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-her in the -written contest ane
also missed the word "acecide
ate" to make trio counts agains
her. The Times -Advocate" Pre
anted her with a .dictionary,
Eacit df the. words "disserta
Lion" and "obnoxious" caused the
downfall of five ,contestants. TJt
elta,npion herself trussed. thee
former word.
,Contestants were :eillbinated t
nine when a- recess. was .declared
In the finals, Judy Wilson, grad
eight pupil of Principal A. B
Idle, Exeter, missed the word
"'corroborated;" ,Kay Warden
No. 3, lfibbet•t, Carole Davis
Liman,, and Elsie Gosar, Exeter
missed "obnoxious;" Joan Smith,
Crediton, and Donna Ventral, S,S,
No. 4, Usborne, missed "disser-
tation," and Nigel Bellchamber,
Bayfield, misspelled "domestic-
ity."
Principal A, B. Idle, of Exeter
Public School, and Mr. George
Varna of the J. A, 1), McCurdy
School, acted as judges,
Lash of the contestants re-
ceived . a pen suitably engraved
from The Tiittes=Advocate. Rob-
ert SoUt)tcott, in presenting the
awards paid tribute to Inspector
Goman for his work in organiz-
ing and directing the contest,
Schools, who entered cham-
pions in the spelldown were:.
Hensail Sharon illeBride, 12,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ed
McBride, Nippon (R. G. Rae -
nun, teacher),
Bayfield --Nigel Bedchamber,,
10, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Bell -
chamber, Bayfield (Mrs. D. H.
Bali),
S,S. No, 5, Hibbert •- Harry
Norris, 12, son of Mr, and Mrs.
H. Norris, Cromarty (Mrs. Bud-
den).
S.S, No, 7, Bicldulph --Marlene
Ellis, 13, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Nen Ellis, Granton (Miss
Boarman),
S.S. No. 7, Islay --Sharon I,aw-
renec, 12, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, William Lawrence (Mrs.
Greta Lavender.)
S,S. No, 14, Stephen --Sherpa
Lightfoot, 11, daughter of Mr.
anti Mrs. Ralph Lightfoot, Cen-
tralia (Mrs. Lorne Hicks), ,.
S.S. No, 5 Usborne -- Harry
IXingma, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Kingma, Exeter (Mrs. R.
Batten) ;
Exeter Judy Wilson, 12,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Wilson, Exeter (Mr, A. B. Idle);
S.S. No. 5 Biddulph - Rika
Vanderlaan, 12, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, G, Vanderiaan, R.R.
3 Granton (Mrs. Bowman);
J. A. D. McCurdy - Dale
Hunt,. 12, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs, Harvey Bunt, Centralia
(Mr. George Farnell);
S.S. No. 15 Hay - Marjorie
Hendrick, 12, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Laird Hendrick, R.R. 1
Dashwood (Mrs. Desjardine);
S,S. 10 Stephen -Grace Eagle-
son, 13, slaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. 'Paul Eagleson, R.R. 3
Parkhill (Mrs, Wilma Desjar-
dine);
S.S. 1 Stephen - Audrey Ver-
kerk, 11, daughter of Mr. and
Tars. Cornelius Verkerk, R,R. 1
Exeter • (Mrs. Carter);
Grand Bend - Robert Tobi-
chaud, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Robichaud, Grand Bend (Mr.
Stanton);
S.S. 2 Usborne-Sharon Hume,
13, daughter of Mr, and Mrs.
Carl Hume, R.R. 1 Kirkton (Mrs.
Mills);
S.S. 4 Hibbert --Margaret Boa,
13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Boa, R.R. 1 Hensall
(Mrs. Caldwell);
S.S. 17 McGillivray --Rosalie
Hicks, 12, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Fred Hicks (Miss Schaal:;
S.S, 3 Tuckersmith -.Gaye
Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Elliot t, Brucefield (Mrs.
Ilogisen);
Winchelsea - Shaven Mills, 11,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R.
Mills,. Woodham (Mrs.. Jolly);
McGillivray -Stella Lockhart,
11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lockhart, R.R. 8 Parkhill (Mrs,
Vernon);
S.S. 3 Hibbert - Kaye Wor.
den,12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R, Worden, R.R. 1 Staffa (Mn..
R. Skinner);
Lucan - Carole Davis, 10,
daughter of Mr. acid Mrs,- R.
Davis (Mr. Clow);
Biddulph Jean Smith, 10,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J.
Smith (Miss Mills);
Crediton - Joan Smith, 12,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. A.
