HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-04-02, Page 1HOPE NEW SYSTEM IMPROVES DRIVING—Ontario's new point system, designed to
help bad drivers improve and remove chronic offenders from the highways, went
into effect Wednesday. PC Hank Reid and Town. Constable Bob Aitken point to sign
which explains basic principle of new plan—if drivers abuse privileges, their licenses
will be suspended. Demerit points will be given drivers for 24 types of highway in.
fractions. —T -A Photo
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SPECTACULAR EASTER FIRE—After owner Lloyd Craig and his family left for an
Easter visit with relatives in Hamilton, this large two-storey apartment building and
general store at Brucefield burned to the ground Sunday morning. Five brigades rush-
ed to the scene to protect adjacent buildings but nothing was saved from the corner
store. Loss, estimated at $25,000, included a full line of groceries, paint, hardware
and farm supplies. Paint cans were still popping 12 hours after the blaze started.
35 years old
RCAF marks birthday
A mess dinner at. RCAF Station
Centralia. Wednesda' — one of
many similar functions at sta-
tions across Canada—celebrated
the thirty-fifth anniversary of
the establishment of the RCAF.
AVM E. E. Middleton, CBE,
CD (retired) now of Burlington,
recalled for CE officers and
their guests many of the devel-
opments with which • he was per-
sonally familiar.
He outlined the contrasts
which exist between the old days
and the force and its present
operation.
Representatives of the two
other services were present for
the celebration, as were district
civilian dignitaries.
Guests included Elston Car-
diff, Huron MP; Charles Mac -
Naughton, Huron MPP; district
reeves, Mayor R, E. Pooley and
Councillor Murray Greene,
SL. S. Grandin, president of
Promote 21
at Centralia
Twenty-one personnel at RCAF
Station Centralia assumed a
new rank Wednesday.
April list of promotions was
announced last week and the
winners held the traditional ce-
lebration Tuesday night.
Officials indicated this year's
list for Centralia was larger than
of last year. Two were promoted
to warrant officer; one to flight
sergeant, four to sergeant, and
14 to corporal,
Here's the list:
TO WO SECOND CLASS
Fit. Sgt. N. r. Dottcette
Fit. Sgt. 11. G. Barlow
TO FLIGHT SERGEANT
Sgt. L. T. Syme
TO SERGEANT
Cpl, T, G. Supeene
Cpl, F. G.. Husson
Cpl. M. M. Armstrong
Cpl. G. Richardson
TO' CORPORAL
LAC S, Parson •
.LAC ;G..1, Wells
LAC iI
F. Weaver
LAC A. G. Ferrtigia
LAG E. L. Pregent
LAC W. J. Tbmlin'son
LAC J. C. Thimot
LAC .1, R. 'Clough
LAC L. W. Pinder
LAC K, Smith
LAC 11. 1. Reef
LAC, A, IS. Bennett
LAC G. C, Fetch
LAC J, X. Alexander
the mess, was chairman for the
dinner.
In addition to marking its
thirty.fifth birthday, the RCAF is
also celebrating the fiftieth an-
niversary of powered flight in
Canada.
In 1909, J. A. D. McCurdy flew
the "Silver Dart" biplane one-
half mile at 'Baddeck, N.S. The
public school at Centralia is
named after the pilot.
On April 1, 1924, reorganiza-
tion of the air force, which had
been in progress,for two years,
was completed _and the new
Plan air force day
for September 19.
Air force day at RCAF Station
Centralia has been tentatively
set for Saturday, Sept. 19.
Highlight of the show will be
the performance of an aerobatic
team, the "Golden Hawks," fly-
ing Sabre jets. The team, led
by S/L Perna Villeneuve, is
preparing now for numerous
engagements during the coming
year, which marks the RCAF's
thirty-fifth anniversary and the
fiftieth anniversary 'of powered
flight in Canada.
The day after the show at
Centralia, the team will per•
form at the 'international air
show at Windsor.
Normally, air force day is held
in June and all stations hold
open house at the Same time.
This year, however, each will
have a different date and the
acrobatic team will headline
each show.
Action saves
poultry barn
Although 1,000 pullets were
smothered tel death, quick action
early Saturday morning saved
the Blake building in which they
were housed from destruetibn
by fire.
