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KIRKTON SCHOOL STEALS SHOW—Pupils of Kirkton
school won both parade and drill prizes in competitions
at Kirkton Fair Friday. School children highlighted the
entertainment during the afternoon, See Fair story, page
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’Sunday' BooMegger
Offers Drink Variety
A Hensall boqllegger, who‘was [ pay for the administration
raided by police during church justice.”
A. W. Sillery, Seaforth, repre
sented Allan.
Lawrence Legate, of Kitchen
er, formerly of Hensall, charged
with issuing checks4 under false
pretenses, was given two weeks
to pay off debts at service sta
tions in Seaforth and Exeter. He
was .ordered to post a $500 bond.
raided by police during church
hour and who offered his cus
tomers a diversified selection of
liquor and beer, was fined $100
and costs in magistrate’s court.
Wednesday.
Willson Allan, Richmond St.,
pleaded guilty through a lawyer
of keeping be’vcrage for sale.
Constable John Forde, of Exe
ter, who led a six-man raid on
the Wilson home Sunday, Sep
tember 23, at 11.,30, said he had
confiscated 213 bottles of beer
and six bottles of liquor.
“.Don’t tell me Hensall has two
outlets,” commented Magistrate
Dudley E. Holmes, surprised at
the.amount seized.
Said Crown Attorney Glenn
Hayes; ^Church' ‘.was on at the
time—you wouldn’t. think busit
ncss "wciuld be th.at^ood.” -
lawyer quipped: “Maybe Fthpy were holding church there.’’’
-• “He has a very diversified se
lection to offer his clientele,” ,
said the magistrate, perusing
the list of 'liquors and beers, ‘He >
doesn’t believe in putting all his .
liquor in one bottle.” j
“Perhaps he has discerning
customers,” said the crown at
torney.
“I think I’ll make the penalty,
or tax, however you want to put
it, a little heavier in this case,”
the magistrate said. “I’m going
to see if we can extract a little
more in charges of this kind to
Hospital Full, .
Beds In Hall
South Huron Hospital, .
erected only four years ago,
is already experiencing dif
ficulty in providing accom
modation to meet the needs
of the community.,
For the past two months,
the hospital has been filled to
capacity.
This’week, emergency pg*./
tients had to be placed in the
hall, as all rooms were oc
cupied.
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EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 4, 1956
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Reeve Casts Tie-Breaking Ballot
To End New School Controversy
Hear Plans
For Industry
Mayor R, E. Pooley said the
four town representatives who
attended the promotion confer
ence in Toronto this week
brought back a number of ideas
to improve the town’s campaign
to bring more factories here.
The mayor reported the con
ference, attended by 500 munici
pal representatives from Ontario,
was by far the best of its kind
ever held,
Reports on the conference were
given at council meeting Wed
nesday night. Those who attend
ed were Reeve William McKen1
zie, Deputy-Reeve Ted Mawhin-
ney, and Councillor Alvin Pym.
Organize Committees
Committees to encourage town
planning and study water re
sources in Huron County were
appointed at an executive meet
ing of Zone 1 of the Midwestern
Ontario Development Association
in Clinton last week.
Mayor J. E. Huckins, Goderich,
will head the planning and de
velopment committee and Mayor
Dr. E. A. McMaster, Seaforth, is
chairman of the water resources
and conservation board. ReeVe
William McKenzie, Exeter, was
appointed to the latter.
R. D. Jermyn, Exeter, presi
dent of the'zone association.'was
chairman for the meeting, which
heard several industrial promo
tion experts.
Urges Planning
J. D. Oaks, Guelph, president
of the Midwestern Association,
urged the use of planning on as
large an area basis as practical
and stated that land-use plans
were of value for the projection
both of the taxpayers and in
dustries.
R. C. Drew, manager of the
Association, outlined progress of,
the year-old group.
Zone representatives planned
to make a strong protest against
'the/curtailment of passenger and
express rail services’ in.‘the
middle and northern sections Of
the county.
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NEW HENSALL SCHOOL—-This is the architect’s sketch a debenture loan on a split decision. Reeve Norman Jones’
of the new six-robm Hensall Public Schbol which will be «-----------........................-..........
erected this fall at a cost of $112,500. Board was able to site of the building, School Board hopes construction of the
award the contract Monday night after council approved school’will be started this month.
deciding vote ended a three-month controversy over the
Variety Week For Police
Her Taxes Up
1,400 Percent
A Hensail lady can testify
frpm experience that taxes
in that village have increased
1,400 percent in 60 years.
