HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-11-06, Page 1Dress Fire
Burns Girl
:Shirley Titants, five.yeer-old
daughter of 111r. ancl. is. Austin
Timms, R.R. 6 St. Marys, is
:wattled M bandeges, recoefering
front Painfu1 burns she received
last week when .her nylon dress
Caught fire.
The .girl, now at home after
epending several •daYs. at St.
Marys Memorial Hospital,. will
be bound foe at least another
week.
Playing: Near'. -.Fire
Her :dress caught fire Wattles.:
day -while she Was paying near
the road fence where her father
was burning brush and, she was
severely burned before Mr.
Timms c o i d -extinguish the
flames.
Shirley was given emergency
medication ;by Dr. 4. IL Hum-
phries, St, Marys, and 'lashed to'
hospital at speeds over 100
nph'
Court Here
Fines Seven
Seven drivers were convicted
of highway traffic act violations
and two persons paid fines for
late incoine tax returns in magis-
trate court. here Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Donald Hohner, LT. 2 Hen
Sall, paid $100 and eosts for driv-
ing while his licence was sus-
pended and $10 for careless
driving resulting in an accident
on William street, October 3.
He struck a truck backing into
a cleaning plant.
Didn't- Have Licence
Hohner liad all but completed
It one-year suspension of licence
and had already filed Insurance
papers to get back his permit
. when the accident. happened.
Charles Cronyn, R.R. 1 Clan-
deboye, paid $25 for failieg to
produce • his licence and $5,00
for 'overloading.
Two men who were Involved
in accidents with sugar beet
wagons paid $10 and costs each
for careless driving. They were
John Marks, Bayfield, and Rob-
ert Major, RCAF Clinton.
Maxime Ducharine, R.R. 2
Crediton, who did not appear,
paid $20 and costs for careless
driving in Crediton when. he Mt
the rear end of a car which had
stopped at an interpection.
Alan Thomas Lowes, 17, RCAF
Clinton, wile pleaded. innocent
to careless driving and defended
himself, lost the case and paid
$10 plus an additional $10 for
not having a licence. PC jack
Hodgins testified Lowes, driving
a ear without brakes, hit two
parked cars near the arena the
night of Exeter Kinsmen's Har-
vest Jamboree,
Jack -Sytsma, R.R. 1 Dash-
wdod, paid .$10 for failing to
yield rigiie of .way. Lee Jennison,
Grand Behd, was fined $10 for
driving too wide a vehicle on
the highway,
Edgar Munn, Hensall, charged
with speeding in Exeter de-
fended himself •and won an ac-
quittal. •
Tax Returns Late, •
William M., Brown, Ifensell,
who -said a registered letter
from the income tax department
had been misplaced, was fined
$25 and ebsts for failing to file
returns in time, Leonard Harris,
R.R. 1 Kiekton, paid a similar
*fine for a similar offence,
Eighty -Second Yea
• EXEUR, 'ONTARIO, Noyeman & 1958
Price Per Copy 14 Cent'
HALLOWE'EN CLOWNS—Jimmy Hackney, Ruth Ann Whiting and Shirley Genttner
were the hest clowns at Exeter LionsHallowe'en party. Over 100 Children attended
the costume event for which Exeter •Citipn& Band provided mnsie. ---T-A Photo
Confirm Rabies Hur
Hay Council Urges Acti
Official • confirmation that ra-
bies has bit this area came Fri-
day when a fox killed at Shipka
gave a positive test..
Wednesday, howeVe r, the
health of animals . division at
Seaforth reported that no other
case has been confirmed al-
though mare are being forwarded
to the Hull testing station daily.
Unofficial reports have linked
rabbits, deer,.and coons with
the disease, in addition to foxes
and dogs.
One municipality in the area
has taken action in the face of
the epidemic and another' has
requested preventative steps by
the county. So far, however,
Huron county council has not
taken any aetion.
Grand Bend 'council passed a•
special bylaw Monday night or.
