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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-24, Page 1
EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 19SSEighty-Second Year Discuss New Central School For McGillivray Township 4■ I y’.r- ... . .-'I . ■ - . 1 .. 7 ~ ^'-1--- ' .. -■ Interest In Election Remains Low, School Board Chairman Resigns COUNTY INSTITUTES MEET AT GRAND BEND—Women’s Institutes from Huron County met at Grand Bend Tuesday afternoon for their fourth annual rally. Chatting over Institute work during the meeting were Mrs. Roland Motz, president of Crediton JV.I,; Mrs. Howard Filsinger, home economist for Huron, who directs the girls club program sponsored by the Institutes; Miss Ruth Skinner, president of Elimville WI, and Mrs. Herbert Grand Bend WI president. Highlight of the meeting was the presentation of a $2,000 ior the establishment of a Huron County scholarship. —T-A Pfile, check Photo Wl's-Establish Scholarship For Girls In Huron County Highlights of the fourth 'an nual Huron County Women’s In- •stitute r'ally held at Grand Bend United church on Tuesday, was tthe presentation of a cheque for $2,000 to Provincial President, Mrs. Gordon MacPhatter, of Owen iSound, by Mrs. Kenneth Johns, South Huron District president. This represented the comple tion of a project, begun two years •ago, to set up an annual scholar ship for a Huron County girl who has completed six projects, has :show.n promise and who intends ' to funthei’ her education. Mrs. Johns remarked that it was a happy moment for W. I. .members of the county to present the money, to be used as ithe foun- •dation for a scholarship. In ac- „ -cepting the cheque Mrs. Mac- .Thafter replied "To raise $2,000 dn two years is phenominal and you are to be congratulated. iSeveral ways in which the mon ey might be invested were out lined by Mrs. MacPhatter. The ■one decided on was a government ■of Canada bond which expires in 197'9. The interest, approximately $60, will be used for the scholar- - ©hip. The fund -will be called Huron County lOntario Women’s Institute Scholarship Fund. ‘ Name Scholarship Committee The district presidents and the home economist were named a scholarship committee 'which this year will include Mrs. Howard Filsinger, Walkerton, home econ omist; Mrs. Tait Clarke, West Huron; Mirs. Stanley Bride, East Huron and Mrs. K. Johns, South Huron. Preference will be given to -daughters of W. I. members and the first girl to .receive the schol arship must be selected by the (committee before December 1, 19'56. Their choice will be rati fied by the provincial scholarship committee. As the theme Mrs.. MacPhatter ibution made to tutes by the late Mrs. Alfred E. Watt, president of the A.C.W.W. for 15 years. Through donations by W. I. members a memorial to Mrs. Watt, in the form of a pic nic nodk, was dedicated in Peace Garden, a park located partly in Manitoba and partly in North Dakota, in June 195'5. Mrs. MacPhatter, who visited the place, recalled this message given to W. I. members by the late Mrs. IWabt. "I would ask you to keep the whole organization as simple as you can; give each member equal rights, equal pri vileges and equal responsibilities” Why a,OOO Decrease? The provincial board is trying to discover the reason for a de crease of 2,000 in membership, Mrs. MacPhatter remarked, and she suggested that laying too much stress on by-laws, rules and constitutions might be frighten ing members away from holding office. “Each one should serve ■according to her capabilities and be wiling to work in harmony with others"' the speaker said. Mrs. MacPhatter was introduc ed by Mrs. Norman Keating, of Winghatn and thanked by Mrs. Emery Desjardine, Grand Bend. (Reports of district secretaries; discussion groups led by Mrs. Harold Walper, Grand Bend Mrs. Gordon papple, Seaforth and Mrs. Lome * Scriipgeour, Blyth and a report on the rural beautification program by Mrs. N. Kea'ting were included ip tflie morning session. A decision to secure an annual provincial grant of $35 to finance county rallies led to the appoint ment of Mrs. Crosby Sotheran of Goderich as county treasurer and (Mrs. Stanley Bride, Fordwi'ch and Mrs. Andrew Simpson, Listowel, Lay Charges o<f her address, took the contri- Women’s Insti- In Accidents Police charged drivers involved in two major accidents this week as they Continued their drive a- gainst traffic offenders. Damage exceeded $1,500 to three vehicles involved, ip q. chash' in front of the Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood., on Sunday night. A car driven by Gordon O' Rourke, of RJR. 3 Dashwood, struck another vehicle driven by FTeil Gingerich, of R.R. 3 Zurich, who was turning around on the highway in front of the funeral home. The O’Rourke car glanced off and hit a parked pickup truck owned ’ by Leonard Ravelie, of Grand Bend. Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman, who investiga- said no one was injured. A truck driven ,by Grant Amos, o,f R. R. 3, -Ailsa Craig,' collided ■with a car operated by William Swartz, R. R. 2, Crediton, two miles west of Crediton Friday noon. • The truck, travelling south’ on a township road, came through the intersection to strike the Swartz vehicle which was trav elling east on the Crediton Road. Damage to the Swartz car was es timated at $7()0. Provincial Constable Cecil Gib bons investigated. as county auditors. East Huron District extended an invitation for the 1956 .county rally. (Mrs. Filsinger, newly-appoint ed home economist for Huron and Perth counties, spoke on the pro jects now being carried on. _ "Home economics have gradu ated from the cooking and sew ing stage and now play an im-- p'or.tant part in improving (home and family life,” Mrs. Filsinger. said. Mrs. George Wilson, of St. Marys, a provincial board direct or who has been selected as a delegate to the 1956 A. C. W. W. convention in Ceylon, India, at tended the afternoon session. The South Huron W. I. choir opened the session by singing “Finjandia” accompanied by Mrs. Mervin. Tieman, of Dashjvood. The" rally concluded with the showing of a film on home beau-- tif'ication. There is no change in the town election picture this week as nom* ination day draws less than- a week "away. The political scene remains ex ceptionally - quiet and officials fear a second nomination may be necessary unless more interest is shown before Monday night. Exeter is not the only town where public indifference to mun icipal office appears. £3t. M'arys which held an early nomination, has been forced to call”*a. second to fill the positions. Only one member of council, Deputy-Reeve Chester Mawhin- ney, has indicated he will ruin again, although it is generally understood all of the senior offi cers will return to their posts. Mayor Ted Pooley is complet ing his first year in the ohief mag istrate’s chair and is expected to seek a second term. He-has not committed himself, however. (Reeve Bill McKenzie has .been mentioned as • a 'candidate /for county warden for 195’6 so he will return as the senior delegate Bequeaths $6,000 To Zion Mrs. Albert Fletcher, whose bequest of $1,00.0 to the South Huron Hospital was announces recently, also provided for two substantial donations to JZion United Church. (She left $5,000 to the Board of Stewards of the church to use at its discretion and $1,000 to the Zion Cemetery where she was buried. Mrs. Fletcher died on October 9. 'She and her husband, who • died in 1953, farmed most of their lives in the Zion area. Market Garden Dream Upsets Sanctuary Plan Dregm of Lake Smith as a ma jor wild life santucary is slowly fading away before - another vis ion of .it as part of Canada’s se cond largest market garden. - New Canadians, who developed the Klondyke Gardens from a marshy wasteland into a rich ve getable-growing area, have al ready purchased 700 of the 2,200 acres of the dry lake and are working the land in preparation for spring planting. These industrious farmers, most of them from Holland, evision the area as a vast market garden, second only in Canada to the Hol land Marsh. Soil tests prove the lake bottom contains valuable farming land. Conservation men and wild life enthusiasts still hope the lake may be preserved as a natural sanctuary, particularly an import ant' stopover point for migratory wild fowl, but this dream is van ishing in view of the rich farming potential of the lake bottom. Officers of the Ausauble River Conservation Authority are not convinced the land is as valuable for farming as the New Canadians are. They point to the danger of floods, the lowering of the water —Please turn to Page 12 to county council. As chairman of the county property commit tee, he has guided the construc tion of the new county courthouse at