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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-07-18, Page 1(4; tlx,,fill.)C5t715t.30 • BiliffS.W13.01,6"). a Centralia Greets New Commanding Officer rGroup Captain A. G. Kenyon, CD, signs in (left) as new commanding officer of RCAF Station Centralia during ceremonies Friday while his predecessor, G/C A. M. Canieron, AFC, CD, and Station Adjutant Fit. Lt, J. L. Deneau watch, G/C Cameron, centre, leads. the station in a salute to the new CO, Right, G/C Cameron was presented with a pictorial record of Centralia activities during his command of the base by LAC Garnet Buchan, centre, president of the mess committee, —RCAF Photo Car Skids, Jumps, Rolls, Claims Fifth Area Victim Hagmeier Flood Case Costs $1;000 A. Day Hearing of the Dr, L. G, Hag- ships of McGillivray and Bonn - meter flood damage suit will not quet for ,$375,000 flood damages be completed this week, court caused to hs crops over the pe - officials indicated Wednesday as riod from 1945 to 1954: the case moved into its ninth clay. Plaintiff's case has still not been presented, although the tes- timony of Dr. Hagmeier him- self, which took three days, is finished. The court beard his farm manager, William Schle- gel, Wednesday. It is expected the plaintiff will call at least one engineer and de- fence counsels have the evidence of three present after the prose- cution finishes its case. Observers estimate the hear- ing is ,costing over $1,000 a day for fees for lawyers, engineers end other officials. Dr. Bagmeier„,who now lives in Virginia, is Sueing the. town- • Lowers Fine For Honesty When Howard Fisher of R.R. 3, -Dashwood, came before Ma- gistrat Dudley Holmes in court Wednesday morning he pleaded guilty of careless driving. Askecl by the magistrate if he had any- thing to say, Fisher replied: "I have nothing to say, I was at fault." Taken by surprise the cadi re- marked: 'I had a fine already for you. but your being so truth- ful has rather upset me. I will reduce the fine to $15 and costs. Hotirever I am concerned about this reckless driving on the high- ways and I may not be so le- nient if it occurs again." The accident took -placle. at the Dashwood intersection w h en Fisher failed to observe a stop sign and was in an accident with Another car. Clair Regier, 18, of &rich, was fined $10 and costs for using in- decent language on the highway and $5 and costs for obstructing traffic. Maurice Ttedernan, of Grand Bend, was fined. $20 and costs for careless driving on. No. 21 Highway, After skidding 73 feet, Tiedernan's ear struck another that was about to make a left- hand turn. No Response To Union Call Another attempt this week by union organizers to sign em- ployees at General Coach Works of Canada Ltd., Hensall, failed to attract a single man, according to impartial town officials who are observing labor developments at the plant. The organizers, through litera- ture distributed at the plant Mon- day morning, requested a "100 percent turnout" of workers at the town hail after five o'clock to make applications to join the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Aineriea. An official said the union or- ganizers did net rent the town hall but waited ohtside the build- ing in a at, No employees ap- proached them. Only one man appeared at an earlier meeting last week at - though previa% to that there had been a larger attendance. In its pamphlet, the union said "it is a fact that the union has made progress by signing up Many workers."' The nuMber, who have joined has not been re- leased, beweVer. The Mileycharged the company has Attempted to call "a halt to union organizing tanipaign by using the old trieltS," including increasing:bonutes and spreading rumours "about What they in- tend to do for the workers,",, When it took over the local plant a number of years ago, General introduced a profit-shar- ing scheme and provided semi- annual patties for its staff in ad- dition to Soda hospitalization and 'tantalite plans. It is gener- ally 'considered that the firm has led Meg other industries in the Arta In ink employee bcncfits, The town of Parkhill and the townships . of Stephen, Hay, East and West Williams have been named as parties to the ac- tion by McGillivray and Bosan- quet. Three writs have been issued against the municipalities, the first, for $175,000, on December 10, 1945, for flood damage in the