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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-12-11, Page 1'esee' ^ • eeee • -4eletee ' 7,4•• &ow - 444 44 414 '1 • et-• , • ; • n • ee• 44, or .:z44•••,A..• A RECOVER .STOLEN JEWELLERY—Nearly 100 watches and 23 diamond rings stolen from Jack Smith Jeweller store here early Wednesday morning were recovered in a shed in Stratford by city police there the same morning, Prophetor Jack, Smith, above, points to near -empty showcase which had been filled with watches. 'Thieves took only nationally -advertised models, left little-known brands. —T -A Photo SETS NEW' HURON 4-H RECORD—Patsy Marshall, Kirkton, this year became the second gii:1 to score the,higliest number of points in the Huron 4-H program and she compiled the highest total in the 10 -year 'history of the program; 975 out of a possible 1,000. With her is C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP, whose trophy she won. Pre- sentation was made at achievement night held in SHDHS Friday. —T -A Photo Carolyn Oke In Chicago . Proudly Bears Canuck Flag During International Parade BY CAROLYN AKE My trip to National 441 Club Congress was one of the mostet inspiring weeks of my life. The! frie ed ship and fellowship, humbleness and inspiration never. find their place on the printed page, but live only in the hearts of those who experience them. As my mind reverts back, I find it difficult to explain "the time Of my life" at National 4-H Club Hay. Radio Recovered Before school officials here knew it was missing, London provincial police had recovered a mantle radio stolen from S.S. 1 Hay Thursday night Monday,' Lb 'ee youths were re - Mended custody in London court after pleading guilty to the theft. Wayne W. Gatschene, Reed- ° held W. Wales, both 17, and Gleemore 3, Clark, 20, admitted 'coming to :Exeter that evening lied breaking into the school. They also admitted a breaking and theft the sante night at the Legion halt at Dorchester, a short time after which they were ar- rested by police. The youthd will be sentenced December 12. Mailboxes Recovered Three mail boxes were 't- hieved from along No. 84 high way sometime Friday morning but were recovered later by Po- lice after they had been thrown in A swamp about a mile from the farms. The boxes were owned by Ed. Punk, Harold Divan and Ilarold • A Ruston Transport Ltd. driver spotted the loxes in the swamp and took them to Zurich where plied recovered them, Congress. The last few days of my trip to Chicago were spent sightsee- ing, entertaining and: on -looking. The friendship party held at the South Shore Evening Club gave us a chance to meet other fellow 4-H'crs. On the return home (to our hotel) we stilt were singing the songs that we had learned that evening. Wednesday morning we had our first chance to sleep in because we were not being entertained et a banquet, At eight we were on parade and ready to set out for General Assembly. which was approximately two blocks away from the Hilton Hotel. At tine Lime we had discussion groups which consisted of ;come -mica - bon, industry, science and home- making. I sat in on the science discussions. Three representa- tives of firms that dealt with chemistry, were present to answer questions.It was interest- ing to learn that be addition to their present occupations they were once hope; economic high school teachers. Shakes Chienpantee's Nand For dinner, we returned to the grand ballroom at Hilton note], whore we were entertained by a variety of circus acts. At this (timer, I shook hands with little chimpanzee who has been seen many times on the. Eti Sul- flynn show. That afternoon we assembled in the hall and then boarded the bus to the international livestock how. We were eetertained. by Arthur Godfrey and his horse, Goldie, as well .es seeing many prize horses. The world famous six horse team of O'Keefe's of Can- ada,was there. After having box supper at the livestock barns, we then toured them, and at seven O'clock lined un fer.the 4 -fl ihternationtil parade. Representa- tives of every state and country present held high and proud his this summer to determine grow. own flag, 1 know this .was the..ing conditions here., proudest moment of our time there when we were able to ex- hibit and bear our country's flag, Wednesday night we were invited to a galifornia party, at which time I was interviewed on one of the California radio stations. Thursday morning came all too soon. By ten o'clock, we had already eaten and we were at the museum of science- and in- dustry. We fond our two-hour visit at this :museum, one of the world's largest, resulted only in seeing one corner of the vast old building. The most beautiful thing we saw was the display of sonic. 