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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-09-19, Page 1• .1 A A ), 44 4 4. , # EXETER:, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 19, 1957' PETS AREN'T SOCIABLE—These three girls didn't mind getting together for a picture at Hensall School Fair Friday but their prizewinning pets didn't enjoy the gathering. Sharon McBride, centre, had trouble keeping her first prize dog from going after the winning rabbit exhibited by Carol Rumpel, left. The dog, however, didn't seem to dis- turb the pretty kittens of Carol Howe, who won first prize for cats. The school fair Attracted the largest crowd in its history this year. --T.A Photo NEW AUTO AT TRADE FAIR—One of the attractions at Exeter Fair's trade show on Tuesday night was the hew Bad car Unveiled to the public last week.. Larry Snider shows the automobile to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moir, R.R. 3 Exeter. Cars of Other deal- ers, new ynodel TV sets, new :furniture, farm products and other commercial displays were viewed by the crowd, —T -A Photo Twister Hits Man in Cast, Seek !Donations For Fund A fund has been established to help. Don. Hulbert, cast -bound Hay Township farmer, meet the costs of repairing damage caused by the erratic tornado which hit the district Sunday. Rev. N. D. Knox, Exeter, set up the :fund Tuesday .and ap- pealed ,to citizens in the ,distriet, to come to the aid of the .28-ye,arr old farmer who can't move from his bedAie's strapped in a cast from his chest to his toes. "Although he hasn't asked. for charity, this. man needs our help," the minister ' Neighboring farmers in- Hay Township staged' a bee Monday to put new sheeting on the barn roof, torn by Sunday's twister) The immobile farmer, however, is saddled with. the cost of the material, and, he has no way to raise the money. • • Victim Of Rare Disease Victim of a rare condition called osteomyelitis — inflam- mation of • the bone marrow -- Hulbert has been in a 100 -pound east since spring, and will not be able to go to work for many months. Hit wife, the former Thelma Baker, of Grand Bend, is attempting' to run the farm with the help of neighbours, but the income from the operation, plus a .srnall disabiliy pension from the provincial government, is barely meeting the cost. of day -Lo -day living. The Hulberts have a seven-year-old son, Allen. Contributions to the ftind are being Accepted at The Times - ,Advocate, Exeter; Bank of Moritreal, Zurich,- and W. O. Goodwin's store, Hensel'. Dona- tions will be put through St. Paul's Anglican Church, Man- sell, of which the Hulberts are Members, and receipts for in- come fax will be provided. No canvass of the district will he Made, Rev. Knox said. He is patter of the Hensel" church as well as of Trivitt Memorial Church, Exeter. - • "The Hulberts have not asked for charity," Rev, Knox stressed. "They are more than grateful for the generous help they have already received from their neighhers, and they feel they cannot .expect More. But thole need is great, and I believe the people this district will want 'ant - to come to their Aid when they realize the burden they Are carrying." The debt, he said, only amounted to about WO not a large obligation for a working Man to Meet, but an impossible SUM lo raise ter one who cannot leave his bed, The 'tornado struck Sunday afternoon during the rainstorm :11. • and ripped out a large corner of the roof, smashed a colony house, several apple trees and windows in the house on, the Hulbert farm. It also flattened part of a corn crop. "I was walking down the lane to the barn when I saw the tor- nado hovering over the corn field," Mrs. Hulbert- said. "It went up and down several times and' then sucked the colony house right off its foUndation, lifted it over a wood pile and dropped it 60 feet from where it' had bee.n. • "We had visitors at the house and P yelled to them to get the children in the basement." She went to, the side of her husband. The wind smashed a window near them and several others in 'the house. "It lifted the corner of the barn up and then dropped it," she said. Three apple trees were blown