Smith (Mrs. Ruby Molitor);
Bayfield - Gail McBride, 13,
daughter :of Mr. And Mrs, Bort
1 McBride (Miss Clark!;
Eden Donna Venton, 13,,.
t daughter of Mr. .and Airs, it,
IVented, R.B. 1 Centralia (filers,
A, Rapson);
IExeter Eisilr Co,
sar
daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Joe.
e , Gosar (Mrs, J. Alahon);
S.S.:5 McGillivray -- Patricia
! Sholdice, 13, daughter of Air,
o and i1trs. Kenneth Sholdiee,
Ailsa Craig (Miss Cearer);
e S.S. ;. Usborne Mary Par-
, sons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Parsons, R.R, 1 Hensait
, (Mrs. Haugh);
The words in the written. cell-
, test included; balloon, station-
cry, committee,. unnecessary,
wrought, catechism, Pasteurize -
Hon, vengeance, italicized, al-
legianee, physician, brief, audi-
ence, possessed, embarrassment,
homonym, spaghetti, occurrence,
analysis, influential, dessert, ab-
scess, vaccine, Mileage, ehrySan-
thentum.
Stores
Present
..
Red Tag Days
Y
Exeter merchants are spon-
soring a town -wide Red Tag
Days celebration front Feb-
ruary 12 to 22.
Bargains were advertised
in a four-page, two color
flyer which was distributed
to the district this week.
The selling spree, which
features special .prices, is
sponsored by Exeter Busi-
nessmen's Association,
Bargains are identified in
the stores by bright red tags -
Visibility '0',
ags.
Visibility'0',
Cars Pile Up
Accidents were frequent over
the weekend when storms made
driving conditions treacherous.
Only three crashes caused
damages over $100, but there
were many minor mishaps. Police
estimate over 100 cars were
stuck in snowbanks and drifts on
Sunday and Monday. Some are
still there, buried deeply in snow
thrown over them by plows.
Damages exceeded $2,300 in a
five -car crash on No. 83 High-
way, east of Exeter, Sunday, in
which it t wo police cruisers were
involved.
A cab owned by Harvey's '.taxi,
Exeter, and driven by Bob Har-
vey, was turning around on the
highway when it was struck by a
vehicle driven by Lloyd, 1•Iey,
Crediton, who failed to see it be-
cause of the blowing snow. While
OPP Constable Hank Reid and
Exeter Constable John Cowan
were investigating the crash, a
car driven by Malcolm. Latnond,
London, struck the ' Exeter
cruiser, driving it into the pro-
vincial car. The two cars were
parked at the side of the road,
The Harvey and Hey cars sub
fered the most damage.
Similar mishaps occurred on
No. 4 Highway, just south, of the
Crediton sideroad, when Marshal]
Langille, R.R. 2, Hanover, be-
came stuck in a snowbank while
he was proceeding north.
Bill Thompson, R.R. 1, Clande-
boye, also travelling north,
couldn't see the car until it was
too late and he hit the left rear
corner, skidded into the ditch
ahead of the other car. Later,
Ronald Johnson, Seaforth, • hit
Langille's car. Total damage
Amounted to $70.
At Centralia on Saturday, a
ear driven by Seth Winer, Exeter,
skidded into a vehicle driven -by
Doug Grayer, RCAF Centralia,
who was making a turn in front
of the Centralia Hotel: Damage
amounted to $85.
Erhard Kopp, .'Blyth, skidded
out of control on No. 4 Highway,
south, of Exeter, as he ap-
proached a car coming from the
the opposite direction and driven
by Robert Grassick,' Exeter., The
cars collided but damage was
light.
Carl Aston, RCAF Clinton, who
was Southbound on No. 4, pulled
out. of his lane to avoid hitting a
stalled vehicle and collided with
another car driven by Robert
Parker, London. Damage was
$75.
The flag, of Denmark is the
oldest one in use today.
It's wintertime and plenty'of
snow, and we're still on the trail,
Every Scout likes hiking and the
mere snow the better.
The Cougars, Bcavers anti
Eagles each took off in a differ-
ent direction, and marked up an-
other patrol hike on the record.
It was rumored around that, Bob
Higgins came home a bit wet.
We dont know exactly whether
he upset his canteen or decided
to,cemp on some thin lee..
FiVe boys successfully coin -
pirated A Weekend Bronze Arrow-
head Course, field, at Centralia,
Jelin Snell, John MaeNaughton,
Garry Wcdlake, Jim Sweitzer
and Doug Hodgson will be re-
ceiving their badges shortly. Nice
going, fellows.