Goderich. None To Bun Again? None of the six councillors has expressed the wish, to run again and three lhave expressed inten tions of resigning. Councillors R. ■C. Dinney, E. W. Brady and R. D. Jermyn plan to retire, Councillors A. L, Snelgrove, Ralph Bailey and Ross Taylor are undecided. No persons not on council have expressed any interest in running for office. Other municipal positions to be filled for this coming year1 are one seat on the Public Utlities Commission and three seats on the Public School Board. P.UjC. Chairman L. J. Pen- hale, who has headed the Com mission for over 20 years, has indicated he would like to be re turned for another year. Chair man Penhale has been quite, act- iye in the promotioh of the Us- ,borne reservoir to increase the town’s water supply and he wants to see that project completed. Chairman Resigns Chairman of the Public School Board, R. E. Russell, has indic ated he will retire. Mr. Russell’ has headed the board for., four years and during that time a four-room addition has been built to the school. He (has served as school trus tee for ten years—two with the former Board of Education and eight on the present board. < Two other members of the board whose term expires are C. M. Farrow and R. M. • South- Cott. Both men have expressed jvillingness to return to office. Town Clerk C. V. Pickard has pointed out the requirements for nomination, some of which are not generally known. For a position on council, a candidate: 1. Must be’ a householder re siding in the municipality. 2’. Must be the assessed owner or tenant in the municipality. 3. Must be on the voter’s list. 4. Must be a British subject of 21 years Of age. ,5. Must have no taxes. 6. Must be present mination meeting or arrears in at the no- must have See Govt Action Soon ■ *** To Buy Park In Huron signed a consent to be nominat ed previous to the meeting. The requirements tor public school board are almost identical except that the wife or husband of an assessed owner or tenant (designated as MFNC on the voter’s list) is eligible for elec tion. However, a husband and a wife cannot sit on the same school board. The town nominations will be held-from 7.30 to 8.30 Monday night, November 28. possibility of a central public school for McGillivray to'wnship was discussed at a ratepayers meeting in the township hall, West McGillivray, Monday night. A packed crowd heard officials of the area school board .present their proposal for the construc tion of a $16'5,000 nine-room school to replace the 10 one- room schools now dotted through out the township. Chairman Bryden Taylor said the school board believed it would be advantageous to the township to build the central school rather than spend money repairing the old ones. Considerable repairs are needed in several of the schools. Other school board members, Frank Diekins, Calvert Nichols, Marwood' Prest and Bimer Shep- Eliminate All Accidents Aim Of S-D - Exeter Safety Council is organ izing a local campaign to ob serve Safe-iDriving Day on Thurs day, December 1, as part of the continent-wide crusade aimed "at cutting the accident toll. ‘Object of the campaign is to eliminate all traffic accidents for 24 hours. The Safety Council, in co operation with local insurance agents and service stations, spon sors a message in this week’s Times-Advocate urging all citi zens to join in the drive to prove ' that accidents can be prevented. Town Council has given its support to the campaign in an appeal to citizens on page 11. Tips on safei- driving are given by OPP Constable Elmer Zim merman on the same page. 'Safety Council-President O. S. Atkinson announced that' all stores in town will carry remind ers of “S-D Day” this coming week. The council will park an impressive cai' wreck on Main Street to show the results of careless driving. Rrime Minister Louis St. Laur- ent this week announced the campaign and prime ministers of each of.,the 10 provinces will make appeals also. • 'S-D Day will be observed at the samp time throughout the United 'States under the sponsor ship of President Eisenhower. The President’s Action Commit tee for Traffic Safety is working hand-in-hand with the Canadian Highway Safety Conference in promoting the simultaneous safe ty drive over the major portion of North America. In his announcement of S-D Day, Prime Minister St. Laurent said: "Last year 2,586 people were killed in traffic accidents in this country. Approximately 60,000 were injured. The econo mic loss reached a staggering total of more than $100 million. “Reduced to statistics these facts are shocking enough. Trans lated into terms of human suf fering and productive loss, they tell a story that should convince all iCanadians that the time has come for drastic action." Communities across have been asked to join observance of S-D Day and will set up their own campaign in an effort to keep count at nil, ■Purpose of two-fold. 