down. Neighbors came to view the damage late Sunday afternoon and began planning to repair the barn immediately to save the crops in storage. Monday morning, 21 mon swarmed over the roof and Would • have com- pleted it that day if enough material had been available. Babylon Farmers Most of the farmers came from the Babylon line, on. which the Hulberts live. They. included Junior Merner, Frank Dietrich, Ted Schroeder, Bill Liebold, Or- lando Battler, Phillip Eisenbach, Elam Shantz,. Douglas Shantz, Lorne Gingerich,. John Minder - lain, Neil Gingerich, Herb KO. - ler, Oscar Greb, Cornelius Be - bus, Alvin Gingerich, Aphorises Dietrich, Isaac and Erwin Des- tard, Mrs. Hulbert's mother, Mrs. Baker of Grand Bend, helped her serve mealt to the men. Mr. Hulbert, a native of Dun - ds, broke his left leg for the second time on June 22. It may be another year before he can Where ToFind it • Building Page 14 Church Notices 10 Coming Events 13 EditOriall .,, ............... ..,,.. 2 Entertainment' ...... ........ ......., 13 Farm News 9 Feminine Facts . 1 limits', " A Weer'. , 12 Sports • 4 Went Ads.. ....... .14......ii.4.s...tiime 11 * work again. The farmer broke the same leg in 1955 and 1# as in bed for 14 months. He was just recover- ing -getting around with a brace on his leg --when the second break occurred. He was climb- ing stairs to the loft in the barn to 'shut a door when he slipped and fell on the tender limb. MPs. Hulbert has been operat- ing the farm since with the heip of neighbors. The neighbors staged a bee to cut, bale and 'ttore ibe hay. Members of Zur- ich Lions Club came out in a body to hoe the beans. Family Optimistic Despite their misfortune, the Hulberts are optimistic that they Can get on their feet again. Says Mrs. Hulbert, "We'll get along, thanks to our good neighbors and the help we've had from everybody." The Hulberts took over the 75 - acre farm in October, 1954. Hope Esther' - Charms' on't Spoil Local Fair Officials were keeping their fingers crossed Wednesday that lady "Esther" doesn't spread her dubious "charms" over this area on Exeter Fair Day. Esther 4s the tropical stern" that was moving iv the Louisia- na. cbast Wednesday and was nearing Cleveland by late after- noon. The lady is spreading heavy rains and clouds wherever she goes.. Met officials at RC,t.F Station Centralia were optimistic, how- ever, that showers 'wouldn't hit this area until the evehIng, They did 'see increasing cloudiness but the temperature was supposed to reach a high of 70 or 75. • Ngmber of exhibits entered for the local exhibition Wednet. day were as many as last ,year and more sonic classes, offi- cials said. Indications were that. Thursday would bring an ex- Cellent show. Wednesday evening, Kathy Kalbfleisch and her baton-tviir- lers staged an entertaining show with the help et junior square dancers from Exeter Public School and other local talent. Competitions ink six 4-H club, horse show, livestock classes, midway and the monster parade are highlights of Thursday's pro- gram. A picture story of the progress on the 1Vlorrisorr Dam, a new - model car and 1958 television sets were among the attractions at the trade show Tuesday night which attracted several hundred • Storm.Tips Car, Roof'. A car and trailer were over- turned, a roof blown off; trees split and crops were flattened by a severe wind and rain storm which , hit the Hensall district Sunday afternoon. A car driven by W. C. Ander- son, Arthur, and pulling a house trailer, was tipped on its side in, the ditch along No. 4 highway. in front of the farm of Dr. James W. Bell, -whose farm was damaged by the same storm, The vehicles, righted by a Hensel'. wrecker, were not dam- aged. The roof of Dr. Bell's 85 -foot - long barn was lifted. Part of the roof was left `hanging by the corner of the barn and 'other sections were strewn. over the fields. The Bell farm, is a nine south of Hensel'. Roof of a nearby shed was also blown off, a corn crop was flattened and trees were shat- tered. On the•farm of Ted Steinbach, near Zurich, a crib of corn was upset and the barn door broken. A number of telephone lines were put out of order. Students Choose Athletic Officers