HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-04-26, Page 1P rice Per Copy 1 0 Cent* Elahty.Eighth Year gXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 2fr, 1,42
we're going to clean up this town le
Mayor Eldrid Simmons and PS Trustee Ross Tuckey plan a day-long crusade Fri-
day to clean up the town, literally. The campaign is for a good cause—the annual
hospital auxiliary rummage sale, Above, the town officials, in more or less official
garb, collect a boxful from Mrs. W. C. Cochrane, co-convenor of the project with
Mrs. H. H. Cowen. The two men will pick up any rummage placed out on the
street before. 1 p,m. Friday. The sale takes place at the Legion hall Saturday, be-
ginning at 1. p.m. —T-A photo
Youths' campfire blaze
burns out 200 acres
While the, Liberals kicked oft
their campaign this week, re-
ports indicated there will be
at least three and .perhaps tear
candidates in the running in
Huron.
An ND P spokesman said
Wednesday his party .defin'ite'ly
plans to, nominate a. Contend-
er lt will likely be ,Carl
Hemingway, Huron. Federation.
of Agriculture fieldrn.an,
Social. Credit announced this
week a series of five "pm-
nomination" rallies in the rid,
ing within the next, eight days,
presumably to test its strength.
The organizer could not
contacted Wednesday to det
mine 'whether or not a • candle
date will be chosen.
If :both the NDP and Socreds
field candidates, it will be, the
first time Huron .. has had a
four-man race, according to
observers,
As reported last week, the
PC nominating convention will
be held in. Clinton. 'on. Wednes-
day, May 9, when Trade and.
Commerce Minister George
Bees will be guest speaker,
NOP to nominate
Three in running?
George Richard, London, the
New Democratic Party organ-
izer for this area, said the
nominating convention wilt be
held in Goderich on Friday,
May 11, Ontario leader Donald
C. MacDonald will he guest
speaker,
Carl Hemingway offered "no
comment" Wednesday when
asked if he intended to stand
for the nomination, Mr, Rich-
ard indicated at 'least three
persons were considering the
post.
Mr. Hemingway has been
working on the farm commit-
tee of the party for "quite
some time".
Local units of the NDP were
organized a year ago in Ex-
eter, Clinton and Goderich.
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P an Socreds in. race?
After a lengthy discussion at
the special meeting. council
tentatively approved the pur-
chase of a one-ton dump truck
and the sheet' lighting program
along highway 21,
P'UC manager ;leek Hood
previously met with council to
discuss the lighting project and
estimated. that the installation
of. fluorescent lights north of
the 'bridge at $1,600.00.
In other business, council:
Accepted the tender of
$172.01 from Tom Semple to
repaint the approach signs at
the three entrances to the sum-
mer resort,
'Issued building permits to
Bruce Thompson, for the erec-
tion of a ear port beside his
business an main street and to
Boy Soldan for an addition to
his house,
After a hike of almost 11
mills last year, Grand Bend
residents will enjoy a reduc-
tion this year following the set-
ting of the rate by council
Wednesday, •
The residents on the north
side of the main street will
have a decrease of 1.9 mills,
while 'those on the south side
will receive reduction of 3.6,
The main reductions are in
the county rale which has
dropped from 17.0 lag year to
14.7 m .1962 and a 1.6 reduction
in the, public school levy,
The difference between the
two sides is the high school
rate, where those on the north
are affected by the 2.0 raise
at South Huron District High
school, while the Forest Dis-
trict High School, which af-
fects those on the south side
has only been increased from
6.0 to 6.3, after a large jump
last year.
The residential rate on the
north side this year will he
59.3 and on the south side 56,6,
while the commercial rates are
63.3 and 60.6 respectively,
However, the tax relief is
expected to be only temporary
as only a small portion, of the
debentures on the new public
echool addition have been le-
vied this year, and the 1961.
payment on the present deben-
ture is also one of the lowest
on the scale. The Ontario sales tax result-
The county rate reduction ed from the failure of Prime
stems mainly from a reduced Minister john Diefenbaker to
road budget. The Lambton rate provide the province with the
took a jump of 'almost. nine extra $150 million he promised
mills last year. in 1957, Arthur Reaume, Essex
Tentative approval North MPP, charged Tuesday
night in the opening of the
Liberal campaign here.
