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-This is the ,.equipment
CROSSBARS RELIEVE OPERATORS—John Pulfrey works on a section of the "cross-
bar" switches--the equipment which will take over the task of connecting Exeter's
telephone calls early Sunday, These switches, the latest type of equipment for
doing this work, will do automatically what operators have been doing in the
past, —Doerr
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Eighty-Eighth Year
gxgrgR,,, ONTARIO ,FEERVARY 15, 1962
Per. Copy 10 C:110.4
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suffers s
nterprise hog group
tback in Huron
Free enterprise producers, who gained a sweep-
ing victory in Perth county Thursday, suffered a .St411-
fling defeat Tuesday at the annual meeting of Huron
County Hog Producers Ass'n,
Not a single free enterprise candidate—and there
were only six—was elected a director of the association.
Nor did the free enterprise people get more than a
dozen votes for the only resolution they presented to
the floor,
In addition, the "full slate" of candidates.. promis-
ed by Charles B. Coultes, free enterprise secretary,
turned out to be less than that. As far as can be deter-
mined, only about 12 FE men are in the race for the
19 posts.
The Huron result was in di- thods of selling their hogs, in
met contrast to that in the competition to the hog board.
neighboring county of Perth Only about 12 supported the
where Thursday the FE group motion; the great majority of
took compke. control by elect- hands were raised in opposi-
ing all of the directors of the tion,
association,
There was a difference in
methods between the two meet-
ings which may have had some
hearing hut not a substantial
influence on the vote,
in Perth, the FE men aided
their cause by passing a mo-
tion that the county director's
he elected on a county-wide
basis instead of by townships.
Important actions
However, some significant
resolutions were passed by the
Huron group.
They supported a three-year
term for the zone director to
the marketing board, instead
of the present one-year term,
They unanimously backed the
stand that the producer's' board
"should do everything in their
The opposing ramps then power to prevent the revela-
submitted slates of candi- lion of buyers names" in the
dates and the FE majority teletype sale systam, fearing
elected its group handily, that if the packers secure. this
Attempt fails in Huron — Please turn to page 3
that replaces these 'smiling voices'
FINAL WEEK AT THE BOARD—Here are the smiles
behind the "voice with a smile"---the operator's whose
role ends Sunday at 2 a.m. Since both local and long
distance calls will be connected automatically starting
Sunday, there will no .longer be any operators located in
Exeter. From left are, Miss Mary Wells, Mrs. Murray
Coward, Mrs. Fleming Simpson, Mrs. Stan ZaChar, Mrs.
Lloyd Miller, Mrs. Charles Kernick, Mrs. Len Harvey,
Mrs. John Hodgins, Mrs, Lorraine Pfaff, Mrs, Lorne
Ford, Mrs. Joyce Carter, Mrs. Garnet Shipman. Only one
of this staff, Chief Operator Mary Wells, plans to remain.
with the Bell. She will transfer to Clinton. —Doerr
They'll yank cords early Sunday
to launch automati c dial system
'Murder' driving
brings $25 fine
In Huron, Charlie Coultes at-
tempted to establish the same
procedure but he was blocked,'
first of all, by Chairman Art
Bolton who noted that the
township method had been es-
tablished in the bylaws of the
1-turon association whereas in
Perth it had not.
Later, after some confusion
and several motions, the ma-
jority agreed to elect the di-
rectors by townships.
FE men nominated candi-
dates in six townships, includ-
ing Coultes in Morris, but all
were defeated by the produc-
ers who support the present
marketing system. Other FE
candidates were Carman Kerr,
George Campbell, Melville La-
mont and 1.-.1 :gh o h n s o n,
James Adams, and Gordon
Wrigh t.
ate l d down stand?
Again, if, was the compul-
sory :feature of the plan to
which the Free Enterprise men
objected. However, the argu-
ment as presented by Coultes,
at least, was watered down
from last 'year, perhaps be-
cause he sensed less support.
Coultes said all he wanted
was a province-wide vote; if
it carried, he would support
compulsory marketing 100 per
cent.
Melville Lamont and Gordon
Wright were defeated in their
attempt to secure approval for
a resolution which would al-
low farmers to use other me-
Can you, in 15 seconds,
answer this question: "How
many acres are. (here in 320
square feet?"
Or "How many cubic yards
in 27 cubic feet?"
Plus 23 more such questions
in the same given time.
Then, if you can work 10
more lengthy problems under
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DISTRICT MATHEMATICS CHAMPIONS—Those are the happy winners of The
14 Tildes-Advocate'sm m athoaties competition held at Exeter HOm Ass'ti eeting T1168.
6 9 day night among area public school students. In front. ate Richard Ashton, tho
11 champion, and Marcia Sander, rtinnemp; top, Gail Lennox and Larry Skinner, who
lied for third place. T-A
Exeter will enter a new era
in local and long distance tele-
phone service early , Sunday
morning.
