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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-02-07, Page 1Candidotes Fipr Crown HELEN TAYLOR DAROL 'TUCKEY. C adet Corps Disbands At District High School At District High School's , eyfr. • ,,,,i4,...?.. , , r., .. 0..3- .:,... ' .--„ i t ink, JOAN ,RAVELLE ,:..,-R01:,1 r,IAkY PC0BSON,i - -.,I , -, 0 K -Fath Father Seeks Help To:. Briri4lamitY: Here NANCY FAHNER LORAINE TAYLOR' Eight Pretty Valentines Two former Ituroo County 13 and special commercial, Agricultural Queens are among the eight pretty valentines who are candidates for regal honors at South Huron ,District High. School's "At Heine" on Friday. The two farm beauties are Marion Creery, R.R. 1, Woodham, who Was chosen county queen at Exeter Fair in 1955, and her sue- ,cessor to the honor, _Rosemary, Dobson,. R.R. 1, Kirkton. Other six condidates, most of whom have never competed in a beauty or popularity contest be- fore, include Judy Desjardine, Grand Bend;- Nancy Fabrier, Dashweod;,. jean Ravelle, Grand Eend;, Helen- Taylor, Exeter; Lorraine. Taylbr, Exeter, and Darol Tuckey, R.R. 1, Hensall. Students will vote Friday to elect their -queen for the. year. Although .beauty's an important commodity, students are sup- posed to consider personality, poise,_ character, and participa- tion'ia school activities when they cast their ballots: The 'queen will be crowned at the school's semi-formal .dance Friday evening. b*;,c. last year's monarch, Margaret Woodburn. The contest and .crowning are condUcted:by the student council. Two candidates Were nominated by the two grade .twelves, grade Reeve JiM Daltolt, Grand Bend, has joined'Wftivaither municipal officials in the Huron area in a protest against` ,the proposed disbandment for. the Fourth Bat- talion, Canadiarf,-Guards, which has been stationed in Ipperwash. A telegram, 'Signed by Reeve Dalton, Mayor H., R. Alpaugh, Forest, and Reeve ,Fred Marton, Thedforde was sent tp Defence Minister Campney saying the regiment is "of vital importance to the district." It has contributed to area proaperitY during the last two years, the officials stated. The telegram asked if another Guards regiment could replace the Fourth Battalion at Ipper- washor, better still, .if the same personnel could remain under the new plan "as they are known favorably among our municipali- ties:" One hundred and twenty-five army families will be affected Mr. Campney announced in the Commons recently that two bat- talions of the Guards will be dis- banded to permit creation of a flew armored regiment. , County Farm Queens Compete For Crown MARION CREERY 1\1arion Creery, 18 • year - old daugmer of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Crary, R.R. 1, livooanam, eras president of the student council taat year. She's a member of the basketball and volleyball. teams, and the glee club, A grade 13 student, Marion has' won several academic awards mid has par- ticipated in public speaking com- petitions. She recently represent, ea Huron junior farmers at a provincial speaking contest. , Judy Desjardine,.. 16, • is a cheerleader at the school and a member of the glee club, A grade 12 student, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Desjar- <line, Grand Bend. lied-haired Rosemary Dobson, the natighter of Mrs. Alma- Don- son,14,1t, 1, Kirkton, is a-tap and haunt dancer who has starred rn a amber Of &IDES "Hi-Time" revues as well as• at Kirkton garden parties. Like her cousin, ivlariou Creery, she's a basketball and volleyball player and a mem- ber of the glee club, The Kirkton girl"is also secretary, ef the stu- dent .council, a member of the paper staff and a cheerleader, Nancy Fahner, '18, • a special commercial student, is treasur- er of the student council. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fahner, near Grand Bend. Senior girls' track and field champ this year, 17-year-old Joan Raveile is the daughtd of Mr. and Mrs:. Grand Bend-She 'is treasurer the athletic society, 'a members of the basketball and volleyball teams, and she singS in the glee club. Helen Taylor, 17, daughter `of Mrs. James Taylor, town, is: president of the paper staff which makes her editor of the ,,"Ink Spot," the school's year book. A grade 12 student, she has played leading roles in the drama club's presentation at the annual variety show. Helen plays on the senior basketball and' volleyball teams and sings in the glee club. Lorraine Taylor, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Car- lysle Taylor, R.R. 1, Grand Bend. This is the second year her fellow' students have., nominated her for the title.. Active in the United Church at Grand Bend, she has served as president of the Young People's Union, and is a Sunday School teacher. Another basketball player in the contest is Darol Tuckey, 1,6- year-old daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Bruce Tuckey, R.R. 1, Hen- sall. She is vieepresident of the student coi -wit and has been a member of the glee club, JUDY DESJARDINE South Huron District High School's army cadet corps,, which has been in operation for over a, decade, is aisbadding. .