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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-03-13, Page 1KINSMEN ELECT HENSALL MEMBER-Kinslnen from 12 clubs in Zone "A" elected' Bill Mickle, left, past president of the Hensall club, their deputy governor for 1958- 59. He defeated Ron McNeill, Woodstock, who congratulates 11ini above, in a close election. The Hensall candidate will succeed Les Parker, Exeter, righ';, who presided over the all day conference here. Sunday. Noseworthy Photo Clubs Elect Hensall Man At Kin Conference Here Delegates to a Kinsmen confer- ence in Exeter Legion Hall Sun- day picked a Hensall member to succeed an Exeter Kinsman as deputy governor of the zone. Bill Mickle, 27 -year-old past - president of the Hensall club, won a keen contest against a Woodstock Haan, Ron McNeil, for the right to represent' 12 dis- trict: clubs in. District No. 1 of the Kinsmen organization. Mickle will succeed Les Par- ker, of Exeter, the present dep- uty governor who presided at the nil -day conference here. The election, which featured ba: ners, giveaways, and even a • small band, highlighted the sessions which were attended by 135 members from as far away as Simcoe. Deputy -Governor -elect Mickle is a charter vice-president of the Hensall club, which was formed by Exeter, and he was :president „alive years ago. .A 'graduate •of SHDHS`and-OAC, Guelph, he has been active in the promotion of Ilia Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall and in numerous other es Plun Jet g Pilot Dies ' club projects. The young Hensall business- man is a partner with his father in the grain, bean, feed and poultry business. i In another feature of the con- ference, Ross Tickling of Delhi won a public speaking contest 1 which entitles him to enter the finals for a ,special Kinsmen tro- phy which is competed for annually by members of 70 clubs in the district. Judges H. L, Stur- gis, SHDHS principal; Cecil Por- ter head of the SHDHS Eng- lish department, and Rev, N, D. Knox, Exeter, chose him over two other candidates from Sim- coe and Seaforth, lien Green and Ed Erhardt. Reportson the year's activi- ties from presidents of the 12 clubs revealed they had raised over $90,000 for service work in their respective communities. Majority of the clubs' welfare work is concentrated 4rn ,provid- l ing `recreation for children, the erection and main- tenance of swimming and wall- ing pools. The Woodstock club, which took over a dying day camp and has 'built it into one of the most successful in the province, was named the zone's representative in a competition for a national service award among Kinsmen clubs. The conference, • first ever held in Exeter, was hailed as one of the most competently or- ganized in the zone's history. The morning and afternoon ses- sions were conducted according to a rigid timetable andthe meet- ing actually adjourned 15 min- utes before scheduled. Committee in charge of the meeting included, besides Dep- uty Governor Parker, 'Kinsmen George Rether, chairman; Lloyd Ford, Ray Wuerth, and Gord Baynham. All members of the Exeter club were assigned du- ties during the event. Exeter president Iry Arm- strong presided for the noon banquet served by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary during which Mayor R. E. Pooley welcomed the clubs, He said municipal councils appreciated the excel- lent work Kinsmen were doing in their respective communities. Doug Romaine, Toronto come- dian, entertainedduring the ban- auet and Kinsmen George Re- ther and Doug McKelvie, now of Essex and formerly of Hen- sel], led in a singsong. A Vancouver naval pilot, mar- tied to the daughter of a former bank manager:'in Hensel], Ivan killed last week when his jet fighter plunged off the landing deck of HMCS Bonaventure dur- ing exercises. off the Florida coast. • Dead is Lt,-Cmcl.r. Brian Bell- beving, 32, husband of the former Caroline Shellew and a member of a Vancouver family prominent in business and social life. His widow was visiting with parents, Mr, and Mrs. Morley Shellew, Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Shellew is a former bank man- ager at Hensall and Mrs. Shel- lew is the former Ola Cook, daughter of Mrs: Cornelius Cook, Hensall. The Navy said the jet made s: normal landing on the carrier , but the brakes apparently failed as the, plane taxied forward and it plunged off the landing deck into the sea. Another Canadian ship participating in the exer- eise recovered the pilot's body. Lt.