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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-08-23, Page 1Popular penny carnival ends playground program Hundreds of kids and a crowd of adults brought Exeter Kinsmen's summer playground program to a, close Friday night with a penny carnival in the Exeter arena. Features of the carnival were a horror house and skits presented by the playground supervisors. Above, child- ren participate in carnival games operated by the staff and senior participants. Hans Bischoff, right, in the cow- boy hat, .tries his hand at the basketball throw, e,a' aa 41.tc r fr too I CCI Cri are tighty,Eighth Year EXETER, QNTAR1O., AUGUST 23, 1902. Price Per Copy 10 Cents . ... ,,,.•.,.,.. • . • ae. . .. .. Plan Centr rans ormer s a ton seven in April. July was the worst month for injuries. Fifteen persons were hospitalized as a result of traf- fic mishaps. There were 12 in- jured in June The local detachment covers the three townships of Usborne, Stephen and Hay. Constables in- chide Cecil Gibbons, George Mitchell, Harry Reid and Don- ald Westover, Tender call in fortnight? An official of the Ontario Water Resources Commission said Wednesday that two weeks from now would be the earli- est date possible for the call- ing of tenders for the town's sewerage system. "We only received the pre- liminary plans this week," lie said, "and if they are okay and there are no hitches, the call for tenders should he ready in approximately two weeks." He indicated there could be some delays, how- ever. In order to qualify for the federal government assistance grant, work on the project must be completed by March 31, 1063. However, there have been indications that the dead- line may be extended. Re orts, orms lust too much' LIN Town council Monday night agreed upon a program to re- claim the swamp land In the northeast section of Riverview Park as part of the long-range development project for the popular recreational area. Council approved construction of a temporary road to permit the dumping of fill into the park corner, which is about opposite the present swimming facilities on the south side of the pond above the dam. Mayor Eldrid Simmons, who Proposed the move, said he had received permission from Gil- bert. J, Dow, for a temporary right of way from the curling rink road into the swamp. Mr., Dow is the owner' of the prop- erty cm the north side of the river, east of Riverview Heights, The mayor proposed that fill from drainage and other proj- ects will be dumped into the area to build it up for future landscaping as an extension of the usable park area. The corner measures roughly 200 by 700 feet and presently supports heavy marsh vegeta- tion. Mayor Simmons pointed out that considerable additional picnic facilities could be estab- lished in the area, complement- ing the main picnic area in Riv- erview Park, which has become crowded on numerous days with the growing popularity of the park as a site for family re- Exeter's card-playing senior citizens — several dozen men who enjoy daily euchre ses- sions at the town hall — may be required to move to new quarters as a result of in- creased need for the hall fa- cilities. age award to hore to find it SPORTS EbITOR BILL BATTEN WINS RECOGNMON 0. 0 0 Spoilt page runner-tip in riaitienal coriiietifiert Huron county is not affected by the small pox threat which hit Toronto and New York over the weekend, according to Huron MOH Dr. Robert Aldis, Goderich, He said there had been no indication that any Huron county residents had had con- tact with the Canadian boy, believed to have small pox, who flew with his family from Brazil to Toronto last week. The boy was admitted to To- ronto hospital Saturday. The father, a missionary, has been placed under quaran- tine in Toronto and other members of the family, who proceeded to Alberta, are also quarantined, The disease is often fatal. Dr. Aldis said there has been no known case of small pox in Huron County since be became director of the county health unit 13 years ago, lie indicated, however, there had been several "scares" a num- ber of years ago with cases which turned out to be chicken Exeter's oldest resident, Mrs. pox in a severe form. Fla n Sabha treatment John Fletcher, quietly ee breed. her 137th birthday on Tuesday at the Desiardine Aldis revealed that tent- plans are being made ing home where she has been oe f the limited Use of Sabin a patient for the past two vaccine for polio in Moron months. county schools this fall, The In spite of breaking her hip or a l Vateine is being used twice in the last five years a member of places instead of Mrs. Fletcher has mode a re- the Salk type. markable recovery and says Dr. Aldis said the dosage She has no aches or pains. Five amounted to about one c.c, and years ago she fell in her home, is sometimes given on a plas- breaking her hip. She was able tic disposable spoon or on 'to get Wield again when she lumps of sugar, fell last December breaking her NeW supervisor hip the second thee. She has been hospitalized since tient 114.1t-11 114."1.