'By alerting the highway possible to the zero point in one 24-hour period. If this can be achieved, safety organizers will have proof posi tive that accidents can be elim inated, not just one day but every day of the year, pard, outlined the advantages of the central school. Two former members >of the school board, councillor Norman. Mollard and David Henry, sug gested a central school will have to come sooner or later, Fred Heaman, reeve of the ” to'wnship, and Councillors Earl Dixon and Duncan Drummond ex pressed their views that the farm ers were finding to-day's taxes a burden and thought the old schools could be kept' in shape for awhile to postpone the expend!- . ture. Learn About Central School Bill Waters, cnairman of the ’ East Williams Area Board and John McLeish told of the advan- tages and .problems they had dis covered in building their new Central School at Nairn. After the open discussion, Reeve Heaman suggested that a vote of the ratepayers be taken • on the proposal. 'One official said the majority of those who attended believed the central scohol would come soon but- that the township could not afford it for a few years. The school board could press the issue by asking council for the necessary funds to build a central school. However, Chair man Taylor said the board would rather discuss the proposal with the people to determine theirs.. reaction before taking any major ■step. Canada in the the the toll local accident campaign is nation to cut as close as RCAF Firemen Prevent Damage Prompt action Friday evening by RCAF Station Centralia fire fighting crews prevented serious damage to a house on the mar ried quarters section of the station, There was no injury to any of the five occupants. The house, valued at $12,000, was occupied by LAC L. E. Ashbury and his family. Fire and smoke damage to the duplex structure was estimated at $1,500. Council Supports To Promote S-D Day Exeter Council has endorsed the expanding safety driving campaign by proclaiming Thurs day, December 1 as “S-D Day”. In a public message in The Times-Advocate this week, the council says; “Because -of the mounting accident toll which has Huron House $700,000 Meeting for Its final session of the year, Huron County Council this week: Made Official the appointment of Harvey Johnston as manager of the county home at Clinton. Authorised purchase of $4,000 worthy of microflling equipment to preserve the records at the Registry office; Heard Reeve William McKen- rzle, of Exeter* chairman of the property committee, predict that the cost of construction and fur nishing of .the new* courthouse, -already well pnder way, would, not exceed the estimated figure 'Government action is expected shortly on tihe acquisition of a lakeshore park in the north end of Huron County, it was announc ed in the annual Federation or Agriculture Survey published this week. In a letter to Gordon Greig, secretary-ifieldman of the county Federation, a government official sa'id the project is now being con sidered by the .cabinet. The communication. was in re- (ply to a resolution from the coun ty Federation asking that .the government establish a lakeshore /recreation area for the people of the district. The project has been promoted by Huron County Coun cil. The Survey,, which contains year-end reports on the activities and finances of various groups in the Federation, was distributed this week to 7,500 farmers in the county, Annual Meeting ■It extended an tend the annual ■Federation In Tuesday, November 29. Fieldman Greig in his report, said the “most Important achie- invitation to at- meeting of the Londesboro on of $7'00,000. Over $400,000 has ■already been paid the .contractors. iRecommended that the 1956 council grant $600 to the 4-H Club Leaders Association. (Re-appointed Larry Snider, Kenneth Johns and Harold Wal- per to