wife who is being driven insane by her dash­ ing, diabolical husband, she plays the largest role in the drama, leaving the stage for ouly a few minutes during the entire pro­ duction, William O. Cochrane, former mayor and star of a number of Huronia Male Chorus operettas, portrays the husband who seeks the rich jewels of a woman he murdered 15 years ago. To dis­ pose of Iris wife 'he tortures her with accusations of petty theft •and 'irregularities which he him­ self has engineered. By remind­ ing her that' her mother died in- she issane he convinces his wife losing her mind. Frank Wildfong, another her of the Huronia Chorus, ___ the kindly police inspector who discovers the plot and, arranges for Mr. Manlngham’s arrest. Mrs. Edna Glaah played the understanding maid and Mrs. Robert Dinney was her flirtatious daughter. / The two policemen who carry Maningham .away Whilsmith and Jack Leads Drahm Group The play directed thur Whilsmith who the formation of a drama group. ■Credits for the production in­ cluded: Bailey’s Florist, St.Marys Little Theatre; set, Ralph Sweit­ zer; lights, Gerald Godbojt; hand properties, Mrs. Godbolt, Mds. D. Harrison,, Mrs. C. Wellington; stage properties, Mrs. J. Smith, Mrs. F. Dickens and Mrs. ,S. Hen­ drick; costumes, Mrs, J. Doerr, Mrs. A-. Fraser and Mrs. T. Din­ ney; sound effects, Jim Carter; business, G. Wright, Art Whil­ smith; make-up, Mrs. Douglas Insley, Miss June Bierling; pho- tograher, Jack Doerr. mem- acted were Jack Fulcher. by Mrs. Ar- has led in Stephen Sets Election Days Stephen council set the date for the township’s “nomination meeting on Monday, November 28. Election, if necessary, • will be held the following Monday, Dec­ ember 5. Rolling booths, deputy-return­ ing officers and poll clerks named were:No.l, Cenfralia Library, Gor­ don Wilson,. Ralph Gates. ’'-■No. 2, Frank- Triebner’s kitch­ en, Preston Dearing, Frank Trieb- ner. 1 No. 3, Wenzel barber shop, Crediton, William Oestrei'cher, Everett Fahner. No. 4, Crediton Community Centre, Alvin Baker, Russell Finkbeiner. No, 5, O’Rourke’s kitchen, Ger­ ald O’Rourke, Joe Regier. No. 6, Dashwood club rooms, Otto Willert, Chester Gaiser. No. 7, (Sweitzer’s kitchen, Colin Love, Ross Love. No. 8, Pollock’s store; Mansel Hodgins, William Hicks. No. 9, William Desjardine’s Ezra Webb, Irvin Bestard. The council-passed a resolution agreeing to >pay -the township’s ■share of the $8'5,000 addition to South Huron District High ‘Srhool Court of revision on the 1956 assessment roll was set for Tues­ day, November 15, at the hour of 3.00 p.m. ' Road Superintendent Lawrence Hill was authorized ’.to petition for a drain on the fourth con­ cession, lot 21, Govt Grants $100,000 Grants from the Ontario -gov­ ernment to the South Huron Dis­ trict High School totalled nearly $100,000 this year, it was re­ vealed at the board meeting on Tuesday night. The Secretary-Treasurer, E. D. Howey reported receipt of $M.,- 586.68 from the government re­ cently which brings the total provincial assistance to $97,586.- 68. The board spent several hours discussing the proposed five-room addition to the school. The archi­ tect, Page and Steele of Toronto, has been interviewed and is ex­ pected The ■dition, rooms might mated Inspector E. R. McClellan, of Woodstock, reported to the board on the findings during his visit to the school in October. He noted the teacher-student ratio was 1:29 while the desired ratio was 1:25. Principal H. L. Sturgis report­ ed the enrolment at 485. School" was closed one-day for a teachers’ convention at Elmira. Examina­ tion timetable has been- posted for the latter part of November. The school is negotiating for a supply teacher in home econo­ mics. Chairman C. S. MacNaughton conducted the meeting. to prepare sketches soon, architect indicted the ad- which includes four class- and one science room, cost more than the esti- $85,000. Eighty-Second Year HALLOWE’EN WINNERS—These happy tramps were first prize winners in the comic sec­ tion of the costume judging at the Hallowe’en Party sponsored by Exeter Lions Club on Monday night. The girls are Karen and Julia Heywood, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Heywood, Albert Street. Over 300 children, disguised in a wide assortment of costumes, at­ tended the party, enjoyed films and treats. (T-A Photo) EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1955 ■Hr*HP 3 ii K BhBBBF^ w" •'viMfe ■ fl■ •• B O «• UBB' ' iPWL' 1 Sir ’ ; t Im! Hog Situation Up In Air, Co-op, Officials On Run? The most confused situation,, in the agriculture industry today’ must be the controversial co-op hog marketing. How the situation stands at this point, nobody seems to know an<J few' are willing to hazard a guess. But it a'ppears that Theo­ dore Parker, who is fighting a one-man campaign against the marketing scheme, has the gov- Should Give Road Test Before Licence: Holmes Approve Campaign To Combat Cancer A precedent-setting campaign to acquaint people with the dan­ ger signs of