-Cmdr. and Mrs. Bell -Irving were married four years ago and they have one son, Michael, one and one-half. • Leprechauns Need $$. To Keep Sullivan Date Four hundred dollars to got. That's what Lu c a .n Lepre- chauns need to ensure their ap- pearance on the Ed Sullivan show this Sunday. If donations keep conning in from Western Ontario sympathiz- ers, the sprites should make the trip. A Windsor man sent $20 Tuesday, Another $56 canto in the Mail Wednesday. The anxious Leprechauns — a ppee wee hockey team which Boasts three girl members—are hoping the rest of tho "treasure" will come Thursday and Friday. :Harold Ribson, Lucari arena manager and promoter of the Sullivan appearance, says he has $600 of the $i,000 required to fly the team to New York on Sunday to keep their .date with the famous TV variety show emcee. Most of it has come from Lucan people hut outside help is ncers• set'y to meet the total obligation. "I think well make it", Rib - fon says. The arena manager phoned Ed Sullivan some time ago to tell hint Lucan had an ail -Irish leant that deserved to be shown to the nation on S. Patrick's day. Sullivan asked for more details ;$0 the arena manager forwarded i A letter. p, Sullivan:Replied S"I'll be hap- py to have your kids on my show '.., y at the area if you're tt ret iii theal tiliit." Ilibsen and the Chiidree hope to be "in the area no Stlutlay.' Providing. the fisarices come: in, Will leave Lofitibe by Mane' early Sunday niorni,.g and ar- rive in New York about 2 p.m. They will have to attend the Sul - liven relieasat Sunday afternoon t to work out the details for their appearance on the live telecast in the evening. Accoin4nying the team, be- sides the arena manager, will be Mrs. Ribson and the coach, 13i11 Smith, Members of the team, most of whom have plenty of Irish blood, ;include Gary Revington, captain; Patsy and Ed Harrigan; Karen O'Neill, Ward Hodgins, Donnie 1 Coughlin, Roger Black,Paul Young, Brian Smitli, Paul Storey, Larry Lewis, Bob I•lardy, Ernie Harrigan and Randy Paul. A third girl is still to be selected. Where To Find it Announcements ................ 17 Building ,Page . 12 Church Motiles 17 Coming Ev'enls 11 Editorials,2 Enlerfainttiienf 17 f=arm News • Y1, t2 Pethidine Fates ...., 14, 1S Hensall . 8 Legkitfg 1'i"i' With Lit ... 5 Loco, ................ 18`, 11 Sports. 6,11. Want Ads Zurich , 4 ez-wocafe Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH `��� X9,5 Price .Por Copy 1 'Cents Alerted By Broken Pane Garageman Foils Thief Zurich Youths Jailed Over Drinking Fatality Clare F. Regier, 19, and Leo; led criticism from a Huron E. Zimmer, 17, both of Zurich, , county newspaper editor who will spend a month and a half i later apologized to the court af- in jail and will forfeit the right! ter admitting that she was not. to drive for two years as a re- aware of the legal aspects of the sult of the fatal accident in. ; charge. Zurich in December in which' The magistrate's judgement is another youth, Sylvestro. Kenda, quoted below: was killed, 1 Magistrate's Statement Magistrate Dudley Holmes, e 'This judgement will be given ' who handed down judgement in I from memory and, if my mem- Exeter court Friday, gave the l ory is faulty and: I make a mis• youhts ' identical sentences be-, take, I ask counsel to correct cause, he said, they were equal- me. I do not intend to go deeply ly involved in the drink and into the evidence, driving escapade which led to 1 "There is no question about it the fatality. • 1 —Please Turn to Page 3 Regier, who had pleaded in; nocent to a charge of drunk driv-1 , ing, was acquitted of the charge'Signal but was convicted of impaired Lights driving and accessed costs' amounting to $114, Zimmer had �A pleaded guilty to drunk driving ? 