The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-12-29, Page 1,-.4.1.7Tigitt999; ."4.1
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Huron scud fair
.Exeter
Eeeter will be the site of the
1964 Heron .Coenty Seed: Fele
il errepitements glee be made,
direetere of the Hun olt and
Crop emprevement Associatien
have .00(10.
talesof the fair :were -set
tentatively as Deeember: 10 And
11.
arAW ,annual event may Under.eetensie changes- next
.yeer, eithquge no definite piAns
Were adopted, Direetors- ex-
pressed concern over the lack
Of competition in the seed eles.
ses and pee Authority toa
eominitte o trim them :severe-
ly. New comets may be intro.
dieced O stimulate interest. •
The naive of the event may
he :changed: to .eonforin to its
new format.
Directors .decided to held the
event again Exeter .after the
suceessful program held here
twoyears ego when the Legion
was filled for Friday and
Saturday progranis, Last yea r,
when the event returned to
Clinton, crowds, were disap-
pointingly email,
The fair has been held at
Clieten fee mane years but
,Calnoto Exeter in. 1960 when
the fa,jJft.Ies of the etillegiate
were not eve:1101P ::beeauset
eteretions were being made to
the building„
Directors were not .sure
wbe-
Iber it was the program or the
locationwhn1 accounted for the
large crowds at Exeter in 1,901
They ,decided te hold, it, here
Again to see if similar crowds.
can :be attracted,
Direetore at one. stage (US.
A -proppaAl whereby the
annual eXhibition wpud coned -
lute a Serum at .whieli :The
eioqs. producer groups in ,the
Minty could interest lo
of seeeifie to their
members. It was felt that topie
of A general nature no longer
interest the majority of farm
ere wim are specializing their
operations.
Ag 'Rep Douglas Miles was
given authority to. organize the
event with assistance from Pre
sident George Wheatley, RR 1
Dublin ; and Vice.presidents Ar
son McKinley, RR. 1 Zurich, ar
Ralph Foster, RR 3 Goderich
Request 5O% drop
in dam assessments
Both Bosanquet and Stephen
townships have requested 50%
reductions in their assessments
toward the Parkhill dam in
their statements of claim filed
With the municipal board last
week,
The two appealing m uni cip a l-
ilies submitted their cases in
writing to the Ausable River
Conservation Auhority and the
municipalities in the water-
shed, as instructed by the
board.
On the basis of present esti-
mates, Stephen's share of the
cost is $11,230 and Bosanquet's
$43,851. If their claims are up-
Escapes
gas blast
Clarence Down, Huron St.,
escaped with head cuts and
shock from a car -truck colli-
sion which touched of( a pro-
pane gas explosion near Both-
well Wedeesday.
More than 600 gallons of pro-
pane burst into flames, burn-
ing hydro and telephone wires
and endangering a home near-
by.
The truck driver, Kenneth
Grigg, Bothwell, was uninjured.
Mr. Down was treated by a
Thamesville doctor for head
cuts and shock.
Police said the highway was
In slippery condition. Total loss
was estimated at $13,000 with
Mr. 'Down's car suffering about
$1,000 damage,
Hits light standard
Tuesday morning, a tractor
and float driven by Sam Sweit-
zer, 46, William St„ struck a
light standard as it was turn•
Eng at the corner of Anne and
Main streets. The standard fell
onto a parked car, owned by
Miss Joan Parsons, causing
about $135 damage, according
to Chief C, H. MacKenzie.
Traffic toll light
Christmas traffic toll was
extremely light in Exeter and
South Huron. Police reported
only one accident over the
weekend.
A car driven by Donovan
Brunzlow, 23, Crediton, went
out
of conrol jut south of the
main intersection at Crediton
and struck a tree, PC George
Mitchell estimated damage at.
$200.
A ear was reported stolen
from Hensel! on Saturday from
Roy Campbell's garage lot. It
belonged to Clayton Rozelle,
Hensall,
Toronto police have recover-
ed the car of John Madge, Anne
St., stolen from Exetet's main
street on Dec, 15., The vehicle
was abandoned in the metro-
politan area with its licence
plates removed.
Exeter police reported not, a
single accident over the holi-
day weekend, "We're well
pleased with the co-operation
we received front the public,"
said Police Chief C. le, Mac-
Kenzie, "All was peaceful and
quiet over the holiday".
held, half of these amounts or
a total of $27,500 would be re-
distributed over the remaining
municipalities in the water
shed.