cancer was approved by the Perth-Huron unit of the Canadian Cancer Society at a meeting'-in South Huron Hospi­ tal Monday evening. The unit will sponsor a six month advertising campaign in seven newspapers in the two counties; conduct an essay con- Teacher Lack Forums' Topic This is the beginning of a new season for Farm Forums. Elim- ville and Parr'Line forums met • Monday night but Fairfield, Uni­ que and Thames Road decided to wait a little longer until more of the farm work was disposed of. The subject under discussion was “How Can The Teacher Shortage Be Overcome?” The Elimville forum met at the home of the president, Lome Elf ord, and Mrs. Elf ord with 22 present. As a result of it was felt that . encourage their sons and daugh­ ters. to take up the teaching pro­ fession if they are fitted for it and to help financially. They felt the school boards were doing all they could to en­ courage teachers and governing bodies, local ral, could offer higher better equip schools teachers will stay. WI’s Sponsor Course The Institutes sponsor public speaking contests which give young people a confidence in speaking before a crowd while on their feet. This helps to deter­ mine their aptitude for teaching and also is a help if they do be­ come teachers. On the whole it was thought more scholarships from any of the organizations or the govern­ ment would help. Women teachers make good citizens and should be encourag­ ed to stay in the community. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Williams when the sub;: ject under discussion will be “Fire On The Farm”. The Farr Line Farm Fortim met at the hottie of Mr, and Mrs. Howard Adkins, Oh Monday evert- . Ing for their first meeting of the 1955,-56 seasort, with 20- members present The topic for this meet­ ing was “Teacher Shortage Hits Canada”, After listening to the radio broadcast the officers for the doming year Were elected. John Soldah was returned as president. Mrs. Gordon Coleman was elected by ballot to replace Wilfred Mous- seau Who has held this office for • Huron 'County Magistrate Dud­ ley Holmes said in court Wednes­ day that the current campaign to reduce traffic accidents should include examination of all driv­ ers before they receive their lic­ ences to make sure they know the rules 'of the road. “With -all the drive and effort being made to curb accidents, I feel they should at least require1 that drivers are able to answer questions about the rules of the road under the Highway Traffic Act.” The magistrate was critical of the present system of issuing lic­ ences. “The person has to shqw his ability to drive and that’s all they require.” The remarks were made in con­ nection with the conviction of Joseph Frost, 24, of London, who that the and fede- grants to their discussion parents should MOVES TO PORT HURON—Rev. K. R. Norcross and his wife will movg to Port Huron next week where he has been appointed pastor of the First Assembly of God. the past two years. The forum was then divided into two groups and all retired for the discussion. In ahswer to the question-“What do' you think should be done by parents, your school board, your municipal government your Prov­ incial government, the federal government, to relieve the teacher Shortage?” the group decided that co-operation between the parents, pupils, and teacher would give Cncouragmeht to the teacher and help ease her responsibilities. Parents could encourage their children to become teachers. They also thought that P.T.A. organi- L. L'/.j rural school would both teachers and zatioh in tile be helpful to their pupils. They were agreed that school pleaded 'guilty to failing to stop and report after his car struck another on Exeter’s Main Street on September 17. Frost was fined $10. Paul Schenk, of Crediton, re­ ceived a fine of $15 and costs for receiving money from unem­ ployment insurance while he was working. •Evidence showed he received around $90 from the Commission for trree weeks in the summer of 1954 and during part of that time he -worked with the Jul-Du- Mar oil drilling company. Magistrate Dudley Holmes, in giving sentence, said he did not believe Schenk deliberately at­ tempted to defraud the Unem­ ployment Commission. The magistrate reserved judg­ ment on David Kirk, 30, and •Russell Kirk, '26, both of Dash­ wood who were charged with con­ triving with 70-year-old William Wein of Dashwood, to break the conditions of his parole. iSeveral Dashwood residents, in­ cluding Trustee Jim Hayter, Mrs. Ken McRae and Mr. and Mrs. Ad­ dison TJeman, testified they had seen Wein intoxicated in the pres­ ence of the Kirk brothers. eminent and the co-op on the run. ' Parker claims the co-operative is operating without legal author­ ity- and so far his accusation has not been denied. Parker issued this charge after interviewing agriculture and marketing board officials at Toronto who appar­ ently admitted the co-op has not met certain requirements in their organization. Whether or not Parker is right, the