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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-10-29, Page 1SCOUTS WIN THONGS—Two members of Exeter Boy Scouts have won the bushman's thong, a coveted award for proficiency outdoors which has never been awarded before in the local troop. Recipients were John MacNaughton and Jim Sweitzer. Joint pre- sentation, above, shows ASM Hal Hooke putting the thong on Jim Sweitzer, top, with District Commissioner Glen Lodge, Goderich, between them. Bottom, SM Ralph Sweit- zer confers the honor on John MacNaughton, with new Scouter Joseph Wooden in the centre. —T -A Photo _ .,,,; ... ..nc•c+•w� YoJ v3r s.•+aw4':pi 1OOF GRAND MASTER HERE—Over 230 members of district IOOF lodges attended a banquet here Monday night to mark the official visit of the Grand Master of Ontario, W. G. McNeil, Toronto. Above, district officers chat with. Mr. McNeil, seated left. Standing are District Deputy GM Gerald McFalls, District Deputy Warden Percy Campbell and Past DDGM Garnet Hicks. Sitting with Mr. McNeil is Bob Williamson, It past Ontario grand master. —T -A Photo OPENS McGILLIVRAY SCHOOL -George A. Pearson,' left, sup't of elementary edu- cation in Ontario and a native of the Lieury district, officiall}t opened the new Mc- Gillivray Central School Friday night. To board chairman Kenneth Shcldice, right, and secretary David Henry, he points out a picture of the one -room Lieury school which he attended. A panel of photos of the schools which the new building re- places was on display in the showcase for the opening. —T -A Photo McGillivray leads area in central school move The little red schoolhouse is fast disappearing and it has lost its reputation for providing a good education, says the super- intendent of elementary educa- tion in Ontario, George A. Pearson, I3A, Who Officially opened the McGillivray Central School Friday, revealed that over 460 central schools have been erected in rural. On- tario in recent years tb replace one -room schools. "Only eight out of , 100 rural children "are now attending one-. room :schools," he said. ,, Mr. Pearson spoke to a Crowd of over 1,000 which: jammed into the new school for the official opening. He was one of many speakers Who dongratulated Mc- Gillivray for providing modern educational facilities for its children. The sup 't revealed the little red schoolhouse's reputation for rruperibr education grew out of Y surplus teachers' situation Hite Xj(d, Beeatise it Was dif- ficult for teachers to secure jobs, rural schools were. able to; hire "the cream of the crop' from our teachers' colleges." It was these people who enhanced rural education. Now, however, the situation is ranch different. "Teachers no longer want to go to a one -room school where they must teach eight grades at once. The swing t o w a r d central schools was one of the many changes which have taken place in education, the sup't said, Each child different Years ago, schools operated Oh a 'strict grading 's rster't and all they students were treated alike,We' know now you can't do that, °' he stated. ":Everyone is different." "We used to give all the students the same exams. and p ilbliSh the results for all to i. see. We'te still nclined to make the mark the end, to judge youngsters only c;i the nark they make. Students;, however, Eighty -Second Year e exeiines-bvocafe , EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 29, 1959 a Price Per Copy 10 Cents Inquest reveals: Youth killed by hit -run near dead when struck SH Squad retains title SHDHS boys' volleyball team captured the F'erthex champion- ship for the fourth year in a row at a tournament in Listo- wel Wednesday, The Panthers score 15-10 and 15-8 wins over Listowel, then trounced Stratford 15-5 and 15-2 to win the title automatically on the basis of four straight wins. Stratford was runner-up de- feating Mitchell 15.6 in a conso- lation match. The SHDHS team will can* pete for the WOSSA champion- ship at a tournament in London November 7. Team captain is Ross Wein. Members include Jim Russell, Brian Ailey, Bob Skinner, Allan Busche, Ralph Finkbeiner, Dale Turvey, Fred Sanders, Felix 13oogemans, Bob Mickle, Stan Desjardine and David Noakes, Coach is G. M. Mickle. aren't all alike and you cannot expect the same results from all of them. "We had the dunce's cap in the old days. We'd be horrified, wouldn't we, if we still used that in school? But there are dozens of ways of labelling a child a dunce without the use of a dunce's cap -things just as cruel and. humiliating," "I plead with you to accept the fact that