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CENTRALIA SMOKE-EATERS CUT NEAT FIGURE IN PERFECT SKIES
• . F/L Ron Donovan and FO Vernon Peppard opened air show Saturday
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TV star'
South Huron's "bearded
man", Bill Gossman, was
the subject of a taped inter-
view by CFCO-TV, Kitchen-
er, Wednesday, at his home
in Dashwood.
Bill, who has attracted con-
siderable attention with his
long beard and curled hair,
was spotted by the Kitchener
TV cameraman at the Water-
loo Band Festival and ap.
peared on the newsreel
coverage of the event.
He says he has lots of fun
at such gatherings, particu-
larly with the kids who like
to touch his beard. His big-
gest kick comes whenever
some child tugs his mother's
skirt and says in amatemen:
"Look, mommy, there's Santa
Claus!".
SISTER UNVEILS GARDINER PLAQUE_—Mrs. George
Mrkton, unveiled the historical plaque erected
at Thames Road United Chitteli &friday in recognition
of Hon. James G.. Gardiner, who was Canada's minister
of -agriculture for over 20 years. Assisting her, above,
ehAirmai for the program. A large
crowd of telatives and friends of the late statesman
attended the terenyorly. —T-A photo
' "e77Fliettee
RCAF Station .Centralia staged who kept switening. formations and 1' /O Vernon P e p p a r d,
one of its best Air Force Day while they were doing .aerenat—opened the show with an im.
shows Saturday with. the help of ics, Their f :a m o u S. "bomb pressive smoke-writing perform-
a record crowd and- almost per, burst", with a spiralling solo anqe,. ..
feet weather, going straight up the entre, Lively commentator for the
* There wasn't a hitch in the climaxed the day. show was Fit. 14, "Gibby" Gib, exciting, hour-long air show ()titer highlights of the fly- son, Exeter, whose -explaaa-
whieh climaxed the afternoon ing program included an excel- Lions of the ma.noeuvre.s. helper' program, It was a "ZOOM,'PAIII, lent fly past by the Neptune, the crowd appreciate the pilots
zoom" performance from start :the .jet-alsisted take-off by the skills.
to finish. Albatross which left the big I Although the air show feat- aircraft almost standing on its "Pi 4P OY; .P9Pglee
urea much of the same aircraft tail; the .feathered fly-past of Before the air ShOW, thou'
as previous years, the crowd the Yukon, and the 00-pound ands milled through two hang
of 13,000 persons was treated lift by a search- and rescue het, ars of ground displays which
• to new manoeuvres and split- icopter,: and the antics of, the featured . model RCAF installa-
siw, elocond timing during the lively "Red Knight", Fit, Lt, Dave ticela, some of which could be s Barker. operated by the visitors. These
Stars of the air "circus", of Centralia's Chipmunk team, included a three - dimensional
course, were the Golden Hawks piloted by Fit, IA; Ron Donovan ,, Please turn to page 2
SOLO HAWKS CLOSE IN AT RATE OF 900 MPH
. • former CE pilot, F/L E. J. McKeogh, was with team
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Eighty-Eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 13, 1962 Price Per Copy 10 Cents
Combine HS
in $65,000 b
pile
tract
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SHIMS students are spending
25 minutes a day more at school.
this year as a result of the
new service at the composite
school at Clinton, Principal H.
L. Sturgis informed the board
Tuesday night,
Classes now start at 8:50
a.m„ rather than at 9 o'clock,
and dismissal is not made until
3:55 p.m., rather than 3:40,
This provides for nine periods
of 40 minutes each during the
day.
The principal reported 'the
busses arrive at 8.40 a.m„ ra-
ther than have the students
waiting around until 9 a,m., it
was felt advisable to start the
classes earlier,
The 10-minute period for an-
nouncements is now held at the
beginning of the afternoon clas-
ses, rather than in the morn-
ing.
The principal reported enrol-
ment at 763, not counting the 56
students going to Clinton. The
total was somewhat less than
anticipated, .clue to the transfer
of 21 Roman Catholic students
to a separate school in. London,
With 30 members on the staff,
the pupil-teacher ratio is 25 to
one, considered ideal by the de-
partment.
