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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-08-16, Page 1i THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, AUGUST 16, 1956Eighty-Second Year FACTORY NEARING COMPLETION—Construction of the $100,000 Reid Bros, fer- C tilizer plant south of Exeter has been resumed again this summer** and the firm hopes to complete it this fall. This aerial picture of the plant grounds shows the two big 125-foot circular storage buildings. The company, which has its headquarters in Elmira, will mix fertilizers in the plant and distribute them throughout the dist­ rict. , —T-A Photo Two Stephen Students Top Graduating Class Katherine Ondrejicka, 18-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ondrejicka, R.R. 1 Cen­ tralia, topped this year’s gradu­ ation class at SHDHS with an average of 80 percent in nine papers, department results re­ leased this week reveal. Besides attaining the high ag­ gregate score, the Stephen girl also received the highest indi­ vidual mark of the class—97 in history. She plans to continue at University* of Western Ontario. , This year’s .upper school class was ’88.6 percent successful in the total papers written. Al­ though its record isn’t as good as the 99 percent of last year’s grade 13, it is among the best in the school’s history. Stephan Boy Second Second to friiss', Ondrejicka. in aggregate marks was Philip Charrette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dfinnis Charette of Stephen. He posted an average pf 78.8 per- Wi’flit in nine papers to win the "‘paper staff award of $100, an­ other new scholarship establish­ ed by students this year. Carole Thiel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thiel, Zurich, re­ ceived an average 80 percent in the eight papers she wrote and John Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, of Stephen, attained an average, of 78.8 percent in eight papers. These were follow­ ed closely 'by Alexia Lostell, daughter of Frank Lostell, Us- borne. Two students tied for second highest mark of the class. John Hall received a 96 in history and Marilyn Tuckey scored 96 in al- gabra, which was the top mark in mathematics. High In Science Robert MacLaren, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. B. MacLaren, Grand Bend, received 90 in che­mistry, the High mark in science. Top mark in French went to Phil Charrette, who had an 88 in authors. Several students from Grade 12 wrote one or two grade 13 papers this year in addition to taking full year’s work in their own grade. One was Voldemars Gulens, " Gulens,V ’ son of Dr. Dashwood, and Mrs. V. who received the highest mark in Latin, in authors. He received one more mark than Kay Ondrejicka and Carole Thiel. In English, only one student of the 21 in the class was unsuc­ cessful. All students passed in history and also in both Latin papers. Principal H. L. Sturgis, who released the results this week, lauded the students for their suc­ cess.. The grade 13 class and their, teachers,” he said, “are to be congratulated on these ex­ cellent results.” Complete results are listed on page 3. a 90 Let Contract This Week Contract for contruction of the Morrison Dam in Usborne town­ ship will be let to R. A/ Bly th, of Toronto, this week by the Au­ sable River Conservation Autho­ rity, Secrelary-fieldman Hal Hooke said Wednesday. Authority has received appro­ val for the contract price of $163,525 from the Department of Planning and Development and the Ontario Municipal Board has given approval to the town of Exeter’s debenture loan for $71,- 250, representing its share in the conservation and water supply project. Total cost of the dam, which will include engineering fees, fencing, seeding and land costs, is estimated at around $185,000. Secretary Hooke said the 70 teres- of land required for the reservoir would be expropriated next week. The Authority is hoping Com tractor Blyth can finish the dam this fall. The Toronto builder told officials he might be able to start this project before Septem­ ber, HEADS CLASS — Katherine On­ drejicka, 18-year-old student of R.R. 1 Centralia, posted the high­ est average among SHDHS up­ per school graduates, it was re­ vealed this week. MALE STUDENT —John Hall, of Stephen, topped thev boys in this year’s graduating class at SHDHS and placed second to Katherine Ondrejicka- for aggre­ gate marks. . Your Airforce In Action Order Plans For School Hay Township School Arch Board has appointed architects Blackwell and Hagerty, London, to prepare sketch plans for a two-room addition to the Zurich school. Cost of the extension is estimated at $40,000. Trustees hope construction will ,be done this fall. When it is w’r.ishcd the