students are not alike and cannot he judged on the same standards." Reunion fer speaker The opening Was sonlewhat of a 'reunion for Mr. Pearson, who went to Lieury school in his childhood. He recalled some of the incidents which happened in those days, including the time he was thrown in the Old swni- Ming hole by Tom Glendinning. Mr. Glendinningwas there to confirm the incident. So were many of IVtr. Pearson's other childhood friends. • Please turn to page g 1 'Red letter' Scout day As Scoutmaster Ralph Sweitzer put it, Monday, October 26, was a "red letter" day for the troop with the first Scout charter in the province of Ontario. In a ceremony which followed the, regular meeting, two mem- bers were presented with the bushman's thong, one of the most coveted of all Scouting awards. John MacNaughton and Jim Sweitzer are believed to be the first members in the long his- tory of the troop to win the hon- or, which symbolizes outstanding proficiency in outdoor activities. In addition, John-MacNaugh- ton was presented with his Queen's Scout badge to become the fourth member of the troop to gain this distinction. He also received his "B" red and white cord, which is given to a Scout who has earned 12 proficiency badges. John has qualified for 14. Queen Scout Jim Sweitzer was presented with a stalker's badge and another Queen Scout, Doug Hodgson, received his metal worker's badge. The troop also inducted a new leader, Scouter Joseph Wooden. ' Assisting with the ceremonies were District Commissioner Glen Lodge and District Scouter Ron Bushell. both of Goderich. and ASM Hal Hooke. Troop members added their tribute to the honored Scouts with three rousing cheers, Set hearing for Zurich The Ontario Municipal Board hearing on the application by the trustees of Zurich for incor- poration has been set for Thurs- day, November 19. The hearing will be held in the council chambers of the po- lice village hall. All persons supporting or op- posing the application will be given a chance to state their cases before the board represen- tatives. HIS HORSE DIDN'T WIN Elated here when he learned he'd drawn "Solar Duke" in • the Cambridgeshire' sweep- stakes race in Ireland, Thomas Kyle Sr. of Hensall hap- pily puffs a cigar and shows his lucky ticket. Wednesday, however, his horse failed to place in the money. Never- theless, Mr. Kyle is expected to get at least $1,600. If he'd won, he planned to visit his sister in Manitoba. The 81 -year-old retired farmer served as village constable of Hensall 'for nine years. He's been buying sweepstake tickets since they first were available but his wife didn't know it until his name was drawn last week., She didn't mind, however. "We were really thrilled," she stated. ' A coroner's jury in Zurich Wednesday confirmed that Wil- liam Charles Anstay, 20,' Gode- rich, was killed by an unknown hit -run motorist on the Blue - water Highway, Witnesses testified Anstay was near death from previous injuries when he was struck from behind while struggling for help in the early morning. A Stratford pathologist said Anstay would have died from injuries suffered in his own ac- cident which occurred about one-half hour before he was struck on the highway. The youth's car left the high- way on a culvert detour and crashed into an orchard. Alone, the driver struggled up the road to the north to get help. He had turned back when he was struck. Police, search for the hit -run motorist continues but they have few leads. Coroner Dr, J. G. Goddard, of Hensall, presided for the in- quest conducted by Crown At- torney Glen Hayes. `First witness was PC D. M. Westover who believed the vic- tim was dead when he arrived at the scene about 11.25 p.m. He found a dental plate belong- ing to the deceased 62 feet from the body. A St. Christopher medal and chain, the gift of a lady friend, was found 16 feet from the body. The left shoe was 16 feet away and the right shoe 31 feet. Red fibres from the shirt the deceased had been wearing were embedded in the pavement. Seven "swizzle sticks" from the Colonial Hotel, Grand Bend, were found in or near the youth's car. At 3.30 o'clock the following m or n i ng Constable Westover was again called to the scene to investigate an accident that had occurred previous to, the death of Anstay: A Meteor car driven by Anstay, belonging to his sister in Goderich while by- passing a culvert under con - Ministers agree on CTA, one holds out for changes South Huron Ministerial Asso- ciation, following an open meet- ing in Main St. United Church Tuesday morning, recorded its "unanimous support of the