Clerk James A. Paterson
reports that Mrs. Jessie Fish
er paid ( her fifty-ninth tax
bill to the village coffers on
Monday.
Her levy this year
$70.50. In 1897 it was
than $5.00.
was
less
Group Needs Leaders
To Operate Cub Packs
0Police connected reports of | The. boy, Robert McMillan, of
two stolen cars last week to an
RCAF Romeo at Clinton, who
used the vehicles to get back
to his ba’se after visiting his Ju
liet' in London. ,
Barend Van Steeg, RR 3 Exe
ter, reported Sunday morning
that his car had been stolen from
the garage during the night.
Near Van Steeg’s farm, on No.
4 highway, police found an-aban
doned car owned by Samuel Rea,
London.
The Van Steeg car was found
parked opposite the rnain gate
at RCAF Station Clinton.
When contacted by police, Rea didn’t know, his cir.’was- gone
-but;1 when he verified the loss, he
^olunt^eTW, the* information that
Ih^^'lVAs. ah apartment house
riearby for "'office girls which was.
.frequented regularly by airmen.
Police suspect the Romeo who.
took the. cars was so engrossed
in.his Juliet that he missed his
ride home and had to find other
means of transportation.
OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons
is investigating.
Three-Year-Old Walks Mile
OPP Constable John Forde re
turned a three-year-old Exeter
boy to his mother on Thursday
after the lad had wandered near
ly a mile from where she was
visiting.
T-A Inspection
This Saturday
To celebrate National
Weekly Newspaper Week,
The Times-Advocate will hold .
an open house in its plant
this Saturday night from 8.00
to 10.30 p.m.
All the machinery in the
plant will be operated and
demonstrated by members
of the T-A staff. The equip
ment includes type-casting
machines, automatic presses,
folders, and metal casters.
■ A new feature this year
will be .the demonstration of
the mat-rolling machine
which makes The T-A’s new
printing process possible,
291 Main St., was discovered in
Glenn Robinson’s store at the
village of Centralia. His mother
had been visiting friends at RC-"
AF Centralia’s married quarters,
Huron Park when the lad disap
peared.
Locate Girl Near Bend
A 17-year-old Sarnia girl, ap
prehended by police ; in woods
five miles south of Grand Bend,
was booked in Sarnia jail and
charged with vagrancy, pn Fri
day.
The girl, Betty Stackland, ran
into the Pinery when police ap
proached her while she was
standing beside the Bluewater
Highway, ... : ... ,
OPP Constable John Forde,
Exeter, assisted Constable R.
Davis, Forest, in apprehending
the girl.
he said.
Let Contract
To Area Firm
In a drama-packed council
meeting at Hensall Monday
night, Reeve Norman Jones cast
the deciding vote to end the
stalemate over the new Hensall
school and paved the way for
construction to begin this fall.
The reeve’s ballot, which broke
a deadlock over the debenture
issue, eliminated the necessity
of a municipal vote and gave the
school board the money it needs
to .build the school on a new,
site.
Shortly after the debenture by
law passed, the board awarded
the contract to Frank van Bus-
sel, Lucan, at a price lower than
the architect’s estimates. Total
cost will-be .$112,500 instead of ■
the $120,000 originally estimated.
Three months ago, council re
fused to pass the debenture by
law, objecting to the new site,
so the board demanded a vote
of the taxpayers. Before it could
be taken, however, architects
had to prepare final plans and
call for tenders.
Monday night, after tenders
were opened, the board went
back to council to request the
funds again.
Two councillors, Harry Hoy
and Jim Sangster, remained op
posed to the bylaw.-The other
members, Lome Luker and John
Henderson, signed a motion to pass it. With the issue dead
locked 2-2, the decision rested
with reeve Jones.
“It’s carried,”
Councillor Hoy was vehement
in his opposition to the bylaw,
both before and after the de
cision, He charged the school
board changed its mind eight
times over the site.
(The board originally wanted
a new location, different from
the one finally selected, but was
persuaded by council ’to build
on the old site. Before the final
reading of the bylaw «ame be
fore council, however, the board
had found another new site
which satisfied all but one oi
its members, Trustee Jim Taylor
favored retaining the site of
the present school.)
The new school will be built
on property purchased from Al
vin Kerslake, a former reeve,
on the south side of town.- Classes
will continue in the old'school,
at the west end on No. 84 high
way, until the hew one is com
pleted.
