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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-11-14, Page 1,44.4441,444 I '4 , 40. Eighty- 'florr, UNUSUAL COMBINATION — Farmer•oilman Lloyd Stewardson of Greenway has an - unusual combination of jobs. A farmer by calling, he i also the thief mineral owner, surface- owner and battery, operator in Amp.erial Oil's Grand Bend oil pool. Discovered two years ago,the Grand Bend pool now boasts 1 hree wells, produces about 150 barrels of oil a day, Here Mr. Stewardson "niakekan adjustment to the puipp at one Of the . LEGION RECEIVES '$1,000—Bruce.Biggart, right, manager of last year's. Exeter So - hawk hockey team, presents a $1,000 check to Harold Holtzman, president of Exeter Legion who, won the prize in a raffle sponsored by the team. Centre is Fred O'Brecht, fc 'president of the ,Rrovincial .command, of, the Legion, Who was guest speaker at, the Remembrance 'Day banquet Monday evening in the Legion hall. Photo • Legion Hears Ontario President 0t10010:04At.Sinitni s Buf Fears Complacency • President 'of, the Ontario com- mand of the Canadian Legion said Monday night he is 'not •alarmed at the lead- the Rim - i Mans have in the arms race. •"But I am concerned," he told 4 200 veterans and guests at the Itenienildrance Pay banquet in • Exeter Legion Hall, "that we may become complacent And fall even further behind:" • "It we don't try to keep pace With the Russians, We may lose our freedom," • ,- , The speaker, 'Fred Otrecht, of Ourhamo said-Canatla was too small a countrf to embark on a satellite prograrn to compare with the communists, "Within NATO; however; we have that possibility," he Said.' • As one steptewards • eattliing Up to the Russians, the Canadian k Legion has requested the feder- al government to subsidize the • education of youngr"Scientists in order t� Speed tip defence, re- acareli, O'Btecht said. In a brief presented recently to the Canadian cabinet, the Legion expressed concern be. cause too many of Canada's brightest scholars are- lured to the United States by attractive t lalaries. "We nitiat give our scientists the /Most education possible," the. provincial Presi- dent said, lie wiwone of the del- egation Which met with the cab- inet. Defence Minister rearkes, the evoker said, told tire delegates . that he IS not greatly concerned over the Moslem threat because he believes the Strategic Air Cornfilefid in the VA., with which Canada's air defence is hes the situation under control. Theminister assured The . Legion that the Satellite launchings are not something to penie about. Mr, tillrecht stated the re. OW with which the Legion delegation was 'received in Ot- ' tilWg inditaiett the prestige built up, by the non-political body of veterans since its for- mation. He urged Legion mem- tiers to enhance that reputation by supporting projects which benefit the community and the nation.' • ",Our problems today are just as great and just as real as they were during wartime. There is no greater reward than that of helping someone else," he said. Paying tribute t8 the Exeter Legion, the provincial president Said it was "an outstanding ex- ample of -whet a good branch should President Harry • Ifoltzinan conducted the :banquet • which was attended by a number of district Legion officials and rep- resentatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Municipal and -serviee club officials were also guests.. „ A $1,006 cheque was presented to the Legion by Bruce Biggart, manager of Exeter • Mohawks hockey 4eam. The prize was"won in a raffle sponsored. by the hockeyclub to raise 4funds to Meet debts of lest..1.earis Senior "dB" team. The Leven purchased several hundred tickets to help the 'dab. „‘ Taking part inthe program were Legion vice-presidents Graham Mesta and Lloyd Rey- nolds; past ,presidents Reg Mc- Donald and Harvey Pfaff, now district deputy commander; Rev. N. D. Knox and Rev, Alex'r RCAF RemotriberS Dead • llemembrafite DRY service at RCM' Statin Centralia Monday was led by 'Group Captain A. G. Kenyerif COM manding officer, and Padre -J. McLean. The servlet was held in the, recreation centre and 600 person. net attended. Father F J. Prottlyt