The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-05-03, Page 1Inspector Donald al. Scott
has urged the SHOJIS board to
increase its guidance service
for students in view of the new
streaming program at the
secondary school level.
in his annual written report,
read to the board Tuesday
night, the inspector also re-
commended:
That a second .stenograpber
Catch 50,
150 left
Area children have only an-
other three days to land the
150 rainbow trout still in Mor-
rison 'Darn before their elders
will get a chance to net the
delicacies.
Terry McCauley, Ausable
Authority fieldman, said this
week that adults will be al-
lowed to compete with the
youngsters starting this Sun-
day,
He said he had received re-
ports that only about 50 of the
200 trout put in the reservoir
Friday night had been landed
although the popular spot was
crowded with young anglers
over the weekend.
Several Boy Scouts from from
Centralia camped out all night
to get an early start and they
were joined by another pair
who arrived at 4:00 a.m. on
Saturday,
However, McCauley reported
that less than 25 were pulled
out on the opening day and.
only about 20 landed up on the
bank, Sunday.
' The, rainbow trout were a
last-minute replacement for the
700 speckled trout originalfy
planned to he let loose in the
reservoir. The fieldman report-
ed that the speckled trout were
too small and some were dis-
eased and so the other 200
were put in their place,
The rainbow 'trout range
from eight to 15 inches.
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EXETER, -PNTARIO, MAY 1, 190
n courses
Two stor m-whipped fires
caused $50,000 damage to dis-
trict farm properties this past
week.
Monday night the bank barn
of Elmore McBride, lot 5, con-
cession 3, Biddulph, burned to
the ground destroying nine cat-
tle and causing another 13 to
be shipped the next day.
Lightning during a heavy rain-
storm caused the bloze.
Saturday in o r n i n g, high.
winds helped flames ravage
the large turkey broiler barn
of. Clarence Knight, concession.
3, Usborne, which was empty
at the time. Cause has not
'been established.
Three cows and six calves of
Asks more guidance
for SHDHS students
Some neighbors saw the bolt
of lightning actually strike the
barn and they described it as
a "ball of fire". The building
was a mass of flames in no
time.
In addition to the barn and
cattle, Mr, McBride lost some
hay, a siderak.e and forage
racks. The implement shed,.
with combine and other imple-
ments, and a pig pen nearby
were not damaged.
Exeter and Lucan brigades
were called to the scene and
they helped protect the other
buildings.
Mr. McBride. who lives on
the farm just south of Exeter,
purchased the Biridulph prop-
erty several years ago from
Merton Sholdice. The house
was occupied by .Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Fisher who were away
at the time.
The owner estimated his loss
at $15,000.
Cause of blaze unknown
No cause has been estah
tished yet for the blaze which
destroyed the $35,000 broiler
barn owned by Clarence
Knight, Usborne,
Some neighbors believe they
,mard an explosion-like rumble
shortly before the fire was dis-
covered.
Owner Knight said he had
shipped the last of his 27,000
broilers two days before the
fire and that both the elec-
tricith and propane gas supply
to the building had been shut
off,
He said Only tire children had
been in the barn and they bad
been in the lower floor only.
The blaze appeared to start in
the top northwest corner of the
The barn, which measured
90x60 with a 50x40 extension,
housed 27,000 broilers, There
were five .floors at the front
of the building four in the
re a r.
The owner was working in
the fields with his tractor at
the Hine, Be and neighbors at'-
rived at the scene together
And his:gati moving the truck
and -combines away from the
building, All implements were
saved .except for a manure
spreader and roller to the
north of the barn.
-Exeter firemen concentrated .,!!!0116(•rrit 16Ills
their efforts on saving church "Notices
driveshed in the smith of the CoffiltIO vtilf 5
building, Frequently, t hr e y
braved the heat from the blaze Farm News
to soak the north side of the "fillell0 Facts
shed.
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Susan ,leaver, Grand Bend, has
to crane her neck to get a.
good view. To discover what
she's looking at, see page 2.
central officer school
Central Officer School came
into existanee at Centralia in
September, 1961, with the amal-
gamation of a number of RCAF
schools over eastern Canada.