``444heilebision was tg,.ached...'at a 'meeting .Tuesday night when the board requested, the corps -be dormantized ' for two years. Tt may.,,be, FeViVedf afthit•that.a. Guns, uniform and equipment of the corps will be .returned to the army. There'll be no further training this year. The move was made at the suggestion of • army officials who said it was virtually impossible for the •,corps to meet • the re- quirements for army grants. There. is no local reserve unit with which the .corps can affil- iate and the school has no range for target practice: Both are im- portant considerations in the ca- det program. The board has considered the construction of an indoor range for several years but found it impractical. It was hoped that a range could have been built under the -corridor of the new addition but architects said the cost ,would have been prohibi- tive. Board members 'regretted' loss of the dorPs' but felt there was no., way they could meet the re- Encourage By avoura .e Marketi si Thursday„ 'lien. Of the MerriSen Dam today, g the contract for construe- Council OK s Quick Debenture Sale: will Mark the end, Of frustrating will which have kept the 111,1- Officials helleVe the signing -decided to call for tenders Tues. =lariat project hanging fire for d .......„ Exeter will pay less than six the. dollar 'to.. a Toronto invest. - per cent on its $80;000 .20.year _merit firm, Officials figured: the debenture loan for the Morrison Dam project,. The issue, which will yield five and three-quarters per cent, was sold this week for 99.02 cents Eighty-Second Year. SIG sale equalled an interest rate of 5D:87 at' par, Although it had no intentions selling the issue when. it met ,for regular meeting Monday, ,council day, and accepted the highest of I Lam; a the three Offers early 'Tuesday after- . governmental red r1911)1sen for the quick action was whenwa5 cleared away 4ewatYneilthirsebewiyeeekd 1 tape which has dogged the dam • that the market was more favor. official notice that its applica-able than it has been for seine tion for debenture issue had clip, 0 vreAcngdiv received, donif Ale acliyaivceestcraocuinit- been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board. Council sold dealers, it appeared conditions . would worsen 'if the sale was the issue Tuesday- delayed. nnwfbaigaed at 2 paCao.atTrialactysday delegation iron') an What sparked the move. was a I investment Construction Co., Hagersville, with the Pearce i neeng Monday night prepared other costs brings total estimate The price is $167,601, which with firm which appeared at council cl might make a private sale. Happy that the project is tp make a bid in the hopes coun- to 8193,000, i / un- They revealed the favorable mar- der way, Authority. Chairman ken conditions for municipal John. A, Morrison of East Wit- bonds and urged council to sell Dams Towpship said; "You peo- "w, 1 pie in Exeter don't realize how Reluctant to sell without calling lucky you are in getting such a tenders but eager to take advan- valuable source of water sup- tap of the market in view of ply. I'm convinced hundreds of rcaetnsestanctolyinicitnearlasing interest Municipalities will be erying for inona tivmerydalanhoirst expected time.' received three in all. 1 twoaW.tse°trrakrt shortly but will not be other bids by wirereTe ude4todayaskTifleoyr Considering that the Ontario completed until late fall. 4"In all Municipal Loan Improvement probability," Mr. Pearce,said Corporation agreed to buy the de- Wednesday, "clearing wil be bentures at 6,44 per cent, council done before spring break-up but was happy to accept the 99.02 bid . construction will not start until at five and three-ouarters per i June or July." cent. The high tender was sub- I milted by J. L. Graham and Co. I "It will probably be four or Ltd„ Toronto. , 1 Completed," he added. five months before the dam is 'Ltd'„ and Bankers Bond Corp, Other bids were. submitted by Land for the dam has already Gairdrier and Co.; Toronto, whose been expropriated but price has rebresentatives interviewed coml. not been settled yet, , cil, and Dominion Securities Ltd., I News of the contract signiag who purchased the bonds on the was welcomed at . the head of- addition to the high, school, .1 Bee of Canadian Canners, Hem- EXETERt ONTARL, FEIRMARY 1957 Ansel* ,Authority officials will • liton. A statenteut from the cant- Board OK • 's pan, Said; "Mr, W. Powell, director and PAI.C. member, sat in with "Your application will 'be flop council on its deliberations. In order to attend the TUesdaY preyed," C. F. Nunn, member of the Ontario gunicinal Itoard, afternoon meeting, a number et . trip. 