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rf Saeller
rea Champion
Kaye Worden, Staffa, won the
1959 spelling; £haitlpionship at
the fourth annual, competition
sponsored by Tile Exeter Times -
Advocate at t)o Exeter ,Public
:Wool Tuesday evening in which
24; pupils from Exeter and dist-
net competed.
Kaye, 13, is the daughter of
Mt, and Mrs. Russell Worden
end attends S.S. 3 Ribbert where
Mrs, Arthur Keinp is teacher,
Kaye also, eompcted in the con,
test last year.
Contestants surprised Ptibkie
School Inspector G. J. Gon.ian
and eehaused his supply of
ivords, 'Tice contest was ulna
better than I anticipated," he
said,
"Igneous" teas the word that
proved the downfall of the run.
ner-up, Joan Smith, 13 year.old
daughter of Mr .and Mrs Alfred
'Smith, Crediton, whose teaeher,
IS Mrs, Ruby Molitor.
it was a hard fought battle
between the two giris who spell-
ed over 30 difficult words to
break the tie. Kaye earned a
slight advantage with a perfect
score in the written contest of
25 words in which all contestants
took part previous to the oral
spelling, ,Joan lied one mistake
which counted one strike against
her.
In addition to The Times-
Advocate championship shield
which Kaye twill keep for one
year, she was presented for
Area Editors
Lead OWNA
Sharing the limelight at the
Ontario Weekly Newspapers C'on.
vcntion in Tordnto Friday and
S a t u r d ay were three Huron
county publishers,
George Ellis, of the Signal
Star, Goderich, was elected
president of the provincial group,
succeeding Barry Wenger, Wing -
Ilam Advance -Times, who pre-
sided over this year's convect-
ion.
Mr. Wenger won the distinc-
tion of conducting the largest
meeting in the history of the
association, Both the registration
and the attendance was the large
est: on record.
Mr. Ellis succeeded him dur-
ing the final luncheon Saturday
when Andrew Y. McLean, Huron
Expositor, Seaforth, was elected
a director.
Another district editor, E. A.
"Chick" Spence of Strathroy,
won the OWNA's most signifie•
ant award when he was chosen
weekly newspaperman of the
year. He has been instrumental
in the work of the association
for a number of years.
One of many highlights of the
two-day meeting was an address
by Gregory Clark, Weekend
columnist and. one, .of, Canada's
best-known feature writers.
Other speakers discussed. ad-
vertising in the weekly news-
papers reflecting '.the conven-
tion's theme: "We'd Better Sell
Better Now."
None of the Huron weeklies
won prizes in the better news-
papers competition. The Times -
Advocate, which placed first
three years in a row for centres
of 1,500 to 4,000 population, drop-
ped to a tie for sixth place.
Canadian Pacific Railway of-
ficials arranged an extensive
tour of the new Royal York d a -
dition-a 400 -room addittion that
makes it the largest hotel in the
Commonwealth.
The Alberta Room -there is a
special convention room for each
of the ten provinces -is panelled
with leather bearing the brand
of 342 Alberta ranches. The Can-
adian Room, largest room of its
kind in Canada, has 15,000 square
feet of floor space, will accom-
modate 1,550 .for banquets and
has a dramatic illuminated pro-
iectiott reap of Canada, 47 feet
king by 15 feet high, on one tvall;
masive coat of arms of Canada
is on the opposite wall.
The Ontario room has a large
mural in oils entitled "The To-
ronto Purchase" Other pictures
constructed of inlaid fruitwood
recall provincial history.
At the annual convention din-
ner Friday evening with the
Ontario government as hosts,
Hon. Fred M., Cass, Q,C., Mini-
ster of Highways, said that
weekly newspapers are a fund of
information for his department
andother departments in the
provincial government.
The record breaking highways
program for the past five years
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herself a world globe by Robert
Southeott who said " l didn't
know there were so many words
in the dictionary --far more than
when I wept to school." Joan re•
ceived a copy of an illustrated
1,200 -page abridgement of Web-
ster's :pew international Diction -
e.13•••
Hach. contestant received a ball
point pen with the engraving
School Champion, The Exeter
Times -Advocate Spelling Com-
petition". ''Each of you," said
AIr. Doman, "deserves a great
deal of credit for you represent
all the rest of yolir fellow
pupils."
Judges A. B, Idle, prinerpal of
Exeter public school; and Hen.
derson King, AleCerdy school
principal, were twice required
to furnish words to break the
tie between the two girls,
Carole Davis, 11, of Lucan,
whose teacher is Wesley Clow,
Placed third in the competition,
Fourth was Sharon Mills, 12; a
pupil of Airs. Jean Jolly,
No. 6 Usbnrne.