The supply and aeronautical
engineering shoots moved from
Station Aylmer; the telecom-
munications school moved from
Station Clinton; and the arma-
ment school moved from Camp
New to the RCAF is a re-
fresher course in construction
engineering which is presently
being operated al Central Of-
ficer School.
In addition, previous courses
operating at Centralia included
Contract let gunge school courses which t.,siae
the basic aircrew courses: tan-
English training to French Ca-
for area HS commissioned from the ranks
nadians and NATO students:
courses ((Mtn and non-flying
list courses (NFL). Thus Cen-
tral Officer School takes on a
major role of officer training
for the RCAF.
The summer of 1962 will see
the arrival of university under-
graduates (RUPP personnel)
who will commence training in
their various fields whether it
he telecommunications, arma-
ment, aeronautical engineer-
ing, supply or construction en-
gineering. Trainee strength rs
expected to rise quite high
during the summer,
Primary flying school
The birth of Central Officer
School brought about the separ-
ate identity of the flying phase
of Centralia. The flying section
became known as the primary
Away up
Stephen township council
voted Tuesday night to assume
responsibility for three aban-
doned cemeteries in the town-
ship and plan to clean and
maintain them.
They indicated they planned
In take up the stones in the
cemeteries and place them in.
a central location in each, as
many of the stories have been
knocked down.
in an advertisement in this
week's T-A, they are notifying
residents that there will be 'no
further burials or removals in
any of the three after June 5
of this year.
The cemeteries affected arc
south-east of Crediton, south
of Centralia village and the
Fairfield cemetery heside
RCAF Station Centralia.
A cemetery board has been
set rip in charge of reParr and
maintenance. of the Fairfield
cemetery. The members in-
clude: Gordon Wilson, Murray
.Elliott Edward Lampori. Flcl
vin King And Councillor Ed
Hendrick,
Council plan to look after
the other two smaller' spots
themselves,
Let contracts
Contracts were let for eon-
The new role of RCAF Centralia as the officer
training station for the whole of the RCAF will give
the station one of its busiest summers on record-
Rumor has it that 1,000 students and candidates,
will be present throughout the summer period,
.thHe.eurne;tss .'n116 wofnl'ii)(eriraall i no gutlninne tnoef flying school with its own offia
local station an d the develop- ceir commanding.
ments currently taking place: the summer of J962 is again
forecast as an exceedingly bush;
period for the Chipmunk pilots.
University undergraduates (ROY
'PP) applying for aircrew will
commence their pilot training,
Along with regular candidates
the student. pilot population is
expected to swell extensively.
Reserve officer school
In. 1949 the RCAF initialed a
plan designed to train univer-
sity undergra.duates. Thre are
17 university squadrons esta.b•
fished across Canada with two
training programs in effect,
the. University Reserve Train ,
frig Plan and the Regular Offi-
cer Training Plan. During their
undergraduate years, I Il e s e
flight cadets normally spend 3
summers with the RCAF. T'reir
first year of training is centred
around the basic officer indoc-
trination course known as the
Reserve Officer School.
Summer 1962 will again see
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Two area barns burn;
loss totals $50,000
Two nou-cominissioned offi-
-Cers from RCAF Station
tralla are believed to have
drowned Saturday when a new
;punt bought by one of them.
failed to survive its first day
in water,
WO George Noble, 45, An-
drew St„ Town, and Fit. Sgt.
Harold Harris, 43, Huron Park,
were lost in Round Lake, about
12 miles east of South River,
in the Parry Sound district.
One other airman, Cpl. Wit-
liem MacGregor, 47, of RCAF
Station Foymormt, is also mis-
sing, Up to. Wednesday night,
dragging operations had not
located the bodies of the three
Men.
Fourth man in the fishing
party, A. C. ,MacLellan, 33, a
civilian from Foymouet, was
rescued by two teenage boys
who heard his shouts after he
had clung to his pverturned
boat for some two hours.
