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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-02-14, Page 177Snl:1::r; Town, .curlers oppose liquor AREA REEVES CRITICAL F FEDERAL CONFUSION Yes No % Women's bey. room 452 '737 38,0 Men's bey, room 418 '769 35.2 Dining room beer-wine 588 625 49.2 Dining room liquor ... 635 580 52.3 Cocktail lounge. , . 556 638 46.6 TOTALS 2643 3349 44.1 Cardiff to run again, Grits call convention JMS receives newspaperman of year honors T-A publisher J. M. Southcott, left, receives engraved desk pen set, in recognition of his selection as Ontario weekly newspaperman of the year, from Barry Wenger, publisher of the Wingham Advance-Times, at the OWNA convention in Toronto Friday. Mr. Wenger, a former T-A employee, paid tribute to Mr. Southcott's years of service in the newspaper field, to his community and his church, and to his high standard of business practice. Mr. Southcott reminisced over his 60 years in newspaper work, lauding the calibre of the men who have published Ontario papers during the past half century. He described his career as an "exciting and rewarding one", which he heartily recommended to young people today. The T-A publisher challenged his younger contemporaries to strive for continual improvement in journalistic standards in order to assist Canada in attaining the greatness to which sheds destined. --Ontario Hydro photo Elston Cardiff, at 74 the old- est member of parliament at Ottawa, will be the PC standard- bearer again for Huron riding, it was revealed earlier this week. The decision was made Sat- urday afternoon at an executive meeting of the party organiza- tion in Huron. "It was decided I had to run again," said Cardiff, although he wasn't happy about the pros- pect. "This is the fourth election we've had in five years and it isn't funny. You don't run elec- tions on peanuts, you know. I'm just as fed up as anybody else." The Huron MP s al d there would be a nomination meeting around the first of March. The party had hoped to hold it on March 26 but the Legion Hall at Clinton was not available that date. Huron Liberals will hold their And that's the liquor outlet question settled for the next three years. The act says: "Where a question is submit- ted in a municipality . neither that question nor any other question shall be sub- mitted in the municipality un- til after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of such submission." Apparently, the Exeter vote is one of few taken in the pro- vince which have included all five questions. The returning office reported special forms had to be provided for the re- cording of the vote because the printed forms from the licence board allowed for recording of four questions only. Actual results of the vote were not available until Tues- day afternoon, although a "trend" report was issued by Clerk C. V. Pickard late Mon- day night. Part of the reason for the withholding of the result in- volved the regulations which prevented the returning officer from opening the sealed ballot boxes, containing the totals, --Continued from page 1 How do area municipal lead- ers view the Ottawa situation? In a roundup conducted this Week by The T-A, their re- action ranges everywhere from confusion, confidence, disgust and demand for resignations. Most, however, were critical of dissolution so soon after last year's election, They felt a greater effort should have been made to get on with the nation's business. One reeve felt Diefenbaker should resign, another said Pearson should step down, still another thought both shou 1 d make way for younger men. At least two supported the Diefenbaker stand. Resignation of two more ca- binet ministers on the weekend further confused the federal scene, already blurred by the resignation of Defence Minister Harkness and the defeat of the government brought on by the nuclear arms issue. Trade and Commerce Minister Hees and Acting Defence Minister Se- vigney quit the cabinet Saturday, two days after reports that the cabinet rift had been settled in caucus. SHOULD CLARIFY STAND "To be honest," said Mayor Simmons, of Exeter, "I'm con- fused. I've read all the reports and I'm still confused. One minute the cabinet is 100% united and then two more quit. As far as defence policy is con- cerned, they have all the facts and figures to make a study of it. If they can't make up their mind, I don't know how we can. They should straighten it out for the voters to decide. The Conservatives should clar if y their