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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-03-26, Page 1T�wn consider $42,500 drain A. $42,500 trunk sewer which t ated considerably since Mr. Ross will .open up a large residential development as well as relieve flood conditions on the cast side of town is being considered by mate on this work. council. Council also asked for an. P'roposeci location of the sewer, estimate on extending the pro - had inspected it .in 1954, and that the cost to repair it may be high. Council .asked for an esti- described as a "cut-off drain," is east of Simmons' apartment building, running from Sanders street north to the river. It would divert to the river water which now flows south to the Anne street drain, whose inability to carry spring and fall freshets Lias caused considerable flooding in the southeast corner. The proposed drain would also permit development of a large area, east of town, believed by many to be the logical section for 'future growth. Engineer B. M, Ross, Goderich, told council at a special meeting Thursday that he favored the cut-off drain to a proposed $25,000 enlargement of the Anne street drain which council is also considering. Council requested more esti- mates on costs before reaching a decision, Here is the situation: The Anne street drain, which runs from Edward street on the east into Stephen Township on the west, drains some 500 acres of farm land both in town and Usborne Township. The drain is open from Edward to Andrew street, • closed from Andrew to Carling, and open again from there to Stephen. 'It flows under Main street at Snell Bros, Ltd, garage. , Engineer Ross estimates the drain needs a capacity of about 150 cubic feet per second to handle the heavy runoffs (except for major floods which occur once in 25 or 30 years). Because of poor construction, the drain's capacity is limited to 60 efs. The engineer, in a report made to 1955, estimated it would cost $25.000 to enlarge the drain to handle the present runoff. At Thursday's meeting, he emphasized that this $25,000 project would not provide for the extra capacity required by construction of houses and other buildings in the 500 acres. He felt the cost would be exhorbi• tont to make the drain large enough to handle the flow if all or a substantial portion of this land became built up. The cut-off drain, which the engineer proposed in 1957, would drain some 170 of the 500 acres to the river. This would provide sufficient relief for the Anne street drain to eliminate the nerd to enlarge it, he felt. The cutoff drain would also handle all future development east of it, an area which is being sought now for construction of houses. The engineer strongly recom- mended construction of the cut- off drain rather than the en- largements of the Anne street drain. "I feel the combination of the benefit from relief of flood- ing in the Anne street drain plus the benefit from opening up an area in which people want to build makes the cut-off drain more practical." Council members agreed that the engineer's argument was sound. However, Reeve William McKenzie and. Deputy - Reeve Mawhinney suggested that the Anne street drain had deterior- Red Cross plans clinic Within a few weeks citizens of Middlesex and Huron counties will not have to pay for hospital blood transfusions. Peter V. V. Betts, chairman of the London Area Branch, Canadian Red Cross, said the $25.00 charge for transfusions currently being made by hospit- als in London, Goderich, Clinton, Wingham, Exeter and Strathroy will be discontinued as soon as the Red Cross can supply suf- ficient fresh blood to meet re- quirements. Ben Tuckey, president of Guenther Tuckey Transport, is chairman of the Red. Cross com- mittee for this transfusion ser- vice. A mobile clinic for volunteer blood donors has been establish- ed and will commence visiting London industries and businesses early in April. Clinics also will be held on regular schedule in Goderich, Clinton, 13 a y f i e 1 d, Grand Bend, Wingharn, Exeter, Strathroy, Parkhill, Lucan and Dorchester. A clinic will be held Monday afternoon and evening in Vic- toria Hospital, London. A central blood bank to ser- vice hospitals has been estab- lished by the Red Cross in West- minster Hospital and is staffed and equipped to handle the Col- lection, otlection, preparation and distri- bution of fresh blood. Between 200 and 250 pints of blood will be required weekly to service Mid- dlesex