HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-09-17, Page 1Lesson in democracy
Nominate 70
for 17 posts
Unlike some .district muniele-1
,elections in recent Years.'
there's
no shortage of contest
ants for positions_ in SHDHS
student, .government.
Students showed a geed 'cx-
ample, to their .elders by ,nomin.
alive* 71 candidates for .15 'pests
in their MOO, boys and girls
Athletic societies.
There are at least four can-
didales for -cacti position And
eight ar.e in the race, for one
post.
All students but those in grade
nine are ,permitted to .nominate
representatives. The nine Me -
dents are allowed to vote. how-
eve.r.
Elections will be .held later
this week or early next week.
Grads top
HS record
SHDI-IS graduates of '59 .has
Ivori more scholarships and bur-
saries than any other class in
the school's history, Principal
H. L. Sturgis reported to the
board Tuesday night.
He also revealed members of
the class had captured three of
the new $400 Ontario •scholar-
ships which required a passing
average of 80 percent, A fourth
student missed the award by a
single mark.
The school has received a. let-
ter of congratulatiori from the
Ontario Dep't of Education for
this achievement.
Principal Sturgis said total
value of the awards won by the
class would exceed $5,000. Fur-
ther awards are expected to 'be
announced. later this fall.
The, principal described the re-
sults as "very gratifying." Pas-
sing percentage of the class was
86.5, slightly higher than last;
year's. The Times -Advocate pre.'
viously reported the percentage!
at 85,99.
One "accomplishment worthy
of note," Mr. Sturgis stated,'
was the record in English. All
students passed the composition
exam and there was only one
failure . in literature. These. pa-
pers are written by all students.
Other subjects in which 'the
class scored, a 100 percent pas-
sing record were bota,ny, Latin
authors and compoeition.
Top award winner of the. class
was Paul Wilson, who led the
graduates with an average of
84.4 in nine papers.
Three students who won the
new Ontario scholarships were
Paul Wilson, Dick Charette and
Allison. Clarke. The student who
missed 'the ,award by one mark
was Bill. Etherington.
Dominion - provincial student
aid bursaries of $400 each have
been won by four students —
Dick Oharrette, Ross Christian
and Bill .Etherington, for uni.
versity study, and Allison Clarke,
for teachers col,lege.
AOTS hears
'This year it will he eirra
turn lo head student council and -
there are six nominated for the
post, which alternates between
a boy and a .girl every year,.
Nominations. are;
STUDENT .074/Nell,
President — Martha ,Cochrane,
Rosemary Smith, Sharon Smil-
lie, Barbara Hodgson, Peggy
McLaughlin, Edith Small.
'Vice -President — kibn Ether-
ington, Dave O'Reilly, Ted San. -
dere, Ron Marshall, Jack Zn -
flag, Bob Sehroecier.
Secretary — 'Betty Parker,
Sandra Spider, Marjorie }lodged:,
'Norma Geiger, Doug Busche,
Ross Rowe, Bonnie Doerr, Betty
Dixon.
Treasurer — Joe n Guenther,
Jim Russell, • Bernice Grainger,
Karen Essery.
Publicity — Brenda Becker.
Elizabeth Bahnister, Grace Me -
Kenzie., David Noakes, Barry
-Swanson, Steve Henning, Judy
Elder.
BOYS' ..ATHLETIC SOCIETY
President—Doug Busche, Ross
Rowe, Laurie Illingsworth, Bill
Sytsma.
Vice -President — Steve Kyle,
Paul. Seldon, David Lamb,
Wayne :Willett.
Secretary Ron Marshall,
Steve Benning, Dean McKnight,
Bria.n Bonthron.
Treasurer — Ted Sanders, Bob
Murray, Robert Schroeder,
Ralph Wareham,
Publicity — Danny Moore,
David O'Reilly, Robert Johnson,
Jim Rader.
GIRLS' ATHLETIC SOCIETY
President — Norma Geiger,
Martha Cochrane, Bonnie Doerr,
Margaret Oke.
Vice -President — lize Gul.ens,
Sandra. Reid, Kristine Gulens,
Barbara Hodgson.
