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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-09-14, Page 1s bri BIGGEST CROWD, BEST SHOW—RCAF Station Centralia was invaded by more than 25,000 persons Saturday who witnessed the station's best Air Force Day show ever. Despite high temperature and discomfort, index, abetted by beat reflecting from the tarmac, the crowd loved the show, highlighted by the Golden Hawks aero- batics, above. RCAF observers from other stations indicated it was one of the best air force shows held across Canada this year, —B-11 photo ' "IT'S HARD TO SEE, DAD"—Children of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sturrock, Exeter, try various gestures to eliminate the hot sun and permit them to view the engine of the Neptune aircraft to which their father points. A scalding sun, aided by the sweltering tarmac at Centralia, kept the huge Air Force Day crowd warm on ,Sat- urday. —RCAF photo Plan community service over international crisis A unique community service, designed to alert Christian ci- tizens to their duty in the face of the grave international si- tuation, .is being planned by Exeter Ministerial Assn. At a meeting Monday, the ass'n decided to present a "Prayer for Peace" service in Trivia Memorial A n g li c a n Church Sunday evening, Sept. 24. Most town protestant min- isters as well as a number of laymen are expected to take part. To emphasize the importance of the call to the community aS a whole, asS'n officials plan to send out special invitations to town council, service clubs and other local organizations in addition tO chtirelt oongre- gations, The ministers expretted con• cern over the Seeming •indif, ferenee of citiZens toward the critical international situation which has brought the world to the brink of war. "We believe the people are Looking to the church for lead, ership," said Dr, R. S. Mitt, Main St. United Church. "and We feel We have definite ob, ligation tii the community to point out what the Christian ,thity is In this crisit," 'lleV, Pren DeVries, Trivia Pastor who proposed theMeet- ing, emPhasited the "urgency of the satiation." .He feels the ly similar to that prior to the outbreak of world war two in 1939. "As Christians," he said, "We seem to be absolutely in- different about the Situation. Many of us are not even using the power of prayer given to Area shows r • pop gains Gain t in populations are re- vealect by census figtiret ' re- leated this week by Jaek Fut - ch'm er, area comissioner. Oti ly partial figures are avail- able to date, Mr, Fulcher said. Mere are expected shortly. The village. of Hentall has a population of 919 in 1961, com- pared to a population of 829 in 1956, A gain of 90 'people over the past five years, Exeter in 1961 has a popilla- tion of 2,965, compared to 655 in 1956, showing a gain of 330. The pepiiiiitiori of Zuridn Th 1961 it listed at 03, but Mete are n� comparative figtires for 1956, since at, that time the Village was 4 part of Hay Township. HAY Township lint a Preterit 1,9* ,Ilaborne isaiernatithial stene it alarming- 1.,544. and Stephen, 4,467. us by Christ." The proposal to sponsor community meeting resulted from reaction. 10 a sermon given by Mr, DeVries Sunday in which he challenged his con- gregation to examine their ob- ligations and determine how they ought to behove in the face of the crisis. He received a number ot calls following the service 121 which 'members of the congre- gation commended his chal- lenge and urged further lead, ership in this regard. Mr. De Vries, who will give a shortsermon at the coni- inonity service, indicated lie would outline a number of suggestions as to What Chria. tians can do and what stand they should take. Ptr,er, net, only for (he lea- derShin of the Western world and the Natiohs, but also for the West't idenlogieal enemies,was vital, Mr, De, Vries Said, "Soinepeeple have; forgotten that Christ urged tis IA pray for our enemies." "We are AR mucli to Waite for this present situation es the other side," the Trivia rector maintained, Rev, R, Van FareWe, Bethel Reformed Church, and presi- dent of the asS'n, will Preside f et the, serVice. itev. 0, E. Le. *mea St. IX, is pro - Oaring the MAW, Eighty -Eighth Year •next we fines- uocafe EXETER,, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 14, 1961 Pric. Per Copy 10 Cents Plan 'examination of discovery' AY DAMHEARING Ontario Municipal Board's , • hearing over the Ausable Auth- _ . Trampoline display .ority's .division of municipal costs .forParkhill darnNeed. guidance plan fair ,.here pending An examination for . project has been postponed • to feature .vgrerY' it was revealed this!' ,...:or composite school Early indications suggest Exeter Fair will be another successful district exhibition next week. Secretary A. G. Hicks re- ported Wednesday interest is high in a number of new feat- ures this year. He also announced a new at- traction which will .highlight both the Wednesday evening, and Thursday afternoon pro- grams. A top Ontario gymnast team have been hired to pre- sent an exhibition .of skill on the trampolities. Another •baby show — the second sponsored bY the local fair — will be held Wednes- day evening and the secretary have been received already, He Dail reports a number of entries 10 11 revival urged mothers to get their en- sible, tries in to him as soon as pos- h. The Thursday afternoon horae show, now under Canadian Horse Show Ass'n rules, has attracted exhibitors from a wide area indicating keener competition than usual, Other Thursday afternoon features include 4-H calf club shows, a calf race, bicycle and foot races. Highlight of the indoor Om - petitions will be a district WI display of home crafts, the champion cook and champion jam competitions as well .