Bering all dogs tied tip day and
night, Police can ehoot ,stray
dogs at night and owners may
be prosecuted. for allowing dogs
at large during the .day,
• Hay township. has .requested
-the , county to increase the fox
bounty' and to establish vacci-
nation clinics. A new method
of marking foxes' for clerks, to
prevent them from becoming
contaminated, has also been re-
quested by Hay council.
A coon was found 111, appa-
rently from rabies, in a Stephen
woodiot, near Grand Bend. An-
other coon was shot in the vil-
lage,
Exeter council discussed 'the
situation at length at its meet-
ing Monday night and several
Time To Pick.
Layaway Gifts
'Christmas is only 40 shop-
ping days away!
Despite sunny fall weather,
which may disillusion shop-
pers, December 25 is exactly
seven weeks from today.
Smart shoppers, who like.
to avoid that last minute
rush when much of the s'elec-
tion is gone, are starting now*
to layaway gifts,
This week's edition fea.
tures special layaway adver-
-Using by a number of local
stores on pages 18 and 19.
Merchants are offering new
gift. items, special services
and, in some cases, .special
prices, to the early -bird bik-
ers,
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HONOR ZURICH PUBLISHEP.S—IVIt, krs, Chester Smith, who published the
Zurich. Herald for 44 years, before retiring at the' beginning of this year, were pre.
tented with a 8ilver tray in cognition of their contribution to the commUnity by fellow
weekly newspaper editors at the annual meeting of the group in Zurich Saturday, J.
M. Southeott, T -A publisher, right, made the presentation assisted by Laurie Coignhoun, tight, president of the grottp. • ---T-A Photo
44 Years' Service
•
°nor Zurich ublisher
Chester Smith, nublishee of the happy events as well as the
the Ziirich Herald for 44 years, sorrows, experieneed .by their
died Mrs Smith, who helped him fellow eitizole,
record the activities of the corn, "Editing a newspaper during
Inunity during those years, Were all these years has meant many
Honored at the annual. meeting long hours when perhaps others
of Huron County Publishers) As- were enjoying a refreshing
sedation at Zurich Saturday. sleep, Operating a newspaper 'is
The tank, who eetired At the not an eight,hour,a-day Operatioin
beginning of this yeAr, were pee. and even before you go to sleep
sented with a silver tray "in and also in the waking hours
teeeignition of public service," your mied. has often eontent-
MAking . the presehtetion, T -A plated the things you wetted to
Publieliet J. Me Soethcott saidt say for the interest of the sub.
'flit their sphere, Chester and scribers or in the interest of
Ws. Smith have exerted a Wein better business hi the 66Milluti-
did influence in the community ity."
and have kept the heart -strings Mr. Southcott noted 'that Me,
Weinn ie those who have lett the Smith end himself were among
bumf:amity with a weekly letter the few publishers who could
from Wit." recall the setting of a newspaper
"It is 43 years ago titled 'Chet- by hand and operating A press
ter and Mrs. Smith carne to by pushing foot pedal,
'Zurich" Mr. Southeott datelined Laurie Coinulioun, president of
''and during those years they the group eed publisher ef The
tett- reported 'the Intel% Mar- Clintott Newit.itetord, and MISS
rind and deaths of .gootily 'Wilma biotin, teeretery and
number this tonunuany. They editor tf the: Clinton poor, as.
toe recorded the ups And dOWiitf Slated With the preatitetitins
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' Mr.Smith, le reply, expressed
epprecietioti of the •co-operatioti
he had eeceived'Itom. other pub-
liehers in- the- county -during his
career and of the pleasant re-
lationship which had existed
among them. "There dimes a
time when • all of us Must
lay down our work," he said.
"We •have fought the good fight
and now we want to get e litter
pleasure out of life."