Secretary — Joan Guenther,
Donna Fisher, Judy Tennant,
Carole Hogarth.
Treasurer — Mary Shaw,
Catharine Hodgins, Carole Mc-
Curdy. Brenda Becker.
Publicity—Betty Dixon, Janet
Gascho, Mary Ann Lostell, Sand-
ra Snider.
Replace old drill
' at Creduton well
The Jul-dur-mar company is
replacing its old national rig
with a new diamond drill on its
oil well site near Crediton.
The firm has purchased an ai1.
new steel mast from Michigan
which will. replace the old one,
now being torn down.
Four thousand feet of tubing
will be inserted inside. the pre-
sent 'el1 and cemented at the
bottom. The diamond drill. will
continue down .from this point.
Driller George Motila,ster ex-
pects the new rig will. be in ope-
ration in three weeks.
Although a number of wells
have. been dug in. this area dur-
ing recent years, none has gone
near the depth of the Crediton
one. The company expects to
continue beyond 5,000 feet if ne-
ales SR ry.
new minister .
Fall ,activities for bhe AOTS
men's club of James Street t
United Church .commenced with
a barbecue at. the 'church at •
7 p.m to which wives and lady
friends were invited,
A welcome was extended bo
R,ev. and Mrs. S. E. Lewis by
Dr. H. H. Cowen who also intro-
duced Mr. Lewis as the eve-
ning's speaker. Choosing for his
topic "How to measure results
" in church work" he pointed out
the weakness in measuring a
ehurch's progress by figures or/
by it h e financial statement.
Rather results Should bemeas-
ured by growth of charaiter of
individual members and •as a
whole. .1, M. Sottthcott thanked
Mr. Lewis.
Mr. J. Hubert Jones led in the
devotional. Messrs. Mervyn Cud -
more and Robert, &Wheal. re-
ported ton laymen's conferences
at Alma College. St. Tleoma,s, and
Elgin House respectively.
Mr, Ray Mills 'conducted a
singsong with Mrs, Mervyn Cud.
more at the ,piano. President
Robert Sou4hcott chaired the
meeting.
Hensall dogs
go to clinic
Hensel]. council has decided to
put the problem of stray dogs
in the hands of a veterinary.
Council Voted Monday night
to take all dogs running at large
to the veterinary clinic et Zur-
ich, They will be kept there for
three days And then destroyed
if not claimed.
Persons who claim dog will
he required to pay boarding
fees
The move followed renewed
warnings from county officials
abolit the danger of rabies. A
restirgence of the disease is
expected this fall and winter,
Council hacked a resolution
from the township of Sarnia op-
posing drilling operations for ell
and gas in Lake -Huron.
Tenderare being called to
foundation work mi roads from
King to South Itichniond to Nee
son, This Stretch will be paved
in 1960.
COutted Approved a grant of
00 for the Bengali School. Fair
at the request at Howard Sealie.
It *as decided to return te
standard time Saturday Midnight,
September 26.
At, the see.ond court M reVietiOn
held prier to 0001104 meeting,
iti erro in the htialtheSS ASSeaa-
ment of Reye B. Paterson Was
eorreeted, 3
a
Eighty.S*conel lfikAr
exeferlimesativocafe
AIR FORCE DAY FEATURE—A replica of J. A. D. Mc.'
Curdy's 'Silver Dart' will be one of the anniversary fea-1
tures of the Air Force Day show at Centralia Saturday.
Headliners for the program, expected to attract 20,0001
from Western Ontario, are the "Golden Hawks," RCAF's
celebrated aerobatic team, —RCAF Photo
Anniversary air show
to feature CE program
Saturday's Air Force Day show
at Centralia should be the best
of the many outstanding pro•
grams presented by the local sta-
tion, officials predict.
Features marking the 35th an-
niversary of the RCAF and the
golden anniversary of powered
flight in Canada will give this
year's display a different fla-
vor.
Top attraction, of course, is
the "Golden Hawks" the RCAF's
famed acrobatic team which has
been thrilling thousands at simi-
lar shows across Canada,
In contrast, another feature
will be the display of the replica
of the "Silver Dart,' the first
machine to fly • under its own
power in Canada. 0
While jets, smoke -writers, "box
cars" and the giant Argus fly
overhead, spectators will see
early 1900 contraptions which
pioneered flight.
