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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-01-31, Page 1List Contests For Spellers Public School Inspector John Goman announced this week the regulations governing the final Spelling bee competition which ,will be held in Exeter on Feb- guary 12, The district champion will be decided on a point system—one for each 25 written words, one for each 13 words spelled orally, and 12 points awarded in re- verse order of elimination in the spelling bee itself. Highest Obtainable score is 50. • The 25 Written words will be given the 12 finalist's prior to February 12. The 13 oral words and the spelling bee will be tried , during the Heine and Sehool rneetirig. Points for the bee will be awarded according to the way in which the contestants , arc eliminated. The first one to go down will get one point, the sec- ond two and, so on, . Another prizd has been do- 'Dated for the, contest. Jack Smith Jeweller, Exeter, will give a compact or wallet to the stu- dent who places second. The Times-Advocate trophy, a oath award of $16 and desk set go to the Winner, Attend Drama Fettivol Mrs. ,James Gla-ab and” Mrs. Len Dillies motored to Goderich last Thursday evening to see the Goderich ,Little Theatre's presen- tation 6f "Angel Street, On Saturday, the Goderich group resented their' play at Kitchener ' F the .Western. Ontario Drama estival,. and won third prize, SEEK HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS—Grand Bend officials claim fishermen may be forced out of business Unless the harl?or at the Summer resort is improved soon. Sand bars at the mouth of the river and flow water level have forced three boats to move to distant harbors. Council has asked federal government to construct an extension to north pier and a road for fishermen .near the south pier. The shallow, harbor is ,also discouraging yachting tourists in summertime. —Aerial Photo,by Noseworthy IN• Exeter Girl Guide Leader Selected • • For World Camp Build First Foam Pews Firit bonded foam rubb er church pews to be manufactured in 'Canada are now being built by Exeter Furniture Ltd., Sales Manager John Fr e em a n an- nounced this week. The pews are being Made for a new church in Morrisburg, on the St. Lawrence. Seaway. The order is for '225 sittings. Although bonded foam rubber seats have been quite popular in the United States, they have never been manufactured before in Canada. The foam rubber is fused to the shape of the seat so it will not slide or wrinkle. Mr. Freeman said he believes the new seat will become popu- lar in Canadian churches. Exeter Furniture, which start- ed prodtiction this winter, now employs seven men. Zion United Church, Usboroe, once regarded as an unattractive and unnecessary church in the area, was rededicated Sunday as one of the most modern places of Wership in a rural community, The church's new auditorium and Sunday Schaal rooms over- flowed with the congregation !Which witnessed the official re- opening. They heard ranking i.district officers of the United Churth praise the renovation of tithe' building`, I tilt eburth's Minitted, Red, J. Slade, of Woodharti, who sneatheadeti the renOvation pro, gram, revealed that the church had ?nee been condemned'. i "in 101V he said, 'Mt it survey of the rural Protestant churches in Huron County, Zion was re- garded as one of the unnecessary smaller churches," t`The congregation passed through precarious days in the late 30's when the Ellioville cir- cuit, of which it was a part, WAS terminated and Lliiitville be- Mite a part of Tharnas Road pas- toral tharge. At that time, Zion Wes invited to becorne ,..third point On the Woodhani clintge." Ministers since IMO Were; Pty, A. Laing, 1000 to 1.048 Rev,. Got. don Wanless, 1948 to 1954; and the, present patter, The church was medicated by Ng, A. E. Duffield, Laiiiboth, prosident of London. COnfornitee. cipality to administer its own sYCstoersruction of the rural hydro service station at the south end of town is already under way but progress has been hampered hy cold weather. Contractor is Hap Weber, Dashwood. . Lampman expected the service station, which will house electrical equipment and motor vehicles, and an admini- stration office, which will be a separate building, will be com- pleted before September 1. Con- tract for dhe office has not been let yet. Adults Hear Junior Band , Fifty parents and friends heard piembers of Exeter's recently- organized' junior band perform in their first public appearance Monday night in 'the town hall. The young musicians demon- strated what they had learned since instruction was started several months ago. According to Cecil Wilson, chairman of the band committee, parents were agreeably surprised with t h e progress of their youngsters. "When they practice at home alone, their music doesn't sound impressive. But when they play together, the re- sult is amazing" he said, Twenty-two of the 25 members' performed. They played a num- ber of drills and one piece, Bandmaster James Ford, of London, explained the method of teaching and told parents the children had progressed more quickly than he had expected. Ile' announced that a new class of students will be starting in February --Prospective 'm'embers Will be dinterviewd Monday in the town hall. Mr. Wilson introduced the bandmaster and expressed ap- preciation Of, Tony Aquiline, of town, who has voluntarily as- sisted with instruction in the clarinet section. More parenta'.addodd'd ."