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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-05-07, Page 1MUSIC FESTIVAL PLAQUE WINNERS—These fdur SHDHS students won top individ- ual awards at SHDJIS music festival Tuesday. Their names will appear on this per- petual shi41d. Seated are Jean Henderson, 'who won first in the senior girl's soprano solo; and Mary Lott McCanh, who scored the highest mark of the festival, 87. Nick Fedossow was the , top boys' bass soloist and Charles Mickle placed first for senior boy's tenor solo. - —T -A Photo FESTIVAL ATTRACTS RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES—SHDHS music festival drew more entries than °ever before this year. Above, Principal H. L. Sturgis, in charge of music instruction, accompanies this senior mixed quartet which won first prize. From left- are Mary Anne Lostell, Mary Shaw, Ron Marshall and Paul Alnacher.—T-A Photo Adjudicator lauds standard at record SHDHS festival Annual music festival at SH - DHS Tuesday drew a record number of entries and, warm tributes from its adjudicator. Entries in the 15 classes total- led 130, most ever to compete in the festival. "The music in this schoolis at; a remarkably high standard for its size," summed up Bryan S. McCool. assistant director of music for the Ontario Depart- ment; of Education, after he had heardall of the entries, Music shield award winners for top individual performances were Mar;! Lou McCann, Jean Henderson, Nick Fedossow and Charles Mickle. Top mark of 87 was shared by three girls. MaryiLou Mc- Cann, Stephen, won t; for her contralto solo and .it was also awarded to two Hensel' sisters, Diane and Mary Anne Rennie, for a duel:. Second high mark of 86 was won by a number of entries in- cluding a senior mixed quartet composed of Mary Anne Lostell, Mary Shaw, Ron Marshall and Paul Amacher; a duet by Mar- lene Stone and Carole McCurdy, also solos by Mary Shaw and Ruth Haberer. "In most of the classes, par- ticularly in the four major solo classes, there was a surprising number of first class entries, especially among the boys, which is not; only delightful but " ` dicator a u very unusual, said Adjudicator McCnol. "The most charming thing to me was ,the massed choir work where we :had allthe individual entries in the solo, duet, trio Fourth joins detachment Exeter's OP,P detachment ex- pands to four members with the appointment of Constable Don Westover, Goderich, to the local Office. A navy veteran, the 36 -year- old constable has served four years with the provincial force in Owen Sound, Goderich and Seaforth. Before that he was a municipalconstable in Dundalk for•three years,' His ditties here start officially May 11. Ile hopes to move to town shortly with his family which, includes, his wife, Ginnie, and three children, Donald, 14. Jeannie, 12, and Billie Arlene, 10. During the war he served With both the Royal Navy and the RCN. His last ship was the cruiser HM:CS Uganda and he connpleted his slit years' service as an instructor an en anti=air• craft school at HalifaX. An ardent gaffe and fisher. Man, Constable Westover is also Mason. His father is a retired CPA engineer, ti and quartet classes singing at the same time. The effect was really quite thrilling." "The groups and the in- dividuals have obviously been trained carefully because they, sing with good taste and with remarkable accuracy and fine intonation." "I think the band and its con- ductor, Miss Christoff, require a special tribute because it is an altogether extracurricular af- fair. as I understand. The num- bers they played were welt done and played with great skill and to my great' pleasure." The adjudicator also praised the spirit shown by the com- petitors who didn't win. "You have a very sporting attitude," he told them. Principal. Sturgis, who con- ducts the music program at the school, expressed pleasure at the large number of entries. "I was also very much pleased with the spirit with which the students entered into the festi. val," he said. "They seem to develop more enjoyment for participation in the festival each year, Some of the groups developed to the stage where they were experi- PS employs new janitor Exeter public school board hired a new janitor at its meet- ing Monday night. Frank Wildfong, tow,n was en- gaged at an annual salary of $2,200. He will. succeed Luther Reynolds who. has resigned. Senior