Models of the guided missiles
will. he on display, along with a
Bomarc display table showing the
type of bases being installed in
the North Bay area for the ma-
chine which replaces the Arrow
in Canada's defence.
Also on exhibition will he a
sidewinder air-to-air missile, a
velvet glove missile, a radar
horning guidance unit and an in-
fra -red homing demonstrator,
Displays comparing life in the
RCAF from its inception to the
present will he shown. One of
these features will note the differ-
ence between the food rations for
airmen in 1924 and 1959.Anan-
niversary cake will. be topped bY
a .model of a Bomarc.
One of the reasons this year's
show will excel]. past ones is the
RCAF's decision. to .schedule its
station open • houses throughout
the summer instead of holding
all of them on the same day, This
permits such attractions as the
"Golden Hawks" to perform at
every station,
Other craft in the air show \'ill
be the CF 100 "Canticle," T-33
Silver Star, anti -sub " ep.
tunes," a NATO assist "Canso"'
and a para -rescue "Otter."
World War trainers, the Tiger
Moth, and Fleet Finch, will be
on display along with a Spitfire
and Hurricane.
Air defence command will pre-
sent a memorable events display
depicting some of the outstanding
events of the RCAF from 1924 to
1959. it will also show how an
actual interception is made with
the co-operation of ground con -
(rollers land aircrew.
Centralia displays will include
those M supply, hobbies, training,
nuclear defence, meteorological,
electrical, fire fighting, safety
equipment, aerial photo and re-
creation.
Clinton will bring down its fa-
mous mechanical man, a 359 -
pound giant who walks, talks and
obeys orders, Other radar „station
displays will include: fighter con.
trol operator, radar ground equip-
ment, radar teletype, communica-
tions, radar air equipment, wire
communications. basic training
equipment and hobby work,
The show starts at 1. p,m. and
ends at 4,
EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 17., 1959 Primo Por Copy 10 Coofti
1116
New Hay by-law
protects poultry
Under a new bylaw passed by
Hay township council Tuesday
night, compensation will be pro-
vided fanners for poultry killed
by wild animals,
Compensation h a d already
been given for loss of cattle and
sheep but the new regulation also
includes poultry.
Application is being made to
the Ontario Dep't of Highways
for subsidy on an additional ex-
penditure M $6,000 in the road
budget.
No appeals were lodged
against. assessernnts on the Ste-
wart, Webber and Fifth Conces-
sion drains and the respective
bylaws were paesed.
Bend scores
lanother win
For the second .year in a row,
the girl wearing the "Miss
Grand Bend" title has been
chosen "Miss Western Ontario"
at the annual Firefighters' Field
Day in Windsor, '
Marilyn McFadden, the 22 -
year -old Ridgetown district girl
who was picked as the rest
queen Labor Day, won the WO
title at the border city two days
later,
She was crowned again hv Pat
Lovell, Kippen, the first Grand
Bend winner to carry off the'
larger title.
Blue-eyed Marilyn, who dis-
tributes 125 pounds over a 36,
25-36 figure, won a host, of prizes
from Windsor merchants as well'
as three trophies and a cash;
prize.
Another big trade fair
opens three day show
Exeter Agricultural Society
will stage its 105th annual fall
fair next week.
Despite its years, there'll be
nothing old-fashioned about it.
In fact, it will feature the most
modern developments in the
area.
The fair opens Tuesday night
with another trade exhibition at
which Exeter area merchants
and car dealers will display the
newest products on the market.
Fair president 'Victor Jeffrey
says the commercial exhibits
will he "bigger and better" than
ever.
Wednesday night, prizewin-
ning indoor exhibits will he on
display, along with the com•
mercial features.
Annual horse and livestock
ah.ows, improving each year,
will feature the Thursday after-
noon program, highlight of the
fair.
Three Exeter bands will lead
the parade and provide 'music
from the grandstand all after-
noon. Exeter Legion Pipe Band,
Exeter Citizens Band and the
Exeter and district junior band
wilt all play.