situation has become serious enough to involve Prem­ ier. Frost himself into the argu­ ment. The premier announced Wed­ nesday that his government will ask the courts to clarify its powers with regard to farm marketing regulations. His state* ment followed a conference with farm-marketing organizations and government officials and it would indicate they are not sure of their stand. There are other important de­ velopments involved in the con- Wein was given a suspended sentence to keep the peace sev­ eral months ago and in October was brought up again on changes Itroversy: 1. A Report leaked out of the government last week that a vote of hog producers would be held on the new scheme. While the comment of the minister’s office was “nothing official as yet”, it indicated this is being consider­ ed. 2. Parker has received a .Cheque direct from ’a packing company which has not gone through the co-operative instead of receiving it from the co­ operative and he has challenged the hog producers association to take action against him or the company. The association has not issued any charges yet. 3. Parker claims the court action he took against United Livestock Sales, which has since been disbanded, is still active and can be brought against the new co-operative. 4.' Parker made the charge Wednesday that instead of the co-operative handling fee being 24 cents per hog, it is actually closer to 30 cents because of the 20-cent' pro-rating charge added to each .shipment of pigs. But* while the whole' legal sit­ uation remains in an uproar, there still is plenty of evidence UK Pen Pals For Seniors Miss Harriet Carr, -of the Com­ munity Program Branch of the Department of Education, has made 'arrangements for the Sun­ shine Club of Hassocks, (Sussex, England, to correspond with the Exeter Senior Citizens Club for the purpose of exchanging ideas about their activities. The first letter from the 'Sussex Club was , read at the Senior Citizens Club social evening in the Legion hall Tuesday night. Secretary George Lawson also .read a history of the Exeter Club which was written for the Com­ munity Courier by Doug. (Smith, recreational director. (More than 10'0' enjoyed the var­ iety program presented by local and district talent with Cecil Skinner as chairman. Walter Gut­ bush led community singing with Mrs. Rhoda Shapton as a'ccom- pamist. Readings by Mrs. Wm. Row­ cliff e and Delmer Skinner; vocal solos by Master George Godbolt; duets by Mrs. Margaret Fletcher and Mrs. Ed. Johns accompanied by Mrs. E. Lindenfield at the piano and Miss Betty Coates and Mrs. Fred Cole on the mouthor­ gans; piano selections by Melvin McLean; 'accordion solos by Bar­ ry Jeffery and hill-billy songs by Harry and Bob Hern accompanied by their 'mother, Mrs. .Harold Hern were equally popular. 'Members of the Kinnette Club served lunch and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marshall and Tom Walker played for the dan'eing. The door prize was won by Mrs. William Passmore. •In charge of the December so­ cial, which will include an ex­ change of gifts, are £Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ryckman, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sweet, Mr. and Mrs. John Pollard, Mrs. Eunice Stone and Mr. Herman Kerni'ck. test among students in high schools; and organize an unique tag day throughout the district. This ambitious program is the first -of its type inaugurated by a unit of <he nation-wide society, which attempts to reduce deaths caused by cancer through educa­ tion programs and research. The Perth-Huron unit is recognized as the most active in Ontario. The newspaper campaign will describe the seven danger signals of cancer, urge people to see their doctor when they appear, and offer free literature distributed. by the unit. The series will be carried in The Exeter Times-Ad- vocate as well as six other news-, papers. < Conduct Essay Contests Each branch in the unit will conduct essay contests among the .children in its high school and the winning essays will be eligi­ ble to compete for a grand prize in the unit. Officials feel the essay contest will arouse the in­ terest of students -and their par­ ents as well •The tag -days being considered by the unit are novel in that no contributions are requested in ‘exchange for the tags. The card­ board squares, describing the sev­ en danger .signals, will -be distri­ buted free as an educational pro­ ject, ‘ The unit also approved the em- ploym’ent of a part-time secretary to correlate the work .of volun­ teers in the two counties. Reports from the seven branch- Travel By Air To Plan School South Huron Distict High School is air-speeding its nego­ tiations for a five-room addi­ tion in order to get it complet­ ed by next September. On Friday a special commit­ tee flew to Toronto to interview architects, Page and Steele. M embers attended a special conference in the morning, then returned by air early in the afternoon. Pilot of the plane was Lar­ ry Snider, of