FR Sgt, Harris had pur-
chased the punt through. a local
order office, and because of a
delay in delivery, had made
special arrangements to get the
boat on No. 401. highway, The
two Centralia men left Friday
noon, and picked up the punt on
their way to the north.
The boat was a 9-foot alu-
minum cartop model that had
a beam of 45", weighed 00
pounds and had a capacity
rating of 400 pounds.
Boats overturned
WO Noble and Fit, Sgt Har-
ris are believed to have been
M this boat when they ventured
on to Round Lake in stormy
weather Saturday morning, Cpl.
MacGregor and MacLellan were
in another small craft.
MacLellan told provincial
police they tried to return to
A charge of dangerous driv-
ing has been laid against Mrs.
Edgar .1 Philip, Centralia,
over the accident near Lucan
early Saturday evening which
killed another Centralia district
woman, Mrs, Fred Bowers.
Mrs. Bowers, who was on her
way with her husband to the
Salvation Army's 80th annivers-
ary, concert in 'London, died of
neck injuries five minutes after
she was taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, She was
buried Tuesda'y following a
Salvation Army service,
Mrs, Philip and the pas-
senger in her ear, Mrs, Alice
Glaor, both remain in St. Jo-
seph's Hospital, London, with
in..uries. Mrs. Philip has a rib
fracture and back injuries;
aLs. Gloor suffered a fractur-
ed pelvis,
PC Clarence Wise, Lucan,
who investigated the crash,
said it occurred just west of
the turn on the north side of
the Lucan bridge. Mrs. Philip
was driving north, presumably
to Centralia, when her car
struck the southbound Bowers
car,
PC Wise said the centre of
the area, of impact was the
south edge of the pavement,
Both cars, the :1955 Ford
coach driven by Bowers and
the 1952 Pontiac operated by
Mrs, Philip, were wrecked.
Their total value was estimated
at $550.
PC .Wise said, an autopsy re-
vealed the only fractures suf-
fered. by Mrs. Bower were two
bents in her neck whnse dis-
location caused asphyxiation
The women were attended at
the scene by Dr. C. H. George,
Treat roads
this month
Roads C h a i r'rn a n Ralph
Bailey said Wednesday he ex-
pected tenders would be called
this week for the application of
colas and chips to town roads.
"The deadline for the tenders
probably will be May 15 and
we would hope that the ap-
plication will be done as soon
after that as possible," he said,
The weather, he said, will de-
termine to some extent when
the application can he made.
Fairly heavy rains this week
helped the. dual problem which
was aggravated by the. arrival
of het, dry weather last week.
One group of residents on
Sanders St., between Andrew
and Albert, hired an oil-colleet-
iriq firen to coat the road with
used oil about two weeks ago,
Ulric Snell, one of the group,
Said the .appliation has "done
A good Joh".
It is reported That each of
the property Owners paid $25A0
toward the cost,
Rea.d. Sun't Gerald Cernish
revealed that the town had
clone in front of
IlOpper-Hoe.key lotnieral Titithe
On William Si;.. Co cope with
the dust problem, there,
Ceuneillor Bailey said the
application of oil may adverse-
ly affeet the 'Waling of the
colas and chips, "It WOn't. bind
With the he said, 'Phis
also was a problem with eat,
ninth. • "The :asphalt jttst Won't
Stick beenWhere taleinin has
pity: down,"
In sotii`e eases, he Said, ,it
has 'Meir :necessary to Scarify
any' reada coated with ealettlin
befOre. 'applying the tar. HOW.
'eater, he didn't, ettreet this
would be requited on Sanders
shore when the weather 'MOS-
pnvd and both small boats over-
t a tared,
MacLellan said he managed
to grab Cpl. MacGregor, a non-
swimmer, while he hung onto.
the overturned boat, lie said lie
held OR fur hours until
MacGregor went under,
The two young boys rescued
MacLellan after he had been in
the icy water more than two
hours. They beard his shouts
from the cottage where they
had been staying and they pad-
dled to him in a boat without
oarlocks. They got him ashore
and put him in a wheelbarrow
to take him to, the cottage
where they built a fire before
leaving to call police.
