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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-09-20, Page 1o Eighty-Second Year THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATJE, SEPTEMBER 2Q, 1956 Price Per Copy 7 Cent* Builder Refuses Contract TRADE FAIR ATTRACTS 500—The first trade show presented by Exeter and dist­ rict merchants in connection with the agricultural fair Tuesday night attracted' a . crowd of 500. One of the popular exhibits of the show, was this German‘sports car displayed by Hunter-Duvar and Sons Ltd. Besides seeing latest cars, appliances, fur­ niture, fashions and farm products, visitors were entertained and showered with free prizes. —T-A Photo Trade Fair Draws 500, Usborne Lady Top Cook Exeter Fair, getting a healthy start with a crowd of 500 at its trade show Tuesday night, look­ ed forward to excellent crowds this-, week despite weather and ’ harvest problems. Tuesday ..night’s show was an unqualified success • and officials look forward to develop this, new feature of the fair in future years. s Entries . 'on .Wednesday indi­ cated some classes would be down because of the poor harvest but others attracted record-size competition. ■■'Mrs. Rufus Kestle, director of the women’s' department, said the number of exhibits in her section was the largest in the history of the fair.. Baking, handi­ crafts and art ..classes were well filled. “It’s away ahead of any­ thing we’tfe had for years,” Mrs. Kestle said: Mi’s. Aimer- Passmore, of R.R. | “Exeter Fair,” was among the 1 Woodham, mother of three• most artistic exhibits.children, , became the first I The Ausable River Conserva- wmner of Gram’s Trophy, don- tion Authority made available ated by The Times-Advqcate to f copies of the report on the Den- - the champion cook of the dis- field watershed model valley for n trict. • [ the first time. The Authority’s Ml 4-H Rodeo At Kirkton Competitions for three __ clubs, incuding a tractor rodeo, Will be features of Kirkton Fall Fair on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27 and 28.Achievement days will be held for the Kirkton 4-H Dairy Calf Club, the beef club and the trac­ tor maintenance, club. Members of the tractor club will compete in driving abd safety tests. A parade of- school children, led by the -Bannockburn Pipe and Drum Band, and the South Huron District High School Bugle Band, will open the fair Friday afternoon. A sports' program, including foot races, bicycle and calf races, a tug. Of war and musical chairs, will be’ held during the afternoon. Extensive competition is being offered in horse, cattle and hog classes, as -well as grains and produce. Prizes are also being offered for women's handiwork, cooking and school children’s ex­ hibits. Clayton Smith,. reeve of Us­ borne, is president of the agri­ cultural society. Vice-presidents ar Wellington Brock and Fred Doupe A10& F. Crago is secre­ tary-treasurer. Directors include Rae Stephen, James Willis, John Berry, Milne Pullen, Clayton Colquhoun, James H. Robinson, T. A. Crago, T. A. Wiseman, Roy Nethercott, Ross Dobson, Charles Atkinson, R. E. Doupe, Charles Paul, Wil­ bert Kirkby, Clarence and Fred Switzer, Hugh Berry\ Milton Mc­ Curdy Synd Newton Clark. 4-H Runner-up for the award was booth manned by Fieldman. H. her sister, Mrs, Lloyd Jones, o£\ pr Hnoke ’ * R.R. 1 Centralia. Third and1- ■ ’ fourth prizes went to Mrs, Roy Morenz, ' Dashwood,, and Mrs. Bert Thomson, R.R. 2 Kippen. Announce 4-H .Winners Three 4-H competitions were judged on Wednesday. Bob Down won the grain corn contest. Runners-up were Bob Galloway, Tommy Triebner, Hugh Rundle and Edward Hern. Top display in the sugar beet club was exhibited by Jim Dougall. Other prizewinners in­ cluded Jim Etherington, Bill Etherington and,. Edward Hern,. Gordon Strang, son of promin­ ent seed grower, H. H. G. Strang, a former president of Exeter Fair, won the grain club’s com­ petition. Other winners were Ronald Hern, Keith Coates, Thomas Hern and Harry Jacques. Top winner in the grain and seeds class was Mrs. Tom Hern, with five firsts and a second. Clarence Down, Hensall, won three firsts and Gordon. Strang, R.R. 1 Hensall, captured two red ribbons. Harvey Hyde, R.R. 1 Hensall, captured six prizes. Other win­ ners were Jack Triebner, Ex­ eter; Archie Etherington, R.R. 1 atuiux’ jviuiurs, Jiixensr xviutui Hensall; and Norman Hyde, R.R. 'Sales, Pearson Motor Sales, Lar- 1 Hensall. ~ ' - - - Mayor Opens Trade Fair Mayor R.