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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-10-17, Page 1fr f t 4 •! :Exclusive Piatures! Lieu Visit Maala.••••••••••1•2116,,,,M,W111MadATIde. EIghttleconal You' twocat omen, ONTARIO, OCTOBRR 17, 17 Prks Per 10 , . . vogro44. „.44,AW.,, • • • ROYAL etoUPLE TAKE SALUTE AT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS 1 • • . •kt` • •','`t, 0.'4; AP's•11%r% • • ...44 k LANDAUARRIVE AT CAPITAL FOR PARLIAMENT OPENING —T -A Photos by Grattan Teen-kge Beauty Specialist Chosen Kin Harvest Queen Two girls who operatean .Exe- ter beauty salon' have proven this fall they know, their busi- ness. The pretty teen-age blondes have been crowned 'queens of two of the district's most popu- lar fall attractions. • Myrland Smith; proprietress of Y.Go By Beauty Bar and (laughter of Usborne Reeve Clayton Smith, brought the second title to her salon. when she became queen of Exeter Kinsmen's Har- vest Jamboree Friday night. Her assistant, Mary Lou :Mc- Coy, won the "bliss .Ontario Bean Queen" crown at Hensall ithis Inen's Labor Day festival. She also was a finalist in the "Miss Western Ontario" cornpetition Windsor shortly afterwards. Myrland .was chosen Harvest Queen over six other contestants, including her assistant and an- other bean queen, Greta Pfaff, Ilensalr, ina contest which at- tracted the prettiest cernpetitors for beauty title in this dis- Car Hits Bump, Driver Thrown Clayton Sanders, Hay ToWn- ship, suffered facial iejuries and his car $400 damages When' he was thrown out of it while travelling on the second conces. sion of Hay, early*. Sunday' memg. - The Vehicle hit a bump, jarring the door open and Sanders fell to the road, The car Went into the ditch and hit a tree, OPP Constable George Mitchell investigated. • Cart driven by Marie Daigle, Crediton, and Patrick Suilvan, R.R. 3, Dashwood, Untried hear the intersection df the Crediton road and concession 1248, Ste. phen TWnshp, cusng $90 dartige, phen .TownShip, causing $00 •daniage. Miss Daigle was taking a left hand turn oft the Crediton road when she lost central and hit the Sullivan car Whitt' was travelling north on the township Wad, OPP Constable Gibbons in.- testigated, Car driven by it London. youth, Terrance Skinner, 17, suffered WO damage when it killed a Hereford Ow arid ealf �n No,4 bighwaY Wednesday 'at Midnight. The ittlintalt, who had waft - tiered on to the rite, Were va. bled on 025, trict yet. The three male judges had to ask for the audience's opinion — expressed by cheers, whistles, wolf -calls, and applause — four times, 'before they could come to a :decision. Myrland now can claim two distinctions among the bushiest fraternity in Exeter. When she established her salon last year, she became the youngest pro- prietor on Main Street. Her vic- tory •Friday night proves she's the prettiest, too. Born in Usborpe, she attended S.S. No. 11 school and studied at South Huron High School before learning to be a hairdresser. She • is 19,. 5' 5" tall and her measurements are 34-28-36. Myrland was crowned by Kins- men president Irvine Armstrong and received a cash prUe of $30. Top Students Win Awards Kay Ondrejicica, R,R. 1. Credi- tor', a 1956 graduate of South Huron District High Sehool, has -received the award for the highest marks of any girl stu- dent in any course at the Uni- versity of Western •Ontario, Mist Ondrejicka was the top graduate of SHDHS in 1956 and receiVed, a number of awards last year., Valdemar Gulens, Dashwood, has been awarded a $21.5 medic- al school scholarship from the University of Toronto, Principal IL L. Sturgis • announced •Wed- nesday. GuleriereceiVed the highest Marks of the 1957 graduating class at SHIMS. Where To Find It Anneuntementt 4 !Wilding Page , 14 Ohureh Notices `, 13 C�m1n Everitt , 13 Editorials 2 etifertaliftent ie FOTO MOWS to 10 P40110100 Fade, / Mensal! A ,. i k Looking ifl With tit f 4 0 r s ( 5, WOO, AVIN 1.4100.110(0k1114,1k1A14441" , 1 Classes • Cut Down PS Openings Despite,Tki She also received a corsa„,ee of roses, photographs by Jack Doerr and other gifts. The pretty