RCAF planes, and OPP and
others conducted search opera-
Hotta for the men without suc-
cess.
Ardent fishermen
Both WO Noble and FR. Sgt.
Harris were ardent fishermen
but this was believed to be the
first time they have gone on a
trip together, Saturday was the
opening of the trout season.
WO Noble was born in Mus-
koka and served in the RCAF
from 1943 to 1945. lie re-en-
listed in 1940 and became a
chef. He served at Goose Bay,
North Bay, Ragottville and in
Germany before being trans-
ferred to Centralia about one
year ago.
lie was promoted to W02 in
1955 and WO1 in 1959. He has
been awarded the war medal,
Canadian vo 1 u n t a r y service
medal, coronation medal and
the Canadian forces decoration,
He is the NCO in charge of
food services at Centralia.
He was married in 1938 to
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Lucan, and by Dr. 13, N. rm..,
rin, Wingham, a passerby.
Haskett. Ambulance, Luca n,
look Mrs. "Bowers to hospital.
Officials conduct rites
Senior Salvation Army of-
ficers conducted the funeral
service Tuesday afternoon for
Mrs. Fred Bowers, R.R.
Clandeboye, who was killed
early Saturday in a two-car
crash just north of Lucan.
Jet. Col, John Nelson, area
commander, and Senior Cap-
tain George Heron officiated at
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LOST AT ROUND LAKE
, WO George A, Noble.
NEW PUNT CAPSIZES
Flt. Sgt, H, W. Harris
ACCIDENT VICTIM
. . . Mrs. Fred Bowers
lie hired for the office to re-
lieve the teachers of clerical
work:
That heads be appointed in
departments whose size war-
ranted supervision;
The inspector also suggested
that more extra-curricular ath-
letics be provided for girls,
that the science classes were
much too crowded for labora-
tory work and that biology
should he taught in the labs
rather than in the classroom.
inspector' Scott said the
cellent; all of it he found ade-
of the teaching he termed ex-
cellent: allof it he found ade-
quate.
He was somewhat critical of
the continuing high ratio of
pupils to teachers at the high
school.
tie was concerned, he indic-
ated, over percentage passing
into upper school, In the science
dept, for example, he pointed
out that only 60:';., of grade 12
students passed but that in
grade 13, the percentage rose
to ,
Staff of 30 teachers
in his report to the board,
Principal H, L. Sturgis indicat-
ed there would be a staff of
30 in handle a projected enrol-
ment of 825 in the 1962-63 year.
Miss E. A. McTavish, he an-
nounced, had reconsidered her
decision and will return to the
staff next year, to concentrate
on guidance.
Miss. Vella Liepins, of Lon-
don, a graduate of UWO, will
leach French in the place of
Miss Mayhew, who has resign-
ed.
Miss Margaret. Middleton, of
Carleton Place, a graduate of
Queen's, will teach junior Eng-
lish in place of Mrs, R. S.
Hiltz, who has resigned.
Mrs. Cecil Wilson, who has
been on staff part-time,
teach Latin full-time,
Andrew Dixon, of McGilli-
vray township, will return to
the staff following a year's
leave of absence.
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a 52-head herd were burned in
the McBride fire, shortly after
8 p.m. Another 13 head which
had inhaled smoke were ship-
ped Tuesday.
Eleven of the 13 purebred
Herefords in -the herd were
among those lost, The remain-
der were grade cattle.
The cattle were loosely
housed in the 42x70 barn and
most of them were in the yard.
at the time. Neighbors, in-
cluding Bob and lack Blair
and John Dickie helped get
some of the cattle out of the
barn.
District farmers helped keep
the confused cattle out of the
barn while the fire was raging,
Chief raps
motorists
Fire- Chief Alex Young, Lu-
can, said Wednesday he will
consider laying charges in the
future against motorists who
obstruct or hinder the fire
truck on the road.
His comments followed the
McBride fire in Biddulph Mon-
day night when cars plugged
the narrow township road. The
Lucan truck had difficulty get-
ting by some of the cars to get
to the blaze,
"People just don't seem. to,
realize they are obstructing
us," he said, "They certainly
slowed us down Monday night."