—" ing planned¤ — channel' becomes blocked each season with sand an c blocking the mouth of tri for several hundred feet. times, the water level is that great hardships are because fishermen have tc on the north side of tit while only about 100 feet the river are their fisl where the daily Catch housed, packed and Catch housed, but which cans reached by boat. They use trucks to convey cat half mile hp main street, a provincial bridge and down the river to ftheil houses. Take Boats To Other Port "In many cases, fisherrn have their families and ho Grand Bend and Who may third generation of corns fishermen with roots established in the coats have had to take their b other ports and commut to those points miles from "Three examples of this Zimmer and Ravelle. Fi and the Green Eisherie dock .at Sarnia, and th Fisheries, which has its Goderich. —please Turn ,to Choose Spell In McGillivray Two McGillivray student chosen, to represent the ship in the Stratliroy inspe finals of the Ontario S Bee at a cdmpetition in school on Friday, Januar Donna Taylor, grade -e pupil of Mrs, Frances Ea S.S. 12, placed first ante girls and. Fred Fenton, 5, a pupil of Miss Ada was top star of the 'boys., In charge of the -corn was -Inspector Elwood, C's Open its,Mum 'Who wit' opposi, veteran Elston Cardiff in his bid to win a fifth term in the House of Conamons7 This was the question' political spectators were asking this week after the. Conterdatives fired first volleys in the election battle at their nominatibid meeting in Clinton Monday, '''',V:1"1 • '" • per, ores- own [any r ress one life ies6 ins ape the rk ' • , EXETER ONTARIO, ONTARIO, JANUARY 31, 19s7 Prom Per OS e riming ruse Of Harbor: leader have been chosen to at- tend the world camp at Dee Lake, Ontario, this summer. Margaret Sanders, 16-year-old SELECTED FOR WORLD CAMP—Mrs. Robert Luxton, left, leader of Exeter Girl Guides, and one of her patrol leaders, Margaret Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sanders; Hay, have been selected to attend the world Guide camp at Doe Lake, Ontario, in August. Margaret, a first class Guide who is preparing to pass. her Gold Cord tests, is one of 400 girls chosen from Canada. Mrs. Luxton will, act as a Guider on the camp staff. Over 105.00 campers from 27 countries are expected. An Exeter Girl Guide and her daughter of Mr .and Mrs. War- her Gold • Cord, highest honor of ren Sanders, Hay, and Mrs. the organization, this weekend when she undergoes teats at Stratford. She has '19 handicraft badges in addition to her first class certificate. Mrs, Hannah Taylor who OV, Served her itinetydotirth birth- day on Wednesday was well fel- ed by her friends, Many of Whom called 16 Wish her well. On the Sunday previous het , neice, Mrs, Alda Simmons, Hen-1 tall, visited her and presented Mooday and Wednesday eve-1 her with a birthday deice, nings two different groups of, ladies surprised Mrs, Taylor and Spent the evening chatting`, With' tea and birthday rake for refreshments. 0 n Wednesday evening the celebration of Mrs. Frank Coates' birthday was el- 80 included. "This is the happiest: birthday / ever had" ,.remarked Mrs, Tay- lor to her friends, `Best Birthday' Comes At 94 Mrs, laixton, who's been in the Giude organization for 17 years, will serve as a unit Guider at the camp. She ;joined the Brown , ies in 1940.. an Windsor and moved up through . the ranks until she became a leader in St. Thomas just before taming here, . Margaret, who's attended the Highest of the fatality has been.,. Md. Anderson was born on the provincial damp at nod 'Lake scheduled' for Tuesday,` February family homestead, two miles west of Kipper' and. had fanned the past two summers, is a first in IfenSall. Town. gall, A post class Brownie and hopds to get Merton has revealed the man' there all his life. He was Cori- feted from the crash. • died from internal injuries Sat. nected with St. Ahdrew's United 'Church, Baylield family of four, rid.. Surviving are his widow, the Robert Luxton, leader of the local company, are already mak- ing plans for the trip. The. two have been selected by Canadian Guide headquarters to spend 10 days with 1,500 other Guides ' from 27 different coun- tries. The camp is the first to be held in Canada by the world- wide Guide organization. T h e international gathering, which. Will -commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the found- ing of the Scout movement, will be held at the provincial training temp, .16$ miles north of Toron- to in Muskoka district in August, log in the other car, was injured former Elizabeth Clark, Ileatall; by the crash but police say quick two sons, Emmersen and John, action by the father, who was XdPdcn, and