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Ninety-second Year ,Price Per Copy 10 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE
bound car driven. by Harry Bond,
Lucan.
Bond injured his left leg and
elbow and received fecial la-
eeratiOne.'
Pollee have charged Hunter
with careless driving.
The local detachment also
recovered a stolen London car
when COestable Harry Reid ape
prehended Robert VanPelt, 17,
London, with the stolen 1964
Plymouth,
He was turned over to Lon-
don police.
C DIRECTOR RESIGNING?
ENTER CQTTAGES,
Police are continuing their
levestigatioe into the break in
at four summer trailers at
Terribull's Grove on Lake Hur-
on,
The forced entries were re-
ported on Thursday and cloth,
ing, appliances and utensils
valued at .over $200 were stolete
The trailere were owned by
William Knechthel, Stratford;
Mrs. Mary lyIahlik, London;
Cam Whittington, RCAF Cen-
tralia; George Beer, Hensell.
Area Graduate
Miss Sandra Sharrow former
HSDHS graduate, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Sharrow, Wil-
liam St.,Exeter, g r aduated
from th Kitchener-Waterloo
General Hospital School of
Nursing, Saturday. She plans
to stay on the hospital staff.
Receives BA
Miss Anne Kernick, elde st
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam J. Kernick, RH 3, Eeeter,
was awarded her BA degree
from Sir George Williams Uni-
versity, Montreal. Convocation
ceremonies were held May 29
at Place des Arts.
with such "necessary" equip,
meet as a four-drawer filing
cabinet and a gestetner. He said
he needed the right atmosphere
in which to work.
He gave the committee a bit
of a verbal blast while asking
them to take more interest in
the recreation program instead
of shelving some of his ideas,
The committee were scolded
for eaking his reports as a
joke-ewhich he said was the
opinion he received in looking
at the smiling faces when he
read his monthly statements
on the program.
They were also asked to give
more consideration and co-
operation on his recreation pro-
gram ideas and asked that
everyone work together and
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Exeter miss to get
Newfoundland trip
Dr. William Butler, Ails?,
Creig, Middlesex County coron-
er, has indicated there Will be
no. inquest into the eccideetal
deeth two-year-old Lucan
girl, Saturday.
Donna Meeie Rees, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rees,
RR 1 Lucan, was killed instantly
under the Wheels of eeee driven
by Kenneth Broom, e5, Exeter.
OPP officers at emcees said
the child had Apparently climb-
ed under the car while it was
parked in the family yard off
the fourth concession of Bid,
dulph Township,
Her father was a passenger
when Broom, a friend of the
family, started to drive away
and killed the little girl.
The tragedy happened shortly
before 6;00 p.m.
OPP Constable Robert Abra,
Lucan, investigated.
Surviving besides the parents
are two brothers, Stanley and
Douglas, both at home; and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Rees,RR 3 Ailsa Craig,
and Mr. ad Mrs. Charles Holl-
ings, RR 1 Clandehoye.
After the body had been view-
ed by the coroner it was re-
leased to the Stephenson and
Son funeral home, Ailsa. Craig,
from where the service was
held on Monday.
Burial was in Nairn ceme-
tery. Tree limbs
injure man
Ann Fairbairn, 17, a grade
11 student at HSDHS has been
chosen to represent the school
on a two-week trip to Newfound-
land this summer.
The trip is an experimental
project of the centennial com-
mittee of the federal govern-
ment and is being conducted in
co-operation with the various
provincial departments of edu-
cation and tourism.
If it is successful, the pro-
ject will be extended to become
part of the centennial plans.
Its aim is to give students
from the various provinces an
opportunity to vi s it and to
broaden their outlook and in-
crease their knowledge of their
sister provinces.
The students will travel in
groups of 24 and will be ac-
companied by two chaperones.
Most of the travel will be by
train.
Although Ann has not received
definite word on the itinerary
for her trip, she said she ex-
pected to be in Newfoundland
for about one week, the rest of
the time being taken up in tra-
vel.
She will be housed in a pri-
vate home in Newfoundland and
will be taken on several tours
of various sections of the pro-
vince.
The local school was chosen
by lot for the privilege of send-
ing a student on the pilot pro-
ject of the federal and provin-
cial travel program.
All costs will be assumed by
the project supporters except
pocket money and perhaps a
small insurance plan for the
travellers.
"I'm really excited about it,"
the energetic young miss told
The T-A this week as she took
time off from studying to dis-
Charles Dietrich, a Mount
Carmel contractor, suffered leg
injuries late Tuesday when he
was pinned under tree limbs
while clearing land on aStephen
Township farm.
