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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-10, Page 1Eighty-Second Year 1 1 EXPLOSION DAMAGES ARENA—Ammonia gas explosions at Hensall Arena on Saturday •afternoon displaced the roof and injured four persons, one of whom is in Toronto hospital with severely-burned eyes. Above, fire department and arena board officials inspect the dam­ age done to the cement-block structure which houses the ice-making machinery. Arrows show where blast lifted blocks. —-T-A Photo SHDHS Football Squad Scores Upset 13-11 Win South Huron School Panthers won the right to advance into W.O.S.'S.A. foot­ hall playdowns Wednesday after­ noon -by upsetting the ■ league­ leading Mitchell squad 13-11 In 'Mitchell. The Panthers, Who ended up in second place in the league,, -ended a three-year Mitchell reign -over the district gridiron by win­ ning the sudden-death playoff game which gives them the right to meet Wingham Monday after­ noon in the quarter-finals at R.C. A.F. Station, Clinton. Winner of Monday’s game will play in the Purple Bowl tournament for the Western Ontario .championship. Coach Glen Mickle’s gridders piled up a 12-0 lead during the first half but had to ward off a ■determined Mitchell attack in the final session to win the thrill- packed contest. An exciting finish saw play see-saw from one end of the grid­ iron to the other. With the score 12-11, Panthers made a brilliant march up the field but fumbled ion the two-yard' line ‘ with three minutes left in the game. Mitch- -ell recovered the ball and romp­ ed up the field with several long passes but Panther back Bill La­ vender recovered a' second fum- ible to reverse the field gain. Ted Smith kicked a single point on the last play of the game to salt away the victory. Fullback Smith scored the first touchdown, for South Huron after leading a substantial march up the field in the first quarter. Bill Lavender, who went in to give’ 2, District High-Smith a rest, scored the second TD an similar plays in the second Bob MacLaren kicked both con­ verts. With the Panthers leading 12-0 Mitchell threw a touchdown pass on the last play of the half and scored the convert to .make it 12-6. The Mitchell clufo scored another touch'doiwn in the third quarter but failed to tie the score when the attempted convert mis­ sed. Bill Pollen called the entire •game at quarterback; hard driv­ ing Jim Etherington sparked the inspired play of the Panther line. The win marks the first time 'South Huron has won a group ■championship since the school entered W'OiSSA football compe­ tition three years ago. Mitchell has won every year although Panthers almost upset them last year. ISHDHS lineup included: Full­ backs Ted Smith, Jules Desjar- dine; half-backs, Phil Charette. Bill Lavender, Terry Wade, Char­ lie Kernick; quarterbacks, Bill »flyingPollen, Gar Johnson; H wings, Ken Tuckey, Ted. Norming- ton; sides, Bob McLaren, Graham Farquhar, Jim Carter; middles, Jim Etherington, Joe Zimmer, Valdemar Gulens, Tom Lavender; ends, Jim Dalton, Keith Lovell, 'Bev Sturgis, Gerry Rannie; cen­ tres, Jim Dougall, Bob Chaffe. "1(i *•EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 105$ iNAIL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS Blast Burns Man's Eyes, Boy, Two More Escape Delay Building Of Courthouse Construction delays will _ pone opening of the Huron Coun­ ty courthouse until next summer, Property Committee Bill McKenzie, Reeve said\W ednesday. Council had hoped $700,000 structure would be rea- •dy for the January session of ,195 6 but that is no longer pos­ sible. An early summer opening is expected now. Most of the outside construc­ tion has been completed but there is considerable inside finishing yet to do. During the past few days 960 panes of glass w.ere in­ stalled in the 112 windows of the building. post- Chairman of Exeter, 500 Attend Open House Close to 500 people visited the new grain elevator erected by Cann’s Mill Ltd. during the open house Wednesday afternoon and evening’ Visitors were taken on con- -ducted tours through the large cement structure and grain and corn were being received all day so that they could see the auto­ matic equipment in action. 'Conducting the tours were Mr. G. A. Cann and his two sons, Carfery and Art, and Paul Dyke­ man. Wives of the owners served refreshments and souvenirs were distributed. Honor Fallen This Friday The victims of tw_o world wars will be honored Day services in sail on Friday. The Exeter conducted by Rapson ,in Main Street United 'Church at 11 a.m. Members of the local branch of the Legion, the Legionaires and Scout groups will parade to the church. Following bers of the will join the taph service. A parade Hensall will taph there for a brief service at 11 o’clock on Friday, then enter the town hall for a s'ervic.e con­ ducted by Rev. C. D. Daniel, minister of Hensall United Church and newly-appointed chap­ lain of the Legion. He will be assisted by Rev. Donald Mac­ Donald, minister of Carmel Pres­ byterian Church, Hensall. 