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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1960-09-15, Page 1MOVE INTO NEW CLA551(00M—Although fihishitig w6tk is still required, SlIblig began using this hew classroom this week fo relieve torigestioti Cati86f1 by ari ehrol- 1'1'160 of .675, The room turhished with- 46diai double desks for the study of geo. graphy, 'Pother Joseph Wok:ft histrunts above, T.A photo SMOKE EATERS READY — Members of the Centralia Smoke: Eater team will perform synchronized aerobatics during the Air Force Day at Centralia this Saturday. The team includes, from left, F/L Bob Caskie, Toronto; CO "Casey" Chapman, Montreal, and F/L "BK" Doyle, Van- -RCAF photo Hawks, Smoke-Eaters couver. Huron Plowmen's Association. After receiving completion cer- tificates from the engineer, council authorized payment to contractors on three drains: Wil- liam Campbell, $830, Sims drain; Robert Nicholson, $2,984, Ander- son of Usborne; Ross Hanna, $995, Passmore. Treasurer N. G. Clarke re- ported a balance. of cash of, $1,195.28. One tile drainage loan in the amount of $2,000 was approved. Clinton gets driver clinic Ontario bep't.of Transport will'establish a driver examina- tion centre for Huron County in Clinton .later this year, Huron MPP C, MacNaughtort an- nounced this Week, The flew Iicencing program, already 'established in other parts of the province, will re- place the existing system of perttime 'examiners established in Most of the county centres, In addition to the °O- ration of A centre at. Clinton, the dep't Will conduct week clinics at Goderieli, Exe- ter, Wingtiana and Seafottli for the convenience of persons seek- ing licences in these ateas, The new program has been established to provide more etini Ptehensive examination of per- sent Who apply tot driving pet- mita. In addition to the custom- ary test of, driving ability, ;wadi tants will e examined Oil knOW- ledge of (raffle regulations. Miss Supertest at fair next week LIONS. OPEN SEASON Exeter Lions Club met Thurs-I day evening for their first sup- per meeting of the season atj -Armstrong's Restaurant. Reg Beavers, the newly-elected pre- sident, was in the chair. AAP-. . • A. e exefer(`Mmes-Abuocafe Eighty-Eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 Price Per Copy 10 ,.Cots [(eels confident this Year's show will be tine pf the best the 100-year history of the eighibi-. lien. "Our directors have .done lot of work preparing for the fair and we feet certain the show • will be a success," he stated.. • This yeer's fair will be gon- c.gotrated into two days, rather • than the three preVious years, The Tuesday night trade Show has been eliminated but e001,.• merviel displays will he featur- ed in the arena Wednesday and Thursday. ury finds judgment error causes triple fatality crash A coroner'.s jury in Exeter Wednesday said the • triple fatality west of „Creditors on July 7 was caused by "an error in judgment which. may have been caused by the consumption of an alcoholic heverage..' The verdict stated the car driven 'by •Gerald Witherspoon, 28, RR. 2 Ailsa Craig, one of• 'three persons killed, was in the wrong lane when the two cars crashed near the Khiva intersection. The jury's finding included a recommendation that "white , Driving ability is considered centre lines be painted on all; paired at 1.5, he told members county hard-surfaced roads," i of the. jury, The inquest, conducted by Co- Mrs. Clare O'Rourke, wile ironer Dr. J. G. Goddard, Hen-i lives at, the corner- of the inter• sell, investigated the death of; section, told of bearing .a feat- Evelyn May Gibson, 19, RR 2! moving car coming from the Dashwood, a passenger in the I west seconds before the acct. car driven by her fiance, Joseph I dent. Just as she was thinking S. Schlageter, 28, RR 3 Dash- about the noise made by the car, wood, Who was also killed, • kitchen, Mrs. O'Rourke said, I she heard the crash from ,her Rejects testimony ' PC Cecil Gibbons, invest,gat, In reaching its verdict, the officer, established point of jury discounted testimony given'j iingiripact on..the north side of the by the lone survivor, Gerald , road„' or in Schlagater's lane, Desjardine, 20, RR 3 Ailsa raig, a passe ' he cars had dug out ,gouges in e pavement where they col• ed, he said, PC Gibbons said there were skid marks at the scene the ght of the accident nor the llowing day. Two days later, wever, there were heavy tint arks near the scene. Sgt, IL Barker, Goclerich, who sisted in the investigation, so stated that no skid marks ere evident the day after the Ilision. escribes scene Ross Pickering, who lived ear the corner, described the ceident scene. when he arrived, e and Mrs. O'Rourke were the rst there. PC George Mitchell described e 13 photographs taken by hint hich were