Among the top ten were:
Bonnie Turvey, 13, Exeter,
(A. B. Idle, leacher);
,Tean Essery, 12 S.S. 14 Ste-
phen (Airs. Vera Hicks);
Anthony 1Iuntphreys, 12, J. A,
D. McCurdy (John McCaroll);
Patricia Drake, 12, S.S, 4 Hi -
bort( Miss M. Golbolt);
Fay Becker, 13, S.S. 1 Ste-
phen (Airs. Dorothy Bennett);
Richard Ashton, 9, J. A. D,
McCurdy (John Butler);
Bruce MacFarlane, 11, Clan-
deboye, (Mrs. B. Carter),
Other Area Champs
The other contestants, all of
whom were champions of their
respective schools included (not
in order of elimination):
7'inie 1'anderlaan, 12, S,S. 2
Usborne (Airs, Alice Mills)
• Neil McAllister, 12,, S.S. 4 Us -
borne (Airs. Katharine Becker)
Shirley Reynolds, 13, S.S. 1
Usborne (Mrs. Irene Haugh)
Mynke Verkerk, 13, S.S. 1 Ste-
phen (Mrs. Jessie Carter)
Susan Lostell, 15, SS. 2 Tuc-
kersmith (Miss Dorothy Turner)
Clarke Railings, 13, S.S. 4 Mc-
Gillivray( Miss Betty McIntyre)
Fay Becker, 13, S.S. 4 Stephen
(Mrs. Dorothy Bennett)
William Murray, 12, S.S. 14,
Stephen, Mrs, Wilma Desjardine)
Grace Keller, 13, S.S. 15 Hay
(Mrs. Idena Desjardine) •
Martha Lou Fisher, 12 S,S. 8
Hay (Mrs. R. M. Neeb)
Sharon. Hugill, 12, S.S. 7 Hay
(Mrs. Greta Lavender)
Glenda Soper, 13, S.S. 7 Hay,
(Mrs. Greta Lavender)
Marlene Dignan, 13, S.S. 3
Hay (Mrs. Margaret Deichert)
Students Share
Speaking Prizes
Girls monopolized the prizes
in the public speaking contest
sponsored by Exeter PUC at the
town public school Monday night.
Sandra Lee Jory captured first
prize and Margaret :Howey and
Pauline Acquilina placed second
and third. PUC Chairman L. J.
Penhale presented the awards.
' Contestants came from grades
six, seven and eight, and spoke
of the use of hydro in the home.
Principal A. B. Idle was chair-
man of the competition and
judges were Mrs.Elizabeth beth B
t -
ten and Mrs. Doug Insley, Ex-
eter.
0 t her competitors included
Elsie Gosar, Su s a n Dinney,
Sharon McArthur, Gary Ford,
Carolyn Simmons and Donnie
Wray Cooper.
Eighty.Second Ye+ir
eferiZnies-
EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 12, 1959
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THEY STUMPED THE JUDGES -These two girls put on such a •proficient spelling
competition Tuesday night they had the judges hunting several times for more words.
Kaye Worden, S.S. 3 Hibbert, left, won the district championship and. The Times -
Advocate plaque. Runner-up was Joan Smith of Crediton school. They are shown with
T -A prizes which they won. -T-A Photo
Authority Plans support
For Expansion Of Pa
Exeter may get valuable as-
sistance from the Ausable Autho-
rity toward its Riverview. Park
expansion project, it was re-
vealed at the annual meeting of
the Authority Friday,
Endorsing the project enthu-
siastically, the. Authority ap-
pointed a special committee,
with power to; aet, to co-operate
with the town in the park's de-
velopment.
Field Officer H. G. Hooke
said Tuesday he hoped to arrange
a meeting within a week.
C. E. "Zeb" Janes, Lambton
East MLA and chairman of
ARA's parks board, felt the
Authority should do everything
in its power to assist the town
financially. .Although a conser-
vation authority had. never' 'as-
sisted the development of an
inp
urban park before, he felt as-
sistance could be arranged.
He suggested the Authority
might be able to make use of
some of the buildings on the pro-
perty near the park if the town
Award Zurich Family
Damages Of $31,522
A Zurich •district man and his
six children were awarded total
damages of $31,522 recently in an
Ontario Supreme Court lawsuit
which arose from a highway ac-
cident in Lobo Township last
April 20 in which two persons
were killed.