15 Christmas trees from all. over the world decorated lavish- ly, some in blue, white and many in air assortment of colored lights. Probably the most inter- -Please Turn to Page 3 E ig h ty4Se cowl Year EXETER, ONTARIO, :DgcgmEsER tit 1958. Price Per Copy 10 cents Fab - Two, . Hours .,„„) r':^ "" '' '''''' '' • ''''''''' '' Gets Back :$50 For. $20 Spent A Hensall district grandmother spent $20 on Christmas gifts in Exeter Saturday but before the night was over she'd won the money back and another $30 to boot. Airs. Alfred Reichert, R.R. 2 Hensel!, won $S0 cash in the first of four draws sponsored by Exeter Businessmen's Associae. lion in its second annual Christ- mas jackpot. "It will- likely be spent before Christmas is over,' laughed Mrs. ' Relebert. "1 have eight grandchildren and they'll all he looking for something under the tree." Airs. Reichert's family in- cludes Three sons; Orland, Ervin _and Ivan, and onedaughter, Mrs. Fields, who lives near Eillsgreen. She said she toured town stones Saturday and bought over $20 worth of gifts. David Loses This Contest A David and Goliath among motor vehicles tangled on the highway Monday but it was Go- liath which won this exchange. During . the late afternoon snowstorm, a 1500 -lb Volkswagen skidded into a 22 -ton FWD snow- plow of the Ontario Dep't of Highways on No. 4 highway less than a mile south of Kippen. The little German -made car suffered $200 damage but the plow was barely dented. Leo Kudirakowsky, 39, R.R. 1 Hensall, was travelling south when a car ahead applied its brakes. Kudirakowsky attempted to stop but skidded into the northbound plow driven by Lloyd Heard, 36, R.R. 1 Varna. No one was injured, according to PC Hank Reid. Wednesday a truck driven by Jack Systma, 19, R.R. 1 Dash- wood, smashed into a parked car owned by Jack Lester, Tor- onto, on concession eight, Hay.. The car suffered $200 deenage, the truck $10. No one was in jured. PC George Mitthell hte vestigated. tvrtte....4..4444 OR511445 MOOT eeeteef • JACKPOT WINNER—Mrs. Alfred Reichert, R.B. 2 Hen.- sall, says the $50 prize she won in Exeter Businessmen's first Jackpot draw Saturday will likely be spent before Christmas is over. "I have a few grandchildren who will be looking for something under the 'tree," she said with a twinkle in her eye. This Saturday's prize is $100, • • • an rea LJog iinics As Rabies Cases Rise Faced with an increasing number of confirmed cases of rabies in the county, Canada De- partment of Agriculture and dis- trict municipalities are co-oper- ating . to provide free vaccina- tion clinics for dogs. District clinics will, start Fri- day with one in Hensall town hall from 9:30 to 12 in the morn- ing. An all -day clinic will be held in Seaforth the same clay. Saturday, vaccinations will be given in Bayfield town hall in the morning and in Varna hall in the afternoon. Next week's schedule in- cludes: Monday — Clinton town hall, all day. Tuesday — Exeter Arena, all day; Elimville hell, morning Second Fire On Farm • Destroys C hurch Shed Second fire in eight years de- stroyed the large shed and chicken house on the farm of Mitchell Willis, one mile south of Woodham on highway 23, and seriously threatened his large brick home early Monday eve- ning. • Aheat lamp in the chicken house is believed to have start- ed the blaze, which destroyed five purebred Landrace sows, a litter of eight pigs, one cow, 700 bushels of grain and hay with the buildings. A lime spreader, set of scales and several small implements were also lost. The shed formerly belonged to Zion United Church and was purchased by Mr. Willis to re- place the barn he lost in a fire eight .years ago. Believed to be over 90 years old, the shed housed many church suppers. Sunday school programs and Red Cross concerts before it was re- moved from the church, Fire broke out about 8:30 p.m. and high winds drove flames, sparks and smoke directly to- wards the large house, about 140 'Yule Decorations To Win Turkeys Three Exeter houses will serve turkey this Christmas, compli- inette of town council. They'll be the winners of the outdoor decoratioe, contest spm - soled for the third successive year by the town fathers, Judging will take place on De- cember 1.8 and three oven-ready birds will be awarded the win - feet 'away. • Fortunately snow on the roof doused the sparks as they lit and the Granton brigade stood guard during the blaze. Grain, harvested from 11 acres, is still smouldering in the debris. It was contained in one end of the shed by bales of hay. Mr. and Mrs. Willis