Due to the blustery snow
squalls this past Weekend, the
troop hike that was planned Was
postpolied until this weekend,
The boys are hoping Thr Mord
snow. 1 am afraid if it gets lintels
deeper, some of bur short obex
are going to have tO tunnel
thi-ottgtt.
On February 3, a short bud, itis•
pressivc "Coining VP Ceremony"
was performed, 'NVo Cubs frons
l'1Pack"
took t b rilei tit
tt and
are
working on a new line otTf Scout-
ing,- We Weltotiie le the troop
Neil faliiiitolr allcl Melvin Whit-
1ngr rhr will be invested its the
tear future.,
Monday night February 10,
was the end of a bird feeder com-
petition. This was marked on the
simplest and most -unique design,
We had a good variety, frons
father's spare hub caps to
mother's old pie plate, and they
looked like a Bross between model
grain elevators and flying sane•
ers. Needless to say, when the
birds are hungry enough, they
will find the food. We hopes Toni
Ellerington Was first prize wie-
ner, and Barry Grainger secentl.
I ani sure the birds will appre-
ciate the effort,
Monday night, a number of
badges Were awarded, Doug Jer-
myn, Doug Hodgson and Jin
Sweitzer received their fireman's
badge.y Doug.ienhale received his
artists badge,
We „now have another FirstClass Seoutr Wayne Bowen re,
ceived his badge Jest night, These
badges alio rio give-away, We
congratulate you fellows vtt your
fine work.
Next meeting we are planning
to have the total doctors give a
talk oh the ambulance Man's
badge, More work rewards the
Queen Scout,
Coming tip;
Veep hike, 1r'ehrtiary 14,
Chard parade, February 22
Father And see bantjubt,
Ajpril 9,
Good Seatttitta, SKIpMEIt
MINISTER INSPECTS GROUND DEFENCE --CAF Centralia displayed its ground de-
fence equipment 'to Defence Minister Pearkes Monday, Sgt. W. H. Jennie g1 � s right,
,
wore a special survivar. suit for the occasion. Left to right are Group Captain A.. G.
Keliyon, station commanding officer; Flying Officer A. E. K. Carpenter, Centralia's
group defence officer; Mr. Pearkes, and Air Vice ..Marshall Hugh Campbell, chief of
the air staff. RCAF Photo
VISITS LIBRARY -Defence Minister Pearkes viewed the library facilities at Centralia
during his visit Monday and met the librarian, Miss E. A. Morlock, Crediton. Officers •
include AVM Hugh Campbell, CAS; Fit. Lt. J. E. Walker, station education officer,
and G/C Kenyon. -RCAF Photo
PIan Large Renovation
For Schools ,At Centralia
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He said he hoped the work would
be completed before the end of
the year.
During the press. conference,
Gen. Pearkes spiked a number
of rumors which have been circu-
lating about Centralia. He in-
dicated there would be 'no con-
struction on runways to make the
station an operational base for
jet aircraft, a suggestion that
was made at the time that Cen-
tralia's future role was in doubt.
He was definite that the pre-
liminary flying training school,
with its Chipmunk aircraft, would
not be transferred, to the west,
but would remain at Centralia.
The renovation program for
the station, rumored to be esti•
mated at a cost of $7,000,000, will
not even approach the one mil-
lion dollar mark.
These speculations have been
circulating recently among
'civilian employees at the station
but were never supported by
official sources.
Although there is no official
estimate of what Centralia's
HS Valentines
-Continued from Page 1
Sally .Acheson is the lone cheer-
leader 'among the candidates.
Seventeen years old, she is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Acheson, Exeter, And is enrolled
in grade,1213. She has served on
the student council.
Eighteen -year-old Alice Carter,
a grade 12 student, has won her
Gold Cord as a Girl Guide, and
is now a Brownie Leader. She's
a guard on the basketball team,
played on the volleyball squad
and sings in the glee club, She's
the daughter of Mrs, Einalie
Carter, Exeter,
Another guard on the basket-
ball tear- is Helen Down, 18, 'a
special eoniniereial student. She
sings in James St, United Church.
choir, Exeter, es well as in the
glee club. Last year she was
secretary of the athletic society..