"We had one fellow ahead
of our truck Monday 'night who
'just stayed right there. We had
struction of a new bridge and
culvert in the township at a
cast of 510,121,00 and work will
commence as soon as approval
has been received from the
dept of highways,
The tender of 56,285.90 from
C. A. McDowell Ltd., Cent-
ralia, was accepted for the
construction of a new bridge
on concession two and three,
which is one and a quarter
miles west and a half mile
smith of Exeter.
The culvert, which will he
situated one mile and a quar-
ter west of Shipka on C011eS•
sions 18 and 19, will be built
by William Battram, Parkhill,
al a cost of $3,836.00.
Cement for the two construe-
tinn jobs will be supplied by
Centralia Farmers' Supply,
Accept petition
Conned acceptd a petition
from Henry Finkbeiner. Robert.
Martin and Lawrence Hill for
a proposed 'drainage. 'works oh
their properties north of .Cred-
iton.
The petition will be, forward-
ed to the township drainage
engineer, .,Tames Howes, Lis'
towel, for survey, plan and
report.
In other' business, council:
Decided to attend the spring
meeting of the Huron County
Municipal Officers Association
to he held in Seriforth on Tues-
day, May A.
'instructed clerk Itoss Haugh
to place an advertisement rn
The Exeter Times , Advocafe
calling for tender's for weed
and brush spray.
Decided to purchase ,their
supply of calcium in liquid
form from Pollard Bros,. Har-
row, and Lee jerinison, Grand
Bend, for a .price of $30.50 per
flaked ton applied to township
roads.
Issued the following building
permits. !!'red Sirris, a house in
rrediton ]vast; Lloyd Beaver.
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Mother dies
after crash
A $1,317,403.00 contract for
construction of the area voca-
tional addition to Clinton Col-
legiate Institute was awarded
Monday night to Laverne
Asmussen Limited, Kitchener,
The Kitchener company sub-
mitted the lowest of three tend-
ers, Other bids were from
Thomas Construction Limited,
of Galt, who submitted an in-
complete estimate, and W. A.
McDougall Ltd., of London, $1,-
348,800.
John 'Lay's, chairman of the
hoard, said the tender price is
within the government -approv -
ed grants,
A representative of 'Page and
Steele, Toronto architects. who
attended the meeting, said that
if approval is received from
the Ontario department of ed-
ucation within a week, possibly
the contractor will he on the
job within a month.
The, addition will serve sec-
ondary school students front
Goderich, Exeter Seaforth and
Clinton, and will accommodate the siren on for a good halt
550 additional students, Total RCAF Station Centralia doubt- mile but be didn't budge an
enrolment for all courses will ed its contribution to the area inch."
he 1,250, cancer campaign this year, "The next time we may re-
thanks to the efforts of house- cord the licence number and
wives and teenagers, lay a charge. That may waken
Chairman Lloyd Henderson some of them up." said the
reported receipt: of $275.00 from chief.
the station. The Exeter brigade arrived
Mrs. A. Y. Dodd was in first at the scene, bringing
charge of the campaign. She with it a retinue of cars front
was assisted by Mr's. Herbert 'the north. When the Lucan
Jones and Mrs. Bryan Burns truck arrived, ears were park-
at pay parade Monday and the ed on both the east and west:
Huron Park teenagers conduct- sides of the township road and
ed a blitz on the homes Toes- some cars were attempting to
daynighi-Kinsmen
travel down the centre.
raised over The Lucan fire engine was Hensall
$300 in their canvass Monday followed by its panel truck
night before calling off the which carries the men's cloth-
blitz because of a heavy rain. ing and equipment not stored
They intend to complete their on the pumper, "We find it.
drive later, saves us two nr three minutes
Zurich Lions plan to canvass getting at a fire," said Chief
the village on Monday, May 7. Young, ''because the men can
Federation of agriculture put on their clothing in the
groups and Women's institutes panel truck as they travel to
are canvassing the rural areas, the scene."
Stephen to maintain
district cemeteries