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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-10-01, Page 1Detect many with ailments Nearly 4,000 at fair despite miserable day Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 1, 1964 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Roy Jewell, CFPL radio and TV farm commentator pointed out Thursday at the official opening of the Exeter Fall Fair that regardless of how hard people work, the weatherman is still a very important factor in making a fair a success. Coming as it did during an intermittent rain and cold, blus- tery winds, the speech was ap- propriate, but did not point up the fate of the local fair as much as some may believe, Garnet Hicks, secretary- treasurer of the fair board, reported this year's event was a success, despite the miser- able weather conditions, that are becoming a customary part of the local exhibition. It was all but rained out in 1963 and had parts literally Improved mailing service starts in area Monday washed out the year before as well. Main reason why the weather did not hit the fair attendance — which was estimated at close to 4,000 as much as would be expected, was due to the fact it was fine during the noon hour when most people made up their minds it was going to clear up. They had alre ad y walked through the gates before they realized their thinking was a fallacy. The fair got off to a real good start on Wednesday night when an estimated 600 viewed the indoor exhibits and the al- ways popular baby show. Local entertainment and a Legion sponsored bingo were also featured on the program. The Thursday night dance, however, was not as well at- Police seek driver During the county-wide tu- berculosis survey carried out this summer, 23,337 persons were tested compared with 24,- 184 in 1960, "Two cases of tuberculosis were detected and 247 persons were found with other diseases of the chest," Dr. R. M. Aidis, Huron County MOH reported. He urged also that anyone over the age of 40 who may have missed the test consult his family physician who can perform a tuberculin test and, if necessary, refer them to the , local chest clinic. Both the mass survey and the local chest clinics are support- ed through the sale of Christ- mas Seals by the Huron County Tuberculosis Association. The attendance at some of the clinics held in the area in the summer survey are as follows: Centralia village 98, RCAF 692, Crediton 531, Dash- wood 498, Exeter 2,233, Hen- sel' 816, Winchelsea 665, Zur- ich 804. delivered. They will now have mails coming in at approximately 8;00 a.m. and further at 4:30 p.m. Readers should be reminded that the times quoted are for truck arrival and departure only, and does not indicate the time that mails close at the various post offices throughout the district. in Saturday crash Resort wants work finished LAST CHANGE James McFadyen, an official with the post office transporta- tion division in London, report- ed that the change being made in this area was the last of three to be implemented to bring about a complete re- - Please turn to back page Accidents remain few In the area and in the past two weeks there have only been four re- ported to the local OPP detach- ment. On September 22, a car driven by Helen Marie Regier, RR 3 fit of earlier inlet and later outlet for their mail. A truck will leave Exeter at 6;45 a.m. to service these com- munities and will return to Exeter at about 8:30 a.m. A return trip will be made over the same route in the afternoon, leaving Exeter at about 5:00 p.m. Residents in the Staffa, Cro- marty, Fullerton, Kirkton and Woodham areas will also re- ceive better service starting with the changeover on Sunday evening. At present they receive only one mail service a day, with the pickup of mail being made at the post offices at the same time as the incoming mail is Dashwood, sustained damage estimated at close to $400 when it went off the road on the 12th concession of Hay Township, about two and a half miles north of Dashwood. Police report the driver ap- parently lost control when she hit some fresh gravel and went into the ditch, striking a tree. She was uninjured. On Wednesday, at about 4:00 a.m., a car driven by John McQuinn, Sarnia, also was dam- aged to an estimated $400 in a one-car crash at the intersec- tion of Highways 21 and 83. He was westbound on Highway 83 and due to a heavy fog, failed to realize he was ap- proaching the intersection. He told police that when he did see the corner, he hit the brakes quickly and the car's