Zurich school will MRpe five classrooms, a homo Tq- Apomics room and manual naming facilities. “ The addition has been ap­ proved by the Ontario Depart­ ment of Education* New Supervisor For Health Unit Miss Nora Cunningham, super­ visor of nursing at the Huron County Health Unit for,, the past seven years, has resigned her position to take post graduate studies at an American univer­ sity. Dr. r. M. Aldis, unit director, By LAC GLENN COWAN Although flying training is of necessity, the primary aim of Station Centralia, there are many other aspects of training here which, while closely asso­ ciated with the pilot trainees, test to the utmost the non-fly­ ing staff about the station. A recent example of this extra training was a highly effective and brutally realistic crash drill which was staged in the midst of a concentrated night flying program during the .last week. The aim of the exercise was to determine fully the effectiveness of the various drills as pre­ scribed in the event of a serious crash on the station, and to dis­ cover just how well the people concerned in the crash knew how to perform the duties assigned to them. In order to preserve an at­ mosphere of reality, knowledge exercise was restricted to the instigators and to those person­ nel whose job it was to prepare and to carry it out. Wreck Of Ventura Situated at the south end of the airfield, is lhe wreck of an old Lockhead Ventura, a twin- engined, transport aircraft winch had crashed there several years ago. This was chosen aS the scene, and the prop for the exer­ cise. , The preparation involved the planting of two high explosive, anti-collision bombs in the wreckage, plus a drum contain­ ing a 90-gallon mixture of high octane aviation gasoline and kerosene. The bombs mentioned are of a type which explode very forcibly, causing a brilliant flash and a large cloud of smoke. They are primarily intended to act as a visual warning during the day time to aircraft in the circuit area who are in immi­ nent danger of *.n aerial collision. The Rian for the exe/cisc was that the bombs should be ex­ ploded and the fuel ignited at a pre-arranged signal Jrom the See Decrease In C a seis Result Of Police Drive “People are going along with , Arthur Young, of London, plead- the idea that lawlessness will j' - -..................... not be tolerated at Grand Bend,” Corporal Neil Chamberlain, head of the' resort detachment of pro­ vincial police, said this week. His comment was made in connection with a noted decrease in charges which were heard at Grand Bend court on Tuesday* Only 18 cases appeared before Magistrate J. C; Dunlap, com­ pared to 30 and 40 of other weeks. » “The decrease is not from any letup on the part of police,” the corporal stated. “We’re finding i the tourists are of a better j calibre and are behaving them-s selves.” Commenting on .recent criti­ cism of police actions in the summer resort, the corporal said, “We’re not trying to tread on anyone’s toes but we are try­ ing to.make Grand Bend streets decent places for a woman to walk down.” The corporal said that as a result of recent publicity some persons were of the opinion that an officer must have a warrant to search a car. He said that under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act an officer has1 the authority to inspect a car if he has any; reasonable grounds tp suspect it contains liquor. The corporal said that of the 175 vehicles searched by police, liquor was found in 158 of them. Fined $200 And Costs A fine of $200 and costs was levied against Florent Potvin, of Hamilton, in a recent court for selling liquor from his car. Under the provisions of the LCA, the car'was seized by police. Six other persons have paid fines of $100 and costs for hav­ ing possession of liquor in a place other than their residence during the past week. ..In another case, in which ed not guilty to illegal posses­ sion, Magistrate Dunlap ordered contents of a bottle seized by police to be sent to Toronto for analysis. A Michigan man paid a fine of $20 and costs after pleading guilty to a charge under the hotel guest registration act. The man registered under a false name. Start Addition At High School Work was started this week the $120,000 five-room addition at SHDHS by contractors Mc­ Kay, Cocker Construction Co., London. ‘ . The addition, which includes washrooms as well* as class­ rooms, is being constructed on the west end of the building. When the addition is complet­ ed, the school will be able to accommodate upwards to 700 students. The clerk was instructed to Accounts included payment of r:':; IlliiJi • '•(•■A-' j iJ, ' DIRECTOR RESIGNS — Doug Smith, recreational director of Exeter for the past four years, tendered his