Antos Gingerieh, the owner,
noticed the smoke when he got
up at 6,30 a.rti. The building is
an old frame farm house about
10 rods from the Gingerieh home
at 131ake,
Mr. Gingerieh and neighbors,
and later the &irich fire brigade,
managed to contain the fire.
Only about 50 of tiie Dekalb
pullets were saved,
Mr, Gingerieh believes the fire
was started by one of tate brood-
ers
"King's Regulations and Orders
for the Royal Canadian Air
Force", came into effect.
The air force's original strength
was 65 officers and
about 200
airmen, headed by a director who
was responsible to the chief of
the general staff of the army.
Wins third prize
in verse contest
Paula Boulianne, a Grade 12
student at SHDHS, won third
prize in 'lyrical verse speaking
at the provincial competition in
Toronto this week.
She was one of four local
students who participated. Others
were Allison Clarke, Xandra
Busche and Sandra Snider.
SHDIIS Board Chairman H. L.
Snider accompanied the girls to
the competition.
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Eighty, Second Year
.EXETER, ONTARIO, .APRIL.. 2, 1959
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Price Per Copy 10 Cents
Fine Legion in CTA
Chief issues warnings
about dogs, parking
Chief C. H. MacKenzie Wed-
nesday sounded warnings about
dogs and parking,
Bolls programs, he said, will
receive more attention from pm
lice during the next few months.
Despite the mounting threat
from rabies, many town residents
are still allowing their dogs, to
run at large, "This is inviting
tragedy," he stated. "Surely we
don't have to wait for a rabies
case to realize the danger which
exists to our children."
Rabid foxes have already been
seen within the town boundaries,
he pointed out. •
He threatened to bring in , a
tranquilizer gun—which "shoots"'
dogs to sleep_.- to catch strays
which are continually at large.
Despite the fact that 16 dogs
have been put in the pound.;
costing their owners $5.00 for
release, there remain many who
violate the town bylaw requiring;
tieup.
The chief requested the co-ope-
ration of motorists to help solve!
parking headaches.
Despite expanded use of park-
ing tickets, drivers, continue to
use no parking zones, double i
' laws only cause unnecessary in-
convenience to others. We .can.
continue togive out a large num-
ber of parking tickets but we
would rather encourage public
co-operation," he stated.
Plan work
on harbor
Construction material is at the
site and work is expected to
start shortly on a $71,700 con-
tract to build a new steel sheet-
pile wall on the south side of the
harbor at Grand Bend.
The wall, roughly 400 -feet
long, will extend from the east
end of the south pier to the fish
shanties, cutting off a wide "U"
in the harbor,
Deal Construction Co,, Belle
River, has the contract, which
also includes some dredging
when the wall is completed.
Public works engineers believe
the new wall will increase the
' flow of water through the chan-
nel, thus sweeping out the sand
which collects at the mouth.
The sheet -pile wall will be 19 -
feet wide and will extend only
four feet above water level. It
will be kept low as a convenience
to fishermen.
When the wall is completed,
dredging will. be done along the
south side of the channel. Dred -
in on the north side was done
last year.
GB Reeve Jim Dalton' said
Wednesday he didn't believe the
construction of the wall would
rid the harbor of the sand bar
which collects at the mouth.
"It niay take it out in the
spring but it will be right back
by July 1."
He said the sand has been
built up along the north side of
the pier and with a good north•
west wind i1 will be blown.
around the end of the north. pier
into the mouth again.
"The• wall may be the answer
—I'm not an engineer — but I
can't see how it will help that
problem," the reeve said.
"However, it will he.nefit
Grand Bend. We can always use
more 'decking space.°"
park and park illegally in other
methods, the chief said,
"Drivers who violate the by-
Though. it's a week past the
first official day of spring, snow
figured in two of five accidents :
in this district, Total damage'
was estimated at $1,600,
Two cars were written off
Saturday about 7 p.m, when they
collided head-on about a tenth •
of a mile north of the intersec-
tion of No. 4 highway and the
lower Centralia road.
Brakes on the cas driven by i
Lawrence Colson, 42, Brace•
bridge, pulled him into the centre
of the road when he tried to stop
behind traffic ahead. He was
travelling south, following three
cars, when he veered into the
path of a northbound car drivels
by. Raymond D. McMaster, 19,
RR 9, London.