member of the mainte- nance staff is Glen McKnight. Tenders will be called for the painting of three classrooms this summer. Repairs to the sand box on the ground were authorized. Board members , will contact focal electricians to secure bids on the installation of a proper fire, alarm system. The board adopted the code of ethics, recommended by the On- tario School Trustees Council, in regard to employment of teach- ers. The board agreed to draft rules and regulation'sgoverning the use of the gymnasium by the harm and school association. Property chairman Rbcs The. key reported that drapes were being prepared for four robins at a cost of $85 per room. Principal A. 13. Idle reported attendance at 479, Kindergarten registration for the '59°'60 terms was 53 to date. A report was presented from the teachers', <comniittee " show. ing how profits from the ope- rettas had been spent. At pre- sent ,there i?; a balance Of $250 which will be used by the Wier' ers for one or their projects. r menting for s p e c 1. a l effects. That's when youget a thrill out of group effort." Bill Marshall was chairman for the festival and records were kept by Miss Dor i s Schwartz, school stenographer, and students Jane Morton and John Etherington. Crests and certificates, along with cash prizes were presented to three winners in each class. Festival results are on page 2. Cancer campaign reaches $ 3,200 Cancer campaign in Exeter and district has passed. the $3,200 mark and returns are still coming in, according to Treasurer K. W. McLaughlin. Objective for the district is $3,500. Hensall campaign raised over $340; Stephen has contributed nearly $300 with returns still coming in; tTsborne's total is also close to $300 with more to hear from; Crediton has contri- buted $117. Campaign Chairman Ray Mills said results of canvasses in Dashwood and Zurichare still not known. Reports are still to be heard from other centres. Eighty -Second Year • Iko EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 7, 1959 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Q!xeferv.imes voe Rival district candidates ready for election battle Huron street develops Debate draina ge po!k; as construction booms Terms for providing drainage for the current housing boom in Exeter were debated at Monday night's .council meeting. Council unanimously authoriz- ed an engineering survey for a proposed Huron street drain whichwill service six to eight new houses expected to be built east of Albert street this year. The building lots were sold by Mayor R. E. Pooley, who owns a considerable portion of the farm land on the north side of Huron street. Councillor Eldrid Simmons, co-owner of Riverview Heights subdivision, asked 1f proposed construction of the drain meant council was changing its policy. on drainage. "We have issued quite a few building permits lately subject to existing drainage. Now we're talking about putting in drains for the Huron street area. Are we going to change our policy? Council earlier had agreed to issue a permit; ' to Case Zee- huisen, town, to move a house to a lot on Andrew street north, near highway 83 "subject to existing drainage." Similar per- mits, making the builders re- sponsible for their own drainage, were granted to Contractor Ar. thur Whilsmith in the Dow sub- division and to the Simmons brothers in their new subdivision. Yet, Councillor Simmons point- ed, nut, council put in a 60 -:foot drain for a new house on John street this year and now was considering construction of a 600 -foot drain on Huron street. Deputy -Reeve Chester Mawhin- ney, a former drains chairman, indicated council .had made the builder responsible for drains in those places "where it's pretty hard to give them. drainage." Mayor Pooley pointed out that council has always provided drains where there are outlets. In the other cases, no outlets w R h i n reasonable cost were available. • Councillor Rether thought the whole drainage situation "is a heck of a 1poaess." "Somebody wants drainage •here, somebody else there. I want drainage. It's the same story all over town. We need. a survey to show us where we're going." Phones exceed 2,000 Bell seeks rate hike In conformity with the regula- tions of the boardof transport commissioners, the bell telephone company reportedto the board on April 30 that the Exeter local calling area had outgrown its present rate group, If, on the