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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-08-13, Page 1PLAN CHARGES 1N FATAL .CRAS 10lt ee charges to lay eh ages against LAC Ken- neth Ii„ Meiklejohn, Exeter, m.connection with the crash. Friday night which killed a 20 -year-old Norwegian air cadet. 't'hr'ee other persons were injured. Above anibul- once driver Lawrence Mason,,,Grand Bend, removes one of thevictims from the scene. -Vorheis photo NATO CADETS 'TR.AFFIC VICTIMS -Shown here as happy guests in a Grand Bend home about a week before one of them was killed are three. of tk e NATO air cadets involved in the fatal accident at the intersection of the Crediton road' and No. 81 Friday night, 'fore Kjus,. 20, Norway, right, was killed when 'the •car he and his friends were pushing Was hit from behind by another driven by Kenneth R. Meikle- job, 24, Exeter. Left is Jostien Lindal, 18, driver of the cadets' car, sitting beside Knot Solem., 18, neither of whom was injured. This picture was taken while the three were being entertained at the .hone of Mr. and Mrs. Jack hood, Grand Bend, the week before. Mr. Hood persuaded Kjus to don a Canadian cowboy hat for the photo. Crown considers charges in crash killing air cadet Huron Crown. Attorney Glenn Hays, QC, said Wednesday charges are "under considera- tion" . against. a 24 -year-old Ex- eter airman over the death Police say LAC Kenheth R. 1lleik;lejohn, 311. Main St., was the driver of the car which rammed another vehicle being pushed by a group of NATO students training at the RCAF station. Dead is Tore Kyus, 20, who suffered a fracture at the base of his skull and a lacerated brain. Folice believe he was struck by an open door of the stalled car.' In hospital withserious leg injuries is A. Jr, M. Schrijver, 18, Netherlands cadet, whose limb was caught as he tried to jump onto the trunk of the for- ward car as he Meiklejohn ve- hicle approached. He suffered multiple fractures to the right leg and ankle, Four• other 'cadets, including driver Jostein Linda.l, 18, jumped clear of the impact. It was Lin - dal who warned the others oft, the impending crash, the impending crash. Per Chris- tiansen, 18, Stoker Danielson, 19, and. Curt Solem, 18, and •Linda; escaped injury. Impact drove the cadets' car through the intersection and i•nt.o a bean field to the north-west corner, a distance of over 130 feet. The Meiklejohn: car came to rest at the west side of the Intersection. Lindal's car stalled When he stopped at the corner and his battery wasn't streng enough to start the engine again, itis pas- sengers were pushing it in an effort to get it going. Two occupants of the Meikle - john car were also in•iured. LAC J. .T, Hooper, 31;4 Main S., suf- 'Hawks' to fly _ y 111 show hOW The "Colclen l'tawks," RCAF's celebrated acrobatic team, are expected to perform at the Air 11'orci; Day program slated for Centralia on September 10, deo spite the death of one of the pilots in a crash. near Calgary Monday.; A Sabre piloted by F'/t 1'. 3, Kett, 25, collided with h light 't:U,S. civilian plane near the Cal. ga'v Jietd, Three persons died. The 1-fawks will be the: feature 0tttet'tibti at I.he Centralia rele.- bration, in whirl' 1lCA1±` Clfhton Will be il'tdduded, A arowti of. 00900 15 nodal to attond, fered severe lacerations to the face and head and William Groves, 60, father-in-law of Meik- lejohn, received facial lacera- tions, an injured leg and a pos- sible concussion, Dr. V. Gulens, Dashwood; Dr, W. A. Read, Exeter; and Coroner Dr. J. C. Goddard, Hensall, as- sisted at"the scene. • Funeral'service for the cadet was held at RCAF Station Cen- tralia Monday in the protestant chapel, conducted by Padre E. G. Moore and the Hopper -Hockey Funeral Home. Police are still trying to locate the victim's parents who are on holidays in Norway. The cars, '51 and '52 models, valued at $400 each, were write- offs, Constable G. W, Mitchell, who investigated, said the accident happened about 9,30 p.m. Lloyd Stewart, 49, RR 3 Exe- JOINS STAFF -- Mics Sylvia Johns, Woodham, has recently joined the" staff of Westervelt Business School in London, Miss ,johns is a graduate of SHDHS and Westervelt. Where to find it Announcements 11 Church Nobles 14 Coming Events 14 Editorials 4 Perm News 9, 10 • f=eminine Feet 12 Hensel, Looking In 'WathLiz o I.ucen 13 snorts( woo Ads 11 ter, was one of six persons hospitalized Sunday afternoon in a three -car crash on No. 8, near Mitchell. Stewart, driver of one of the cars, suffered lacerations about the face and knee and possible fractures of the skull and pelvis. A passenger in the Stewart car, Gordon Hayter, 53, Pontiac, Mich., received head cuts. Also hospitalized were Mrs. Lorne Eidt, 36, RR 5 Stratford, Ind three children, David, 13; Nancy, 10, and Ruth, four. Three others were treated for injuries, Drivers of the vehicles were Mrs. Eidt, Lloyd Stewart and Miss Martha Hinz, 17, RR 2 Monkton, who was uninjured. The accident occurred at 2 