- 11.4.4. a moving to the nursing home hi new,. nursing supervisor, :Hiss \•tvien Adair, Ottawa, who he- June. gan her duties Monday. Miss She* still likes to knit Mail' has had considerable croehet and likes to keep to i experience in the public health Witch with "what is going on, atm VON field in Ottawa, She was the Thriller Emma Francis, Mc of eight of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francis, 'Osborne. Only one brother, Edward Fratieis of Croswell, Mich, survives. An Exeter nursing home has capitulated ender the growing weight of government - forms, reports, .questionnaires, surveys and regulations,. "I hate to say it," states Mrs. Eldon Heywood, operator of the 'Heywood Nursing Home on Andrew St., "but it's just too much. There comes a time when you ..can't stand any more .of it. I'm going to take a long rest." The nursing home will close at the end of this month, Ar- rangements are being made for the transfer of patients to Other homes, "It's just about impossible to carry on a small business of this king, she told The Times- Advocate, "It's just too much for one person," "We have to fill out medical forms, unemployment forms, income tax forms, wage board forms, workmen's compensa. lion forms and a lot of others. If you leave one of the ques- tions blank, it comes right back to you, Everything must be filled out in detail, "Then we have building in- spections, fire inspections, health inspections and welfare inspections, We've never failed one but it all adds to the dif- ficulties." "On top of that you have to look after employees and the preparation of food, admini- The London youth arrested in Exeter Monday and charged with arson in connection with a Lucan fire was remanded for psychiatric treatment by Magistrate G. G, Marshman in London court Tuesday, John W. Brayman, 20, of 157 Wellington Bt., London, and a companion were picked up by Chief C. H. MacKenzie here Monday when they were at- tempting to hitchhike north on No, 4. Brayman has been charged m connection with the July 14 fire at Scott's Elevator Ltd., Lucan, No other charges are being considered at the mom- ent, according to Robert Kauf- man of the Ontario Fire Mar- shall's office, The charge against 'Brayman climaxes an intensive investi- gation into the elevator blaze at Lucan by police and of- ficials of the fire marshall's office, The Seott fire was one of more than a dozen unex- plained Lucan fires which prompted fears of a "fire-bug" in the area. Chief .II. MacKenzie said he was driving south on l'aRea 4 and observed the two youths hitchhiking just north of the bridge. "I wasn't impressed with their looks," he said, ex- plaining that there was straw and hay on their clothes. Later the two revealed they had slept in a shed near Clandeboye the night before. The chief brought the two to the local police office and called in PC D. M. Westover who assisted with the question- ing. Chief MacKenzie contact- ed Chief Albert Cowan, Lucan, and the fire marshall's office as a result of the interroga- tion, Chief Cowan and Inspector Kaufman took a statement from Baynham in the Exeter office. Some details of the fire at the Lucan elevator were re- vealed following the arrest. It was learned that the blaze had started on the sill of a door at the elevator and was ex- Huron MP bows to lady Elston Cardiff, veteran Heron MP, has relinquished his parlia- nientary secretary post to a lady. In t h e appointments at- noticed by Prime Minister John Diefettbilket last week, Mrs. Jean•Ceteelnieri, V, of Greiwitle-DithdAS becomes sec- retary to Health Minister J, Waldo Monteith, Perth. The shift was one of a Mint- bet affected by the prime min. ister to bring younger and less experienced. government.. mem- bers Into the secretarial post. lions, considered training and proving