HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-17, Page 1PREPARE FOR PURPLE BOWL—South Huron District High School Panthers are practic
ing tihs week in preparation for their assault on the WOSSA Senior *‘B" football title at the
Purple Bowl in London on Saturday. The district high school squad won the right to enter
the bowl playoff for the first time by defeating Wingham 18-16 on Monday. Above, Coach
•Glen Mickle diagrams a play for five of his charges: left to right, Jim Etherington, Charlie
Kernick, Graham Farquhar, Bill Lavender and Ted Smith. —T-A Photo
Panthers Gird For Battle
In Purple Bowl Saturday
South Huron District High
School Panthers plan two work-
■outs this week in preparation for
their Purple Bowl debut in Lon-
«don on Saturday.
'Coach Glen Mickle ran his gri'd-
-detrs through a number of plays
-on Wednesday and has scheduled
another .practice for Thursday.
'The Panthers will rest on Friday
to be ready-for the title game.
The local squad will meet a
■veteran championship team in
Sarnia St. Patricks. The border
•city club has dominated the W.
O.A.A. *B” division by winning
the title tihree times.
■South Huron’s game will be
the first of a triple-header of
finals at J. W» Little Memorial
-Stadium, London, on Saturday.
The ‘B” teams will play nt 11
•o’clock. Double “A” and “A” fin
ials will follow.
Coach Glen Mickle expects
tough opposition in the- Sarnia
-crew who are yet to he defeated
this year. A priest from the school
-.scouted the Panther’s contest
with Wingham on Monday.
Defeat Wingham
.South Huron earned the right
to enter the Purple Bowl for the
•first time by edging the team
-from the radio town 18-16. in a
■close contest Monday at Clinton.
'The Panthers -had to come from
■behind in the last quarter to gain
the triumph.
Halfback Charlie Kernick, who
'has been bothered by a bad knee
-during the season, sparked the
uilub -to victory by scoring all
three touchdowns. Quarterback
Gar Johnson kicked two converts
•nnd a single.
■South Huron dominated play
throughout the game but fumbles
-almost cost them the victory. A
wet, slippery field made the ball
•greasy.
Panthers had to stage a story
book finish late in the third quar
ter to pull the game out .of the
-fire. They were behind 16-11
when Graham Farquhar blocked
•a Wingham kick and Kernick
went over with a touchdown to
tie the game. Johnston’s convert
Eight Drivers
Pay In Court
Eight drivers were fined a to
tal of $175, mostly for, minor
•offenses, in magistrate's court,
■on Wednesday.
A Delhi man, John Nub, 54,
was ordered to pay $75 and costs
-on charges of impaired driving
and driving without an operator’s
licence. _
Clifford Grasdhal, of Crediton,
paid $25 and costs for failure to
pay his 1954 income tax. His wife
who pleaded guilty for him, s'ald
he was “too busy” to file his
form. A long distance truck driv
er, Grasdahl is on a trip to Van
couver.
Driver Warned
Donald Koehler, 19, of Hay
Township, received a fine of $15
and costs for cafeless driving' in
Hensail on Hallowe’en night. Po
lice testified he had been warned
about his driving habits twice
before.David Kirk, of Dashwood, was
convicted of driving without a
licence and he was ordered to
pay $15 and costs.
Hielke Beerenes, of Crediton,
paid $4.80 ’and costs for driving
with only one headlight.
John Kusmick, of R.R. 1, Gran
ton, was fined $10 and cbsts for
driving without a licence,
(Kenneth Parker, 18, of Hen
ball, paid $5.00 and costs for
failing to turn out to avoid hit
ting .a car stopped on the pave
ment. He was involved in ah ac
cident on Main St. Exeter, on
October 30.Carl Turner, 19, of Alisa Craig
whs convicted of careless driving
on November' 6 when lie turned
around on the highway in front
<of another car, lie wasfined $15
■and costs.Witnesses who testified in the
case included Norrftan THpp, of
■Centralia, driver of the other car;
Bill Priestly, passenger la the
Turner car; Boyce Powell, who
was riding in the Tripp vehicle
and OPP Constable John Ford.
Elmer I). Beil, Q.C., of (Exeter,
was defence counsel.
A charge of falling to give
right of way against Sgt. Robert
Little, dt TbCAF Station, Centra
lia, Was dismissed. Mr, Bell acted
for the defendant. > -
and another single gave the locals
a two-point lead,
Farquhar led the charging
Panther line by blocking two
kicks.J'All the boys played a good
game”" praised Coach Mickle.