About 2 a.m. the Bell Tele-
phone Company will inaugurate
both dial service and Direct
Distance Dialing here.
Telephone technicians are
now making final preparations
for the change which, in less
than two minutes, will culmin-
ate more. than two years c:
long-range planning and con-
struction.
. At the same time as the dial
tone replaces the "number,
please" of the local operator,
the manual switchboard in Ex-
eter will cease operation being
replaced by the new fully-
automatic dial central office on
Carling Street.
The change to the dial sys-
tem and the introduction of
Another
nasty one
The area was hit by its
worst storm of the season,
Tuesday, when over eight
inches of snow fell, and mixed
with freezing rain was blown
into impassable drifts on many
roads by gusting winds.
The storm hit shortly after
supper and the met section at
RCAF Stetti, Cenlraliti re-
corded 8,2 inches of Snout in
a period op to 1:00 p.m,,
Wedneaday.
They expected the storm to
reside by 'fluttsday, with an-
Other inch of snowfall meet,
ed before the storm MOved Out
Of the area.
however, the forecast calls
for another two or three inches
on Friday frail storm, mov-
ing into the Western Ontario
region.
Temperatures are expected
to average slightly above nor
mat, but Will drop on Eriday.
and. Saturday.
Roads blocked'
All the SHDHS school buses
made their runs Wednesday
morning, but many students
had a holiday When the buses
could net get, down many tens
cession reads,
Several country nhOOIS were
dosed when neither teachers
students could reach their
1:44014.
wit be made according
to a closely co-ordiriated sched-
ule calling for -split-second tim-
ing to make sure that the
period when all telephones are
dead is kept to a minimum.
At a signal given about 2
a.m, when calling has reached
a low ebb a crew of technicians
wearing goggles will go into
action at the old exchange to
disconnect all the lines to the
old switchboard.
The goggles are necessary
Rev, Richard Van Fiume
told the James Street:. United
Church. ACTS Men's Club and
their Brotherhood Week guests
they could best help the new
Canadians by "doing what
you're doing",
The minister of the Bethel
Reformed Church stated that
Exeter had been designated as
A centre for immigrants be-
cause of the friendliness of
the merchants and residents
in the, area.
However, he pointed Out they
could also help by not laugh-
ing at tile language problem
and suggested they even try to
assist .new Canadians in learn-
ing English.
"Show them your nature
beauty spots and show patience
when they extoll the merits of
their former countries," he
added,
Ile stated that the lack of
conikritMicatiOn due' to language
was difficult battier for
these people to 'entereCrtioe,
"They fear they won't be.
understood," he said, "and
they fear this 'Mere than you
may realize,"
Rev, Van Tarowe pointed
out that many immigrants fat-
ed Many tensions when they
ehose . a new tetititt,y„ because.
they lost the conservative way
of life to whie.h they Were
e ustom'esl.
"They. hesitate to give up
their old way entirely," he
Said, "because they feat that,
the new way may not he as
geed,"
Ho
good,„
stated they fact ten.
slims because they do. net have
the ".e.radle: to the . grave"
social security they hart
their native country, "Many
because of the method of dis-
connection. Tapes are strung
behind the heat coils — little
fuses that protect subscribers'
lines from. high voltage — so
that the fuses can be ripped
out by the thousands, This
operation will require about 30
seconds.
As soon as the old exchange
is "dead" a second signal will
be given over a special tele-
phone line to the new dial ex-
change building where another
have never been faced with
the problem of unemployMent
either," he said,
"Those who take along their
faith. become adjusted more
quickly," he kited,
The speaker was introduced
by Rev. Ernest Lewis and was
thanked by Mery Cuchnore,
Have guests
Ministers and laymen from
several area churches were
present at the meeting and
were welcomed by president
Call Cann, Try Armstrong,
chairman of the attendance
committee, introduced the. van'
ious guests.
Stephen Oreilszuk favored
with two accordion selections
anil a sing song was conducted
by, Norm .Don and Ray
Mills. Dr, Don Eckel' was in
charge of devotions and the
meeting.. was under, the d irec-
tion of program chairman,
Clarence Down.
Where to
• find it
A 20-year-old Hensall youth
was fined $25 and costs and
had his driver's license sus-
pended for one year in Exeter
court, Tuesday, and was told
the result of his driving "could
have been sheer murder".
