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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-08-30, Page 1Stones break PS windows, dent plaster While some students look forward to school opening, others apparently haven't much regard for educational institutions. Five windows were broken at Exeter Public School last week, one of the stones denting the plaster on the opposite wall of the room. School authorities have had to replace a considerable number of panes this summer with vandalism on the increase, Damage was reported also to schools in Usborne and other town properties. Above, Chief C. H. MacKenzie and Constable Harry V, Bergen display stones found in school. —T-A photo Eighty-Eighth Year ... .. . ....... . .... Price Per Copy 10 Corit$ .................... EXETER, °WARP, AUGUST 30, 1962 • • .1 ••• ... t rans ort are to n on p i s 001S SC Ian r cl -station st S 1Iti PUIAISHER MARKS 60 yeARS WITHIsIEWSPAPE,R. 4 • 4 Jr M. Soothcoit sfarted prinfer's devil in 1902 Final summer swimming With school opening only six days away, local child- ren are taking advantage of the hot late-August weather to swim as much as they can before going back to studies. The pond at Riverview Park has been spree before school starts crowded with eager youngsters all week. Wednesday night, nearly 100 who have been taking swimming lessons during the year received badges and awards for passing various Red Cross tests. photo lish r celebr tes 60 years A number of area "firsts" will be established Tuesday with the opening of the new school year, They include: First stage of the transportation of secondary school students from this area to Clinton for commerc- ial and technical training; Beginning of separate elementary school educa- tion in the new "Precious Blood Roman Catholic School" in Exeter; Launching of extensive departmental organiza- tion among the staff at SHDHS; Start of a rotary system for senior students at the J. A. D. McCurdy Public School, Huron Park, Cent- ralia; Transportation by bus of Roman Catholic High School students at Huron Park to Central Collegiate, London, Other new school highlights include the erection of a two- room addition at Grand Bend public school and further cen- tralization moves in Hay and Stephen townships. Clinton takes 56 Clinton collegiate, to which the ere Huron county composite wing is being added, will take 56 SH- DHS students this year for commercial and technical train- ing in a pre-Robarts plan move, The grade 10 students from here will. be taken by bus daily to the Clinton school, where they have been enrolled in new clas- ses established there, Considerable alteration is be- Exeter Industrial Develop- ment Corporation, at a meet- ing Monday night, unanimous- ly agreed to protest a plan of Ontario Hydro to close its Ex- eter sub-station, The corporation will seek the support of town council and a number of other local organizations in urging Ontario Hydro to maintain its staff here, President R. Ross Tuckey revealed that, while there has been no public announcement, unofficial reports of plans for closing of the local area of- fice are accurate. "We have indications from reliable sources that the local staff may be transferred to London, Strathroy or Clinton and we are quite disturbed about it," he said. "This means a loss to the community of Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, dismissed a charge of impair- ed driving against a former RCAF Centralia man in court here Tuesday, stating "I have a reasonable doubt in my mind that the accused was impaired at the time." George K. Hossack, who was stationed at RCAF Centralia on July 20, the date of the incident, was charged with. impaired driving following a two-car accident at the corner of the Crediton and airport roads. From evidence given at the court proceedings, it was learn- ed that the accused, while operating his own motor ve- hicle, collided with the rear of a car driven by Hugh Allan Johnston, also of RCAF Cent- retie, as the latter was making a left-hand turn off the Green- ton road onto the highway to the air base. The Hossack vehicle had ap- parently been overtaking the Johnston car when the latter began to make a left turn. Johnston indicated to the mag- istrate that he looked in his rear-view mirror, which was located on the fender, and saw no traffic behind him, In later questioning it was revealed that the Hossack ve- hicle had been in a "blind spot" in the mirror and that is why Johnston didn't realize MPP in UK after sales Hon. C, S. MacNaughten, Huron MPP, again is in the United Kingdom drumming up sales outlets for Ontario farin products, Officially, the Huton mem- ber is representing Prime . Min- ister John P. Roberts at, the Ontario exhibition at London's famous food fair, In addition, he's making a follow-up survey on U.K. and European markets for the pro, Vince's agricultural products. Mr. MacNatightmi was among the group which, first toured the U.K, in September, 1960, to investigate the British mar. ket. lie dame borne enthusias- tic about the sales