p.m. when the Hinz car was stopped, facing east, the Stewart car proceeding east and the Ea& station wagon proceeding west. Provincial Constable Albert -Please turn to page 3 (Eeferhnes-,?bt, Eighty -Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 13, ;194' cafe Score in. ifhrej ce 'rice Per opy 10 a nfp rge adults to take vaccine as polio hits. Huron district .Paul iilson tops grads passing record -85.99 Paul .Wilson. former editor of the SHDHS "Ink Spot", topped: this year's graduating class with eight first class honors and one second. He scored an average of 84.4, A close runner-up was Dick Charrette, RR 1 Dashwood, whose average was. 83.7. • Results announced Wednesday revealed the class posted a passing percentage of 85.99, slightly lower than last year's 86.13. All papers were passed in four subjects --English composi- tion, botany, Latin authors and composition. Paul Wilson autoniaticall.v wins' the $i00 student council scholar- ship for highest ,aggregate marks. His highest was a 94 in, chemistry, followed by 1 93 in trigonometry. He missed getting all first class honors by one in ark. Son of teachers Mr. and Mrs., Cecil Wilson, he has been a prominent singer in the school' as a member of the glee club and the popular quartette, "Four! Mad 'Lads". He also participat-j ed in badminton competitions. l Dick Charrette captures the paper staff award, also valued at $100, for second highest ag- gregate, His top nark was ani 89 in zoology and his 88 and 86� in the ,French exams led the class. Son of 141r, and Mrs. Dennis Marche, lie has received a num- ber of awards for verse and public speaking. Both youths have won aca-, demic awards for winning high-' est marks in the class during its five years at the school. Placing third in the class wa- Allison Clarke, daughter of Rev,' and Mrs, J. T. Clarke, former, minister at Centralia. Named outstanding girl at the school' this year, she passed with an average of 78.4. ; Other than the three top stu dents, those who scored top marks in individual subjects were Gwendolyn Spencer, Eng- lish composition, 81; Bill Ether•- ington, English literature, 96; TOP SHDHS GRADUAL and Ross Christian, history, 90. ' '. Paul Wilson -See results page 2 Acquit lady at Bend on noisy party charge In magistrate's court at Grand Mrs, Ann Hanna, whose prop - Bend Tuesday 'afternoon„ Mrs. erty adjoins the Ward property, Jack Ward, joint owner of the stated that the party was still Ward cabins, directly back of going strong at eight o'clock the police station, was acquitted Sunday morning. The language' of a charge of permitting ob- was not fit for human ears. She scene,.. abusive language.,a:nd dis- Please turn to page 3 orderly conduct contrary to vil- lage bylaw, on July 5. After hearing all. the evidence Barbers change Magistrate J. C. Dunlap, Sarnia, stated that in any court a de- cision. can be reached only on hours. and• prices the evidence submitted, A per- New prices and new hours son is innocent until proven will he established by local' guilty. According to the hylaw barbers on Monday, August 17. no person or persons shall al- Regular cuts will increase) low or permit any obscene from 85 to 90 cents with brush language, etc. "The evidence and crew cuts advanced from that I have is„ that Mrd, Ward 90 cents 16 $1,00. Children's came to the pelrce station about prices will remain the same. one o'clock and requested police to look around during :the night. Shops will close at: 6p.m. There was no evidence as to Monday, Thursday and Friday where the accused was later in and at 9 p.r . Tuesday and Zurich tax- Ieyy the night. It was up to the pro- Saturday. They will remain clos- secution to 'prove that she did ed Wednesdays. remains at 15 Tax levy for Zurich will re - RUNNER -UP . . . Dick Charrette know what was going on. I de- The changes follow recom- clare the accusednot guilty and mendations of the Ontario Bar - the case dismissed." bers Association to all area Before the commencement of branches to shorten working the trial, H. . Taggart, London, hours and seek fair reniunera- appearing fof the defense, argil.- tion in comparison with other ed that the village bylaw was trades. void, and the case be dropped. The association is also seek- E. D. Bell, QC, defended the ing better shop conditions in - legislation for the village coun- eluding inspection by local hoard cit and Magistrate Dunlap ruled of health officials and licencing that the village bylaw is valid by the Department of Labor. and that the trial continue. Mel Crich, Clinton, organizer Constable E. E, Crane testi- of the Goderich branch, OBA, fied that about 8:30 a,m..he was stated, recently he expects tight - called to the Ward courtyard er restrictions will be placed on because of shouting and drink- ing. Ile found 20 to 30 persons sleeping beneath blankets and saw drinking, Archie Gibbs testified that be- tween 4.30 and. 5 o'clock Sunday morning he was arousedby a party that was going wild on the Ward. property. There