resignation to muni­ cipal officials this week. He has accepted a similar post at Iro­ quois Falls, near Timmins. Don't Sleep At Wheel Counsel Tells Drivers County Appoints Inspector Here For the first time since the Huron County--Health Unit was organized, a resident sanitary, engineer has been appointed for the south end of the county. He is Jim Pinder a native of Goderich, who is living at 88 Sanders St. Exeter. Dr. R. M. Aldis, head of the unit, said the appointment was .made necessary by the increas­ ing amount of inspection re­ quired in the south end. .Mr. Pinder, a - graduate of Goderich high school, success­ fully completed a course in sani­ tation at the" Ontario Depart­ ment of Health, Toronto, last year. An Exeter lawyer, C. Van Laughton, advised drivers that the best place to sleep in a car to avoid apprehension by police is in the back seat with the keys in their possession rather than in the ignition. The lawyer’s comment came in connection with an impaired driving charge against Lieut. Leslie Rosenthal, RCN, stationed at RCAF Station Centralia who was acquitted by Magistrate . Dudley Holmes in Exeter court 'y/ednesday. -] ' - ' Laughton noted several cases recently where drivers who de­ cided, to sleep in their cars in­ stead of driving while their abi­ lity was impaired, had been charged by police. He told' the court they should be commended rather than c.hastised because they were following the advice of popular safety, slogans asking drivers to pull off the road and sleep if they feel their ability is affected. ' He said, however, that drivers should sleep in the back seat rather than the front because the code under the impaired driving section provides that a person is deemed to have .the care and control of the vehicle if he oc­ cupies the seat normally occu­ pied by the driver unless he proves that he mounted the ve­ hicle for purposes other than Crash' Tests Airport Crews was its busiest. This was done with nerve shattering results. A very heavy explosion, accom­ panied by a bright flash of light shdok the buildings in the local area. This was followed by an outbreak of fierce flame which burned quickly and built rapidly up into a tall pyre. Carries Out Crash Drill Immediately the explosion took place, the controller in the tower carried out his crash drill which involved closing the airport to all traffic until further notice, and ordering local aircraft, to or­ bit the field and to maintain radio silence until further order­ ed. In the meantime, the firefight­ ing equipment was despatched, TA |nm-A Features Station News More news about activities at RCAF Station Centralia, “Can­ ada’s busiest air station,” will be provided'for Times-Advocate readers through a new informa­ tion service established by sta­ tion personnel. With the permission and en­ couragement of Group Captain A. M. Cameron, commanding of­ ficer Of the station, ’’’’he Times- Advocate will carry a weekly review Of service and social events on the station written by LAC Glenn Cowan, an aircraft control operator, who has had considerable journalistic experi­ ence. LAC Cowati, who hails from Vancouver Island, B.C., is a member of the staff of renlralia Coronet, the station's monthly magazine, and has written for a number of Canadian news­ papers, including the Vancouver Sun, Galt Reporter and Rowell River Gazett* The first of his articles for the Times-Advocate appear in this issue off page 10. together- with the crash ambul­ ance to the scene and comenced fighting the blaze with chemical and foam extinguishing appara­ tus. In a matter of a few minutes they had the fire under control and extinguished, and all possi­ ble danger of a serious spread or heavy loss of life was averted. The whole ‘ exercise delayed night flying very little. Some of the aircraft which had been or­ dered to maintain an orbit had time only to circle the field twice before the fire was exting­ uished, and the controller whs able to resume traffic control and order fu.l-stop landings to be carried out. Throughout the exercise, the aircraft in. the air maintained dicipline of the highest order, carrying out all orders to the letter and maintainging radio silence Which left the controller a free hand to concentrate on dispatching his rescue vehicles to the scene* These vehicles were on the scene, fighting the fire within two minutes of the first alarm. This is especially notable when it is taken, into consideration the fact that from their stand-by positions bn the flight line and at the fire hall, the vehicles had to drive about, a half mile over a darkened airport and across a large open field area to gain a position at which they could effectively combat the blaze. Looked Like Authentic Crash