Mr. Justice C. 1). Stewart
awarded damages on two sepa-
rate actions and a counterclaim
arising out of the collision in
which Mrs, Annie Finlay of Zur-
ich and Alphonse Smith, 47, of
London, were killed.
Harold Finlay, of Zurich, bus -
band of the dead woman, was
awarded 90 per cent of his claims
for himself and his children, or
$20,250 for himself and a total of
$11,235 on 'behalf of the children,
in a suit against Ivan Laying,
Denfield, Margaret Campbell. of
Toronto, and the estate of her
mother, the late Mrs. Rosieta
Martha Campbell.
Mrs. Finlay was riding; in a
car with her husband. and child-
ren, Mr. Smith- was a passenger
in a car driven by Layng and
owned by the estate of Mrs.
Rosieta Martha Campbell when
the vehicles collided at an inter-
section in Lobo Township.
The case was heard .in London.
HEAD ONTARIO' WEEKLY h1EWSFAPERS -TftirUn county editors shared the Iilrle=
light at theai111ual meeting of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association in Toronto
last George Ellis, centre, succeeded tarry Wenger, Wingllatn, tight, as 'I51es1,
dent of 'the grotto, Mr. Wenger presided river this tar's Canventiot , Andrew McLean
. g presided Y .. i
ac.taiei`th Ie1t. was one of three new directors named 'to thex euti: ,. -Dills .. Photo
r ► v 11 lroutv+~ � f' to
>r.
could not,
Exeter representative Andrew
Dixon backed the move, which
received full support from Autho-
rity members.
Members of the ARA special
cominittee are Chairman Free
Haan Hodgins; Charles Corbett,
Lucan; Wellington Brock, ITS..
borne, ' and Andrew Dixon, Exe,
ter, along :with the field officer.
Elect New Chairman
Authority members n a m ed
Freeman Hodgins, McGillivray
township, to succeed John A.
Morrison, East Williams, who
has led the conservation group
for eight years. Mr. Morrison
was appointed honorary chair-
man and the Authority plans to
fete hien at a special banquet.
Robert M. Love, Bosanquet's
representative,
was chosen vice-
chairman;
chairman; H. G. Hooke remains
secretary -treasurer.
Advisory board chairman in-
clude: Wellington Brock, Us -
borne, reforestation; Wil 1 l a m
Haugh; Hay, flood control; An-
drew Dixon, Exeter public re-
lations; Joseph. Bryan, Biddulph,
faun ponds and land use; C. P.
Corbett, Lucan, wild life; C. E.
Janes, Warwick, parks and re-
creation; John McPhee, West
Williams, historic sites; G. C,
Henderson, Thedford, finance.
J. A. Paterson, Hensel], al-
though no longer a municipal re-
presentative was appointed by
the executive to the parks hoard.
Mr. Paterson has served in this
capacity since the Authority was
formed.
Hensall's new representative,
Lorne Hay, was added to the
wildlife board.
The Authority has four new
members this year - Ed I.len-
drick, Stephen; Elgin Thomp-
son, Tuckerstnith; Bob Austin,
Arkona and Mr. Hay.
Approve Larger Levy
Members okayed a 564.000 bud-
get for 1959 'which includes an
increase in the municipal levy
from -15,000 to $20,000. Provin-
cial grants will provide 534,000
$in6,0revenue;00, rental of cottage lots,
Proposed expenditures include
$11,500 for reforestation pur-
poses; $17,040 for winter works
program; $6,000 :for additional
work on the Morrison dant attd
$30,000 for administration, which
includes farm pond, parks, pub -
lie relations and office expen•
res.
Consider Staffa Park
The Authority agreed to inves-1
tigate the proposal of a two -acre•
park neat` Staffa. Reeve Earl
Dick, of Hibbert, indicated the
land might be available for a
small roadside park.
Option on two acres of land,
which contain swimmin hole
which has been in use for years,
was taken up by the Authority
for • dcveleptnent. The area is
owned: by Altnci 1:lenery, ft.Il. 1
Clandehoye.