He was taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, by Hoffman
Ambulance, Dashwood,
Mr. Dietrich was trimming
the ends of trees with a chain
saw on the farm of Howard
Clarke when several 1 ar ge
limbs apparently whipped back,
struck his legs and pinned him
to the ground.
His cries for help attracted
Mr. Clarke who used a tractor-
pulled stoneboat to move Mr.
Dietrich from the bush to his
home.
Exeter still has a recreation
director, and apparently will
have until at least September 1.
However, whether Don
"Boom Boom" Gravett remains
on any longer than that date
appears to be somewhat of an
uncertainty.
He has not as yet filed his
resignation with the RAP com-
mittee, but a report from Han-
over indicates the council of
that municipality have approved
his appointment for a salary of
$4,800 per year.
The status of the rec director
became a point of conjecture a
week ago when he met with the
RAP committee at a special
session and submitted five or
six "requests", although cer-
tain board members apparently
felt it was an "ultimatum".
Gravett listed his requests
after telling the committee he
had an offer to go to Hanover
for $1,000 a year more than
his present $4,000 salary in
Exeter.
He requested a$500raise for
this year and a $100 per year
annual increment for the next
five years, pointing out that
the average salaxyof a qualified
director in Ontario is presently
$5,400.
Gravett also asked for a year-
ly car allowance based on the
average of his travel expenses
over the past three years. He
noted he was a professional
doing a professional job and
said he wanted to be trusted
and treated as a professional
rather than engaging in the ap-
parently usual monthly debates
with the committee over his
travel expenses.
He pointed out that the town
paid works forem an Jim Paisley
a sum of $40 for his car allow-
ance and still paid him (Paisley)
for out of town trips.
The rec director also asked
for a suitable recreation office
Bingo winners
off to Denmark
Mrs. Jens Anderson, Lucan,
won the first newspaper bingo
sponsored by the Exeter swim
pool committee, but she won't
be able to collect her $100
prize for another month.
However, it's not because
the committee doesn't want to
turn the money over to her,
it's due to the fact she left
on Monday for a trip with her
husband to his native Denmark.
The Andersons, who both
work at the local office of
Ontario Hydro, won the prize
on the 61st number published
in The T-A.
While they naturally would
have been glad to have the ex-
tra money for their month long
trip, they couldn't collect until
it had been determined for cer-
tain they were the only players
able to fill the card on the 61st
number. Tuesday was the dead-
line.
Three players phoned com-
mittee chairman Iry Armstrong
to report they had their cards
filled on the 62nd number, but
of course that was one number
too late.
The three who came so close
were: Jim Hennessey, Mrs. C.
Zeehuisen and Mrs. Russ Balk-
will, all of Exeter.
However, these three — and
all others in the area— will
have another opportunity as the
second newspaper bingo starts
in this week's edition.
Cards, which sell for 500 or
three for $1, are on sale at
the same stores which carried
the first lot.
Armstrong said the response
was "not too bad", adding that
about 1,200 cards had been sold.
However, he noted that initial
expenses involved would keep
the profit down in the first
bingo and the committee were
hoping the second project would
receive even greater support.
All proceeds go to the swim
pool building fund.
ONLY ONE ACCIDENT
The Exeter detachment of
the OPP have had only one ac-
cident to investigate so far in
June.
On Saturday at 12;30 a.m.
two cars collided on the Mt.
Carmel road about three miles
west of Highway 4. One driver
was injured and damage
amounted to $600.
Daniel Austin Hunter, 16,
Stratford, was proceeding west
when he collided with an east-
cuss the trip.
Ann is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Fairbairn,
Exeter, and is active in many
school and community func-
tions.
She won the history award in
grade nine and also the public
speaking contest. This year she
was a member of the paper
staff and a cheerleader at
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`Ugly act, deception'
bring residents fines
Donate to Exeter swimming pool
The Exeter swimming pool fund received another boost this week when the Beta Sigma Phi sorority
turned over a cheque for $239.22. The money was the profit realized in the group's recent fashion
show. Mrs. Robert Fletcher, president, is shown handing the cheque to Mel Geiser, co-chairman,
while looking on are Gerald Webb, co-chairman, and Mrs. Len Vele, convener of the fashion show
committee. Usborne Township council also approved a grant of $500 to the pool committee this
week. --T-A photo
of RR 1 Brucefield.
Evidence showed there had
been some horse-play between
the two car drivers and that
Taylor had no lights on when
the crash took place at 10:10
p.m.