"Every time any citizen, of
this 'province is called upon to
pay sales tax it is because the
federal gov't didn't pay On-
8 taxes
o down
LAUNCH LIBERAL RALLY HFRE—Arthur Reaume, Liberal MPP for Essex North,
criticized the Diefenbaker government for its failure to provide mpre funds for the
province at the opening meeting of the Liberals' campaign here Tuesday night.
Discussing the June 18 election above are Huron candidate Ernest Fisher, Toseph
GUM), campaign manager; Mr. Reaume, and Dan Murphy, who was chairman of
the campaign,
for
Warn s iefenbak:er
ntario sales tax
—T-A photo
IT FINALLY ARRIVED!
The mercury rose t.o a high
of 78 Wednesday, the hottest
day so far this spring.
A fire which started from a
email camp fire in the Port
Franks area, Sunday, burned
nut over 200 acres of woods and
bush land and threatened sev-
eral cottages before it was
brought under control by over
100 fire fighters and a heavy
rain
"If H hadn't rained we'd
never have stopped it", com-
mented fire chief Lawrence
Mason of Grand Bend, one of
three brigades called to the
scene along with 50 members
of the 1st RC.R Ipperwash and
Men from the Pinery Park.
The fire broke out in a bush
owned by George "Sandy" Po-
well, Medford, when two young
American campers let their
small camp fire get out of con-
trol around 10:30 a.m.
The fire raged towards cot-
tages in the area on subdivi-
sions owned by the Ausable
Conservation Authority and at
W, G, Cochrane, QC, an-
nounces this week the sale of
his lAw practice to two Lon-
don barristers and solicitors,
Charles L. Mackenzie and
Peter L. Raymond, The trans-
fer becomes effective May 1.
The practice will be known
as Mackenzie and Raymond
and the partners will operate
an office both here and in
London, They have. been serv-
ing In the firm of Purcell,
Downey, Mackenzie and Ray-
Mond in that city.
The partners indicated this
week they intend t.o alternate
the days they will attend the
Exeter office and will schedule
their visits and appointments'
According to their particular
legal interests, Mr, Mackenzie
Clubs shine
in tourneys
Two of Exeter's mince' hece
•key teams are marling quite a
name for theeneelves this Week
110- per woes scored three
strAight, wins in GOderieh to
advance to the "C" $etei-final
which Will be held Saturday
melting at 11100 AMA,
The local bantains, -compd.
log at Georgetown, knocked
Port Dover out in a twogaitie
goals-to-count series WediteS•
day to gain the "D" finale
Friday At 5 p.m,
The bantams lost the second
game, 54 Wednesday afternoon
hut took A 4'i lead in the fleet
game, t.n win the series,
Port Dover Jed Exeter 3.0 10
the middlrif tho second game.
before Bobby Burns wrapped
in two quick goats in the last
minute of the second period,
Billy Mien and Pick McDonald
scored for the Meals in the
third.
`The third team to enter an
Easter' tointanterit from tx.
tiger were the squirts, but, after
stopping Bleira in, the 'opener
'they were ousted bY a etrOng
Winona six.
Details of the games and the
Mensal' - Zurich iitier series
With llebridge Yen be found
tali fiages air -a, ItY4i,„
one time encircled an estimated
40 cottages.
Mason stated. that many of
the cottage owners were on
hand and were able to save
their cottages by dampening
down the- grounds with garden
hoses, The fire lighters also
used bulldozers to dig out
areas around the cottages to
save them,
The fire burnt a path a mile
wide at times and the men
were hampered by the fact they
couldn't get their equipment
close enough to fight the blaze,
However, the army personnel
carried portable five - gallon
-tanks on their badk and fought
the blaze for over three hours
before Sunday afternoon's
cloudburst gave them welcome
relief,
Several cottages were slight-
ly scorched, but Mason ex-
plained that the fire appeared
to burn towards them and then
change course to get around
specializes in police court and
litigation work; Mr. Raymond
hAs been concentrating on the
estate field.
Mr, Raymond said this week
he would be. moving to Exeter
with his wife and infant son
as soon as accommodation is
secured.