' McMaster was hospitalized
with head lacerations in South
Spring snow
aids crashes
RECEIVE CD MEDALS—These two men at RCAF Station
Centralia received long service awards recently from
Group Coptain A. G. Kenyon, commanding officer. They
are Sgt. D. D. Friesen and F/L W. E.' Lowry, both of
Huron Park, —RCAF Photo
case
Bartender at Hensall Legion,
Leonard Noakes, was fined $50
and costs in magistrate's court
Wednesday for contravening the
CTA.
The charge arose from testi.,
,many given last week at the in-
quest into the death of a Centra.
lia airman, Noakes admitted set:
ling liquor to the airman and
two of his companions Idarek 10
before the fatality took place on.
No. 4 highway.
The accused, who is employed
as caretaker and bartender at
the Legion quarters, pleaded
illy to the .charge.
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At the inquest, it was explained
that airmenare not members of
the Legion but belong to a group
which, the Legion serves because
they curl in Hensall arena regu-
lary.
There was no indication of
rowdyism in connection with the
sale.
This is the second fine this
Year over the sale of alcoholic
beverages in Hensall. Earlier
Mrs. Evelyn Feild, of the Mait-
land club, whose quarters are
adjacent to the Legion, was
fined $50 and costs.
Robert Cutting, 37, Exeter,
was fined $50 and costs and his
licence was suspended for three
months after he pleaded guilty
to driving a vehicle while under
the influence of alcohol.
He was apprehended by police
Enlarge trade courses
March 16 in Exeter.
with ne
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SHDHS Board Chairman Lar.;
ry Snider said Wednesday the
stiffer courses planned for On-
tario secondary schools wouldn't
interefere with proposals being!
made for increased acconimoda-
Seek propeller
from Chipmunk
RCAF Station Centralia
authorities haven't been able
to locate the propeller which
dropped from a Chipmunk
aircraft Sunday, March 22.
The plane landed in a field
on the farm of Sam Dougall,
No. 4 highway.
Authorities believe the prop
fell. near the highway be-
tween Exeter and Hensall:
Anyone find the prop or
having information about its
whereabouts is requested to
coni act service p o'l t e c by
phoning, AC 8-6611. Exeter.
Huron Hospital, He has since 11111 i , r0 n's new I'l os p i to I
been released.
The Colson car was valued at
$750, the McMaster vehicle at
$200.
Car hits snow bank
About 10 a.m. Friday, a 'car
driven by Eldon H. Dahms, 31,
Ailsa Craig, struck a large dfift,
ran up a snow bank and then
rolled over on its top on the
tenth concession of Stephen,
about 1.7 miles south of No. 83.
Dahms, whose car, suffered
$300 damage, was travelling
north.
On the seine day, a car driven
by William Taylor, 37, Sarnia,
struck a snow drift on No. 83,
went out of control and skidded
into a gasoline pump at the serv-
ice
ere
ice station owned by Jim Hayter,
Dashwood. Damage totalled $50.
A truck driven by Teddy Du-
charme, RR 2, Dashwood, and
a car driven by Charles Sove-
reign, Lucan, collided at the
corner of No. 4 and the lower
Centralia road Thursday after-
noon.
The northbound truck, owned
by Dashwood Planning Mills
Ltd., was passing another vehicle
on No. 4 when the Sovereign car
came out of the Centralia road.
A truck parked at the inter-
section of No. 84 highway and
Goshen street prevented Ray
Fisher; RR 3, Zurich, and Frank
Parsons, RR 1, Hensall, from
seeing each other as they came
through the intersection. Damage
from the collision totalled $160.
PC's Cecil Gibbons and George
Mitchell investigated the crashes.
Expect 150 Kinsmen
at Hensall conference
Hensall Kinsmen Club will be
host to 150 members from 12
clubs at a zone conference in
Hensall arena Sunday.
Highlight of the conference will
be the election of a successor to
Deputy Governor Bill Mickle,
Hensall, Three candidates are
campaigning for the post.
Public speaking and service
competitions and announcement
of the "Kinsmen of the year"
zone winner are other' features
on the daylong program.
Kinsmen will begin pouring
into the village before 9 a,m, for
the annual conference, held last
year at Exeter. It will continue
until about 4.30 p.m.
Deputy -Governor Mickle, who
is completing his terns as one of
five zone leaders in the district,
will be chairman for the eon.
Terence at which clubs will re.
port their activities and achieve-
ments during the year.,
District and national officials
will also report,tan the year's ae-
coniplishments.