Bill Etherington, A.R. 1. Hen- sel', was elected president of SHDHS Athletic Society Tues- day afternoon in the first of the students' ballots for their school organizations. Vice-president is Helen Down, also of R,R. 1 Hensall. Jane Horton, Hensall, is secretary; Barbara. Tuckey, R.R. 1. Hen- sall, treasurer, and Keith Hod- gins, Centralia, is in charge of publicity. Studerit council , and paper staff elections will follow. spectators. cZ Almost all of the arena was filled with commercial displays for the .second annual trade ex- hibition. Furniture,. appliances, seed, farm products and hard. ware were among the items dis- played. „. Exhibitor k included Cann 's Mill Ltd., Tuckey Beverages, Jones, MacNaughton Seeds Ltd., Exeter .Kinettet, Hopper -Hockey, Cancer Society.? Dinney Furni- ture, Snelgrove's MacMillan's, Exeter District Co -Op, South End Service, Hunter-Dtivar and Sons Ltd., Wilson Bros., Grat- ton and Hotson, Larry Snider Motors, Snell Bros, Ltd., Exeter Motor Sales, Beavers Hardware, Reder's Ploimrs. More Honors To. HS Grads This yeae:s graduates o I SHDHS, who have already set a record for the value of the a- wards they have won, continue to add more honors to the list. Ontario Provincial Command of the Canadian Legion an- uounced this week:that Edward Norminton,.Hensel!, was one of 32 university entrance students from Ontario who have been a- warded scholarships valued at $400 each. The awards are made Lo sons or daughters of ex. -ser- vice personnel. Beverly McLean, Exeter, re- ceived his fourth award this week -- an Atkinson Foundation .scho- larship valued at $400. He has alreaoy received a Dominica). - Provincial Bursary and a Uni- versity of Toronto scholarship. The award won by Edward Norminton is one provided by the Canadian Legion through, funds donated by branches throughout the province. The scholarshipS are for a single year and are paid to the bursar of the univer sity 'chosen by the ;student. Se-, lection is.made on the basis pf scholastic standing and local branch recommendations. This is the first time a Legion scholarship has been won in this area. • SocietyTo Meet In -New Quarters Annual meeting•of the Exeter Branch of the Cakadian Cancer Society will he held Tuesday nighty September 24, in the branch's new headquarters, the basement of. the public library. Mrs.. John McDonald, convener of -the service and education coin. mitten of the London branch' of the society, will be guest speak- er.'Mrs, McDonald is one of the outstanding members of the Lim - don branch, which is among the most aqive in the province. Reports- of the local branch's activities 1/1 service work, educa- tion and. fund-raising will be pre- sented at the meeting.' The library board recently gave the, 'branch permission to estab- lish its headquarters in the base- ment room, which for many years was the centre of Red Cross .,activities in the district. The' room will be used fop the making of dressings for cancer patients; for storage of the branch's gift cupboard, which supplies necessities and favors to patients, and educational materi- al; and for regular and special meetings of the branch. • 4 4-4 START FUND FOR CAST -STRAPPED MAN, -,A, funcl has been established to receive donations for Don Hulbert, 38 - year -old Zurich. district farmer, whose barn roof was extensively damaged by a tornado Sunday afternoon. The farnier is in a body cast from chest to toe and may not be able to go t� work for another year. Some of the neigh- bours why) helped to repair the barn roof Monday are, shown here with Mr. Hulbert. Fund officials hope to re- ceive enough money to pay for cost of materials. • Fire Guts Mill House; queststirrmlieinde nenrdtgiee avg. • • Lon'inrs doliYlPeUthw°117wc'orgalstniier4 Lw of a w,ceaerksi,v1shitlkeinutgr haiss,• drdencrver when it careened • into 43 aear Port Blake this summer, was fined $150 and costs and hie licence was suspended: for. one year by Mgutrae Holmes. in Exeter' court Wedites- •day. DeGraw, -.censured a friolith janggo tboy 1.3ariflogrornneer'j dit, aiuraykifottoiiif dying „chum, pleaded not ghlity to a charge of careless „driVing. The accident occurred July 24 at the intersection .of Nos. 83 .and 21,. The car, travelling. -west. on. 83, failed to oak o the-. twit and .crashed into the field4 loll!, ing over four or fjVf) Grant Vanstone, 21, Leaden, wee,' thrown out of the ear and killed., The fatality happened folleebt ing a drinking party at a Grand Bend cabin. The youths had driven two Exeter girls lisn'iM and were heading back to, the. cabin at S a.m. • . DeGraw, thinking his Mend had died instantly, met a hitch - biker on the road: and went with. him to report the accident to police. He did not reveal he was the driver of the car and pwoeuncte.to the cabin to sleep. Sun- day he went back to London. and' Two weeks after the accident then. took a trip. to Kingsten.- he gave himself op to Grand 13 -end. Medical evidence at the Damages Church Roof Fire, believed to have started structure, burned down in half from an overheated bearing in a rolling machine, destroyed the Cromarty Feed Mill, damaged a nearby house and threatened Cromarty Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning. Loss is estimated at $50,000. The, feed mill,. a 75x40 frame Ben S. Case 'Improved' 11 en' Cas-, 60 -year-old Exe- ter district farmer whose back was pierced by a farm imple- ment lever in an accident early Saturday night, was reported "improved" and his condition "quite satisfactory" by' officials at St. JosephHospital, London, Wednesday. • He is still in an oxygen tent, suffering from a pierced lung and eighi broken ribs. Mr. Case was rushed to hospi- tal by ambulance after he had driven half -a -mile across plowed fields to get aid. He was unable to speak or move when he reached the farm house of Jo- seph Fergudon where Russell Ferguson, a son of the owner, carried him into the house. Mr. Case was hooking a one- way disc onto a tractor when the lever ,pierced his back. At the time of the accident, he was working on the farm of Grant Ryckman, four miles east of Hensel]. The injured man, was taken to hospital by Bonthron ambulance, Hensall, accompanied by Dr. J. C. Goddard, IlentalL Purchases Restaurant Wing Wong, an employee at the Exeter Grill for the past three years, has purchased Wong's Restaurant in Mitchell. He takes possession thie'rrionth. The young Chinese cook has been in Canada for five and one- half years; He returned to his homeland this summer to inarry and brought his bride back to Exeter in July. ,•? •4. • CROMARTY MILL BURNS—Loss was estimated at $50,000 when tho Croniarty Feed Mill burned 0:the ground Wed, nesday morning. Part of the house owned by Nelson. Harburn, left, was also gutted and the Cromarty Presby. an hour as flames raced through dust and chaff in the building. One end of the house owned by Norman Harburn was gutted and the roof of the church caught fire but it was put out before extensive damage was done. Flames broke out just above the mixer in the mill shortly af- ter eight 'o'clock when employ- ees Doug McKellar and Gordon Colquhoun started the machines. They tackled the fire with extin- guishers but it quickly spread out of control. Brigades from Mitchell and Seaforth saved most of the Har burn house and put out the blaze on the church roof. The mill was owned by Great Star Flour Mills, Ltd., St. Marys. It was operated •by diesel power and, containedgrinding, rolling and mixing contained - all of which were gutted. • Neighbours .helped remove household effects from the Har- burn home. The section which burned was a shed at the rear of the building. • Don Schellenberg, Mitchell, is foreman at the mill. .A Mitchell resident, he was on his way to work at the time of the fire. After hearing the evidence, A., B. Siskind, Q.C., counsel for the defence, urged that there Was no - evidence of careless driving that the court had failed to esta blisli with any degree of certainty that the car was driven at a. careless rate; Crown Attorney Glenn Hayes argued that evidence had been established that DeGraw was. in a muddled condition after bring- - Please Turn to Page3 Order RestitutiOir In Chimney Case - Arthur Paquet, Londo1 . tradetf man charged with false prden- ses in connection with, repair, of chimneys and roof of a house occupied by Mrs. Alice Joynt, 78, Hensall, was