position for the people." nominating meeting at Clinton next Wednesday, Feb. 20. The Grits suffered a blow last week when Goderich m ay o r Ernie Fisher, last year's can- didate, resigned his executive posts and declared he would not stand, except as anindependent. He objects to Pearson's per- formance at Ottawa. Seaforth publisher A. Y. Mc- Lean, former MP, has been touted as a possible candidate. Others mentioned have been Ross Tuckey, Exeter; Joe Gunn, Crediton, and Beecher Menzies, Clinton lawyer. Cardiff would make no com- ment about the weekend resig- nations of cabinet members, ex- cept to say: "Everything was all right in Ottawa when I left Fri- day night. I don't know what happened after that." He said he had refused com- ment to both The Globe and Mail and The Telegram, two Toronto papers who called for his views "We're not in any worse shape than the Liberals to go into the election," he said. "They're not in a privileged class. "They forced the election un- necessarily. They wouln't let us get anything done. We had the estimates of three departments before the house but we couldn't get any of them passed. "We have no business having another election, any more than flying in the air." Liquor lost two vot es in Exeter by fairly decisive mar- gins during the week. All five questions on the out let vote were lost, some heavily. Only one--dining lounge liquor- -secured a majority. It was 52.3%, well below the 60%need- ed to pass. In another vote held just in advance of the municipal one, the curling club rejected a bar operation by an overwhelming majority. The "no" vote was 69%. Only one poll--the nor t one--gave liquor the support it required in the municipal ple- biscite. "Francistown" we nt wet all the way, giving every question more than the required 60%. (This led to the humorous prediction that Franc isto wn would seek secession from the municipality.) Slightly over 65% of the eligible voters cast their bal- lots on the questions. This is considerably higher than most municipal elections. Men's beverage room se- cured the least support -- 35.2%. Women's beverage room fared only slightly better with 38% "yes". The cocktail lounge was fa- vored by 46.6% and the dining lounge beer-wine question drew 48.2%. Polls two and t hr ee--the areas immediately south of the river--gave dining lounge its best support, outside of the north ward. Here are the totals and per- centages: Budding accountant mathematics champ SHDHS declares speaking winners Boys win district mathematics competition Robert Grayer, right, of J. A. D. McCurdy School, RCAF Centralia, won the district public school mathematics competition held at EPS Mondaynight.Runner-up was Larry Ritchie, left, of Egmond- ville. Seventeen area students entered the competition, sponsored jointly by the Exeter Home and School Association and The T-A. --T-A photo Socialized medicine, common market, and Russian teenagers were among the varied topics discussed by SHDHS students in public speaking competitions. Three divisions were held this year for seniors, grade 10 and grade 9 students. ETHERINGTON WINS . ..He's UWO's "Horrid Man" Lynn Shapton of Exeter school and Sandra Leversedge of J. A. D. McCurdy school were among the contestants. The rest, all in grade eight, were George Lee, Exeter; Mar- garet Colbert, J. A. D, McCurdy school; Heather Daynard, SS 3 Hibbert; Elaine Whitney, SS 4 Stephen; Donald Averill, SS 5, Stephen; James Ulch and Ken Whitmore, SS 4, Tuckersmith; Lynn Faber, SS 1 Usborne; David Passmore., SS 2 'Osborne; --Please turn to page 12 Hog farmers at it again, IFE opposes compulsion Dubious claim to fame: he's UWO's 'horrid man' CLINTON Controlled marketing and "free enterprise" seemed to have supporters in about equal number as opinions were ex- pressed by members of Huron County Hog Producers nomina- ted for committeemen at the annual meeting Tuesday. Of 3'7 nominated, 34 said they would stand for election, two were similarlyvouched for, and W. Zurbrigg of Howick withdrew his name. The divi- sion of support may not be re- flected in the same way in the election, which takes place on March 5, inasmuch as the 200 men present is far from the total membership. Elizabeth Gosar, topped the senior girls with her discussion on Russian teenagers. Runner- up was Bonnie Turvey, who spoke of socialized medicine. Helen Hendrick received hon- ourable mention for her talk on conservation. Presenting the biography of Canadian air ace, Do u gl as Bader, John Lock won first prize in the senior