Both men are 29 years of
age and have been 'practicing,
in. London for the past three
and one-half years. They are
members of the Canadian Bar
Association, .the Law Society
And the Middlesex Law Asso-
ciation,
Mr. Raymond, a native of
Windsor, attended high school
in 'London and received his
bachelor of arts degree from
the University of Western On-
tario ie 1955. He graduated
from Osgoode Hall in 1959 and
was admitted to the Ontario
her in 1959,. He and his wife,
the former Sally . Lou MAeWil-
lienie of .Wingliam, have one
son, Douglas Laird Raymond,
three months of Age,
Mr, iViatkenzie is a native .0.f
Halifax, And a graduate of
Dalhousie Uhiversity,. where
he received his bachelor of
commerce and .his beadier? Of
laws degrees, He was admitted
te the Nova Scotia bar in 1956
and to the Ontario bar in 1055.
His wife, Ann :(neo Andrews),
is a native of Halifax and they
have one OW, CynthiA LYeti,
11 months,
Both lawyers belong to the
TInited Church and the London.
Highland Club,_ where they eti-
joy curling and golf,
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The fire was confined to an
area bordered by the Port
Franks Road, Highway 21 and
the Ausable River,
Campers sound. alarm
The alarm was touched oft
by Douglas Price, owner of the
Four Corners' Store on the out,
skirts of Port Franks.
He said he learned of the
blaze when the two young Ame-
rican campers rushed. into his
store to tell him there was a
fire burning out of control in
the woods, He said the youths
told him they tried to put the
fire out but were unable.
The fire departments of For-
est, Thedford and .Grand Bend
were called. The Grand. Bend
brigade truck didn't make the
scene when they berried out the
motor on the way down, but
,several of the men went on to
help.
The fire fighters were also
helped by several residents in
the area and persons who stop-
ped as they travelled by on the
road,
There was no estimate on the
damage -the fire caused, but the
area was badly charred.
Two from,EMO
study radiation
Area .E5lO co-ordinator Har-
vey Pfaff announced this week
that two Exeter PUG men are
attending a radiation shielding
course at Mount dope.
The men are PUG Manager
Hugh Davis, who is chairreeem
of the engineering committee
of the Exeter and area group,
and. Linesman Bob Peooley. The
two-day course began Wednes-
day morning.
The course is one of a num-
ber of training sessions being
conducted by the emergency
measures organization in Onta-
rio.
tario the money it promised election has worn thin, as
back in 1957," the Windsor proven by the popularity polls
politician contended. which indicate that the Liberal
He spoke to about 150 poll support is 44Pe to the PC's 38.
chairmen and Liberal party "There is nothing magic about
workers who attended a dinner Diefenbaker except the. way he
at Exeter Legion Hall to kick finances deficits. He seems
off the campaign for the :Huron able to put the country into
candidate. Ernie Fisher, Code- debt faster than any other
rich. man Canada has ever known."
Reaume stated that, instead Evidence of the new strength of the 5150 minion a year of the Liberals came from the. promised by Diefenbaker, the r ecen t elut e genera l el ecti on "
province had received only $20 in. Ontario when the party won
million, "When . the sales tax three of the five seats and
was written on the books of our came cloee to winning the other province,. it was written he- t wo as well. "The people are eauee. Diefenbaker h.ad fallen just sick and tired of the
The Essex North MPP said Hard times party
it' seemed "strange and odd" "Why is it," he asked, "that that two of Canada's best na - when we run into a depression, Bonet -friends had indicated when we are overrun with un-
that
tihs eybeahtoenpe andtlle thpaliesfhnet employed people, when w govt establish soup kitchens for the
e.
Liberal party will take office destitute, when factories start
after June 18. "Those views laying off people, why is it have been expressed by spokes- that the Tory party happened. man for the president of the J us t happened — to be in United States and the prime power?"
minister of England, Why is He WAs given a standing it?"
Reaume said the Diefen- by the audience.
baker "vision" which captivat• John Spence, Kent MPP, said
ed Canadians in the 1958
the ehLiberals—in
is 'blowing
Toronto we
"toward
see
that so often."
Candidate. Fisher, requesting
the help of the party workers,
outlined his background in pub-
lic service in Goderich where
he has served on council for
10 years, five of them as
mayor.
Turning to the campaign, he
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Start Huron
list of voters
South Huron enumerators for
the forthcoming federal
lion received their instruc-
dons Wednesday afternoon from
Returning Officer- Russell T.
