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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-03-29, Page 1Eighty-Second Year Huron District High travellers left morning for XLbe (!:xder® nies-A6oocafe EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1956 Prlce Per Copy MOHAWKS WIN ‘A* TITLE High School Travellers Off On Washington Trip NEW HOSPITAL OFFICIALS—New president and vice-president of the South Huron Hos­ pital Association, Elgin Rowcliffe, right, and A, J, Traquair, left, are shown some of the hospital’s new equipment by Secretary Maxine Reeder. Mr. Rowcliffe succeeds Uiric Snell as president. Reports at the annual meeting indicated an excellent year for the hospital and .management and staff received many tributes. —T-A Photo Pay Hospital Staff Tribute For Successful Operation Canada’s cleanest hospital (ac- ■cording to Health Minister Mar­ tin) enjoyed a highly successful .year in .1,956, reports at the an­ nual meeting of South Huron .Hospital Association T u e s d a y. might indicated, . And the people responsible for Its success received a heap of verbal bouquets for their achieve­ ments. ’-*• Receiving, special mention .among the many tributes paid •during the evening were Super­ intendent Miss Alice Claypole and the 40 members of_ her staff; retiring Who was and the auxiliary of the 'best in the province.' Miss Claypole received praise on two counts: one was for the 'efficient management which pro­ duced an statement •condition hospital. The auditor’s statement ■ed a deficit of slightly $2,000—a small loss compared to other hospitals throughout the province. In spite of the deficit, the hospital financial 'position was improved by increases in in­ vestment and fixed assets;,’ex­ tensive building improvements swhich were paid out of operating funds and an increase in work­ing capital. . . ■ Martin Lauds Cleanliness Most significant tribute Miss Claypole’s efficiency at the hospital dame recently from Health Minister Martin who judged it “the cleanest I’ve ever seen.” Speakers at the annual meeting added similar compli­ ments. A special motion of apprecia­ tion was tendered 1955 chair­ man, Uiric 'Shell, by the board. They unanimously' endorsed a "motion by Elmer D. Bell, first president Uiric Snell dubbed “Mr. Hospital”, hard-working hospital .which was called “one 99 encouraging financial and the other for the and operation of the reveal- under to Elgin Rowcliffe Hospital Head ■Elgin Rowcliffe, of R.iR. Hensall, was elected chairman 1 of the South Huron Hospital As- Monday night. He succeeds Uiric Snell. ' New vice-chairman is A. J. Traquair, who headed the proper­ ty committee in 1955. Directors include Ivan Kalib- fleisch, Zurich; Eric McIlroy, ■Grand Bend;" iDoug Jas Cook, Hen­ sail; Henry Ellber, Crediton; William Bilerington, Usborne; V. L. Becker, Dashwood; 0. S. Mac- Naughton, R. N. Creech, W. G. Cochrane, L. J. Penhale, 4B. W. Tuekey, Elmer D. Bell and C. E. Shaw. board president, who acknow­ ledged the outstanding effort Mr. •Snell has .put towards the hospital' since the project was started. The Exeter lawyer termed the retiring head of the board “Mr. .Hospital.” * Both Mr. Snell and Miss Clay­ pole, in turn, paid tribute to the hospital auxiliary which has sup­ plied and mended all the linen for the hospital,"^provided treats for the nurses and patients on ■special occasions. “It is impos­ sible to operate a hospital with­ out a ladies auxiliary,” Mr. Snell said, “and we have a super one in this area.” Financial report for 1955 was .given by C. S. MacNaughiton, a member of 'the finance commit­ tee, in the absence of. Treasurer C. .E. Shaw, who is vacationing. Assets Increased He said that while the state­ ment showed an .operating deficit ■of $1,9.14 for the year, it was less than a year ago despite the fact that expenses were up. In­ vestment assets, he pointed out, increased from $25,000 to $33,- 000; fixed assets increased by '$8,000, too; and $17,000 had ■been provided for depreciation. 'Revenue for the year totalled $98,3 6 8.7 6, about $3,000 more 'tkan last year. Expenses in­ creased from $92,809 in 1954 to $9'5,2'8 2- in-1-9 5 5-. ’ ' y Mr. MacNaughtdn stated the financial picture-,, indicated the ■hospital had been’ ‘'operated in a capable and creditable .man­ ner” and said the “management should be commended for the excellent position the hospital is in.” “I think it is a real accomplish­ ment that .the operatings deficit has 'been held to such a com­ paratively low figure,” he said. Elmer D. Bell, who reported fo rthe administrative commit­ tee, said: “When we constantly hear of the difficulties exper­ ienced' 'by other hospitals, it •makes me feel good to learn our deficit is so small.” Lists