Can- ada Temperance Act with the possibilities and probabilities of amendments." Seventeen ministers, repre- senting seven denominations en- dorsed the resolution. The clergy backed the resolu- tion following talks by E. W. Smalley, field secretary of the Ontario Temperance Federation, and members of the Huron CTA committee. The stand received unanimous support only after the clause "with the possibilities and pro- babilities of amendments" was added. Rev. Brend de Vries, Trivitt Memorial Church, opposed an earlier solution, "that this group express themselves in favor of working to retain the CTA," which was passed at an open meeting preceding the ministe- rial decision. Mr. de Vries said he would support the CTA with the proposed amendments but not without them. Honor Grand Master at IOOF banquet here Two hundred and thirty mem- bers of the IOOF with represen- tatives from Districts No. 8, 9 and 12 sat down to a.banquet in' the Exeter Legion Hall Monday evening on the occasion of the visit of the Grand Master, Bro. W. G. McNeil, of Toronto, to District No, 8. Guests at the head table were piped into the hall by Bro. Glenn Fisher. DDGM Bro. Ger. a]d McFalls presided for the evening and after welcoming the members introduced the guests at the head table. A Sing song was led by Past DDGM Garnet Hicks who did a grand job in creating a friendly atmosphere and making the vi- sitors feel at home. He called from the audience a quartette comprising Mrs. Len McKnight, Mrs. Margaret Fletcher, Miss Margaret Cook and Mrs. Wm. Cann, for, an impromptuy selec- tion with MiSs Kathryn Hicks at the piano. Wee Willie and his Dixie Land orchestra, comprising Bill Stan- lake and Bob Cann, on the Vio- lin; Ross Taylor, guitar; Jim Kirkland on the drums and G. Hicks at the piano played sevt' ral selections. With Gerald McF'alls in charge a toast to the Rebekah Lodges Was proposed by Gordon E. Bi- lodeau,of. Stratford, and res- ponded to by Sister Dorothy Par- ker, of Ifensall, DD' of District No. 23. She brought the greet iT. p3 frond She n ltd es rtherr motto this year being "Love Otte An• other" and their project wag the furnishing of the kitchen at the IOOF Home at Barrie. — Please turn to page 2 About 50 persons were pre- sent for the public meeting. Smalley, condemning the tre- mendous increase in consump- tion under the LCA, said surveys revealed that in some areas at least as many as 50 percent of the teenagers are drinking.' He also charged there was no longer any discretion used in the licencing of liquor outlets. "You have to be a pretty ter- rible person or of the wrong po- litical affiliation before you will be refused a licence." J. Elgin McKinley, of the Hu- ron CTA committee, told the group he was optimistic about securing amendments to the CTA which would provide it with the "teeth". many people felt was lacking. "After the CTA is sustained, we will go after the amendments harder than ever," he promised. Mr. Smalley attacked two ar- guments of the pro -LCA faction: better control and 'less teenage drinking. "Anyone who believes that there is control of liquor under the LCA is really naive. Today the controls are completely off. "There was a time when the licencing board discriminated very carefully to make sure only a certain number of outlets werh allowed according to the population. Now anyone can get a licence. Outlets are limited, in our opinion, only by the num- ber of ''applicants. "It has been suggested that the ' control measure under the LCA will, eliminate bootleggers, the , argument being that legal outlets eliminate the need for the bootlegger. That is just not true. There are more legal li- •quor outlets on Jarvis St., Tor- onto, per square foot than any other area in Ontario. And there are more illegal outlets on Jar- vis St., too." Discussing ' the problem of teenage drinking, Mr. Smalley 'said press reports constantly supply evidence that young peo- ple are drinking under the LCA. The field secretary, who fre- quently addresses high schools on liquor education, said it was evident from his discussions with students that they are drinking. "Surveys estimate —Please turn to page 3 struction had knocked over one of the, iron posts and landed up in an orchard where it had struck a tree, It was partially hidden from sight and was badly damaged. Dr. J: L. Penistan, provincial pathologist, Stratford, reported multiple injuries to Anstay's chest and abdomen. The body bore a large number of abra- sions received at the time o1 the second accident, There was a deep gash back of the . left leg, fractured hip hones and a fracture of the lower part of the right leg, together with injury •to the liver, kidney and spleen. There was an accumulation • of blood and broken ribs which "in.