conduct- ed services in the Boman Cath- olic -Chapel, which was filled RapSon. The guest speaker, was intro- duced by Andrew Bierling and a gift was presented to him by W. G. Cochrane, Members of the Legion Auxil- iary, under, president Mrs. Eu- gene- Beaver, served turkey., EXETER, °WARM, N9VEMEER 14, 1957 •Pric Pir ree ireenway 011 'roduce 150 Barrels o Big .Spending -Some or Owners Of Farm Discovery of oil on their farm hasn't changed the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewardson, of Greenw a y, . At least not much. Even though the three' Wells on •the Stewardson farm are producing about 150 barrels day and further development is indicated, the Stewardsons have pot gone on any spendikg spree with their ,new found wealth. • Mr. Stewardson continues to operate his 10 -year-old car and runs his 100 -acre farm without the use of a tractor. Mrs. Stewardson has n o t undertaken any major changes' to her. kit- chenor her home. They admit, though, that , the oil has caused a 'Iot of • com- Motion" since it was discovered two years ago and it has affect- ed them in other ways. Mr. Stewardson, for example, is busier than ever. Besides. being the chief mineral owner and surface owner of the oil pool, he's, also the battery Operator for the three wells, Every day he starts the mo- tors, checks the pressures and yield, phones in reports and does countless other jobs re- quired to keep the wells opera,. Works' Seven Days A Week Although he's entitled to take days off,- he's looked after the wells seven. days a week with- out interruption since the first of 'the year. "I haven't seen a horse raceapienic.or a fair this year," he.' reports. ' Oil • was discovered on the Stewardson farm two years age by'Union. Gas Co., which operat- ed. a lone well until the end of 1956., Imperial Oil Co:took river the well at the first of the fear': 'gut KirOr":111404'; PUC Hires Hydro Head Preparing to take over the operation of hydro services in town, • Exeter. Public Utilities Commission Monday appointed Hugh •Davis, Marlborough St., as superintendent starting January Mr, Davis,, a.lineman employ- ed by, the Ontario HEPC, has been., on loan to the PUC for several years. ' Chairman L. J. Penhale an- nounced plans to hire a working foreman and perhaps one other linemaa to complete the staff before the changeover. • PVC is taking over hydro services for the 'town at the request of the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission which has operated the system for a number of years. The change will take effect at ithe first of the year. — Chairman Penhale said no change in rates is expected at the present tithe, The PVC will operate out of its present building, the former Rank of Commerce. It is expect- ed the' HEPC will Move out of its •quarters there next summer when offices ate constructed near the new service entre at the south end of town. Mr. Penhale said the Commis- sion would continue to receive some assistance from the HEPC until it became adjusted to the operation. R6POnibilify.To..Pead To Seek Peace 'Pastor The world will never fulfill -Samuel Kerr: all of Exeter, its responsibility- to those .who Exeter Junior Band, under the paid . the supreme sacrifice to leadership of James Ford, pro- vided accompaniment' for the hymns, and played selections before the service and during the offertory. Lays Provincial Wreath Frank* Treibner, RA, 1 Exe- ter, whose son died in World War If, laid the provincial wreath at the cenotaph ceremony foBowing the church sort, - ice, Legion member Andrew Bierling conducted' the rites. bring about lasting peace until it overcomes hatred, misunder- standing and color lines, Rev, H. .J. Snell said Monday at the Remembrance Day service in Ames St; United Church, "We have failed to carry the torch for the men, Women and children who died in war that we might have peace," H,dy: Snell stated. "Row can what they died for be accomplished? Some people say it cannot be done. They state we will have struggles and bat- tles until the end of time." "if we go •On with 'hate, mis- understanding and colors, we'll have battles, yes", But the World can achieve resting peace through Christianity, the min- ister