back end lurched into the stop sign. McQuinn was uninjured. At 6:15 p.m., Monday, cars driven by Edna M. Caldwell, — Please turn to back page Not all members of the Fred Darling family ride horses when they come to the Exeter Fair. Young Joe and Jeff will have to wait awhile before they can join dad, but this probably won't stop them from joining the parade as they did this year with their "Flintstone" hot-rod. --T-A photo tended as it has been in past years. One of the visitors to the fair on Wednesday afternoon was Mrs. D. Topham, Wood- stock; vice-president of the wo- men's division of the Ontario Agricultural Society Associa- tion. Directors were told she was "quite impressed" with the whole setup at the fair, as well as the ladies' section. She com- mented on the facilities which were put to use to display all the exhibits. Results of the various fair competitions can be found in stories and pictures throughout this edition, with the exception of the following. Largest family on the grounds was Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Hey- wood and family, who were awarded a $15 grocery voucher. Winners in the calf race were: Larry Hern, Gordon Hern, Paul Baker and Larry Skinner. School section 2 at Hay won the school parade, followed by room six at the new Usborne Township central school. The Exeter Promenaders won the division for best decorated cars, followed in order by Greene's Variety, Rebekah Lodge and Caldwell's North End Supertest. The Exeter Legion and Aux- iliary had the top business float, with Tuckey Beverages in sec- ond and Cann's Mill in third. In the freak outfit class, a wild and smoky auto entered by C u dm or e Auto Wreckers captured first and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority had the sec- ond best. Judy Jory, Betty Campbell and Jon Tuckey finished in that order for the decorated bicycles and the tricycle division went to Ida Ann Blackwell, Joe North- cott, John Bennett, Rich Otte- well and Ross Parsons, in that order. Perry Stover and Mark Tuck- ey combined for the flashiest hot-rod on the grounds and sec- ond went to Scott Litt and Dale Parkin. In third were Tom Pru- er and Ron Ferguson. Okay cleric's son for UC candidate Former policeman given jail sentence Harold H. Doupe, Sarnia, a native of the Woodham area and a former constable of the Ontario Provincial Police, was sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate J. C, Dunlap on a charge of false pretences, Thursday. Zurich centennial fair Teeners elect, set future plans At an organizational meeting of the Exeter Teen Town at the town hall, Friday, Kathy Smith was named president for the coming year. Larry Willert is vice-presi- dent and the rest of the execu- tive is comprised of: Joanne Tennant, secretary; Jane Dett- mer, recording secretary; Sue Anne Lindenfield, treasurer; Laura MacMillan, committee convener. Conveners of special com- mittees are as follows: Pete McLeod, music and properties; Richard Frayne, Morris Wed- lake and Ken Davidson, junior executive committee; Joan Hey- wood and Lidina Latour, adver- tising; Darlene Snell, decora- tions. The youths plan to hold their first dance of the season this Saturday at the local arena with music being provided by the MoJo's. Dances are planned on most weekends, with the major- ity slated for Friday nights. Discussion was also held into organizing a broomball league this winter and other special features in the coming months. Teen Town this year will come under the jurisdiction of RAP. Detailed plans for the en- gineering of water main in- stallation on Main Street of Grand Bend were requested of the village's consulting en- gineer, William J. C. Ayearst on Monday, with the request that he proceed with all possible haste. Ayearst is the engineer hired by the village to produce plans for the distribution system for water throughout the village. Attending the council meeting on Monday were John Manore and Campbell Chapman, both members of the citizens water committee. The engineer advised taking no action on detailed engineer- ing of the balance of the sys- tem until hearings being planned by the Ontario Water Resources Commission in the area have been held. "You have enough prelimin- ary engineering work on file right now," said Mr. Ayearst, "to go on with in discussions at the present time." Need for work on the Main Street is felt in preparation for a re-building of the entire street from Highway 21 to the lake. The Ontario Department of Highways has accepted the street as a connecting link, on