was obscene language, Telephone increases come into effecttoday The Exeter calling area has expanded steadily in recent years and its progress has been accompanied by a parallel growth in the number of tele- phone ele- phone s, Telephone customers served by the Exeter exchange now have 2,210 telephones in their local, calling area. The following table provides examples of the new monthly, rates .for tyiiieal classes of ser- vice in the present and new rate groups for the area. Because the Exeter local call- ing area has outgrown its pre- sent rate group, increases will go into effect August 13 to bring the rates into line with those charged: in other centres Witha similar num))er of telephones, W. W.:1laysaro Bell. Telephone inan- ager for this region, said this week, The increases, are relatively small, Foe example, the month- ly charge for two-party residence service will be only 10 cents higher andindividual residence service 20 cents higher. The trove of Exeter into a higher rate group was directed by the board of transport com- missioners :following a Bell com- pany report issued April 30, .1959, The report stated that the number. of telephones in the F3xeter calling area had increas- ed by more than five per cent beyond the maximum. limit of the present rate group. Telephone rates :for any ex- change are governed by the number of telephones in the local ealling area, recognizing the prineiple that the value of service to each Customer creases as the number of fele- phones increases. The 1.3ell conr- pany is required to report to the beard ltvire' yearly,nr e status exltnges whnst iolal� teie- Phones have iner+easetl by nnre than five per emit: btlyon " the of their group, Present Group Residence Service No. 3 Individual Line $3,70 2 -Party kine 2.95 Multi•Party Lite;2,85 Extension Telephone 1.00 Business Service individual Line 6.30 2 -Party tine 5:05 Multi -Patty Line 4.00 Extension '.Ceiephene 1.35 New Group No. 4 $3.90 3.05 2.95 1.00 7.05 5.65 4.25 1..35 HbNOR EMPLOYEE Mr. Ed Wurm, who has been employed with. Cann's Mill :for the past. 14 years, commenced work with Guenther - yl'uekey Transport on Monday tnorning. Mr. and Mrs, Mori. Coarser were hosts a i t5 l bai,� a l reui': party .on Sunday for Garth s Mill 'erni toy eee Miert Mr. and �� an Mics. - uriit were 'pretetited With a Chest of °liven barber tradesmen by the De- partment of Labor through local municipalities. Upsurge in the number of; in Detroit where over .600 cases polio cases, s now nearing g epi -occurred with 20-oc deaths, proportion in Montreal I was learned: later that the great.. and Newfoundlandareas, is hit- est incidence in that city oe. ting Huron county, i curred in parts where fell Two suspected cases from the, people had secured the polio' north end of the county have vaccine. been admitted to Victoria has " With the vaccina made avail. pilot, London, since the first of able in Huron to pre-school and the month. school c h. i 1 d r e n, there was Funeral services for a nearby, scarcely a refusal. Local physic* resident of Perth, who died from. tans, however,' have reported bulbar polio, affecting the brain,' only a limited demand by adults were held Tuesday. ifor the sante protection. The outbreak, highlighted byi "A one -dose polio' vaccine, 157 cases in ' Montreal, has taken by mouth, is reported prompted Canadian officials to' under trial `by an American score the lethargic attitude of laboratory. Should it prove tei adults toward taking advantage be satisfactory, another great of the free Salk vaccine avail -1 advance in immunization abie.Thev claim many thousands: have been achieved. Until this have failed to take the three- happens, however, every uses shot treatment. !should be made of the presene Local doctors indicate only a Salk -type vaccine which is safe small proportion in this area and highly effective. This' prof have been treated. "Physicians duct of science leas Alread: have reported only a limited de-ilargel-v eliminated rite scourge! mond by adults for the protec-i of polio' in areas where it has tion," stated Dr. R. M. Aldis,been properly utilized." Huron MOH, in his annual re - Port. "f guess it's indifference," he commented. So far this year, 12 polio pa- tients in Canada have died. The; vast majority of those stricken; have had no Salk shots; a. few have had one. J One of. the two IIuron patients, j Folice Chief (, H. IVJeKenzi�r a 17•year•old, had received her; said Wednesday investigatio'4 three shots but her affliction is; has revealed two suspects is described as "mild". Authorities i connection with weekend break - say she has shown remarkable'ins at SHDHS and Exeter Public improvement since she was ad -`School. milted to hospital. 