The authority and the other
municipalities are filing state-
ments of defence against the
appellants' claims, following
which the appellants have the
opportunity to reply,
The Stephen and Bosanquet
statements make their claims
on similar grounds.
Stephen objects to the amount
of assessment attributed to
recreational mu:poses, pointing
out that it has sufficient recre-
ation facilities of its own along
Lake Huron and that the facili-
ties provided at Parkhill are
not conveniently accessible to
the inhabitants of the town-
ship.
Stephen also claims the clam
will not provide flood control
to the 300 acres of the township
which have been subject to
partial flooding at intermittent
times and, even if it did, the
cost is out of all proportion to
the value of control which
could be provided.
The claim said that an in-
sufficient portion has been
charged to the higher lands in
the watershed.
Too much for control
Bosanquet's protests that too
much of the cost of the dam
is apportioned to flood control
and that the recreation and
conservation benefits should be
raised. '
It also states that Bosanquet
will receive no recreational be-
nefit and that it already has
sufficient facilities.
The claim says that an ex-
cessive amount has been as-
sessed against the lower land
in Bosanquet with respect to
flood, control. and riot enough
to the higher lands which con-
tribute water in large quanti-
ties by artificial means.
Sign water ageeement
Last week thi; Ausable auth-
ority and Parkhill signed an
agreement giving the town par-
tial rights to the water in the
dam if and when it is con-
structed.
HEADS GOVERNMENT
, Peke Wilson, town
Town youth presid s
over boys' parliament
area "politicians" shar-
enhe spotlight at the opening
ef Ontario Older Boys' Parlia-
ment staged at the theatre
handing at Middlesex College
on the University of Western
Ontario CampuS, Tuesday,
Ontario Agritulture II/Mister
William Stewart, MPP Middle-
sex Nort it, the lietitenaefe
governer parliatrierie gave
his throne speed!' to the Youths,
who arc presided over by
premier Paid Wilsoti, son of
Mi', and Mrs, Cecil Wilson,
Exeter,
The Exeter yoath, a student
at the University of Toronto,
Is baeked by 10 -cabinet Minis.
tees and 105 "irieethers" from
across Oiltatio in the Sessions
which torieitide Saturday,
leieet other teeter youths are
Also etteridirig the sessions in
London. Peter Plantitige, a
rade 13 student. et SIIDHS, is
representieg the conetittteney
bt South Hurtte and Bill Pollen,
On of Mr. AM Mite. Hervey
ane Of the group
leaders, The University of Ti
Untie 'Student is a foereer ahi
ette minister and leader of the
•
opposition in the Older Boys'
Parliament,
Issues challenge
In his throne speech, Stewart
told the youths to leek into the
heart of darkness that bars
the way to better understand-
ing of elee and nationt,
"The evils of ignorance, pre-
judice and selfishness are the
rode of the world's prebieme,"
he said. a
"This darkiteee," lid gilded,
4eauset a men to hate Nog,
tOta, to fear itttssians, to seek
security for himself no malt&
Whet thecost to others'.
"lt causes a lean to lose his
sense of identity and become a
part tef a mob, wilethet that
tnob Wants death for a criminal
or nuclear War," he warned,
"Teo often e people who call
illettitelebe Christians ere vie.
tints Cif fide datkrwss".
The partiathoht is SPOliStired
by the 'Ontario -Council of
Christian Edileation a Pretest.
.
ant triteetletiOthitiational greet).
The theme Of this year's per.
liAttieht is: ":fetus Chritt, the
Light of the WOrid",.
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Late eiections
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New mayor, new project for 1962
Exeter enters 1962 with a new mayor tackling, a major ,new project for the com-
munity. Eldrid Simmons, the town's fourth chief magistrate since it became a town
in 1951, views plans for the $267,000 sewerage :project on which construction is
expected to start in the coming year. Mi'. Simmonsand his council will be sworn
into office on January 9. —T -A photo
Thames Road vote
boosts central PS
Usborne township's proposed
central school received strong
support Wednesday afternoon
from ratepayers of Thames
Road section,
By a vote of 25 to 10 at their
annual meeting, Thames Road
electors agreed to 'join the Us -
borne school area and partici-
pate in the centralization pro.
gram.
Th section's decision will
add signifiCant weight to the
area board's application to
council for a debenture issue to
finance construction of the new
school The board intends to
request the funds early in 1962.
Wednesday's vote resulted in
a majority of more than 70%
in favor of the central school, a
considerable increase over last
year's vote which approved the
project by a narrow margin of
27 to 21, or 56%. This may re-
flect growing support for the
new school throughout the town-
ship.