EXeter, who is property chairman of the board and a flying ^enthusiast who owns a four-seater craft. His passengers were A. W. Morgan and Kenneth Johns, both of Usborne. es of the unit indicated all were active in various ways. Exeter President, Fred Dobbs, outlined the education work the local branch has done by giving out literature at fall fairs and other community gatherings, as well as public speaking engagements, •Other branches reported show­ ing films at meetings in. their areas, establishing literature racks where information about 'cancer is distributed, arranging talks on cancer and serving pa­ tients. Tribute for the unit’s success was paid to John H. Stratton, Stratford lawyer, Who has been president for several years. Rab- ’idly devoted to the cause, Mr. Stratton has personally organized many of the branches in the unit and has spearheaded the entire movement in this area. He is a director on the provincial execu­ tive. Distribute Dressings President Stratton reported that at the unit office in Strat­ ford, over '3,000 dressings had been made and distributed to cancer patients. There were 33 new patients reported during the year and ten people died from the disease, •Besides Exeter, there are branches in Listowel, Goderich, Clinton, Milverton and fit, Marys. The unit has grown rapidly in recent years and It was indicated the time will come soon when it will be necessary to split the unit into separate ones for Huron and Perth. A conference of the unit will be held in Goderich on (Saturday November 12, when sessions will be conducted describing educat­ ional programs, publicity and ser­ vices committee work. Benson Sutter, of Clinton, was secretary for the meeting. Policemen In This Area Join War On Accidents of breaking the conditions Of the | that many farmers .still want a sentence. In the evidence given, the Kirk family was involved and the magistrate suggested that charges be laid against 'the bro­ thers. William Wein appeared court and witnesses testified had been behaving well. ' Robert McNicol, of Brantford, ■received a fine of $10 and costs on a charge of careless driving resulting from an accident at the intersection of Highways 83 and 21. McNicol fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the ditcli of the intersection. W. G. Cochrane, Exeter, acted 'for the defendant. co-operative marketing scheme. On Monday the co-op was en­ dorsed unanimously at the an­ nual meeting of the Ontario De­ partment of Agriculture. in he District provincial police and local law enforcement officers will join in the province-wide all-out war on speeders and other traffic violators. OPP Constable Elmer Zimmer­ man, in charge of the Exeter de­ tachment, said policemen in Hu­ ron County will get their in­ structions at a district meeting in Mount Forest Thursday night. Middlesex and Lambton officers, including Cpl. Neil Chamberlain, of Grand Bend, received their orders Tuesday at London. Stores Open Friday Eve To Test Public Reaction In an attempt to determine if there is a demand among Exeter and district residents for Friday Night shopping, several Exeter stores will remain open on that night during November and De­ cember. They will continue to stay open ‘on Saturday nights, too. Merchants have noticed a def­ inite decline in Saturday night shopping. They claim it is not nearly as brisk as it once was. inossmen believe farmers and Businessmen believe farmers and ping during the week and that they like to .stay home to watch the hockey game and other good programs on television Saturday night. Several grocery stores which have opened Friday nights re­ port their business on those even­ ings has ibeeii exceeding their Saturday night sales. (Stores In London have been opening Friday nights for several years and this has led the trend toward Friday night opening in Western Ontario. St. Marys switched from Saturday to Fri­ day two years ago and although some dissatisfaction was register­ ed then it has .apparently sub­ sided now. Clerks prefer Friday night opening because it. gives them a longer weekend. Despite all the .arguments for “Friday night, however, Saturday night- shopping is an established tradition and many stores in Ex­ eter still favor it. Group Committee To Help Scouts A Boy Scout Group Committee was organized at a meeting in the new Lions’ Scout House on Friday evening. Jack Smith was named chair­ man; Jack Delbridge, vice-chair­ man; Ross Taylor, secretary; Harry Penhale, treasurer; Doug­ las WedlJke, camping ahd activit­ ies convenor; Russ Snell, Tom MacMillan, Harvey Cowen, Claude Farrow and Percy McFalls, a sub-committoe. Leaders are being arranged for the Cubs and Scouts and activit­ ies will start as soon as the Scout House is completed. A mothers’ auxiliary will be formed at a, later date. A Christmas tree sale will be held ih the near future to obtain funds to furnish the Scout House. taw.l ,-x ' ■&;A OAR WINNERS — T W o 1 o c a 1 people won new cars at the Lions- Legion bingo Wednesday