blonde represented Armstrong's Restau- rant in the competitioh. Greta Pfaff, the Cromarty square dancer who now works in Hensall, won second prize of $15, representing Mid -Town Cleaners. Also 17, she became the first On- tario Bean Queen in 1957. Third prize went. to Beverley Neil, Crediton, who was Kinsmen Deputy Governor Les Parker's candidate for the title. She re ceived $10. Other contestants were: Joan Parsons, Exeter, representing The Times -Advocate; Alice Car- ter, Exeter, "Miss Lloyd Ford's men's Wear;" Mary Lou Mc- Coy, Exeter, "Miss Lou Bailey Cars;" and Beverley Young, To- ronto, "Miss Ersman's Bakery," Judges were Eric Mcllroy, pre- sident of Grand Bend Promotion Committed which sponsors the summer resort beauty contests; Jade Weber, Exeter business- man; and Jack Drysdale, presi- dent of Hensall Kinsmen,Clitb. W. G. Cochratie,'Exeter, was master of ceremonies. - —Please Turn to Page 3 Official openings .oi two dis- trict public schools Hensall, and Zurich -- will be held as Scheduled this Friday despite epidemics of Asian flu.. Wednesday more than one- half of the pupils of Zurich school were confined to their homes. Of the 141 'enrolment, 73 are 111., In the senior room. at Zurieb, .only nine out of 26 pupils are attending classes. Although, the effects are not serious at Hornell yet, there were indications Wednesday that the 'flu has started to spread there too. Approximately 10 per cent of the enrolment was ab - sept, ,- The epideinic will probably af- fect portions of the opening pro- grams Which were to have been presented. by pupils. However, it was indicated that teachers will attempt to present as much of the original programs as pos- 'sible. G. L. •Duffin, B,A., assistant superintendent 0 f elementary education in 'the Ontario Depart- ment of ducation will be guett speaker at both openings, The Zurich ceremony, opening a $40,000 addition, Will be held Friday afternoon; 'at Bernell, the $120,000 school will be opened, in the evening, Name. Police, Town In Suit Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission has named Police Constable John, Cdwan and the town, of Exeter two. of three co- defendants in a suit for $150 to pay for damages allegedly re - 'suiting from an accident this gunmen', A third' party, involved in the accident with Constable Cowan, 'was also named, as a defendant. His name was not available at • press time, — , • • „ • A hydre—pole Was `knocked dowri of -the aecident, Damages also include those for "interrhpllon, of power •facill ties, C, 'M. V. Pensa, of the firrn of Mitthell and Hockin, London, counsel. for • •the plaintiff, said both, drivers were named be - Cause responsibility for the ae- cident had not been. determined. The town was also named be- cause its police cruiser was in- volVed. W. E., Bell, of Wright, Toole, Spaulding, Bell and Porter, Lon- don, is acting for „the town. • Vies With 500 To Get Photos • KW. QUEEN OF THE HARVEST—Myrland Smith, 19, who operates J. beauty salon b Exeter, was chosen Harvest Queen at Exeter Kinsmen's Harvest Jamboree Friday night. Club President Iry Armstrong, right, crowns the queen while judge Eric Mc- Ilroy, Grand Bend, left, approves. Nearly 800 attended the annual jamboree which lasted until 'four o'clock in the maiming. —,T -A Photo re It's official now the Age* flu has hit Huron county. Huron IVIeclical Officer - of Health, 2r. .11. M. Aldis, Gode. rich, said Wednesday the M144 variety of, influenza has been identified in the .county labora- tory tests. Since it takes WO weeks to . complete the tests, it ' can be assumed the ePidemic is well under way, Dr, Aldis said the spread of the disease As reaching peak proportions in the high schools, some of whom are reporting dp 14 2$ percent absenteeism. • He expects height of the tifil- •demie, in the adult populatien • will come within the next.