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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-11-23, Page 11 Grue.,,,othe tragedy? Eighty.Eighth Year ekr Zine -Akio°� EXETER, ONTARIO, NPVEMEER Switches at the fop Not a bone broken! ASSENGER TRAPPED --Davis D'Andrade, 21, a member of the RCR at Camp Ippervash, is shornin the front seat of this wrecked earwithblood coveringering his face and arms, as he waits for rescuers to free him. The young soldier was trapped in the car for nearly two hours while two wreckers and a bulldozer were used to pry the car apart to free hini. Dr, E, McMaster, Grand Bend, who administered treatment at the scene, is shown standing at the rear of the car. D'Andrade escaped without a.,broken bone or serious injury as did the other three occupants. Down sees Iease plan HEA Area congregations salute new church The new $40,000 Bethel Re- formed -Church. on Huron St, was dedicated Tuesday night I:efore a full. congregation. The event, to which other Re- formed congregations an the area were invited, was one of two marking the opening. A community service for local re- sidents will be held k'ridaY night, Rev. John Minnema, Grand Rapids, Mich., preached the dedicatory sermon, in which he traced the beginnings and: growth of the Reformed Church in America since the 17tH cen- tury, He outlinedthe church's characteristics of worship and doctrine. Greetings were brought from other churches in Drayton, Harriston, Chatham, Strathroy, London,. Brantford: and Galt. The pastor, Rev. .R. Van to e Fa u presided for the ser- vice, Assisting were E. Breeuwsma, Strathroy; Rev, K. Hanhart, London; and Rev. 'life J. Euwema, representing the church's Board of North Ame- d, a struggle rican Missions. Processors' trend tower d leasing land for production of canning crops, which Canadian Canners Ltd. will launch here next: year, is the ,beginning of a "life or death" struggle for growers, Clarence Down said this week. Mr, Down, president of the Ontario Vegetable Growers' Marketing Board, stated: "It's one of the most serious threats we have had to face. I think they are out to destroy the board". His comment followed reli- able reports that the local plant; will begin next season to lease -,land 'forgrowing peas, following a trend set by other processors for the past two years. The company this week in- formed grower officers that s ;ttte acreage—a "small per- , antage•' — will be leased for ,,peas in 1962. It will be farmed with the company's own. equip- ment. Thr growers were told the move is being made to :meet competition since all other majow pea -packers le the pro - vine), are engaged in the pro - grain Car grow for less? Cat studies taken by the company, it was revealed, in- dicated that it can 'grow peas on. leased land for less money than it is presently paying under contract basis. Mr. Down revealedthe leas- ing program is being spear- headed by Canada Packers Ltd. in the', Brantford area. This company started the trend two years Ago and this coming season plans to grow all. its re- quirements of. peas and corn on leased property. "They are just out to cut the other processors' throats," Mr. Down said,. pointing out. that; CP can provide every- thing from fertilizer to m•ar- keting / through subsidiary or connected companies including Farr escape nn ng lecl car Foi r persons miraculously esc ped serious injury Thurs- da when their car failed te. make a turn on a sideroad in. -stied Klondyke area and smashed into a corn conveyor and a heavy :farm wagon, One of the passengers, Davis D'Andrade, 21, a member of the RCR at Ipperwash, was trap' - ped in the car for nearly two heiurs while rescuers employed twos wreckers aid a bulldozer to pity the car apart. D'Amdrade, who suffered se- vere lacerations to his face and arms, vis�as given a .hypo, by Dr, E, A. McMaster, Greed Bend, While th rescue operations •were beisig performed. under the direction of Cpl. Neil Cham- berlain ,f the Grand Bend OPP detach .tent. The other three passengers, Berne rd. Kerry B a r r is e, 20, Crankr Grarend; Herbert fi,odrtey Evains, 18, of