Mrs. Smith, who also spoke,
said "ho die hated to give un
his newspaper more than Ches-
ter did — he loved his sub-
scribers end looked forward to
theminty chats he would have
with them in. his eltein':
The ,Smiths OXtellittcl best
wishos for .success ..to the new
paper itt, Zurich,. The 'Citizens
News,
Mr. Smith, who tonalities to
Operate print shell Zurich,
was viee-prosidetit of the Iturott•
grOup.'before his retirement.
All but . two publishers In the
Turrt rage, a
ire New.Police Chief
rotrs OrcmgevillpHFotcp •
ee Plans 'Favorable'
or Canning Factory
Canadian Canners Ltd. is ex- Granted building permits to
peeted to make a "favorable" Arthur Whilsmith, for a house on
announcement soon regarding its Huron street; Charles Norton,
plans for operation of the local for a house on. Sanders street
plant, it was revealed at council east; Sam Sweitzer,' to raise the
meeting Monday night. roof of his machinery shed on
. Waterloo south.
viewed. company offici'als recent- onLetiaterneedenunf
Mayor R. E, Pooley, who inter
representativesbnartt
vegetable growers, said officials that the arena ice time was
ruoninitYcentres
Le as a representative of local
promised to reveal at least some booked "right up solid—a little
of its plans within 60 days. too solid." There have been some
'They indicated it would eon- cifilPiatnt"ver allotment of lee
tain 'favorable' news, the mayor time but the board has juggled
stated. hours in an attempt to'satisfy.
C. H. MacKenzie, $0, of
Ora.ngeville, a municipal police
officer with 20 years' experience,
has been appointed Exeter's
new chief.
Council made the appointment
Tuesday night at a special meet-
ing following court of revision.
McKenzie, who has served as
constable and acting chief at
Orangeville for the past five
years, was interviewed by coun-
cil, at its regular session Monday
night, along with one other ap-
plicant.
A married man, be has five
children, three of them are de.
pendents, and is a. member of
the United Church,
He will receive a salary of
$3,500.
The second constable, needed
The mayor said he and Clar- Heard a report that L. E. Car- Gets Top Price
, ad en orsed!
various groups.
dice Dow., Usborne, another diff Huron MP h d
ed to Canners' officials to deter- CTA. At the meeting of Huron, ity Mai ,et
On
council's attempt to amend the
vegetable grilwers' official, talk -
mine their status in regard to • • •
c.
the growers' marketing_ board. Ethel last week, Mr.
Municipal Officers Association in 1 Jack Coates, Ueborne Town -
The WO representatives felt they ei Cardiff ship, topped the Toronto market
would have to resign if the come 1-itt licly condemned the CTA and en eiouclay with three baby
uggested that, if it couldn t be] heeves. They weighed over 900
during the coming year. amended it should be thrown 1 Pounds each and brought 26c
pany thd 110t plan operations
id the plant here. An appoint- Per lb.
out. •
Although this news was re-
assuring, council members felt
thee. should meet with the com-
pany soon -to discuss the future
limit for an interview has been
11 requested,
ney urged this latter move be-
counc ois sa i- w cowl y s rause e 0 g
incre.ase the bounty on foxes, criticized if it did not 'continue taxpayers a good chunk ofj ei bridge, schools and farm
Reeve Wi 11 i a ni. McKenzie, to press for consideration M the money, according to PUC Sup't implements were ainong the Han
chairelan of the county agricul- company's plans. "If we should Hugh L. Davis. 1 loween victims in the district.
bullet smashed the window
rural conimittee,, said, his coin- lose. this plant, we don't want In recent weeks, the MC has ' A
of a Stephen township farmer.
mittee has made no recommen- the ratepayers saying that we replaced over $100 worth of
1 Otherwise, police said, Hallow -
dation yet partly bcause, up didn't do anything to keep it globes on the bridge.
' • e'en was "very quiet."
Deputy-Reve Chester Mawhin.