1� 1 and a charge of criminal mall.: ust ld- ust Show genre against him had been wi'h- ¶ A warning to drivers that they drawn. ' must not allow :mud to mar the The magistrate, in a lengthy visibility of their signal lights ivi Reports OD district activities statement which he addressed ,was contained in a conviction in were given by Governor Hartley both to the youths and the crowd; magistrate's court here Fri- C. Watts, Simcoe, and members in the courtroom, stated the cvi- • day• of his executive. The governor dence did not show clearly ! Gerald Wilhelm, Exeter, was which youth was driving at the fined $10 and costs for failing to paid noteworthy tribute to the time of the accident but both j give a signal plainly visible to work of Deputy Parker during had admitted being at the wheel' other traffic before making a —Please Turn to Page 3 of the car during the period be-; turn. The charge arose from an fore the crash. "You were a • accident on the Centralia air - party to the affairhether drfv sport road on January 30.E Hibbert Student ing or not driving,"he told the; The truck driven by Wilhelm, • youths. land owned by Wilmer Wein, Cre- Draws Top Crest Sylvestro Kenda, a SHDHS stu— diton, was struck while making dent who had receh'ed his citi• ! a left hand turn by another A Hibbert township student, zenship papers only a few days truck attempting to overtake it, Wilfred Elliott of S.S. No. 3, won before, died after the car int Wilhelm was travelling north the crest design contest spon• which [he three were riding! and turned to drive into the sew- sorcd by the Ausable Authority, smashed into a tree beside a : age disposal plant when it was it was announced this week. Zurich street, The fatality hit by another northbound ve- wards Contract 13,4..11 A The winning entry depicted aroused considerable public in- ,little, driven by Bill Gilfiilan, trees, a river and a deer, re. terest because the ' Kends youth Exeter, and owned by Tuckey STILL LOOKS AFTER TEAM—Louis H. Rader, Dashwood, a former reeve of Hay township, who handled horses for 28 years, still has a prize team but they don't do much work. Now retired, Mr. Rader made this "team" out of basswood, wire and shoe string and it took him 35 days to complete. Carving has been Mr. Rader', hobby for many years. -T-A Photo Presenting reforestation water' was well-known and popular in Beverages, Exeter. conservittion and wildlife, three the district, 1 Wilhelm testified he activated phases of the Authority's work. In his statement, Magistrate his signal lights before turning It also contained the motto,Holmes pointed out to the crowd 1 but Gilfillan said he did not see "Protect Our Survival" and the that the charges were not based them flashing. After the acci- name of tho .Authority. , on the death itself but on the dent, police tested,,the lights and is Ronald dogree of:. negligence which. took found 'they wererharely discern- - The boy's teacher h a .place prior to the accident. In ible because they were covered Skinner. this regard • he explained that, with mud. Second prize went• to Bill while avitnesses had sworn that The accused testified that he Dpwdrng, No. 8 Adelaide t.S,A., the. youths were drunk earlier in h d cleaned the lights before a student, of Mrs, Ruth L�ostcr. the evening, there had been no starting to work in the morning The, third award went to Es- evidence to indicate what had and defence counsel James Don- ther Whiting of S.S. 15 11IcGilli- taken- place during the period of nelly, Goderich, argued that he vray. Her teacher is Mrs. Ver- approximately half an hour to had taken reasonable precau- tion, the accident. tion. The magistrate ruled, how- The contest, which was open "There wasn't much evidence, ever, that regardless of what to all public schools in the wa- if any, to show what they did action had preceded the accident, tershed, was judged by the pub- during that period of time .. , ," the lights were not clearly vis- lic relations advisory hoard at he said. ible immediately before the a recent meeting, Chairman is. The magistrate also defended crash, Andrew Dixon, Exeter. the action of Crown Attorney Mrs. Ewart Pym, who pleaded Fieldman H. G. Hooke said Glenn Hays, QC, in withdrawing guilty to careless driving which the ideas submitted by the stu- the charge of criminal negligence resulted in an accident on No. dents would he considered in the against Zimmer after the latter 4 Highway of Exeter on January drafting of an official crest for pleaded guilty to drunk driving. 