preceding two years; the sec- ond for $100,000, on April 2, 1949, for flood damage in the preceding two years, and the third, also for $100,000, on No- vember 29, 1954, for flood dam- age in the preceding two years. • Dr. Hagmeier said he had been a physician and surgeon but had retired in 1944 and was I now a farmer. He owns 7,000 acres of land, 3,400 in Bosanquet/ Townsbip, _ 740 in Stephen. ToWn-f • ship and 2,860 in McGillivray Township, all of which was Ac- quired in 1935. He said flooding began in 1938 and continued regularly from then. He stated he had written several letters to Bosanquet, Stephen and McGillivray, asking to have the Ausable river cleared from. the Devil's Elbow to the county line bridge, Aerial photos of the Ausable River at natural and flood levels showing the acreage under water, were entered as evidence. E. D. Bell, QC, Exeter, repre- sents several, municipalities. An 18 -year-old London youth .was killed instantly three miles north of Grand Bend when his car skidded, jumped and rolled over 30 feet into a farm field early Sunday morning. The accident, ' fifth fatality in this area this year, occurred where No.• 83 joins the Bluewater Highway. Grant Gould Vanstone, travel- ling alone west on 83, apparent- ly failed to notice the junction until it was too late for him to negotiate the turn. There was a heavy fog. OPP Constable, Henry Neil, who investigated, said the car travelled 325 feet from the time brakes were first applied until it came to rest in the field. The car skidded 141 feet on the pavement, gradually swing- ing towards its side. It continued for another 12 feet on the shoul- der and then jumped through the air for 48 feet, hitting a large corner fence post. Rolling "like a barrel," the vehicle continued another 125 before stopping. The driver's body was found 30 feet frim the car. Cononer Dr. 'J. C. Goddard, Hensall, said death was, caused by a fractured skull, Dr.. V, Gulens; Dishwood, attended the, victim, The car, a 1953 model valued at $1,200, was wrecked. Coroner Goddard said an in- quest will be held in Exeter Town Hall on Wednesday, July 24. Robert Carlisle, RCAF Station Centralia, wrecked his 1948 mo- del car Friday night when it hit the ditch and rolled over while be was travelling on the sixteenth concession of Stephen township. OPP Constable George Mit- chell valued the loss at $200, Western Cub. Camp Most Successful Yet Largest and most iuceessful week was over. summer camp conducted by lead- ers of RCAF Station Centralia Cub packs was held at Camp Everton, near Guelph, last week. Fifty-four boys between the ages of eight and 12, including six from Exeter, spent a week learning woodcraft, swimming, fishing and athletics in a camp owned by the Scout organization of Kitchener. • The camp 'ewes organized and conducted by leaders at Cen- tralia.. It was the fifth annual expedition helcl by' the RCAF group but the first staged at Everton, Over 100 tests of various kinds Were passed by the boys. A ma- jority of them were rion-swim- mars when they arrived 'at the camp but most of them learned basic water techniques before the Scouts See Air Display Exeter, Centralia and Clinton Scouts, who are camping this week in the Pinery, were treated to their own private air show on Saturday, their first clay out. The youths witnessed a mid-air refueling exercise by two U.S. planes who performed the feat directly over the camp. A large Strato-Cruiser refueled a B-52 jet, one of the T.Y.S. Army's newest jets, by means of a hose and fun- nel which fitted into the jet's nose, The refueling operation is a comparatively new development in the U.S. and. is not done by the RCAF. Twenty-six•boys from the three troops are attending the camp, ()Wiled by the London Scout AS. SOCiAtiOn. They are partitipating in pioneering projects, wide gania, sWiniming sessions, first aid instruction, nature study, cooking and other Scout activi- UK, Leaders of the three distriet troops are in dam of the eattp.. They include Jack ,COrIeSs and Ted Chambers of Centralia; Terry Lawrenee, Ralph SweitZer and Hal Hooke, Exeter, Members of the local troop at the earrip include Jim Switzer, Bob 13roderick, Don Cann, 'NM Elleritigten, Doug Hodgson, Doug Jertnyn, Wayne, Bowen, and John SnIls A six -mile hike was a feature of the week's training. The camp was given a western flavor with the use of ranching terms. Leaders' were giv,en cow- boy