had guests for supper that evening and when they left Mr. Willis de- cided to check the chicken pen. When he opened the door, the building burst into flames. Mr. Willis went to the shed to let the livestock out but only four cattle would leave. Dense smoke from asphalt - type siding hampered fire fight- ing efforts. Mr. Willis, who returned home in October following a stay in the west, said the building was partly covered by insurance. The farm was formerly owned by James Squire, now retired in Exeter. •Len McKnight New Constable At a special meeting Satur- day council appointed Len Mc- Knight, Exeter, a temporary constable on the town police force until a permanent man is employed. Council has advertised for a full-tinfe man to start January 1 and is offering a salary of $2,800 a year. Applicants must be 35 years or younger and are required to apply in person. With Chief C, H. McKenzie and Constable John Cowen, the new man will form a three-man force. eveals Canning PlantLIKES DECORATIONS The editor of The St. Marys In Long -Term Program Mayor Pooley announced at a ; operation next summer will special council meeting Sunday I depend upon sale of canned peas that he had been authorized by during the next 60 days, accord - C n lien CAnn lit • I that "Exeter is definitely in the pany's surplus is trimmed suf- long term plans of the company ficiently, it will award growing and there is a possibility the contracts this spring. local plant will operate in 1950." Corn will also be packed. The mayor made the.announee- it was the large surplus of meet following talks in Hamin peas at the end of 1957, coupled ton with company officials in- with serious competition from chiding President William Vry. U.S. imports, which led to the WM, lie returned to town ehort- plant's shutdown this summer. Mayor Pooley and Clarence b0Wrt, Usborne, conferred with company officials while they were attending the annual meet- ing of vegetable growers in mitten. The mayor, along with Fred Debbe and Ray Mills, attended an Ontario Cancer Society con- ference on campaign and ex. tension in Hamilton the same Week, a ac e s to leVea tug to the mayor, If the com- ly before the council meeting. He said the ompeny'e tied - slot" to_ ifielude the local plant in its future plans "is particu- larly gratifying in View of the number of factories width are being permanently shut down by the vonepany," Officials based their decision, he said, on extensive tests made. Journal -Argus compliments tse- ter On its Christmas decorations, Under the column "We See", he writes: " Main Street Christmas deem -a - tines in Exeter are among the Most attractive to be seen." Where To Find it ti 18 17 17 hi 11 14 8 #16 6, 7 . 13 15 Church Nantes EvenTs , EclitOriet Enterta inment farm News Feminine Fide Hensel! Locen $pOrfs Wen!' Ads . This Week at SHIMS Zurich • only. Wednesday — Crediton hall and Dashwood fire hall, morning only; Grand Bend and Zurich halls, afternoons only, Dog owners will not be charged for the treatment. They are asked to take their dogs on leash to the nearest clinic. in a letter to municipal coun- cils last week, Huron MOH, Dr, R. M. Aldis, said rabies. has been confirmed in 17 cases, 16 foxes and one heifer. "Please bear in mind/" Dr. Aldis warned, "that vaccination is only a secondary measure in the attempt to control rabies and, protect the public." More important, he said, is the tie-up of clogs and he urged municipal- ities to take immediate steps to control them. Dr. Aldis also warned munici- pal councils of the danger in failure* to bury dead foxes. "Some fox bounty claimants," he stated, "are removing ;ears from their animals and dispoe-' ing of the carcasses 'by simply placing them in the municipal dump. This practice is danger- ous and must cease." He urged municipalities to en- courage bounty claimants to take every precaution in protect- ing the public. Carcasses should be burned or buried. He recommended periodical inspection of dumps to keep the hazard there to ae minimum. —Please Turn. to Page 3 Working closely together fol- lowing "queer actions" revealed by a routine check, Stratford city and provincial police re- covered over $6,500 worth of jewellery and nabbed two sus- pects less than six hours after the Jack Smith Jeweller store was robbed here early Weelnes- „day morning. I them deserve commeedation” Stratford city constables Re - I bert Carter and Ken Uniec were patrolling when they noticed "dirty skid marks:" of the car I which had sped away as they approacned. It's believed that one man got out of the car at this point, perhaps because the. men suspected theircar had been seen in