stated. '"We have the hope of the world in Jesus." Over 00 attended the eonl. vitality service sponsored by the Exeter branch of the Legion. Auxiliary, Legion and Auxiliary members, Stant a n d Guide groups marched In the Servide Other wreaths were laid bY: Group Captain A. G. Xenyen, for the RCAF; Mayor R. E. Poky; toWii; Reeve Clayton Smith, Usborne; Councillor Ed. Lamport, Stephen; Arthur Geis- er, Lebanon f'erest Lodge; ROY Hunter,.. MOP; Larry Snider,. Exeter Liens; Irvine Ardittrting, Exeter Kinsmen; Kenneth johns, SHIMIS;, Mit, Eugene Mover, Legion Auxiliary; Harold Holtz. tan, Legion. Mayor Pooley end town min- isters assisted at , the serVien. A squadron from RCAF Cen- tralia joined the, Urine and behind the Preto Legion Pipe other groups for the ,parade. Band. Elmer b. Bell, Q.C. was pa- ' Takfng part in • the Services rade nitirshall. Taking the salute were Legion President Harold et the Pest Office were Group ltev, Alter Ammon, Captain XeitYttn, Mayor twits, Toys N. D. Knox and Rev, and Legion President Holtzman. wells which are producing suc- cessfully. The first Stewardson well is 200 feet from the farm, build - lags; the second is 000 feet from the first and the third, 700 feet from the second, The wells are between 1,800 and 1,900 feet deep and they are pumped by motors ranging from three to five horsepower driven by natural gas from the wells. " The crude oil • is stored hi three 250 -barrel 'tanks on the farm and trucked to Sarnia daily. The Only Wells Producing Although a number of drills have been made on neighboring farms, the wells on the Steward - son place are the only ones„pro- clueing in the area. Union Gas, Imperial and Sun Oil hive dug three or four wells in the district without success. Mother one t is being drilled now on the farm of Manuel Cutts, about one and one-half miles from the Stewardson farm. Stewardson, who is 62 years old, conducted normal mixed farming operations on his 100 -acre farm before oil was discovered. He still- operates the farm but much of the land has been seeded down. He still grows some grain, however, and this year became a registered seed oats grower. He harvester 20 acres of Simcoe this fall. He also keeps about 20 head of cattle on the farm. The Greenway farmer hires custom operators to do' his har- voting, He doesn't have any power machinery on the farm, uses his team to do odd jobs. FarIn Thi West • >41thouglt-•bortr'in-otite ' Parkhill •area, he went 'west at •the age of 16 and eventually purchased a 'facet ,of 480 acres there which operated for nearly 20 years. "I've been all through this business of farm machinery—we had all the equipment out west," he says. "I'm just as happy without it." / Mr. and Mrs. Stewardson came east again in 1936 ,and have lived on their .G r e e ;w a y farm ever since. Their son, Willis, operates the farm in Saskatchewan. • The • Stewardsons • have two daughters, Gladys of Strathroy and Mrs. Hugh Larkin of Wind- sor., Having oil on one's farm isn't a bed of roses, Mr.. Stewardson claims, and sometimes he wishes he'd never heard of an oil well. Although incorrect rumours of their wealth and operation wor- ried them, at" first, they're be- ginning to take such things in Faint Spell Cuts Power A Centralia woman, whose car went out of control when she stiffered a fainting spell, caused an ieterruption of hydro in the Exeter area Saturday. The car driven by Ars. jean Cosgrove, crashed into' •a ditch\ south '6f Exeter and hit a hydro pole. Mrs. Cosgrove was treated in hospital for lacerations of the sealp. Her car, , veined at $250, was wrecked. Another pole was broken north of Exeter Saturday when it was struck by a car driven by Good- win Langley, Hanover. Damage estimated At $250 by OPP investigateConstaledGeorge oahleit c hwe 118 who jureek • A pig owilect by Harry Fuss, R.11. 