'termite, said with finality pe councillors postponed their he WOund .up the hearing Tfltirp to the Good Roads convention in day on Exeters request for it 'Toronto, interest in, the unofficial report larger debenture lean to Mune% dam would its share of the Merri$ou 'Dag that contracts ,for th e in Usborne, be completed, .within the next Mr. Nunn and David Jamie needed supplement to the water „,,,,„„t quickly, . , . few days,' • - , my Less than 80 now, son, the other member of the "Completion of the dam, .dui son, who assisted with the ire this year will furnish much- I Waring, •finished their assign. supply for local residents and ""'" utes after the meeting began. industry in Exeter and will now ; they bad approved the town's permit: further consideration of 1 .a. ...: . appucation, the development of the Exeter 1 Ltd." - branch of Canadian, Canners [tor; presented the request for W. G. Cochrane, town sada planning a issuance of $80,000 in sleben- Major The c o a ddition m p a n Yheirse when water ' tures without the public vote. Shortly after, Mr. Nunn asked supply is assured, productionpf and "research, Can- • - adian Canners Limited,. Alytaer • Loa products, expressed eenaiderable , . Conneil Is searching , for a; method 'by •• 'Iwo.' can contatted more Numerous complaints have been received from ratepayers who haven't been ,able to locate the constables: Councillor• Ralph Bailey; one of the members who voiced the complaints, said :lie realized it w not the faillt 'of' the.' sine theY banaot• remain beside the 'telephone all the time they' are on duty, Among the suggespins made was thatunanswered calls should be referred to theth,...:'". office., C .1 pi I r'evi.ewing the. aPtilic'ePon and• 0 tinci • ans the figures presented by the • peral. There were none. ' • ••••••••11,, f • t t th • Pr argumen s aga ns e pr.* n Issue Mrs. SaViOur Aquilina end*her three youngest children are en-; luing .the miracles of electricity in their new home on Andrew street. Just two weeks in Canada, the ,lour are avidly watching TV, MALTESE, FAMILY TOGETHER IN NEW HOME—Savionf a retired Oritish. sailor from Malta, brought his family to Exeter recently after spending five years in thig eouritry preparing .for their arrival. hi Charge of the flight cadets' mess at RCAF Station Qentralia,..Mr, Aquillua purchased A.. home on Andrew street and had it hand saintly furnished before his family' canto. Here watching .TY„ the family left to right. Includet. Mary .1Vir, Alfred,. Mrs, AT:Willa. arid Pauline. •11-A Photo tired. British sailor who skimped and saved for five years at RCAF Centralia, to see his family re- united in their Exeter home. The. Aquilinas are from the tiny British isle of Malta in the Medi. terranean, where electricity is at Work on the development , -of the Pinery; the 4,000-acre tract expropriated by the Ontario Gevernmeht, in. 1955; will start this spring. and one, area is •eg., petted to be availale. for lim- ited public use about the Middle of the stithther, " • This. Was revealed by W. B. Greenwood, thief of parks, , Men of the Department of Latvia and Forest's, a letter ,to the .Times-Advocate ;this week. Asked what plans .have been for the :Park, Mr. Green- dwrote: "We have laid out three .areas for immediate rie- velopnient end we propose .work- ing on. these . areas throughout. the. teiting spring, -summer eta 'Vise hope 16 have-arta Made available for public use • to ex en abbot the ,' Middle, of. the at-tomer." t The 'par ks chief said about 30 it • X ft rki 1i1' I quirements. In charge of the corps since its inception at the achool has been E. D. Howey, a captain in the. reserve army, and a member of the:. teaching staff. Inatruetors„jaelinte1.1-. Miekle,' a flying`officer in" the air force reserve;' Cecil Wilson, ,who has led l the cadet band; •and J. L. Woodeo. ' Disbandment of the. corps Means boys will no longer be able to attend summer', cadet camps a.t Ipperwash, Camp Borden or Banff. Since, the corps began, a number of cadets at- tended these camps each year, some of them winning signifi- cant honors. The annual corps inspection, one of the highlights of the school's extra curricular pro- gram, will no longer be held. The