entered as exhibits. Members of the jury we're arren Sanders, Exeter, fore- ian; Verne Weido, and Harry ayter, RR 2 Dashwood: Man- el, Mason and Willis Roston, R 1 Grand Bend, Crown Attorney I. W. Bush ield examined the witnesses. the school. Hensall council has let a con- tract to Lavis Contracting Co., I Clinton, for the paving of South Richmond St. The Lavis bid at $7.25 per ton of asphalt was the lower of two tenders submitted for the work. Total cost is expected to run between $2,000 and $2,500. Reeve John Henderson said he expected the company to begin the work immediately. Population over 900 The village's population con- tinues to exceed the 900 mark, according to the, report submit- ted at council, meeting Wednes- day by Assessor Earl Campbell, This year's population is 909, just five less than last year's record high. Taxable assessment has in- creased nearly $10,000. This year's figure is $951,125, com- pared to $942,264. in Huron Another case' occurred in the The Exeter fair is Huron county's largest class "C" ex- Whitton,. Horse 'and 4-H shows will again feature the outdoor com- petitions. The horse program has 'been regarded for a number of years now as one of Western On. tario's best shows,. attracting • top entries ftom a number of centres throughout the province. Five 4-H .clubs will hold their achievement days at the fair.i Besides Exeter and Stephen calf I. clubs, shows will. be presented by the grain corn, sweet corn, sugar beet clubs. One, neWSpaper quoted Bone! night to advertise for another night board agreed Tuesday es. saying he Was' "very fed Mi. teacher for its staff this year. with this business of keeping! Although. Principal H. L. Stur- quiet and, not .saying anYthing." gis indicated he was prepared to Bone gave credit to Gavel for ' the minor nature of his injuries. I continue with a staff of 25, his report revealed teachers' time- "It was only because the corpo- ra! threw himself on top of me I tables were crammed and he,' that I escaped worse injury." I himself, was teaching to the ex- Gavel was met at the airport I tent , he had little time for ad- by ministration. his attractive wife Katharine t . The board originally hired 26 Whose eyes brimmed with tears : teachers but one resigned during. at:. the first sight of her husband I I the summer. Although prospect, in two months.: Their three cbil.. of hiring a qualified teacher at dren, Debbie, seven, Steven, , , this time is not bright, the board two, and three-year-old Kelly,' felt it advisable to try. 'I remained at their home in Board members approved the Grand Bend. 11-bus transportation s y s t e m which went into effect last week.' The vehiclee. travel 636 miles a Hensall Kinsmen day to bring' some 555 pupils to Cost of the new transportation I schedule will exceed $53,000 for the school year. RCAF - D.Cde transport, rmy Board seeks as be began to sway from the indicated this week a speed P,1.1 •tt" colored smoke Alex Clement and Vic Parsons erform synchronized aerobatics Next milt bli; many fry atil slas of I Saturday's Air Force Day show: , at, Centralia will feature many isnatyer hsitsinygearhsighshliogwhts ,ill Opffrieesiearilst l an excellent all-round presenta-1 tion of the nation's air force. Starting off the flying program at 3:30 p.m. will be Centralia's, own "Smoke Eaters". Flying two' Chipmunk aircraft, they will, aitcraft used in. the RCAF. Novelties include a Canso jet assisted take-off, a Dakota pare- drop and a helicopter display. C some of f the MacKen drivers /. le revealed seem to con- paving io "Miss :Stipertest" will be on: disPlaY.at Exeter felt! .neat 'The, sleek craft which retain- ed the Hartnswerth trophy for Canada at Piston recently is _expected to attract a record erpwd, ,tri the , district's .annual agriculture exhibition. Fermi 1\IFF gacfslatigh- ton was informed by Supertest epriwanY officials TneedaY that ,he brInging the famous teat here neat Thursday, Mr. Macielagghttan had made a per- sonal appeal to the firm suggest- in .'t that it be pot on display, This feature tops a number of . others ,planned by .agricultifre . society officials to spark thin Year's exhibition, A calf race, tug of war and baby show are among the new highlights. which are attracting eansiderable attention. The calf race will be open to 'any animals entered in the rep- iv.r classes of the fair by girls or boys • under 14 years of Age, The calves must run the length of the grandstand and no whips or sticks cap be used, The tug . of war is developing some good-natured rivalry among the .strong men of area muni- . cloalities. Two semi-final pulls will be staged. at 2,30 p.m. .in front of •the grandstand with the coal' tussle et ,4 p.m. Teams -from Hsborne, Stephen, Hay and Eneter. are entered, • Wednesday night's program features a baby • show and a line° sponsored by Exeter Le- :on. • Secretary A. G, Hicks said a number • . of entries have been. received. already for the. baby F'ioNV.