- E. Pooley, who is also president of the fair board, and A J. Swietzer, organizer of the trade show, officially opened the program. Entertainment was provided by Mrs. G. K. Crocker, Mrs. Robert Pryde, Mrs. Bill Schmidt and John Bruls. The latter, a New Canadian in Exeter, dressed in his native costume to sing Dutch folk songs. Mrs. Schmidt, another New Canadian accompa- One of the most popular ex­ hibits at the show was a German, sports car displayed by Hunter-* Duvar and Sons Ltd. A bright red and black car with whitewall tires, its modernistic styling caught the eye of the crowd. One merchant attracted at­ tention by decorating his exhi­ bit in a Christmas motif. Tele­ vision dealers displayed 1957 models and one appliance dealer showed an automatic dryer in operation. Numerous free draws, in­ cluding one on a $50 mattress, were provided for spectators. An egg display, which spelled , urged farming prac­ tices to prevent surface, erosion Of soil. New cars occupied the centre of the arena. Exeter Boy Scouts sold “bacon in a' bun..” Dr. E. S. Steiner, a past presi- -dent of the fair, assisted Mr.. Sweitzer in the draw for numer­ ous prizes donated by merchants. Mayor Opens Trade Fair ' Exeter Lions provided free movies in the gymnasium and hundreds of youngsters took ad­ vantage of free miniature air­ plane rides. Two peanut men, highlighting Exeter Kinettes’ peanut' cam­ paign, wandered through the crowds. Exhibitors included Cann’s Mill Ltd., Jones, Ma.cNaughton Seeds Ltd., Tuckey Beverages, MacMillan’s, Traquair Hard­ ware, Huron Lumber Co. Ltd., Exeter District Co-op, Lakeview Hatchery Ltd., Canadian Can-' ners Ltd., Gratton and Hotson, Beavers Hardware, Reder’s Flowers, Hopper-Hockey, HeSs Electric, Jack Smith Jeweller, Snelgrove’s, Dinney Furniture, Irwin’s Ladies Wear, Graham Arthur Motors, Exeter Motor ry Snider Motors, Snell Bros. Ltd., and Armstrong Motors. New Grant To Board Sports Council Debate Council did some soul-search- ~ ing over its recreation and com­ munity centre operations Mon­ day night after hearing a report that the debts of the Community Centres Board have mounted to over $2;500. Faced with unexpected costs which threaten to overwhelm the town’s budget, council agreed to grant the board $1,000 to meet its more “pressing” accounts but not until after an hour-long dis­ cussion on the recreation-arena- park problem. Council granted the Centres Board $1,000 earlier this year, Councillor R. C. Dinney, chair­ man of the Community Centres Board, reported its bank balance had dwindled to $8.00 and that its debts would amount to $2,800 before it would get any sizeable revenue from the arena. The problem, he said, was the lack of revenue from the park and arena during the summer months. Rents foi* the use uf these facilities are decreasing because organizations wli i c h sponsor events there, aren’t mak­ ing the profits they used to- “They Don’t Pay Us’/ “When the organizations don’t make any money, they don’t .pay us. We can’t operate the park without any money.” “The horse barn, cattle barns, grandstand and ball diamonds must be kept up but we’re not getting any revenue from them. People expect the arena to pay for the maintenance of the park./ “If we just had the arena io operate, We could probably make out all right.” Despite the little revenue it provides, community park is an -asset■■ to -th,?' town and ,the ,towji .should maintain it with public funds, the. councillor argued'. “It would be a shame to see it grow up in weeds.” Councillor Bailey: (“How much is spent on the park during the summer?” Councillor Dinney didn’t know..." Councillor Bailey: “If you didn’t have the park, would you be able to make the arena pay?” Councillor Dinney thought it might be possible, if the arena didn’t have to contribute towards the wages of a recreation dir­ ector. Bailey: “Could the arena man­ ager be a rec director?” Dinney: “No, not if he is full- time arena manager.” I Councillor Bailey inquired into salaries and learned that Recrea­ tion Director Doug Smith has been receiving $4,000 a year, half of which is paid by the rec­ reation council and half by the community centres .board. His assistant, Alvin Willert, who is employed solely by the centres board, receives $2,800, On the total wages of $6,800’ the town gets provincial grants amount­ ing to $2,800, leaving its share at $5,000. (Recreation Director Smith, who earlier this fall submitted his resignation ta accept a posi­ tion at Iroquois Falls, reapplied for the Exeter post after his new contract failed to materialize. Community Centres Board and Recreation Council are currently reconsidering the recreation dir­ ector-arena manager situation. They' have already held a num­ber of meetings to discuss the problem.)