grounds for 'future tabi. net .iiiiitisters, Altogether .a total .of 16 .ap- poitititients were made, Mr, Cardiff, who is 73, served -,,Please turn to page 2 Recovers from tractor injuries Harry Page, Andrew St., lineman with Ontario Hydro, is recovering in South Hilton Hos- pital from injuries received when he was ran over by a farm-type trader south of Grand Bend last week, The lineman has a broken collar bone and two fractured ribs. But he -considers himself lucky at that. Page was one of acrew of three en from the local of- fice in then a line in the new l'inedale subdivisibri being deVeleped south of the.sum- mer resort, lie was driving a tractor over a hill in the wooded area when the tight back wheel went over a stump, tipping the vehicle, :Page jumped out of the ve- hicle but his leg hit a wheel and the machine passed over Iris chest, grating his chin. Ile expects to be released from hospital soon, stration and the welfare of the patients, which of .course comes first. You. can't tope- with it all." Mrs. Heywood started the home nine year,s ago end has cared for more than one Mind. red elderly citizens from the district. Her home has capacity for 12. "I hate to see my patients go," she said, "I really like the work. Your- patients get to think of you as one of their own and you become attached to them, I have certainly en- joyed it." Because of her reputation in the field, Mrs. Heywood al- ready has received a number of offers to manage nursing homes since she decided to close her own. This past week she was given the opportunity of going to any one of three U.S. homes in the states of Ohio, Arizona and Texas. • "I just want to have a good rest before I decide on any- thing," she stated. "I've been on duty 24 hours a day for the past three months and 1 feel I just want to get away from it for awhile." Mrs. Heywood indicated her home is not the only one to close in recent months. A new one started this year by a wo- man in Stratford will close its doors shortly and many others throughout • the province have discontinued service. tinguished by employees of the firm. A year ago, fire destroyed a shed at the rear of the former home of Erwin Scott, owner of the elevator. It was believed that this blaze had been set. There have been a dozen fires in Lucan during 1961, all of them within 100 yards of the fire hall. They all occurred in abandoned buildings. BUSINESSMAN DIES . Andrew Snelgrove Active here dies at 46 Andrew Leslie Snelgrove, who for the past 16 years has played an important role as one of Exeter's leading businessmen, died Monday in Victoria Hos- pital, London, hi his 74th year. Mr. Snelgrove was born in Rodney and in December, 1945, came to Exeter where he has operated a store for electrical appliancee and musical instru- ments, In addition to his business he has been prominent in various walks of life. For five years he was a member of the Exe- ter totinil and in recent years he served as socretary-treesur- et of the community centres board. He was a member of the Masonic order and in 1955 was master of Lebanon. Forest Lodge, Twice he was campaign man- ager for the South Huron Lib- eral Association. He was secretary-treasurer for the Blue Water Shrine Club anti in 1960 he represented Mocha. Temple, London, at a Shriters convention in Denver, Colorado. no was a member of the jetties Street 'Milted Church but perhaps his greatest con- tribution 1.0 the welfare of the community Wag AS a member of the Exeter Lions Club of which he was the past presi- dent. One of his rho, teetti- littliens of late was presiding for Lions ladies' night in June prior to relinquishing his office. Ile was secretary of the club for a number of years before becoming president, IIe had been ailing for several years. Ile attended a clinic at the Mayo Brothers Hospital in Boebestet, Minnesota. Ile was admitted to Victoria kilos- pital oir August 1 and under- went art operation on August 4 from which he never recovered. Surviving are Mrs. Snelgrove, Whese Maiden balite was Kath- erine Armstrong; two &ugh- ten, Judy and Margaret, at Ironic; four brothers, and one Milten and (Italia% of Hamilton Charles, Donald and Mts. Malcolm Fowler, all, of London. The lateral wilt take place Thursday at 2:80 from the C. Ditto. funeral home , conducted by IteV.. S. E. Lewis: Members of the Masonic Order held a MAsbliid service Wed- nesday evening at 0:30. Pallbearers will he John and Edward