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Central Huron Secondary School
Evening School
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Classes for adults and those not attending day school ore being arranged to commence next October. The
courses to be offered may consist of the following:
Auto Mechanics GRADE 13 COURSES
Carpentry English Literature
Electricity English Composition
Sheet Metal
Machine Shop
French
History
Chemistry
Drafting
Welding
Physics
Blueprint Reading Mathematics
Machine Design GRADEEng
English
s h10 Bookkeeping
Typing Mathematics
Shorthand History
Sci e
University of Western Ontario Extension Courses
Music — Physical Fitness — Art
Dressmaking: Beginners and Advanced
Each course must have an enrollment of at least fifteen
to ensure its continuance. Registration will take place
during the last week of September. However, in order
to facilitate organization you are requested to complete
the form below if you plan to participate next October.
welcomed. Pleasecourses return thenot completed form to the address shown within the next three weeks.
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Central Huron Secondary School
Evening Classes,
CLINTON, Ontario:
I am interested in attending Evening School next
October and hope to register in the following subject
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Exeter council continues with its ambi-
tious program in all aspects of public worlc.s,
which results in the maintainence of the town's
general rate and, because of the high school
increase, a hike of three Mills in the overall levy.
We have no quarrel with any of the
specific undertakings on this year's program.
They are all desirable, and some are necessary,
partly because of the lack of attention in prev-
ious years, partly because of the town's
growth,
What does concern us is that council is
attempting so many major programs all at
once, It has not only started but already extend-
ed a major sewerage project. It is planning a
program to provide permanent surfaces for its
roads. This year it added a five-stage main
street storm drain project to the list, in addi-
tion to the expenditure for the new highway
entrance at the south, expansion of the park
and re-organization of the works crew through
the employment of an experienced supervisor,
As we've said, all these things are good,
but should council commit itself to so many
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funds over all of them, it may not be able to
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the mill rate to an unreasonable. level,
Fortunately, no payments will be re,
fmired this year on the sewerage loans but they
are certain to be added next year. This will be
partly offset because there will be no further
expenditure ia connection with the southern.
entrance project. Iiewev.er,. other programs are
in the wind—Herr main street lighting, allevia, tion of the flood conditions in the Sanders St.
east area, the overall. drains program to name A few of -them, On top of that; the high school
has already projected a capital outlay for ex-
pansion within the next two years, And the
county has warned its tax rate will go up next
year.
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simply have to face the fact that all these im-
provements just cannot 'be done at once, Some
will have to be sacrificed in order to do a prop-
er job on the most essential.
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The developments announced last week
toward centralization of elementary school fa-
cilities in area townships are welcome ones and
this newspaper commends the officials respon-
sible for them.
The moves indicate the entire district is
becoming more acutely aware of the benefits
of central schools and the availability of in-
creased financial assistance towards their erec-
tion and operation from the provincial govern-
ment, which has been encouraging this develop-
ment for a number of years.
With the two neighboring Middlesex
townships—McGillivray and Biddulph—taking
the initiative, the program is now spreading in-
to South Huron where Usborne is 'taking steps
to build and Hay is considering expansion of
its facilities at Zurich.
Biddulph township has called for ten-
ders for its central school, which includes eight
classrooms and a playroom. The board hopes
to have the new facilities in operation by Sep-
tember.
Usborne township council, after ques-
tioning the provision of funds for a school last
year which resulted in a somewhat bitter refer-
endum and further repercussions in the muni-
cipal elections late in the year, tentatively has
approved a debenture issue for the school on
the basis of a unanimous petition from the
school area board.
Those councillors and trustees originally
opposed to the school are to 'be commended
for their courage and public interest in revers- ing their stand after a more thorough study of the situation.