'The annual service at Huron- dale was conducted Sunday after­ noon by Rev. W. J. Moores, of Thames Road United President Max Harness w&s in charge of the Legion Wreaths were placed by Pryde, for the province; Pincombe, for the township, and President Harness, for the Le­ gion. at Remembrance Exeter and Hen- service will be Rev. Alexander 8> the. service, mem- RCAF at Centralia parade for the ceno- the new of veterans inarch to the from ceno- Church. parade. Thomas Verne Dedicate Windows Official opening of the Chapel of the Four Evangelists and •dedication of the Dickson Memor­ ial Windows took place in a special ceremony at Trivitt Mem­ orial Church Sunday evening. Rev. N. D. Knox, w-ho has led- the parish in its extensive re­ storation program, performed the jrites. The chapel, in the south wing of the building, is 'part of the church’s plan to become the prayer centre of the community. It will be open all the,time. The four windows, each depict­ ing one of the four Evangelists in bright colours, were installed in the south wall of the chapel this week. They were provided by a bequest from the late Doro­ thy Kathleen Dickson in honor of her parents, Judge Lewis H. Dickson and Janet Sparling Dick­ son who were once active in the ■church. Mr. Dickson was a lawyer here before he received his judge­ ship and moved to Goderich. Describes Restoration Just before the dedication, Rev. Knox described the work which had been completed by the parish In the restoration pro­ gram. The sagging foundation ’has been reinforced, the heating system repaired, the tower strengthened, the , woodwork var­ nished, the belts and the organ restored and the fldors sanded. Most of the work was’ done by volunteer, labour. Thd guest minister, the Rev. Canon B. MerlfiCld, B.A., B.D., of London, paid tribute to the parish for its restoration program. “That kind Of work is unparalleled In the great .majority of churches •Repairs to the ice-making plant in. Hensall Arena, which was rocked by an ammonia explosion on^ Saturday are expected to be completed this week, Reeve Wm. Paifk said Wednesday. A new compressor is being installed Thursday morning to replace the one damaged in the blast. Officials expect ice will foe ready by next weeek, 'Still in Toronto hospital with severely-burned eyes is Herbert Weigold, 47, a mechanic with Creamery Package Co., who was one of foiii^. persons in the plant when a head gasket ble'w releas­ ing strong ammonia fumes. Doc­ tors believe the sight of one eye can be sav&d but are doubtful about the other. Also affected by the ammonia fumes were Lloyd Mousseau, of Hensall, the arena manager; Dave .Sangster, chairman of the Hen­ sall Arena Board; and Ralph Weigold two-year-old son of the mechanic. Mousseau and the Wei­ gold boy were taken to South Hu­ ron Hospital for treatment and later’ released. Dr. J. C. Goddard attended the men. After the four escaped from the building, a second and much more severe explosion displaced the roof and upper walls of the ce­ ment block structure attached to the arena in which the plant was housed. Reeve William Park and Police Constable Ernie Davis, who were near the building at the time of the second explosion said flames shot the full width of the arena. The blast lifted the top row of building blocks and the roof of ■the........ A sor and called to repair the machine. Mr. Weigold arrived during the after­ noon and installed a new gasket. When the compressor was started again, the new gasket blew with terrific force. Fortunately it did •not hit any of the men inside the ■building. Fire-proof construction of the plant was credited with prevent­ ing a blaze. The ice-making in the arena was started on Wednesday and a tihin sheet of ice had been made before the machine went wrong. building. head gasket in the compres- blew out Saturday morning the Toronto mechanic was Award Contract To Repair School A $53(5 contract to repair brickwork of the 1938 building of Exeter Public 'School was let •to Walter Cutbush of Exeter, by the board at a meeting Monday night. The repairs will be made to the parapet of the building. The heating plant at the school has not been working properly and the board1 is taking steps to correct the difficulty. (Permission was given for the purchase of sports equipment and a radio. Principal A. B. Idle was authorized to conduct a used> skate sale. To celebrate Library Week, Nov. 14 to 18; the principal has arranged for each class to visit 'the public library on Main St. New books have been purchased for the school’s library. , Permission 'was given the teachers to hold social meetings in the -gymnasium. ■Board Chairman R. E. Russell presided for the meeting. Huron Group Praises CTA “The Canada Temperance Act is good " " ’ ' drinking- said H. County meeting Holmesville United Church. “Criticisms come not from the home drinker, who is