'rhe vaccine is said to bel McKenzie said 'he planned f about 80 percent effective. The; interrogate two district youthe few who do contract the disease i Wednesday night, after taking the shots are not! Minor damage and theft of as severely afflicted as those: about $10 was reported. Th. who don't. In the Detroit epi-! money was taken from the demic .last year, only five per-: HS office. in both schools, cent of the 600 cases had had cabinets and desks were force vaccine,open. The 1958 report of the Huron! Entry to the high school 'waft County Health. Unit reveals over' gained through a window in the 46,000 doses have been given tot lavatory off the principal's of school and pre-school children in fice. A desk and cabinet were the county since 1955.opened. Following completion of the' At the public school, entry school program, the vaccine was was made first into the furnace made available free to physic- room from where a garden ians and health clinics for the shovel was taken, The tool wax treatment of adults. The vaccine used to open the filing cabinet has been available to all citizens, after entry was- made to the regardless of age, at district principal's office through an out.. clinics of the Huron unit during side window. Some records were taken from the cabinet but not disturbed. A window in the door of the office, facing the corridor, was smashed. The break-ins were reported, by janitors Monday morning. Another break-in was reported at SS 3 Hay but nothing was reported missing. Foul language was written on blackboards and a stove pipe. dented, Suspect two. in break-ins 1959. In his report, Dr. Aldis urged adults not to neglect treatment. The, fact that in 1958 there was no polio in Huron was one of the highlights of this section of the report, which follows: , "1958 was a polio' free year in Huron! "For some time, concern was held because of an epidemic main at 15 mills, the rate it has been for a number. of ,years, it was decided b the trustees. at y Laud18 year � old i cadet a meeting this past week. / Trustees authorized a notice forbidding riding of bicycles on sidewalks. Tenders are being called for the supply of an auxiliary sta-' tionary engine for the water system, The engine w.tll be used; to operate the system in case of hydor interruption. Contract for installation od water extension on Centre street was awarded to Gingerioh's Sales and Service. l in landing near Bend Veteran RCAF pilots have been I said damage was not: serious, loud .in their praise of an 18-i Authorities are seeking the. year-old Norwegian NATO stu-1 propeller, which fell from the dent who brought a propeller-I� plane when it was northeast of less Chipmunk safely down into Parkhill, io determine cause 4f a field near Grand Bend Tues- the failure, day afternoonth. An official RCAF release ga.vS Al.ihough e plane crashed these details on the incident: through two fences as it crossed Flight Cadet K. Tungesvik, 15,. the Crediton highway,:officials of the Royal Norwegian Air Force was carrying out a sole training mission from RCAF` Station Centralia in the vicinity' of Parkhill on the afternoon of August: 11 when a propeller flew off his Chipmunk airplane, He was at 4,000 feet al the time and he immediately set up a glide approach on Grand Rend airport, eight miles away. FO. Peter Giles, an instructor at Centralia, saw the aircraft in difficulty' and flew alongside to assist EC Ttrne,esvik. T� ,? x"?" The student pilot was carrying out an excellent approach but unfortunately the wind wan against him and he was forced, to land in a field one mile to the south of the airfield. Ile rolled across the Crediton highway and through the two fences bordering it. The air- plane was not seriously damag- ed. Lt. Cmdr. Bradford, of the Royal Canadian Navy Medical. Branch, was driving by when his saw the accident occur. Ile help- ed 1''C 'l'ungesvik from the air* plane and examined him for in. jury. The student pilot was uti'i hurt. FC Tungesvik's home is in the Royal Norwegian Air Fore* who is, training in Canada with the 'itCAT" under the NATO air.. crew training seherne. He has been in Canada four months, EC Ttrrtgesvic's home is in Melhus, Norway, where he lived with his parents. 'Lt. Cnrdr, and Mrs. Tungesvik, before joining: the air force in the autumn of '58, The propeller of the Chipmunk has not; been :round as yet. 1't, TOYS VOR I RISTMAS W� 1�il ret attending the vacation the Pente. is on the ground som where to g e to the , north and east of Parkhill costal church brought used to s to tit under a summer Christmas tree Monday. .. .. �; ?' incl. n vt n,ii , The toys will be repaired and ain d forwarded . I a •d Centralia aha nffrcrals iia. g p p to by n older group and xorwaidrd `to an 1 riiade art earnest plea to anynrrt Bible school at orphanage in the west .forChristmas, Standing above, from left, are Bonnie 'Biro, Pebble iVicLeod, Ruth Ann Whiting, :Linda Whiting, Peggy Pryde and. Barbara Whit. ing.W��Kneclln are Susan. lnsle and Chris Mc: ersie. Patstnr, J(rs. 1 . Butler is 1.n Char., e b� the .'.. ` r .,_,.: A � rC st:�bei� . � A. Photo who should fired the prooelter to :rc'tuth :11 sthoe the RCAF Must have it 10 rlhelp del ..p tirrYrinrs, the cause of the propeller 111%0,