basis of this growth, the board directs that the Exe- ter local calling area be etas- sified into the next higher rate Takes car from youth At magistrate's court in Ex- eter Wednesday morning, Don- ald. Lewis Masnica, 18, Stephen Township, was deprived of the use of his car icor two weeks and will report again to the court at its next sitting. Masnica was charged by Pro- bation Officer W. Graven with breach of suspended sentence. While under suspension Masnica was involved in an accident in Exeter late one evening and he reported to the local police while his car was being fixed. It was also reported that he had picked up a young SHDHS student and 1;aken her to London casuing anxiety to her parents. "1 don't like boys of your age out on suspended sentence feel- ing that they can do as they please," said Magistrate Dudley Holmes. D. Robert Simpson, of RCAF Centralia, was clocked speeding at 80 miles an hour and was fined $20 and costs or three days in jail. Simpson is returning to his home in British. Columbia. Alex Voisin, Stephen, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving and paid a fine of $10 and costs. He was involved in a collision with another car. Robert J. Wilds, Stephen, was group, Exeter's telephone rates would be increased slightly to make them the same as those paid in other centres with a similar number of telephones in their local calling area, W. W. klaysom, Bell manager for this region, explained. For example, the monthly charge for two-party residence esidence service would be increased by 10 cents and individual resi- dence service by 20 cents. - Telephone rates for any ex- change are governed by the number of telephones in, its local calling area, recognizing the principle that the value of serv- ice to each.. customer increases as the number of telephones within the local calling area in- creases. The company is required to report to the board, twice year- ly, the status of exchanges whose total 'telephones have increased —or decreased— more than five per cent beyond the limits of their group. The Exeter area has expanded steadily in recent years and its progress has been accompanied by a parallel growth in the num- ber of telephones. Telephone cus- tomers served by the Exeter ex- change now have 2196 tele- phones in their local calling area. The following table provides examples of the rates now in effect and those for the next higher group for typical classes of. service. Present Next Group Group No. 3 No. 4 Residence Service Individual. Line 2 -Party Line Multi -Party Line Extension Telephone Business Service Individual. Line 2 -Party Line fined $15 and costs for speed- Multi. -Party Line ing. Extension Telephone 3,70 2.95 2.85 1,00 6.30 5.05 4..00 1.35 3.90 3.05 2.95 1.00 7.05 5.65 4.25 1.35 Cistrict high school board holds rate to seven mills SHDHS levy for 1959 will be seven mills, the same as last year's, the board decided at its meeting Tuesday night. Although, estimates on the cost of instruction and transportation are up considerably, the board plans to absorb these through the increase in its balance froni the previous year. Instruction costs are estimated, at $132,000 for 1959 compared to $114,000 for the previous year. Transportation is estimated at $45,000 compared to $41,400. Budget for capital outlays was increased from $3,250 to $7,000 and maintenance is esliniated at $2,000 compared to $670. Balance on hand in 1,959 was $51,800 compared to $32,200 the previous year. The board hopes to n'aatntain a surphts to ease the financial burden when the pro- posed roposed addition is erected. The seven -mill, levy will pro. vide a revenue of $97,800 to meet d e h en t u r e and maintenance costs. Contributions by munieipali. ties will be: Exeter $.17,731,0;. Grand Bend, $5,5$3,18; Hay, $23,920.18; 1-lensan $5,808.70; Ste. phen,$25,211.06; Tuckorsnnith, $734.21; il'sbo.'ne, $18,892.$0, r No report .has been received from the department on the pro. sosed addition which the board ubmitted for approval at its meeting. last Board okayed .arequisition. for a req $614 worth of supplies for the physical training program dur- ing the coming year. Code of ethics designed by the Ontario School. Trustees Council to prevent "raiding" of. teachers Where re to find it Announcements 3 Church Notices 17 Coming Events 11 Editorials 4 Farm. News 11 Fetninine Facfs . 