free, but from the social drinker and those who want more beer sold and freer access to* it” he added. “Bootlegging and drinking by' minors are evils under the C.T.A. and Liquor Control Act. The crown attorney and the police are doing a good work. Let us stand for what we have and make it as good as we can.” Rev. George Watt, of Dungan­ non, stated “We are more fortun­ ate in Huron under the C.T.A. htan any other county under the Liquor Control Act. The largest percentage of youth, who drink, are children, of drinking parents. Parents should denounce drink for their children’s sake.” Royal Moulton of the staff of the Ontario Federation of Tempe­ rance, Toronto, named Huron as —(Please Turn to Page 12 law because it keeps out of public places” J. Snell at 'the Huron Temperance Federation on Tuesday evening in Area Canning Crop Growers Request Increase In Prices iA resolution asking for increas­ ed prices for all canning crops Was endorsed at a meeting of Huron County vegetable growers in Exeter Town Halil Tuesday night. The groiwers, concerned with the decreasing farm revenue in comparison to rising cost of pro­ duction, directed their request to the Ontario Vegetable Growers Marketing Board, which negoti­ ates prices with processors every spring. .The resolution seeks high­ er revenue for peas, corn, beans ■and cabbage, as. well as other crops, Mr. A. Pilkey, district director from Middlesex, told the 26 grow­ ers who attended that fairm in­ come had dropped 28 percent while the price of farm products to the consumer has increased. The processors apparently don’t give “two hoots” about the far­ mer or the consumer,, he said. The Huron group approved a recommendation from the provin­ cial body asking that the name be changed from board to .agency. The change in name was neces­ sitated by a recent ruling by the Ontario Attorney-General who notified the board that the work they were doing was illegal un­ der the original name. The agency, explained Mr. Pil­ key, is a “cross between a co-op and & board.” The agency will still handle the farmer’s produce “but not in a direct way.” “Our aim” he continued “is to arbi­ trate on prices with the canners so that the farmer will get a better share of the national rev- enue.” Mr. Pilkey said in some areas growers complained that canners did not buy all the acreage they they agreed to. Huron Director Clarence Down, of R.R. 1, Hensall, said canners should know what .size crop they will want and should make ar­ rangements with the farmer to handle the produce. “There is no ■excuse for canners buying four acres when the farmer planted five acres” he said. A suggestion that processors be made to grade peas under agency supervision was met hy eunanimous 'approval by the grow­ ers who felt that a pea grading system would ensure fair prices. R. E, Pooley, county chairman, conducted the meeting and H. H. G. Strang was secretary. District directors named were Mr. Pooley, Clarence Down, Bruce Tuckey, Elgin Rowcliffe and Elgin Thompson. 'County directors include Wm. Ellerington, Bruce Tuckey, Clifford Etherington, Ross Vi.n Traquair, Alf Thompson, Grant 'Elgin Rowcliffe. and Oscar Jory, Archie Marshall, Mel- Moffat,, Elgin Ratcliffe and in the diocese/' he said. Rev. Metifield reminded the cOngregatioh that 96 percent of the things the present genera­ tion owns has come from its pre­ decessors and he urged that the suffering and travail of pioneers to provide these benefits be ap­ preciated. He challenged the people of today to create a greater inheritance for coming generations through work In the church. Local H&S “If you think your child __ the aptitude to become a cartoon­ ist, I urge you > by all means to see that he gets an all round knowledge of art” said M. R. Tingley, familiarly known as “Ting”, editorial cartoonist with the London Free Press, at the Home and School Association meeting on Tuesday evening. In demonstrating the drawing ■of cartoons, *he said “lEveryone •has some outstanding character­ istics—locate" it and start from there. He drew a cigar and from there he developed the portrait of Churchill; from a moustache a portrait of Stalin was drawn •and from a smile by means of filling in a few lines Eisenhow­ er’s portrait appeared. As a cartoonist it is necessary for him to analize the daily news always looking for ideas to in­ corporate in his cartoons. “iSometimes it takes me all day to draw one cartoon” he said. ■He kept his audience in an hilarious mood with his carica­ tures and anecdotes. In thanking him Mrs. R. D. Jermyn said “The art of making people laugh is an enviable one.”