and Huron hospitals. Hospitals will. no longer pay donors as the Red Cross volun- teer program starts providing free blood and transfusions are given free, Scout hall fund needs infection Exeter Lions Club's cam- paign for improvements to the Scout house has hogged dawn after getting off to a good start. Contributions total only $800. OBJECTIVE IS $3,500, Donations are being ae• tented at 'a number of town stores. Club Members will receive contributions. One of the busiest build- ing s in the town because of active BoyScout, Wolf Cub, Girl Guide and Brownie groups, the hall needs a number of modifications and iniprovements to Make it more serviceable, 4 posed cut-off drain to Huron street. The drain isdown only seven feet at Sanders and it was felt that the cost night not be too great to extend it south two blocks. Although the discussion was only preliminary, council mem- bers felt that at least a portion of the cost of the $42,500 drain would have to be assessed di- rectly against the land in the area 'which the drain would open —Please Turn to Page 3 Holds tractor off farmer William O'Brien, Whalen, nay, rowly escaped death Wednesday when he was pinned beneath a tractor which upset in a ditch, Lorne Allen, RR 1 Kirkton, is creidted with having held the machine off the man until other men in the area arrived to help. Mr. Allen was driving near Whalen when he noticed the O'Brien tractor stuck in a hole and he volunteered help, The two men got the machine near the shoulder of the road when it slipped backwards and hit a culvert over a ditch which con- tained three feet of water. Carl Hume, Mac Mills and Joe Bryan who were nearby, answered Allen's call for help, New awards for SHDHS The Ladies Auxiliary to the Exeter Legion announced Tues. day, following a meeting with the teachers' committee from SHDHS, that it has completed arrangements for bursary awards totalling $250 to be of- fered to graduates of the local high school. Designed to encourage more students to seek a university edu- cation, the bursaries, one for $150 and one for $100, will be awarded annually. The awards will be open to all students who have secured a minimum standing of 60% in nine grade 13 papers, but are not eligible for any scholarship awards. Early services mark Easter Easter week services are be- ing held this week in Main Street United Church with Rev. Ben de Vries as the speaker. A Good Friday service will be held at 10 a.m. Special Easter music and the Easter message will be heard in allchurches on Sunday, At Hensall United Church there will be a 7.00 a.ni. sunrise service .for the young people followed by communion and breakfast at the church. At the Zion Evangelical Unit - cd Brethren Church at Crediton there will be a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m, At the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church at Dashwood the sunrise service will be at 7.00 am. TOP REGIONAL SPEAKER . , . Dave Ducharme finalist Eighty -Second. Year e xefer1rnes�,abuocaf:; EXETER, ONTARI91 MARCH 26, 1959 Price Per Copy 10 Cents G RAIDS POLICE INVESTIGATE THREE BREAK-INS—Two buildings in Hensall and one in Exeter were broken into during the past week but the thieves' loot was small. Above, Chief C. H. MacKenzie examines marks left on the safe at Tuckey Beverages, Exeter, with Mrs. Gordon Appleton, Jr., one of the firm's employees. Hensall firms entered were A. Spencer and Son planing mill and W. G. Thompson and Sons Ltd.—T-A Photo pr ryprov►nce �i s- .rnest ids superintendent The Pinery Park at Grand Bend, now in course of con- struction, will be one of the larg- est and one of the finest in. the province, according to Gartland Meyers, the new superintendent of the park, who addressed a meeting of Grand Bend Lions Club Thursday evening. Experience gained through the operation of other provin- cial parks is being used in plan- ning and laying out the new park. There are 13 miles of roads within the 4,200 acre Pinery Park and two new bridges cross the Ausable River, according to Mr. Meyers. The bridges are 75 feet long, 16 feet wide and 10 feet high. At the entrance to the park there will be a booth operated by two university .students. Near the centre of the park will be an administration building and in addition there will be a main- tenance building 75'x30' for hous- ing the trucks, a paint and car- penter shop. Nine parking lots have been laid out, all different, which will accommodate from 150 to 3,000 cars. Picnic