• Prizes will. be awarded to very-com competitor: he bounced President William :McKenzie Surgery for GB soliclier • 7 Cpl. Glendem Gavel, 28, Grand , Bend, cited for bravery in the face of rioting Congolese troops, is now in Westminster Hospital, London;• recovering from inju- ries: received in the incident. I Reoarts indicate Cpl. Gavel is seu'dering, from broken ribs and a brick injury. lie may be re- quired. to undergo surgery. He was one of • the two Cana. than- soldiers flown to London last -week after being returned ; to Canada. The other was Sig- nalman Albert Hone-of Atikokan, who credits• the corporal with saving hirer-from more extensive injuries during the riot at Stan-I leyville airport. . An aura of secrecy sur-, rounded the soldiers' arrival .at; Crunalin airport aboard an. win third award Hensel]. Kinsmen Club re- ceived, its third consecutive ef- ficiency award at the national convection in Kelowna, B.C. last week. The club was one of 19 to re- ceive the award, giVen for prompt attention to reports and conduct of club business. Ifsborne council has been warned that claims for damages may be brought ageinst, the township if drain, work presently being, considered results in the lowering of a ratepayees water well. , • The notice. came from a legal firm representing a ratepayer on the Stone It was dis- cussed at council meeting Mon- day afternoon. Township officials requested the name of, the ratepayer be withheld, Cell. finehpre Council adopted the Washburn drain report submitted by J. A. Howes, Littowel engineer, which recommends repair work at an estimated cost of $3,450, Senior councillor Harold Ihniter pte- eided for the reeding of the re- port, Sinbe .Reeve Clayten, Smith Was an assessed ratepayer on the drain, . ' Tenders are .being Called for the reliaie work. Court' of nevi- 'lion be held at p.m,, Oc- tober Apply for sUbitielY Council authorized 'submission; of application for interim road subsidy On expenditures of $4l,, 68t) thia year. The figure in' cindeS 06,084 for ceettruction. $f4,*6 for inaliatenified. Connell learned that its appli- eat, n for an ad ditional expend!. lti• of $20,000 has, been • AP- vett. by the dep't of high-, Snip t. W, .Ratt1y Was tlnutlibiized to deli for tenders tor` WO additional Unite for or 1016000Intaliig work this win, ,fit lt'ni of $zt Wei Medd 10 CRUSHED BT TRUCK • • . Gerard Stokkermans, 4 sisters, Corry, 11, Mary 10, and three brothers, Martin, 8, Frank, 7, and his twin, John. The boy's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Martin Stokkermans and Frank Janssen, live in Hol- land. Mr. Janssen returned to his native land . only two weeks ago, after a visit with the family here. The twins were born in South Huron Hospital in 1954. All the other children were in school at the time of the acci- dent. His mother was also away. The body rested at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, until Wednesday mor- ning. -Tower worker saved from fall Caught by co-workers when he was dazed by an iron bar, a man, working on General Coach's water tower at Hensel' was saved from a 110-foot plunge to the ground. Thursday afternoon. Gus Tuttar, a member of. the installation. crew, was prying a steel section into place when. the bar slipped and hit his head, knocking off his helmet. Stunned by the blow, he was grabbed by Bell favored for PC post Elmer D. Bell, QC, Exeter, is regarded as a strong fav- orite to become the new head of the Ontario Progressive Con- servative Association, reports from Toronto indicate this week. The assn will conduct a one- day convention on October 17 to elect a successor to Alex D. Hac Kenzie, QC, Toronto who died earlier this year after serving for many years as president of the provincial party. Mr. Bell, who is a past pre- sident of the Western Ontario association, has been vice-pre- sident of the Ontario organiza- tion for nearly 10 years. He has consented to allow his name to stand for the presi- dential off ice. It's expected party delegates from Huron county will be named during the next week or SO. Cost drops for school The new St. Marys Separate School at SL Joseph will be the first in this area for a number of years to go up for consider, ably less than $20,000 a class room. Contract for the four-room school. has been let to Frank Van Bussel and Sons, Lucan, for $68,000, Excavation started Wednesday on the site south of the rectory. The figure of $20,000 a class- room has always been considered a rough estimate of school con- struction cost, Few schools have been built below that amount. Architect D. F. Dows, of Chat- ham, has designed several new schools costing