- tw9 weeks. "So far the Airiest has hit' high schools harder than ele- mentary schools," 13r. Aldis re ported. "Many of the high schools are reporting a 20 to '25. percent drop in attendance." Qnly one school in the county has been dosed and that is the union •school at Blake, The teacher became sick and the board was not able tofin-st. —. replacement. Queen • 'Really Friendly' Says Excited GB Driver Petty Officer Morley IC Love, •, • • 29, Grand Bend, said. Wednesday "I was so excited. I don't re- • member what she talked about -wheal Queen'Elizabetir received. - ..hint Tuesday afterneen as one *of the three drivers who chauf- fered the royal couple, during their visit to Ottawa, "I sure was nervous. Whew! The Queen said 'something about the gift 'being a memento of their visit. The Prince asked me why it was that a wireless tele- grapher (PO Love's navy trade) was chosen to drive and I told him I was appointed by the executive officer, ' The Queen gave him a favor- ite picture of the royal family autographed by both Elizabeth and Phillip and dated 1957 in her writing. The Prince presented him with a gold -edged billfold containing the royal insignia PO Love, whose parents are Mr, and Mrs. Colin Love, R.R. 2 Dashwood,, said the four days of chauffering for the royal party were the "greatest thrill, I've ever had." He was still excited Wednesday afternoon when he described ,his experi- ences to The Times -Advocate by. telephone. "The Queen was very lovely —more than I had anticipated. She was really friendly. You could talk to her 'like an ordin- ary human being." "Prince Phillip? He was the same way. A regular fellow, quite humorous at times." PO Love, one of i 11 armed service drivers who attended The Times -Advocate presents two exclusive photos of the Queen's visit to Ottawa this week taken by Corporal Lou Grattan of the photographic section ' of RCAF Station Cen- tralia. ' Cpl, Grattan, • who ' was on leave, attended the opening of p a r-1 lament for The Times - Advocate and the. Centralia Coronet, • While he was able to photo- graph the parade, Cpl. Gratton was not able to get inside the parliament buildings. Some 500 photographers covered the event from .newspapers of at least four nations. Only six were al- lowed inside the senate cham- bers. Cpt. Gratton reports officials are still not convinced there it such a newspaper as The Exeter Times -Advocate. Dealing main- ly with metropolitan dailies from Ottawa, Montreal, New York etc, press officers were skeptic- al that an "unknown" paper such as The Times -Advocate would be sending a man, Said the corporal in a met - sage Which • accompanied the film: "I am supposed to send six copies to the officer to prove The T -A really exists! See Prices Can Dredging Tenders Oidlook for the tompletion of Grand Bend's dredging project loOks brighter* this week and tenders for the remainder of the job may be celled before the end of the month, according to. . G. Hooke, setretary-treastir• er of the Ausable Valley Con- servatibli .Authority, delayed because posts would run too high if the work was done at the same price as avthorized tinder the federal contract. Sidce then, however, several control:ors have indicated they would subniit lower bids which would put the job within reach of Grand Rend. thder the plan for financing The Authority official said the scheme Grand tend would approval is being sought frona pay for hAlf, while the Aothor, -the Ontario DeParinient oity, through its grant front the Planning and Development to proceed with the Seherrie, The Authority palled ef the dredging project, which will be .tinclerwrittett by the Village of Grand involves that SO.. tion of the river .from the point where federal responsibility ends to the Intimater . Highway, tiredgliot At the. mouth: ie. already in progress under"ettititradt let by the :federal government this tall. Several weeks ago it appeared the Ausable portion of the dred,g. frig :projett would have tit!. he, 4E1 m proveial gtwerninent, would contribute the remainder. Engineers estimated approxi - Matey 20,006 cubit yardr of earth and steed will 114114 to be removed to 'provide a six-foot Channel tip the Middle of the elver. This amount.16es not 1L. include dredging to hL e I hanks, Unit price 'of the fed 41 On. traet, let to the Dean C nstruc- Hon Company',, Belle Rivet, it $2,50 Per