boys' sec- tion. John MacNaughton, who spoke on the common market, was runner-up. Honorable men- tion went to Jim Kinrade for his spdtich on "People are dif- ferent". The junior winners were: Grade 10--Girls, Sheila Fah- ner, Marilyn Johns, Sharon Stone; boys, Bob Higgins, Ian McConnell, Ken Oke. Grade 9--Jane Poortinga, Phyllis Masse; boys, Grant Jones, Craig Davidson and Le- roy Edwards. Judges included Mrs. J. W. Corbett, Rev. J. C. Boyne, G.J. Goman, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, Mrs. R. S. Hiltz, S/L J. S. Bonham, F/L M. L. Boulton, Rev. R. S. Hiltz, Peter Ray- mond. caper. The replacing of the seats, according to the bill, took 133 man-hours of the ad- ministration's staff and the labor costs amounted to $359.36. "Toilet Bill" and his as- sociates did some time studies on the work, estimated at the outside that the job would re- quire only 68.7 hours, even with amateur help. Etherington's society has re- fused to pay the bill and the controversy remains Ina stale- mate. president of the undergraduate engineering society and a mem- ber of the undergraduate lec- ture series committee, collec- ted $100. After the ceremony "Toilet Bill" was hoisted aloft on his "Throne" and carried off by several dozen boisterous engi- neers. The throne? You guessed it: A toilet. As head of the engineering group , Etherington is among the leaders of the students' fight against the administra- tion's bill for the toilet seat Form new beef ass'n Reeve Elgin Thompson, Tu- ckersmith, felt Diefenbaker should resign. "I'm certainly Worried because it's in such a mess, I had counted a lot on Mr. Hees. I thought he was a very smart man and I'm quite disappointed that he and Dieferi- baker have dissolved partner- ship. I feel Mr. Diefenbaker should resign. Mr. flees' rea- sons must be pretty sound when he will give up a position like that. We need strongleadership and we're not going to get it from Mr. Diefenbaker." Reeve Thomas Hall, McGil- livray: "I don't see why the parties at Ottawa didn't get together to get something done. I'm very much put out at the Liberal party on that account, even though I consider myself a Liberal. I know it's only poli- tics—they were trying to get in again--but I think they should have got together to give the country good leadership. The Liberals need a new leader. I think all that Pearson has done is to buck the government. If we had a situation like that in municipal politics it wouldn't be any good." BOTH RESIGN? Reeve Ivan Hearn, Lucan: "I think it would be better if both party leaders resigned and some younger men were brought in. I think Diefenbaker has given some good leadership but it would be better if he was re- placed. The same goes for Pearson--new men would help both parties." Reeve Stewart Webb, Grand Bend: "I still think John is the boy. He's the man who should be there for the simple reason that he won't let the United States run Canada. After all, we have a country of our own and they shouldn't tell us what to do. When all is said and done, I think Diefenbaker will still be the prime minister." Reeve Glenn. Webb, Stephen: "I don't think Diefenbaker should resign. There were two or three things which the op- position should have con- sidered -- the budget and other matters -- before they upset the government. Personally I think the Conservatives will win". Reeve Norman Jones, Hen- sail: "I haven't made any de- cisions about anything. I haven't let it bother me. I just think things will rectify themselves." CALLS IT A MESS Reeve George Frayne, Us- borne: "It's a mess as far as I'm concerned. I think Diefen- baker is right to stay on. If some of his cabinet ministers don't agree with the policy that's up to them But the election is not good for the country--this is a time when we need leader- ship." Reeve Harold Wallis, Bid- dulph: "I think the par tie s should have gotten together in- stead of throwing stones at each other. It's a big job to govern this country and they need all the help they can get. They should have worked it out just as we do in county and township councils. You discuss these questions, the loser gives in and then you all work together. They haven't even tried to do that at Ottawa and they should. However, maybe it would be dif- ferent if you were s it t i ng there." Reeve John Corbett, Hay: "We didn't need an election. I don't see why they should bust it up so soon. I don't think Die- fenbaker should resign--I think things will right themselves." McGregor, Tuckersmith: Mil- ford Prouty, Hay; George Adams, Turnberry; Stephen Dundas, Stephen; Gordon Ni- cholson, Morris; Melvin Greb, Stephen; Gordon Jewell, Col- borne; Edgar Wightman, East Wawanosh; C.R. Coultes, Mor- ris; James Doig, Tuckersmith; Melville Lamont, Grey; And- rew Crozier, Tuckersmith; James Adams, Morris; Ross Lovett, Hullett, Polling on March 5 for com- mitteemen will be at Exeter town hall; the agricultural board room, Clinton; Gorrie Commu- nity Hall; Walton Community Hall and Sherwood's in Dun- gannon, between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. For directors of the county association, who are also dele- gates to the provincial assoc- iation and Co-op, the meeting accepted the report of a nomi- nating committee presented by Carl Govier, and added as di- rectors at large Elmer Ireland, George Campbell and Robert --Please turn to page 12 FAME plans more plants Thirteen-yeari-old Robert Grayer of J. A. D. McCurdy School, Centralia, described by a classmate as a "natural to win", became the district's ma- thematics champion Tuesday night in a competition at Exeter Public School. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Grayer, Huron Park, the grade eight student hopes to be an accountant some day and he proved his aptitude for figures by outcalculating 16 other dis- trict contestants. He scored 101 points, making only one mistake. His nearest competitor was Larry Ritchie, 13, of Egmondville, who com- piled 91 points. The contestants were all champions from public schools in the inspectorate of G. John Goman, who conducted the con- test. There were two parts to the competition and students were urged to "exercise caution with speed" by Mr. Goman. The first was an oral test, in which the students answered 25 such questions as: How many rods in two miles? Divide 20 by four-fifths. Fifty marks were awarded in this section. The other part involved 10 lengthy problems worked out within a time limit of three minutes for each. Besides 50 points for correct answers, bo- nuses of three, two and one were awarded to the first three contestants with the right fig- ures. This is the second straight year the honor has gone to J. A. D. McCurdy school. Last year's competition, the first in mathematics, was won by Rich- ard Ashton. The teacher of both champions is John McCarroll, Runner-up Larry Ritchie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ritchie. His teacher is Arthur Finlayson. The competition was spon- sored jointly by Exeter Home and School Association and The Times-Advocate. One grade six pupil, Tom Prout of SS 5 Us- borne and three grade seven students, Ron Durand and Carol Two receive medals for Centralia rescue A University of Western On- tario student from U sb or ne Township can claim the some- what dubious honor of being western's "Most Horrid Man". The title along with a crown of thorns was awarded to Bill Etherington, a 21-year-old, fourth year engineering student, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Etherington RR1, Hensall. Known throughout the past week as "Toilet Bill", the for- mer South Huron District High School student defeated six other "Horrid" contestants. "Toilet Bill" gained his nick- name by virtue of an engineers prank earlier in the year that saw 104 toilet seats removed from all the washrooms on campus. Mr. Etherington carried on a vigorous "election campaign" which included locking the doors of the cafeteria with padlocks and chains during one lunch hour. The students were forced to enter and exit either through Windows or via a small door in the kitchen. The antics were all in the aid of a good cause, however. As a result of the campaign, $300 will be donated to the heart fund. Voting for the con- testants was done on the basis of how deep the students would dig into their pockets for the horrid man of their choice. A tin can for each candidate was placed in the cafeteria where the students Could register their votes in dollars and cents. Mr. Etherington, who is also AnnotinCeinelite bliurch Notices . Coining Events Editorials . Fardi Newe . Ferninine Facts '1st Fancies . 5 • • itensalt • • • s r w, p r . • 4 LUcan . W WW 11 Sports a • • • • • • . '6 Sugar and .8pice • • •• •• . It Want Ads • I FAME--the farmers' meat prOCeesing co=operative--has cleared the final hurdle toward tonetrtictibn of its first plant at Ayr, At a board meeting in Tor ,, onto Monday, the building com- mittee reported that 4)006.1 Of the water resources commis- ion has been reCeived. Contract for the plant is expected to be let Within tWO weeks. With the assurance that the pilot plant was under way, the directors set the 'wheels turn- ing for tore. 