Horse show features will in-
clude top competition in the
hunter and saddle classes, al-
ways popular attraction. Many
of the contests in this class will
he presented in front of the
grandstand.
Another big 4-1-1 program is on
the. program. Exeter and Ste-
phen beef and dairy clubs will
compete on the Fair grounds in
the afternoon. Grain, sugar beet
and corn club judging will be
done indoors,
New section in the ladies dom-
estic department is the Jam and
jelly champion trophy donated
by General Foods kitehens
through The Times -Advoeate.
The T -A will continue its cham-
pion cook competition.
One important section of the
fair, often -overlooked, is the
competition for public school
children. Hundreds of exhibitors
from district schools will com-
pete for prizes in a "fair -within -
a -fair."
Elston Cardiff. Huron MLA,
and C. S. MacNaughton. Huron
MPP, will officially open the ex,
hibition at 2 p.m,
art racing
new fad here
A new sport, reported to he
mushrooming fast in 1.1,.S. and,
Canadian cities, has hit Exeter'
with a bang.
it's "Go -Cart" racing.
• The machines, just big enough'
to hold the driver, were intro-
duced here Friday of last week
and already there are 10 in
operation. Powered by a 21-2 h.p.
gasoline engine, they have a
top speed of about 30 m.p.h.
The carts attracted consider-,
I able attention over the weekend
when they raced at the local
track at the fair grounds and,
in the arena. The latter spot,'
!while it provided greater thrills, •
• proved somewhat disastrous be-
cause of collisions between carts
and boards. However, the simply
constructed machines are easily,
repaired and didn't remain in.
the "mechanics' pits" very long.!
Introduced Friday by Lou'
Bailey, who likes to race sail!
boats during the summer, the
machines caught on quickly and
by Saturday seven owners were
racing. Mere have since .secur-
,ed machines.
Bailey said Monday a club
will likely be formed under
which the carts can he classified
for racing. Owners hope to pre-
pare a
the U.S„ according to re-
ports, they've gone over with a
bang, not only with adults but!
with youngsters too. Boys as,
young as six years old are driv-
ing the machines, with gover-i
nors of course.
Board presses for addition,
adds tenth HS bus route
Concerned because no rnuni.,
cipality yet has approved the
proposed six -room addition for
SHDHS, board members decided
Tuesday night to interview dis-
WM councils immediately in
order to speed up negotiations
for the increased accommodation
which will be required by Sept-
ember, 1960.
NEW CHAMPION IN AREA—Proud of his ribbons, St. Aubrey Kuan cle Elsdon poses
above following receipt of his championship papers last week. Owned by Mr, and
Mrs. Fred Walters, Eliinville, the Pekingese has won for them the coveted award in
their initial bid in the canine show ring. The Waiters plan to develop lheir own
kennel of the breed, —T -A Photo
'Peke' gets 'papers'
First dog becomes cham
Zurich trustees
plan sidewalks
Zurich polite trustees Imo de-
cided to lay sidewalk in :front
on the new separate school and
on Jolie street, Tenders Lor the
work are being Milled.
The trustees also etithdeized
the installation of a new roof Oh
purnialibuse No. Z and 3,
Bentai rate for the village
het& was Set at 750 an hetir.
Applitetieti fee water service
froni Garnet lh Leitch was
granted,,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wailers,
Elimville, have a champion in
the housetuald,
Iles St. Aubrey Kuan
of 1fls-
don, a proud Pegingeee dog who
joined the Walters family lesS
than two years ago.
He was awarded his chaelpion-
ship papers last week After win-
ning heat of ribbons and
awards at Seven dog Shows hi
Western Ofitario,
At Twine, SL Aubrey gets the
rather eM11111011 bathe of "Tir1.
mie" and he's treated 1ik most
family pets. On in the thew -
Keg.. however, he struts like A
toyai guard.
The handsome Peke pet the
Walters in the ehanipionship
class in their first fling at the
show ring.
Always interested in dogs, they
purchased St. Aubrey. from a
Montreal breeder in Deeteabet
11:78N,vhen he was 10 weeks old.