—Please Turn To Page*3 Nab Youth Near Lake, Travels Miles In Bush SHDHS Bus Service Will Cost $30,000 Bus transportation for rural students, costing approximately $30,000 for the school year, was approved at a meeting of SHDHS board last week. Eight busses kre being oper­ ated this year, the same number as last, but they’re travelling 14 miles further and carrying 31 more students. Total daily _ mileage is 526 and The number tfif students being transported is <13. ‘'Three of the routes are in Hay township, three in Stephen and two in Usborne. Mileage of the longest trip is 79 and the shortest is 53. Daily cost .of the system is $173.82, averaging 42 cents per student per day, The boaikl "pays Exeter Coach Lines, operated by E. R. Guen­ ther, Dashwood, a fee of 32 cents a mile for small busses and 37 cents a mile for the larger ones. Vice-Chairman E, L. Mickle was in charge of the meeting In the ’absence of Chairman C. S. MacNaughton.- Principal H. L. Sturgis re- 1 the following breakdown: grade nines (6), 181; grade tens . (4), 149; grade-elevens (3), 86; grade twelves (2), 50; grade t 13, 32 and special commercial 25. There are 21 teachers on the staff. Board members approved pur­ chases of 10 science rbom ances at a cost of $40 each. They also granted permission for pur­ chase of additional sewing mach­ ines and four new models have been secured for the home eco­ nomics department Two older models were traded in. The board took no action on a request that it ^sponsor student participation in plowing matches this fall. Offer from the Guaranty Trust Co., represented by Ray Pat­ terson, Hensall, to provide inter­ est at the rate of three percent per annum for unused balance of proceeds from the sale of addition debentures was accept­ ed,Construction of the five-room addition is progressing well. Outer walls have been poured and cement blocks are being laid bal- A 16-year-old youth who ap- perently had lived off the land nearly a month after disappear­ ing from home was caught 'Sun­ day on the sand dunes near Drysdale. William Butler was trapped by two Londoners, Kenneth Keron and Frank Devoski, who gave chase to a wild-looking figure they spotted near ’ the Devoski cottage. He was about 75 miles away from his home in the Hol­ land Centre area near Owen Sound. Police believe he must have travelled hundeds of miles on foot, wandering across fields and through woods. Police who took Butler in cusJ tody to return him to his parents said his clothes were in rags and he was unkempt, but appeared fairly healthy. No reason was given for his disappearance. Herbert C. Butler, of R.R. 2, Holland Centre, had offered a re­ ward of $100 for information on the whereabouts of his son but' police said he had practically given up hope of seeihg him alive again. > William was talking unintelli­ gibly whbn Kenneth Keron caught up to .him along Lake Huron." He had chased the half­ wild youth for more than a half- mile over sand dunes, through scrub bushland and gullies, along the lake- shore. ■ Drysdale is about half-way be­ tween Grand Bend and Bayfield on the Bluewater Highway. Daughter Saw “Stranger” 1 Frank Devoski, who helped Koron hold the boy until the I ar­ rival of police, said his daughter saw a "stranger” wandering around their cottage Saturday evening. i Apparently he had been feed­ ing on peaches. The ground Wais littered with freshly-pefeled peacli Skins in a near-by orchard. \ At the Sight of his daughter and Mrs. Devoski, the youth dashedh off into the surrounding woods, I Devoski said strangers are a rarity in the community and since there was a possibility he- might be entering near-by vacant cottages, they took after him. When they failed to locate him, they, called Mr. Deypski and Mr. gulley near the lake and spotted the youth again. He chased him about a half-mile before catching up to him. . “He told me he lived about four miles up- the road,” Keron said. * By this time, Devoski and the others were becoming uneasy, over the whereabouts of Keron. Repeated shoutings brought no response and it it was growing dark. Mr. Devoski set out with his car and was relieved to meet the —Please Turn To Page 3 Urges Test For Drivers Magistrate Dudley E. Holmes found more support in Exeter court Wednesday for his con­ viction that