HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-06-28, Page 1akwocate
Eighty-Eighth Year
EXETER, ONTARIO, 23, 1942
Price Per Copy 10 Cent
t here buying auto,
1aces- murder charge
a-
t
AWARDS
LIST
GRADE 12
Shield — Janis Gulens, Gail
Farquhar, Ausma Gulens, Ruth
Miller.
Board a. wards — English,
Ruth Miller; history, Jerry
Drysdale; geography, Bonnie
Hogarth; mathematics, B o b
Mickle; science, Dale Turvey;
French, Ross Desjardine; La-
tin, Ausma Gulens; Spanish,
Frances Johns; commercial,
Andy Desjardine; shop, Gerald
Shantz; home economics, Ilea-
ther McConnell.
Student council awards — 12A,
Gail Farquhar; 12B, Dale Hunt;
12C, Pat Crosby,
GRADE 11
Shield — Mynie Verkerk, Sha-
ron Skidmore, Sandra Jory,
Ruth Anne Salmon,
Board awards — English,
Ruth Anne Salmon; history,
Betty Lou West; geography,
Linda Westcott; mathematics,
George Godbolt; science, Gary
Wedlake; French, Grant
Schwartzentruber; Latin, Ted
Wilson; Spanish, Larry Weido;
commercial, Lisbet Gravlev;
shop, Paul Turnbull; home ec-
onomics, Joati Francis,
Student council awards — IIA,
Sharon Skidmore; 11B, Carol
Allen; 11C, Grace Allen; 11D,
Janet Jenkins,
GRADE 10
Shield — Judy Finkbeiner,
Jim Carscadden, Tinie Vander-
lam John Loch,
Board awards -- English,
John Loch; history, Elizabeth
Chapirran; geography, Celia
Stock; mathematics, Tinie Van-
derlaan; science, Lyle Chris-
tian; agriculture, Keith Hey;
French, Elaine Powe; Latin,
Bob Bennett; commercial, Ver.
la Smith; shop, Dennis Lam.
pOrt; home economics, Barbara
Mellin.
Student council awards-10A,
Jim Carscadden; 10B, Janet
Betts; 10C, Brenda Bochek;
10D, Frances Skinner; 10E,
Martin BroWn,
GRADE NINE
Shield —Iris Marshall, try-
iii Baynhani, Bob StOtie, Judy
Boulianne,
'Board,awards English,
Mary orbett; history, Aim
Pairbaitn; geography, Hank
Gosat; thathentatie is Karen
Jerenyn; ediehee, Bob Stotie; Antiebriceineets 17
agemultlite, Keith Str a n g; Church Notices
French, Pat McCoy, ceitnin dee Coming Events „ 17
eial, Jacqueline Sharpe; shop, Editorials
Earl Reichert; home etenetnice, Farm News ..
Elaine Green. Peeithine Fads
Student council awards — Oiss Heesall
Bryan 1101'111am; ,01j, Judy Bet'. eueee 16
panne,; 90, 8ric Res% 91 le Ma- torts
rion Carseaddens Marilye Want Ad .. il2, 13
tiehhA; W, Marlene flatness;
DO, Douglas EVana; Joan
lliAaaughton, a:4 1411a6;,.,;
S
A match which fell out. of a.
jacket pocket is believed to
have started the $15,000 fire
which destroyed the large 36 x
72 barn and an implement
shed on the farm of William
Schroeder, Crediton road, Sat-
urday afternoon.
The loss included 53 pigs,
600. bales of hay and some
machinery.
Two young grandsons of Mr.
Schroeder were playing in the
barn when. one stepped on a
match and it ignited. The boys,
10- and seven-years old, ran
for 'water but the 'fire spread
before they could contain it,
The match, it's believed, fell
from the pocket of a jacket
worn by Mr. Schroeder seve-
ral days previously when he
set a bonfire. He later left the
jacket on the tongue of a
wagon in the barn and the
match may have fallen from
the pocket when it was moved.
just -A few minutes before,
Reg Schroeder, a son, had left
the barn to scuffle sugar beets
in a nearby field. By the time
he got back to the barn, the
blaze was out of hand.