1 Zurich, was killed west of Hensel' Tuesday when it was hit by a car driven by Kenneth Stephenson, R.R., 1 Varna. The animal ,was valued at $80. Cars driven by Bill Sytsma, H.R. 1 Dashwood, and Mrs. Eileen Frayne, Exeter, collided at the 'corner of Gidley and Wil- liam streets, Exeter, on Friday. Damage was estimated at $225 by Constable John Cowan.Co Sytsina vas travelling south On William and Mt, Frayne teat on. Gidley when the crash declined. ,.here To. • Findit Announcements Building Pegg Church ,Noticos Coniingevents Editorials entortainfrient Perm Mows 11, 12 roniMino Pals Mansell. ....... . . . .... St 6, Looking le Liz 4 Luton it, 17 Soros 1 Stride and can laugh about them now,. Mr. Stewardson smiles when he tells how he stopped car dealers front pestering him about making a trade on his 1947 Dodge. I tell them. i'won t buy a car on inY farm. If I want one I know where the dealers are and I'll go to them, Then I warn them that if they come back the second time, I certainly won't consider dealing with them when I do wept to trade. That stops, them." Several of the Stewardson neighbours receive royalties from the production tkrough the oil pool which Imperial 011 formed in the area. • 011 wells near. Greenway are proven successful. DriUing producing 150 barrels a day, still conhinuing in the Imperial Oil Ltd. revealed in a 'UMW] Gas Co. discovered MIS release to The Times -Advocate oil on the 'Stewardson fart; • this week. • May 24, 1955, and it operated This has been the first official the well for two years.- It turn indication of production of the over its, operation early in 110 three 'wells at Greenway since to Imperial which dug the; tw• discovery was - made two 'years.additiOnal.. holes this summer. erittl • ago One well has been operat- and hPMe as installed new lit ing since May, 1945, and two for the pool, more were dug this year. All three are on the farm of Lloyd Stewardson, one mile n • _i west of Greenway, Mr, Steward- meconsia son is the battery operator or . Imperial Oil also indicated in Po ice Stand the wells. its release that an oil pool has il held a special meeting I been formed in the area and Police committee of tow$ 1 that several neighbours are counc er sharing royalties from the pro- Saturday night to reconsider US duction poittor 10 calltng for Applica• Although hundreds 'of, tions for a pence phief. wells have been dug throughout this . arca in the past five years, No decision was made by Os these are the first which have committee but it was learned produced. A number of other members plan to meet with Arne drills have been made in the present chief, Reg Taylor, be. Greenway area. but none has fmoreeetimngaknfgonciaayrepnelgrtht,to council The committee received con- firmation from town cannot dismiss or demote any police officer unless he is chart ed and found guilty of an Of- fence under the police code, In order to increase the town force to three, council decided three weeks ago to call for Ap- pheations' for chief tonstable and it invited Chief Taylor 1,0 apply for the position, ; ' • Chief Taylor anaounceci last week he did not intend to sub- mit an application and he would, not work under Another chief if council does appoint one. , Area Election Interest Appears At Low Ebb With , nominations less than two weeks away, there are few indications of election excite- ment in the district, As tar as could be learned this week, there has been no aspirant indicating he will chal- lenge district incumbents, Exeter Mayor R. E. Pooley said Wednesday, he is willing to Five To Receive Nurse Degrees Sucessful in obtaining , their R.N. degrees as announced on Saturday were Marilyn Skinner, Exeter, who` trained. at St. .To- seph's Hospital, London; Pat Ho'pper, who trained a1 Hamil- ton General and is now attend- ing University of Western .On- tario; Mary Margaret Essery, who received her training at Victoria Hospital; Margaret Tasko, Centralia, Ann Dietrich and Anna Messner, Dashwood, who graduated from St. Joseph's School. of Nursing. BECOMES RN — Miss Mary Margaret Essery, daughter of afr. and Mrs. William' Essery, Centralia, and a graduate of SHDHS and Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, London, has successfully passed her regis- ,tered nurse's examinations. Mary Margatet will continue to work on the nufsing staff at Victoria. remain in :office. He stated there are several PUC projects he would like to see completed including the construction and operation of Morrison Dam in Usborne township and the estab- lishment of hydro