Burke., Ed. IlratlY,, Jack Smith, Ross TnektY` and I'lorm Walter. Interment Will bd in Exeter Cemetery. Crime and traffic accidents have increased sharply in South Huron this year, according to „records of the Exeter detach- ment, Ontario Provincial Police. The number of criminal code investigations a s risen an alarming 76 per cent during the first six months of 1962 over the similar period last year, MARKS 97 YEARS . Mrs. John Fletcher Oldest lady keeps busy . She was married to John Fletcher and farmed in borne near •Winchelsea mil re- thing to _Eieter 432 years ago. Mr, Fletcher died 19 years ago. She leas two sons, Clarence Fletcher, WoodhAm. and Ray, tx der Mrs, Pletcher attended Sun- shine church and. later James Street United, Exeter, Mrs. Desjardine madeher specialty—a. cake in the form Of it la thli-flat her birthday and Platy of her friends called la see lien the crime total. Not a few of t h e investigations concerned entry of summer cottages along the lakeshore earlier this year. The local detachnient has un- dertaken a total of 242 crime probes up to and including July 31 this year, compared to 137 for the first half of 1961. Investigations under the Li- quor Control Act of Ontario are down, however. Only 11 were conducted to the end of July this year, compared to 26 in 1961. Fourteen more crashes The number of reportable traffic accidents has risen from 62 to 84 this year, an in-crease of 14. f A reportable accident is one where the damage is $100 or more or in which a person was injured, Minor crashes are not included in the figures). One fatality has been report- ed — the Clinton airman who was killed when lie struck a farm tractor north of Zurich in July, There was none up to this point last year but in 1960, one of the blackest traffic years for the area, there had been seven persons killed before July 31, January proved to be the heaviest month for accidents this year, followed closely by July, which normally is the worst traffic month, Police in- vestigated 17 crashes in Janu- ary and 15 in July, There were 12 in February, 11 in June, nine in May, eight in March and jo. Bill Batten's sports page has won second place in the 1962 better newspapers competition of the Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. The award was announced at the association's convention this week at the Royal Alexandria Hotel, Winnipeg. The T-A was second to The Stouffville Tribune, Stmiftville, Ont., in the best sports page competition for the Canadian Printer and Publisher trophy. corepelition is open to the more than 400 newspapers ie. the Canadian association. Iii third place for best sports page was the Burlington Gaz- ette, Burlington, Ont. Batten, currently completing his annual stunner stint as tat-, ter of Grand Rend Holiday, lies been sports editor of The Titles- Miltlitate since the fall of 1060. He has been responsible for the snake-up, headings, pictetes and coverage of the sports page. A gratin:lie of Ryerson 'School of Technology, Toronto, The T-A sports editor was employed as to compositor and pressman in the rewspaner Platt befote joining the editorial staff. In the competition for best ell-round newspaner in the T-A's 'class of 3,e00 and over eirculetinn, first prize Vent the Oakville Journal, Oakville, Ont„ and the runner-up was The Trentonieb, Trettnie (mt. The Times, Port Eleit, Ont., Von first eriee for best editorial Nee in the class ,for neWspe- eers with 1,000 'to 2,000 eirculer continuity of service and better distribution facilities, lie said. The spokesman indicated the installation was required be- cause of the increasing load in this area, which necessitates bringing power closer to local centres. genies site for sale The spokesman denied recent reports that plans call for the closing of the regional office just south of Exeter, There have been rumors that the property will be up for sale. unions, Fill from recent projects has been dumped in the northwest corner of the river and bridge and this area was levelled re- cently, improving the appear- ance of the area considerably. One of the main sources of fill, it is expected, will develop from the installation of sewers when the town's proposed dis- posal system is constructed, probably next spring. A new bylaw passed by coun- cil this summer requires that all excavations for sewers. drains and other underground installations must be filled with gravel to avoid creating bumps in town roads. Council