convicted by Magistrate Dudley Holmes Wed- nesday and given two weeks to pay back $200 of the $461 he charged for his, services. Magistrate }Mimes said Mrs. Joynt was entitled, to believe that the workmen were compe- tent to do the job in a work- manlike manner and that the work would be done at a fair price. "The workmen did not. do a good job and the charge for the work was so excessive that —Please Turn to Page 3 To Discuss Fire Plan With Area Exeter council decided Mon- day night to investigate more fully the mutual aid program proposed for Huron County fire I brigades before it endorsed the scheme. Council appointed a committee to discuss the plan with Us - borne, 'Stephen and Hay Lown - ships, for whom the town provides fire protection and who will be affected by the new organization. The mutual aid program was proposed by the Ontaro Fire Marshall's department at a meeting t of county brigade offi- cials in Seaforth last week. It provides an organization through which one fire brigade can help atiother,in the event of a serious outbreak and still be assured of protection in its own commu- nity. The plan was outlined by Councillor Alvin Pym, Fire Chief Irwin Scott and Fireman Ray , Smith, all of whom attended the Seaforth meeting. Councillor Pym said the pro- posal was to co-ordinate all the fire departments and their fire- fighting equipment under one central organization in the, county. A schedule has been drawn up showing how the vari- ous brigades would co-operate if a fire broke out which re- quired the services of more than (41ebrigadet The program also includes the Cr Misses Turn, organization of instructib classes in fire -fighting through Airmen Injured Two airmen. from RCAF Sta. lion Centralia were injured Fri. day night when, their ear missed the turn at the intersection of the Crediton road and High. way 8i, E. Sothairt, the tdrivcr. Stitt feted facial injuries, and E. A. Duncan, a passenger, recoiVed, hack injuries, when the' ear crashed into a ditch. They bad been travelling West on the Crediton road. z' Damage to the car was esti. Mated at $450. On ThnrSdaY, Mts, Lyclift Reeler, R.A. 2, &rich, *Se injury vviten hot car careen into We ditch after striking fi pile tif gravel en the tenth cession of tiaY. Denta33 to Aoy Bullock, s, rota, Please too to Vats * Townships Co-ordinator for the Huron. program is Fire Chief -John re Scott, Seaforth. • Hitch 41 :the plan is that to provision is made for munici.'" palities which have n� fire fighting equipment of their own. This includes Usborne, Stephen and Hay townships, for parts• of which Exeter has agreed to pro, vide protection. If the Exeter brigade went- to fight a fire in either of these townships, the other brigades would not provide covering pro- tection for the Lown. This situation would not apply, however, tb rural municipalities in the Seaforth area which have purchased jointly a fire truck for their own protection. -The truck is housed at -Seaforth and manned by the Seaforth brigade, but it is the property of the townships the area. These townships can participate in the mutual aid program because they have equipment to contrib- ute towards it. Although they saw advanteget in the mutual aid pogrom. Exeter. council menthes, felt they should not take any- action until they consulted officials:in the adjoining townships. They appointed Councillor .Pym, /Chid Ford aod Fire Chief Stott, Sea. forth, to arrange a meeting, - which all firemen in the county would receive the same training 1 so they would be able to Work together, , Change To EST Next ee en '11 wtouted Miniday night decided not to swing to the current trend towards extension Of daylight saving thrie. The toWn. will return to standard at the end of Oa Month at originally planned« Changeover hour is mid. night, Saturday; September „U. terian Chuteh was threatened. The fire IS believed to have A numbeit of niuniciaIi- Started from an overheated boating in a mixing machine 'nos, iiteltiding tendert, cliii. in the mill. Mitchell and Staforth fire brigades were called! 164, 0°dttiel?' "d to the scenes Mr Photo DST. until the end of October. Winghttm, will continue cm 4. ear wag $221,