trumpet band. however, will not be affected although it will no longer play under ,cadet colorS. :instruments, purchased from grants to the corps, are the property of, the school. A room has been provided in the new addition for storage, of bugles and 'llrums. Among the school's cadets who received' major awards at summer cadet camp were Robert MacLaren "and Robert Wade. a premium and appliances a luxury only the wealthy can afford. "It would cost us at least $150 a month for the electricity alone if we had all these appliances in Malta," says Mr. Aquilina, "Our power is manufactured from coal which we have to import from England, and it costs so much we wouldn't think of leaving a room with the light left on." Mr. Aquilina, who likes to be called . "Sam," not Saviour, staged quite a reception for his family. when they arrived here in January. They flew from Malta to New York, where he squired them oil a three-day holiday in the big city. Then he brought them to a completely redecorated and handsomely furnished home in Exeter which he •bought re- cently from Garnet Flynn, former barber 'here. The reunion meant 'the end of a five-year plan for the Maltese father who literally started a Second life when he came to Can- ada five years age. After spend- ing'26 years in the BritishNavy, he 'retired to his home in Malta, but he found his naval pensibil Wasn't sufficient to bring up his family the way he wanted to. Se in September, 1951, he sailed for New York travelled to Canada and got a 3613 with a construction company at ReAr,tatiOn Con. tralia. He'S been liere Over siece, except for one retel) visit to his native land, and new. he's in thargt of the night cadets' bar at the station. Now hid dream's come true. His Wilily. is reunited in a emu., fottable home in an expeeding country. He's a happy Man., -The children are excited Abut their lieW 'Weft and the welcome they' tecaeed here. On their first day at Exeter Public School, they found their new classmates ateu. leg ever. Who would have the 3 Please Tote to Page Mayor R. E. Pooley received an appeal this week for tempor- ary accommodation from a 42- year-old father in Exeter,, Eng- land, who wants to give his son and daughter an opportunity to make good in Canada.' In an.air-mailed letter, t. A, H. Godbeer, of Eastdon, Starcross, Exeter,' said he feels there is no future for his children in England and 'he'd like to bring them 'to "a country where they would have a fair thence in life." "The two children and I wish to become Canadian immigrants and find We have to have a guarantee in writing of accom- modation on our arrival in Can- ada," he wrote. "I wonder' if any of your 2,599 inhabitants would give that guarantee? It Would be for a short period of time while fixing the children and myself with a horn6 of our own and arranging . . • Local Youths In .Robbery? Chief Constable Reg Taylor believes diatriet yOUths were re- sperisible for the break-in and theft at `on , Drug Store, Main St., on Sunday, Thieves entered the store by prying a' chafe lock on the rear door. About $50, the amount kept for change,. was taken from the aafe which Was 'not 'locked. No MorehantliSe was stolen. In. the building, but not in the safe; were receipts from the weekerid'S business and the boOster" elub's share of the gate from •• Saturday night's game. Neither of These amounts was discovered by •the thieves. Bill ItentleY, owner of the drug stare, was recently appoint- ed treasurer of the hockey club. Mr. Huntley said he was in the habit of locking his safe but had opened it Sunday, to fill some emergency prescriptions, The node °mitred betweee 12 end e'eleek when Mr. and Mrs., Hiltaley Wert away.. the children's schooling and em- ployment for myself." "We have no friends or rela- tives in Canada to whom I can appeal on this problem and until I can produce a solution in writ- ing , to the immigratiop office in London, I can go no further with our arrangements." Wants Future For Children "My reason for coming to Can- ada is to provide a suitable future for my two children whom I have brought up 'on my own for the last five years. , "Life has deteriorated so much during the past few years here that to, think of theit future being successful in this country is more remote than I could possib- ly hope for. So I intend, if poss- ible, to bring them to a country wher'e they would have a fair chance in life which I feel sure would never develop by remain- ing here, "I am 42 years of age, with a daughter of 14 years who 'is be- ing educated at the Yeignmouth Grammar School, and a son of nine years attending the local primary school. "Regarding employment, I' am prepared