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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-03-19, Page 1fu 9f W' ?? Eighty -Second Year e flreferZinies-Abuocafe o Usborne fires FIGURE SKATERS PREPARE CARNIVAL—Snow white and the seven dwarfs and the jet age will be the two themes presented by Exeter Figure Skating club during its "Ice Frolic of 1959" Saturday night, Three participants shown above are Janet McDowell, Bev Irwin and Ann Fairbairn. For the first time, the club will produce the show without importing talent from other groups. Local girls will be featured in all of the numbers, The club pro is Pat Slade, London. —T -A Photo PEE WEE AWARD WINNERS—Although their teams lost in the Shamrock 'tournament at Lucan Saturday, these two pee wees from Hensall and Zurich won individual honors fc • outstanding performances on the ice. Craig Chapman, Hensall's goal -scoring defencelnan,. and Richard Stade, Zurich's nimble netminder, were chosen by : two former NHL greats, Hank Goldup and King Clancy, shown here giving the boys some pointers. n —T -A Photo Predict changes rain army pilots here? According to a fairly high army source", fifty or sixty army officers may begin train- ing at RCAF Station Centralia RCAF cancels station dances All station dances at RCAF Centralia have been cancelled until further notice, The cancellation, which ap- peared on daily routine orders, became effective shortly after a Clinton airman was killed in a traffic accident north of Exeter on Feb. 28. Personnel involved in the crash are alleged to have been returning from a dance at Centralia, Shortly before Christmas, four Centralia airmen died in another crash on No, 4 highway also in- volving personnel alleged to have been at a Centralia dance. The DRO does not affect mess activities, which are limited to members. Clarinetist wins $50 Sheila Fahner, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fahner, RR 1 Exeter, and a clarinotiSi in Exeter Junior Band, won a $50 scholarship at Stratford Ki - waifs Festival last week. Sheila received the Stratford Musicians' Association award Mr top marks in woodwind and brass instruments. She won first prize in the clarinet class, Wider 15 years, with a mark of 83, The Stephen township musi.. clan, accompanied by Mrs, Kon- nodiHodgins, Centralia, Par' fernier in the "Stars of the Fes- tival" program Friday night. Sheila is one of three girls iii the, junior bind which is instruc- ted by James Ford, London. Another _member of the band, Dexter Ilarker, Huron Park, Won second prize in his saxo• phonedivision at the festival. Honsail pianist wins award Carol brown, 14, l-lensalt, won number' of prizes in the pia solo cotnpetitions., „was •awnrdecl the Robert R. N1eEride sehelar• ship of $25. Site is the daughter of 1ttr. and Mr's. William Brown, soon. The source, who wished to re- main anonymous, suggested it was the first step toward the transfer of transport duties from RCAF to army control. A few army officers are now being trained at the RCAF's jet station at Rivers, Alberta, •but this is not proving satisfactory, it was revealed. The training is expected to be moved to Centralia for instruc- tion on Chipmunks. Last week in an editorial, St. Marys Journal - Argus stated: "Even now the Canadian Army is taking steps to train its own reconnaisance and transport air- craft pilots and it is rumoured that a new class of army of- ficers will shortly be given abinitio training at Centralia air station. The editorial continued: "Today with the trend in all countries toward amalgamation of defence services, there is not room or need for three staffs all trying to do the same job. In- tegration is necessary and it will eventually be carried out be- cause Canada with only seven- teen millions of people and a very large land mass to defend cannot afford in peacetime to Spend the great sums of money necessary to maintain all three WINS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP „Sheila Palmer, Cirediten services as in the past. "The cancellation of the alto- gether too costly Avro Arrow contracts plus the pronounce- ment that the U.S. Air Force will subsequently be responsible for the fighter cover over this country (as it has in the past anyway) sounds the death knell of the Air Force as we have known it in World War II. The new role of this service will be (for the time being) radar watch on the Mid -Canada and Pine Tree lines." RCAF Centralia officials say they have heard rumours about training of army officers here but have received no official word from command. Acquit youth, 18 of drinking count An 18 -year-old youth from Lon- don, Ronald H. Riehl, was ac- quitted of a charge of impaired driving in magistrate's court Wednesday. "1 don't feel the accused IS a bad boy and the court is not justified in placing this convic- tion on his record," said Magis- trate D, E. Holmes, Riehl told the court he had taken one mouthful of a drink— he he didn't know What it was— while at a dance in Blyth. It was the first time he had ever taken alcoholic beverages, . Police said they noticed the erratic course of the "car Riehl