more extensive examinations should be given drivers before they receive licenses. Appalled that a driver didn’t know that he ' had to give the right-of-way to the car on his right at an unmarked . inter­ section, Magistrate Holmes. rsaid: “It’s becoming more evident every day, that something will have to be done in regards to examination of drivers.” “That’s the second person I’ve talked- to recently who didn't realize this.” Magistrate Holmes has repeat­ edly advocated that drivers’ tests should be elaborated to re­ quire operators • to know traffic- laws. The case which prompted his comment was a charge against- William Abbott, 78, of Exeter, who was involved in an accident at the corner of Victoria and Carling streets. Mr. Abbott, who said he was the first man north of London to own a car and has been driving for 42 years, con­ fessed he didn’t know about the right of-way-regulations. He was fined $13 and costs. Gary. Middleton, Exeter, was assesed $25 and costs for having possession of a spring knife. Ungrateful Hitchhiker An army hitchhiker, who stole a camera from the car of an RCAF Centralia airman after he had been given a ride from Han­ over to the local station, was given a suspended sentence and ordered to post a $200 bond to keep the peace. Daniel Gilbert Proulx, 19, a Wiarton Indian, pleaded guilty. He was caught by police with the camera in his possession as he. entered Wollesle.v Barracks, Lbndon, an hour after he left the Centralia car. Police said the camera, valued at $85. was taken from the rear Seat of the car. The owner notic­ ed the loss after the hitchhiker had been dropped off on No. 4 Highway. SING NATIVE SONGS—John Bruls and Mrs. Bill Schmitt, both New Canadians of Exeter,, entertained crowds at the trade fair with'folk songs from 'their native Holland. Exeter Youth Survives District's Worst Wreck Robert “Bob” Scott, 18, of Exeter, survived one of the worst wrecks in this district’s history early Monday morning when his car literally wrapped itself around a tree in the ditch along No. 4 highway south of Bruce- field. Although suffering from a frac­ tured spine, broken pelvis, dis­ located hip and fractured wrist, the youth is reported in “satis­ factory” condition at Victoria Hospital, London. . District' police men described the wreckage as the worst they have ever seen. The vehicle struck the tree broadside and the frame Was bent into nearly a 90-degree angle. The impact forged a two-foot-wide circle in the front of the passenger side of the car. Returning From Clinton The accident occured around 5 a.tn. when the Scott youth was returning to Exeter after driving i Jp1■k i7 ': Im • ■. ■ ..-AW'.* ” ‘ ■ ' ' vO ' /■lisli ■ * YOUTH ESCAPES DEATH—-Eightecn-year- old Bob Scott, Exeter, survived a crash ii\to a tree near Brucefield Monday morn ing which resulted in this wrefck, described by* police as one of the wor$t seen in the district. The driver is in London hospital — ------n:-i- . .. ............. ..................-.......... Ma . ■ : a friend, Bob Kirk, to Clinton ; to meet a train. owned by Kirk. OPP Constable son, of Goderich, gated, said the car hit the west ditch first, then veered across to the. east ditch where it skid­ ded sideways before crashing the tree.-The highway was wet from night rains. The youth was taken to South Huron Hospital by Hopper-Hock­ ey ambulance and later transfer­ red to London. Dr. J. C. Goddard attended. A passing motorist saw the Scott youth slumped over the wheel of the car and drove . further down the highway until he noticed a light in the resid­ ence of Norman Long, where lie called for assistance. Three Others Hit Poles J Three other cars struck poles; along the highway this week.1 On Monday, a car driven by I James W. Down, R.R. 3 Park­ hill, suffered $300 damage when it knocked out a hydro pole be-1 side No. 4 highway near the I RCAF Centralia sideroad. DoWnl was travelling north about 3 a.m. when his car went out of] control. OPP < Constable John, Forde, Who investigated, Said charges are pending. Another car, driven by Lav­ erne Hamilton, R.R. 1 Hensall, crashed into mail box and tele­ phone pole south of Hensall on NO. 4 highway on Sunday. The car suffered $400 damage. I Donald Hatcher, Seaforth, was i hospitalized and his car received $600 damage parly Friday morn­ ing when it hit a telephone pole beside No. 4 highway one mile north of Exeter. The car was demolished. Hatcher is in Westminster Hos­ pital, London. Youth In Hospital Robert Hopcroft, 18, of