The entire drib was realistic in the extreme. When seen from the road close to the field, the effect given was one of an air­ craft which had crashed on take­ off, the gas tanks having ,ex­ ploded. It was an insight into What could have happened. So realistic Was the blaze that the fire fighters and rescue per­ sonnel. were apparently unaware of the fact that it was an exer­ cise until after they had success­ fully extinguished the fire. They wore quite convinced that the blaze that they were fighting was really a crash with a pos­ and the most effective possible. At a station like this, where a heavy flying program is always in full swing, all aspects of train­ ing which will lead ultimately to a high standard of safety and efficiency must be under, con­ stant consideration. Exercise, such as that which has been described, are a constant factor in training and as such are used often and to advantage. PS Board Levy Drops Municipal taxes in Hensail I action was taken after F. Pearce have jumped five mills, I appeared for W. G. Thompson Council raised the levy from! ?nd Sons Ltd. requesting privi- 55 to 60 mills Monday night. The 1oc,<> nt 1,e,ncr tbo increase is one of the largest in ’ the district this year and the rate > is the highest in^the village’s, history, Purchase of a dump ground at $4,000 and increased road ex­ penditure account for most of the increase. A hike in the county levy also contributed to the re­ cord rate. Rate for village expenses I jumped from 16.5 mills to 20,6 -----»**.«* «„*.*.**. *_ _____ and the county levy increased for Remembrance Day. from 10,7 mills to 12. The clerk was instructed to A reduction in public school add all arrears for weed cutting costs prevented the levy from to the tax roll. going even higher. The school board cut its requisition from $1,967 to the county of Huron fop 15.0 mills to 13.6 mills which off- t road oil for pavement and $2,000 set the two-mill increase in the ' ‘ * ** South Huron District High School rate. The levy was also held down by contributions from the arena board and community organiza­ tions toward the cost of deben­ tures for artificial ice. The con- •tributions met the entire cost of the debentures this year while last year council,had to budget almost half a mill, to meet this expense. Breakdown of the new rate (with 1955 figures in parenthe­ ses) includes: county 12 (10.7, village 20.6 (16.5), library .7 (.7), fire engine debentures 1,2 (1.2), waterworks debentures 1.2 (1.2), hydrant rental 2.9 (2.9), artifL cial ice debenture 0 (0.4), SH­ DHS 6.8 (4,9), public school rate 13.6 (15.5), community park rate 1(1). Open Dump Ground Council agreed to open the new village dump ground in Usborne to village residents one day a week. The refuse area will be open, every Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m. With a man in charge. ' Council appointed utility-man E. R: Davis to supervise the operation of the dump,- This appeared for W. G. Thompson lege of using the grounds. * Garbage collection is already under way in the village with William Clement picking it up once a week. Mr. Davis reported catchbasins were needed at W. Sheppard’s and R. McKenzie's and requested six cement tile about 20 inches in diameter. Council granted the utility man two week’s holidays. Clerk J. A. Paterson was authorized to secure a wreath i 3.VQM. uu wi yavemCHb diAU for current expenses of Hensail Public’School Board. Reeve Norjnan Jones presided and all councillors were present. that of setting it in motion. Magistrate Holmes dismissed the case against Rosenthal be­ cause Le said there was reason­ able doubt that the officer got: into the car to'drive. He was: found sleeping in his car parked in a laneway at Crediton by police who arrested him. Magistrate Holmes upheld the actions ctf the police Constable John Forde in apprehending the driver, however. “The constable had every right to place’ him. un­ der arrest. He could have taken the accused to jail at Goderich.” ' Rosenthal’s case, which was first heard two weeks ago, was postponed until -Wednesday to hear the evidence of LAC^ Ken­ neth Smith, of Centralia service police. Smith testified that when Forde brought the Officer to the station he could smell liquor bn his breath, was argumentive and bad-tempered. Action of a Clinton minister, who called police after following a weaving car from Clinton to Hensail, resulted in a conviction of impaired driving against John F. Creasey, of London. Creasey was fined $50 by Magistrate Dudley Holmes. The driver was not involved in an accident. A number of charges for speed­ ing, laid as a result of a radar speed trap on No. 83 highway on Sunday, July 30, were dis­ missed by the magistrate be­ cause the