the South Huron District High School Hoard. Heard a request from Clinton Hospital Hoard tor a $15,000 grant toward the construction of a $45,000 addition to the hos pital. vement this year whs the organ ization of a Hu,ron County Beef Producers’ Association.” He said the Federation /has assisted young men from the county attending short courses at O.A.C. Guelph by offering $5.00 grants towards their expenses. Fieldman Greig' said the coun ty organization had passed a fes- olution .supporting the Ontario Hog Producers’ Marketing Board and suggested that farmers re frain from criticizing the agency program of direction until it has had a fair statement. Expenses Exceed $10,000 The financial indicated the op erating expenses of the Federa tion exceeded / $10,000 during 195'5. Major disbursements in cluded $3,249.60 to the Ontario Federation; $1,3-85.‘00 for sub scriptions to the Rural Co-oper ator; $2,287.30 to, the fieldman and $70/3 for mileage and con ventions. The Federation raises the funJds through a' tax levy of two- fifths of a mill in all the town ships. Federation President Wilfred Ohortreed, urged f'armors to 'Strengthen their producers' and commodity groups to secure a larger share Of the consumer's dollar. •Huron Ag. Rep, G, W. Mont gomery said more farmers were interested in farm business man agement and that two organize-, tions have been formed in the county to compare farm produc tion costa. Other reports in the survey Widre written by Candian and On tario and national officers of tihe Federation. The Survey was published by The Exeter Times-Advocate. ***■_■■'■ JO Aiaill ;a www become a matter of grave public n, the Mayor and members of '*tue Town Council request all citizens of the community to join in the nation-wide observance of S-D Day (Safe-Driving Day) on Thursday, December 1. "The Council urges everyone to obey all, traffic laws and regulations in an effort to avoid accidents, not only on S-D Day but on every day of the year.” Support for < the • safety day campaign came at council meet ing Monday night after an ap peal from O. S. Atkinson, chair man of the Exeter safety coun cil, who outlined his organiza*- tion’s plans to publicize the day. All councillors approved the campaign and several made sug gestions to make it more effect ive. Councillor Andrew Snelgrove felt the motorists should be re minded that 1,000 children at the district high school and pub lic school are on the Main Street every day. Permission was given to the Safety Council to place a wreck on Main .Street as part of the campaign. Industrial Promotion Councillor R. D. Jermyn, chairman of the industrial pro mo t i o n committee announced that the four-county regional organization meeting will be held in New Hamburg on Wednesday, November 30. The plan, initiated by the On tario government, is to organize industrial promotion campaigns on a regional basis so that enough money will be available to errtploy a full-time director and finance an effective cam paign. Council gave the Drama Club permission to use the upstairs of the town hall for practices. Building permits' were issued to Arthur Whilsmith, for a home on Carling Street; Andrew Blom- hiaert, .for a new porch; Murray C. Greek, for front on the store he purchased from George on Main St. 'Council approved the of a Christmas tree on. the hall lawn. and to a new recently Wright erection town. > YPU Members Assist Services In recognition of Young WOSSA SENIOR “B” FINALISTS—The South Huron Dis trict High School Panthers who reached the Purple Bowl oti Saturday are shown here just before they entered the championship game with Sarnia St. Pats. The city club won 21*0. Front row, left to right, are Gar Johnston, Jim Carter, Terry Wade, Bill Pollen, Bill Lavender, Captain Bob Mac- Laren; middle row, Ron Horn, Ted Normington, Tom La* vender, Jim Etherington, Graham Farquhar, Keith Lovell, Jim Dalton, Ted Smith and Coach G. M. Mickle J top row, Gerald Fannie, Jules Desjardine, Phil Charrette, Jim Dougall, Bev Sturgis, Joe Zimmer, Valdemar Gulens, Ken Tuckey, Charlie Kernick. Absent was Ted Chaffe* “~T*A Photo In recognition of YOttaf Hoo ple’s Week the yOung people were asked to take pant in the church services last (Sunday. In Mata St, church Maty Mc- Knlghit and Elmer Ince <Ssteted in the morning service. In James St, Don Welsh tend the scripture1 —Fiea-se turn to Page 11