'they instructed their consulting and engine4r , ins firms to proteed iniw aiudiately With the drafting of detailed plans for the next two plants, and to bring ream fnendatiOnt for sites as soon Ss 'possible. The Meeting ineloded a turn key buffet celebration Eying the raising of the first $4006,00 Itti share sales, Thursday, February 21, is the date set kir launching of another new ..county organization, the Huron County Beef IMproVe, Merit Association. At a 'recent meeting held in Toronto, the beef producers of Ontario agreed in principle to a constitution and by-laws for the Organitation at a provincial level. At the county Meeting open to all beef producers, at 2:00 PM February 21 in the Agricultural Board Retire, Clinton, Huron county producers will be asked to APpreed the county dem- etitution and by-laws and elect a board of directors andexeeu- tive to carry out the objectives to be outlined, Ed. Starr Of the ()Marie live Steels branch will be the giteSt speaker and will oiitltne .80trie activities the County erganita, lien -dan do to help the Nei in- dtittry iii tilts teinity. Every person in thirefiCtitifity who produces beef cattle shall be a thernber .Ofthe,ASSobiatiOM 'The important point we wish to stress is Their fingers raised in typical point.making gesture, these six SHDHS students won pliblic speaking eorivetitions at Silbits during the past week. The girls, front left, are Sheila Palmer, grade 10; Elizabeth Getar, grade it, and Jane'Poortinga, grade 9; boys, bob Iliggins, grade 16; Grant Jones; grade 9, and Jelin Lea r grade 11. bhoto Ldr, MeLaren and Fit. Lt. Mc- Kenzie pulled r:(:),- Gillette fretli the plane, s u f f ering painful burns themselves. Then they directed the efforts Of others who removed the body of F.0, Thomson who had been killed in the initial orash.:P],f), Gillette died 12 hays later as aresultof his burns. The Oeurge Medal Citation for both officers &Scribes their vleadeithip and Courage of :a very high order at graVe risk to theniSelVeS." Ldr. MCLaren won the Distinguished 'Cress and Was twice shot dOWn over seas in the Sedond World War, The George Medal, the com- monwealth's second-highest a- ward fOr bravery in peacetime, has been awarded to two RCAF officers who rescued fellow Men frbin a burning plane at Centralia station last April, S/L Francis E. McL Aron; Still stationed here, and Pit Ian K. McKenzie,nowatOttawa, Were flying instructors When a Chipmunk trainer crashed and biitned on the runway. The two 'occupants, Flying Officers Gillette and A. W. Thomson, Were trapped iri their' cockpits. Despite the flames and the threat of an eXPIOS1611, Carl Govier, East Wawanosh, said: "I have always been in favor of the producers control- ling marketing boards. I really believe our marketing board is doing a good job, but there is no board that cannot be im- proved on." Ron McGregOr, Tuckersmith: "I am a staunch supporter of the free enterprise system. If the present compulsory system is so good, it need not fear fair competition." Several members approved the marketing board plan but not the compulsory feature. Stephen Dundas, Stephen township, wanted to see "a fi- nancial report of this (market- ing) organization, and learn the salaries, and who are getting the money." He ran out of the minute allotted for speeches, and was gently pried from the microphone by Doug Miles, Hu- ton agricultural represen., tative, who had charge of the nominating prOCeedinge. Huron and Middlesex com- prise' District 10 of the ()Marie Hog Producers; and Hurbe elects 19 committeemen, dlesek 12. On March 22 they get together and choose a director to the niarketingboard:F011oW, ing are those standing for eled, tient kit Warner, Goderichfown, ship; A. Bacon, Morris town-. ship; R.P. Allen, "!Tuckersmith; Ross Love, Hay; William Man, Stanley; GeOrge R. Cainp. bell, H.R. 1, Seaferth; Hebert McAllister, West W a rib eh; 'Gordon Llliott, MCkillOp; Lloyd Stewart; Alex, Ware., ger i Tuckersmith; Elmer Ire land, East WaWatieeli;itayinand Finnigan; Ashfieid; C.8,•GoVier, East WaWariOS11;,,Harry MUlveY,- Turnberry; thigh. Rtindle,Ue, borne; Martin' Badni WaltOn; EIMer Harding, IlaWiek; Leo- nard Fisher, •Colbertiel [high Johnston, Grey; Jelin Duncan lisbortie; Alex. Pearson, Grey; Gordon Wright, Howick; Ron 'S. y, *a a 11. • . ' Year Price Per Copy 10 Coots ONTARIO, . FEBRUARY 14,. '1901