Twenty-four classes have been
established, 21 in regular claSS
rooms and the other three in
the cafeteria, library and the.
former sewing room,
Exeter sends most
Exeter continues to send the
most students to the school, ae-
vatting. to the principal's re.
port. The, town provides 192
plus six of the group going to
Clinton, There are 162 from Ste-
phen, with an additional 12 go-
ing to Clinton.
The ether municipalities send
(With the number going to Clin-
PS favors
area meet
Exeter Public School Board
sUpported organization of a
Huron county elementary school
field meet during its meeting
Monday night.
In previous years, the board
has sent a number of its out-
standing athletes to competi.
thins in Chatham but it felt a
regional meet would serve the
purpose better.
The proposal is in line with
the new emphasis on physical
education, which the board
supported' by purchasing more
athletic supplies for its gym,
New teacher, Don Treineer..is
hi charge of the school train-
ing.
Raps early 'quilling
The board continues to be
'Concerned about the number
of students Wile leave Mimi
before the end of the term.
The practiet tilts down on the
amount of grant money pro.
Vided by the deparlinent. "The
taxpayer suffers," commented
Secretary W. II, Hudgins,:
ton in parentheses): Hay, 112
(13); Usborne, 82 (12); Hensall,
70 (3); RCAF Centralia, 54
(5); Zurich 46 (3); Grand Bend
35 (2); and Tuckersmith, 7;
other HS districts 2,
Commends class
Principal Sturgis reported he
was• "very happy' about the
upper school results of the
1962 graduating class, pointing
out that the members passed
85.6(.7, of the examinations writ-
ten. He reported there were 54
first class honors, 41 second
class, and 58 third class among
the marks. He also noted the
large munber of awards won
by the graduates.
"I think the students are to
be congratulated on their
achievement," ho told the board.
The members of the board, in
turn, felt the staff deserved
commendation which was ex-
pressed by unanimous motion.
Among the requisition ap-
proved by the board were the
purchase of two microscopes
and sets of aptitude tests to as-
sist in guidar cc work. The lat-
ter will be used particularly in
assisting students to determine
which stream they should enter
when the Robarts plan comes
into effect next year.
Will discuss fence
Construction of a fence be-
tween the high and public
school grounds was considered
by the board but members
doubted if it would have much
effect upon vandalism,
The fence was proposed by
the public school board, which
requested discussions with a
committee frcm the high school.
The latter agreed to consider
the proposition but felt the ex-
pense would he considerable.
The public school move re-
stilted fran considerable dam-
age to the public school this
summer principally damage to
Windows, Because one of the
stones found hi the building was
a large one which could only
have been thrown by a hefty
person, there was some sugges,
tion that the culprit may have
been of high school age.
The high school board had a
Still in eXeelletit' health, Wit.
Bogie Moodie, Andrew St., 'cal&
"li-ratec:I. his 96th birthday Wed,
nest* quietly at the home of
this daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Fletcher. A former proniinent
farmer in Usborne township,
Me, Moodie received congratu•
lation.s frell1 /4 bOmber of old
friends
reply for that one: one of the
members had seen three boys of
public school age climbing
down the ladder of the stack at
the secondary school building.
This type of thing goes in
cycles," commented one HS
board member, "and I don't
think a, fence. will stop it. I
think we have been fortunate at
this school and they have been
fortunate at the public school
too. It has been much wore in
the cities,"
Ceiling on salaries?
Secondary school boards are
getting together to try to put a
ceiling on teachers' salaries, it
was revealed at the meeting.
Trustee associations, for both
secondary and elementary
schools, are attempting to es-
tablish regional as well as pro-
vincial schedules which will
prevent "competition between
boards for teachers' services
which has resulted in the con-
tinuation of the salary schedule
spiral",
The district board agreed it
was willing to limit salaries on
a district basis, would attend a
zone meeting and, if called up-
on, would be host to such a
gathering
New RCAF representative
Fit, Lt, Prank Kinrade, of
RCAF Station Centralia, was
welcomed to the board as a rep-
resentative from Huron Park,
Flt, Lt. Kinrade succeeds Sodn,
Ldr. H. L. D'Eon who sat with
the board during the first part
of 1961.