Constable Glassford investi-
gated.
A similar charge of careless
driving over the first summer
holiday weekend resulted in a
fine of $25 and costs of $7.50
for Adrien Laresbergen, 18,
Zurich.
He had been driving on the
Goshen line in Zurich on May
17 when his car went out of
control and smashed into a
parked car owned by Hensall
Motor Sales.
The latter vehicle was pushed
ahead into a tree and was dam-
aged to an estimated $1,000.
The car driven by Lansbergen
was completely wrecked.
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Firm cut deficit in half,
engaged for next year
At their meeting last week,
the HSDHS board decided to
engage Beaver Food Services
to operate the cafeteria for
another year.
The firm presented a review
of the operation to oath, pointing
out a deficit of $le ee.37, How-
ever, $600 of this was built up
by October 15 and was due to
the training expenses for the
cafeteria manager and other
opening expenses.
There was some suggestion
by the firm that unauthorized
persons may he getting into the
cafeteria and perhaps even
making off with some food.
They suggested locks be
changed on the door to admit
only the manager.
A lack of seating for the stu-
dents was also cited as adeter-
rent to sales and a third seating
was recommended rather than
only the two noon-hour shifts
Measles reduces
school attendance
Principal Arthur Idle report-
ed this week the incidence of
measles was on the decline at
Exeter Public School after tak-
ing a heavy toll in the past
weeks.
"We've pretty well recover-
ed," he stated.
The kindergarten students
were the hardest hit and in one
class of about 30, only nine were
on hand one day.
A number of pre-school chil-
dren in the area have also been
confined due to measles.
Will publish
resort issue
now used.
They did not predict any
major price changes for student
lunches next year, but said
there could possibly be some
changes made.
Clarence Smillie pointed out
the firm had saved the board a
considerable sum over the nor-
mal deficits built up by the
board in past years.
It was stated that this year's
deficit was about half of former
years.
NO CHAIRS
After a lengthy discussion,
the board turned down a request
from the Crusade for Christ
committee to rent chairs for
their coming event in the Exeter
arena.
'It's a poor policy to get
— Please turn to back page Summer help
Russ Powell, Watford, who re-
cently completed his third year
in the forestry course at the
University of Toronto, has been
engaged as assistant field of-
ficer for the Ausable River
Conservation Authority for the
summer. --T-A photo
Twenty dancers
pass with honors
Twenty young area ballerinas
all passed their examinations
at the Western Ontario Conser-
vatory of Music with first class
honors.
They are students of the Er-
rington School of Dancing.
The list of those who passed
are as follows, with the names
arranged in order of merit;
Grade seven, Irish Marshall;
five, Geordie Laughton; four,
Jo-Ann Whilsmith; three, Eliz-
abeth Mickle, Janet Ecker,
Melanie West and Susan Page.
Grade two, Susan Wooden,
Pamela Mickle, Jill Drysdale,
Mary Southcott, Cathy Read,
Melanie Ann Hackney; one,
Cathy Ecker, Debi Wooden,
Mary Southcott.
Elementary, Kathleen Burke,
Michelle Lafreniere; primary,
Gayle Ecker and Heather Scott.
Publication of a new weekly
newspaper for the village of
Grand Bend will begin to-
morrow (Friday, June 12), ac-
cording to Wilma D. Dinnin,
who will be editor and publisher
of the paper.
Patterned after the original
H o 1 i day which appeared in
Grand Bend for several sum-
mers, the paper will be a six-
column tabloid.
Former Holiday newspapers
were published by The Exeter
Times-Advocate, with a series
of editors; Don Hawkes, Liz
Touchette and then William Bat-
ten, who is now editor of The.
Exeter Times-Advocate.
Miss Dinnin worked 11 years
with the Clinton News-Record,
and for the past year has lived
in Grand Bend where she is
secretary of the Grand Bend
and Area Chamber of Com-
merce.
She also serves as the re-
sort's representative for the
London Free Press,Sarnia Ob-
server, Exeter Times-Advo-
cate and Zurich Citizens News.
Printing of the new Holiday
will be done in the modern
offset printing plant of The
Exeter Times-Advocate.
It will be a free circulation
paper in the village and resort
area during the summer - how-
ever, subscriptions are being
accepted for year round deliv-
ery both loca 11 y and out-of-
town.
Staggering land prices scaring industry
Presiding in Exeter court,
Tuesday, Magistrate Glenn
Hays, QC, handed out fines
totalling $255 against area resi-
dents for a variety of charges.