:Roasted alive were two sows
with 15 weaners, 32 pigs at
about 90 pounds, and five
ready for market. Some were
in the yard and ran into the
Kirkton youth
on honors list
Bill Marshall, Kirkton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lorhe Mar-
shall, was named to the dean's
honor list at the University .of
Western Ontario for achieving
an "A" average during the
past, year.
The SEIPHS graduate, and
former student council, presi-
dent, completed his second
year in honors mathematics,
ATTENDS COLOR COURSE
Jack Doerr, spent two days
attending a photographic oil
painting 'course hi Brampton,
sponsored by the Professional
Photographers of Ontario, Inc,
...
Where to
find it
HEADS GRADE 12
BEST IN GRADE 11
, Janis Gulens
Mynie Verkerk
GRADE 10 WINNER TOPS IN GRADE NINE
, Judy Finkbeiner Iris Marshall
Boy steps on match,
sets area barn afire
i*ii:nK •
Possers.by fear out shed wall to save .machihery from tire
A group of met start, tearing out
on the farm of William Schroeder,
spreader before flames enveloped
math. 8c3 72 barn which wed up hi
shed in front of it is ,1,116 011 .6 which
the wall of an implement shed
Croditoti, to remove a manure
the building. Inset shows the
smoke Saturday afternoon, The
the men above are working BB,
It too was destroyed by the blase, Loss included 506 bales of hay,
53 pigs and some machinery. The fire is believed to have started
when A grandson of Mr. Schroeder stepped on a match on the, barn
floor and it ignited, ranter at tight, above, is Garnet Wilson,
Noble photo
Grand Bend season
off to 'flying start'
Stephen township students
have been awarded three of
the four top academic awards
in grades nine to 12 At .StileieS
this year. The fourth went to
an Usborne township girl
The honors list, announced
by Principal 11, Sturgis, ,in-
cludes the names of over 50
-students from the four grades.
The Stephen winners are
Tanis Gulens, Dashwood, who
was top student in grade 12;
Mynie 'Veriserk, Crediton, high-
.est in grade 11; and Jedy
beiner, RR 2 Crediton, who
led the grade 10 students.
Iris Marshall, RR 1 Kirkton,
won the award in grade nine.
.Family winner
This is the second top award
for Janis Gulens, 1.7-yeer-old
son of Dr. and Mrs. Valdemar
Gulens, ;Dashwood, who is a
member of the school's basket-
ball and football teams. The
Daebwood youth was tops in
grade 11 last year,
Janis' sister, Ausma, placed
-third in grade 12 this year,
maintaining the academie re-
cord of the Dashwood family.
An older brother, Valdemar,
was also. an award winner,
Runner-up in grade 12 was
Gail Farciuhar, Exeter, The
fourth highest aggregate was
posted by Ruth Miller, RR 1
Woodham.
Another family win
Verkerk, one of 10
children of Mr. and Mrs. Cor-
nelius Verkerk, added to her
family's record by scoring the
highest marks in grade 11.. An
older sister, Cornelia, also was
an award winner and another
sister, Audrey, was one of the
two top students in special
commercial this year.
Mynie, who sings in the
school glee club and is a
member of the young people's
group of Christian Reformed
Church here, has climbed to
the top of the academic lad-
der since she, started at SH-
DHS. She placed third in grade
nine, was runner-up in grade
10 and reached the top rung
this year.
Runner-up in grade 11 was
Sharon Skidmore, Hensall, a
previous shield winner, Sandra.
Jory, Exeter, placed third, and
Ruth Anne Salmon, Dashwood,
who led grade 10 last year,
came fourth.
Musician wins
The grade 10 winner, Judy
Finkbeiner, is a talented mu-
sician as well as a proficient
student, The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Finkbeiner,
she plays the organ for Credi-
ton EUB church and the piano
for the church school. She has
passed her grade eight piano.
Judy, who is the only girl in
a family of five, jumped to the
top from 'fourth position last
year. Her favorite subjects
are French and Latin.
Runner-up in, grade 10 was
Jim Carscadden, Exeter, last
year's winner. Tinie Vander-
lean, RR 3 Exeter, placed.
third and john Loch, RCAF
.0entratia, was fourth.
Marshall, the. grade
nine leader, is an award-win-
ning club member, too.