the RCR and No- ra' Bressette, 32, RR 2 Forest, w ere all taken to hospital by 'Hoffman's Ambtilance, Grand Bend, and Mc8"arlane's Ambtt- lance. Forest. .. They all suffered lacerations, but were not seriotisly Witted. The car, a 1953 Pontiac, Vei- ned. at 4300 owned by Baltic. was, a , total wreck, Bill Schlegel, meteor of the Hague .Farm, estimated dam' age to his corn conveyor" at $800 rand to the Wagon at $200, • The equipment Was Sitting ,bear some corn dribs past the curve arid the Conveyor was wrapped around tate ear and wax ", the bisr~1f the wagett pushed right, throttglt the front f1C the cal': 'tube other end of the Von ryas• smashed into the crib t. The accident, happened Shett- y sifter midnight; r a major chain store. "The other firms have to get into it to be competitive.' Mr. Down said the growers' board is studying steps to stop the trend and has already con- sulted. the F a r m Products Marketing Board on the prob- lem. He revealed that the gov't board has called, a ;joint meet- ing of processors and growers on November 30 to air the con- flict.. Must view as "enemy" The president indicated every possible measure will have to be considered. "I've always felt that we should give the processors every co-operation because we were part of the industry. Now that they are out to destroy us, however. there can be no mutual ground. We will have to treat them as an enemy." Mr, Down scored the lack of selling ability on the part of the processors, "I think the chain food stores have forced prices down to such a low margin, the companies are try- ing to rnak.e their profit out of the growers. If they did a good selling job, there might not be this pressure." Some of the processors have indicated they must get prices down to meet import competi- tion. Hospital buys Ys adjacent land South Huron Hospital Ass'n. has purchased the property of Miss Vera Rowe, Huron St., for future expansion of the nurses' residence, it was an- nounced this week. Under the terms of the sale, the assn may use the property at the rear of Miss Rowe's house for an extension to the residence. However, Miss Rowe will. have the use of the house for her lifetime, PRESIDENT'S MEDAL Flying Officer Noel O'Connell is shown receiving the Presidential Medallion from G/C L. H. Randall, Commanding Officer of RCAF Sta- tion. Centralia. The Medallion was presented in commemoration of F/O O'Connell's contribution to the success of President and Mrs, Hennedy's visit to Ottawa this past summer. Noel, who is currently on staff with Central. Officer School, was one of the Guard Commanders for the Presidential. Guard. —National Defense photo t� Tely please! You embarass us... We're rich, rich, rich, says The Toronto 'relegrain, The metropolitan daily, in 1(8 regular Saturday feature "On the( Map" in which it high- lights a different Ontario town every Week, claims it's no se cretthat money makes Exeter tick. ...are to Where find if ., ... Announcements ..,....„.,15 Church Notices 11 Coming eveinte 15 Editorials 4 Paan News .................... 9. Feminine Facto 12 Herisatl ............................ . 5' Lucan 4r 13. Sports 4, Wa�t t Ads 10, 11 o` `'EiIS'Cw+o.7,tf;Y..iii; .iii ” . d ..test t}' tail '.` 'Vie newspaper headlines the story: "in Exeter, they mind their peas and gttette up at the bank for crops bring prosper rots pickings." A pulpit Bible was placed by Harry De Vries, a deacon of the church, it was a gift of his parents in the Netherlands who recently visited here. l An .electric clock was given Ilse the arel,itect, K, Dubbel- dam, 1lamiltoe. A large bouquet of flowers, presented by Conklin. Lumber Co., graced the auditorium for the service. More stories and pictures of the new church appear on pages two and three. Two run in McGillivray illhc'Gii1 livra afe Pries Per Copy 10 .Coot*, S TO RETIRE A majority of district municipalities will elect new chief magistrates for x962. at the forthcoming nominations and elections, a T -A. survey reveals. At least four top officials plan to retire this year and two others may be challenged. Retiring along with Mayor. R, E, Pooley