under the $20,000; a classroom figure, The new school will replace ' the two-room building at St. Jo-! seph and the No, 1 Stanley. school. It is expected to be completed sometime in January,' Enrolment is around 100, ac-I cording to Ted Geoffrey, chair- f man of the trustees. Car 'jockeys' face charges trap may he set up to 'stop the violations if ey continue.continue.'The police committee has instructed us to take any measure neces- sary to clean up this situation,” the chief said. sider they have the right to drive 30 mph, the legal limit, re- gardless of the hazards existing because of the large number of students walking to and from the school. "The law requires that drivers must travel at reas- onable speed, considering the sired: :stances," he pointed out. Police are also making a drive on speeding on other town streets. BOTTLE BREAKS WINDOW A flying pop bottle broke a large display window in Tra- quair's Hardware this week. The 'bottle, which had been lying on Main St., squirted from the tire of a car and hit the south wide windoW of the store, knocking out a small hole in the glass. The pane was replaced Tues- day. The Red Knight, F/L "Bob" Hallowell,' will perform solo aero- batics in his bright red T-33 jet trainer. The famous Golden Hawks will climax the flying program with 20 minutes of precision aerobatics. A main feature of the ground display will be a mechanical man who can walk, turn, nod and carry on conversation. A Bornarc, display table will show the type of Bomarc base being installed in the North Bay area. This is a ground-to-air missile designed for defence of North America. Research, and Development Establishment at Valcartier, P.Q. An integral part of Canada's air defence system is the radar unit. A typical radar station with its operational buildings wilt be on display. This will illustrate how air traffic is followed and controlled. A display depicting the scien- tific future of the RCAF was built bytechniciansat Station Clinton. It has received wide ac- claim in centres across Canada. Also, there Will be many other features illustrating the various systems of the RCAF. 'Neat' burglar cleans up mess A "neat," thief stole nearly $200 worth of articles from the summer home of Peter T. Ivey, Oakwood, north of Grand Bend. The thief gained access by cut- ting a screen in the porch, then removed a pane of glass from a window in the dining room. He not only set the glass down carefully but he cleaned up all the old putty around the frame. Among the items taken were a suitcase, clock, radio, shoes and binoculars, Optimistic over the prospect for developineet of overseas markets for Ontario agriculture products, Huron MPP C. S. Mac- Naughton flew to the UK. Wed- nesday With the Ontario study group for a three-week survey of Europe. Mr. MaeNeughtoti is repre- senting the grain and forage: crop seeds industry in the 11- in.:Mbar group which will eh.' deever to increase the sale of Ontario-produced livestock and farm products. First step for the delegation is the National V&A Show Lon- don today MiuradAY) and PH- day. It's one Of the largest exhibitions of its kind in the. World, After a conference at the of- fice of the agent-general of On! tariot the group will break MI nil individual tours beginning Monday, September 10, Me, MatNaughten't, itinerary, in addition to Great Iltitain and Ireland, includes_Pelgiuni, 1161- Itind„ Fretted* West 'Germany and betimark. Although admitted that the possibility Of increased Sales WAS handidePtied by price levels Barn Ratz, 76, Crediton, die Saturday in St. Joseph's Hospit- al, London, nine days after she suffered an injury to her hand. Funeral service was held. Mon- day in the Crediton EUB church. Interment was in Crediton ceme- tery.- Mrs. Ratz's tetanus infection came from a puncture in the back of her hand, inflicted by a wooden shingle. She was pull- ing cucumbers in her garden on Thursday, Sept 1, when her hand slipped and struck the shingle which had been set in the ground as a marker. An earlier report indicated. Mrs. Ratz did not see her doc- tor until several days later but members of her family revealed this week she consulted a practi.' timer the evening of the day she! was injured. X-rays were taken: at South Huron Hospital to estab-e lish that no bones were broken, Stiffness in law The Tuesday following the in- cident she complained of stiff-. ness in her jaws. By Wednes-I day she had difficulty opening her mouth and was. rushed to' hospital that same day. Dr. R. M, Addis, Huron MO1-L indicated it was the first death from tetanus reported in the - county since 1950 when, the vie-' tim was a boy in the Seaforth area. and the establishment of Euro• peen tariff unions, Mr, Mac- Naughton indicated he was gen- uthely optimistic over prospects. "1 see no reason why, with a little resourcefulness and sales- manship, we cannot develop new and larger markets overseas countries." The govq-sponsored study has been prompted by last year's elimination of inipOrt controls against dollar countries. MULEnZaitY114M=.4iNtaIn Wh ere to find it . 