grounds will be pro- vided with bath houses, hot and cold water, fireplaces with free wood and toilet facilities. The beach is 3,900 feet long and will be supervised by life -guards. In another part of the park, there is an information centre with two more employees who will direct the tenting and trail- er areas. This area comprises two and a half miles of roads Ducharme gains finals in HS public speaking Dave Ducharme, grade 12A student, won the right to partici- pate in Ontario public speaking finals in Toronto when he took top honors at a contest in Lis- towel Friday night, Dave's prepared speech ori "The Promise of. Electricity" was judged best of five entries from the district, Although they dislike 10 make predictions, scientists "cahnot refrain from admitting that this generation and certainly the next can look forward to unprecedent- ed eleettonic wonders in the realms of transportation, hides. tray, domestic life, cotnmunica. lions and ultimately,, in relation to each of these fields, the har- nessing of solar energy to pro- duce electrical power for the benefit of mankind," he stated. In transportation, he said, "the day is foreseeable when your car may follow a 'flare path of. electrical bea)i%s, trans- mitted by an electronic device embedded in the surf-ce of the highway. Industry nay soon have robots "which rio longer exist solely in science -fiction but which can actually be manufactured for countless purposes." Homes may Soon have doors which open on approach, con- trolled by photo -cell lamps, and electrical heating which will make furnaces and fireplaces ob- solete. In communications, a monitor TV set is being developed "which will one day enable you to super- vise your children in the nursery while you lounge in another giiteter part of the house." If man ever taps the bound- less energy of the sun, "barren yet sunny areas such as the Sahara dessert will become int mense industrial centres for they will be virtual electrical power houses." "It is unquestionable," he. concluded, "that electricity and electronics will continue to .be our `highway to progress' but to a far greater and far broader extent than we are now able to realize or comprehend.' A Listowel student, Brian Pres- eott, won the class for int- protnptu speech. Patch. 13ouiiannr another grade 12student at SHDIiS, also competed. which wind to prohibit speed- ing. Visitors will be able to pick a spot to be by themselves or be with neighbors. There will be hot and cold water, a laundry and comfort stations. The areas for private parking will be pro- vided with table, fireplace and garbage can. One dollar will be charged for a season ticket to enter any, government park. For camping the charge is 75 cents a night and $4.00 a week. There will be a limit to the length of time for tent or trailer. Police protection will be pro- vided to control any disturbances right from the start. There will he a stand-by fire -fighting force. A tower is being erected with telescope to spot a fire any- where in the whole area. "Grand Bend is now well es- tablished on the map and from past experience the new park should increase the tourist traf- fic from 56 to 86 per cent" said Mr, Meyers. "Supplies for the park, as far as possible, are being bought locally. The pres- ent planfor the park is small Chipmunk lost prop A reliable source indicated Sunday the Chipmunk which crash-landed in the field of Sam Dougall, RR 1, Hensall, lost its propellor in flight. RCAF officials praised the pilot for a "beautiful job of landing." The plane landed in a plowed field shortly after 1 p.m., with a minimum of damage, about one-half mile east of No. 4, The occupants came to the Dougall household to call for assistance just as the Centralia crash truck roared in the lane. Owner Dougall didn't know the plane had landed on his field until the airmen came to his door.. Pilot was ' /L f. F. Dyer, and observer was F/L C. 11. P. Smith, both of Centralia. Where to find if Announcements 4 Church Notices 17 Corning Events 11 Editorials 2 Farm News 11, 12 Feminine Facts 14, 15 Hensall 8 Lucan 16' Sparta 6, 1, 9 Want Ads _. 