Although the Huron Park rep
reamitative does not have a
vote, the board invites him to
take part in the discussions,
The Hon. joules G, Gardiner
was described as "tho last of
the great Canadian Liberals"
by his biographer, Nathaniel
A. Betison, Toronto, who was
the principal speaker at a cere-
mony marking the unveiling of
the Gardiner historical plaque
at Thames Road IThited Church
Sunday,
"I think it WAS a great mis-
take When Mr. Gardiner was
not selected to, succeed the
late Mackenzie Xing as 'pilule
minister," said Mr. nthsoh.
The election of St. Laurent,
he stated, led to the cleminA.
lion of the Liberal party by. the
1 t " 'Howe,
belief in the centralization of
power in the hands of a few,
people led to the downfall of
the Liberal party,
"This would ,never have hap-
pened tinder Gardiner," the
biographer stated,
The ceremony in tentieCtitin
with the unveiling was held in.
side Titan-tea Road chit cli
cause of threatening Weather
and the pews were almost fill-
ed with relatives, friends arid
adriiirers of the late "Mr. (lat.
diner,
Mr. Reason described the
true Liberal attitude, , ex.
emplificcl by Mr, Gardiner, as
a freedom of mind mid attitude
with the sole objective Of help.
ing his country and Ins people,
"Ile didn't regard himself as
an oracle, he didn't believe lie
was infallible or that he kneW
all the answers to everything,
[-lensall council, at its regu-
ir monthly meeting Tuesday
evening, decided to take no
action against a ratepayer who
is keeping poultry on his
property within village limits.
Councillor Minnie Noakes
brought the matter to the at-
tention of the council mem-
bers after receiving a number
of complaints from neighbors
who were protesting to the
weeds and more particularly to
the stench and noise coming
from two poultry barns across
from the Noakes' residence.
Mrs. Noakes reported to
council that "the stench from
the place is unbearable". She
also stated that a neighbor's
child had been ill recently and
had been kept awake through-
out most of the night by the
noises from the two barns
when the chickens were being
moved.
Councillor John Henderson
fold t ouncil‘: "The smell goes
along with the normal raising
of chickens and there's not
much we can do about it,"
Plan '63's
at General
General Coach, Hensall, is
getting ready to go into pro-
duction on its 1963 lines of
mobile homes, General Man-
ager William Smith announced
this week.
Plant engineers are prepar-
ing the final drafts of the new
models which will not only
feature sonic structural changes
but will also incorporate new
furnishings and decorating ma-
terials.
"We plan to continue both
our deluxe type and our coon-
omy type of units," said Mr.
Smith.
lie indicated the new models
will be shown about the mid-
dle of October.
The plant made its second
seasonal layoff this past week
and staff is now at its normal
complement of about 70 per-
manent employees. It reached
its peak level of production
during the travel trailer sea-
son in July and August.
Ile did not seek recognition ,for
his aeeomplisliments he felt
this was simply his job."
"He was one of the most
vital and energetic and lively
persons I
of
ever 11-ad the
privilege of knowing, The more
you wrote about him, the Mere
you thought about him, the
more amazed yeti became
about what he did."
"lIe was not only a ..-aUdeesS.
ful teacher and high sehool
principal, lie Was a learner all
his life. He had an antaling
capacity for figures :and often
astonished his colleagues with
his ability to 'remember facts
and situations."
Benson toll Mr. 'Gar
diner's greatest virtue was the
tenacity with which he held
Mrs. Noakes said: "Then the
only way to stop this is to
pass a by-law prohibiting the
raising of poultry unless it is
domestic." From questions ask-
ed by the council members,
Mrs. Noakes indicated that the
raising of less than a dozen
fowl was classified as domes-
tic.