Says Vandalism Cost
'Hundreds Of Dollars'
Vandals are costing Exeter ted his mind,
Two uorescen amps a
until this last weeke it had not here.'
had to be replaced on William
been a serious threat in Huron Councillor M u r r a y Greene, street, costing $100 each,
and also because some of the chairman of the industrial pro
Over, $50 worth of lanterns
officials don't think - that fox motion committee, said it was
drives and increased bounties vital that the town "should look have been removed from. barri.
it only hel to after the industry we have."
are the answer,
T1 D
ley say y Pe InspectDrain Projec
. spread the disease by striving Although. council agreed at its
'the foxes further," said, the last meeting to install a 42 -inch
reeve,. culvert across Albert street,
Councillor Boss Taylor said near Huron, to alleviate condi-
every fox killed meant there time caused by a smaller drain
was one less possible carrier of
the disease.. elf only one rabid
fox is shot, it could mean- the
saving. of -a, life."
Deputy -reeve McKenzie,
member of punt y
favored increasing the bounty.
there, the project was dismissed
again at length Monday night.
Mayor Poky, who investigate
ed the drain along with Deputy -
Reeve Mawhinney, said he felt
couneillers should know the work
would cost $2,000 before action
McKenzie pointed out that one was taken. Both men were also
trapper in the Clinton area had
caught many entire foxes than
had been- shot in • mese fox
drives, in- Grey county, He said
there was an estimated foi po-
pulation of 3,000 in Grey but that
a weekend drive had produced
a bag of only 30,
Bend Moves
To Tie Dogs
skeptical of doing the work this
fall and suggested it be left until
spring,
• Councillor Ross Taylor, who
has advocated the project for
sceveral years, was critical of
the delay. "We just keep putting
this off year after year. Council
has passed it—it should be
done.'
Members decided to visit the
site to inspect some of the prob.
lents involved.
In other business, council:
Agreed to arrange for the.
painting of the four entrance
With reports pirculatipg of signs to town and share the cost
rabies in the village,'Grand Bend with Legion, Lions and Kinsmen.
council has given police autho- Learned from the federal jus-
rity to kill -any dogs at large be- Lice 'department that its petition
tween shim t and sunrise and to
prosecute owners or harhnrers
of any dogs at large during day-
light hours.
The action was taken at the
request 'of Cpl. Neil Chamber-
lain, head of the OPP detach-
ment, who said: "With the ra-
bies threatem, drastic action has
to be taken and because of the
danger, we feel that we will re-
ceive the full. co-operation of
the general public,
• Council passed a bylaw under
to amend the CTA "will be con-
sidered."
Considered a suggestion that
10 -minute parking restrictions' be
established in front of the post
office.
Spot Bobcat
Near Hensall
Two planks were taken from
the Hay township bridge, three
miles west of Exeter.
A bell was taken out of its
canes where mains are being in- tower, a flag pole. bent and win-
dows smashed at two Stephen
stalled.
In. a notice M citizens this .seh°°3-s, S.S. 4 and S.S. 6.
week, Sup't Davis asked for Seven youths have been warn -
citizens' co-operation in report-
ing immediately any acts of.
vandalism or information which
would lead to apprehending, the
va
n
cTd
ha
il
ss
.
is your egedonent and
your' money, so kindly 'assist us
to maintain it for you," the
PUC said in, the netice, .
Town Squad
Stops Pranks
Despite soap -scrawled threats
on store windows last week,
pranksters caused a bare num-
mum of damage in the town over
Hallowe'en.
They didn't have much chance
to raise a row. A. three -car, nine -
man special police squad, direct-
ed by OPP Constable Jack Hod-
ngiingbs,t. kept them hopping all
Police patrolled the town con-
stantly, putting over 300 miles
on. the three cars. They kept any
would-be vandals on the jump by
driving Without lights to avoid
deteetion.
PC Hodgins estimated dam-
ages at less than $50, Councillor
Ralph Bailey. police committee
chairman, stated "it was one of
the quietest Hallowe'ens we've
ever had,"
Si:: local firemen assisted the
town force.