12 turielt in comparison to the potential- ities and more will be opened up as public demands more. "I expect in time the park will be open far the winter," said Mr, Meyers, Throughout the province last year 600,000 cars' entered the provincial parks, one-third of thein from the Lake Erie dis- trict of which the Finery forms a part. Lion Cam Chapman introduced Mr. Meyers to the club and an expression of appreciation and a gift was made by Lion Ken Young. .During the supper hour at the Green Forest Lodge, an appeal was made from a Quebec club for a small donation to assist a child needing a heart opera- tion and on passing the plate $10 was subscribed. c Convict corporal over fatal crash Cpl. Charles Kingsley, 29, .of RCAF Station Clinton, was con- victed of careless driving in con- nection with the accident Feb. 28 in which another Clinton air- man was killed. Sentence was remanded by Magistrate Dudley Holmes until Thursday, March 26. Kingsley pleaded not guilty to the charge and was defended by Goderich lawyer, Jim Donnelly. The case was heard in Goderich court Thursday, March 19. Original charge against Kings- ley was criminal negligence but the crown reduced it to careless driving the day of the hearing, when it was announced that the Ontario supreme court bad up- set an earlier ruling that the careless driving charge infring- ed on .federal rights. Cowen foils safe 'job' at bottling plant here Yeggs raided two Hensall and one Exeter firm this week but their attacks proved almost fruitless. Total loot amounted to about $15 taken from the safe of A. Spencer and Son, Hensall; some petty cash from the offices of Tuckey Beverages, Exeter, and W. G. Thompson and Sons Ltd., Hensall. Monday night, Constable John Cowen frightened off yeggs who were attempting to open the safe from the Tuckey plant, Main street, which they had removed from the drivers' office into the warehouse. They tried unsuccessfully to sledge hammer their way into a walk-in vault in the office of W, G. Thompson and Sons Ltd., Fatal fall accidental, coroner's jury finds A jury investigating the death of LAC Alan George Lockie, who died March. 11 when he fell from a moving car on No. 4 highway, decided "death was accidental and entirely due to Lockie's ac- tions," The jury added: "Previous consumption of alcohol may have been a factor in the death." Inquest was held. Wednesday afternoon in. Exeter town hall with Coroner Dr. J. G. Goddard, Hensall presiding, H G. Hays, QC, Goderich, conducted the hearing, LAC Lockie fell out of a car travelling from Hensall to Cen- tralia in the early morning. The accident happened one m i 1 e south of Hensall. Cpl. James W. Blackburn, driver of the car, said Lockie, LAC A. J. McCoy and himself had gone to Hensall arena to curl and then went to the Hen- sall Legion where they talked, played euchre and drank a few beers. Blackburn said he had four pints between the time he arrived at 9.30 and left at 1 a.m. The beer was purchased from the Legion bartender, Leonard Noakes. 'They gave Lawrence Bayn- ham, Hensall, who locked up the Legion hall, a ride home before starting down No 4 for Cen- tralia. Blackburn said he did not see Lockie fall out of the car. The first thing he knew was McCoy saying, with urgency, "George jumped out of the car!" Blackburn said he hadn't noticed Lockie was gone because he was concentrating. on driving; it was a very cold night and the defroster wasn't warmed up yet. He said he did not see the door open and didn't realize Lockie was gone until he stopped the car and looked over. As soon as car stopped, he put it in reverse and was about to back up when he thought he might back over Lockie so he pulled off to side of road and followed McCoy back to where Lockie was lying on the shoul- der. He then came to Exeter for help. He said Lockie had not been showing 'any out of the ordinary effects of liquor. Lockie liked an argument and had had several at the Legion. He had not noticed that Lockie felt sick to his sto- mach. —Please Turn to Page 3 MENINGITIS VICTIM . Wilma • DeJong, 14. stricken Disease kips DeJong girl The funeral of Wilma DeJong, 14 -year-old daughter of Mrs. George F'oortinga, of R.R. 1 Kirkton, was held Monday from the R. C. Dinney funeral home with Rev. Van Eeek, officiating. Wilma died Saturday morning in Victoria Hospital, London, from meningitis. She attended school Friday morning and was admitted to• hospital the same night, going to London in the Dinney ambulance. About five years ago her fa- ther, two brothers and a sister were killed in a car crash near Brantford. Since that time her mother has remarried. The funeral service was pri- vate, four relatives acting as pallbearers. Interment was in Exeter cemetery. . lifd around her xanet Mcl{ilile IT'S EASTER `rIME,=-Enchanted by the fluffy new y reflects the o. of the season, One-aild.one.half years old, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, T3 :joy .. i, e 111t. 1 Zurich. The MV1c1Cinle hatchery is busythese days Ob Nl`cl� til YyS' y , Y producing thousands of similar clicks for broiler and layer o erationsf now special- p.. _g ys ds s 1Y p � ... 