Improvements A. J. Traquair, property chair­ man, listed the improvements made to the building during the year: new eavestrou'ghs were erected on the house; a two-car garage constructed for the nurses; new Jiving quarters pro­ vided for the nurses assistants in the basement; a new classroom furnished and the interior and exterior of the hospital painted. Mrs. J. G. Dunlop, auxiliary representative on the board, re­ ported the auxiliary raised $2,- 785 during the year for hospital supplies. She said some * 200 articles were purchased including patients gowns, bath towels, sheets etc; and 796 articles were made by sewing and cutting committees under Mrs, V. Hey­ wood and Mrs. Alan Fraser. Mrs. Dunlop outlined the work the auxiliary did in providing special favors for nurses and patients. —Please Turn to Page 12 or- the rO- Here's Fair Warning: When you’re exceeding ■the speed limit or commit­ ting a traffic violation, you can no longer feel you’re safe just because there isn’t a “Holstein” ear around. Po­ lice are starting to drive plain cars which you won’t ■be able to tell from the dinary kind. Exeter Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police ceived one of the new patrol­ lers this week. It’s an ordi­ nary green color with ordi­ nary accessories.- There’s no special aerial, or spotlight, or any of the tell-tale marks of the old kind.. And i't has an eight­ cylinder motor so it can. catch anything on the road.1’' Constable Elmer Zimmer­ man, head' ,of the detach­ment, - asked The Times-Ad- ' wo ca te to tell ■about the new they can’t say warn them,” ihe its readers ■ car. “Then we didn’t added. South School’s Thursday three-day trip to 'the capitol pt the world’s wealthiest country. The bus carrying 32 students and six supervisors is now on its way itio Washington, D.C., wftbre the district sight-seers will spend the Easter weekend. Students and teachers have been planning the trip since last ■fall and excitement reached its peak this week as the boys and girls made final preparations. Teachers reported some packed and repacked 'their bags several times this week to make sure they had all they needed. Arrive Good Friday The group expects to arrive in Washington at 10 p.m. on Good Friday. After a night’s sleep, a busy Saturday awaits them. At 9 a.m., a sightseeing bus (aireddy chartered) will pick up the stu­ dents for an eight-hour tour of the city. Stops will be made at the White House, the Pentagon, the Lincoln and Washington Memorials, Mt. Vernon, Alexan­ dria, and Gettysburg. On Sunday morning, all will attend Faster services at the various beautiful churches. After lunch, one group has tickets for a Marian Anderson recital in Constitution Hall. A world-fa­ mous soloist, she will provide two hours of excellent music. The remainder will go to the 'Smithsonian Institute. So exten­ sive are the displays available that only the highlights of the visit can be mentioned. Of parti­ cular interest will be t^e Wright Brothers’ “Kitty Hawk”, a dis­ play of gems, a gallery of early cars, a gallery of beautiful gowns worn by the- wives of the presi­ dents, fossils, archaelogy, and even a zoo. Second Tour At Night Ini the evening, a second sight­ seeing tour will reveal the won­ der of the Cherry Blossom City under floodlights. 11 Monday is a day free for all to shop or revisit scenes found in­teresting on iSatujday. Then after, ai show Monday evening, the group departs for home at mid­ night. Supervisors for the group in­ clude Miss L. .'Seigner, . Mr. R. Mereu, Mr.'-ahd Mrs. J. Wooden, Miss C. Shaughnessy and Mr. C. Porter. early their Students who trip are Marion’ bara Allison, Marion Creery, Nancy Cudmore, war, Jule “ all, Jim Farrow. are taking th© Alexander, Bar- d’hyllis Cann, Jim Crocker, Annabelle De- Desjafdine, Jim Doug- Etherington, Michael . ......., Jane Farrow, HelenHerdman, Connie Klumpp, Bill Marion Lamport, Bab Bey Klumpp, ftfacLaren,MacLaren, Bey McLean, Lmua. Manore, Mary McDougall. Helen Down, Gerry Rannie, Don Peter­son Bill Pollen, Marilyn Strang, Den Taylor, Helen Taylor, Lor­ aine Taylor, Iris Tomlinson, Kenn Tu'ckey, Marilyn Tuekey, Terry Wade and Marg. Woodburn. Dick Crowd Enjoys Three Plays Despite icy weather a good crowd .attended the second one-act festival presented by the Exeter Drama Guild at SHDHS Wednes­ day night. First prize was awarded to the production of “The Dear Depart­ ed” by adjudicator Mrs. Harold Nancekivell, of London who is prominent in the theatre there. Professor George Buckley, who was originally scheduled to ad­ judicate, was not able to be present. The cast of “Dear Departed", directed by William G. Cochrane, included Gwen Whdlsmith, Anne Hockey, Bob Dinney, A'lma God­ bolt, Leri Dilkes and Lyall (Rid­ dell. Enters Regional Competition. ,f The winning play will compete In a regional festival. Taking part in “The Happy Journey,” directed by Cecil Por­ ter, were Marjorie Dilkes, Jim Carter, Jane Farrow, Janice Ha­ milton cand Dwayne Tinney. The latter took the part of Jim Cro­ cker who could not act because of Illness. Those who presented “The Red Lamp” were Laurain Shapton, Emil Hendrick, Betty Beekier,' Hugh Wilson, Audrey Reilly and John ‘Hendrick. Director was •Ralph Sweitzer. FIRST TITLE—Red Loader brought Exeter a championship team in his first year as coach Wednesday when the club copped the WOAA Int. “A” champion­ ship. :It was the first title an Exeter 'team has won snce 1948. Red scored one goal and assist­ ed on another one in the final game, He scored the most goals ■in the .series, six.' Exeter Mohawks (became the Intermediate “A” champions of th© Western Ontario Athletic As­ sociation Wednesday night. The Tribe wrestled th© title from th© defending champions, Goderich Sailors, by winning th© sixth game of t'heir best-of-seven series 4-3. Mohawks won the h'ard-fought finals 3-0 with three contests tied. The title is the first an Exeter intermediate club has won since 1948 when Exeter captured the intermediate “B” laurels and ad­ vanced to O.H.A, -semi-finals, Mohawks will now move into O.H.A. 'company. Officials expect the team will meet Wallacebung Electric Hurricanes in a semi­ final series starting this week­ end. Bill Oberie was the star of the Wednesday’s with two goals and two ■Red Loader and Larry •man 'scored the other counters. The Tribe had to stave off a desperate Goderich rally in the scoring victory assists, Heide- P/crn Special Features To Mark Resurrection Special services are feeing held in Exeter and vicinity this week to mark the Easter season. lOne of the highlights of the religious weekend will be the presentation of an Easter cantata by the c.hoir of Bethel Reformed Church Sunday evening following 'the regular service in James St. United Church. The work is entitled ’‘The Gol­ den Dawn.” The choir will. be under the direction of Alfred Fischer. On Good Friday morning ser­ vice will be held in James St. United Church with Rev. AleX Rapson as speaker. At 10 a.m. in Trivitt Memorial Church the Antecommunion and Litany service will be held with SCORING STAR—Bill Oberie, Mohawks flashy left winger, fig­ ured in all four goals Wednesday night when .the Tribe won the tile with a 4-3 victory over Goder- Holiday Fun For Children 'Children’s recreation proigram for the Easter holidays will in­ clude a parade, pet show, egg hunt, bowling, hock hockey, sail­ boat contest and ’story telling. (Recreation D i r e cto.r Doug Smith has organized a varied program which offers a special event every day of the holidays. Big day will be Monday when the agenda begins With an Easter .parade from the library at 9 a.m. Prizes will be .given fpr best dec­ orated bikes and best Easter dress-up costumes. A pet show, 'Easter bonnet con­ test and egg hunt will be held during the .morning. Eggs for the hunt, donated by Canada Pack­ ers, and colored by Exeter Kin- ettes, will be hidden by Kins­ men. '•* (On Tuesday, the first round of a two-day bowling tournament for boys and girls will be staged. The second half of the competi­ tion wil be held Thursday. A sailboat contest will be the feature on Wednesday. Boys 12 to 15 will race theii'Jjqnts ©n th© pond at Riverview Park. - Younger children will be en­ tertained with, story telling at the public school Friday morning, . third period to cop the all- important contest. Mohawks took a. 3-0 lead in -the first period and led 4-1 at the end of the second. The Bailors cam© beck with two goal® in th© (third and pressed with fiv© attackers minute® in an ©core. Red Loader finstcouriter at on a play with Oberie counted his first tally from Loader at 10.30 and added hi® second unassisted at 16.25. Heideman Scores Winner Larry Heideman, who led Mo­ hawks to their second victory (Monday night with a hat trick, Scored the Tribe’s four th. goal at 5.'43 of the second, Jack initial Bailors' put .up final miniutes of the middle per­ iod when they were shorthanded ■two men. Bari Mortimer and George Westlake scored for the. Tars in ■the final frame, Fans staged a victory parade in town following -the win. The team was carried on the,fire eng­ ine and the Legion pipe band led the procession. Members of the championship team are; goal, Gar Raker; def­ ence, .Jack Dwyer, Glen Wiese Earl Barton, Barry iDoak, Doug Smith; forwards, John Trendell Don Grarvett, IB111 W'harnsby, Bill Oberie, Larry Heideman, Red ■Loader, Bill Musser,. Ray (Rich­ ards, and Bud dark. for the last five effort to tie the scored Mohawks’ 8.20 of the