'Hi-Lights reporter Bill Laven
der, says this about the game:
Hand Wingham
Initial Setback
By BILL LAVENDER
For the second time this year
an undefeated team has been set
back by South Huron’s rampag
ing Panthers.
This time it was Wingham who
were outscored for the first time,
18-16.
On a slippery, water-covered
field at RCAF Station, Clinton,
the black and red pushed. the
Wingham' team back on a long
drive for Charles Kernick to go
over in the second quarter for
the first T.D, Before the half-
ended, Wingham took advantage
of South Huron’s repeated fum
bles to tie the score 5-5.
Again in the second half the
play varied the length of the
field until Kernick went over for
his second major of the day.
This was converted by Bob Mac-
Laren.
Stephen FA
Hears Dixon
Andrew Dixon, chairman of the
public relations board of the An-
sable 'Conservation Authority,
outlined the progress being made
in the watershed at the annual
meeting of Stephen Federation of
Agriculture in Crediton commun
ity centre Wednesday night. ,
With the aid of pictures Mr.
Dixon described the work the Au
thority was doing in the estab
lishment of parks and recreation
areas, reforestation, farm ponds,
land use and preservation of wild
life.
■Other speakers included, Wil
fred Shortreed, president of the
Huron County Federation; Ar
thur Bolton, assistant' ag. rep.,
and Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, of Co-Op.
Medical Services.
■President Harold Fahner con
ducted the meeting which' was
attended by nearly 200. Winston
Shap'ton, second vice-president of
'the Huron Federation, introduced
the head table. Stephen Reeve
Jack Morrissey presided for the
election of officers.
Harold Fahner was re-elected
president. Past president is Wins
ton Shapton and vice-president is
Lloyd Lamport.
Directors include Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Richards, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Shapton, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Kruejger, Russell Finkbeiner and
Mrs. Nelson Schenk, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Love, Mr, and Mrs/ Joe Love, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald MasqG, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Mason, Mr.‘ ‘ and Mrs.
Hilton Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stade,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Isaac, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Brophey, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Morrissey and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Lamport.
•Entertainment included the
Woodhamaires, William and Ray
Mills, Norris Webb and Glen
Copeland; Mrs. Glen Strome, on
the violin, and instrumental duets
by Jake Schroeder and E. Mit-
tleholtz, of Zurich,
Police Continue Drive,
Charges Surpass 100
Proof that Exeter and district
drivers are feeling the effects of
the giant province-wide safety
campaign is supplied by records
of provincial and town police.
Maintaining the patfe set in the
first week of the campaign, local
constables are laying charges
against motorists for all types of
infractions, speeding and faulty
brakes head the list of offences.
The two police units have now
laid over 100 Charges. Many have
resulted from the floating road
blocks set up by the police in
various parts of the district.
Police have been checking
closely on brakes, both foot and
emergency, because they've found
a surprising number in peer con-
The damaging fumbles again
took their toll as Wingham roll
ed up two straight T.D.’s and a
convert- to lead for the first time,
16-11.
With all the excitement of a
Big Four game, the Panthers
chilled the Wingham team on
Kernick’s third touchdown, con
verted by Gar Johnson. South
Huron led again, 17-16.
In the few remaining minutes
an attempted field goal by Gar
Johnson bounced out of the end
zone for a single, to clinch the
game and a WOSSA playoff final
for South Huron.
SHDHS Grad
Tops County
■Joan Thompson, a 1955 gradu
ate of SHDHS, has been awarded
the first Carter scholarship in
Huron this year. The award, val
ued at $1'0'0, is given for the
highest aggregate marks by a
grade 13 student in the county.
This is the first time the top
prize has been won by a SHDHS
student. The second and third
awards have been won in the district but not the fJtop one.
’ Active in all school aatiivities,
Joan was queen. of the at home
dance and topped her class in the
departmental examinations this
spring. She is enrolled in. the de
gree course at MacDonald Hall,
Guelph. ’■
Mark Anniversary
James St. United church ob
served their 93rd anniversary on
Sunday. Rev. C. D. Daniel, of
Hensall, was the guest speaker
for the day. -
Special music was provided .by
the choir under the leadership of
Mr. Lawrence Wein. Mr. Gordon
Koch at the piano accompanied
Mr. Wein on . the organ. Mr.
Clarke Wilson, of London, sang
two solos at the morning service
and in the evening Master Cam
eron Wadsworth, of Alisa Craig,
favored with two xylophone num
bers. The Junior choir led the
service of song.