wood, was released from Huron Hospital Tuesday ___ suffering from injuries sustain- ! cd in an accident involving four other teenagers early Saturday morning. Raymond Kading, 18, of R.R. I Dashwood, driver of the vehicle, told police he was attempting to overtake another car on No. 4 highway when a vehicle ap­ proached from the opposite dir­ ection. He lost control of the car and it tolled over on the high­ way. Two girls and a third boy, all passengers in the car, escaped injury. Damage was about $300. QPP Constable George Mitch- The car was Jack Parkin- who investi- Dash- South after The Morrison Dani project if stalled again. Contractor R. A, Blyth, Toron­ to, .has refused to accept the A p s a b 1 e Valley Conservation; Authority’s contract for con­ struction of the dam. . Blyth, who tendered to build the structure for $163,525 on August 1, turned down the con­ tract after the Authority refused to grant his request for a higher price. Fieldman H. G. Hooke an­ nounced on Wednesday that an emergency meeting of the Authority has been called for Wednesday, September 26, in t Exeter to deal with the problem. The Blyth tender was lowest of three bids for the contract and was accepted conditionally by the Authority at a meeting on Wednesday, August 1. Delays were encountered in getting approval of the various provincial government depart­ ments involved, however, and the official contract was not sent to Blyth until last week. Steel Price Up In the meantime, price of steel went up following a labor strike and Blyth requested that Ills contract be reviewed to in­ corporate the increased costs. Blyth’s original bid was $12,000 above the engineer’s estimate for the job and the Authority, along with the town of Exeter and Usborne townhip, had'to get ■ approval to meet the increase. The Authority felt it could not ask for more money from the municipalities. Delay in the awarding of the contract contributed to this latest development, too. Blyth had op­ tions on building supplies for the dam when he tendered for the job but he had to give them up1 a month later. Blyth was obviously annoyed, at the delay and in an interview, a telephone conversation,' with The TimesrAdvocate on August 29 said: “We’re disappointed we didn’t get the job three Weeks, ago/’ Hoped For Fall Completion # With Blyth’s refusal to accept the contract goes the Authority’s hope of building th,e dam this fall.. Blyth told officials.he-could complete the job before snow fell when he tendered on Aug. L The dam is being financed jointly by. the Authority, Exeter. Usborne, and the provincial government and. all of these bodies must be contacted before any changes can be approved, There is no indication of what action will be attempted at the emergency meeting Wednesday, The seventy acres in Usborne township, required for the reser­ voir, have already been exprop­ riated. but owners are appealing the amount of money offered for their land. 1 Doubt Dog Has Rabies Huron County Health Unit said Wednesday it doubts if the dog which gashed the face of a two- year-old Crediton boy last week has rabies. No symptoms of the disease <S? have been observed in checks this week, Dr. R. M. Aldis, dir­ ector of the unit told The Times- Advocate. However, the collie will be kept under observation for another week. Michael Schmitt, son of Mrs. Margaret Schmitt, was taken to South Huron Hospital Wednes­ day with severe gashes in his face inflicted by the dog’s teeth, OPP Constable, John Forde, who investigated, said the lad went to put his arm around the dog when it attacked him. for­ tunately, the animal’s owner, Roland Haist, was nearby and pulled the dog off or the child might have been killed, the con­ stable said. Haist lives in the front half of the house occupied by the Schmitt family. However, the child had been absent recently and was not familiar with the dog. Makes Snowballs On September 18 Snowballs in September? Kenneth Johns, of Usborne, re­ ports he was able to make -a number of snowballs from a pile \ of hailstones beside his home 12 hours after a local storm Monday night. Mr. Johns reported hail and rain fell heavily for nearly an hour and the downpour Was so heavy the eavestroughs on his house, couldn’t carry it, Hail made such a noise on the aluminum roof of the back kitch­ en that it was impossible to bo heard A pile of hail beside the eaves- trough drain didn’t thaw until Tuesday afternoon. Piefure Page N*xf Week Next week’s edition of the T-A will contain a full page of Ex-