Her parents* are Mr. and Mrs,
Clarence Down,
Julija Geictis, 18, is captain of
the basketball team and a inert -
tier of. the volleyball club. She
served as• assistant editor of the
paper staff last year, Doctors
Valdcniars and Mirdza Gulens,
Dashwood, are her parents, and
she is in grade 13,
Mirdza Gulcns is one year
younger than her sister and is
a student in grade 12, She likes
badminton, as well as basketball
and Volleyball,
Drama, paper sniff, glee club,
Mid young peoples work in the
church ere on the list of, nevi -
tics enjoyed by :Eleanor l-todgins,
17, A grade 13 student, She is
the daughter of Mr, and. Mrs,
Kenneth Hodgins, Centralia.
Keniyriii Sltaw, a student in
special commercial, is the 19 -
year -old daughter of san, and
Mrs, liurley Shaw, Grand Bend.
She's otxe of the scoring leaders
on the basketball team, and also
is a menibr et the glee club.
Helen Taylor, 18 was president
Of the paper A staff last 1? p a s year, She's
tt guard on the basketball team g
And flings in the glee club. The b
daughter of Mrs, Noralt Taylor,'
Exeter, she'll try her upper a
school exaVIS this spring, 1 C
1 strength will be after the net
units are established here, it i
generally believed that the nuns
ber of personnel will remain
about the same as at present. A
considerable change in personne
is expected, however.
To Modernize Warning System
Questioned as to how Canada's
early warning system in the
north would cope with the inter-
continental and missiles being
developed, Gen, Pearkes said:
"We do expect to have our warn•
ing system modernized so that
eventually it will detect bombers
at a very great height and inter-
continental missiles."
Asked if the present system is
obsolete, the minister replied;
"Our present warning system is
designed to detect the armed
bomber -it will only become ob-
solete when the armed bomber
becomes obsolete.
Queried about reports that the
United States had developed
equipment which would detect
intercontinental missiles and
satellites and that three warning
stations will be established with
this equipment, the minister said
he had received no application
from the United States for setting
up a station of this kind in Can-
ada. "I'm 'not sure that there is
a location in Canada which meets
the requirements demanded by
this new system,' Canada was
prepared, however, Io give
"every assistance to our allies"
in this regard.
Despite Monday's storm -•- the
worst of the winter - the minis-
ter's plane landed at Centralia
at 11 o'clock as scheduled. Gen.
Pearkes showed no signs of
anxiety over his trip through the
storm and praised the "skilful"
handling of his craft by its crew.
Pilot of the CF pla.ne, a large
VIP version of the four.engined
North Star, was Flying Officer
Don Thompson, Ottawa, who re-
ceived his training at Centralia.
He made only one pass over the
station before landing in the wild
snow storm which reduced vis-
ibility to zero, The storm, PO
Thompson said, was confined
mainly to ground level, and he
had experienced no trouble in the
flight from Ottawa.
The jet carrying Air Marshall
Ilugh Campbell, chief of the air
staff, to Centralia, wt.: not able
to land here, however, and it
went on to London from where
the C,A.S, motored to Centralia
to join the minister in his inspee-
tion of the station.
Group Captain A, G.:Kenyon,
CD. commanding officer of Cen-
tralia, met Gen. Pearkes on his
landing anti accompanied Rini on
his tour. The minister's first task
was to inspect a guard of hanor
ib the hangar. Ile stopped on
numerous occasionsto talk to air -
Men with 'smite ribbons on, their
uniforms.
The guard con-inander was PO
A, J. Ayres,
Geis, Parkes and AVM Cattip-
bell ;visited classrooms of the
tyre -flight and primary flying
training schools; toured the edu-
cation centre, including rile
library,. viewed the repair and
'
upply section; ilrsiceted the
round defenceorganization and
Met section.
The two officials `Were Attests'
t a formai mess' dinner At
etitr'aliil�
v Gen. Pearkes
s beginning
- visit was
and ate
would
1 volving
established at the
of his tour that his
of a non-political nature
warned newsmen that he
not answer questions in -
politics,
r1n':MMMynt. F
v,irr II 195P
.41. For Costs To Lower
r Sewers, Official Urqes
Speaking as a taxpayer, no
as clerk, C. Y. Pickard told
Exeter Kinsmen last week he
thought the town would be wise
lo postpone the installation o
a sewage system for 10 years.
Mr.Pickard cited high cost of
construction, high interest rat.
and the current heavy .debenture
debt as reasons for the post
}ponement,
I The • clerk and members on
1 eouncii acted as a panel on
"Your Business" during the
Kinsmen meeting, The officials
answered questions on .all types
of mun5eipal , problems during
the discussion.