Gerald Douglas Cooper, 20,
Exeter, was fined $35 and costs
of $7.50 when he pleaded guilty
to having illegal possession of
liquor in Exeter on May 26.
Constable Harry VanBergen
testified the youth held a beer
bottle out of the car and emptied
it on the ground and then threw
it away when the accused saw
the police officer approaching.
The incident occurred at 1:00
a.m.
Magistrate Hays remonstrat-
ed Cooper for his "ugly act"
of marring the beauty of the
town by throwing the bottle out
of the car.
Another area youth, 17-year-
old Milo Westlake, was fined
$25 and costs of $7.50 when he
pleaded guilty to careless driv-
ing. His driver's permit was
also suspended for a period of
two months.
Westlake had been driving
through Dashwood on May 18
when his car went off the road
and struck a tree. A female
passenger was slightly injured
in the crash.
The accused told the court
he had turned his attention to
the passenger prior to the car
going into the ditch. He also
said the steering mechanism
was "acting up".
OPP constable William
Glassford investigated. Evi-
dence revealed the youth had
three previous accidents. He
now works in London.
land for industry was scaring
most of them off.
President Ross Tuckey said
it was difficult to find suitable
property and "the minute we
cating in Exeter.
However, 1 at e r discussion
revealed that the exorbitant
prices being asked by district
property owners for suitable
At the annual meeting of the
Exeter Industrial Development
Corporation, Thursday, it was
announced that four industries
are presently interested in loe
out the many expenses the Cor-
poration executive faced in their
work of enticing industry to
Exeter.
"We can't get by on$500," he
s aid.
Claude Farrow, manager of
the Corporation, ended the dis-
cussion when he expressed the
opinion members of council
weren't "too tough" and would
probably give more money if
the need was shown.
FINED $60
John Murray Taylor, 23, Lon-
don, also pleaded guilty to a
charge of careless driving and
was fined $60 and costs of $7.50
for an incident in Hay Township
on May 18.
Taylor collided with a car
driven by John Wittaker, 17,
RR 2 Hensall, at an intersection
on the fourth concession, Both
drivers were injured as were
John and Robert McKenzie, both
REVIEWS YEAR
President Tuckey •reviewed
the work of the past year and
the acts of the directors were
ratified unanimously by those
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Arrangements made
for 14-church event
Chief C. H. MacKenzie stated
this week the deadline has pass-
ed for youngsters to get their
new licendes for bicycles for
1964.
The deadline for the compul-
sory plates was May 31, al-
though the Chief indicated the
force would give some leniency
to those who may have forgotten.
The plates are available at the
police office.
* * *
Area youth activities dropped
off to a slow pace this week.
Reason: students in most area
schools are in the midst of
writing final examinations.
Examiha.tione will conclude at
Exeter Public School thie Week-
end for most, and Most high
school students will also be
finished. afield 13 Stitclontg haled
over a week left.
Accept sketches
for Hay addition
At a meeting held Thursday
in the Hay Township offices in
Zurich, it was agreed by the
Hay school area board to accept
preliminary sketches by the
architects retained by the
board, Riddle, Connor, Falls
and Irvine, of London.
These plans will be submitted
to the department of education
for approval.
They have already been ap-
proved by the Huron County
health unit.
The new addition consists of
two claesrooms and a play-
room and is designed to make
the future demolition of the old
building relatively easy.
Soil tests will be completed
this week in connection with
drainage requirements under
the supervision of the school
inspector, Gil Burrows, and an
official of the health unit.
Plans also include the closing
Of the street to the north of the
school. This will enlarge the
property size considerably and
will proVide for the construction
Of the playroom or general per.,
pose rooms.
A combined nurse's end
teadhers' room will be con-
structed.
sently attending London Bible
and Mission College, from
where he will graduate next
year with a Bachelor of Sacred
Music.
Chairmen for the event are
Rev. A. M. Schlenker, Crediton,
and Rev. Robert Hiltz, Exeter.
Other officers include:
Pastor Stanley Sauder, Exe-
ter; Gordon Marquardt, Exeter;
Alvin Cudmore, Hensall; Rev.
H. VanFarrow, Exeter; Rev. L.
Talbot, Exeter; Morley Hall,
Exeter; Edgar Cudmore, Hen-
sall; Lorne Bray, Thames
Road; Rev. W. J. Stephenson,
Exeter.
Another prayer needing is
scheduled for this Sunday at
8;00 when Rev. Robert Hiltz
will conduct it in his own church,
Main Street United, Exeter.