The church whs well filled for
the morning service and there
was a splendid attendance in the
evening. ,
Municipal Government
Serves Purpose: Forums
The topic discussed at the farm
forum meetings on Monday night
was “Is local government effec
tive? What are the functions and
value of local government in ru
ral areas?”
•It was unanimously agreed at
all the forum meetings that the
local government in rubai areas
is serving a useful purpose to
day. .
The Elimville North forum
meeting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Johns thought that
local ' men were more interested
in their own community and also
it gives them experience for high
er offices in governing bodies—
in other words “it is- training
ground for democracy.”
Mr. Johns showed pictures of
their# recent trip to Quebec and
also some local pictures.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Al-
ditloh.
“It's amazing how many cars
we’ve found without any brakes
at all,” said Exeter Chief Reg
Taylor. 'How can these drivers
expect to avoid accidents? A child
in their path wouldn’t have a
chance.”
The campaign appears to have
had some encouraging results,
Neither ths OPP Detachment,
under* Constable Elmer Zimmer
man, or the town police force re
corded atty accidents with prop
erty damage over $100' ■during
the past week. There were sev
eral minor mishaps.
All examiners of applications
for driver’s licences have been
to be more strict
To MakeJtCanada’s Largest
Dam Plans Ready Soon,
Call Special Meeting
Major step in 'the progress of
the Usborne dam-bridge is expect-
Scout Committee
Installs Leaders
Leaders for Exeter Scouts and
Cubs were installed at a meet
ing of the Group Committee on
Wednesday night.
Scoutmaster Is Harold Hooke,
s^cretary-fieldman of the Ausable
Authority. His assistants are
Terry Lawrence and Peter Sims.
Bob Luxton is leader of the
Cubs and his assistant is Bob
Slater.
First meeting of , the Gcout
troop 'frill be held Tuesday night,
November 22, in the new Exeter
Lions (Scout House. The Cubs
will meet" Wednesday evening,
November 23.
The troop holds the first char
ter granted in the Province of
Ontario.
Sweitzer New Chairman.
New chairman of the group
committee is A. J, Sweitzer.
Other officers include: vice-
chairman Jack Delbridge; secre
tary Ross Taylor; treasurer Harry
Penhale.
Members of the sub-committee
are Russ Snell, Tom McMillan,
Harvey Cowen, Claude Farrow
and iPercy McFalls. Doug Wed-
lake will be in charge of camp
ing and activities.
The group committee is seek
ing donations of furnishings and
utensils for use in the new Scout
House.
Mum’s The Word'
All s Quiet On The Election Front
The election scene in Exeter is
quiet—deathly quiet.
■Majority of men on the council
have “no comment” about their
intentions for the coming year.
One man has indicated he will
stand; ‘three ethers plan to re
sign.
No other person has, indicated
a desire to fun for office.
Deputy-Reeve Chester Mawhin-
ney says -he’ll stand for his pos
ition again if he receives support
on nomination -day. He is com
pleting his first term on Exeter
council although he has served
a number of years in iStephen
township. He won a three-way
contest last year for the council
post.
Three To Retire
Councillors Ed Brady, Rolbert
Dinney and R. <D. Jermyn are
making plans to retire. At least
two of them, Brady and Jermyn,
hope to ensure their retirement
by .being out of town on a hunt
ing trip a't nomination time. They
tried to resign last year but were
persuaded to return when there
were no others to fill'the posts.
Councillor Dinney, who has
served five terms, also planned to
retire last year.
len ‘Johns.
At‘the Parr Line forum at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Robinson the opinion was that
people have more voice in a local
government although the criti
cism was offered that people
should take a more active inter
est in municipal affairs and then
they would not be so critical.
•Euchre prizes were won by Mrs.
Gordon Coleman, G. Coleman,
Gordon Love and Jim McAllister.
(Next week will be review night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Blackwell.
Unique Farm Forum
At the first meeting of the
Unique Farm Forum at the home
of Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Klopp,
Zurich, Carl Oestreicher led the
discussion.
With local government the tax
payer has closer contact with
municipal boards. They also dis
cussed the drainage system in
Hay township.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Merner.
South Thames Road
The South Thames ROad For
um meipbers agreed that the area
which had a local representative
was better looked after than the
area that hhdh’t a representative,
•Any1 projects the local govern
ment might wish to undertake
ha§ to have the sanction of coun
ty, provincial and federal govern
ments.
They canvoned at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. Reg. Hodgert.