14 Hansell 8,9 t.ttcen 16, 11 ports 4, 7 Want Ads la ,..Zurich' o,.,..., ,w.,,,,.,;.r.,.rr,,.,... by school boards, was adopted. The board gave Principal I1. L. Sturgis authority to purchase supplies for instruction in safe driving which will be given dur• ing health periods starting next year. The course will be acade- mic only; no practical instrue- tion will be provided. Principal 1i, L. Sturgis re- ported exams will begin on May 15 :for the senior forms, May 19 for junior forms. Commereial students ha v e posted a better4than-average re- cord tan spelling tests conducted in eo-operation with the National Office Managers' Association, Two students had a perfect score On the first test and six on the seeond. Successful stu- dents receive credentials, which. are regarded as recvininetida° tions to employers. Ttepresentataves .from teachers' collegt; have interviewed a mum- her of grade_ 13 students inte- rested in public school, teaeh- ing. Patdh tests for tuberculosis Will be given tb students en Fri - bat, ! rida."v, Maw 8. Chairman H. L. Snider pre sided. Councillor Bill Musser moved that the survey on Huron street be made and- drains committee chairman, Ross Taylor, who said "it's the logical thing to do" backed the motion, MI council- lors voted for it. Harold Taylor, of Usborne, started the debate when he ask- ed council about the drainage situation on Huron street, in- dicating he intended to build several hosues on the north side, east of the existing housing. Mayor. Pooley indicated at ]east two other owners planned to build in the same area this year. Accept Bell increase Although they obviously didn't like it, council members took no formal objection to a Bell tele- phone company application for increase in. rates because of the growth of the number of tele. phones serviced by the local of- fice. The .number now exceeds 2,000, which puts the town in a higher rating. Several councillors suggested that, in view of the dial systems being installed aroundthe area, the company be requested to provide the same type of ser- vice here. Members, however, agreedthat little could he accomplished in protesting the increase .in rates. To start park improvement Councillor Bili Musser, in charge of parks, indicated a start will be made this year on land- scaping plans for the extension of Riverview park .in the area between the highway bridge and the dam.. Arrangements have been made, he reported, for planting of trees along the north hank, one of the recommenda- tions in the proposed pian for the areasubmittedby an OAC expert several years .ago, Counpillor Musser also an- nounced that the Ausable River Conservation Authority had re- -Please Turn to Page 2 Both Huron riding candid,$tes the PC campaign in Huron wilt welcomed the election announce- be based on our record of ap meat this week by Premier complishments and a sense of Frost. faith in the future of Ontario Ontario will go to the polls and Huron," said Mr. Mac- Thursday, June 11. Naughton. Huron ,MLA C. S. MacNaugh- "I don't propose to make a lot ton, PC, who has just completed of promises. The Progressive his first sitting in the legislature, .Conservative accomplishments of and his Liberal. opponent, H. H. the past will he related to the G. Strang, both told the Times- administration of the future. Advocate Wednesday they were "I hope to continue to give "ready for the fight." the close personal representa- "Our organization is ready tion to every citizen in Huron and eager to get to work," said that has beengiven in this rid- Mr. MacNaughton, ing in the past," he stated. "We are ready to roll," said potlines three planks Mr. Strang, who has already started campaigning with a color Mr. Strang outlined three ma» ful sign mounted on his ear. ler planks in his upcoming cam - In Middlesex North, a UWO paign in H. "Wend professor, Dr. John Paul, has the Frost governmenturone has contbeen been named the Liberal Candi- in office too long and there is date to .oppose William Stewart, not enough opposition," he stat - sitting PC 'member, who is ed. We also feel that this rid - sitting expected to be renominated Mon, ing, because it is one of the day night. Both Huroncandidates reveal- ed campaignstrategy and their platforms this week. "We do not approve' of the Personal visitation will be the rather master -servant approach major weapon for both men, to provincial municipal relations with rallies playing a