was driving on Feb. 28 near Exeter and stopped him. His eyes were large and glassy and he staggered a bit, they testi- fied. A. E. Richmond, Lon Ion, de- fended Riehl. Paul A, Dykeinan, RR '1 CO. tralia, was fined $13.60 for hay. ing improper brakes. William Il, Fuss, Hensall, paid $10 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to yield half of the road when meeting another vehicle. The charge resulted from an accident at an. intersec- tion in ilensall in which the sun blinded. Fuss as he turned the corner. MAYOR POOLEY Mayor R. E. Pooley has been confined `to his hone for sev- oral days through illness, EXETER, ONTARIO, MAR04 19, 1959 amage totals St. Pat's 'spirit' reigns over CE The spirit of St. Patrick enjoyed a brief reign aver RCAF Station Centralia Tues- day morning. When' personnel came to work, a green flag was fly- ing from the commanding officer's masthead in front of the administration build- ing. Authorities soon restored the RCAF ensign to the pole but not before mostof the personnel had been reminded of the Irish halide:'. Perpetrator of the ' prank hasn't been discovered, said a spokesman. Price Per .Copy 10 Cents 16,000 Plan town parking survey; OK new highway speeds Exeter council agreed Monday night to tackle again its peren- nial problem of parking. Members supported unanimous- ly a motion requesting the roads committee to make a survey of the parking situation and bring. ina written report recommend- ing improvements, Councillor George Rether, who suggested the survey contended "we are losing more business in Exeter because of lack of park- ing space than for -any other rea- Make DST uniform MacNaughton urges C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP, has urged the Ontario government to establish a uni- form period of daylight saving time across the province. The confusing and haphazard method of regulating daylight time "has plagued the good peo- ple of this province for many years and appears likely to do so again in the course of the next few weeks," he told the legislature. Friday. The Huron member said he had received 20 -odd resolutions urging the provincial govern- ment to rectify the situation. "These resolutions are repre- sentative of a broad cross-sec- tion of the people in that they have been presented by all Women's Institutes in my rid- ing and I believe throughout the province as well as the coun- cil of the county of Huron and many municipal councils." "Now while I believe rural folk largely would prefer stand- ard time on a year-round basis, nevertheless I am confident they appreciate that people in urban Lucan plans benefit show A Canadian TV celebrity and an unusual tug of war are ex- pected to be two of the features of the old-fashioned carnival scheduled for Lucan arena on March 31: All proceeds from the event— and nearly all the expenses are being donated will go to the Listowel Disaster Fund. Arena Manager Harold Ribson said at least one TV personality from Toronto will entertain. Ar- rangements are being made for a tug of war competition be- tween teams captained by Bill Stewart and Charles MacNaugh- ton, district MPP'S. Other events include barrel jumping, speed skating and cos- tume competitions. Grand door prize will be a brand new washing machine — a 1924 model which has never been used. Awards will be made for the best comedy act on skates. "We hope to raise from $500 to $1,000 for the Listowel fund," states Ribson. Curlers discuss rink possibilities Discussion on the construction of their own rink' will probably be a feature topic at the annual meeting of Exeter Curling Club next Wednesday night, March 25. Several committees are inves- tigating the proposal and will likely make 'reports .to the mem- bership,, says President Dick Rbelofson. "We have no definite plans at the moment but we are deter- mining what financial assistance is available and the amount of support which we can expect from members." The club is completing its most successful year yet with compe- titions to declare champions. Please Turn To Page 3 Fashion feature Another feature report on fashions for Easter is con- tained in this week's edition. Stories and pictures on new clothing for spring appear on pages 8 and 9. Next week The Times, Advocate will feature a spec- ial pedial "Section on new develop- ments in farm machinery. Announcements 19 Church Notices 1S Coming Events, 15 Editorials 2 Farm News 11 Fashions 8, 9 Feminine Facts , . 14 Hassell 6 Lucan ........................................ 16 Sports 4, Went Ads' 1a Zurich ............ ..........r.n......r.. 1 areas would be deprived of much of the daylight hours they de- pend on during the summer for well-deserved recreation." The government should con- sider every possible means of providing for uniform change dates on a province -wide basis, he stated. "The haphazard manner in which this matter is now hand- led results not only in pure con- fusion but in scores of instances extreme inconvenience and in fact hardship. "There are periods of several weeks, both spring and fall, where probably half the muni- cipalities in some counties are on daylight saving time while others are on standard time. "In areas where district high schools operate it is not uncommon for the older children in a family to be attending school in town which is on standard time while the younger children attend pub- lic school in a municipality which is still on daylight time or vice versa. The MPP' stabled questions asking if the municipalities had the authority to set or change tune standards; if the govern- ment has any, authority over the matter, and if the government has considered a course of ac- tions in. response to the "count- less' resolutions" which have been submitted. 'Boom' at home, out for season T -A Sports Editor Don Gravett returned to Exeter from London hospital Sunday and is convales- cing at his home on Marlboro street. He will probably be confined for another week. "I guess I won't be playing any more this season," announc- ed the Mohawk forward. "The doctor won't let me, even with a helmet." Mohawks remain dogged with injuries. Red Loader missed Wednesday's contest with an in- jured shoulder. son." Councillor E 1 d r i d Simmons proposed that the shed behind the town hall be torn down to provide a parking lot. Others felt there wasn't enough room there. Councillor 142 a r r ay Greene, who investigated the parking problem last year, said his com- mittee had discovered it would cost about $300 to establish a lot off Main street which would not park more than 25 cars, "We didn't think it was worth it." He felt one of the major prob- lems was double parking. Clerk C. V. Pickard revealed last year's council had agreed to enforce parallel parking on the west side of Main street this spring in an attempt to widen the thoroughfare. Reeve McKenzie, who chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Pooley, said the worst parking offenders were business- men who left their cars on the street all day. Rether suggested parking meters would solve that. Councillor Bill Musser des- cribed the situation as "ridicu- lous." There was plenty of park- ing space available on side streets but everyone wants to be on Main, Councillor Rether also sugges- ted the council have more com- mittee meetings to avoid lengthy discussions at regular sessions. He stated Goderich council met in committees every Thursday night. "I hope you have time for that — I haven't," retorted Reeve McKenzie. Approve new speed limits New speed limit regulations on No. 83 highway, which will pro- vide for new 45 mph zones, were adopted by council. The +45 speed was recom- mended by the highways depart- ment which suggested the top limit would be raised to 55. A bylaw will be prepared pro- viding that 30 mph be retained for 1,000 feet east of the inter- section of No. 83 and 4 and that from that point east to the town. limits the limit be 45 mph and on the west side of the intersec- tion to a point 100 feet west of the railway crossing, the speed limit remain 30 and from that point to the west boundary the limit be 45. Council also supported a re- commendation that the present blinker light at the intersection be taken down and replaced by flashing lights on the stop signs on No. 83. Plan special meeting Council agreed to hold a spe- cial session Thursday afternoon at 2:30 to discuss with Engineer B. M. Ross the drainage situa- tion on the east side of town. In other business, council: Approved a $100 donation to the Listowel Disaster Fund; Granted a building permit to Glen McKnight for a house on Main street near his former re- sidence; Approved a plan submitted by Kenneth Ottewell, SHDHS teacher, to erect a house on a narrow lot near the corner of William and John street. Raised the limit of its public liability insurance coverage from $50,000 to $100,000 for an Addi- tional premium of $16.79. Granted E x et e r Recreation Committee one-half of its pro- posed grant of $2,000; Postponed court of revision in order to secure more informa- tion in regard to one of the cases; Granted Morley Hall, owner of Exeter Frozen Foods, permis- sion to erect a sign on his pro-' perty; Decided to get tough with de- linquent taxpayers by having them notified by registered mail that arrears for business tax must be paid within 14 days or steps will be taken to collect it, Six cars crash in snow blizzard A 1948 model car owned by a Clinton airman was hit on all four sides in a six -car crash south of Kippen about 6 p.m. Sunday during the blizzard here. Here's what happened: John L. Carson, 33, London, driving south stopped because his engine was wet. Ted Oud, 26, RR 2 Hensall, stopped be- hind him to give him a push. Richard Snell, 21, RR 1 Clinton, was waiting for the two in front of him to move when Grenville Dyson, 18, RCAF Clinton, struck all three cars. Arnold H. Marsman, 23, Lon- don, missed two of the cars but struck Dyson's. Richard D. Hock - stein, 18, Dearborn, Mich., stop- ped in time but. when he started again to pass the cars he slid into the back of Dyson's. Valued at $174, the Dyson car was written off. The others suf- fered a totaldamage of $500. Robert Lavery, 21, Hensall mechanic, escaped apparent ser- ious injury when he was attempt- ing