Hillcrest Farm Forum
The Hillcrest Farm Forum
brought forth the point that
school boards for eaeh section
ware Often more satisfactory. Too
much dictation from higher gov*
orbing bodies was criticized.
The Hillcrest forum met at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon
Banting, Lucan.
ed to be taken at the end of this
month when public 'bodies will
meet to approve plans for its con
struction.
Engineers on the project, M.
M. Dillon and Co., of London,
will have their survey, report and
plan ready for the week of Nov
ember 28, They have completed
construction blueprints for the
4am.
Hal Hooke, secretary-fieldman
for the Ausable River Conserva
tion Authority, said this week he
hopes to arrange a meeting with
officials of Exeter P.U.C., Us-
District Couple
Wed 63 Years
■Mr. and Mrs. Wi'lliam Moody
celebrated their sixty-, third wed
ding anniversary quietly on Wed
nesday, November 9.
They received callers at the
home of their daughtter, Mrs.
Margaret Fletcher, with whom
they" make their home. They had
a family dinner at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Dan CoWard.
The other members of council,
including Mayor Pooley and
Reeve William McKenzie, re
frained from -stating their pos
tilion when questioned tills week.
Councillor Ralph (Bailey, who
has been elected by acclamation
for three years, said he hoped
there would foe a^ote this year.
“T-fibre should be an election
every year,” he said. He is un
decided about returning.
Ross Taylor, the freshman
councillor, said, he didn’t •wish to
NEW OES OFFICERS —In a colorful ceremony in the local chapter rooms, Mrs. Jack Dic
kins Was installed as worthy matron of the Exeter Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Maurice. Quance was installed as worthy patron. Officers are shown above: front row, Mrs.
It. Motz, Mrs. G. Patterson, Worthy Matron Mrs. Dickins, Worthy Patron Mr. Quance, G. Pat
terson, Mrs., W. Middleton; middle row, W. Bell, Mrs. H. Broom, Mrs. E. Dixon, Mrs. M.
Zurbrigg, Mrs. H. Truemner; back row, Mrs. E. McKinley, Mrs. J. McCarter, Mrs. IL
Squire, Mrs. G. Hall, Mrs. E. Burr and Mrs. W. Hern.
BANTAMS RECEIVE JACKETS—Exeter Bantams, who won the WOAA “C° baseball title,
were presented with jackets by their sponsors, Exeter Legion, at a banquet last Week. The
team also received championship crests. Admiring the sporty coats are, left to right, Legion
Vice-President Reg McDonald, Bantam Captain Doug Sillcry, Team Manager Alvin Willett
and Legion President Max Harness. —T-A Photo
borne township and the Author-,
ity to review the plans as soon
as they are available.
Authority Meeting Called
A full meeting of the Author
ity has been called for -(December
7 at which the proposal will be
presented.
The dam is proposed one mile
east of Exeter on the second con
cession of Usborne township. It,
will serve as a reservoir of water
supply for the town and as the
base for the township road. It
will also serve as a measure of
flood control.
Besides being approved by
Exete^ Usborne and Authority
officials, the plan must also be
approved by the Ontario govern
ment departments of highways
and planning and development,
who. will contribute towards the
cost of the dam.
To Discuss New Board
The Authority, at its meeting
in December, will discuss the es
tablishment of an advisory board
to preserve historic sites through
out the watershed.
Reports of other advisory
■boards .and the budget for the
year will be presented..
remain on council if there were
many newcomers because he felt
it would be a heavy burden for
'inexperienced men.
Councillor A. L. Snelgrove, who
has served for five years, has
not announced his. intentions.
Officials are hopeful there will
he no repetition of the mixup
last year when there weren't
enough candidates to fill the slate
at. the first nomination. After a
second nomination was held
there followed an election for the
Construction has started on an
$80,900 cement-block addition to
the fast-grpwing Hensall plant of
General Coach Works of Canada
Ltd., producers of mobile homes.
The 100x230 addition, which
will almost double production
space, will make the plant the
largest factory of its kind in
Canada.
Manager William Smith said
Wednesday the new building will
make possible a 40 percent in
crease in production. The plant is
now producing three units, a day,
Another 25 men will be added
New Officer
At Centralia
Appointment of Wing Coin-
mander Norman D. Bray, 42, of
Ottawa, as chief technical of
ficer at RCAF Station Centralia
was announced this week by Air
Force Headquarters. He assumed
his new duties on Tuesday.