Exeter and was "hot", Police found 78 watches and, 21, diamond ring sets in a burlap; bag flung into an old shed near; the outskirts of Stratford and two Toronto men have been charged with break, enter:and theft. William A. Lovejoy, 40, de- scribed by police as a "well known shopbreaker", and Erie.; est I. Courtney, 38, both of To- ronto, were booked by Constable John Cowen and PC Hank Reid in Goderict jail Wednesday I afternoon. . Theft was discovered by ,Tack Smith when he came to check his store before retiring for the night. Entry was gained by breaking the jam on the steel -reinforced back door and thieves took ; jewellery from showcases and a 15 -foot window display area, brilliantly lighted by six over- -head spot lamps. • Less than an hour later, two Stratford city police constables were attracted by "dirty skid marks" of a 1959 two-tone Olds- mobile whose driver appeared panicky when the police cruiser made a turn during a youtine check on the outskirts of the city. An investigation heightened suspicion, Stratford OPP joined Constables followed the ear to the Whyte Packing Co., where the driver got out and spoke to a worker loading trucks, then disappeared. Checking by radio on the car, they discovered -it was owned by Mrs., Geraldine Lovejoy, whose husband's shop breaking activities were well kb own. By this time Stratford eOPP were on the case and while the city constables tracked the men, PC's followed. footprints in the snow to an old barn where they found the sack, PCs Sam Ankerman and Hari,' Sisty found the loot, which had been thrown through missing boards on a small old barn, "just about ready to fall down," The barn was behind a row ;of houses on one of the city's main streets. Another source revealed the second man was attempting to get bus or train transportAtion to Toronto and he was appete, hended and held for questioning through the efforts of Sgt. Lorne Baulk, Meanwhile, PC Lloyd Weiteet, handling the Stratford police rae dio, co-ordinated the parties on —Please Turn To Page:- 3 fices, working through radio. ,•-• closed in on the men and found 1/43 the hunt and the two police of - et Safe $400 the loot. Praise for the ;efforts of the At Lucan Station Stratford departments c a in e About $400, mostly in checks, Wednesday afternoon from Ex - was believed to be in the '1,250 -- stable Chief C. H. McKenzie, Con- stable Cowen and owner Jack pound steel safe stolen from. the Smith. All paid tribute to the excellent work of constables and TTeRsclyetanteieoernina,:. Lucan early • • officers worlung on the case. hammer and crow' bar from the* The 'thieves also took, a sledge Chief McKenzie also lauded the work of Constable Cowen and the safe at a distant spot. 'So" loolhouse, probably to smash PC Reid who remained with the however, it hasn't . been case until 5 pan. Both had gone far,. on duty in their respective of- found. fices at 6 p.m. the day before, finePuantoedlia.cethniehithefeftEroleccuYroreudngatosutite Said owner Smith: "The police have done a terrific job. All of 4 aern- Entry' .Was gained by smashing the window in *the north-east end of the waiting room and the men crawled. Recount Ballots This Thursday A recount of the ballots in last Monday's election in Exeter will be taken Thursday morning starting at 10 o'clock in an at- tempt to break ,the tie for the last council seat. Huron County Judge Frank Fingland will preside at the counting. He will be assisted by Return- ing Officer C. V. Pickard, can- didates Claude Farrow and George Realer, who are allowed to appoint agents if they wish. If the recount leaves the two tied, Clerk Pickard will cast the deciding ballot. through a wicket to the ;office. -The safe,. which was on wheels, was rolled out -of the, building and down 100' -feet Of platform where police believe it was loaded on a waiting, vehicle. Although there was a hew typewriter, radio,.and nuineeetie 'freight •parcels in the buildinge thieves took only the' safe. The break-in was discovered. at 8 a.m, by agent Cecil. Van Horne. By that time, snow • had completely covered all 'tra.ekS,, Chief Young and CNR in vestigators are working on the case. About nine months ago, !I similar theft was .tried but the yeggs were scared off before they got the safe outside. *;*:'.'1•:,•MTS7.7l;!;7.77;.7.•• ;.• .", WHEW HE I COMEI—Tedryear-old telI, sort of Mr. and Mrs, toy felt it14 1 Henn% takes df for a plunge down a snow.laden hill. While the kids enjoyed the 18 inches which fell during the week, motorists weren't so happy and roads were blocked toward the north end of the county. Prospects for a white Christmas are TA Photo indeed bright. 41;