The development in Usborne has follow-
ed closely that in McGillivray township where
the initial suggestion of a central school met
with severe opposition but its final approval
was almost unanimous. Now even the most ada-
ment opponents have become proud of the
township's facilities and their fears over trans-
portation problems and loss of local or section
unity have been dispelled in the development
of an efficient operation which has helped to
develop better community relations throughout
the township,
Although the change in Usborne's stand
may raise some eyebrows and perhaps even
some complaints, we feel certain neither the
council, school trustees or ratepayers will ever
regret the decision
The Hay school area board haspresent-
ed a request to the township council to expand
its facilities at Zurich to centralize all opera-
tions there. Hay is more advanced in this re-
gard than either McGillivray, Biddulph or Us-
borne were, or are, in their programs and it
requires the addition of only three classrooms
and a gymtorium to provide accommodation
for all the protestant students in the township.
At last week's discussions, it was sug-
gested that a vote on the project be held in
Hay. There may be some merit in this, as there
could have been in the Usborne development,
but Hay officials should keep in mind what
has transpired in its neighboring municipalities
before undertaking the expense of a referen-
dum. In addition, Hay council will have to con-
template how proper 'it would be to have all of
the public school supporters of 'the township,
most of whose children already enjoy central-
ized facilities, decide upon the provision of ad-
ditional accommodation for the children of four
sections only.
In other areas, Stephen township board
already has taken some moves toward central-
ization of facilities at Crediton and Dashwood.
This 'township does have two centres to con-
sider, even though both of the school buildings
in these centres are becoming out-moded.
Blanshard, to the east, is still in the
position of not having formed a school area
board, despite the advantages of that initial
step. Perhaps the development of facilities in
Usborne, and the probable splitting of union
sections in which Blanshard in involved, will
spur some action there.
As it has often been said before, the
major strides being taken in automation and
technology places more and more stress on edu-
cation and it is heartening to see the rural
areas awakening to the need.
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An Horatio Alger story
I trust Prime Minister Diefenbaker is
immune to German measles. If he isn't,
he may be due for an enforced rest soon.
It's this way. My daughter, Mary, was
among the hundreds with whom the
prime minister shook hands at the CNR
station here Saturday. She was thrilled,
of course, but I'm not sure the PM is
going to be happy about it.
You see, Saturday night Mary broke
out with a measles rash.
Mind you, Mary wouldn't for the world
give "Mr. Deefunbaker" the measles if
she could help it. She loves him. So do
our two boys. All three took a liking to
him on TV and they were sure he'd win
whatever it was he was competing in.
Despite the variety of problems posed
at SHDHS during the current examina-
tions, the biggest question there ap-
pears to be: Who painted the moustache
and goatee on the picture of the PM
which geography teacher Joseph Wood-
en hung in the window of his classroom
door?
It wasn't any of the students, main-
tains the slighted Joseph, because his
classroom door was locked. Only staff
members, including the janitors, have keys.
Town council's in a spot over the
swimming pool campaign.
Council didn't encourage the project
when the canvass was started last fall
by public school inspector G. John Go-
man. On the other hand, it did agree to
provide the land and, in so doing, to
assume responsibility for the main-
tenance and operation of the pool.
Council didn't agree to a grant at that
time, but it did indicate it might sup-
port the project if the campaign proved
there was general support for the pool.
Now, it appears, the success of the
project is dependent on a grant of $3,000
from council. If the donation is forth-
coming, the pool probably will be built;
if council decides not to support it, the
funds already gathered may have to be
returned and the project given up;
With council in the midst of a great
number of major projects, it under-
standably is reluctant to part with one
mill's revenue for the pool. Such an
expenditure looks like a uf r ill" a-
mongst the heavy outlays for such works
as drains, roads, sewers etc.
The problem could be solved if the
three service clubs in town could get
together on a major fund-raising pro-
ject to raise the necessary$3,000. Like
some major bingoes, for example,
which seem to be operating again, after
a brief skirmish with the law.
Problem here is that some animosi-
ties were created when the three or-
ganizations tried to get together before
when funds were needed for the tap rock
floor in the arena. On top of this, ser-
vice clubs aren't as enthusiastic about
raising funds as they once were. It's
harder work, now.
It would seem a shame, though, to
drop the project now after so much work
has been done and the objective is in sight.