9, was fined $15 and costs. the Authority. It was -this action which promp- A charge of careless driving. against Craig 1), Bailey, RCAF Station Centralia, resulting from an accident on No. 4 highway on November 22, was dismissed. No Relief Needed, Thanks Billy Gassman of Dashwood had his coal and dried Apples dumped back hi his lap this week. 'rIiey were returned by his sister in Merida, to whom he sent the items as "relief" during the recent cold shell there, The DaSitiVood pr'ankster's sister, Mrs, Elizabeth linger of Hollywood,, stoutly defended her sunray state. "We don't. need any relief from brother, .Millie. WO had plenty of sunshine. Yesterday the beaches were too crowded to be comfortable," Writing to The Tiuios•Advocate, Mrs. 1iilgei' enclosed a picture 01 herself, her sisteviti•laW, Susie Gossman of *Port Huron Mich,and Anna Westlake of Wyoming, on shuffleboard courts.. We do not agree With the report rti your Batter that we. lined coal acrd driedapples here," she said, "There has been Plenty of fresh fruit availabic alt wifiter." The 'l;' -A's advice to Litlyr yoti'd better go down to fdtid out,for yourself. a o Centralia Compan A Centralia firm, C. A. Mc- ! Dowell and Company, has been • awarded the contract for con.' struction of a dial 'telephone ex- change building in Centralia, W. W. Haysom, Bell Telephone manager for . this region, an- nounced this week. He said it will be a one -storey structure, measuring 28 by 29 feet, with a reinforced concrete foundation and floor, brick walls, a wood truss roof with asphalt shingles, steel sash and doors and electrical heating. The building, designed by Bell Telephone's own architects, will be of modern appearance and has been planned to blend with its surroundings. Work on the new building, to he located opposite the R.C.A,F. Station Centralia, will get under way soon. Its construction will be the first step in a manysided program which will 'precede the opening of the exchange late this year, Two Former Wardens HandleArea Election Two former wardens of Mid- dlesex county, who are working for a non-profit organization, will employ nearly 400 people and spent over $18,500 before the end of March. • They are Freeman Hodgins, McGillivray township, who is the new returning officer for Middlesex West, and Harold M. Corbett, Lucan, who is the elec- tion clerk for the March 31 fede- ral vote, In their hands are the voting privileges of 21,790 Middlesex residents, among them many new Canadians who lost that pri- vilege when the Communists dominated their homeland. It's a big job but the two ex- wardens, despite their inexpe- rience, are tackling it with the dispatch with which they handled • municipal affairs. j Their work began when the prime minister dissolved partia- 1 nient. Almost; immediately the complicated gears of enumera- tion began to whirr. One hundred And seven emne• ra:tors were sent out to deter- thine how many people were elf• i aiblo to Vote. After receiving the :lists, the two wardens prepared Ihcm for the printers and now. have them ready for distribu- ti0n, ' There are 4.000 urban voters in Middlesex riding and each of 1 these must receive an individual copy of the voter's' list. That re- t presents a lot of addressing, folding, inserting and sealing for !the wardens. "The enumerating is one of !the. most hectic lieriods of our lob." said lit'. Irodgins. "I ex - wet we'll have another otie when it comes time todistrf- i IiuOnl Onehundredand boxes." efourteen c1e- 1lputy returning officers inttst re- cceive seared ballot biases ten. lathing The ballets, proclania- ,1100, 7settcits, paler and other ;paraphernalia. All these are made up in the office. compiling Clic next big taskis the returns roti the hectic Ott - tion night aiicl reetiging the hal- tots bock from the Ditb's, ilesddes the niaiii tasks of Ir1111041g there are myriad small jibs facing the two wardens in their new posi- tion. They're not worried how- ever because so far they have been able to keep well ahead of the schedule laid down by the Canada's chief electoral officer. When the building is