will encourage dumping of the ex- cavation material into the marsh area, Brief presented Meanwhile, the Ausable au- thority's brief advocating acqui- sition of lands on the south side of the river area, between No, 4 highway and Andrew St., has been forwarded to the Hon, J. W. Spooner, minster of lands and forests for Ontario. This, too, is part of the park develop- ment program. In his submission, Field Of- ficer 1 T. McCauley suggested these lands would become "the 'show-window' of the proposed conservation area and will pro- vide access to the outstanding picnic facilities and conserva- tion sites in the valley proper". R.eeve Glenn Fisher, police committee chairman, suggested to council Monday night that the present quarters used by the card players should be made available to police. The room in which the men play , also houses the town's two jail cells. The problem cattle to head Monday afternoon when Chief C. MacKenzie 'brought two hitchhikers to the hall for nuestioning which later led to the arrest of a London youth who was charged with arson in connection with a Lucan fire. Besides Chief MacKenzie, two other policemen and a fire Marshall'S inspector werein- volved in the interrogation of the two men. The small police office at the front of the town hall hardly was adequate, Council Olaf-fibers at the lime were being used by the driver inspection branch of the Ontario Department of Trans- Reeve Fisher said the proba has eroppecl up eteetal, es recently. It's pat-fielder• ly difficult if someone lies to • locked iii The cells during the -afternoon when the men are going at their euchre hot and heavy. It was suggested that snit. able facilities might be pro- vided in the storage building at the rear of the town hall. The building has a room at the front which apparently is in reasonable toMiitiOt. The question was left in the hands of the property tee. oninh takes thne Although the planning board's proposed toning bylaw has been *proved by town. coati- eil and presented to A public meeting, there is still consider- able procedure to be under taken before it will come ,into effect, COulitiller Jo s b Wonclen repeated, The draft bylaw, recently amended as A result -of the ---Plettee tuna to. page 2 Traffic accidents have in a substantial 35 per cent and,.the number of persons injured has risen front 36 to 41, Car theft, break-ins PC George Mitchell, of the detachment, indicated the in- crease in the crime rate has been due to a growing number of car thefts and break-ins. The stealing of cars is becoming more prevalent and petty break-ins have been adding to Small pox not threat E Announcements .. 1Y Chorth Notices . .. . .. . . 11 trailing 'Events 11 Editorials . I Farm News ... ...... . .... —,.. 11 Feminine Faatt 14 Hensa II S Lucan 16 Sports .,...., 44. 6, 'I Wan AO 12, 13 e Check by chief here leads to fire charge orts Ontario Hydro plans to erect a transformer station on No, 4 highway, just south of Centralia, a spokesman revealed this week, He said the station, to be known as tl.e Cent, ralia Transformer Station, will provide better distribu- tion facilities to Exeter, Centralia, Dashwood, Lucan, Grand Bend, Parkhill and Ailsa Craig. These communities are presently being served by transformer stations at London and Seaforth. The project will include eree- frem Seaforth tv311 he main- lion of nine miles of 115,000-volt tower line which will connect tamed, according to the official. to the London-Seaforth tower The new station, however, will line running east of No. 4, the Provide an improvement in the construction of a transformer station with 45,000 kilowatt ca- pacity, and the construction of 27,600-volt lines to connect with the present distribution system. The station will take 110,000 kilowatt power and transform it to 27,600. Tenders for the station are expected to be called in about one year's time. The station Is due to go into service in 1964, No personnel will be stationed at the site, The spokesman said the station will be "pretty well automatic", and will be run by the regional control of- The office was erected in fice in London. 1950 and a total of 18 employ-. The property involves about ees work out of the building, 300-feet frontage and has been which is located on the west purchased from Frank Hicks. side of No. 83 highway, south The present supply system of the town. Council to reclaim marshy park land Seek new quarters for euchre players a