14 11 1 7 4 Purpose of the trip is not to solicit actual orders for food* stuffs but to compile etiniprea henaive reports on 'the overseas; situation which will assist Indus' try in expanding its sales them The 1-turon MP? said there are three basic objectives: (a) to determine what. Ontario product; can be. euectaafully promote( in European, countriesl. (b) .to find out how products should be pro- cessed and packaged stinitt. late sales; and (e), to •deterni140 what is required to make Ott. "(knots agriculture produets 'CAM, petitive in these ovetabee Mare kete, Two productS for whith MatNaughttin sees thentireg. lug potential are tobacco white beans; "There is a large netentiV ...expert market' for to, bawl., united,, "There also A know n tklarkOt lot White beans wbi:t'lt is greater than the 'entire crop produced in Ontario,", POW* ever, Oriterie . beans Intuit entrit note with those from Mithigatic Chile 'and South Africa- Funeral services were held Wednesday for Gerard Stokker- mans, the four-year-old twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Stok- kermans, RR. 2 Grand Bend, who was killed Monday by his fa• ther's truck. Requiem mass was sung by Rev. W. Smith, Forest, in Im• Maculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Grand Bend. Burial was in Forest RC ceme- tery. Pallbearers were four children —Jerry Relouw, John Tesselaar, Martin and Theo Kelders—ot the Klondyke area. Gerard and his twin brother, John, were returning in the truck when their father who had driven to one of the fields of his Klondyke road vegetable farm to , adjust the irrigation equip-I m ent. The lad slipped from the plat- form of the truck, fell back-j wards when he struck the ground and was run over by the rear wheel. Coroner Dr. A. M. Calder, of Forest. was called and provinc- police from Grand Bend de- tachment investigated. The boy is survived by his parents, who came to Canada from Holland 12 years ago: two Usborne gets warning over lowering of wells "We are not giving any warn- ings stopped will be charged," he to offenders. Any who are H stated. ensall lets A Twin boy, 4, crushed by truck in Klondyke -ethcirities had ordered that no I ,, .; , esa a e. sea He was treated at South. Huron scaffold. #, publicity ateternentS Wally kind ,,,,,. ew teacher Were, to be. issued by the arrey 1 ll Hospital for head injuries. or by the Soldiers. • -:, ' , ..- Several youths have been ! charged with careless driving , and speeding this week as town i ighlight CE air show police cracked down' on car jockeys showing off around the district high school. The dep't launched its drive toward the end of last week after complaints from citizens indicated the situation was "ser- ious". The dep't has had as many as three cars patrolling the area. Police Chief C. H. IllacKenzie 4tinouncomotito. . church Notices t 6thinq Events editori6li Ferro News .... 11 Feminine sects 11, 11 1-16h1611 3 Listen 16 iiiorfS , 1i, 9 Went Ads 14 SZLIV9111rer..att. A sidewinder air-to-air missile' will be mounted in an assembly( , stand. Also on display will bet First lockjaw victim the Velvet Glove missile develop county for a decade Mrs. Wil-; Hensall area four or five years hie ed by the Canadian Armament , • • • d ago but it was treated success- ;fully.. Born in Stephen I. Mrs. Ratz was born in Ste- , phen township, the eldest daugha !ter of the late John and Kath- rine Fahner, She was married t* the late William Ratz who pre-- .deceased her three years ago. They lived in Shipka for many .years and operated a saw mill .there until 1943 when they moved • to town. Mrs. Ratz was a member of • the EUB church and was active in Crediton WI, The body rested at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, 1Dashwood, until Monday when the funeral was conducted in Crediton church by Rev. A. M. Schlenker and Rev. R. S. Hine. Surviving are her two laugh, ters, Mrs. Ray Jones, Exeter, and Miss Gertrude. Raiz, Lone don: two sons, Ervin and Earl, of Shipka; six grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Clinton Sweet and Mrs. Ed Westcott, Exeter, and. Miss Pearl Palmer, Crethe ton. The ballbearers were Donald Rata, Sam Sweitzer, Fred Mee Pherson, R o y l a n c e Westhoff, Stewart, Sweitzer and Gordon Ratz. The flower hearers were Ray Sweitzer, Milton Switzer,. David R.atz, Larry Rate, Gordon Jones, Donald. Jones and Stew- art Blackwell, in decade anus Huron MPP 'optimistic' over overseas markets Mr. MrfeNattgliton plans to re• turnduring the. first part of A•zylvz.i.. October.