• as some new conteSts. Secretary Hicks a dvised' housewives to check the baking 1 prize list to see the changes and additions made this year. Prizes have been increased in a number of classes. Gerald Dearing, RR 1 Exe- ter. is president of the society this year and will officiate at the opisning following the af- ternoon parade, Guest speaker will he James Mair, Brussels, president of the Ontario Agri- cultural Societies' Association, .PS totals vary little Public ..school, enrolmerit in' this area is almost exactly the same as last year, figures re- leased this week by Inspector G. John Gonian reveal, • Total etirolmext 111.110, municipalities is 3,004, an in- crease of only 16 over the 2,988 in the same schools last year. Most municipalities showed practically the same total as laSt; year, Biggest increase is at, the J. A. D. McCurdy school at RCAF Station Centralia, whose enrol- ment has jumped from 481 to 506. Hibbert township enrolment has risen from 200 to 215 and Hensall's from. 189 to 200. In. Hensall's case, it's inter- esting to note that it has al- ready exceeded the enrolment forecast for 1963 at the time the addition to the school there was built. It was estimated then that enrolment in 1963 would be 175. Exeter shows a decrease of 11, down to 539 from 550 last year; Stephen is down 10, from 379 to 369. Hay, Stanley, Tuckersmith and Usborne show decreases of :from one to six pupils on total enrolment. The figures: Hay. 297 (298); Stanley 369 (374); Tuckersmith, 250 (252); Us - OK permit for house At a sp,cial meeting Thurs- day morning, council approved issuing of the building permit to Arthur Whilsmith for the house he is building On San- ders St. cast. Engineer B. M. Ross ad vised that he bad been in- structed to proceed with the re- gistration of the whole of Whilsmith's. proposed subdivi- sion, Although counil, at its last meeting, indicated that the per mit should be approved only if, half of the subdivision WAS being registered, Solleitor W. G, Cochrane pointed ota that Mr. Whilsmith had met anti original requir OM en tt seedbed' by council and advised that the; permit shouid be issued. However, council instructed the solicitor to advise the sub- divider and his lawyer that no further permits will be granted ler homes in the subdivision "until his original eom mit- merits had been complied with in regard to the lets con- cerned." Where to find it Announcements tY Church Notices li Coming Events 17 Editorials . . ............. . 'Farm Ntitf5 11 rearisiarlire.. 0 a eft ..... ... 14, l fl ipean 4 L ,16:6,1F 1 sports Wnt Ads II its climax District revival in ball this yeletainrgisciihmilix, ading up to an ex - One minor team has already been awarded an 013A cham- pionship, two other area teams are in the Ontario finals and still another team has reachedl the semifinals. Hensa II Juveniles Tuesday were awarded the Ontario "D" 620 Pay $ _ title by default after Carlisle. failed to appear at two gamesi for the final series. The same on charges Authority officials received word of the postp 0 n e me n t I Sl...iiHS bo a r d discussed "sine die" — without appoint- i briefly Tuesday night the es Friday of last week. The gram early next year to facili- authority was instructed to no- tate the "streaming" of pub- tify all officials of all =Mei- lie school graduates to the new palities involved. The adjournment, it was re- composite school at Clinton. A Garnet Hicks, SHDHS rep- vealed by the OMB this week, resentative to the composite school board, warned that a comprehensive study with area public schools would be re- quired to advise and guide par- ents of grade eight students as to which courses their children should enter in the fall of L962. Mr. Hicks said assurances have been given that the corn- posite school school will be ready by September, 1962. (The board expects to look at preliminary architect, sketches this week.) This means that,' for the dis- i trict high schools invalved, the "streaming" process in the secondary school program must 1 begin next ye:ar. As revealed in a recent an- nouncement by Education Min- ister Roberts, students will be channelled under the new program into three fields of train- ing — arts and science (basi- cally the academic course now given at SHDHS), business and commerce, and trades and : technology. A 19 -year-old London man, While the final decision as Donald E. James, was fined to which course each child will! $75 and costs and his licence enter rests with the parents, i suspended for one year when school