officer who operated the equipment was not present. During the operation of the radar machine, 41 charges were laid. Acquit Hensail Driver Magistrate J. C. Dunlap up­ held a defence counsel’s argu­ ment in Grand Bend court last week that a driver who attempts to sleep off the effects of alco­ hol, rather than drive his • car, should not be convicted of im­ paired driving. He dismissed the charge against Donald Koehler, of Hen­ sail, who was apprehended by police in Grand Bend on July —Please Turn to Page 8 Name Assistant ARA Fieldman An assistant fieldman has been appointed to the Ausable River Conservation Authority for the balance of the summer. He is Tom Barber, of Prince Edward-County, a fourth year student at O.A.C. Mr. Barber is seeking options on property in the watershed for reforestration purposes. Hay Authorizes Bridge Repairs Hay township’s tax rate was given a boost of three mills this year as a result of increased county and school costs. At a recent meeting, council set the levy at 30 mills. It was 27 last year. Clerk W. H. Brokenshire said the increase was due to a hike of one mill in the county levy and two mills in the SHDHS rate. Other levies remained the same as last year. Breakdown of the rate: county 11.8, general township 1.4, road 7, general school 2.9, and SH­ DHS 6.9. Council engaged Ted Stanlake, of Grand Bend, to repair abut­ ments, on the township bridge at lot seven, concessions three and four, and to place a new cement top on the bridge. Council also approved applica­ tion for. a tile appropriation Joan of $1,200 for Ross Love. Loans are provided by the provincial government for farmers who need assistance in drainage. Finish Zurich Paving The three-year road paving program in Zurich was complet­ ed this year by Huron County Roads Department. The village authorized black­ topping of all streets over «. period of three years. The pro­ gram was started in 1953. Last of the roads were com­ pleted this week by the county department. Committee Gets Tough Over River Pollution It looks like the Ontario Water Resources Commission is .going to get tough with municipalities Which are polluting rivers. At a hearing in Stratford last week, the Commission told Strat­ ford, Mitchell and St. Marys they will be compelled to stop dumping sewage in the Avon and Thames Rivers. Want The Job Dona After hearing a brief submitted by Downie Township, complain­ ing about the dumping of Strat­ ford sewage in lhe Avon, Mr. Snider told Earl Boyes, reeve of, A — '1 PLAYGROUND ENDS THIS WEEK-—-Exeter Kinsmen summer playground will come to an end this week with, a colorful circus celebration on Eriday. Children are pre­ paring animal acts, and other entertainment for a public program at night, during which awards will.be presented to outstanding children* A monster parade will ore- Downie: “You wanted to know when Stratford is going to fix up its sewage disposal. Well, we’re going to be after them, even harder, likely, than we’re going to be after Mitchell and St. M.rys.” Meiybers of the commission disagreed, politely, with tile claim advanced in a brief sub­ mitted by the town of St. Marys, that there is no pollution prob­ lem in the Thames at St. Marys. Mr. Snider, and Dr. A. E. Berry, general manager of the OWRC, noted that St. Maryg sewage is going into the Thames untreated. “We are interested in the control of pollution.” said Mr. Snider. “Something Will have to be done. It is a necessity. We want to be reasonable, but we want the job done.” H. E. Dickenson, general man­ ager of the p"blic utilities system at St. Marys, presented the St. Marys brief to the OWRC. “So far as I know,” said Mr. Dick­ enson " _ 1 _ ___ plaints from neighboring muni­ cipalities about pollution.” As with Stratford and St. Marys, so with Mitchell. After hearing a brief, presented by Mayor Arthur Robinson and clerk Alvin Jordan of Mitchell, Mr. Snider observed: “Unfor­ tunately, with the system you have, you are polluting the river below Mitchell. We arc going to insist that something will have to be done to control pollution. We hope the citizens of Mitchell will realize the seriousness of the situation.” Mitchell Argument The Mitchell brief to the OW­ RC argument that nothing can usefully be done about pollution problems in the Thames . t Mitchell, until a channel-im­ provement pfojeet, planned by the Upper Thames Conservation Authority,, has been undertaken and completed. W. D. Conklin, Kihgsville law­ yer, and one of the Jive OWRC members ■ ho conducted the hearing at Stratford, also made the point that the commission ex­ pects action from towns and cities that are polluting rivers,” „ “We take this matter serious- ly,” Mr, Conklin told the cam- “we have had no com'