- my in.-my view", said the speaker, "was the result of the first ac- cident. The other injuries were from the second accident." Dr. Penistan stated that he believed Anstay was dying front injuries of 'the first accident. There was roughly a half hour between the two accidents. "He would have died from the first accident, He did die from the second accident," said Dr. Pen- istan. Dr. Penistan said the youth's alcohol count was 2,3, indicat- ing from 10 to 12 drinks. Glen Thiel, Zurich, the first to arrive upon the scene. esti- mated he found the youth be- tween 10.55 and 11 p.in. "Was Anstay living when you arriv- ed?", Mr. Thiel was asked. "Yes, I would say there was some life," he replied. , —Please turn to page $ Steers here from west Forty whiteface steers ar- rived from Winnipeg Wednes- day afternoon for members of , the Hensall Feeder Calf Club. . Boys and girls in the area drew lots for the animals, des- cribed as "good-looking stock, averaging 500 pounds." They were consigned by Jack Morris- sey, Crediton. The steers werr injected with stilbestrol, a growth stimulant, on arrival. Officials had hopes to spray them with Co-Ral, the new systemic insecticides for warble fly and ]ice, but time did not permit this. As in former years, the boys and girls won't pay for their animals until they are sold at the auction following judging at the Hensall Spring Fair., During the winter, feeding re- cords will be kept to determine cost and efficiency in preparing the animals for market. Almost all of the 40 calves have been taken by youngsters from six neighboring townships but there are a few left for members who may Still wish to join. Fair secretary Jim McGregor;' Kippen, is in charge of the pro• ject. He was assisted- by offi- cials of the club and the staff ` of the Ontario Dep't of Agricul- ture office at Clinton. Charge youth careless in six -vehicle smashup: A charge of careless driving has been Laid against Gordon James White, 19, Goderich, whose car crashed through five other vehicles near Brucefield United Church Sunday night. Two persons, an elderly lady and a 16 -year-old girl, are still in Clinton hospital with severe head injuries as a result of the collisions. Mrs. Mary Talbot, Brucefield, remains unconscious with a skull fracture suffered when she was thrown out of one car under an- fldV£.., `.:.?; %g;;R, i �46.4dy & , s , ,ii.y/ NO ROP RECORD HERE --Mrs, Ted trine the farmer above, says this cow should be culled from the herd because its performance Is negative. However, the ._animal, composed. of het husband arid $ill 'Waghorn, did win first prize at the ffallow&en p mai uerade party at Milton( Pridey night, Farmer's wife i s Mrs. Waghdrn, This Cos. ' itbe .dtt Heated throughout the area this Weekend as communities tome scene will p g . page Nalloweyen: See story on page 9. • Harold Doupe 6 other. Miss Jean McClinchey, also of Brucefield, -is reported-` to be recovering from a severs concussion. Both were passengers in a car driven by 11rs, Bruce Mc‘''-'• Clinehey, who had made a left hand turn into the church Jane- way• when struck by. the north- • bound Goderich car. Mrs. Me- Clinehey's baby daughter, Jo- • anne, was thrown out of the car but not injured. White's vehicle bounced past two parked cars, then struck four others, causing a total dam- age of $3,200. Two of the parked cars were wrecked. Car owners included Ken Me- Cowan, Jack Mustard, Archie • Parsons and Bob McLean, all of the Brucefield and Kipper•. areal. Some of the injured were ta- ken into the basement of the church until Dr. J. C. Goddard, Hensall, and areas ambulances arrived. The church service, marking an anniversary, was delayed five minutes. Train, tractor involved A train, tractor and six cart' figured in four area accidenti in which property damage to - tailed over $2,000. • Shortly after midnight Satur- day, cars driven by Arnold Campbell, 30, Andrew street, and John Obens, 22, RR 1 Clan- deboye, crashed at the interiec, lion of Main and Gidley. The ()bens Oar had stopped ofi No. 4 to make a left turn onto Gidley when it was struck from be- hind, e- hindby "Campbell. Damage amountedd to $1,000. No One was injured when a farm tractor, carrying a past senger, was 'struck from ;behind. on li'riday night about 6:59 just, south of Hensall on No. 4. The tractor ended up in the ditch. The tradtor, driven by Jame* McEwen, 42, Hensall, and ears Please turn to page 3'