She scared top marks in Ex,
Mer calf club last year and
tied for second. highest in the
county among ,dairy members.
iris i.s the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Marshall, Kirk-
ton's well-known Ho I stein.
breeder,
Renner-Lip in grade nine was
Bryan Baynhain, Day. Third
Place was won by Bob Stolle,
RCAF Centralia, and fourth
by Judy ,Boutianne, Crediton.
Win commercial awards
Wendy 'Vanderlaa.n, who is
now employed at The Tunes-
Advocate, won the stenography
award in the special commerc-
ial Audrey Veekerle, the
accounting Winner,. has secure
ed a position with London Life
Insurance Co.
This year's awards list has
been. substantially increased by
An expansion of the board of
education awards and the ad-
dition of s t u dent council
honors,
The hoard awards, previous-
ly classified by groups of sub-
jects, now are given to the
highest student in each slabs
jeet. There are now 10 and 11
awards in each grade, instead
of six previously given,
The student council awards
are given to the top student in
each class.
fire. One sow and a small pig
were saved.
A .two-furrow plow and a
garden tractor were also lost.
The barn. is located on the
north-west corner of the inter-
section of the Crediton road
and concession 2.3 Stephen.
Mr. Schroeder lives on the
south-east of the corner,
The boys were the. sons of
Leroy Schroeder, Sarnia, oldest
of Mr, Schroeder's family.
Call tenders
for paving
Honn G. S. MacNaugliton an-
flounced this week that twine
are being called for hot mix
paving of the Bluewater high-
way.
The 7.4-mile stretch from
Grand Bend to St. Joseph is in-
volved in the call.
Preparation for paving of the
stretch north of No. 83 was
done last year, and consider-
able work on the highway north
of Grand. Bend has been done
this spring.
Kills beagle,
pays $75
A 25-year-old silo builder
was fined $75 in Exeter court
Tuesday for shooting a dog
owned by Charles Miller, Hur-
on St.
Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC,
who levied the fine against
David B.. Livingston, called the
offence "a .callous shocking
thing",
The 11 - month - old beagle
hound, which carried a collar
and dog tag, was shot through
the head with a .22 bullet, The
animal was found in a ditch
on the farm of Carfrey Cann,
Huron Sf.
PC Cecil Gibbons told .the
court that. Livipgston and some
of his companions who were
building a silo on the Cann
farm had been throwing stones
al; the doe
b
on June 4. When
the dog refused to run away,
Livingston produced a 22 rifle
from his can and shot the dog
in the head, •
Livingston said the had shot;
in front of the ,dog' to , frighten
it but the dog had run into his
line of fire pet as he, pulled
the trigger.
Magistrate Hays pointed out
that persons become extremely
attached to dogs and felt that
Livingston was simply trigger
happy.
First accident in 30 years
In other cases, Kenneth
McCrae of Dashwood was fined
$10 for failing to yield the
right of way which ended in
an accident. McCrae stated this
was his first accident. in 30
years.
Gary Laverne Heywood, 16,
Exeter, was fined $20 for hav-
ing liquor while, udder age.
Alphons Jules Creces, Hay
township, was wined $20 for
failing to stop at an intersec-
tion, causing an accident.
Grand Bend's 1962 season got
off to a "flying start — Satur-
day when close in 40 planes
and 107 plots and passengers
participated in the overnight
fly-in sponsored by the Grand
Bend and Area Chamber of
Commerce at the local airport.
The numbers were smaller
than anticipated by local C of
C officials, but they were still
quite pleased with the showing
on their initial effort and com-
ment. from most of the pilots
was very good regarding the
'royal treatment" they received
as guests in the resort.
Representing clubs from 13
Ontario centres from as. far
away as Oshawa and Windsor,
the planes started to arrive
shortly after noon and the RC-
AF relief airport .situated east
of Grand Bend was a bee-hive
of activity throughout the re-
mainder of the afternoon.
The pilots were given landing
instructions from a mobile
ground control unit supplied by
RCAF Station 'Centralia and as
they landed they were directed.
into parking stalls by members
of the London Flying Club,
headed by Harry Mitchell.
The pilots and crew then reg-
istered at a booth at the station
manned by two RCAF person-
nel from Clinton and their
names were radioed to the.