of Exeter are Reeve James Dalton, Grand Bend; Reeve Earl Dixon, McGillivray township; Reeve Clayton Smith, Usborne township, in Hensall, Councillor Lorne Hay will stand for the reeveship but it's .not known whether or not Reeve John Henderson will oppose him. There is also some talk that Deputy -Reeve Carl Haberer in Hay is consider- ing a move upward, although this was Dot confirmed. Two councillors in McGillivray township—Ben Thompson and Thomas Ha11— will. run for reeve there., Here's the picture in detail;. Town post still vacant There appears to be no change in Exeter's election picture since last week, despite a number of rumors to the contrary. Mayor Pooley again stated his decision to retire was a firm one. "I intend to stick to my plans," he said. He didindicate, however, that he would stand. for the PUC position expected to be- come vacant by the retirement of veteran L. J. Penhale, now completing his 27th year on the commission. Mr.. Pooley, as mayor, has served on the PUC for the past seven years, No candidate for the mayor- alty has stepped forth yet. Councillors Ross Taylor and Eldrid Simmons, both of whom have been rumored to be con- sidering the post, indicated they had made no decision. Arrest driver on hit and run Police arrested Gaetan. Cas- tongurye-131; Sudbury, Monday evening on a hit and run charge following an accident on No. 4, one-half mile south of the Centralia village road,, Castonguay was taken to Goderich jail. PC Don Westover alleges Castonguay, proceeding south, struck one of a line of cars which had stopped on the high way. His ear then went into the ditch where it was aban- doned. Damages exceeded $100, Snow bringscrashes :First snow of the season caused three drivers to lose control of their cars in the area, causing total damage of $1,000. Saturday, Archie MacEwing, 59, London, broke off a hydro pole in No. 4 ditch. James Mor- rissey, 16, RR 2 Crediton, rolled his car inthe. ditch on the Mt. Carmel Road. Sunday, north of Exeter, a car operated by Wes Sims, 17, Mill St., hit a pole in the ditch with damage amounting to $500. beans and cabbage to the ' sprawling plant of Canadian— Packers. anadian 'Packers. Exeter's largest I t dusrry." i O -o -ops there, Tor- onto buddy., that should read Matte you feel good? Road "Canners," not Packers). on, ltd beef carte to the Can Iii Southwestern Ontario, s u S 1 Exeter's bank clearings are — lsiease ttiril to page 3 boringly second only to Lon cion ... Exeter's,.Iiontes are t[te highest assessed in }t a 3' tt b county, en an equalized basis, , Stephen meets Well. we sus ect that's all .1 , �.h.I true but really, you're mak-, this 1'Vlortida ing `its blush,) "Other farmers' truck itt.their Pick farnnet-s, airmen All this money, suggests The '.I"ely, rolls in from btiniper- crop farmers acid airmen item 'RCAF Centrals wlio fleck t,o Nomination for Sfophen township Wilt be held Mon, day, November '27, fr'ern 1 to 2 p.in. at the township halt in Crediton. 'An election if "necessary' 1l. town. to slurp, scheduled ter MandaYr bee, "Mfg ihrivtrig tower dr ampq,. is a Moeda tor. fainters Within T1,e dates listed in fast a fertile yrs -mile radius, Who wows notice poli incorrecf. seem f0 litek.e bumper cro'Pt A" The T -A regrets the error and specialty'.," the vapor SAYS. Ally inconvenience ceased, .hey"bt'itg pees Sid matt, the tit» ill. cash crops, string €,. sX. 4 An election appears likely in, McGillivray township with two) councillors aspiring to t h. e' reeve's chair. Ben Thompson, a nine-year member who previously ran for, mayor, and Thomas Hall, who is completing his sixth term, both h in the it ave indicated d Y will accept nomination for the chief magistrate's post. Said Mr, Thompson: "I'd like to have a term at countyd council before I'm through. I indicated last year T. intended; to run and as far as I know that is what I will do," I Said Mr. Hall: "I'tre been asked to run for reeve by a, number of people. I feel it's time I ste -pPup epp ed or t ed' s out." Neither indicated- there was any particular issue atstake nor any personal animosity Y be- tween them. Reeve