W/C Bray was born and educat
ed in Ottawa. He graduated from
Queen’s University, Kingston, in
1935 with the degree of Bachelor
of Science, and joined the Royal
Canadian Air Force in, 1942, as a
navigation instructor.
W/C Bray succeeds W/C V. R.
Hill who has been transferred
to Air Material Command, Ot
tawa. W/C Hill, whose home is
in Vancouver, came to Centralia
three and one-half years ago.
post of deputy-reeve which was
contested by three men, The nom
inations and elections were mark
ed by gross indjfferen.ee on. the
part of the taxpayers.'- / ’
No woman has aspired -yet to
a post on council. There have
been several on the school board
but, although a few have beep
nominated,* none has consented
to run for a council post.
Nominations will foe held on
Monday, November 28 between
7.30 and 8.30 in the evening.
to the .staff of 10.0 when the pro
duction is enlarged into the new
addition.. Construction is expect
ed to be completed in April, 1956.
■Greater production is needed
to meet an “increasing accept
ance of mobile homes as a way
■of living,” Manager Smith said-
The company is shipping units
all over Canada, particularly to
persons engaged in defence er
construction in outlying areas.
Fourth Addition
This- will be the fourth addi
tion to the plant since it was;
erected in 1950 by Norman St.
■Cyr of Hderton. St, Cyr made one
addition before he sold out to
(General Coach which has since
enlarged the plant three times.
This latest extension will add
23,000 square feet to the 30,000
already in use. All units of the
factory, except one warehouse,
are contained in the one area,
•just north of the intersection of
Highways 84 and 4.
■General Coach manufactures
eight models of mobile homes
ranging in size from ^18 feet to
51 feet. It also makes custom
trailers and homes.
Construction of the addition
is being done by .Seaforth Con-,
crete Products.
Drama Group
Plans Plays
Exeter and District Players
Guild made plans for production,
pf another three-act play and.
three one-act plays at its meet
ing on Monday, November 14.
President Mrs. Art Whilsmith
conducted the meeting.
Mrs. Norman* Knox will be di
recting the three-act play which,
will be presented by the middle
of February.
Three one-act plays will be pre
sented by the end of March. They
will be adjudicated and the best
one will enter the festival com
petition.
Reads New Play
Mrs. Knox read a synopsis of
the play “No Rhyme nor Reason"
by Tom Taggart. A reading will
be held at the next meeting on
Monday, November 28.
A committee of^four was ap
pointed to find suitable accom
modation for .storing cstumes,
properties and holding play prac
tice.
Mrs. Gerald Godbolt was ap
pointed as social convener with
Mrs. Ralph Sweitzer as assistant.
Mr. Cecil Porter presented a
travelogue .on his recent tour to
the British Isles and the con
tinent of Europe. It was beauti
fully illustrated with colored,
slides.
SHDHS Board
Plans Tile Work
At a special meeting Tuesday ‘
night, the South Huron District
High .School Board decided to
adopt a plan to relieve the septic
tank problem at the front of the
school by laying an additional
network of seepage tile.
The board plans to lay about
4,000 tile above the present
system which will act as a collect
ing bed for this seepage.
Dr. R. M. .Aldis and Sanitary
Engineer C. E. Empey, Of the
Huron County Health Unit, who
attended the meeting, approved ■
the plan.
The old system has given the
school difficulty for several years.
The board rejected two pro
posed plans for the five-room ad
dition to the school and request
ed a meeting with the architect,
Harland Steele, of Toronto, to
discuss further the location of
the addition.
Hensall Official
Visits Masons
Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. and.
A.M. were hosts to D.D.G.M.
Frank Wright, of Hensall, Mon
day evening on the occasion of
his official visit to the lodge. Vi
sitors were present from Lucan,
Hensall, Parkhill, Ailsa Craig,
Granton, St. Marys and Mitchell
lodges.
W.M.Bro. G. A, Borland and his
officers exemplified the work of
the first degree in a manner that
brought forth many compliment
ary remarks.
Following the degree work a
turkeyburger lunch Was served in
the rooms of the O.E.S, with Mi*.
Borland as chairman. P.D.D.G.M*
Bro. Wm. Cann proposed a toast
to Grand Lodge which was re* sponded to by Dt. Wot. Bro.
Wright and the D.D.G. Chaplain,
ReV. C. D. Daniels. A toast to the
visitors was proposed by Rt. Wor.
Bro. Thus. Prydo and responded
to by Rt Wor. Bros. M. IL Hod-
gins, of Lucan and Fred J, Mc
Leod, of Alisa Craig, together with
the W. Masters of the various
lodges present,