officials are expected to !be was convicted of impaired give competent advice regard- . driving in magistrate's court ing the youngster's capabilities here Tuesday. and aptitudes. James admitted he had been "A great deal of important drinking early in the morning work inthis field will have tr,"' of August 19 when his car be done after the new year, I went into the ditch on No. 4 Mr, Hicks advised the board. I south of Exeter. He indicated the high school' He also admitted to liagis- would have to co-operate close-1trate Glenn Hays, QC, that ly with area public schools the guidance program. .4.:, inl "liquor is a problem with me,'Z entence Prmcipal. II. L. Sturgis as- 'rosiPones s sured the board he was pre- IVfagistrate Hays postponed pared to give all the assist- sentence for Ernest F. Deer, ! ance possible. . 20, RR 3 Goderich, who plead- ed guilty to fraud in trying- to I Relieve congestion pass a 10.peso Meilean- note, , Assurance that the compo- worth 80e, as a $10.00 hill: at site school will be constructed a Centralia restaurant. in time for September 1962 The magistrate indicated he brought a collective sigh of re- was having difficulty in deter - lief from officials at SHDHS, mining how to penalize Deer, iwhere accom.mdation is at such who has already served jail t f tahilshment of a guidaneepro- was made at the request of E. D. Bell, QC, Exeter, to allow for an examination for dis- covery, Mr. Bel, representing Ste- phen township, and Ralph Steele, QC, Chatham, repre- senting Bosanquet, the two ap- pealing muniipalities, plan to examine authority officials as to the method of distribution of costs among the municipali- ties in the watershed. The examinatin will be held in London court, but the date has not been set. The hearing will not likely be rescheduled until after the lawyers have had a chance to study the transcript from the examina- tion. Officials indicated it would not be possible to estimate when the hearing can be held team won the Ontario midget • title last year, Hensall intermediates begin i In line with the new OPP their final series Sunday in policy to step up prosecutions Walsingliam. It will be a beat -1 against drivers who violate of -five set with the games al- traffic regulations, the local ternaling between Walsinghain detachment processed 66 char - and Hensel]. on Sundays and ges through magistrate's • court Wednesdays. here Tuesday. Perhaps the most surprising They brought a total of $620 show is being put on by RCAF in Centralia bantams who have " Many of the 'Charges were reached the OBA finals, pend- laid over the Labor Day boll- ing outcome of a protest of a day when radar squads from game. here Saturday. Kitchener assisted the detach - The bantams, entered in ment here. competition for the first time OPP headqtaxtert recently this year, played mediocre ball ordered all detachments to during the regular season but "take extreme enforcement ac - caught fire in the plyoffs. Lion" on all moving violations They have won 1.2 straight in an effort. to cut mounting games to gain the finals. traffic fatalities. terms for theft, indecent as- sault, contributing to juvenile delinquency and illegal posses- sion of liquor. He indicated the youth would be well advised to leave this area and attempt to start a new life elsewhere. Waitresses at Pop's Restaur- ant, Centralia, confirmed they had given him $9,30 change far his 10 -peso note after he had purchased 70 cents worth of food. One waitress said she re- fused to serve him after be made an immoral suggestion. Permits boy to drive Henry J. Koopmans, 18, Ex eter, paid $15 and costs after pleading guilty to permitting an unlicenced person—a 13 - year -old boy—to drive his car in Hensel. The crown indicated the boy had jumped behind the driver's wheel after the Exeter youth had parked the car in front of a Hensall restaurant. The boy, who later hit a tree with the car, told KoopmanS he was going to drive it and Koopmans said, "go ahead," apparently thinking the boy was joking. Koopmans told the court he didn't know the boy. In other eases: James Sayers. 224 RR 2 Dresden, paid $15 arid costs for careless driving on No. 83, about two miles east of Exeter, July 29; Carl William Maier, 19, Dash- wood, paid $20 and costs for il- egal possession of beer in big car in Exeter July 29; Nesseldi 'Wynja, 18, London, paid $10 and costs for careleSS driving which resulted in an accident south of Heim% Aug. 13. a premium nw that it would be doubtful if the school could ab- sorb another increase in en- rolment this )ear. Mr. Hicks indicated the as- surances had eome from both dep't of education officials and the architects, Page and Steele, Tronto, who are now drafting the plans. Problems in regard to loca tion are being hoped out with the Clinton board. The compo- site school will form a major addition to the Clinton School which unfortunately does not have all the ground arca desir- able. However, a solution is being worked out, 'The composite school bard does not have a chairman at the mment. Peter McEwen, Go- derich, who was elected to that capacity has since resigned. Impared, pays $75 invite RCAF observer to HS