night, October 26, when the organiza­ tions raised $4,000 towards the Scout House. Above, Mrs. Garnet Hicks of R.R. 3 Exeter receives the keys to the car given away in a raffle from Legion President Max Harness, left, and Lions President B.,W. Tuckey. Charles Acheson, right, manager of the Xjotcjl vzoii special bingo for a 1956 model. Mr, Acheson said his card filled up rapidly at the start until there were Only two left. Then, he had to wait for a dozen calls before the last two came, one right after the other, The Lions Club IScout House on John street, (bet­ ween Carling and Marlborough streets, is nearly completed. A. J, Sweitzer, a past president of the club is in charge of the con­ struction, The government hopes to halve the number of traffic accidents during the next 12 months by cracking down on highway violat­ ors. One hundred and fifty new recruits have been provincial force to campaign. The drive will with drivers who fail to observe the elementary rules of the road. Few warnings, if any, will be given for highway infractions. Minor violations will be checked because police feel they often lead to serious offences and de­ velop an attitude of disrespect for the law in the minds of some drivers’. “Experience has proven that violation of the rules of the road is a prelude to disaster and high speed is a killer,” one police of­ ficial said. Ontario accounted for nearly half the traffic death toll in Canada last year. Of the 2,586 traffic fatalities, 1,045 were in this province. While accidents have generally increased, Huron County has been one of the few areas where they have declined during the past two years. The decrease has not been great but enough to be noticeable. added to the accelerate the ■deal severely Church Rally At Crediton “Communicating the Gospel” Was the theme for the forty­ fourth annual convention of the Exeter and District Council of Religious Education held in Crediton EfU.B. church On Wed­ nesday. The president, Mr. Wellwood Gill, of Grand Bend, was chair­ man, The worship service was taken by the pastor of the church, Rev. Glen Strome, and* Edmund Hendrick. Eleven of the 16 Sun­ day Schools in the district were represented. Those present were divided into four groups under the leader­ ship of Ed Hendrick, Crediton; Rev. W. F. Krotz, Dashwood; Sterling Ince, Exeter, and Mrs. Lawrence Curts, Greenway. These groups discussed their Bunday School problems and brought their findings to a general dis­ cussion led by the guest speaker, Rev. Howard Brox, of Sebring* ville, A violin solo was contributed by Mrs. Strome, of Crediton, ac­ companied by Mrs. Emory Fan­ ner, Area Co-op Shows Gain Exeter District Co-operative in-, creased its volume 25 percent' during the past year,- Manager Kenneth Hern reported at the annual meeting Friday evening. The increase totalled $34,500. 'Savings for the year were also up, the manager said. Guest speaker at the banquet was Arthur Musgrave, of Clarks­ burg, vice-president of the United Co-operatives of Ontario. He out­ lined the co-op expansion in the province. Co-op cattle shipper, R. B. Wil­ liams, reported on the year’s ac­ tivities in livestock shipping. x 'Three directors elected to a three-year term were Ray Mor- lock, Albert Keys and Milford Prouty. Wilfrid Shapton, chairman of the board of directors, president for the banquet in Exeter Legion Hall which 1'50 attended. The Elimvi'lle Women’s Institute cat­ ered. Barr.y Jeffrey, of R.R. 3 Exeter and ventriloquist Frank Hocka- day, of RCAF Station Centralia, entertained. Mrs. Phillip Johns rendered several instrumentals at the piano. Gordon Mather, of Exeter, area supervisor of United Co-operat­ ives, and Mr. Hern attended a manager’s conference at Cherry­ hill Farm, Unionville, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Damage Light On Hallowe'en Police report plenty of activity and many pranks Hallowe’en night but no damage of a serious nature. A number of mail boxes in Stephen township, near Mount Carmel, were knocked down. Gates were removed, shanties overturned and the usual tricks committed. • In Exeter, police said the dam­ age was “no worse than other years” but there was considerable activity and a large crowd of young people. Pranks included rolling bar­ rels onto the Main Street, moving stones from the P.U.C. pumping house at the dam to the Post Office'; vegetable throwing and similiar activities. A number of hand-made wood­ en garden ornaments were de­ stroyed at one home several days prior to Hallowe’en. Some soft tomatoes were thrown at clothes ■hanging out to dry. Five Teams In Ice Loop Exeter Mohawks will play in a five-team group this winter, it was arranged by the WOAA at a meeting Wednesday night. Other clubs in the greu^p will be Goderich, Forest, Stratliroy, and Milverton. Forest and Milt* erton will bo “B” teams; the others “A”. Charles Larder, God* erich, is the convener. • Lucan and Zurich are in -a six* dub group with St. Marys, lidar* ton, Blackwell and Watford.