which 100% of the cost of re- building, will be borne by the province. in Huron Presbytery have or- dered some or all of the New Curriculum material; 85% of the Sunday Schools. The Call of Blyth Pastoral Charge to the Rev, W. Mathers was approved; also, the Call of the Egmondville Charge to the Rev. A. Scott of Regina, Sask. Mr. Peter Lewis, son of Rev, and Mrs. S. E. Lewis, Exeter, has been approved as a candi- date for the ministry and will be officially received at the next meeting of Presbytery. A financial report revealed that a total of $9300.00 has been paid to such projects as: West- minster College, London; God- erich Camp; "Sing-Time" (CKNX-TV); Alma College; and Five Oaks Training Centre in Paris. Also, a sum of $33,187.- 00 has been raised so far this year for the Missionary and Maintenance Fund of the church. At a recent meeting of Huron Presbytery of the United Church of Canada (covering an area from Centralia in the south to Wroxeter in the north) the Rev, Wm. ten Hoopen, Goderich, was re-elected chairman. A highlight of the meeting was a report on General Coun- cil which met in St. John's; the report was given by Sam Scott and Rev. Grant Mills, Clinton, who were delegates to the meeting in Nfld. "The New Curriculum was in the spotlight," they report- ed, "and it was discovered that much of the criticism of this new material came from peole who read their newspapers re- ligiously, their Bibles inter- mittently, and the new material not at all." An interesting note is that 100% of the Pastoral Charges A major change will be made in the postal service throughout the area this week, with the intention of providing better service for all patrons. Main aim of the new setup, which comes into effect Sunday, will be to provide the earliest possible inlet of mail into the area and the latest possible outlet which will assure next day delivery throughout Wes- tern Ontario and major centres such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Two trucks will service Ex- eter in the early morning hours with malls from London. The first will leave London at 2:30 a.m, and will continue past Exeter to serve other major centres such as Clinton, Wing- ham and other towns right through to Durham. At 5:30 a.m. another truck will be dispatched from London and will arrive here with mail at approximately 6:35 a.m. This truck will come through Arva, Lucan, Clandeboye and will re- turn immediately after arriving at Exeter by way of Centralia, Denfieid and Hyde Park, A second truck will come up on the same route at 6:55 p.m. arid will also immediately re- turn to London. Also, the truck that went through to Durham early in the morning will be returning through Exeter to London at approximately 9:00 p.m. Harvey Pfaff, local Postmas- ter, indicated that evening mails would probably close at 6:00 p.m. and mail received before this time would be delivered in Western Ontario the next morning. Residents at Hensall,Kippen, Zurich, Dashwood and Grand Bend will also receive the bene- Said best of the 100 Magistrate Dunlap also im- posed six-month concurrent terms on Doupe on three ad- ditional charges of theft. Doupe, who served with the Grand Bend OPP for two sum- mers, pleaded guilty to the four charges in a previous court ap- pearance. He was arrested on September 10, a day after he resigned from the police force at Sarnia. He pleaded guilty to theft of a 16-foot cruiser form Aqua Marine Sales Ltd., Grand Bend, on June 11; theft of a 50-horse- power outboard motor from Stanley Campbell, Detroit, on June 20; theft of two fuel tanks and life jackets from the Grand Bend detachment of the OPP on June '7. The false pretences charge involved the obtaining of an in- surance policy on a non-exis- tent boat, valued at $3,749 with the intent of reporting the boat stolen and collecting from the insurance company. In fact, no claim was actually paid by the company. Before imposing the jail term, Magistrate Dunlap re- marked that passing of sentence on a former police officer is one Of the most difficult tasks of magistrates. Please turn to back page throughout. Although the order of various floats and groups in the parade was not planned to any great extent, it was carried through on a perfect note. The first group through the new centennial gates was SS 3 Hay, and the children sat on a wagon singing "Happy Birth- day" to Zurich fair. Final float through the gate was the giant birthday cake float of Zurich Builders Supply. Between the two were giant steam engines, and floats and children depicting