names; buildings were desig- nated as "bunkhouse" and "chuckwagon";a n d cowboy games predominated. A six led by Don Wright, senior sixer of the "A" Pack of Exeter Wolf Cubs, captured first place in the week-long competition among the Cub units. Dubbed the "Double Bar," the winning six scored the most points for execu- tion of duties, neatness, table Manners, efficiency, etc. Chief of the camp was Ernie Dempster. Other leaders included Charles Tomlinson, quartermas- ter; Todd Shannon, handicraft; Don Crawford, water program; Wally Brawley, fishing guide; Pat North, Jack Van Goozen, on Ross, Bill Wheeler, Harold Sis- sons, Gord Leather, counsellors; and Ray Doiron, camp cook. Harold Sissons is Cubmaster of the Exeter "A" PackN the others are leaders in the six Centralia packs. Three service Scouts at the camp, all members of the Cen- tralia troop, were Roy Lavin, Dee Deakin and Bob Matheson, Atnong the Cubs who received first class stars were Larry Wil- lert and Paul van Goozen, of Exe- ter, who also won their athlete's badge. Don Wright qualified for the athlete's badge and he and Bobby Higgins earned swimther'S badges as well. Total awards presented at the camp included 3 badges, six see. ondstars, two first Start and two boys were invested. The Cubs passed 130 tests. Where To Find It AnnOuncenients 1 3 thureb Notices 3 taming Events 13 'Editorials - 3 Entottiiiiiiiiint 13 Forth Newt 9 Feminine Facts Mensal! Wein .. . If Sporn' 4, $ Want Ads 11 Zhe exeferimes-Abviacate 0,..,L114.:' • Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 18, 1957 Price Per Copy 7 Cents • Resort Restaurants To Receive Licences GRAND BEND'S PET—Juliette, CBC -TV star, became the first person to receive the keys to Grand Bend Wednesday when she was welcomed at a civic reception on the beach. Thousands lined the street to see her parade in a con- vertible. One ,admirer, 39, injured his leg while crowding to see her and he had to be taken to hospital.—T-A Photo Request Heavy Penalty For Dump Offenders Attempt` by council to assess heavy fines on persons who de- posit refuse near the town dump in Hay Township has been part- ially squelched by town solicitor W. G. Cochrane. Mr, Cochrane said council had not jurisdiction over activities outside the town limits. Although the town owns the refuse ground in flay Township, it cannot enact bylaws affecting the area, he said, Council, at a special meeting last week, proposed a by-law which would provide for a pen - any of $50 for persons throwing bottles or other refuse on the streets of town or on or near the dump in }lay. Oilmen can enact a by-law af- fecting the throwing qf trash on its streets and such a by-law is being prepared, In the case of the dump, hoW- ever, jurisdiction remains with Hay • Township officials. Chief Reg Taylor reported that Clerk H. 'W. Brokenshire, of Hay, was looking u township regulations to see if trash deposits on town- ship roads were prohibited. At the speeial meeting, council asked its solieltor to write parties who had dumbed refuse just out- side the dump ground to eon tribute $25 toward the cleaning up of the Inas, The refuse, which members Were able to identify through names in school books, inducted a dead dog. Reeve William 1CleKenzie pre- sided for tounell meeting Monday night in the Absente of ,Mayor R, g, Pooley, "Taxes have been, coming In hi very good order, Clerk C. Pickard stated when he Pre- sented his,tetni.atinual financial report. The statement indicated council was well within its bud- get for the first half of the year. Andrew Dixon, the town's rep- resentative on the Ausable Rivet Conservation Alltherity, requested council's opinion on the author- ity's policy of spreading its share (10 percent) of the cost of con- -Please Turn to Page 3 Crowds Love Juliette, Admirer Injures Leg • Juliette became "EverYbody's Pet" in Grand Bend WednesdaY. She came, saw and conquered witlj a. smile which had thou- sands applauding, cheering and laughing. They crammed.the main street during the afternoon when she paraded to the beach' ixt a fire red convertible, Young and 'old admirers, they swarmed the car *whenever it slowed down. Most of 'her-inf:ire e'littaili-sar fans were teenagers but one was a middle-aged •man who 'injured his leg in the excitement. Albert Pierce, 39, of Leamington, was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment when he twisted his leg while a crowd was