first Oberie. and Doak. Meriam fired Goderich's marker at 10.59 as the (began to rally. Mohawks a 'brilliant defence in the New Product Aids Growth Facts -about stilbestrol — the amazing new antibiotic which stimulates growth in cattle—will be revealed by Dr. R. H. Ingram, of O.A.O. Guelph, at the annual meeting of Huron County Beef Producers Association in Clinton Tuesday night. The new growth stimulant, de­ veloped in the United States, was recently approved by the Canad­ ian government for use in this country. Dr. Ingram, a professor of the animal husbandry department of the Guelph college, will speak oh the feeding of cattle. The meet­ ing will be the second annual one for the beef (producers who formed their association last year. Annual ladies night Of the Huron County Holstein Breeders Association will be held Thurs­ day, April 5, in Clinto.n. Huron County Junior Farmers are plan? nihg their “At Home** dance for Friday, April 6 In Clinton high school. Holy Communion at 8:30 11:30 Bunday morning. A Good Friday evening service ■will be 'held in the Pentecostal Church and on Sunday Rev. L. W. Krause will have an Easter message and special music is be­ ing arranged by the Young People. Good Friday services are also being held at both churches in Dashwood. Meet At Sunrise Sunrise services will be held on Bunday morning at Zion Lutheran Church, Dashwood, at 7 a.m. This will fee a service of responsive readings. The anthems and choral responses will -be taken by the choir. This service is sponsored by the Young People’s Union. The Youth Fellowship group under the leadership of Don Hendrick in the Crediton Evan­ gelical Church is holding a sun­ rise service at 6:30 a.nn with Rev. J. E. Wattam as guest speak e.r. Vibra-harp selections will be igiven by Mrs. Wattam. Following this meeting break­ fast will be served in the church. Last year 85 were in attendance for breakfast. On Easter .Sunday Caven Pres­ byterian is holding a baptismal service. Meetings are being held each evening of this Holy Week in C'aven, Main St., Trivitt, Bethel Reformed and James St. churches. •Local ministers conducted these services. BUY CHAMPION BULL—The Hirtzel brothers, Harry and Maurice, display Blue Jay Donald Domino 20H, the $3,000 bull they purchased last week in the west. The Hereford bull, one of the highest-priced to come to Huron County, was champion of the Calgary Bull Sale, the largest sale of its kind in Canada. The animal came from the west by train in a special car with another bull, bought by Charles Coultes, a Belgrave breeder. —T-A Photo Champion Bull Arrives At New Home After 2,000-Mile Trip From West Prepare For Crusade The ministers Of the district met at 10:30 a.m. Monday Iii Zurich for retreat and prayer in preparation for the completion of "South Huron Crdshdlhg for Christ” In June. Tills Is and will he a weekly practice until June. COMPETE IN TORONTO—These, two South Huron District High School students will compete in a province-wide verse- speaking contest at Toronto during Easter week. Connie Ostland, left, and Allison Clark were judged among the top six in Western Ontario competitions at London recently. Connie competed in the lyric section; Allison in the dramatic division. —T-A Photo Sixteen Airmen Win Promotions Sixteen 'airmen at ROAF Sta­ tion Centralia received promo­ tions in the semi-annual list re­ leased Wednesday by air force headquarters. Fit. Sgt. McCleary was promot­ ed' to ’Warreiit Officer and ■Corporals G. S. Fry and W. G. Hamilton will receive seirgeant stripes. Promoted from LAC to cor­ poral were D. C. Mitchner, R. Wetyk, T. D. Bourne, W. J. Mc­ Innis, IL L. Wettlaufer, “ * Tondoff, “W. _Kumpula, T. J. Arnold* Emeny, J, F. Folkard and J. R* Brialt. D, J. Hollins was promot­ ed from acting corporal to cor­ poral. R, Bullis, F. L. P. L. V. D. Blue Jay Domino 20H,—one of the highest-priced bulls to come to Huron County—.settled down at his new home on the Hirtzel Bros, farm near Crediton Tues­ day afternoon after a six-day trip by rail from the west. The handsome two-and-one- half year old, 1800-pound Here­ ford bull arrived by special train car in Wingham in the morning, posed' for television pictures and then proceeded to Crediton by truck to rest up from his 2,000- mile Journey from Calgary. “He looks a little ragged from the trip,” observed Maurice Hirt­ zel, the younger of the two bro­ thers who bought the animal In the West, “but he won’t take long to get over it,** Blue Jay Donald Fornino 2OH was the grand champion Here­ ford Of the sixth annual Calgary bull sale last week and ft cost the Hirtzels over $3,000 to bring him to Huron county. Actual auc­ tion price of the animal was $3,825 to Which has to be added the high cost of