secondary which has been displayed by the roll. Liberal leader. John Winter- Frost government." meyer is expected to speak in Mr. Strang, who is clerk of Huronat least once, according Usborne township, has appointed to Mr. Strang. George E. Rether, Exeter coup- "As far as 'I am concerned, cillor, his campaign manager. most important agricultural areas in the province, should be represented by a farmer." Dedicate renovation of Dashwood church The Dashwood E.U.B. Church+ has just completed an improve-' ment project, costing well. over! $4,000. The dedication service fort these new improvements was conducted Sunday. The improvements include two new oil furnaces, a new lighting system and a new ceiling for the Sunday School department of the church, the repainting of the walls, the sanding and refinish- ing of the floor, the repainting of the class room chairs, and the varnishing of the' chapel chairs, and the remodelling of the Sun- day School chapel. worship centre, with the addition of a new drape for a background.. The call for this improvement project came when the .need for rewiring was brought to the at - JUNIOR WINNERS—Top solists in the junior classes at SHDHS music festival were Terry Cosgrove and Dorothy Parker. Both won over 10 other entrants intheir respect- ive classes. —T -A Photo TIE FOR HIGH MARKS—Mary Anne and Dianne Ratlnie, dau �hter$ of Mr. and Mrs. Sala Rannie Hensa11 shared r.g , . « hinge festival H 'Tuesda highest nyall. of the nt s1 v at Sl`#D S afternoon, The sisters received an 87 tri a iltiet. The mark .., e , . . contralto was fiiso also won by Mary �,a M �alalx 1a]� �,. n,. solo, T -,A Photo tention of church officials. Theta the disposal of the old shed that had for many years served as a storage place for wood and coal made necessary either a new building for storing wood and coal, or a new heating system. The congregation decided on oil heating instead of wood and coal heating. The rewiring was completed about a year ago. The furnaces were installed during the past;. winter, The new ceiling and new lights were put in early this spring. The repainting of the walls, the sanding and refinish- ing of the floor, the work on the chairs and the worship centre was completed within the last few weeks before the dedication, The dedication service com- menced at 10 o'clock in the main sanctuary of the church, and was completed, in the Sunday School chapel at 11 o'clock.' The act of dedication took place in the Sun- day School. chapel where the im- provements were made. The pastor, Rev. W. F. Krotz, was in charge of the service, assisted by the choir, directed by Mrs. J. M. Tiernan, and two soloists, Harry Hoffman, and the guest singer, Miss Alice Johnson, of Arkona, with Mrs, Ken Mc- Crae at the organ. The theme of the dedication message was "Why does the Church continue its Worship Services." A liberal offering was received toward the cost of the project. A considerable portion of the work was done by laymen of the church who participated in a number of bees and contributed many hours of volunteer labor. Chairman of the trustee board of the church is Gordon Bender. Superintendent of the Sunday' School is Donald Geiser., Move new drill to Usborne farm A spanking. new drill, manu- factured in Mexico, was moved onto the farm of James Ander» son, lot 24, concession 8, Us - borne township, Monday, to dig for oil. Mr. Anderson said the owners, a Chatham firm, will drill about, 500 feet for a western oil com- pany which owns ]eases for oil rights in considerable of that area north of Thames Road, Drilling is faking place in tho bush between concessions seven and eight. Holrnesville man buys area store Bert Lobb, Holmesville, purr. chased the Kyle general store and dwelling at Kippen for '$509 itt the nubile auction Wednesday afternoon. The building.. purchased last year by the Ontario Dep't of Highways, must be removed by August 1 to provide visibility for traffic at the corner. Mr. Lobb entered the only bird for the buildings. Harold Jack - UM was the auetioneer. Posture queen vies in Toronto Paul Boulianne, or Crediton, SHtMIS s posture queen, cont* peted itt reronto Saturday for the provincial posture title, Three TororltO girls 'worn the top prizes of the competiti1 spohsored by the O"ntai'ib Chiari raetie College. Dr. G. A. Webb, txeier chit& praetor, drw friss notnianne t� the cbllege.for the event, r 0