Times Established 1873
Advocate Established 1881
Amalgamated 1924
sent is some jottings concerning
Earl Guenther, who has figured
largely in the development of
this section of Western Ontario.
During the last world war
Earl enlisted with the 8th bat-
talion, third Canadian engineers
and sent the front lines for
six weeks before armistice was
declared. While on leave in the
army he toured Scotland and
Ireland and kept a diary of
every day.
He arrived home in Canada
on March 29, 1919, making the
trip from London to Exeter
in the cab with the engineer,
. whom he had known before en-
listing. On April 14 of that
year he bought the Guenther
Transport from his mother. At
that time Mr. Henry Hoffman
was making two trips a day
from Exeter to Dashwood and
Grand Bend.
The Dashwood post office at
that time was situated on the
south side of the street where
Dr. Gulens now has his office.
On April 2, 1923 Mr. Guenther
was appointed postmaster at
Dashwood and on September
22, 1941, he moved the office
to its present location. For
over 30 years Mr. Guenther
made out every report that was
sent to Ottawa,
Mr. Guenther's main inter-
est, however, Was in the Giien-
These jottings could be an-
other Horatici Alger story of
a lad who started out driving
horses at the age of six years
and now operates 14 school
busses, two mail busses, and
is now the village postmaster.
Having heard that Earl Guen-
ther, of Dashwood, was round-
ing out 40 years as the post-
master at Dashwood and having
known him personally for all
of those years and more, I
visited him at his home Satur-
day night,
Earl has a number of pic-
tures taken over the years. One
that interested me was a pic-
ture of the Dashwood bus, along with the busses of John Gilles-
pie and Tom Creech waiting at
the Exeter station for the ar-
rival of passengers from Lon-
don on the London, Huron and
Bruce railway, a going concern
at the time, but now catering
only to freight from London to
Clinton.
The history of that era, when
the L. H. & B. was the best
paying branch of the Grand
Trunk railway and horse-drawn
vehicles provided transporta-
tion for passengers, for the
daily mail, for express, bag-
gage and freight, is something
that might well be compiled
for future generations.
However, my interest at pre-
trier Transport which increased
in size with the years. His
transports made daily trips be-
tween Exeter, Goderich, Tor-
onto, London and distant places.
In 1946 he received his first
contract to cover the routes
conveying pupils to the South
Huron High School. His first
contract was for six busses and
owing to the fact that busses
were difficult to procure, three
of the busses were built at the
Guenther barn in Dashwood.
In October, 1952, Mr. Giien-
thet sold part of his interest
in the Guenther TranspOrt to
the Guenthet-Tuckey Transport
Co., of Exeter. He hag continued
to operate the school busses
and at preSent has 12 busses
On the road and two spareS,
beSides two mail busses.
In 1953 Mt. Guenther took
his first holiday and with Mrs.
Guenther motored to the PacifiC
coast and to San Francisco and
LOS Angeles in California and
to Miami and Other point8 in
Florida, a distance of 11,000
miles. Eadh year since, While
On holidayS, he and Mrs. Gtieri,#
ther have visited every pto-,
Vince in Canada and every state
Smith Of the border, including
Mexico.
On one trip he and Mts. Guen-
ther visited the Yukon, Motet-
ing from WhitehotSe to DaVisOn
dteek where Mr. Guenther
Caine extremely interested in
the lengeSt rural mail route In
Canada, a distance of 918 miles.
There are three routes and it
takes three' couriers to Make
the 6-clay round trip.
One 'characteristic of Mr.
btieuthoriShiS remarkable me-
mory for details-. At one time
he could tell every lidet15611.11Til.".
ber and every serial numbei, of his trtiCkS. He can also recall.
every' stopping-place he and
Mrs, Guenther make on helidny
ttips, He proved this by out-
lining to me the route and stop,' plag,pla4es on one Of their
trips, filii$ 'Caine as a surprise
to one, who himselfy haS clOne
quite cenalcierable travelling
bbt• has only a faint redollec=,
'flan of the places he hat visited.
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