Among the minor incidents re-
ported were the opening of three
tire hydrants, which were spot.
ted quickly, and several band -
which police can shoot any stray South Huron's woodlots. cades across streets.
Public and high schools were
dog at night and which provides farmers spotted the wild ani-lprotected by special night wateh-
There's a bobcat roaming
a penally of $50 for owners of
dogs who allow them lo run at
large during the day.
"You can always replace a
dog but not a child," Cpl. Cham-
berlain said.
To warn citizens of the danger,
-council has authorized a circu-
lar to every boxholder at the
post office and will erect post-
ers in the town,
First tonfirniation of the threat
was the affirmatve test on a
fox shot near Slupka. Sim, then, parently suffered
pot of foxes acting suepiciously Rav Ing nothing more
.poliee have received three re -
inside the village limits, than sheck. It was rescued by
This week, a school boy, Royce well and tied a•rope around it.
ram, wile went down the
tival, rare in this area, during, men employed by the boards for
a hunt Saturday far a one-year- the'elight.
old calf which Was missing ,from Some bold youth, who scrawl -
the farm of harry Smith, a mile ed itis message on a drug store
south of Hensel'. window, warned police "you are
The searchers found the calf, going to get !tore than you think
which had disappeared four days you are." Apparently, he chang;
before, at the bottom of a 40 -
foot well on. an adjacent farm
also owned by tiny The
aniro.al was standing in two feet
of water.
Pulled from the well by a rope
and tractor, the young beast are
Sawatzky, Grand Bend, -found
a eke coon near the town, which
has bderi sent away for name.
riatioe.
Aeothet coott, acting stupidly,
was shot within the
Legion Plans
Remembrance
Legiott Provincial Oa irltail
Chester Merriam, Tars, will be
guest speeker at Exeter branch's
Retnenthrance Day banquet on
Tuesday evening.
The entitle] church serviee
will be held itt the morning in
Trivitt Memorial Church. Cere.
mony at the cenotaph will fol-
low.
The Hurondale service will be
held Sunday at 2 pen.
Poppy Day, proceeds from
Web aid needy veterans, ivull
be held this Saturday in Exeter.
HUNIVik 114 1.'"vOITAL .y,
Mr. ',Clarence Heywood ia. ill
in the North 'lay hospital. Arr.
Heywood wont north on hunt.7•
Ing trill with 'Severe] friends and
While there Wee taken ill.
APPEAL NOT GRANTED
Only one appeal wax heard in
court of revision Tuesday night
and it was not granted.
Harry Gettas, of London. told
eouncil the assessment of his
apartmeM house on Andrew
stret, near the corner of Hill,
was too high,
Where To.
Firid It
Announcements 15
Church Notices 15
tominj awns 1I
Edit -Oriole 2
Enterfainineht . It
Perm News 10, 11
Petnitiine Pacti 9, 16
Hensel! i
LOokilig In With Lit . . 1
'Layaway Oifts .. 1, 18, 11, '16
Uteri 14, 16
Wanf Ads . 6, P.
. IS
toots A
turiell ., .......,... I, 16
ed to repair damages te a cul-
tivator, owned by Earl Heist,
R.R. 1 Crediton, which was
thrown in the Ausable river
nearby, Two rakes owned by Mr.
Heist were damaged 'and left in
a. ditch.
A manure spreader owned by
John Pym, R.R. 3 Exeter, was
smashed and a number of mail
boxes in Usborne were dam-
aged:
Two ,OPP constables from the
Kitchener detachment, R. W.
Dean and M. Be Speicher, Assist.
ed members of the -local detach-
ment in patrolling the area,
to establish a, three-man forte,
has not been appointed. Police
Charman, Ralph' Bailey and
members of his committee, will
go to Orangeville Thursday :to
discuss the second oppointaxient
with the new chief.