mill- ing around. the car. Her procession to the beach was led by the 32 -piece RCAF Station Centralia band, who per- formed on the condition that Juliette pose with them. She Tom Pryde Still Critical Huron MPP Tom Pryde, rush- ed to London hospital after suf- fering a coronary thrombosis in a doctor's office Thursday, is still "critically ill", The Times - Advocate learned late Wednes- day. Medical authorities said he did not look "quite as well" Wednes- day as he had earlier in the week when his condition was re- ported improved. "We cannot attempt to make any ,long-term predictions con- cerning Mr. Pryde's condition at the present time," one authority said. "He is still critically ill." The popular MP, who has rep- resented Huron since 1948, suf- fered the coronary in the office of Dr, L. De Witt Wilcox, Lon- don, Thursday afternoon. He had an appointment for ,an examina- tion of his heart. He was rushed immediately to Victoria Hospital where he was put on the "critically ill" list. Hospital authorities reported him "slightly improved" Monday. On Thursday, July 4, it was re- ported that Mr.Pryde suffered angina pains while he was cut- ting his lawn. During the follow- ing week, he continued to suf- fer attacks, Appear In Barrels, Three Win Clothes Three men in the district preyed they had the "intestinal fortitude", to appear at a town clothing store Saturday evening dressed in nothing but a barrel. One 'of them—j. W. -Weber, Senior' St. --,-won a free suit for performing the stunt. The "show" took place at Wel- per's Men's Wear in connection with the store's annual summer clearance sale. It r.ttracted hiin- clrcds of spectators on both sides of the street. Town pollee had to keep the road clear for traf- fie. Jack Weber, whose firm tits - tributes, br. Salsbury'', poultry pharinateutthals, captured h i prize by Waiting in front of the store door 'from cat p.m. until the appointed hour of 8:00 when the contest was to begin. Dressed in a barrel in which his poultry ineditines are shipped, the young businessman easily kept ahead of his competitors bo.! cause there wasn't room for an. other barrel to pass him. Second in the contest was NO Waite, Centralia% who painted "Don't Peek" over the top of his wooden vinegar barrel. In third place was Billy Goss, man, Dashwood, who sported A braziere as well as a barrel and who had trouble keeping loose knotholes in plate. Painted on the .outside .of his barrel was the filiation: "We knowo where 'pa is — lie's in the barrel — but where is nia?" ecial prizes for entering the The aye- runners-up received sp • competition, Adding atmosphere to the .event WAS OA Thu6peakci system of a neighboring store which blared out the ,tut, "Roll Out The Bar- rel," The eliallenge which .caused the hilarity Appeared in .# full page ad in iast week's rhnes Advocate, 11 read,: "Pre Mitt to the 'first man who comes to Wal- per'.s in a 'barrel anytime after 8t00 p.ni. Is there A man in the area with the Intestinal forti. tude' to do ittn no ad' stipulated the winner could wear nothing but a bar. ...•••••• 1 . . -• . ....... . 010. it. • 0. 1.• • ....II *0.10.00,11aq, said: "I'd love to". And she did. At ceremonieS on the band- stand at the beach, Reeve James Dalton presented her with a gold key to the resort, IL was the first public reception ever held at Grand. Bend. Said, Juliette: "I had no idea Grand Bend was such a lovely place. It's a real treat to be here after four weeks of rain, in Vaneotiver." -Ken Young, president -of 'GrAtia' Bend Lions Club which '"flew Juliette from Vancouver to Lon- don for the money -raising dance in the evening, thanked her for taking time off from her Yon: days. Zeb Janes; Lambton East MPP-, praised the "iinpeccable taste" of Juliette in her personal and public life. Lions Project Chairman. Eric Maxey led the cheering which greeted the TV star at the band- stand. He introduced the emcee, Len Evans, of CHLQ. Councillors William Dace and William Coch- rane were presented. Only sour note in the program. was bit by Juliette herself when she started to sing her theme - song, "Players and Pleasure". She began too high, had to start. again in, a lower key. Both she, and her admirers laughed about 11. Met at Crumlin airport in the morning by a party in the con- -Please turn to Page 3 The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario bas approved dining lounge licences for two Grand