board meetings SHDHS board agreed Tues- day night to invite an observer from RCAF Station Centralia to attend board meetings in the future. Although the representative from Huron Park will not, have voting privileges, the board in- dicated it would welcome the opinions and suggestions of the unofficial appointee. Chairman Larry Snider, who proposed the invitation, pointed out that there is no provision in the regulations to allow a representative from cr own lands to secure an official seat on the board. However, it was noted that there are 91 pupils attending SHDHS from the married quar- ters at tho station. This is more than are sent from four Of, the municipalities who have representatiliti on the board, Stephen tops list Stephen township is sending the largest number 'of pupils to the school this year, with Exeter a close second, Princi- pal Sturgis reported to the board. Ile gave the following break down of attendance by inuul cipalities; Stephen, 139; Exeter 156; Hay, 102; Usborne, 96; Hensall, 63; Zurich, 52; Grand Bend, 36; Tuckersmith, five; crown lands (Centralia RCAF) 91; from Seaforth district, two; from North Middlesex dis- trict., one. Enrolment year ahead In reporting total number of students et 765, Plincioal Stur- gis pointed out that this is clo- ser to the estiniated enrol- ment ler 1962-63 rather than what had becti -forecst for the current Yar. "We are one year ahead of ourselves," he told the bord. A portion of the increase has resulted from the transfer of Personnel to RCAF Centralia from Aylnier and there may yet be a further increase be Me of this change, he indi- ned, Mr, Sturgis revealed the tll her student ratio IS 2743 higher than the desired 25-1 hut lower than it has been anifie Years at the school, No track meet here TO avoid loss of instruction Utile, no atterneon track meet will be staged at the high Selia this fall, The principal re- poted, Ititetia, CoMpotitIolit Will be held during the last period of each day for a week to deter- mine local champions and se- lect competitors for the tri - school field meet in Mitchell October 5. Mr. Sturgis said the teach- ing staff complained over loss of teaching time when classes are cancelled for a full after- noon to stage the meet, as has been done here in previous years. Under the new arrangernent, only those students participat- ing in the events will be ex- cused 'from classes during the last period of the day, Lauds school's condition The principal lauded the ex- cellent dondition of the school for the return to classes this fall, He indicated that the main tenance program authorized by the board and carried out by the caretakers had a more be, neficial effect on the operation of the school than might be imagined. "It's a great morale builder for both teacher t and students to work in a pleasant school." Upper school results Reporting to the board on this year's upper school re- sults, Mr. Sturgis said he had been "pleasantly surprised." The marks obtained, be indi- cated, had been "pretty uni- form" in the various subjects. To nae, there is nothing which would s uggest any alarm. In fact, there are a number of schools in the pro- vince who would be happy to achieve similar results." The percentage passing has risen to 86,8, he said, because the department had revised several marks on appeal to ssing level. Although this percentage was lower than the previous year, he pointed out that the 1960 class had been an exceptional one, as evideneed by the scholarships and bur - series won by its members. To date, seven members of the 1961 class have been awarded bursaries. The percentage passing. by subect, in the 1961 results was: Eng. comp, 85.9; lit, 92,5; lust, 94.4; alg., 100; georn, 84.2; trig., 76,2; phys., 92.9; chern„ 95.5; bra., 86.4; zool„ 77.3 Lat. auth., 91.3; Lat. comp, 91.7; r. auth., 78.6; Fr. comp., 7.8. Don tI pushf children director urges 11 Be?. Joseph Mos, direttor of guidance in London Catholic Schools, told focal parents to be realistic in centidering their children's abilitieS, in his talk Tuesday night to Exeter Heine and School Association, lic said tests now available, to assess the capabilities of children elemental school, are conclusive though to use as basis for screening At the beginning of high school, "The happiest atid roost 'sue. tessful stadents are these in tatageries which are Most tilted to their capabilitie." indications are that a student han't „vett Aptitude, go along with it." warned parents to avoid sixth extremes As too much pushing, blaming the wrong sourcelot failtiret end laelt of interest ththeir children's pregrss. Stressing the importance. of early training, rather Mss MentiOned the ease with which patents on help in early years as opposed to the diffitulty they face in helping a child te cornet bad habits in high school, "If they tette AS good students from grade eight, they tentinue as good studentS through high school." "Guidance is threefold'—ffi, ral'and spiritual, psychologital And academic." 'lie mentioned • briefly as in which his gw. dance pregrem had Aided ,St11- dents in these three ways. Father Moss Mentioned that Please turti to page • 0