Donald Smale, King Street,
Hensall, pleaded guilty to a
charge of careless driving after
a charge .of dangerous driving
had been dropped by Constable
Lloyd Hodgins of the. Exeter
police force,
After hearing the evidence
team of technicians will he,
standing in readiness to re-
move the "blocking tools"
from the dial switching, equip-
ment. These tools, which are
used to prevent the dial
switches from working while
the manual board is still in.
operation, also are attached to
cords so that they can be
yanked out in a few seconds,
Once the blocking tools are
pulled out, the dial system will.
be in .operation. As the first
callers dial, the dial switches
will begin to click and dial
service in Exeter will he a
reality.
A similar type of operation
will be carried out to bring
direct distance dialing into
use.
given by the police officer,
Magistrate Glen Hays, Q.C.,
said the facts would have war-
ranted a conviction under the
more serious offense of dan-
gerous driving. "I can't imag-
ine a much higher degree of
negligence," the magistrate
said, "it's simply shocking."
Hudgins testified he spotted
the youth making a "Li" turn
at the corner of Main and
Anne streets in Exeter, where.
a sign is posted making, this
unlawful.
The youth took the corner so
fast his ear skidded sideways
and he then proceeded north
through Exeter at 55.00 miles
per hour with the police
cruiser after him.
Details of the chase given by
llodgins showed the youth had:
passed a car before going
over the bridge in Exeter,
cutting it off sharply as he
pulled back into his own lane;
passed another car while go-
ing up the hill, lurnini:„Y hack in
a similar mariner.; sped through
the north-end intersection at
80-85 mph; passed a car after
the intersecton and went onto
left shoulder and then pulled
hack into right shoulder when
he attemtped to get hack into
his own, lane.
lie passed three others cars
between Exeter and Hensall in
a similar manner to his pre-
vious actions; sped through
Ilensall, Kippen and Bruce-
field at 80-85 mph; pulled into
left lane to keep the officer
from overta.kin.g him /I e a r
Brucefield; went up a hill at
Clinton on. the wrong side of
the road and went across the
Clinton bridge at 85 mph,
The youth turned onto a back
street in Clinton and lost con-
trol. of his car and ended up
facing the opposite way to
which he had been travelling
and as he backed into the ditch
to get turned around, Hodgins
pulled the cruiser in front so
he, could not get away,
The officer, who stated the
chase started around midnight
on December 23, said Smale
had three other passengers in
the car. He said they had not
been drinking as far as lie
could ascertain.
''There's no point in asking.
him what he was thinking,"
the magistrate said. "His ac-
tions indicate he had no thought
other than complete disregard
for the safety of others."
Commends officer
The magistrate commended
Hodgins "for his persistence. in
pursuing the accused".
"Had the Exeter constable
not taken the hoard view of
the functions of a police of-
ficer to apprehend persons
dangerous to the whole county,
even at risk to himself, there
might have been loss of life
or injury to others before this
completely irresponsible driver
was apprehended," he stated.
He pointed out it would be
very dangerous if policeef-
ficers in various communities
were not allowed to chase of-
fenders farther than their own
community's limits,
Lights missing
In the only other case heard
on the docket, Jack Schoonder-
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Vote for a central school in
Usborne township will be held
on Monday, March 19, provid-
ing a number of technicalities
can be ironed out in time,
Clerk H. H. G. Strang said this
week.
The date will not likely be
confirmed until the next meet,
ing of township council, Mon-
day, March 5, when the by-law
to authorize the vote will be
presented.
The vote. was demanded by
'Usborne township school area
board last week after the
council refused its request for
a debenture issue of $180,000
to erect an eight-room school
with a gymtorlui.„
It will be the first referen-
dum held in the township and
the first time there has been
a municipal vote of any kind
in Usborne for a number of
years.
No vote for Thames Road
At the moment, it appears
that Thames Road ratepayers
will not have an opportunity
to vote, although representa-
tion is being made to see if
provision can be made for
their 'participation,
the. pressure of competition
and come tip with a mark of
84 out of a total of 100, you
will match the mathematical
agility of grade eight student
Richard Ashton, of J. A. D.
McCurdy School, who won first
prize in the contest Tuesday
night at Exeter Public School.
Richard, 12-year-old son of
W/C A.. L, Ashton and Mrs.
Ashton, outcalculated 15 other
district contestants whose par-
ents and teachers braved Tues-
day night's storm for the com-
aetition, Three entrants were
rot able to attend.
Second prize went to Marcia
1auder, 12, daughter of Mr.
Ind Mrs. Stanley Saucier, Ex-
eter.
Tied for third place were
Gail Lennox, 13, J. A. D. Mc-
Curdy, daughter' of Cpl, and
Mrs. Ralph Lennox; and tarry
Skinner, 12, SS 6 Usborne, son
of Mr, and Mrs, Ross Skinner,
RR 1 Centralia,
Eight centres represented
The competition,.
jointly by Exeter Home and
Schol Association and The
Times.Advoeate, was conducted
lny Inspector' G. Jelin Gowan,.