two daughters, Mrs. driving,Robert Upsilon, Seaforth, and Children and mother from serious Ws, Eldon Jarrett, gloom two Arnold MAIM, 29, the lather Mrs, 'Jennie' Wirld°611r, AvWenn, injuries, and threw his arm out in an altentrt Private futetal servites were to cushion and hold his fami y held from the )360111'0u funeral back from the windshield when home, Hensall, Monday, with he saw the 'accident was inevit, Rwacv.iNn. EMaeiLveipttl tinmelrtertgye: Burial abAlee'dording to police, the Ander- by The accident t, ted son ear,. Which was travelling Constables Alex Twaddle and forth of the second concession of Robert Sims, Goderich, Dr. A. Stanley, came on the count Addison, Clinton, rendered first road, on which the IVIakins Were aid. driving Ott The ,itnpact ttnin Coroner for the inquest will be the Anderson vehiele Sharplg C. Goddard, Ilensall. the hortheast, PACO believe the „ Theg post mortein was held at driver was thrown May run over the ,11011thrOn in {{a hOthe Satter by his tar, and then tittoWri tzar tilt" Dr. L. peninsula the ditch When hit clothes caught pathologist _St.,,,ratfertl, „and on the Vehicle. Coroner Dr, 3.c. Goddard, Holt- MAItiits received lacerations' to ad.151e4S6 Turn to Page Car Kills Klippen Man , Father ayes t!amily . • - ' An. 83-year-old Hippo resident his face, and his wife suffered a was, killed instantly Friday when fractured Shoulder. Bryan, 11/2 , his car ran over him and threw who was sitting op his mother's him into a water-filled ditch fol. lap, received a gash in his head., lowing 'an intersection accident but three-year-old Brenda was near Brueefield.' not hurt. She is one of 400 Guides who will attend the camp from Can- ada. To win the honor she com- peted at a weekend tamp at Keewayclin, near Goderich, in November. • • Tuckcy Beverages, Exeter, in- creased the price of . its soft drinks from seven to eight cents a bottle. The hike took effect on Mon- day, January 28. R. Ross Tuckey, manager of the plant, said the increase was •necessary because of the rising cost of, sugar. "Sugar has increased over 40 percent during the past two m'ontlis,". he said, "In addition, we have to face increases all along the line." Latest rise in the ,price of sugar came Friday when a 20- cent increase was announced. This brings the .price to abd,t ''5' per hundred pounds ddip Sltad iii the past' two months. Couplod with higher wages; aaquiprront and other supply costs ;Iithortn absorbed by man- ufa.ctidters, it has touched off gases in consumer prices of bis, —ats and candies in addition , Delegates Push Huron Location . A delegation of four, repre- senting Huron Zone of the Mid- western Ontario -Regional De- velopment Association, interview- ed Hon. William M. Nickle, Minister of Planning and De- velopment, ,last week in connec- tion with the school for retarded children,. darie .-delegation A included Tpait. Pdycle, llui on MLA who • is -spearheading the. campaign to. District J. swag; bring dhe school to •Huton;. lt, z a3Id membersdef derrnyn,, Exeter, zone chair- Exeter Lions Club motored man; William Miller, Clinton. 1.g.4 ..,ucknow Monday, evening to mayor; and Peter McEwan, rep-. nd . the Charter night of the resenting Goderich. ucknow ,cluh..-The club begins I . It was reported the delegates with 93 charter - members, a received d "favorable" decep-• record • kir District A. Three tion. other :dubs are being formed in the district. Belmont will receive their charter on. February 7; Windsor South on. March 2 and Atwood on March 15. Wes .Ryck- man and Harry Penhale were among • the 75 prize-winners at Lucknow. Exeter P,V.C. will take ,over administration of hydro :service for the' town on September Chairman L. J, Penhale and• nounced Tuesday. The move will coincide with the construction of a hew service station by Ontario Hydro at the south end of town. Hydro offices will be moved there to make separation of town and rural administration complete, At a special meeting Tuesday morning, the commission decid- PUC Takes Over Hydro, Plan New Organization iyons Members i",T4' ttend Charter daft drinks. Grand Bend fishermen may be forced out' of business unless the federal government takes action soon to improve harbor facilities, Reeve James Dalton said this week, Outlining the reasons for coun- cil's recent request for federal :assistance, Reeve Dalton said the fishermen's position is now "criti- cal" because of the shallow har- bor. If they are forced to quit, Grand. Bend will lose its only year-round industry, he stated. The reeve expressed hope that quick action Would be taken by the government "now that the facts are known," Council out- lined the situation to a represen- tative of the Department of Pub- lic orks at a recent meeting. W W ier: - dsaid council has had n derouddgomplaints protesting the deplorable condition of the harbor. A resolution was passed in 1956 and again in 1957 asking for aid in the pier arid dock area. Engineers have compiled data on the problems and council's requests have been forwarded to Ottawa, Extend Pier, Build Road Council has asked the govern- ment to extend