Thames Road's decision
clears a stumbling block for
the central school in that it
will unite the township in the
project. Thames Road is the
only section which has not
joined the school area.
The board can new plan to
erect and operate a school
which will serve all the child-
ren in the Municipality, rather
than one which would have
excluded those in the Thames
Road section, which is hear the
centre of the township.
Area board chairman Harry
Dougall, RR 1 Hensall, said
Wednesday night he was pleas-
ed with the decisidn. "They
have done what they indicated
they were going, le de last year
when they voted to join the
area if a central school is
erected," he stated. "This is
certainly helpful and the ma-
jority of the vote is an indica-
tion of the support for a emit-
ral seltool. I think the result
may help to solidify the °pie-
idn of some people who have
been sitting on the fence."
"A forward step"
Inspeetor G. John Goman,
who conducted the discussion on
the central settee' issue at the
'Marilee Read Meeting, termed
the decision "a forward step".
He said he hoped the resell:
would not create ill will in the
section, which has always eri.
joyed happy relationship.
"Let us all week together to
provide the beet education' Peet
Bible for your children,"
The Thames Road ratcpayera
Voted by ballot on ,the motion
that "wo Jolt the area board
upon condition that one of our
trustees be permitted be attend
all Atte board meetings and
that we be atheitted into the
arca at par".
The resolutien was Moved by
Bob Wiaver. 'Wlib led oppoSitiefi
to the eentral school et last
yeer'e meetitig, and seconded
by Vieth Miller.
Int/4004d preeeleitit
txplaining his position,
MaVee Said he had questioned
the proposal last year because
the ratepayers had not been
given an opportunity to investi•
gate it. "We didn't know what
we were voting on, Now, we've
had lots of time to kick it
around and reach a decision".
He said he bad talked to
many people involved in central
schools since then — parents,
teachers, trustees and others.
"Everyone I've talked to seem
to think the graded school was
a 'definite improvement over
the one -room school. The child-
ren receive more help and are
better prepared to go to high
school".
"We all know, if we read the
help wanted ads in the news-
paper, that jobs of any signifi-
cance today require higher
standards of education, They
must have grade 12 or grade
13 and sometimes one or two
years o.f university.
"I believe in my own mind
our children should have that
chance :for a better education."
Provides advantages
A central school, he -said,
didn't solve all the problems
for rural children but it pro-
vided many advantages. He
had visited the central school
in McGillivray and was im-
pressed with the facilities and
with the supervision provided
by the teachers, There were
some minor complaints regard-
ing transportation, he said, but
they could not be considered
serious.
Although McGillivray had
been able to construct and
operate a central school with-
out raising taxes, Mr. Mavei'
didn't think lesboree could do
so, "I deal think we should
fool ourselves on cost. I believe
it will dost iis more than one
mill to have a central school",
"It's a funny thing about
taxes, though," he continued
"We'd give our kids $15 or $20
out of our pocketS if we thought
it would give them something
that would do them some good.
Yet we kick like steers if it
gods on the taxes,"
"Pin felly convineed this is
a good thing for the children,
and that's the important con-
eidoration, As for the parents,
the present systetn is all right
for those of ut who live close
to the Scheid but maybe. it's
tetteeteetteeteeeleetteet.e.,e•eeee
Where to
find it
Annountements 11
Church Notices . ,, . ..... ., . 11
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Coming Events 11
Editorials „ 2
Fa rlii News ,....... ,.. ... 7
Hensall 4
leocall 10
Sports ltt S
Want Ad k 9
about time we gave a break to
the parents who live farther
away. and have to drive their
children to school every day.
They pay . more to transport
their children than it would
cost them in extra taxes for
the central school."
James Simpson questioned
Mayer as to why he favored
the central school but had op-
posed joining the area. Mayer
replied that he didn't feel the
area could offer any benefit to
the section, which has a high
assessment, while he felt the
central school offered definite
advantages.
Discuss costs
Ray Cottle, the only person
who appeared to speak in op-
position to the central school,
predicted it would raise in-
dividual taxes at least $50.
Inspector Goman challenged
this statement, pointing out
that McGillivray township ac.
Wally had cut its rate since
the central school was erected.
He pointed out that, in his
original estimate that a central
school would raise he taxes
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Elections are being staged in
three area municipalities fol-
lowing nominations Jest week.
Today, Friettay, voters in
Blaeehard will vote for a White
as reeve. Although enrelated,
the two candidates both have
the same surname. Veteran
Lincoln J. White, seeking re-
election, is being opposed by
David C, White, councillor for
du, past three years.