Another property near Arkona,
approximately 30 acres, was.. nf-
fered to the Authority by Ber-
nard Bardet, reeve of the vil-
lage. The parks board will eon-
sider this area.
fn other business, the Autlho-
rity:
Authorized rlemolllion of a. ce-
meet hie& cottage at Port
Franks whish, it was felt, might
wash away in a spring flood and
create a hazard;
Appreved, a reetlt'iittl1'titlatioe
that a wild .rails preserve being
laid out at Port Franks be slanted
after br. Sherwood For, for-
mer "t)WOe51C finir .1s who has.
p
written extensively about the
area's foliage;
•
rk
Addison Declines
ice ;per 4py 14 enol
Grits Seek Strang
' . uron Battle,
The expected provincial elee4
N
tion this year may see two pro
*"� mrnent men from this area via•
ing for Hurons seat. ew yE
It looked Wednesday as 11 Us -
T'0 H ttees
borne township's Harry Strang
would be named by the Liberels
Two recently - elected MPP s grown in chemicals rather than tea oppose Charles MaeN'augh
from this district won early re- in soil. ton, naw attending Itis first ss:
cognition this week 'when they Mr. MaeNaughton's committee sion of the Legislature.
were elected chairmen of stand- will hear progress reports from ;fir. Strang commented Wed-
nesday:
ing committees of the Ontario le- the various conservation autho• It's been talked about
gislature, rities in the province,. including but there's nothing definite,"
One of them, Huron 'IFP the Ausable and Upper Thames. The Liberal nomination meet.
Charles AaaeNaughtan, made an Ile has about 35 members on ing will be held Wednesday eve.
appeal to the federal government his committee. Hing, February 18, at Hensel].
to provide compensation for cat- Dr, J'. A. Addison, MaeNauglie
tle lost by rabies during the ton's opponent in last year's bto
y
opening session of one of the election, said he did not plan
committees. Sleet I�iUgl114?l�t run again unless a major change
Mr. MacNaughton, who was S in conditions developed before
just introduced to the legisla now Problem the nomination.
ture two weeks ago, was elected ju't e to
chairman of the conservation The snow record keeps piling do ""I it,"st hedonsaid.
have '"I foundthintime the
committee, up. by-election that it was more
William A. Stewart, Middle- Over 10 inches bas fallen since time-consuming that I had an -
sex north, will head the impor- Feb. 1, bringing the winter's ticipated and I can't afford to
taut agriculture committee, con- total t 163 inches, a good t.wo stay away that much from my
sidered one of the busiest "re; feet mothan has ever been re -
ore practice."
the legislatere, carded at RCAF Station Centra- Ile said he change his
Wednesday, the two neigh• lia during any previous full win- mightg
ter mind if the party exerted consi-
boring :MP's announced they But added to snow problems derable pressure but he felt it
were planning at least two joint was one of sleet Monday and seas impossible fin -him to ace
meetings of their committees tri Tuesday as freezing rain coated cept at the present time. '
discuss mutual problems. First roads, cars and buildings. Offl- Third possible candidate is
meeting is scheduled tentatively tial records show 3-7 inchess of Gordon McGavin, Walton ample-
for Friday, February 20. snow fell and .54 inches of rain meat dealer and a prize-winning
Mr. Stewart won his post at during the two days. plowman. Contacted Wednesday
the agriculture committee's first Numerous functions had to be by The Times -Advocate, he said
meeting Monday. Numerous
he would not stand if Harry
During this meeting, Air. Mac- Strang would run but indicated
Naughton urged the federal goy- Lowest temperature of the he might consider the post if
ernment to pay for loss of cattle ! week came Saturday when the the party could find no one else.
due to rabies. He believed more mercury w. Hoffman, former Kent
responsibility should be assumed i The wintehitr.'sone recordbelois still the MP, will be guest speaker at
Blake Ho
by the gov't than has been done II below recorded on Feb. 1. Wednesday's meeting in. Hensel]
to date. town hall.
The Huron member said. Otte -Tree Smash E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton
wa should. regard rabies the lawyer, is president of the Libe-
same as it does brucellosis. rel provincial group.
Injures Four
Condition of Ruth Weido, 17,1 i ve Caps, Pins
Zurich, suffering from severe Girls rl
head lacerations in St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, as ya result of At an interesting ceremony in
an accident e a r 1Saturday the Auxiliary rooms of the hos.
morning,is said to be improv-
ing, p ,ital seven girls in training reg
She was one of four district "wed;their caps from Mrs'
youths riding in a car which Learn Wednesday evening. Mrs.