“I’m relieved that the squab
ble is all over—it was a nasty
situation,” said School Board
Chairman Howard Scane after
the meeting. “I’m convinced tha
site we have picked is the best
one and we can build the new
school there without disturbing
the pupils at the old school.”
Reeve Jones declined any
comment.
Bussel’s tender, lowest of those
submitted, was $93,564.00. Other
costs include architect’s fees of
$5,613.82, contingencies of $2,806.-
92, furniture and equipment
$9,000, drainage and landscaping
$1,015.24, legal fees and deben
ture costs $480.
Plans for the new school, which
features a modern design with
a front of glass, incorporate six
classrooms, one a kindergarten.
It also contains a principal’s of-
a aiuuu Au.ficc, nurse’s room and wash- .
The club* is • rooms. Architects are Blackwell
Ori Wednesday
Meeting between Toronto con
tractor R. A. Blyth and the Aus-
able Authority executive to dis-1
cuss a new contract for the Mor
rison Dam has been arranged
for Wednesday, September 10,
Fieldman H. G., Hooke said this
week.
The parties will confer in Exe
ter in an effort to reach an
agreement on price.
Blyth, who was the lowest of
three tenderers, refused to ac
cept a contract based dn his ori
ginal bid because of a marked
increase in construction costs.
Jamboree, Frolic, Show
It's Active Friday Night
year, will display their talents in
a folk-dancing exhibition. The
group is headed by Fred Har-
burn, Cromarty, and includes
the Ontario Bean Festival Queen,
Greta Pfaff.
The Aylmer dancers will also
act as judges for an amateur
square dancing competition open
to groups in Huron, Middlesex
and Perth. A new Kinsmen
trophy, donated for annual com
petition, will be awarded for the
first time.
Draw for the dream cottage
will be the feature attraction of
Grand Bend Lions’ frolic at the
roller skating rink. Games and a
dance constitute the rest of the
entertainment.
At Lucan, noted speaker Capt.
Norman Rawson will be the
feature attraction, along with a
professional vaudeville show.
Next Friday night, Exeter
Lions will sponsor a frolic in
the local arena. TL_ L ( ____
sponsoring a raffle for a port-; and Hagarty, London,
able TV set and will give away --a free bicycle as^door prize,. I the school. Trustees include
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comprise the entertainment.
District. residents can choose
from a variety of major enter
tainment events this Friday
night, October 5.
Exetei’ Kinsmen will sponsor
their second Harvest Jamboree
at the local arena; Grand Bend
Lions are raffling their $10,000
cottage during a frolic at the
summer resort; and Lucan is
sponsoring a Booster Night.
Kinsmen, encouraged by the
success of their first jamboree
last year, are offering modern
and old-time dancers another
six-hour marathon.
The local service club decided
to sponsor the marathon last
year after hearing complaints
that modern dances don’t last
long enough. Seven hundred at
tended the jamboree but only a
handful were able to stick it out
to 3.30.
Features of Friday’s jamboree
include the selection of a Har
vest Queen, who will receive
over 35 prizes donated by local
merchants.
Television Dancers
The Aylmer Square Dancers,
stars of a CBC-TV show last
training is necessary. Volunteers
will be fully instructed in their
duties.
Regular Paper Drives
The group committee, which
met Tuesday night, plans to
stage regular paper drives
throughout the winter. The drives
will be held the third Saturday
of every month.
Scouts are planning a Christ
mas tree sale 'this year. The boys
will call at town homes and re
quest a token deposit with each
order for a tree. When' the trees
arrive, buyers will be given the
opportunity to choose the type
and size they wish.
WANTED: Eight adults to
provide leadership for three Ex
eter Wolf Cub packs.
A. J. Sweitzer, chairman of
the Boy Scouts Group Commit
tee, reports 60 young lads are
cagei\ to participate in Cub
activities but the committee
hasn’t the leaders for them.
All but one Of last season’s
leaders have been forced to re
sign for t various reasons. Only
one left is Cubmaster Bob Lux
ton, who has led a pack faith
fully for a number of seasons.
Chairman Sweitzer said either
men or ladies would be welcome
to lead the Cubs and no previous
To Broadcast SeriesMeet After 50 Years
Mrs. Louis Fink of the Radio
Range Station at Carmi, B.C.,
with her sister, Mrs. M. Box of
Parkhill and their brother, N. H.