Date when McKenzie will come
tame duties has not been. ,40/
tablished.
Before joining the Orangeville
force, the new Exeter chi
served in Cornwall townshiPp
Grimsby and York county fore
res. He was one of the 77 men
who applied for the town post.
Launch Program
For PS Parents
A new program at Exetef
Public School to promote greater
coemeration between home and
school, parents and teachers, has
proven "very satisfactory,"
PrincpaI Mr. eA, w/31.10 Idrleepostta;Iteclivt;
dren have taken part, said: "Both
parents and teachers seem eto
feel it has been worthwedle,"
The program which started
ol
Monday, e c Licht interviews
12e4w, s consistsbetweeonf
Parents and teachers to discuss
the progress of children in the
school. Interviews have, taken
place during the afternooia and
evening,
The interview, according to
Mr. Idle, are accomplishes sev.
eral objectives. "First, it pro�
vides an opportunity for the
teacher and parents to become
better asqvainted and, secondly,
it gives both teachers and par-
ents an opportunity to discuss
the progress of the child and
wans and 'means parents can
assist at home."
The interviews will continue,
he said.
A similar program will be tone
ducted in the kindergarten .this
Friday when mothers will be in-
vited to the class to watch their
schietlidvritetnes, participate in normal
On Thursday, the Homer and
School executive will entertain
lumbers of the safety patrol to
a tour of the Shakespearean Fee-
tival building at Stratford in ape
predation of their voluntary se!
Friday, a specie/ Remente
bear= Day program will be cone
ducted in the school at which
SIL E. W. Gilbert, RCAF Sta'
tion Centralia padre, will bp
guest speaker,
'wee .
nesday that parents ofc
Top Scouting Award
To Huron Park Youth
Another youth at Huron Park, 'his father has been: transferred.
RCAF Station Centralia, has In 1957, Lloyd worked for many
posted an outstanding record in !months to finance his trip to
Scouting. !the American National Jamboree
Lloyd Egan, 15 -year-old son dif at Valley Forge. Pennsylvania.
Fit. Ltand 0Mrs, Jack Egan, Unfortunately, while there he
has won his gold cord, one of 'suffered an attack of menningitis
the most coveted awards in the and had to be flown home.
movement. 1 Lloyd joined Cubs when he was
The cord ie given for the. sue- ;11 and a year later became a
maul, completion of 18 profi-] member of the Scout troop- at
cessful competion of 18 profi- !North Bay, where he won his
ciency tests. Lloyd received his second class badge and. became
eighteenth badge* from Group troop seconder.
Captain A. G. Kenyon, Centralia! Since coming to Centralia In
CO, in a ceremony Monday. 11955, he has won his first class
Besides his gold cord, Lloyd ; badge and the three Major
man's thong, two other He will turn 16 later tin
his busht
has his Queen's Scout badge and awards above that.
awards which few youths attain.. month:
Lloyd's achievements have! Lloyd has -been a grade i
been obtained in less than four student at SHDHS and he's en.
years as a member of troops atlinyed his stay in this area. ;"I've
Centralia .and North Bay. . met many wenderful people
His wining of the! -cord. eli- !here," he says with convictiOne
maxed his outstandinet'record! His ambition? He hopes to bee
in the Centralia troop at an ap.; come a medical doctor and inaht
propriate moment. Wednesday' tarn his ties with the Scoot
Lloyd left for Edmonton, where movement.
CENTRALIA SCOUT WINS ORO—Lloyd Egan, IS -year-old Centralia Scout, recen0
won his eighteenth proficiency badge which entitles him to one of Scouting's highest,
awards, the Gold Card. Above, Group Captain A. G. Kenyon, CD, commanding officert
presents the final badge to Lloyd in the presence of Scoutmaster Ben Cook ill*
Pita Centralia Troop. A Queen's Scout, with his huslunan's thong, Lloyd moved thi*
week to Edmonton, where his parents have been transferred, Meta]
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