complet- ed, Northern Electric Company craftsmen will begin installing complex- -ilial switching equip- ment and associated apparatus in i1. Meanwhile, Bell crews will be extending and rearranging out- side wire and cable facilities, and other crews will visit all homes and offices to replace existing telephones with new dial instruments. This work will have to be com- pleted according to a closely - planned schedule so that all telephones to be served through the new exchange can be placed in service at the same time. The dial office will serve I•Iuron , Park, R.C.A.F. Station Centralia, Centralia police vil- lage, and the surrounding rural area. This region is now served through the Exeter telephone exohange. Mr. Haysom said that besides serving present telephone users, the exchange would be equipped to provide service for other' people in the region who will want: telephones. Bell customers residing in Huron Park and Centralia police village will be provided with either individual or two-party lines, while the rest of the region will receive multi-party service. All persons to be served through the Centralia telephone office will receive new telephone numbers beginning with the ex- change designation ACaderny S, Bert Rivers, operator of a ser- vice station on No, 4 highway south of Exeter, scared away a would-be thief early Tuesday morning when he was awakened by the sound of breaking glass. Mr. Rivers, who lives at the station, turned on the lights just as the man put his hand through the broken glass in the door in an attempt to roach the lock. The station operator rushed for his shotgun but by the time he returned the man had fled, Usborne Man Wife Injured Conditions of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jeffery, R,R. 3 Exeter. were described as "fair" late Wednesday afternoon by Victoria Hospital authorities after the car in which they were riding struck a tree south .of Clande- boye earlier the same da:'. Mr. Jeffery, former 'Osborne councillor, suffered a head in- jury and facial lacerations but it had not been determined. whether any bones were broken. I -Ib was said to be "resting com- fortably." Mrs, Jeffery received an injury to her right knee and facial lacerations. OPP Constable John Haines of the London detachment, said only the Jeffery car was involv- ed in the crash as far as he could determine. His investiga- tion will continue. Murdy's ambulance, Luca n, took the couple to hospital. New Car In Crash A 1958 model car owned by an Exeter dealer suffered $500 dam- age Monday when it was involv- ed in a collision at the corner of Huron and Andrew streets. The car, driven by Jack Hey wood, a salesman for Graham Arthur Motors, was travelling west on Huron when it struck a southbound vehicle driven by Mrs. Arnold Hern, Woodham. Iinvestigated. Town constable John Cowan i Driver Escapes Police have been tenable to locate a hit-and-run driver who injured Exeter bicyclist Sydney Smith, 62, in an accident south of Hensall on No. 4 highway Thursday. Two passing motorists witness* l cd the collision but could not describe the car, Mr, Smith was riding south, about 1g to 20 inches from the shoulder of the highway accord- ing to the witnesses, when the car struck him from the rear. The drivers of two northbound cars stopped to assist the victim. Dr. John Goddard, of Hensall; treated Snaith for facial lacera- tions and leg injuries. OPP Constable George Mit- chell investigated, Doctor Stresses Early Diagnosis The educational program of the Canadian Cancer Society is playing an important role in the early diagnosis of cancer, stated Dr, James Nichol of the London Cancer 'Clinic, when he spoke at a meeting of the Exeter and District Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society held in the lib' —Please Turn to Page $1 • FORMER WARDENS IN CHARGE OF VOTE Two formerwardens of Middlesex county are in charge of the il&iddlesex West election, i+reeman Hodgins, McGillivray§ coil ;y' is �y .. y� y will sreturning officer and Harold M, Corbett, Lttcs it, is clerk, The two men will Seated, IC � . more , ..y hire over 40G people for assorted "obs u d a- out mor r than $18,000 before the +isles 1 1' J pay _T.A 'Moth tion is overt its