Peterson, visited recently with
Mrs. Sid Sanders. The four were
together for the first time since
1904,
Rev. N. D. Knox; rector of
Trivitt Memorial Church, will
present a series of four sermons
on “Framework of Faith” over
CKNX Wingham this month.
First of the talks will be heard
this Sunday from 7.00 to 7.30.
thirties. A. M. “Scotty” Easton, a life member himself,
made the presentation. Left to right are President Reg
McDonald, Mr. Easton, Mayor Pooley and Secretary Stuart
LEGION HONORS MAYOR—Mayor R. E. Pooley, who
served as president of the local branch of the Canadian
* jjgiOn for six years, was presented with a life member- _
Ky at a meeting last week. The mayor has been active Dick. The Legion initiated six new members at the ..shme
"the veterans’ organization since it was formed in the i meeting. ( —Geo. Noseworthy
Mayor
Members of Exeter Legion
paid tribute to Mayor R. E.
Pooley Thursday night when they
presented him with a life mem
bership in recognition of over
20 years service to the branch.
A. M, “Scotty” Easton, a life
member himself, made the pres
entation during a regular moot
ing. He particularly praised the
tjiayor’s leadership of the branch
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Mayor Pooley served as pres
ident of the branch for six years,
was zone commander for two
years and a member of the ways
and means committee of the do
minion executive, He has been
welfare officer for a number of
years and is a trustee of the j
Legion building. j
The mayor joined the branch I
shortly after it was organized
in the thirties. Before that, he
] The past year, he has headed
the Huron County committee ap
pointed to* compile a memorial
record of veterans for the new
courthouse.
The mayor is the third local
I veteran to receive a life >iem-
bership. The’ others are Fred
Wells and Mr. Easton.
’Six candidates were installed
as members at the meeting.
They wore George Noseworthy,
Performing the initiation cere
mony were President Reg Mc
Donald, Secretary Stewart Dick,
Past Presidents Andrew Bieflmg,
Harvey Pfaff, Harry Holtzman
and Garnet Shipman.
Donations, of $25 each were
made to trie Canadian National
Institute for the Blind and to
I Westminster Hospital, London.
I Branch members and the
Legion Pipe Band will attend
Area Crashes
Ihjure Four
Charges have been laid against
Gaston Charette, Sudbury, who
was involved in a three-car ac
cident at the corner of Highways
83 and 4 at noon Saturday.
Police allege Charette, who
was travelling east on 83, failed
to stop at the intersection. He
collided with a car driven by
Spencer J. Francis, London, who
was driving north on 4. A third
car, driven by Mansell Mason,
Grand Bend, was hit after the
collision.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis and
Charette were admitted to South
Huron Hospital. . The Sudbury
man was released Sunday but
the Francis couple are still con
fined, although their conditions
"are described as “fine.”
Mr. Francis received a broken
rib, face and scalp cuts, and
Mrs. Francis received lacera
tions to the elbow and forehead
and ankle injuries.
Constable John Cowan estimat
ed damages at $1,800.
Girl Suffers Injuries
Linda Dinney, five and one-half
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stan Dinney, Exeter, suf
fered lacerations to the scalp,
bruises and shock when she was
struck by a car while crossing
William St. Friday around noon.
The girl was admitted to South
Huron Hospital for treatment and
was released Tuesday,
Driver of the car was James
Hume, Exeter, who was driving
north On William- St. Constable
John’ Cowan, who investigated’,
said no charges will be laid.
Two cars collided at the
nor of Main and Hill streets
day night but neither driver
tained injuries.
Elmer McBride, Exeter,,
was making a left hand turn off
Main to Hill St., collided with a
vehicle driven by Victor Hey
wood, R.R. 1, Centralia, who was
driving north on Main. Constable
Reg. Taylor, who investigated,
said lights of oncoming cars pre
vented McBride from seeing the
Heywood vehicle.
Godfrey At Royal Winter
Arthur Godfrey, international-
ly-famous television and radio
star, will participate in the 1956
Royal Horse Show, being held
in .conjunction with the Royal
Agricultural Winter,,Fair at the
Coliseum, Toronto, from Novem
ber; & to 17, it was announced by
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Robert Raeburn is principal ofable TV set and will give away
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Gaines, parade and bingo will ; Douglas Cook, Bill Fuss, Ernie
'Chipchase and Harvey Keys.-
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SHDHS STUDENT COUNCIL-Prcsidcnt Bill Pollen, seated, heads the officers who
willi govern student activities^ at SHDHS this coming year. Other members of the