Bend restaurants, providing,they meet building and fire safety Standards. Solicitor C. Van Laughton, EXe- , ter, said this week the ApplitA-, tions of both the Dawn Tavern, owned by William Glenn, 'and Monetta Menard's Tavern, ()Wiled by Henry and Mon.etta Menard, had been accepted. It is expected the owners will have their premises ready for sale in three to font weeks tine. No word has been received by the other two applicants . from Grand, )30r1 — Green Forest Lodge, owned by Cainphe'lleelAP., ' man; .and the Lakeyiew IOW/. owned by William Allen. In its letters to Glenn and Men- , ard, the board said "the licence may be issued when the building meets all the requirements of the Liquor Licence Act and the tel Fire Safety Act." In the case of the 'Da.wri Ta- vern, the licence wiil be fqr "sale and consumption of liq- uor (spirit beer and wines) with meals. This establishment is to be classified as a tavern and the hours of sale applicable under this licence are Monday till Fri- day, 12 o'clock noon to one a.m.; on Saturday from. 12 o'clock noon to 11:30 p.m." - Hours under the Menard licence • are Monday until Friday, 13 noon to 12 midnight; Saturday; 12 noon to 11:30 pin. Under the regulations of the licence act, the premises of a slecessful applicant can not be sold for a period of three years. Station 'Without Peer' Gets New Commander The air base "without peer in the RCAF," is under new com- mand this week. New CO of ItCAP Station Cen- tralia is Group. Captain Arthur G. Kenyori, CD, a graduate of Royal Military College, He ex. changed his post as air attache in Czechoslovakia with Group Captain A. M. Cameron, AVG, CD, who has been in charge of Centralia for nearly three years, The exchange took place dur- ing a 40 -minute ceremony at the local base Friday morning. In impressive march pasts, station personnel saluted first their new commanding officer and then their retiring ehief. First action of the new com- mander was to give the station a holiday for the rest of the day. The "without peer" tag was pinned on Centralia G/C Came- ron who expressed his regrets at leaving the station. G/C Ken- yon supported the assessment by stating he was proud to take over a station in such top notch shape. NATO Opportunity The retiring CO described his association with the NATO train- ing at Centralia as "a source of inspiration." Through this pro- gram, he said. the RCAP found it possible to learn much about its allied nations. He hoped Cana-. House Two Stores In- New Building Construction of a new eniti- niereial building on Main St, is under way. It was begun Mon- day Morning. *.rhe 31 x 60 cement -block building, which Will hOuse two retail stores, is being erected by Jack Smith, Exeter ,Jeweller. Contractors are PAtritir London. Mr. Smith :purchased the lot from Aden' Brown, 'Totontti. 11 Is Ideated betweeofi MacMillan' and Vairbairn's. dian airmen would continue to take advantage of the opportu- nity to become acquainted 1 with , European servicethen. G/C Cameron expressed appre- dation to former RCAF person- nel who returned to the service to assist the air force in its nee- lerated training program n re- cent years, During the handing over cere- mony, G/C Caintron. • ltd. 500 men past the reviewing stand when G/C Kenyon took the sa- lute. Moments later, the two of- ficers reversed their position, and G/C Carneron took the sa- lute. After taking over commtind% the new CO ordered personnel to advance in review order to tar lute the retiring ceinmander. Following official teremonies' G/C CalTler011 Was presented a photograph album, depicting activities at the station during his command. The albumwas pre- pared by Cpl. George NtisetvOt.- thy and his photographic staff and was presented at the Ai& nien'S social Gerard by LAC Gar. net Buchan, president of the mess. Leading the three squadrOna ift the mareh past were Wing Com. menders G. R. Truenmer, officer ebrnManding primary flyi nig training school: E. C. tikenitast officer commanding pre-f1i,ht school: and Norman Bray, it technical officer. Centralia's new CO Was bo in July 1015 in Toronto And educated there and in 'Otte Ire Joined the RCAF in and trained as a pilot. fle 1 astal opera Canada's east coast et break of World war two , he remained until June, 1. during which thine he Wei ed to form and cern 113 1$ombet Squadron at Yoe* G/C xeoyon ser, ler At the Waren* Command Hest** ..istooso fah ,4r