service oper- ated by the commission. i The mayor said one of lie members of town council has indicated he wishes to resign, At the last meeting of 'Usborne Council, Harold Hern indicated he planned to retire as a coun- cillor, He had hoped to step down last year but consented to return after another member resigned. Reeve Clayton Smith said br?, was willing to serve another term In1.11 .10 , veteran coune—or Lorne Luker has stated he will step out this year, There has been no declaration of intentions from council mem. tiers izi Hay or Stephen, triwn- ships. ' Hensall, Exeter,' Zurich and Hay will hold their • nominations on Friday, November 22. The rest of the municipalities will meet Monday, November 25, to name candidates, . Teacher In Hospital Miss Olive O'Brien, teacher at Zurich Public School, is still confined to South Huron Hos- pital. as a result Of an attack of the flu several weeks ago. Mrs. Norma Siebert, Zurich, is teaching in her place at the school. We G. Cochrane, that counc • Suspend. Licence For Three Years Marvin Coutch, 17, RrIt.1 Stratford, was given a •two.Yerir • suspended sentence and his•driV•- er's licence was cancelled for 11eTearsI°11lw4t4 77r:i:n fehargesres11tllr°h1al:ocarcrashonte;1ca Road in June. 'Coutch was driver of the ear. in which the victim of the 104 cident, Dolores Ann Dyck, 16, of Tavistock, was a, passenger. She died of head injuries on' her way to hospital, Miss Dyck, Coutch and' an- other youth were drivingto Gpand Bend to attend a weinetw roast when their car, collided head-on with an east -bound ve- hicle driven by Timothy. Connel- ly, 48, of R.R. 5 Stratford. • The case, 'which was beard in Stratford recently, had been postponed several times pend- ing the recovery of witnessel who were injured in the crash. OPP Constable. George Mita chell investigated. Town Businessmen Approve Yule Plans Plans for one of the most ex- tensive Christmas programs in Exeter's history were approved by town merchants at a meet- ing of the businessmen's associa- tion last week: Feature of the program will be draws 'dor cash prizes of $500, $150, $100 and $50 during the four weeks before Christmas. Shoppers will receive free cou- pons .with purchases. Plans include free theatre parties for children on each of the four Saturdays before Christ- mas and a yule decoration cont 2 Wit* ...... ri+stowfivirma IS SAG GEIESC4)111 McLean, left, and Ken 'OttewelL both of Bketer, shot eight :geese on the Itagmeler- low near 'Grand Bend Monday, 'Game .experts saidit was one offthe largest _hags reported In this. area for a num of year, The two- hunters made three sallies on a 11 during, .the day to their Om • 1"4. Photo I test among store owners, Town council and the Publie Utilities commission are mop! eitating in the pro'gram. The court. - cil will provide donations t town and district schools who participate' in carol singing ori the Main Street on Saturday and prizes for the best decorated homes. This is in addition to the town's annual contribution of st• lighted Christmas tree and town hall decorations. • - The PUC have agreed to erect' 700 worth of Christmas light! ing. Andrew Johnston' Owe .driig- gist, was named president of the association during an eleda` tion of officers.. He •stteeeedi" Fred Darling. Vice-presidents are tiOuglas•1 QUM and Murray Greene. Tom MacMillan remains frees urer arid Don SouthOtt it Seeress' 4T1.3fl;e executive cominittee, trie eludes Mrs. C. E,' C. ErSman, Reg Beavers aid Stan Frayne, Board Elects: Garnet Hicks: Garnet Hieict," of "Osborne town.. ship, was eleeted chairman of tXdter C It in Unity Centre*. Board at a Meetingg last week, Ift succeeds Edward Brady, Who resigned. reeeritly lifter heading the board,for five Years.' The new president is a reprk sentative of Exeter Agric.ulturei SViettle' heitinan of, the bos sell 'Snell,• tion to Mr, trod, for les The board tXtorkitert .41W 6/1 btheopeoeforrkiiittlittbyetphatktli,eisliTtafr, A$200 Merriest in Sim, *If approved for Recreation bilifbv• Of tArrY Ittridatian, whose stip. * and is ,altered bv tit* 140.01.0 council. The increase witi raise his salary to' *3,4, P u re hese A Inck ind garage :futilities are betwg on. ,71