The rally will not be open to
the public.
The conTerenoe's atin,ospher�e
Will be enlivened item the start
with a ihreo•way fight for the
deputy -governor's post. Candi.
deice from Woodstock, 'Delhi and
London will stege clay -long cath•
tfaigns for the election which will
take place tete in tate afternoofi.
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Candidates include Ron T�acli•
mer, London; Tom Mayberry,
Woodstock, and Wilf Witter,
Delhi.
Kinsmen will be present from
Tillsonburg, Delhi, Aylmer, St.
Thomas, Stratford, Seaforth, St.
Marys, Simcoe, London, Wood.
stock, Delhi and Eketer.
Nearly all of the Hensall Kins-
men will be active as hosts.
Chairman of the conference cont•
mittee is past president Jerk
Drysdale, His cominitteos in.
elude:
Registration Clay Austin and
Eric Mansfield.
Coffee session --- Bross Jinks,
Allan Crear, Neil Taylor, George
Beer and Jack Simmons.
PA system — Jiro Clark and
Bill ruse.
Sergeants - at -arms --- Harold
Bonthroh, Bob Baker and Jack
Ha Milton.
Rulos of order chairman
Fee ilk Ellwood.
Chairman of resolutions y --
John tical.
Scrutineer -- Eric Mansfield
and three visitors.
Speaking competition --- ttobert
Reahufn.
Entert.air nient — George Saw -
yet, till leinent and Doug Me.
1Celvae. 1ti c {clue is a former
iter
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veterinarian at; llensalt and:
chtarter president of the 1Lensall
olu10.
will not be cut:- MPP
Spiking rumors that the On-'
tario government's proposed hos-
pital near Goderich has been cut
from. 1,200 to 300 beds, Huron
MPP Charles MaeNaughton said
Wednesday he was authorized
to state that no change in size
is being contemplated.
He revealed, however, that the
building may be used as a multi-
purpose establishment r ether
than solely for retarded children.
Mr. MacNaughton's statement'
read:
"I am authorized to say on
behalf of Hon. M. B. Dymond,
MD, minister of health, that
there is no change in the think-
ing on the part of the depart-
ment with respect to the size of
the proposed mental institution
to be built three miles south of
Goderich on Lake Huron.
"The only change is the re-
sult of new trends and concepts
affecting Mental Institutions to
the extent that it might be multi-
purpose in character.
"Further, I am authorized to
say that construction of certain
of • the service buildings— e.g„
power plant etc.—will be under-
taken at the earliest date pos-
sible in the summer of 1959,
"The value oC the institution
to Goderich and the entire Hu-
ron community will be in no
way impaired by any of the
changes referred to above.
"The minister, who will ad-
dress the annual meeting and
nomination convention of the
Huron P.C. Association at Clin-
ton on Monday, April 13, will
amplify the foregoing in terms
of greater detail on that occa-
Machinery,
home show
features
What's new in farm machi.
nery is featured on four
pages in this edition,
Pictures, stories and ads
about the new developments
in tractors, haying machines
and other equipment appear
on pages 13, 14, 15 and 16.
Highlights of uGerald Gin•
gerich's third annual home
improvement show in Zurich
Thursday and Friday appear
on pages 4, 5,
The home show wilt dis-
play newest conveniences
in modern living.. It's the
only show of its kind in the
area.
Announcements ............... 19
Church Noakes .. 19
Coming Events 19
Editorials 2
Farm News 11
Women's Page
Hensall 8.
Lucan.. .....•16
Sports 6
Want Ads 11
Zurich .. s
Sion."
Rumours in the Goderich area
indicated the government had
changed its plans for a 1,200 -bed
institution for children to a 300 -
bed hospital for adults,
Delay in the project has been
due to formulating plans relating
to the needs of the hospital with
that of Goderich, Mr. MacNatugh-
ton explained. Provision of ade•
quate water supply has been one
of these problems.
The Huron MPP also an-
nounced last week tlie gov't
plans to erect; a million dollar
..
bridge over the Maitland river
at Saltford. The gov't has pur-
chased a corner of the golf club,
for $25,000 for the new span.
He said the department of
highways hoped to complete pre-
liminary work on the bridge dur-
ing the early fall of 1959
Hearing on arson
scheduled today
Hearing of arson charges
against five district youths over
a Woodham district fire March
22 has been postponed until to-
day, April 2.