Bolton, Seaforth, and his elec-
tion clerk, W. E. Southgate,
also of Seaforth.
The enumerators will begin
compiling their voters' lists on
Monday, April 30, Deadline for
completion is Saturday, May 5,
Number of polls in the riding
remains at 131, the same as in
1958. There were about 25,000
voters in the last election.
Area enumerators are:
Hensall — Glendon T. Chris-
tie (461.
Exeter — Clark Fisher (21),
Mrs, Annie Lawson (22), Mrs.
Lois Learn (23), Mrs, Gwen
Gibson (24),
Usborne — Ross Coates (100),
Mrs. lean Miller (101), Wil-
liam Etherington 1102), George.
Frayne (1.03), Mrs. Beatrice,
Woods 1104 r, Delmer Skinner
(1051, Mrs. Hazel Miller (106)
Hay — Edward Corbett (38),
,Tames S. Petty (39), Clarence.
Farwell (401, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mack 1411 'Herbert J. Miller'
1421, .Reinhold Miller (43), Ed-
ward Schroeder 144), Got-
don Smith (45),
Stephen — Wellington Skin-
ner t82), William Stanlake (83),
Mrs. Louisa WOiti. OW, Harold.
Gower 185'1, Lloyd Eagleson
(80), Harry Hayter (87), Chris
BatiMgarten (88e. Russell
Brown (89). Ezra Webb (90),
Mrs. Nan Dodd (91),
display Advertising has beebine
one of the beet r'ea'd features
of the modern' newspaper in
recent years. Subscriber's tell
researchers they are buying
local papers as much to learn
about sales and new Di'd(illetS
AS they are, for public and per
sonal news cement.
Among the ad features thia
week are an expansion sale, 'A
selling out sale, a carload sale
o f appliances, anniversary spec•
rats, and •car clearances.
Other ad featuhes ititItIde
movie month, free anniversary
cake, the intrOchtetiOn of new'
ear, two business Openings,
political.annOunceinents and
tithing reaatiotts.
A quick survey indicates
that apeeial offers itt this
Week's edition, ..a.Moutil to:
legs of .1110re, than $2,060. below
normal prices,
Two London men
buy practice here
The P-A features business
promotion this week as district
retailers feel the spring surge
of the ecOrminie boom bloom-
ing across the country.
This week's edition is a re-
cord-size post-Easter issue re-
sulting from a number of
spring sales, special values,
commercial changes And in-
troduction of new products.
A first toe the area this
week is the publication of the
auditor's report of Exeter
council and affiliated boards,
'1 E1816 MA6 II" craw at Grand Bend caught 42 sturgeon, they came in Saturday night, Membei's, include his son, presented in en nneratinn with The This
including the beauty shown above, Saturday when they George Bowden, Bobby Stewart, Grant \Veber, Ramie oti bu calio o f the town's
pulled in their nets off Port Franks. The catch dressed Verhoeven. John atuik, The Bowden boat moved to financial picture has been a
OW, tOtal Of MO pounds, which went, to a Brooklyn Grand Bend from Brim' last $111e11110r. Other Grand, popular trend throughout
buyer at $1.66 per pound, Biggest one, above, Weighod Bend crews set their tdts this week, 'tioe boats have Dhrt$ OntAtio AM the LIZ
during the, past tell yam
fit pounds dressed. Owner Clint Bawdert arid his crew had trouble with the harbor 106, Extensive surveys on news-
were greeted by Chamber of Commerce officials when: —DA photo paper readership indicate that
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Lose one hour
Saturday night
You'll miss church service
Sunday if you don't turn your
clocks ahead one hour Sat•
vrday night.
Daylight saving time comes
into effect in most area com-
munities around Saturday*
midnight.
Reports indicate there'll be
less confusion this Spring
than in past years, Most
towns and cities are con-
forming to standard change.
overs,
Plan riding rallies
The. Social Credit party has
arranged to held pre-nomina-
tion rallies in the town halls
at Seaforth, Clinton, Goderich,
Wingham and Exeter during
the next. week. The Exeter
meeting will be held May 4.
Organizer in charge of 'the
down on his promise made in Tories being in
saying Tory times are hard •
times."
don.
is Earl Douglas Lon-
Retail promotions
spark spring baQm