transportation. The bull made the train trip without mishap although he lost his attendant along 'the journey. The Hirtzels hired a man to come with the bull but he skipped out early on the trip. The animal was the best of the 600 Herefords shown at the Cal­ gary sale, the largest bull .sale in Canada, and 'he has .an impres­ sive record of show wins behind him. Among his laurels is a se­ cond at the Regina Common­ wealth Hereford .Show in 1955 in which cattle from England com­ peted, This champion is the second exhibited at the annual Calgary bull sale by Warren Smith, of Olds, Alberta, a prominent breed­ er in the west. Smith Is the first man to win the championship twice. The Hirtzels hope to im­ prove their herd with the Smith blood lines. The animal will serve 50 cows of the 100-head purebred Here­ ford held built up by the Hirtzels in the last 15 years. This is the second herd bull they have brought from the west—they have imported three from United States. Harry and Maurice Hirtzel, wiho are both bachelors, began developing their purebred lines about 15 years ago. Their father, the late John Hirtzel, was one of the first in the district to buy purebreds to improve his herd. The Hirtzels ereotecl a quonset bam last fall so they could switch to the loose housing system for their herd. This method, /also used On the dairy farm of G. J. Dow, Exeter, allows the cattle to roam freely from barn to yard and eliminates hours Of labor. . The brotliers farm 338 acres about one mu'® south of Crediton. Over 2 Ob (lores are In pasture; hay and grain is grown on the rest. The Hirtzels exhibited the top bull at the Huron County Here­ ford sale this year, Maurice is a past president of the county Hereford organization. Mayor Urges Traffic Care “One million Ontario school children will be on holiday from. March 29 until April 9”, Mayor R. E. Pooley of Exeter -.pointed out 'this week, “and if they are to have a safe and happy holiday- we must all increase’ our alert­ ness on the streets and highways. 'Over 2,000 of those children will be potential accident victims in this district, the mayor em­ phasized. “During the school term, we do not expect to encounter child­ ren on, the streets except when they ar going to and from school or later In the day. Over the ofEaster Holiday, thousands carefree youngsters Will be in­ tently playing their games and going about their many activities during the entire day. Often their swift and unpredictable actions bring them into the path of harm, and all too often only the greatest alertness on the part of a driver can prevent a motor vehicle tra­ gedy,” Mayor Pooley observed. “In Ontario last April, nine children under 1-5 years of age. were killed when struck by motor vehicles. At the same time 189 child pedestrians were struck and injured. More bicycles appear on the streets with 'the advent of better weather, and the chance of an accident increases accord­ ingly. As against 15 children 14 years or under injured in motor vehicle accidents while riding on bicycles during March of 1955, there were 59 injured in April. Teachers Stress Safety* “Teachers ■ in our schools,” said the mayor, “are continually striving to improve the safety habits of their pupils. They try •to teach the children to look both ways before crossing streets; to keep out from between parked to ride bicycles safely and all signs and signals; to their games in safe places from traffic ‘and to walk, cars; obey play away not run, when leaving the curb. Over the Holidays, the full job •of reminding the children of their safety lessons and setting them a good example, lies qn the shoul­ ders of parents.” According to statistics re­ ceived at the local OPP detach­ ment, the province-wide safety campaign is paying dividends. For the 'first 13 days of March, only five fatalities were reported ■in Ontario, a noticeable decrease from former years. Provincial police believe this is partly the result of their intense campaign against defective ve­ hicles* and reckless drivers. During the month of February, •there were 167 accidents report­ ed in the Mount Forest division, Which covers six counties includ­ ing Huron and Perth. Five per­ sons were killed and 50. injured* Police laid 155 charges. Cut Passengers From CNR. Line Passenger service of the Don- don, Huron and Bruce CNR line -—once the most popular form of transportation to and from this .area—will be discontinued Sat­ urday, April 28, it was announced this week by Hrnest Gerson, local station agent. Before motor transport be­ came popular, the train carried several carload® of travellers up and down the line daily. Today, the service is rarely used. Freight and. express service on the line will continue ns in the past.