1�_. ited Earth businesses. —T.A Photo early Monday mornipg. Saturday morning, they carted away a 200 -pound safe containing $15 in cash and office records from the planing mill of A. Spencer and Son. The safe and most of the papers were found the same day alongside an Us. borne Township road. Making Routine Check Constable Cowen was doing a routine check on the doors of Main street buildings about 10.30 when he tried the Anne street door on the bottling plant. He heard what sounded like an iron bar drop on the floor" but was not alarmed because he assumed men were working in the plant at night as they often do. However, when he reached Main street, he spotted two men "running like the devil". They turned down Huron street to the west. Apparently they had gone through the Main street entrance which opens from the inside. Constable Cowen followed thenyl on foot but they disappeared. With assistance of employees of the firm Cowen entered the building to find the thieves had left their crow bar and yellow• handled sledge at the scene, A fair dent had been made in. the door of the safe and the handle was off. Chief C. H. Mc- Kenzie indicated it may have opened with a few more blows. An OPP fingerprint expert from Mount Forest arrived Tues• day to check the scene. Monday night, would-be thieves were frightened from the ware- house of Tuckey Beverages Ltd., Exeter, when they were attempt. ing to pry open a safe. Combination on door At the Thompson mill, the yeggs pounded a six-inch hole in the wall surrounding the large safe, knocked off its handle, but they couldn't open it. Ironically, the numbers of the combination were written on � door nearby, according to com- pany employees. Manager Howard Scone disc covered the breakin when he came to work Tuesday morning. The men had used a small bar to pry open the front door of the office. Records found safe again Walter Spencer considers hint.* self fortunate because, for the second time inside of nine months, he has been able to re-• cover valuable records which were in the safe when it was removed from the Hensall plan- ing mill. This time thieves took $15 in cash, left most of the papers intact, including the firm's accounts receivable ledger. In June, 1958, thieves took $100 in cash and left the papers, after opening the safe in the millyard near the railway tracks. Entry was different this time, too. The yeggs opened the large door at the 'rear instead of the small one on the side. Ten -year-old. Ronnie Parsons,„ sen of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Par- sons, RR 1, Hensall, spotted papers from the safe by the roadside near his home when he was returning from a neighbor's. The safe was found in a snow- bank, the door sledge -hammered open. Working on the Hensall break• ins are Chief Constable E. R. Davis, Hensall, and OPP Con- stables Cecil Gibbons and Hank Reid, Exeter. Arrest five, say arson Five district youths, charged with arson over a faun house fire near Woodham Sunday, will appear in Goderich court Thurs. day. Their cases are expected to be remanded to Exeter court an Wednesday, April 15, The five were arrested here Tuesday afternoon and taken to Goderich jail. Charged are brothers Frede• rick W. Keller, 21; Beverly L. Keller, 19, both of Dashwood; and Charles Ross Keller, for- merly of RR 2 Dashwood and now of London; Frank W. Coo- per; 21, RR 1 Exeter; and Don. aid L. Masnica, 18, RR 2 Cre. diton. An unoccupied one -storey frame house owned by Allen H. Berry, RR 1 Woodham, burned to the ground Sunday night. Itt was located on the tenth conces4 sion of Usborne, just west of Woodham. Mr. Berry Set the loss at' about $1,000. Investigation and arrests were made by OPP Constable George Mitchell, assisted by Inspector T. G. Griffin, of the fire roar» shall's office, Toronto. Raise salaries of Usborne staff Salaries of teachers in 'Iia borfle toWo$hip school area Wad raised $300 for the 1959.60 'term• by the board at a meeting last Week. Miniinlimwas raised from $2,200 to $3,900. Annual increo inept of $200 Was set on a Lente. tive_basis. y,. ; ... ori Of the ncis a ttithe feathers the taff, eight will rr eeiVe $8,500 this 'coifing year.