Henderson replied: "We can't
discriminate against one per-
son."
Mrs, Noakes: "It won't be
against one it will be against
them all. I know there is some-
one living off those chickens
but we have to remember all
of the ,ratepayers."
However, council decided that
they were powerless to do any-
thing and Henderson terminat-
ed the discussion with: "A
ratepayer, I think, could get
damages better than the coun-
cil could,"
Mrs. Noakes indicated:
"Well, pass that on, then."
Sewers soon?
Clerk Earl Campbell told
council that lie had received a
letter from the Ontario Water
Resources Commission asking
council what they intended to
do about the pollution survey
conducted in Hensall recently.
Harold Knight, commenting
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to his principles, even at the
risk of defeat at the polls.
In an obvious reference to
the recent federal election, the
biographer said: "I, don't think
Mr. Gardiner would have been
able t.o tell the people that
everything WaS fine when it
wasn't, even at the cost of de-
feat. He would have been
honest With the people,"
Benson said that, during
his association with Mt Gar-
diner, the only thing he heard
the late agriculture minister
denounce With city vehemence
was alcohol. "He could not
enderstand why other people
messed tip their lives and the
lives of others With that weak-
During his tribute Mr. Ben-
son quoted from his book;
"None of. it, tame easy," about
Mr, Gardiner:
"This rugged, indomitable
little Mee .has been so Many
things, an has accomplished
so much frem so disadvantag-
Oita a beginning that it be.,
hooves us 10 examine, with as
touch respect AS care, what
peculiar excellence of energy
And forthrightness of soul
have caused him to journey so
tari In endure this tong and
to achieve so significantly
upon a stage of heroic propor.
Lions,
"He himself would admit he
has often been wrong, bot
never, with wrong, intent, litit
so many times he has been tin,
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South. Huron District High
School Board Tuesday night ap-
proved a $65,000 transportation
agreement which includes for
the first time accommodation
for a group of elementary
school 'children.
The agreement, with Exeter
Coach Lines Ltd., provides
service for a total of 633 high
school students plus 22 pupils
for the "Precious Blood" sep-
arate school here.
The 12 buses in the system
will travel a total of 690 miles
per day in addition to the daily
busload to and from the com•
posite school at Clinton. Total
mileage for the school year will
exceed 145,000.
New rate for the district
system is 45c per mile, an in-
crease of 3c per mile over last
year, Contract for transporta•
Lion to Clinton is $3,200, bring-
ing the total cost to $65,300.
The separate school board
will pay $1,800 to the high
school board for its service, re-
ducing the cost to the district
board to $63,500,
The high school per-pupil cost
is about $95 for the school year.
First combined service
The board agreed to the
transportation of the separate
school children on an "experi-
mental basis", after it was
shown that the cost to the high
school would not be increased
and there was no overcrowd-
ing of the buses,
Combining of the elementary
and secondary school pupils in
the transportation system may
be a forerunner of similar de-
velopments for seine areas in
the district,
"1 cannot see two sets of
buses going over the same
roads," said Chairman H. L.
Snider. "It does not seem prac-
tical. If Usborne erects a cen-
tral school sometime in the
future, I would think the routes
could be combined there to
provide savings for both
boards."
Roy Morena, Stephen, pointed
Out that a combined service
has been operated successfully
for several years by the Park-
hill District High School Board
and the McGillivray Township
School Area Board.
Secretary E. D. Howey, who
worked out the transportation
schedule with E. R. Guenther,
operator of the system, re-
vealed that the investment in
a new 72-passenger bus along
with increased operating ex-
penses had been given as rea-
sons for the increase in the
mileage rate from 42 to 45e.
The secretary said the per.
pupil per-day cost was 47e,
which is below that of some
former years, He indicated the
contract would be well within
the ceiling established by the
department of education for
grant purposes.
Boa rd members presented
few complaints concerning the
new schedules and routes,
Need traffic director
Secretary Howey reported
the transportation service had
developed to the point where
some direction was required to
ensure everyone was taken
care of.