poteatial there, Since then, the department of agriculture has arranged for officials of a number of tom- Modify groups to visit England to develop the markets which had been found, The goy% is leading an ex- tensive sales effort at the food fair this year. In addition to a stepped-1m display of 'Ontario .faint products, a drive is be- ing made tO secure edited contracts and sales arrange. in cots, MacNaughthri has been in England Meet The middle of the month. Me Will remain for 'about two Mote weeks, sonic 18 families and a sub- stantial payroll." "We intend to make every effort to retain the office here," He indicated a delega- tion may go to Toronto this fall, Last week, The T-A reported hydro was planning to erect an automatic transformer sta' tion in the Centralia area in 1963. Plans do not call for the erection of staff quarters at the site. An Ontario Hydro spokesman last week denied that the local hydro station, erected in 1956, was for sale but it has since been learned that some negoti- ations between Exeter PUG and Ontario Hydro over the pur- chase of the property already has taken place. The Exeter sub-station is located on the east side of No. that he s as being overtaken. Johnston himself was the first witness for the prosecu- tion and, in trying to ascertain that the accused had been im- paired at the time, Crown At- torney W. G. Cochrane, QC, had Johnston refer to notes that he made the day following the accident. With the aid of the notes, the Please turn to page 2 Rev. Bren de Vries, rector of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church, said this week he dis- agrees with a recommendation for more religious education in public schools contained in a report to the general synod of the Anglican Church of Canada meeting in Kingston. However, he does support pa- rochial schools for Anglicans; church union, although on a broader scale than Canada, and refortn of the church's policy on divorce. The local rector, who admits to being outspoken in his views, was commenting on some of the controversial topics of the syn- od meeting. sorry I wasn't able to attend the sessions this year," he said, "It appears they have been having some hot discussions." Mr. de Vries took issue with the board `of religious education Which advocated more Christian teaching in public schools. "There should be no religion taught in public schools," said Mr. de Vries, For one thing, they are tax supported. We are hot a Christian nation any mote. There are Christians liv- ing here, true, but there are many non-Christians supporting our schools and I do not see where Ved have the tight to use the public scheel to pursue our religious gains," "I do feel," he continued, "that the church has an obli- gation to teach Christianity among its people but that's what the church and the, Sunday are for, I think if we Vain, to proselytize for conversion to Christendom, ve should do so by example and by private talks, rather than using public-sup- potted institutions, "I would be a supporter of parochial schools for the Ang- lican, church because then I woul be within my own eeti• fines, supported by my own peo- ple, I would definitely have the right to teach the doctrines of church. this is lite only place whete we would have the right to do ed" WOeitt-wide union HO said was 4 "firm sup- porter" of the union of 'Chris- tendom. "But in union, would consider the union of all Chris- liana, I aiti afraid that what we are trying to do is to develop one large regional church which Would apply to Canada only, . "I think we should have a fat broader outlook and should aim at re-united Christendom all over the world. The U.S. is try- ing to form one large church; we are trying to do it in Can- ada, This is no good. He pointed out that the Ang- lican church has had converse- floes about union with other churches apart from the United. It has discussed the subject with the old catholic church, the Greek . orthodox church and the Polis Catholic Church, among others. At the opening message to the general synod last week, an executive officer forecast that the Anglicans as a divisioti of the Christian church should disappear and we are disap. pearing" -tinder gradual pres- sure of 'measures to uhite, keconsidee divorce stand Mr. de Vries agreed with those delegates at the. synod Who called on the cluttell to re- consider its policy of forbidding —Please turn to page 2 Usborne township council has lodged an appeal with lion, John P. Pobarts, Ontario Mitt, islet of Education, over the re, lent of 131mshard township to approve a bylaw which would transfer part:, of the union schools at Kirkton and Wood- ham to the Usborne school Area. According to legislation, the Minister has the Power to throw the appeal out or to ap- ppooint a board of arbitration to investigate the situation. The conflict arises from a Meeting 'earlier this year among Blanshard and US- borne officials at which plans Were Made to redistribute school boundarieS according to municipal boundaries This af.