. Robert Southcott in introduc­ ing Mr. Tingley mentioned that during his service in the army •he wag with “Khaki” the Canad­ ian army magazine and “Maple Leaf” the overseas magazine. On his return he became cartoonist for the Free Press. ■Mrs. J. Schroeder conducted ivirs. xintun ijaing, the public library1, has J. the business. Mrs. Hilton Laing, librarian of 11 _ ___ LI___ _ gave a short talk on Young Can- ada’sc book week, November 15 to 22. Michael ' 'Farrow contributed two instrumentals. Miss Virginia Deichert, of Ex­ eter Public School staff, will at­ tend the conference of the On­ tario Association for Ourrncul- um Development sponsored by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation in King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Friday and Saturday of this week Mr. J. G. Goman,* of Exeter, inspector of South Huron, was recorder at the two-day confer­ ence of Elementary school inspec­ tors Monday and Tuesday held intors Monday and Tuesday held Stratford Teacher’s College. Woodham Man Co-op President Howard Johns, of R.R, PRESENT HOSPITAL LAMPS—Exeter chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star presented two treatment lamps to South Huron Hospital this week, Inspecting the lamps at the hos­ pital are, left to right, Worthy Matron Mrs. Stanley Love; Assistant Hospital Superintendent Mrs. Learn; and Mrs. Fred Dobbs, convener of the benevolent committee which purchased the lamps. -—T-A Photo 1 Woodham, was elected president of Exeter District Co-op at a re­ cent meeting of the board of di­ rectors. He Succeeds Wilfred 'Shaptoh, of R.R. 1 Exeter. Vice-presidents of the co-op are Edmortd Hendrick, of R.R. 2 CredltOn and Albert Keys, of R.R. 3 Exeter. Ray Morlock, of R.R. 2 Cfediton, is secretary. 7 WJ District provincial and Exeter police, co-operating in ’the province-wide safety drive, have laid close to 60 charges against drivers violating traffic regula­ tions since the campaign began five days ago, ■OPP Constable man, who is in local detachment, the charges deal stop at stop signs, speeding and defective brakes, In line with the policy established across the province, police are no longer issuing warnings for highway infractions—they are taking im­ mediate action against the of­ fenders. Since Friday, when the local drive started, 44 charges have been laid by the provincial police detachment which includes Con­ stables Cecil Gibbons and John Ford. Some of these have result­ ed from the floating road blocks which have been set up at various points in the district to check up drivers. Exeter police, under Chief Reg Taylor, have laid 12 charges. The chief and Constable John Cowen have been co-operating with the OPP force. Ontario’s all-out effort to cut • traffic accident losses in half in the next 12 months is aimed at saving hundreds of lives, thou­ sands of personal injuries and millions of dollars in economic losses. The program is a joint effort by Attorney-General Ro­ berts Allan, with the full backing of the Government. . Back of the program is a co­ ordinated plan to apply The Three E’s of Safety—.Engineer­ ing, Enforcement and Education at provincial and local levels, in­ tensely for a full year. Elmer Zimmer- charge 'of the , said most of with failure to and Highways Minister > CALF ROUNDUP—Two members of Hcnsall Fcecler Calf Club, Jim and Bill Etherington, of R.R. 1 Hensall, wrestle with a frisky western Hereford to take it home for the winter. Fifty boys and girls from the district received calves on Satur­ day and 50 more members are being sought. Officials say the club gives junior farmers practical experience in feeding butcher cattle. Calves will be shown at Hensall fair next spring. See story on page 5. —T-A Photo Review Parking Laws Safety Council Asks Town council has been asked to review parking and traffic regulations on Main 'Street by the Exeter Safety Council. In a brief to the to'wn fathers Monday night, the safety group submitted that downtown con­ gestion, commercial deliveries and bad parking consituted hazards to public safety. ‘The group asked that the park­ ing regulations “be reviewed and enforced”. The letter was submitted by Mrs. H. D. Mooney, secretary of the group. It said the “congest­ ion of traffic at noon hour caused by local merchants and employees coming and going on Main St. where they park all day is a definite hazard to public safety.” Commercial deliveries, particu­ larly double parking of trucks, were also described as a menace. Councillor Ed Brady, who is chairman of the police commit­ tee, agreed that double parking was hazardous and he felt it un­ necessary in many cases. “A little bit of concentration by the police on this problem would eliminate these hazards,” he said. Councillor R. D. Jermyn com­ plained the double parking was particularly bad at the post of­ fice when people stopped to get their mail. Councillor Ross Taylor sug­ gested that many more cars could be parked on Main Street if the parking areas were better de­ fined and motorists required to abide by them. Reeve William McKenzie not­ ed that at a recent meeting in Goderich, the minister Of high­ ways had said that stop signs which were not enforced con­ stituted a serious menace to traf­ fic. He suggested it would _ better to have no signs at all than to have them without forcOmebt. Action on the safety council •brief was left in the hands of the police committee. Mayor Pooley reported a com­ plaint about rowdyism on William Street Saturday nights. He said one resident protested youths were drinking and shouting pro­ fane language on his la,Wh, “Why didn’t lie call the police while it whs happening,” asked Police Committee Chairman Ed Brady. “They can’t do anything about it after It’s all over.’’ Councillor Ralph .Bailey report­ ed the dam has been repaired by the town crew. One hundred bags of cement were purchased for the job at the “bootleg*’ price of $1.90 a bag. Reeve Bill McKenzie said quite a number of .people were being disturbed by fuel oil smells com­ ing up drains. They were so powerful over the weekend some householders were forced to .move out, he said. It was reported that at least one 200-gallon tank had burst and the oil went down the drain. The dump committee, under Councillor Ross Taylor, was in­ structed to investigate an offer of land for dump purposes from a district amounts removed Reeve it was Marlborough street because of cave-ins along the road. Councillor Ed Brady, as Chair­ man of the Community Centres Board, presented the financial statement of the board showihg. a $300 balance. “We are in bet- ter shape this year than we have ever been at this time of the year,” he said. “It has (been a long struggle,” Councillor Brady commented, but I think we are finally getting on our feet.” Building permits were granted, subject to committee approval, to Mrs. Alex McFalls, Anne St., for house renovation; Harper C. Rivers, for extension of meat ■market on Main St.; Percy Tyer- man, Thames Road, for a porch. farmer. The land to 10 acres in an area from any dwellings. McKenzie reported that necessary to ’ barricade Bike Crash Breaks Leg One boy suffered a fractured leg but the other escaped un­ harmed when a teacher's car struck the bicycle on which they were riding to school . Tuesday morning. Lloyd Simpson, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simpson, of R.R. 1 Exeter, is in London hospital where his leg was oper­ ated upon. The other boy, David Prouty, who was riding the cross­ bar, was not injured. Driver of the car was Ronald Heimrioh, of Zurich, a teacher ' at Exeter Public School. Police . said the bicycle crossed the road just as the car approached and 'the vehicle skidded on wet pave­ ment in^p the bike. The two boys were thrown into the ditch. A sister of the injured boy, Mary Simpson, was riding her bike with the others but wasn’t ‘ injured. Dr. M. C. Fletcher attended and Provincial Constable Cecil Gibbons investigated. Two cars were damaged when they struck telephone poles in separate accidents this week. On Wednesday morning, Rev. Harold Kendrick, of Seaforth, lost con­ trol of his car on the wet pave­ ment and skidded into tjie ditch beside No. 4 highway south of Kippen. Damage was estimated > at $100. ' William Earl Brown, of Strat­ ford, hit a pole one mile north of Hensall on Tuesday during a snowstorm. Provincial Constables Elmer Zimmerman and Cecil Gibbons investigated. Bequests $1,000 To_SH Hospital Mrs. Albert Fletcher, who died in South Huron Hospital October 9, left a bequest of $1,000. to the hospital, it was announced by the Board of Directors this week. Mrs. Fletcher’s will directed ■that the amount be used by the board for whatever purpose it wished. Mrs. Fletcher and her husband, who died in 1953, farmed near ■Sunshine most of their lives. She spent a week at the hospital be­ fore her death. Exeter, Zurich 4-Hers Compete For Guineas be en- iSeven members from the Exe­ ter 4-H Chlf Club and one from the Zurich Calf Club will be among the 26 4-H members from Huron County who will compete for the Queen’s Guineas at Royal Winter Fair -next Thursday, Nov. 17'. Huron has not won the Guineas since 1952 when Bob Hern, of R.R. 1 Hensail, captiired the prize with a Hereford steer. Those entering from the Exeter club Will be Horne Ballantyne, Allan Rundle add Raymond Cann of R.R. 3 Exeter; Norman Hyde, Bill Etherington and Murray Raw- son, of R. R. 1 Hensail; and Keith Coates of R.R. 1 Centralia. ■Allan Rundle will show the only Angus of the group; Lome Ballantyne and Murray Dawson have Shorthorns, tho rest are Hereford^. Edgar Wlllert, of R.R. Zurich, will be the representative from, the Zurich club. He will show a Hereford. Of the 26 from Huron, eight Will bo girls. Exeter and Brus­ sels club will send the most, seven each. •Murray Gaunt, of Lucknow, whose Shorthorn won the Huron County Championship at Seaforth fair, will be one of the compet­ itors. The Huron 4-H'ers will bo coached by Agriculture Represent­ ative G. W« Montgomery and his. assistant, Art Bolton, Farmers from this area who will compete at tho Royal Winter* Include Whitney Coates and Son, R.R. 1 Centralia; Bercy Willert, R.R. 1 Zurich; Bob Hern, R.R. 1 Hensall; Preston Dearing and Son, R.R. 1 Exeter; and Jack Peck, Kippen.