J. H. Delbrid,",e presented the
went out of control and struck a . Florence Nightingale pledges and
tree at the corner of Wharn-"Mr.s, 7. C. Dunloa on behalf of
cliffs and Western roads, London ! the HospitalBord, gave the
township, about 2:15 a.m. Sat- girls their pins,
urday, Mrs. Allan Fraser, on behalf al
Rosalie M ..y lard,20, R.R. 3
the. Ladies Auxiliary
Parkhill, suffered a fractured presented
jaw and broken teeth; Joseph Ho- a gift, and Mrs. J. E. Talbot, on
and Philip Charrretteheand Rcuts {Biibles tolf t theigirlsideons, gave
Dashwood, a bruised nose. During the program Mrs. Bren
DeVriesgave an appropriate
ice Causes Crash e
j talk and Miss Maxine Reeder'
Ice -covered windows which ob-: sang a solo.
scured vision of both drivers was; The girls who received their
blamed for r a 3150 collision ear caps included: Barbara Driscoll
r e food market Sta- R.R.
the o d no, let at RCAF Walton; M a r y Dixon:
tion Centralia Monday.
Clandehoye; Marie Geiser, Dash -
Cars driven by Eleanor Bil-' wood; Patricia Gilmour, Clande-
lings, 22, RCAF Centralia, and hoye; Marilyn Smith, Parkhill;
Edwin. R. Sims, 62, Exeter, col.' June Summerville, R.R. 2 Wale
tided near the parking lot of ton, and Margaret Johns, Kirke
the market. f ton.
There are some 47 members
on the agriculture committee
which will hear briefs from the
Federation and Farm U,nion, as
well as from numerous other
Heard Forester Kien Murphy, farm organizations and affiliated
Aylmer, suggest that farmers groups. The Middlesex North
sell all merchantable Dutch MPP is a past president of Mid -
elms trees before disease wipes dlesex FA.
The committee is also ex-
pected to study latest develop-
inents in scientific farming in -
them out. He said 25 per cent
of these elms in his area have
has been fully in pace with rural
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Favorable Cost -Benefit
Raises Hopes For Dam
Chances of securing federal there is muck potentially rich
government assistance toward farm land in the Klondyke area
construction of the $900,000 Park- that is not yet developed. The
hill dam appear brighter because need .for flood protection in the
of the favorable cost -benefit re- future will be greater than it is
port presented t
o the annual todaybecause thel
umber
of
intiyeeitirnigda3,af, the Ausable le Autho - acres of land under cultiNation
will be greater."
The study indicates the area W. H. A. Thomas, Middlesex
will receive a return of 51.52 for West MP, urged the Authority to
every $1.00 spent on the project. submit the report to the Minister
Authority officials plan to pre- of Northern. Affairs and Natural
sent the report to the federal Resources as soon as possible.
gov't as soon as possible to re-
quest assistance amounting to
374/2 percent of the cost of the
project, The provincial gov't has
already indicated it would match
this amount, cutting the cost to
the Authority to 25 per cent.
Included in the cost analysis
of the project are $786,000 for
dam and structures; 3167,000 for
Iand, fencing and miscellaneous
and $38,000 for flood relief,
Cameron -Gillis drain. This would
be reduced by $250,000, the de-
partment of highway's share for
the bridge for Highway 81.
T'uture measures, the study
estimates, might increase total
costs to one andone-quarter
million. Foremost of these is the
old channel improvement. '
Tangible economic ben el its
listed in the report include flood
protection for the town of Park-
hill, water supply for Parkhill,
summer flow regulation. 'recrea-
tional use of the artificial lake
and flood protection for the
valuable lands of the Ilondyke
area,
'total of these benefits is esti-
mated at $1.174,000 for the Park-
hill Dam alone or $1,589,000 for
the dam plus the old channel
Ink prbvenieiit.
"Perhaps the most important
intangible benefit," the report
states, "arises from the fact that
Open New Plant
For Rutabagas
Exeter Turnip Sales Ltd.,
burned out twice in the past.
five years, has templet ed
eonstruetion of a larger and
aiiore modern pant at Cen-
tralia,
"The plant is featured on
pages 14 and 15 of (his issue,
Where To
Find It
Announcements , ,..,, 13
Church Notices 13
Coining Events 13
Editoriets.......2
Erittrtam
if eths' ,........., 13
Perin News 9
Feiiihiine Fade , 7
Pleural, 6
Liken � 12
Looking In With. Lit 8
torts 5
Went Ads .. it
Zurich ,......... ,,,a ...,,, ,r 15
This Week's Prizewinning Photograph
Si RATFt RD A`1'RA TION -•Jack C, Fars Goozen ICA ` Station. Centralia wolf this
week's snapshot prize . with '. sons, 1 of �1 �e this photo of his two sans, Paul and truce, and the swans
on the Avon river at Stratford. Third boy was an unknown friend the boys found
in the park, The picture was taken in Septelnbcr cif last yein',
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