Earl Dixon. told The Tea. he didn't intend to run an election, although he would consider remaining in the chair if he was accorded an acclama- tioncompleting t , He's his llth. year oncouncil and .his fourth as reeve, "The work seems to get heavier all the time," he stated, "This year has been the busiest yet." Veteran Court e i 11 o r Earl Mortey is expected to stand again but Dineen Drummond, who last year. .indicated he'd like to run for the reeveship, expected to drop out because of ill. health. He has been in hasp it a 1 for nearly three months. Hay to move in Hensall Lorne Hay, a member of the; Hensalt council for the past four years, reported this week that he would seek nomination for the reeve's post in the village. "I expect likely I'll try to step up," he said. "I feel that if I'm ever going to I should do it now". He explained that he had no particular platform or projects he wished to see through, "I'll use the same platform I al- ways have", he stated, 'quit give the best I've got". Reeve John Henderson could Frayne goe Councillor George Frayne has intimated he will stand for reeve of Usborne township in view of Reeve Clayton Smith's plans to retire. Mr. Smith confirmed Wed- nesday be wanted to step out after six years as chief magis- trate. "However, I have told council that if there isn't enough to fill the seats I would definitely stay rather than cause a second nomina- tion". Sturdevant Grand Bend reeve, James Dalton, completing his eighth term as the summer resort's top municipal official, an- nounced this week • he would not stand for another term. Dalton, serving this year as Your date with democracy... MEETINGS AREA NOMINATION Friday Afternoon November 24 12,30—McGillivray Township (West McGillivray Hall) 1,00 --Hay Township (Zurich) Friday Evening November 24 'LOO—Village of Hensall 7,00—Village of Zurich .00 V llage 7.30 ---Town of Exeter 7.30—Village of Lucan (Legion '4afl) Monday Afternoon November 21 1,O0—Stephen Township (Creditor) 'township Elinvi le 1.00—Usborne n p( i t Monday Evening Notlertlber 21 7.00= 1)atIlWood :Police Vilrage 7 00......,.c"retliton Police Village 8:00—Villa `g o of 'Gravid tend. Tuesday, Evening November 28 '7,30 Centralia Police Villa e (Sehbo1) StitieRaMeetWelialeMMISSIMASSISAMSSIMSEMISSIN not be reached to see if he would oppose Hay. He is at- tending richthis countyweekcouncil in Gode , He intimated last year that he would step down this year, but when questioned at the last council meeting he said be had still not made up his mind, Councillors wilt stand The other three members of the council, John. Baker, Min- nie Noakes and John Lavender, all statedthat they would seek nomination to retain their seats. The nomination meeting will be held in the town hall this Ship "a table Friday night. Hay scene I undecided Situation in Hay township .appears undecided at the mo- ment; but theres not a great deal of election talk, Reports indicate Deputy - Reeve •Carl Habet•er may be considering a move up but he had not announced any inten- tion at press time. Three councillors—John. Cor- bett, Delbert Geiger and John Soldan—all indicated to The T -A. that they were prepared to stand. again. Mr, Corbett said he would accept the nomination, for deputy reeve if Mr, Haberer decided to step up. Hay nomination is Friday afternoon. No stir in Stephen Situation In Stephen township, which bad. a rousing election. last year, appears "quiet" at the moment. Observers said it appeared the present members of . coun- cil are prepared ared to return to their seats for another. year. No other ratepayer has pub» licly .announced his intention to oppose any of the incumbents. Bell loses $40 frompay phone Bell Telephone Co. lost $40 from a pay boobh at Hensall whichwas broken into by theves late Friday night or early Saturday morning. The booth. was locatednear a service station on. No, 4 Han- sen Chief E. R. Davis and PSC Cecil Gibbons investigated. Damage Centralia PO ' Vandals caused about $1.5 damage to the wall in the lob- by of the post office at Cen- trali& village sometime Friday night. Postmaster Ray Laramie re- ported a hole was smashed through the wall. PC Harry Reid. is investigating. s for reeve Mr. 