Chamber of Commerce office in
the sue mer resort by 'three
members of the army camp at
1pperwash who had walkie-talk-
ies set up at the airport and the
C of C office,
The 'visitors were then loaded
onto a bus rented from. Exeter
Coach Lines Limited and driven
to Grand Bend, where. assistant.
C of C secretary John Macdon-
ald had, already arranged
ity
acs
eseimmodaton for them in one of r 'the hotels, picked by the visi-
tors as. they registered at the
airport.
The bus service was proVided
throughout the afternoon for
any persons wishing transpor-
tation. either to or from the air-
port.
Enjoy luncheon
After all the planes had
landed, 'the visiting crews con-
gregated at the Legion Hall
where they were guests at a
:luncheon prepared by the Le-
;ion Auxiliary and sponsored
jointly by the Chamber of Com-
merce and the owners of the
hotels and motels where the
master of ceremony for the pro-
visitors were registered.
John Macdonald acted as
ceedings at the dinner and en-
tertainment was proviled by
Danny Coughlin and the 2 plus
1 trio from the Imperial Hotel,
The Laurentians from the Chic-
ken Terrace and Marty from
the Colonial Hotel.
(I of C president Ory Wass-
niann welcomed the visitors to
Grand Bend and a key to the
village, was given by Reeve Bill.
Sturdevant to Laurel Gates, a
pilot from Oshawa.
Wassmaim also paid tribute ,
jack Hood, a director of the
Chamber of Commerce. who
had planned sthe majority of the
fly-in with 'the assistance of
F/L Don .Rullens a member of
the Centralia Flying Club.
Bud Ullman, a member of
the London Club, thanked the
sponsors of the fly-in on behalf
of all the flyers present and
said he was sorry that more
pilots had not attended.
"You can be sure that we
will act as good-will am -bassa.
dors", he assured the members
of the Grand Bend group, "and
there'll he more 'here for the
next one".
Pilots were present from St..
Thomas, Hamilton, St. Cathar-
ines, Niagara Falls, Owen
Sound, Centralia, London, Osh-
awa, Sarnia, Kitchener, Guelph,
Windsor and. Goderich.
A heavy fog which settled over
the airport on Sunday morning
delayed departure for the pi-
lots until shortly after noon.
St, t'ail's'" Church, Kirkton,
will celebrate its centennial
with special services Sunday
and Monday:
Rt. Rev, ef, G. Appleyard,
bishop of the Georgian Bay
area, will 'be the celebrant for
communion at 8:30 a.m. He
will also speak at the 11 a.m.
service, following which a fel-
lowship hour will be held.
On. Monday, members and
friends will gather at, the
church for a reunion. A beef
barbecue will be held begin-
ning at 5 p.m.
First services were held in
a small log schoolhouse in the
Kirkton area and in the fall
of 1862 a frame building 'was
erected. The first minister
Captured in Exeter at, noon
Tuesday, 16-year-old Paul Da-
vid Franks of Strathroy ap-
peared in London court Wednes-
day to be charged with the mur-
der of Cecil Carter, prominent
Clandeboye area farmer, who
was found fatally beaten in his
farmyard.
The youth, a parolee from
Bowmanville training school for
boys, was remanded in custody
until Wednesday, July 3, after
appearing before Magistrate G.
G. Ma rsh m a n,
Franks was arrested here fol-
lowing a brief chase, a short
time after Mr. Carter was found
unconscious by his wife, Mary.
She went to look for him and
heard his moan's, when he did
not come to the house for
lunch .
The Strathroy youth had been
employed by the Carters as a
farmhand since about March.
was 'Rev. Edward E., Newman
The bell which hung in the
little belfry of the church was
donated by friends soon after
the opening of the church and
is still in use today.
The present. church was
erected in. 1900.
Rector who served the long-
est at St. Paul's was the late
Canon R. W. James who was
the minister from 1941 to 1952.
during which time he celebral-
ed the fortieth anniversary of
his ordination.
Present rector is Rev. Lyle
A. Bennett,
The interior of the church
has been redecorated and a
number of improvements made
in preparation for this week-
end's activities.
The youth was in the process
of buyng a $100 car from Lain.;
ry Snider Motors Ltd. when he
was spotted by PC Bob Abra,
Lucan ,and Charles Coughlin,
a neighbor to Carter.. The men.
were driving north in the police
cruiser in search of Franks.