His parents were English chain-
I3oth Mr. and Mrs. WaTitIrs
show .hith itt the ring. His prizes
have been Weft at dog shows in
London, Sarnia, Kitchener -We-
tenets, 'Hamilton, Stratford. Sire-
ebis. and Chatham.
The Walters Also have a 'pedi-
gree tetrtale and they hope 1.0
etaft raising their owtt family of
champions, Wife.
Members attributed the lack
of 'approval to oversight or mis-
understanding, rather than oppo-
sition to the project. None of
the members reported disagree-
ment with the board's proposal.
Municipalities. were advised by
letter 'late in the spring that the
board would require larger fa-
,cilities to meet a big jump in
enrolment for the 1960-61. •term.
The board proposed to build six
rooms to the east of the pre-
sent building,
Approval of the municipalities
must be secured. before the board
can apply to the Ontario Muni-
cipal Board for permission to is-
sue debentures for bhe addition.
NOL until. it gets the OK from
OMB can the board hire an ar-
chitect to draft plans, which
again must meet gov t approval.
The board has discovered be-
fore that it requires a year from
the time negotiations are •started
until the addition can be ready
for occupancy. This means the
board can lose no time getting
the current project under way.
Approve extra bus '
A new Ontario Department of
Transport regulation, which has
cut rated capacity of high
school buses, has forced SHIMS
to add a tenth unit to its trans-
portation system and to reor-
ganize its routes.
The revision will increase an-
nual transportation costs from
$43,500 to $48,000, M which the
gov't pays 72 percent.
R.eorganization of the routes
requires two groups of students
to transfer buses at two points,
Hensall. and Crediton. This is the
first time transfers have been
necessary.
The board approved the new
10 -route system, which brings
510 tstudents the district
school every day. Through an
extensive manipulation. of the
routes, only 10 rural students
are required to walk any dis-
tance to meet the buses.
The new contract with Exeter
Coach Ltd., which. operates the
eystem, provides a total of 600
utiles each day. Average Mist of
the buses is 40 cents per mile.
Under former regulations,
hues for high school students
were rated at the same •e•apacity
as those for public schooi pu'
pits., In its netv regulation, the
department recognizes the lar-
ger size of the thigh school youths
and has inereased the amount 0.1
seating required per pupil.
The new rootes, together with
the number of passengers for
each. are: Blake, Kippen and
North West Usborne, 55; Baby-
lon, Zurich and Onelien. 58;
Dashwood, Drysdale and SI, 3n-
seph, 58; Corbett, Greenway and
Where fo.
find if
AOulifi 11
Cliurth Notices 11
Coming Events 1/
Editorials 4
Form News it
14, U
Hensell 5
16
Spells 4, 1
WenAds 0., ................ ,........... la
Grand Bend 55; Shipka, Mt. Car -
mei and Crediton, 47; Khiva and
Centralia Airport, 59; North Us -
borne and Kirkton, 40; Hensall
and East: Hay, 53.
Secretary E. ,D. Homey re-
ported cost per pupil will aver-
age less than the limit allowed
by the dep'i.
Hay sends most students
Principal H. L. Sturgis re-
ported the township of Hay con-
tinues to send more students
than any other municipality to
the district school. -The town-
ships total is 140.
Stephen comes second with 134
students, Exeter third with 113.
Totals from other inunicipali-
ties are Usborne, 93; Huron
P'ark, 58; Hensall, 52; Tucker -
smith, four, Eleven students
from outside districts are attend.
ing.
Total enrolment'this year is
• 630. Breakdown by grades is:
thirteen, 41; special commercial,
21; twelve, 84; eleven, 116; ten,
155; nine, 194.
Fractures back
in hay ride fall
A 17 -year-old Exeter eirl is
expected to be confined to bed
with a cast for several months
as a result of a fall from a
wagon during a young people's
hay ride Friday night.
Mary Page, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Page, Andrew
street, suffered two fractured
vertebrae and other injuries to
her back, She is in South Huron
Hospital.
The hay ride and corn roast
was organized by a local church
group,
South Huron hospitalboaM
cFa nrnidwalyn endi Oa) tt ath est" it wasalee?tinreg
paring plans for an addition
to relieve congestion of the pre-
sent quarters.