most phases of life as they were when Zurich fair was instituted 100 years ago. And too there were the 1965 model cars and modern farm Area youth goes to jail In recent years, there has been much said and written in regard to the future of the small, rural fair, and most of what was said and written was less than optomistic. However, if the small, rural fair held at Zurich is any ex- ample, then there is certainly no reason for anythinglessthan optimism. This year was the 100th birth- day of the fair and there was every indication to show that it will continue to flourish for the next 100 years. It was one of the best showS on record, attracted one of the largest crowds, produced the longest and best parade and showed that the area residents Were in support of the affair machinery, which may make an appearance in the 200th anni- versary parade and make the onlookers of that day wonder how their forefathers ever man- aged with such antiquated equip- ment. A local group identified only as Aunt Dinah's Quilting. Party won the grand prize, as well as having an opportunity to discuss the gossip of the day as they made their way along the one- mile parade route. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oesch and family, decked out in clothes reminiscent of olden tunes, placed second in their horse and buggy. The Zurich WI, with members shown working with some an- Please turn to back page George Plantinga, 18, RR 2 Crediton, was given a jail term of nine months when he appeared in Sarnia court, Thursday, for sentence on a charge of break, enter and theft. He was also sentehced to a term of six months definite and six months indefinite on a charge of taking a car without the owner's Oonsent. The terms are to be concurrent. Plantinga pleaded guilty to both chargee, one arising from an incident when he was found hiding under a bed in the drand Bend cottage of Dr. D. M6 Pletcher, Strathroy, on Septeme ber 16, The Charge was brought against hum by Constable Ray Gilleno, Grand Bend, and Cow. Sta.ble Darryl Stutt, Ipperwash. The second charge was laid by OPP Constable Harry Reid, Exeter, after he inVestigated a complaint frern Cliff 'Brock, Creditoii, Who reported his oar Stolen On the same day as the brand Bend breakin. District clerks win fair draws Ross Haugh, Stephen Town- ship clerk-treasurer and T-A sports columnist, won the here- ford heifer being raffled at the Exeter Fall Fair this year. Local Yankee fans have noted that the prize will be very appropriate in that it will com- bine with the "bull" that some- times emanates from the sports page in regard to the Detroit Titel rsanother draw, the new Exeter swim pool was the big winner as the Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary report they jcel cet. ared about $345 for the pro- Another area Municipal clerk, C. V. Pickard, Exeter, won the top prize of $100 and turned it back to the ladies, according to Mrs. Harvey Pfaff, convener of the draw. John Schroeder, Exeter, Won the wool blanket. In a draw sponsored by the CP & T committee of the local OddfellOws and Rebekahs, the television Set was won by Robert Coates, Exeter. Announcements Church NetideS Coining Events Editorials Veiniinne Facts itonsall . Lucas w • V # SONS , * Want Ads 0 0 • • • 12 "'" . 8. . 12 * * *,* Ben Casey and Ms staff made an appearance at the gxeter fair and the portrayal by the Oda Signist Phi sorority woh seeetid pibite in the "freak" class. the Capable Staff from the left arer Mrs. Nottri IV * AtneS, Mrs4 It* W, Read, Mrs. -Jae Wooden as Dr, Zorba and Mit. Peter itayinend as Den Casey. •, 13 The tipatientl , 18 MI'S. Lee Sherman, who despite the seriousness of her ailments and the apparent lack of retpett for honpitat proteduret by the staff, Made initadiiItiiis recovery, 1404 Robert * is *4 10,11 Fletcher, preeident drove the float photo Ben and staff win in float contest MRS. RON TURNER & ROBIN ELIZ ABE TH RR 1 Parkhill MRS. GORDON McALPIN4 & JOHN NEIL RR 3 Ailsa Craig ..ga" MRS. DON FISHER & TERRY Exeter MISS. JIM FINNEN & RENEE LOUISE Exeter r MRS. BEN GAMBLE & MARLENE' JOYCE RR I Granton MRS. BOB DOERR & JULIE ANNE RR 1 Seaforth Too you ng for horses A ,..,s 1 th..' "' r.' - •IP,. .0 .1 ..',. -..., s Add color and beauty to Zurich event Everybody loves a parade and one of the reasons is due to the fact there is usually a number of pretty majorettes. The Zurich fair was no exeeption, and in fact had more than most parades as this photo clearly indicates, Mrs. Pete Dietz leads her Young lassies into the grounds, --T-A photo