This Friday, Pastor Orville
Jantzi, Zurich Mennonite
church, will speak on CKNX
radio at 9:16 a.m. and on TV
at 10:55.
All next week, area inhesters
will be heard each day at these
times on the Wieghani stations.
Prayer meetings and coun-
sellor courses, being held in
conjunction with the upcoming
Crusade for Christ, have been
Well attended according to Ed-
gar CielmOre, Hensall, publicity
chairman.
The meetings have been held
in several of the 14 churches
in South Huron which are come
binieg to sponsor the week long
Crusade which starts on Sunday,
June 21 in the Exeter arena.
That initial service will be
at 3;00 p.m. and evening ser-
vices Will be held the following
Monday to Friday at 8;80 p.nt.
The Crusade concludes with a
closing service on June 28 at
8;00 p.m.
Speaker at the interdeteen-
inetionel event will be Rev. JiM
Wilson, executive director of
the.Hamilton Youth for Christ.
In 1963 this "energetic your
Cleeit was appointed to leed an
international team of youths to
Aeie.
Selig direeter and ehoit lead-
et the Cleitade le Gottlieb,
Toronto, who is pree
Announcements . • 12
Church Notices , 12
Coming Events . 12
Editeriale 4 4 4' 4 4 v 0 .0 2
Feminine 'Facts N Vendee 8,9
Hensall , . 40'040440404 4
Lucan if 4 4' i 4 4 4 4 13
Sports r 1r 1i, • tr 4 6
Want Ads 10,11
look at any property the price
mushrooms on us".
Larry Snider also told the
32 persons in attendance that
they would be surprised how
the price of land goes up when
owners think they may be able
to sell to an industry.
He told of one case where
the Corporation had leased four
acres of land for the fantastic
figure of $15,000.
"That's discouraging,"Snid-
er stated emphatically.
Snider was also critical of
town council's decision to cut
the grant to the Corporation
from $1,000 to $500. "They
May just as well have kicked
us in the teeth," he commented.
The debate on the grant arose
after Mayor Eldrid Simmons
told the meeting he had been
the main instigator in having
the grant reduced this year.
He said his decision was
based on the opinion that the
town as a whole would not
benefit by a reduction in taxes
from any industry locating in
Exeter.
He said the businessmen and
wage earners were the only ones
who would benefit and they were
the ones who should sponsor
the Corporation financially as
well as morally.
Simmons said the benefits
from industry would not come
Into the pockets of the retired
residents of the community.
He agreed that the Corpora-
tion needed finances to meet
the expenses of the men who
spend their time following, up
leads, but again contended it
Was up to thoee who would
benefit to back the Corperation.
Snider disagreed with this
thinking, replying that the whole
town would benefit from a new
industry.
"The whole town therefore
hee a right to help pay in trying
tie get industry into thisplade,"
he stated.
He concluded his argument
by Stating council should have
increased the grant to $1,500
rether than cutting it, pointing
Alf Warner, Bayfield, sec-
retary-treasurer of the Huron
County Hog Producers Associa-
tion and a provincial director
of the Hog Marketing board lost
five pigs in a $40,000 barn fire
at his farm, Tuesday.
Cause of the fire, which also
destroyed 300 chickens, was un-
known. Mr. and Mrs. Warner
were in Goderich at the time.
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Mrs. E. V. McL. Smith will
celebrate her 92nd birthday on
June 20 in Toronto, where she
resides with her two daughters
and a niece at 37 Kilbarry Road.
She was born in LIMO in
1872, the daughter of the' late
Dr. and MrS. Thomas Hoesack.
She married the Rev. E. F.
McL. Smith, who was the Min-
ister of thepresbyteriaachkirch
in liensall from 1904 to 1917.
Local Bible scholars cop trophy
A handsome trophy was won Saturdae by'members of the HSDHS Bible Club when they defeated a
team frOin Hanover to win the HUrOheBruceeGrey title, The quizzing was on the book of Ephosia.ne
and the Huron winners had to face the 'northe'rn champions in a two-night contest. The lode' teani
Was coached by Edgar Cudmore, shown here holding the trophy with Shirley Sauder, captain.
Stending from the loft are; Betty Hamilton, lefercia. Seeder, Rae Seeder, Lynda Blanshard and
Sylvia Canna The three Saucier children all Won free trips to cater) this sterreer with their per-
forliiiiiideg hi the Ilifietel donipetitieee Marcia and Rat memorized the entire six chaptersp of the
bOOk. e-T-A photo