to do any form of work that will help me attain My. am- bition in providing the children with a satisfactory future.. "At the 'moment. I am a dining hall supervisor in the Royal Western Countries Hospital at Starcross, in which capacity I have been employed for five years. Previous to this situation I 'had my own general store and I am fully acquainted in dealing with food products and general provision and • conversant in the general nubile, "During the war years my time Was .spent in a fettery Own-. Wing night flyine instruments for on the panels of aircraft. "Looking after two' children and working deeS riot allow Much time for 'leisure but the little 1 do get is oetunied in my hobby of gardening, Mainly the gt'nwing of Powers. "T profess te be Matt saber habitS, acid try raise my 'family please Turn to Page 3 Public TJtilities Commission, Mr. personnel will likely be placed on the job, "and in addition to the campsite clearing, they will also do a 'lot of work on the beach cleaning, fire-guard con• ttritetion, plus road clearing and construction." "We had certain survey work done on the property last sum- mer, delimiting the boundaries and laying out certain control points for the placing of five foot contours on the plan. This work was carried put by Mr. J. X. teerier, 0.10.S., arid his' Plaits just' trove been 'toned' over ti) nut Division of Stuteys and En- gineering for the hOrithur Work which will be •dent by the Aerial Photographic Section," Clreertwood toad the Met', ter plan for the perk will he completed seem in policy statement tomtit Plea** Yttfit Te Page GB Protests 'Army IYlao e.. relishing fresh foods iii. their re- frigerator; and baking from their range, marvelling at the luxury of a washing machine, vacuum cleaner and floor polisher. Beaming proudly in the back- ground is "Sam" Aquilina, a re- 4 Father Saves For Five Years • 'Luxury' Of Electricity Thrills Maltese Nam suggested thatthe increase Police Action in water rates , would not - Pal . for the cost of retiring the de- More attention to policing will 'Dentures. He estimated additio,- be given by town council as a nal revenue at $5,800' while the result of a new policy announced debenture payment would .a. at Monday night's et:mull meet-' mount to over 87,000: This would ing. I mean, he said, that the balance Councillor Alvin•Pytn, cha ir- would have to be raised out a man of the committee, announced the municipal tax rateS. plans have been made to hold P.U.C. officials felt, however, regular monthly meetings with they would be able to meet the the 'constables to, discuss law ,aa.' costs' of current reveaue", forcement problems. Need. Water For Fir*, Industry This is the first time a program Mr. Cochrane, in presenting of this type has been conducted by, council. Ainong-the problems discussed Monday' night was that of boys breaking window panes with BB guns, Mayor Pooley said one man reported that 14 panes of glass had .been brolar, in one of his buildings.' COuncil authorized 'publication of a notice stating that it is against the law for anyone under the age of 14 years to own or buy ammunition for air rifles or air pistols. 'The notice also states it ,the law for' anyone to discharge any firearm inside -the town limits without special per- mission. Police Chief Reg Taylor said guns of offenders would be con- fiscated. — Please Turn to. Page 3 -14 • .Annuar m At . Hoe Dance, Start Park This Spring, rea Open In Summer his brief, said the town needed the water supply provided by the dam for fire prevention per- poses during the saintlier and to provide sufficient gallonage for the proposed addition to the canning factory. He said, in part "It has been felt by the Public Utilities ..Com• mission and town council for some considerable time. that the water supply was being at- tested tot. its absolute limit in the summer months and •that any major disaster in the nature of, a fire during those months might have placed such , a 'strain on the system. that water might have failed. The P.U.C. haa car- ried out a rather ,extensive exploration program to le. cate new sources et water.. During the past few years• a large number of test boles have . -beetrAtilled'none• of Which pro- duced water lira quantity ,worth while for domestic or dommer; cial pumping .on a prolonged. basis. • "The P.U.C.,.in view of their inability to fnd water in the last-mentioned manner,* ap- proached the Ausable River Con- servation Authority • with .the proposal of constructing a dant on the river to act as .a reser- voir for water . supply for the summer months particularly for for the town.'of Exeter and, of course to act as a conservation