'Frayne said: `•I will stand for reeve if Mr, Smith retires. I imagine T will any- way." At least one council seat will be open with the retirement of senior councillor Harold. Hun- ter, "I'm definitely quitting," he stated. "I've been there six years and that's long enough. I have enjoyed the experience." Councillors Ward Hern and Archie Etherington indicated they would stand again. mar stand 'warden of Lambton county, said "It's time someone else had the honors". Former councillor Bill Stine devant, who' lost in a close fight with Dalton for the reeve's • position last year, is the only person who has indic ' may fill the vacancy. over nation Tables manufactured by Exeter. Furniture Ltd. are be- ing shipped. from St. Johns on the east coast to Victoria on the west Coast and as far north as Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories. The shipments result from the firm's order of 1,200 tables from the federal dep't of pub- lic works. The order :includes telephone stands and shelf tables as well as standard de- signs. The equipment has been or- dered for all types of gov't Of- fices fices and buildings across the nation. A. rush order had to be placed on the unit :for Fort Smith in order to catch the last ferry into the community. "If no one else wants it I'll take it," he told The T -A, Tuesday, "but 1 won't fight for it". He indicatedthat if some- one else wanted the position he would also consider returning to a council post. "I'm interested in Grand Bend," he said, "and if I can help in any way I will Veteran councillor Stewart Webb would not commit him- self when asked if he was eon• sidering the top spot. "I don't know what I'm going to do", he stated. Councillors undecided Only one councillor, Emerson Desjardine, who is completing his first term, indicated that he had made up his mind to stand again this year, William Cochrane and Earl Datars both replied that they hadn't made up their minds as yet. said urgent Need for blood. donors front. Huron and Middlesex counties continues to be urgent, accord- ing to John Anderson, of the Canadian Red Cross, London. who announced that, another clinic will be held here Tues* day, December 5. From. Middlesex and Huron alone, some 15,000 bottles of blood are required to meet the need of hospitals in the two counties. The blood is provided by the Red Cross without charge either to hospital or pa- tient B. W. Tuckey is chairman of the comtnittee here. The clinic again will be conducted by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion, who ate con- tacting previous donors. The clinic will be held itt the Le- gion Hall. Urges Kin program to at needy nations A eainpaign to provide aid for ttttderprivtleged countries is being waged byBili Mickle, Remainnest district governor, among Kinsmen clubs. In speeches, to Clinton, Wal- kerton and Clinton clubs ale- cetttly, he outlined bow far the service organization's funds could go towards food or edu- cational aid, to needy nations. He pointed out that if each Kiriaman in Canada deflated 25 cents per sleeting to a fund— the h(tuiveleht at one cigarette a day --the organization could raise $5t,S00 toward each aid itself, withetit ether fund-raising projects. This aMnant would be enough to 'ebhstrruet flue,. ;;drools itt A country such as Rhodesia, sash ,:, Of Which touldCeti intodate 100 to 150 children, Or it would bring to Caeadat some 30 students from Asiatid or African countries for uni- versity. education .here, Miekle pointed out that the machinery for suet) a project; is already available through. the World Council of `Young Men's Service Clubs, to which Kinsmen belong. The councit e ill. b r a c'e s organizations in more, than 40 countries of the world, The Tlensali official, who is serving as world council rep' reseiltative on this years dist» r.ict eitet:utive, told The T -A he is promoting the 'pre g t' a in lividua hope clubs lin among ituto ta hope that from there it will be'endorsed at 'fiistri'ot Mitt riatxtinal, level.