New Year's day, Riddulph
electors will choose the five
members of their new school
area board from among silt',
.:endid a tes.
On January 3, electors of the
itrich separate school board
vill choose three members out
if five seeking seats.
Central school issue
Gentrat school facilities will
the major issue before the
iew area board which Bidclulph
'ill elect Monday,
Some candidates are divided
n whether there should be one
chool or two in he township.
he problem arises because of
he three separate school sec -
ions which cut right through
he centre of the township.
There are six capclidates for
he five seats, The three pol-
ling the highest number of
votes will win two-year terms,
while the next two will serve
for one year. Following this
first election, trustees will •be
named for two-year terms.
Almost all of the six caritti-
'ates have herved in public of -
ice, including that of section
.rustee. They are:
Ronald Crozier, of SS No. 6,
an associate editor of the Far-
mer's Advocate;
Gordon Dann, Granton, for-
mer police village trustee who
formerly served as a school
board member in London town-
ship;
Thomas Gegen, of SS 5, a
trustee at Revere school and
gas station operator;
Can't trace
drain odor
The source of a "volatile
odor" which has been plaguing
some Hensall residents since
mid November has still not
been determined although Hu-
ron County health officials
have made a thorough check in
the village. •
"We have found nothing con-
clusive to indicate what the
odor may be or from where it
is coming," Dr. R. M. Aldis,
Huron MOH stated, Thursday.
He said James Pinder, Ex-
eter, a sanitary inspector, had
checked several drains but
could not determine what the
odor was.
Dr. Aldis reported that health
officials will continue to help
the village in their investiga-
tion and he said several oil
companies who have under-
ground tanks in Hensall were
inspecting their installations,
Dr. Aldis explained that be-
cause many drains went direct-
ly from houses into storm
drains, there were many pos-
sibilities where odors might
enter from either inside or out-
side houses.
Some persons have been ad-
vised to install traps over their
cellar drains.
PLAN TO OPEN STORE
Date of the, opening Of the
Brewers' Retail store here has
been set for January 15, it was
announced by company officials
this week.
i1i svAtiE.
citRiCTft!tA,
Bruce Grant, Grantor!, a for-
mer police village trustee And
manager of the London branch
of a paper Linn;
Orville Langford, of SS. a,
McFalls school, a farmer and
veteran section trustee;
Joseph O'Neil, a SS 1 far-
mer, who has completed 15
years as school trustee,
Clerk Austin Hodgins said
886 electors are eligible to
vote Those who do not receive
a franchise are separate schwa)
supporters, ratepayers in the
union section at Whalen on the
north boundary, and some rate-
payers on the south boundary
who are affiliated with the
Prince Andrew school in Lon-
don township. lolling hours
will be from .9 to 6 p.m.
Reeve Harold Wallis was ac-
claimed to his second term as
chief magistrate of the town-
ship, and members of his coun-
cil were returned without oppo-
sition. Councillors are Lorne
Barker, James Ryan, Wilson
Hodgins and John Bryan.
"White" election
There appears to be no appa-
rent issue between the "White"
candidates in Biansharcl. It's a
straight two-man race between
the two candidates bath of
whom live near or in St. Ma-
rys.
Three incumbent councillors
— Milne Pullen, Robert Mar-
riott and Jack Urquhart —
were returned by acclamation
along with a newcomer, Har-
old T. McKay,
Question of school facilities
a,n d administration remains
the principal municipal issue
in Blanshard and it was promi-
nent in the discussions at the
nomination meeting
In a vote taken at the meet.
ing, ratepayers agreed a ref-
erendlint should be taken in the
township to determine if the
ratepayers want (a) a school
area board and (b) a central
school About 75 were present.
First election
First election for members
of the Zurich separate school
board will be held Wed., Jan.
3, with five candidates seeking
three posts.
The three incumbents, Mrs.
Jack Pearson, Mozart Glirnas
and Alphonse Grenier, are
being opposed by Leo Hoffman
and William Smith.
esetteetectee
Distribute
yule treats.
Exeter Legion distributed
over 50 food parcels to families
in the area during the yuletide
season. They went to veteran
and eon -veteran homes in Ex-
eter and district,
The parcels were. distributed
by Treasurer Bert Ostland,
Mayor It. E, Feeley, President
Eric Heywood and Past Presi-
dent Peter Durand,
Along with the parcels, the
Legion men distributed 1.054
to families with children, The
toys were provided by inem-
bers of the First Exeter Pack
of Wolf Cubs.