According to Abra, Franke
seemed to spot the police
cruiser at about the same time
he was recognized and ran
through the lane between the
Snider and South End Service
garage, Abra followed with Ilia
revolver drawn. The constable
called to him to halt and fired
two warning shots in the air
but the youth proceeded through
the large evergreen windbreak
on the Wildman property.
Franks was arrested and hand-
cuffed on the porch of a home.
on Simeoe
Larry Snider, the garage own-
er, was just leaving with Franke
to get the licence for the car,
Franks had agreed 'to get some-
thing to eat, then call back for
the licence.
Snider said the youth wanted
a 5100 car in a hurry because
he had to drive his mother in
Strathroy to the hospital at 3
p.m. A deal was arranged and
the youth produced cash from
his pocket: '.'He didn't seem
nervous," recalled Snider.
IL was learned that Franks
had tried to purchase another
car from a Clandeboye man, a
Mr. Beck, earlier but the seller
had become suspicious when
Franks produced the driver's
licence of his employer The
man let the youth out at
Mooresville and went to the
Carter farm to enquire about
the situation.
According 'to police. Mrs, Car-
ter said the farmhand came.
into the house shortly before
12. went upstairs and told her
he had to go to Clandeboye on
an errand,
She searched twice for her
husband before hearing him
moan and finding him lying be-
side a forage harvester near
the silo at the side of 'the barn.
She tried to telephone for
help but tic wires were cut.
She jumped into the, car and
drove to the farm of Allan Hill,
where the police were called.
Charles Coughlin, who wee at
the Hill .farm at the time, went
with PC Abra to look for
Franks because he could iden-
tify the youth.
Inspector j. 1... McDermott, of
the criminal investigation
branch, OPP, Toronto, took
charge of the investigation
Tuesday.
'Police said Mr. Carter's, wal-
let, containing about $150, was
missing.
Funeral Friday
for area victim
Funeral service for the late
Cecil G. Carter, CO, who was
fatally beaten in his barnyard,
Tuesday, will be held Friday
at 1:30 p.m. in St. james Ang-
lican Church, Clandeboye, In-
terment will be in the church
cemetery,
He was the son of the late
Richard .1. and Annie Carter
and was born on concession
nine, later moving with his
family to concession four.
He attended Merr's School
No, 40, was a member and
former warden of St. James
church, a former school trustee
and past master of Irvin Ma,
sonic Lodge, Lucan,
He is survived by his wife,
the former Mary O'Neil; two
half-brothere, Murray and Jo-
seph Carter, McGillivray;. two
half-sisters, Mrs, Glen (Hazel)
Hodgine, Scarborough, and Mn,s
Clifford (Pearl) Schoot, London.
One brother, Austin, and our
sister, Merna, predeceased him,
The body is resting at the
Murdy funeral home.
Will report
on drainage
A report on the Vetches of
the special drainage commit,
tee of the Ontario government
will he given by Hon. C. S.
MecNeughton, Huron MVP,
during the provincial tilt drain.
age day program Wednesday,
:tidy 11, on the faint of 'Wile
Hem Allen, near Kirkton
Mr, MacNaughton is than.,
Man of the committee and has
indicated he will review some
of its findings and the outline
of Ile investigations in a report
Ilie program
• rommittee has been
eisihle for some changes in
tee the drainage act.
tD VISIT HOLY LAND
Or and 1\tre. It II Cowed
leave on Monday to attend a
denial convention tin Cologne,
Germany Front there they, Will
visit Jereealenl, Lebellett, Dan-
;4Se0S and Egypt.
They expect to be, away about
five weeks and will travel by
jet,
Students fr• m Stephen
top SH0115 aw .rd list
Service vote
backs Fisher
Service vote in Huron swung
more than two-to-one for Lib.
eral candidate Ernie Fisher
over winner Elston Cardiff,
PC.
Fisher was given 332 votes,
compared to Cardiff's 145.
NDP candidate Carl Homing'
way received 18 votes and
Earl Douglas, Social Credit,
10.
Final returne left Mr. Car-
dill with a plurality of 2,406
over Mr. Fisher and 792 votes
more than the total received
by all three of his candi•
dates,
Church at Kirkton
to mark centennial