• faded the union schools iri Whalen, Woodhant and Kirkton, This Monday, Labor Day, T-A publisher J. M. Southcott marks his sixtieth anniversary in the newspaper business in Exeter, "Pm still fascinated by the occupation," says the 7alear- old newspaperman, "It has never ceased to be ail exciting life 'Which keeps a man young at heart and interested in the World about him." Mr. Southco,t began his car- eer on September I 2,,1002, as a printer's devil with The Exeter Times, He 11:4 been a carrier boy for the newspaper several The bylaw splitting up the Whalen section, which. involved all three townships, has been passed and 4.pproved by the three councils. Usborne passed the bylaw to bring the Usborne sections of Kirktori and Woodharn under its township _school area jurisdic- tion but Blanshatd has refused to. accede. Of the Kirktort section, the Usborne portion ammints to about 39'.7) Of the Assessment, It 1s i1 two-room school. In the Woodham section, Us- borne It attionnts to 46'7, It iS a ont-room opera- tion. The changing of boundaries has been precipitated by the proposal to build a central Seheel in Biddulph and 'similar tensideraVont it Morrie, ing made to the Clinton colle- giate in connection with the composite wing for which the foundation has been laid. The school will provide facilities for four South Huron district high schools under the new four- stream Roberts plan which will be inaugurated next year, Transportation of the area pupils to Clinton will mean a slightly earlier bus schedule for SIIDHS students. The times may be stepped up from five to 10 minutes. Principal H. L. Sturgis ex- plained that the bus to Clinton must leave the local school in time for the transported stu- dents to begin classes in Clin- years before that. Sind, then, lie's had a hand in printing more than 3,000 edi- tions, He was managing editor of the newspanet for. 30 years, sole owner for 12 and has been of The Exeter Times- ton at 9:20 a,m, In order to meet this deadline, the local busses will have to reach the school by 8:45, to allow the Clinton bus to leave by 8:50. New bus 'n fleet E. It. Guenther, owner of Exeter Coach Lines Ltd. which operates the school busses, said 12 units will be used this year, the same number as last year, at least at the start, "I don't see many changes although it looks like we're going to have more students again," he said. A new 72 passenger bus which will be the largest of the fleet, has been added this year, Mr. Guenther revealed, Previously the largest units accommodated 66 students. He was not sure this week on which route the new bus would operate. Transport to London While some pupils from this area will be transported to Clin- ton, others will be taken to Lon- don for secondary school edu- cation. These are Roman Cath- olic students from Huron Park, RCAF Centralia. A spokesman said this week that authority had been given for a government vehicle to take from 13 to 2,0 students to the RC secondary school in London. This is the first time bus service has been provided. Last year, it is reported, several students were transported pri- Advocate Ltd. for the past nine yc are. His long and intimate asso- ciation with the community has made him optimistic about its future. "So many remarkable changes have taken place since. vately to Lor,don, Open new school The "Precious Blood" Roman Catholic School, erected this summer in Exeter, will open Tuesday with an anticipated en- rolment of about 40. There will be two teachers on staff, Mrs. Edward Middleholtz, Exeter, and Mrs. Roy Ryan, Mt. Car- mei, HS enrolment to exceed 800 Enrolment at SHDITS will ex- ceed 800 for the first time, Prin- cipal IL L. Sturgis stated this week, While this will tax accom- modation, the sending of 56 students to the new composite school at Clinton has avoided the necessity of adding extra classrooms to the school, For the first time, there will be two grade 13 classes. Each will have approximately 24 pup- ils. Besides the normal special commercial class, there will be three grade 12's, four grade 11's, six grade 10's and eight grade nine classrooms. Two additional teachers have been added to the staff, bring- ing the total to 30, The new members are Miss Velta Lie- the turn of the century that it's impossible to predict the. great things ahead. I have every con- fidence, however, that this community is going to grow far beyond what many of us envi- sion at the moment. There will be great developments in this part of Ontario in the next dec- ade or two." Printer's devil Mr. Southcot began Ins news- paper career with .The Times when it was operated by the late Miller White. As primer's devil, lie was req tired to work W1 hours a week and his duties in- cluded looking after the fires, sweeping the floors and setting the type for the newspaper by hand. Only five-feet, four incites in height, the young compositor had to stand on a wooden box 'to reach the eight-point type in winch the paper was set. Every letter was handled individually tit that time, instead of being Please Om In page 2 Where to find it pens, a graduate of 