to tow away the Hockstein car after the accident. He was between the wrecker owned by Hensall Motor Sales and the Hockstein car when the latter was struck from behind by a car driven by Peter A. Beech, 17, RCAF Station Aylmer. Lavery was squeezed by the impact but examination has re- vealed no bones broken. OPP Constable Hank Reid, who in- vestigated, said it was fortunate the impact wasn't heavier. Police kept motorists off the road for about three hours Sun- day night. Visibility was nit most of the time and parts of the highway were sheer ice. Damage totalled $100 when a car driven by Oswald Crawford, William St., backed into a park- -Please Turn to Page 3 Snapshot contest winner "W14A1` ARE YOU TRYING TO DO'', --Gary MaCLean, three LL months old, -obviously wonders what his mother is ,doing with that funny -looking gadget which she is point= ing at him, Mrs, Gerald 1VlacLean took this prize-winning picture of her sols in their William street home. The 'T,A snapshot _,shot totitest which awards $2;O to weekly win- ners 5.00 to monthly winners and $10 to the gland winner, • continues until April N. All snapshots submitted are being eolsidered for the weekly awards. Two early morning fires de- stroyed farm buildings in Us- borne this week. A large hip -roof barn on con- cession two burned to the ground in a blaze which destroyed a new crimbine and over 125 pigs Wed- nesday morning about 6 a.m. At almost the same hour Tues- day morning a driveshed and colony house owned by Gilbert Johns, Elimville, went up in flames. Stricken farmer loses barn, pigs An ailing. Usborne township farmer, waiting to go to hos- pital, suffered a $15,000 fire loss Wednesday morning. "They say all bad luck cornea at once," Fred M. Kipp lament- ed after the blaze. He still ex. petcs to go to hospital this week for an operation on hia stomach. Besides the 36 x 72 barn with an attached hog pen, 26 x 48, the fire destroyed: Eight sows and 120 weaners; A brand new combine which had only handled about 100 acres of grain last year; Two tons of feed: 350 bushels of oats and 1,500 bales of straw; Considerable small equipment and tools. "My wife went to the barn at 5.45 to look at a sow which was farrowing. There was nothing wrong at all then.. She came back to the house and at about 10 minutes after six saw smoke coming out of the roof. She call- ed me and we rushed right down. He discovered the fire on top of the straw. A neighbor, Hugh Rundle spotted the blaze and rushed over to help remove the pigs, Twenty-one sows, a dozen wean- ers and one cow were saved. Other neighbors helped at the scene and the Exeter Fire Brig- ade went out to protect the other buildings. "There's nothing left of the barn," said Mr. Knip, who pus. chased the 140 -acre farm three years ago form Wilson Morley, now of town. The Kreps have four children. Brilliant blaze from gas drum An oil brooder in the colony house is believed to have started the fire at Gilbert Johns' farm Tuesday morning. Destroyed were the 20x40 frame driveshed containing a binder and smaller equipment, the adjacent colony house and 500 day-old chickens. A 200 -gallon drum of gasoline didn't explode but it provided a rather spectacular blaze for some time. Fortunately, the wind was in the right direction and neither thg barn nor the house were threatened. For some reason, about 30 gal- lons of gas in the drum did not burn, Mr. Johns said his wife was awakened by the reflection of flames on the wall of the bed- room about 5:30 a.m. Partly be- cause of the danger of explosion a n d partly because of the flames, the Johns weren't able to save anything from the build- ings. Mr. Johns estimated the loss at $1.000. The .Exeter brigade went to the scene, Tuckey chairman of blood service B. W. Tuckey, town, has been named chairman of the Canad- ian Red Cross free blood trans- fusion service for this area, London headquarters announced this week. Mr. Tuckey, who is also chair- man of the hospital board, will be in charge of the campaign to secure blood donors from this area A o.ne-day clinic will be held at the Exeter Legion Memorial Hall in the spring; al other in the fall. The mobile clinic from Lon- don will be assisted by volun- teers from the Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Citizens of the community will be asked to contribute their blood to provide the free trans- fusion service to which the Red Cross is committed. Blood will be provided South Huron Hospital for patients in this area who require it. Threat of flood not serious here Threat of flood in the Au- sable watershed i5 not seri- ous stated IL G. Hooke, field officer of the Authority. "Barring a very heavy rani or spell of hot weather, there won't he a flood of any extraordinary propos- tions here," he stated this week. Mouth of the river at Port Franks is open which, he in :cheated, relieves the flood hazard considerably. In other years, sand has blocked the mouth, This spring the titan. eel is titan and the mouth is not frozen over. "We will have the usual flood problem in the Lake 'Smith area, i` expect, but net whist than usual, Ur, 'Hooke stated, r