Mr. Pickard said a complete
sewer system would cost tate
town .at least one million .dollars,
according to rough estimates
I submitted by the town's engineer,
I R. V. Andersson, Toronto, whore
the clerk described as one of
the outstanding men in this field
in the province,
If debentures were spread over
a period of 30 years at the pres-
ent six percent rate, the interest
an the loan alone would amount
to $41,177,467, be saki.
He felt it would be advisable
to wait until money becomes
more plentiful and interest rates
drop, pointing out that the same
loan at. four percent would re-
quire only $734,900 in interest
payments.
,Mr. Pickard said the total de-
bnture debt against the town at
the present time is $880,000. Of
this, approximately 8400,000 will
be met by district municipali-
ties on the high school loans and
5124.000 will be financed by the
Public Utilities Commission.
This leaves roughly $360,000 in
debentures which must be paid
off through revenue raised by
the town mill rate,
In 10 years, the total debt
against the town would be re-
duced to $200,000 less the appro-
priate amounts attributable to
the municipalities in the high
school area and the PUC deben-
tures. Exeter would then be in
much better position to handle
a major loan for the sewerage,
said Mr. Pickard.
The clerk explained that, at
the present time, the town's sew-
age problem is in the hands of
the Ontario to i
r o Water Resources
Commission. Engineer Anderson
drafted a report on the situation
ttvo years ago and the town sub-
mitted it to the Commission for
its advice and assistance on de-
termining the best solution.
The Commission has not yet
considered the town's report, Mr.
Pickard said.
Kinslnen directed questions of
all types to the panel and the
chairmen of the various com-
mittees provided answers.
The discussion revealed that
two of the main problems in .the
minds of the club members were.
industrial promotion and park-
ing. Questioned as to how they
could help the council bring in-
dustry to town, Councillor Mur-
ray Greene said every citizen
t • could assist in this regard by
boosting rile town wherever to
ntigltt go. One never knew, he
continued, when .a prospective
f industrialist might be present
!and pride in one's community
' would .encourage him to. investi-
e gate the ppsaibility :of estahUsh•
e ing a plant in 1'::cetar,
Mr. t;reeni said brochures
-1 havtede :beetsCrates; sent
Unitetod KingToronto,
doitt Uni-
and• `
Europe in the hope of attracting
industry,
, .Reeve Willi$m McKenzie ent-
phasized that •the possibility of
ltory shnocal citiuldns not zeestabbelishingoverlookeda far•
,
'Ire cited a case of another Onta-
rio town where several enter-
prising businessmen had started
a plant which was now thriving.
Asked why the streets servic-
ing the district high school were
not liardtopped, Councillor Ralph
!Bailey pointed out that tins rout
was five blocks long .and at
1.83,000 a block, total cost would
, be $15,000. "That's more titan we
have in our budget to spend on
all roads this year." he said,
Councillor Glenn Fisher, ques-
tioned about Riverview Park de-
velopments between the dam and
the bridge, said he felt it was
"senseless" to spend money in
. an area which Would be flopded
out each year.
Asked why the town did not
establish a parking lot to re-
lieve Main street congestion,
Councillor Green pointed out
that a large lot owned by Snell
New Hardware
Opens Thursday
New Crest Hardware in
Hensail, owned and operated
by Drysdale Hardware Ltd,
stages its grand opening this
weekend following a $.10,000
renovation,
Stories, pictures and bar-
gains in connection with the
gala event, which starts to-
day, Thursday, appear on
pages 16 to 20 of this week's
edition.
Paper
Bond
Carbon
Mimeo
Times -Advocate
• Bros. Ltd. was available for pub
lie parking but few people took
advantage ,of it,
Methods of restricting the
length of parking time in the blit
siness section were discussed,
Other topics of diseussion n -
eluded the mutual aid program
for fire protection, drainage, and
the Parkhill darn.
Other participants an the panel
were Maye, • It. E. PooleA.e.
puty-Reeve y,
Chester Alawhinney,.
Councillors Ross Taylor and
Claude Farrow,
Don Southcptt was moderator.
Kinsmen.approved sev-erat mo-
ney -raising projects including A.
Stanley Cup pool and a comints-
nity dinner.
Than Hensel club's eandidata
for deputy -governor, Bill 111:ie0
cle, attended the meeting. Ilar-
old Knight requested support of
the Exeter club in the election
which will he held, at the zone
conference in Exeter on :March
9,
Goderieh Hinsitlen were also -
present. President Irvine Arm-
strong presided and Bud Presz-
cater was sergeant-at-arms,
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