the north pier in a southwesterly direction and to build a short road on the south side connecting the present street to the south pier. "The' situation adversely affect- ing the income of those engaged in commercial fishing has de- veloped gradually,"' Mr. Dalton said in a statement. "This group has been fishing in Lake Huron waters for many years,- almost since the village received its name. The fact that Grand Bend is known as a prosperous resort is probably the reason why the plight of the fisheimen has been missed, although not completely because during the past 10 years there has been a general im- provement of the piers for pro- tection and docking purposes. "However, because of the pre- vailing northwesterly winds, the Pop Price Eight Cents ed to "proceed with arrange- ments to take over operation of hydro services as of September L" Ontario has operated the town system since 1933. In addition, Hydro Manager K. J. Lampman has supervised opera- tion of the town's, waterworks system. • Proposed reorganization will probably necessitate the hiring of a three-man staff, according to Mayor R. E. Pooley, a mem- ber of the commission. This will include a manager and a lines- man, Mayor Pooley also indicated that the change may lead to a revamping of the town's ad- ministration quarters. When Oh- traio Hydro moves out of the present building which is owned by the P.U.C., room will be available for other civic offices. A garage, necessary to house P.U.C. vehicles, may be, con- structed large enough to include equipment used by the public works department and repair facilities. No plans have been made or even seriously discussed yet, the mayor said, The move to take over hydro service in the town was encour- aged by the provincial commis- sion, which has indicated for some time it wanted the muni- REDEDICATE ZION CHURCH—Among the ministers who conducted the rededication service at Zion West United Church on Sunday were, left to right, Rev. Andrew Laing, Galt, who preached there for six years; the present pastor, Rev. J. 14. Slade, Wood- ham; and Rev. A. E. Duffield, Lambeth, president of London conference. Rev. Slade revealed the church had once been classed as "unnecessary and unattractive." Now it's one-of the most modern in the district, . —T-A Photo edicateNew Zion Church rice Listed Unnecessary AO dentition uses, 'this, iaise of Odd under the nante, of Zion West United Church." The cohgregation, Which filled the church auditorium as well as. the Sunday Semi room both Morning a n d evening, took pot . in. the dedication service. „ In h is address, Mr. Duffield Said . the renovation of Zion. church' was typical of the tocpit- Mott which was tilting 0100 - IT the United Chutth, As primidont' of tho conference he has attehditot into .00dnitto new piaiot Pleasi Turn to Pitte • and tet mart from all profane ten, Ilarry Dougall, Wolin Gq "By ,virtue of 'our sacred office in the -church," he said¤ "we 'do now -declare to be consecrated /wry Jeffrey, Walter Mt, and Arthur and fel year, Alvin Pymn.. Mt. H. Campai a n tileAlthsutgetit,Ztitheld*Adi Times-Adv he told The' pick A. y, 'McLeani , S publisher. Contacted , Mr, McLean declined to mit himself,• however'41 nothing to say at the mo Hugh R. Hawkins, riding ident for the Liberal party there are no candidate* f Grit nomination yet 'but though he hasn't said, an peel Andy will run aga yet." He mentioned n? ti othe sible candidates.... Mr. Hawkins has nalle executive meeting this 1 to decide -on a nomination It will probably be late in ruary, he 'suggested. Meanwhile, the Conserd have kicked off thit year's paign and Cardilf 'has indI he'll wage a tough bat not tougher—than he evel before. The ..reason Wendt is his devotion to 'Sohn n baker, new leader of the 1 Tge 68-year-old Cardiff been a Diefenbaker boos4 years and is believed to —Please Turn To PI See Increa In James Si The annual enngregal meeting of James Street "I Church was held in the el Whirs Monday, comme with a pot luck supper pro by the ladies, Following the supper, a service was led by Mrs, II. gis, with Mr, Sturgis at the I Devotional exercises were ducted by the minister, Re J. Reports from the vadat ganizations showed the cona tion to be in a healthy condl During the year, 35 pd Were received into church 1 bership on profession of and 27 by certificate, Twent persons transferred to other gregations and 14 members There were 13 weddings, 46 tisms and 21 funeralt. The 1 bership is 1,039. Over $4,500 was contribut the missionary and maintel fund, and Missionary con tiolis from all organize brought the total to over $8 Members of the session el for a four-year term, were Henderson, E. A, Howald, A Idle,,Chester Mawhioney, 1:1 S. Steiner and E. Wcstcott; Board of Stewards, William was 'elected a 'Member of trustee board. Auditors apps W. L. Henderson. a' Goman. Robert ,SoutheOttZ Hicks, :Mrs. R. E. P0016" James Smith wore .appOin nominating committee. Resolutions wore passed wooing appreciation of the . of the putott, Rev. ice.„' '01 ' thelotganist, school ..tttpd • • Cann and - es Officers so oint.yett trims ,.„