Fifteen contestants fron -Stan-
ley,. Stephen, Hibbert, Usborne,
'Grand Bend, Zurich, Centralia
and Exeter' competed,
One grade Seven pupil, Laura
PrenCh, of C112 ljaborne, w as,
among the contestants. .the
rest, all in grade eight, were:
Rosalie Westlake, SS 4W Stan-
ley; Fred 55Rekel,. 5 Stanley;
Marie Hughes,
5,5 1 Stephens
LAITY tiughes, SS 5 Stephen;
'nobeti. Templeman, SS .1111).
heat Leonard. Hume,. SS 2 Ds.
bo rne; Wallace Desjatdint,
Grand. Bend; 'Kathryn Begier,
BCSS Zurich; Ray . Sander
and ;Terri Naughton, f;;Wer,
(Abell Who entered but were;
unable to attend because of the
weather WereNaricy Strang,
SR Vsborne; Henry MdeVel,
SS 5 Hibbert;, and Peter Safi-
kOWSki t SS Hibbert,
welt .contestant. received
ball-point pet i and tertifleatet
Lady driver
in hit-run?
Chief C. H. MacKenzie said
this week some citizens may
be able to assist the police in
tracking down the hit and run
driver who caused over $150
damage to a parked car in
town February 3.
MacKenzie said one witness
to the accident believed the
driver to be a woman, who
had two male passengers in
the car. The vehicle was a late
model, dark green, Chev or
Meteor, with 1961 licence plates,
the number. on which ends in
333.
"If anyone knows of a darn-
aged car which might fit this
description, we'd like to' hear
from him," the chief said this
week,
The unknown driver' hit a
parked car owned by Dick Mc-
Falls, 25, Huron St., in front
of Graham Arthur Motors,
The ear which struck the
McIralls' car remained at the
scene for a moment, but pull-
ed away before anyone arrive
ed.
Constable Lloyd Hodgins is
i assisting the chief in the .n-
vestie,ation.
The bylaw in incorporate
Thames Road into the school
area was passed at the same
meeting the council refused
the school board's request for
funds.
Council members knew at
the time that Thames Road
section- did not wish to join the
area unless a central school
was erected. However, they
gave the area enlargnient by-
law third and final. reading
anyway.
At the time of the passing,
Reeve Clayton Frayne said,
somewhat in jest: "Once we
get them in, they'll have a
tong, time getting nut." He
referred to the provision that
only council has the authority
to allow any section to with-
draw from the area.
Contacted this week, Trus-
tee Lloyd. Knight of the Tha-
mes Road section said it ap-
peared their hands were tied.
"There's nothing we can do
about it now," he said,
Mr. Knight said the trustees
hava discussed the vote with
Inspector G. John Goman, who
is contacting the department
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were awarded the first. prize
winner and his school, A Web-
ster dictionary was also given
as first prize. Second and third.
prize winners received books,
During the business portion
of the meeting Miss B. Goodies
room was awarded the parent-
attendance prize. Preceding .the
competition, Ludy Estey . and
Eleanor Stanlake danced for
the group,
Mrs. R. 1). jermyn, Princpat
Arthur Idle of Exeter school
and John B, McCarron, J. A.
D. McCurdy School, assisted
Mr. Gowan during the, com-
petition and Mrs, D. Southcott
presented prizes.
Mrs, Ross 'ruckey expressed
the association',, thanks to Mr.
Gowan and to The Times-
Advocate and extended an in-
vitation to parents, teachers
and pupils present to stay for
lunch, A piano solo was played
at the, end of the program by
Anne Bell.
Back home
after 'burial'
Lloyd Miller, 38, H I Star-
fa, retuned home from hospi'
tat Friday after recovering
from exposure when he was
nearly burred alive in his silo
the Wednesday before.
He became trapped in the
silo When, some eitSilage cols
lapsed around
Some time later when he
failed to show up, Mrs. Miller
went looking for her husband
and found him face down in.
the silage. She uncovered his
face but was unable to re,
move him front the silo.
A call for assistance brought..
several 'nearby farmers Wile
Were able to retnoVe Mr. Mil-
ler front the Sll(L
Miner suffered front
cold and .espOsure and was
m oved i,o StalOttlt hospital.
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Help with language,
suggests minister
Artnoun4anionts
thorth Notices
Corti kg Events 15
Editorials 4
Farm Nowt
Feminine Facts
Hensall ..
Lucan
Sports .....
Want Acil
See vote. March 19
for Usborne school
Centralia lad posts 4
to win first math title
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