1JWO, who will teach French, and Mrs. Margaret Lindsay, on the staff at Carleton Place last year who, will instruct in English, Andrew Dixon, science teacher, will return to the staff after a year's absence. He re- places Mrs. H. M. Hiltz who has resigned, A curriculum change provides for the introduction of Spanish in grade 13 for the first time. Geography, introduced In up- per school here last year, will again he offered as an option in grade 13. Organize departments The staff will be organized into departments to a greater extent this year than ever be- fore, the principal revealed, This will provide for supervi- sion by heads of departments in addition to that given by the principal, Among the subjects which are being departmentalized are science and English with five teachers each; mathematics and languages, four each; hist- ory and commercial, three each, Rotary system at Huron Park For the first time, a rotary system will be established for grades seven and eight at the J, A. D. McCurdy School, Hu- ron Park, Centralia, it was re- vealed this week, For some of their subjects, the students will move from classroom to classroom as is the practice in high school. The number of teaching staff at the Centralia school will re- main at 19 but there are three changes this year. New music supervisor will be William J. Courney Cannington, who succeeds George L. Ship- pey. Two new tecahers are Miss Jean Peale, who move sto Ex- eter from Toronto and will take a grade two class, and James )3, Peaire, from RR 2 Welland- port, who will be in charge of a combined 5.6 class. Plan to increase physical training Despite the opening of the Roman Catholic separate school here next week, enrolment at Exeter Public School will re- main at approximately the same level as last year, Prin- cipal A, B. Idle estimates, "I am expecting 550 pupils, about the same as last year," he said, "I don't believe there will be very much change." The number of students who —Please turn to page Paul Wilson in hospital Paul Wilson, Exeter, who has been a member of the "Operation Crossroads Africa" team this summer, is in vie- toria Hospital,. London, recup- crating from hepatitis. The rniversity of Toronto student came dnwn with the disease during the final week in the Republic of Senegal, Africa. Be spent a week in the hospital at Dakar, before flying to New York and then to London, his father, Cecil Wilson, Senior ;•;t., said Paul was not m serious condition and is expected home next week. The Exeter youth was a member of a group which erected a school in St. Louis, Senegal. lie was among. 200 and Canadian students undertaking voluntary welfare work an Africa this summer, Extra OPP on weekend Extra police will be in the area to encourage safe driving over the holdiay weekend, PC Cecil Gibbons revealed this week, ''We will be watching for speed and movement Mine - lions on the highways in this. area," lie said.. "No warnings will be given. Oat instructions are to lay charges against all offenders. This appears.be the only way our holiday weekend traffic tolls can be reduced," PC Gibbons pointed Out that the accidental death toll in Canada could reach the Irt0 mark over the holiday, accord- ing to experience in previous years, The orp constable said ._twei particular infractions Whiell will be Watched for this week, end are overtaking a ear with- iii .100 feet of an intersection and falling to Mon When enter. siiirlisses charge oF paired riving Si 4 highway, just south of the town. Attend conference The development corporation also decided at its meeting Monday to encourage a num- ber of area manufacturers and tradesmen to attend the "Manu- facturing Opportunities" con- ference to be sponsored by the Ontario Department of Econo- mics and Development in To- ronto this November. Chairman Tuckey revealed that on display at the confer- ence will be hundreds of items now being imported into On- tario which can be manufac- tured within the province. In addition, a large number of Ontario industries are expect- ted to display their products. Some members of town coun- cil also plan to attend the same conference. Signs erected Signs advertising the corpor- ation's industrial sites have been erected at the four ent- rances to town, it was report- ed. The corporation has an acreage under option along No. 83 highway. Report was given on a recent survey made in regard to an enquiry for an industrial site which reached the corporation through Mid-Western Ontario Development Association, Strat- ford. The corporation agreed to make another contact with a firm in Detroit, with which some negotations were made earlier this year. Rector here dissents on religion in schools Slanshard .refuses to alter boundaries 17 17 17 4 11 14 5 :Announcements ... ...... Cltueeti Notices . . Comirig Events . .. .... Editorials .. Patin News ...... . ...... ...., Woolen's No ... . • liensall ... Locan , . 16 Sports W . .......... ,6,,,, lag a highway. "These two of- ant Ads .. '11, 1z fences account for a consider. able number or accidents," be stated.