table. yard, if the Authority had to pay this mount, cost of Cleaning Mit in portion would be lifted $50,006. PO M. K. LOVE the royal party; chauffered Queen Elizabeth and .Prince Phillip to church and ' to the cenotaph service on Sunday in a luxurious Lincoln convertible. On the other days of the visit he drove members of the party in Cadillacs and Chryslers. Following the arrival of the royal plane Saturday, his pas- sengers were. the Lady Rose Baring, lady-in-waiting to the Queen, and Captain the Lord Plunket, M.V.O., Equerry to her majesty. Tuesday for the drive into Hull and parts of Quehec, he drove two private secretaries, Lt, Co]. the Rt. Hon, Sir Michael Me- ans, K.C,I3., K.C.V,O., and Mrs. dames Bernard Vivian Orr, and Chef Inspector T. C. Kelly, •Po Love said' there wasn't 'a hitch in the driving program during the four days. "Every- thing went off perfectly and the Major (in charge of trans- portation) complimented all of us on our driving," The 11 drivers practiced three days before the visit to become proficient in such skills as pull- ing up to a perfect stop beside a carpet while looking straight ahead. From among the 11 drivers, the three who were to chauffer the queen were picked on the basis of their ability shown dur- ing the. practices. PO Love has been in the Navy 10 years and is stationed at Fort Churchill, Manitoba. At present he is attending a course in Ottawa but expects to return west early in December, He is married and has two children, Brenda May, six, and Brian Keith, five. Asked what conversation took place while he was driving the royal couple Sunday, the sailor said he could hear little of the Queen's words because of the cheering of the crowds. He con- fided that he was not at liberty to repeat private conversations between the Queen and Prince Phillip. The crowds in Ottawa, he said, .were huge and enthusias- - Please Turn to Page 3 Zurich Public School la the hardest hit in the community with over 50 percent away 4 Wednesday. Normally, schools are closed when absenteeism hits 30 percent but Zurich will remain open in view of the official opening of its $40,000 addition .-Friday. South Huron District High School reported 140 pupils .aut of 580 .were absent Wednesday, representing a drop of 24 per- , cent, No teachers were absent , Wednesday but three were con- fined to their homes earlier. Principal A. B. Idle, of Ex- eter Public School, reported 7fl. of his 460 pupils away Wednes- day, a marked increase from absenteeism before school closed for Thanksgiving. The percent- age absent is 15, Hensall reporteda drop le attendance of about 10 percent Wednesday. Taking a precautionary' meas- ure this week, South Huron Hos. pital prohibited'all visitors to the maternity ward except hus- bands. Superintendent Ali c e Claypole . said the regulation would be enforced-1mM the epi- demic is over. Dr, Aldis said some parents are schding their children back to school too soon after the ill. ness. , "Many came back still weak from the effects of the illness and with a bad cough." - — Please Turn to Page 3 Sees Royal 'Pair At Ottawa Rites Miss Mary Van Camp, of Exeter; flew to Ottawa Friday night and had several good views of Queen Ehzabeth •and the Duke of Edinburgh over the weekend. She saw them on *dig way' from the airport to Government House on Saturday, and 'was standing near the War Memorial on Sunday when the Queen placed a wreath and as she re- turned from Christ Church Cathedral, Through the courtesy' -of El- ston Cardiff, Huron MP, she was standing in the hall be- tween the Senate, and the House of Commons in Confederation Hall Monday and saw the royal' couple as they -went into the Senate Chambers and their departure. Miss Van" Camp returned te Exeter Monday night. She was formerly employed in Ottawa, 47"' .Veb V"'N ‘ks'• ,.. ,., SHIPKA SAILOR DRIVES OUEEN—Petty Officer Morley„for QUentl glizabeth, Prince Philip and their 1 X. Love, son of 11/1r.. and Ma. Colin, Love, Shipka, was thcir visit to Ottawa this week. This picture one of a group of service personnel who 1,V2re chauffers driving the couple to church Sunday.