The youths will' appear in
Goderich magistrate's court.
The charges were laid follow-
ing destruction by fire of an un-
occupied frame farm home
owned by Allen H. Berry, RR 1,
Woodham.
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tion here.
"We are considering the estab-
lishment of a modified trade
school to take care of those
students whose talents lie in
other fields than academic stu-
dies," he said Wednesday.
The board has made no of-
ficial decision but he personally
favored extension of manual
training, home economics and
secretarial courses, he stated.
"It appears that this might
very well complement the plan
announced this week to stiffen
academic courses," Mr. Snider
said. He did not wish to com-
ment further on the provincial
(plans because they have not
been explained in detail, he said.
"We have been told that when
a school reaches an enrolment
of 800 it becomes worthwhile to
establish modified trade training.
As I understand it, we would
associate ourselves with a tech-
nical school like Beal in London.
Two years of the course would
be given at this school and the
next two years would be taken
at Beal,"
Authorities indicate it is not
economical to establish a com-
plete trade school until enrol-
ment passes the 1,200 level.
SHDHS enrolment is expected
to hit 800 in the early 1960's and
the board is making plans now
for the accommodation which
will be necessary. More class-
rooms will be needed by Sep-
tember of next year.
"I think it would be a good
idea to extend our technical
training," Mr. Snider said.
"Every student excels at some-
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A charge of impaired driving
against his brother, Calvin Cut-
ting, town, was adjourned until
May 6 at the request of Elmer
D. Bell, QC, defence counsel.
Passener on roof
William J. Reid, 18, Hensall,
paid $20 and costs on conviction
of careless driving.
Police said the
driving between 40 and 45 mph
on the highway near RCAF Sta-
tion Centralia with three youths
lying on the outside of the car
— one on each fender and one
on the roof.
The incident occurred about
11:30 p.m. There was no sign of
drinking, according to PC Hank
Reid.
Reid also paid 810 and costa
because his car was not equipped
with proper brakes.
Lucan man convicted
Joseph W. Forst, 27, lateen,
was• fined .$75 and costs, and his
licence was suspended for three
snopths on conviction of impaired
driving.
(. A waiter in the Central Hotel,
+Lucan, the accused was quite
belligerent and insulting, accord-
ing to police, when authorities
prevented him from driving his
{Prevented
from RCAF Station Cen-
tralia,
Frost. was defended by James
Donnelly, Goderich,
John Ross Chapman, Kippen,
paid $5.00 for driving vehicle in
an unsafe condition. PC R.
Lewis, Wingham, said he thought
it was a case of impaired driv
ing when he :noticed Chapman's
pickup truck weaving down the
road. When he tried to drive it
himself, however, he discovered
the machine couldn't be held on
a straight path.
Chapman pleaded guilty to
the charge.
y found Reid
Rabies toll over 100
victims
cattleems
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twen•
ty
Total number of animals in
Huron county which have died
from rabies since the epidemic
broke here is now well over 100,
according to health of animals
branch, Canada Department of
Agriculture, Seaforth,
Seventy-five of the victims
have been foxes. Twenty cattle,
three sheep and two horses are
among the toll.
Three more suspects were re-
ported in the area this week,
C Cecil Pepper shot a fox on
! the farm of Elgin Rowcliffe,
I RR 1 Hensall; another was kill-
ed beside a barn owned by Bill
Northcott, Hay; and a third ani-
mal was found dead in a field.
Heads of all three have been
f sent away for analysis by Dr.
R. F. Roelofson, Exeter.
Cause of death of two steers
owned by Edison Forrest, RR 2
Kippen, has been established as
rabies.
The two beasts died within
three days of each other over a
week ago.
Three weeks previous, Mr.
Forrest killed a fox which' had
been seriously injured by tramp-
ling of cattle in the yard, The
Forrest herd of about 40 head
is under quarantine although no
further sign of the disease has
been noticed.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Rev. B. Van Fa.rowe and Mr.
G. Nagel are in Hamilton this
week,- Tuesday until Thursday,
attending the all -Canada Work-
shop for Reformed Church mini.
sters and elders.
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dull side district residents observed l±taster in the traditional fashion of attending
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church in new smi
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Mrs. Ed l rad Senior street, adjusts her sailor hat as she prepares tel ,1oit1 the
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parade. Valley's i11 grader five; at ureter' Public School,
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