Exeter Lions plan to distri-
bute more parcels for New
Year's to many of the same
families. In previous years,
both organizations donated the
food at Christmas time, which
resulted le considerable over-
lapping.
Pooley urges
co-operation
Retiring Mayor R. E, Pooley,
making his final New Year's
statement as chief magistrate,
called upon citizens to extend
the same co-operation and con-
sideration to his successor,
Eldrid Simmons, as they have
to him during the past seven
years.
He issued a joint message
with his wife, whichireadi
"Friends, Sunday next Will
be the last day of 1961. We
trust it was a happy one for
you all and that you had a
joyous Christmas. May 1962 be
as kind to us as we deserve,
"It has been a pleasure and
honor to serve you during the
past seven years. We have ap-
preciated the privilege of do-
ing so and solicit for the new
mayor and his wife the same
co-operation and consideration
you have given us during our
term of office."
The statement was signed,
R. E. Pooley and Jean C.
Pooley.
Exeter family of 11
shares 'share' prize
Mrs. Douglas Parsons, Ed-
ward St. will share the $200
"Share Christmas" prize she
won Saturday night in more
ways than bne.
The check she received will
go toward the purchase of a
new electric range for her kit-
chen.
This means, of colyse, that
her husband and their nine
children will partake of the be-
nefits, for many years to come,
at their big family table.
Mrs. Parsons also will have
the pleasure of sharing her
good fortune with an underpri-
vileged child which will be
sponsored in her name for the
coming year by Exeter Busi-
nessmen's Association. That's
spreading good luck around
pretty well!
Other major winner in the
final draw Saturday night was
Miss Lily Grebb, RR 1 Wood-
ham, who receives $100 cash
in addition to sponsoring a
SilOP:114 tX;l'ER
TOP "SHARE CHRISTMAS" WINNER—Mrs, Douglas Parsons, dward St, won tho
first. prize of $20t 111 Dixotor merchants' final "Share Christmas" draw Saturday
night. She receives her cheek from 11 R Hopper, president of the businessmen's
association, nunner,up and winner of tlo $100 Call award was MSS Lily Greb,
slso of town. Mach 0"116 W1111101.$ tliSO wuui SpollSOr All underprivileged child for
the coming year. T -A. photo
child.
The winners' tickets were
picked from more than 100,000
given out by Exeter merch-
ants during the Christmas
shopping season. Four other
persons received $50 cash pri-
zes in previous draws.
"I was so excited I couldn't
say a word," exclaimed Mrs.
Parsons. "My throat seemed tie
choke right up."
It was her first major win
of that kind,. The only other
time she'd been lucky, she
said, was when she won a $50
cash prize at a Legion binge
a number of years ave. The
only drawback to that was
that she had to share the $50
with eight others who got a
bingo at the same time.
"The children were just as
excited as 1 was about winning
the $200, We had a wonderful
Christmas," she said.
Only one of her children
doesn't know about it yet —
15 -year-old Gary who is still in
Toronto, baying a special
Christmas of his own. He's vis-
iting Mrs. Parsons' sister, Mrs.
Ron Peterson, whose husband
,s a long-time friend of 'Bert
llintead, star of the Toronto
laple Leafs.
When Olmstead learned from
'Ir, Peterson that Gary had
cored 70 goals as a bantam
act year, he became triter-
sted in the boy and arrange-
ments were made for him to
.ipend the holidays in Termite
'o see the Leafs iit practice and
in a game,
All in all, it's been a pretty
eappy Christmas for the fam-
ily.
Only unfortunate aspect of
the holiday is the condition of
14.year-old Jim, who was ac-
cidentally shot in the abdomen
this summer. Although he stir-,
vived a critical period after
the wounding and several sub-
sequent operations, he's still
suffering ill effects.
Christmas blaze
guts local auto
A fire which broke out in a
1949 modol ear owned by Bill
Perry, 17, William Street, Ex-
eter, completely gutted the auto:,
before Exeter's Volunteer Fire
Brigade reached the scene
shortly before midnight on
Christmas.
The youth and a friehd had
just returned from London Ahd.
Perry left it parked in front Of
his father's house, Ile went out;
about 15 minutes later to. got
svinothing Out of the ear and
if was .full of fire by then,
It is believed to havo atartorl
from Writ faulty wtiing The
youth stated he had noticed an
odd -odor while he :was driviog
tho ear, but 'could tiod Uothiug
out of ()Hot* at tha
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