In the morning, a member ol
the maintenance staff makes
certain all 12 buses have ar-
rived before waving the corn
posite school unit on to Clin-
ton,
In addition to the Clinton
bus, another unit is provided
to take the 22 separate school
students to their classrooms.
Babies and bands will be
among the highlights of Ex-
eter Fair next week.
The Wednesday night baby
show, which attracted a large
crowd last year, has been ex-
tended to three classes this
year. The infants will be divid-
ed into age groups of one to
four months. four to eight
months and eight months to
one year, with a corresponding
increase in the number of
prizes.
Secretary A. G. Hicks saui
this week "entries are coming
in fast" for the baby competi-
tion. Every contestant will re-
ceive a prize,
Taxes rise
in Bidduiph
Biddulph township council, at
its September meeting, set the
1962 tax rate at 11 mills for
farm and residential and 13.5
mills for commercial and in-
dustrial,
The levy is up from last year
when the rates were 10 and 12
mills.
Council received assenting re-
solutions from the townships of
Usborne and Blanshard to the
Biddulph township school area
by including Biddulph's portion
of Whalen Public School.
Council also:
Received notice from the On-
tario Water Resources Commis-
sion that the proposed sewage
works to serve the village of
Lucan, part of which is situated
in the township, has been ap-
prov ed;
cted the road superin-
tendent to call tenders for snow
plowing approximately half the
township roads for the 1962.63
season;
Two hands new to this area
will perform during Thursday
afternoon's program. They are
the Clinton Community Concert
Band and the Lueknow High-
land Pipers, who will. take part
in the parade as well as enter-
tain during the day.
Plan variety show
Although the program is not
complete, fair officials aro
planning a variety show in
front of the grandstand Thurs.,
day, featuring local and dist-
rict talent.
The fair will he officially
opened Thursday afternoon by
Keith Riddell, agricultural rep-
resentative in Middlesex
county. Earlier this year, Mr.
Riddell took an extensive trip
through the western farmland
in the United States, on his
way to California.
Secretary Hicks reported ent-
ries were coming in well for
the fair competitions, "We
have several new exhibitors in
ponitry this year and there
will be a number of new faces
in the horse competitions."
The horse show, 4-H competi-
tions and livestock classes will
highlight the afternoon pro.
gram, along with the tradi-
tional midway and farm Ina-
chinery exhibits.
Different exhibits
A number of new 'commercial
exhibits have been booked for
the fair, including some dis.
play vans.
Also new to the fair Will be-
an extensive exhibit by the
Ontario Dept of Highways
showing the proposed service
centres for No. 401 highway.
Models, of the, service .een-
res, 2 feet wide by 4 feet
long, will be the ones con-
structed by the art section 'of
the department to assist of-
ficials in deciding which design
would he most satisfactory.
The dep't also will provide
maps and travelling aids to
the public.
Students share
auxiliary award
Miss ,lady :Stielgro1 /4 e, Mete,
and Miss Helen Zimmer, Dash--
wood. graduates of South Hur-
oti District High Scheel, Who'
comMeneed training for a 'Pius-,
ing tarter on Tuesday., SePtents
her 4 will share the Ilespital
Auxiliary bursary of SOO Int
tacit of three years of training„
The Auxiliary committee
tonferenCe with the MDR'S
teaching staff felt the girls
Were &Many deserving and
voted to split the scholarship.
Miss Snelgrove is in trainin -
At Hamilton General hlospital
And Miss Zimmer is at St,
wills, Hospital ; London.
No action at Hensall
on poultry problem
f
Asa result of vandalism this
summer, the board plans to
erect,there exterior lights
aroun the building in the
hopes of discouraging damage,.
It also approved the .trection
of a: new flagpole to replace
the one now at the top of the
building. which. is difficult to
reach for the raising and.
lowering of the Canadian 'mi.
sign. It was suggested that
voila could be responsible for
flyhig"the flag :each .day,
-1' st I Aireat Liberals'
eri
says writer of Gardiner
Big, er baby contest,
new f ands for fair
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