Officials told members of •
town council committee that it
has secured the services of an
architect to draft plans for •
new wing.
The council committee met
with the board to discuss in.
creased use of local nursing
homes in an effort to relieve
overcrowding at the hospital.
C. S. MacNaughton, Huron
MY.A, revealed that the previnc.
ial hospitalization commission
had been considering this move
hut did not plan to take any
action for at least a year to give
the present scheme a fair trial
The committee learned the
hospital hoard had no authority
to make use of nursing homes
nor control over the classifica.
tion of patients which it serves,
Mayor R. E. Pooley said this
week no further action would
be taken by council at the pre.
sent time. Council has already
supported a resolution request.
ing consideration be given to
inclusion of nursing homes is
the provincial program.
Council became concerned
earlier this month when it learn-
ed that the hospital was taxed
to capacity while beds in ours-
ing homes were empty. 11 was
also reported that patients would
not transfer from the hospital
to the homes because they were
not protected by insurance in
the latter type of accommoda.
tion.
The council delegation was
assured by hospital officials that
there were no custodial patients
registered at the present time,
It was pointed out that A
patient receives hospitalizatioe
benefits until such time as the
doctor certifies that he no longer
requires medical attention. The
provincial commission employs
inspectors to make periodie
checks at all hospitals to ensure
that all patients are entitled te
hospitalizatioa.
One of these inspectors made
a survey of he local hospital
i this summer.
I Board officials said the hoe.
; pital has yet to accept a patient
who has not• been accepted by
the commission for hospitalize=
Lion,
EXTINGUISH ROOF FIRE
Exeter brigade quickly doused
a verandah roof fire at the
home of Russell Brintnell Mon.*
day night, Cause of the blaze
unknown.
Dry forces organize
two-way campaign
•
Huron temperance forces are
planning a two-way campaign
in an effort. to avoid introduction
of liquor outlets through the re-
peal of the Canada Temperance
Act.
Temperance leaders .continue
to press for amendments to the
CTA which will plug a number
of loopholes found objectionable
in the act, first passed in the
early 1900's.
They also plan to organize a
campaign to convince voters
the CTA, with. or without the
amendments, is better than the
Liquor Control Act of Ontario,
which would replace it.
Al a rally in Clinton last
week, the drys appointed a steer-
ing coin itt ee lo direct the
1 campaign. A field worker from
the Ontario Temperance Federa-
tion will be brought in to as-
sist.
The committee includes El-
gin itleKinley, former Conserva-
tive candidate for parliament,
Zurich. Other members are N.
W. Trewartha, Clinton; I. R,
Howson and R. H. Lloyd, Wing -
ham, and R. P. Watson, Brum,
field.
Howard Pym. ehairamn of the
Huron federation, described the
rally as "tremendously enthu-
siastic" The crowd, he said,
was much larger than antici.
pated and nearly every religious
denomination in the county was
represented.
"We have discovered there
are many people who favor the
CTA after seeing conditions in
LCA areas," he said. "Facts
prove there is less alcoholism in
Huron than there, is in other
counties."
Inthe campaign for amend.
ments to the. CTA, the tempe.
ranee group has been given en•
couragement hy federation audio.
rities who have promised twe
delegations the suggested chan.
ges would be given "serioue
consideration."
Dr. J. Semple, Egmondville,
read to the rally a letter irons
Prime Minister John Diefese
baker expressing concern.
Federal officials told the de/0,-
- Pk a s e turn to page 1
MINIATURE INDIANAPOLIS—New sports rage in Exeter is "GloCart" racing with
these miniature speedsters powered by 2 1 h.p. gasoline engines. First introduced
to this 'community Thursday by Lou taileyovlio is alo a sail boat racing etithuslast„
there are now 1,0 calS here and OWIlett hope to Orgetim a dub end build track
to test their driving skills. Unofficial races have' been, held at the race track and
inside the arena, Above, 8110Wn ready to start a heat aref from lefti gosTs..Abotsblisootitti.
Don .Thrinyn, Orr t Gilbert Dow Aid gill telling. •
6