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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1960-09-22, Page 1ferZines-Ativocafe .• EXETER, ,ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 12, 1900 Eighty-.Eighth Ye r Price Per Copy 10 Coots Recover articles stolen near GB Charges have been laid against two Mt. Brydges district youths following recovery of articles stolen from Oakwood and Maple Grove cottages recently, A portable TV set, record players, records, binoculars and other articles were found in a barn near Kerwood by OPP. Also found was an outboard motor stolen from a boat owned by Thomas Hayman, Oakwood, Charges have been laid against William Alderson, 18, and Earl Lewis, 19. Plan changes in curriculum Changes in Ontario school cur- riculum are planned by the de- partment of education. Education. Minister Roberts states in a report that the entire science program of the schools is under examination, New *courses of study for Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 have been prepared and will be introduced gradual- ly beginning in 1961. A committee is already at work revising the Grade 13 -course in biology, and. this fall another committee will begin revising the Grade 11 physics course. The department is also exam- ining the whole question of sec- ondary school mathematics. As an initial step in this investiga- tion, some 36 schools will par- ticipate in an experimental pre-- gram this year to determine the value 'of • such a program for Grade 9 classes. 1s b "Wings of the Gospel." Rev, Spillenoor was guest speaker at a special service in the Exeter church Wednesday night, Driver injured crashes in ditch Two single car accidents this past week caused $250 damages .and sent one driver to hospital. Early Sunday morning, Bruce Thomas Lobb, 20, R.R 2 Clinton, hit the ditch and a telephone pole beside No. 4 highway about two miles south of Hensall. He was treated ,at South Huron Hos- pital for broken teeth, cuts and abrasions. Saturday, Norman E. Lewis, 18, RR, 2 Ailsa Craig, rolled his truck over in the ditch beside No, 4, three miles south of Ex- eter. Ale told [mike he was north- and when a • car, from the south pulled out to. pass another vehicle, When Lewis applied the brakes, his, frcint• left' wheel locked, Pooley stressed that the con- tractor was "quite happy" but Farrow insisted the principle in council's action was wrong. • "I take it from this that if someone applied for a drain con- nection and we thought it was going to be expensive, we could change the bylaw," Farrow de- elated. "This sort of thing would indicate that a bylaw doesn't mean too much." The mayor: "Yes it does. The bylaw we passed, was for resi- dential connections; we thought we should have something differ- ent;. for commercial. • Farrow:. "If we have a bylaw, I would think we should adhere to it. Pooley: "I feel we worked out an answer which was satisfac tory to us and to the contract- or." Seeks change Latet in the Meeting: Drains Chairman Taylor introduced the subject again by requesting that the bylaw be changed to incor- porate the new policy tot cont. mercial property. Farrow again objected: "I think we should make the con- nections on town prOperty our- selves, This idea of allowing somebody else to make the hook- up could get us into a lot of trouble, even if it is to be super- vised by the foreman". Others felt the forenian'S su- pervision would be adequate. After the argument ensued for some time, the mayor became exasperated, He thteatened to u s e parliamentary procedure Whith weal allow a member to speak to any-question -only once.. And if he did, he said, he would "knock down", any member who spoke over five minutes. Please turn to page 3 tate0V::.•.;::.L.kallarRUS2=111M.:A Where to find it 000. rib.. Centralia he to devote 100 percent of his time to recreation, they felt he could organize and supervise many new recreational activities including carts and crafts for adults, in addition to the minor athletic program,, Requested appraisal Councillor Claude Farrow re- quested an outline of what serv- ices the town has been receiv- ing from the director arid what It might expect if he was em- ployed full-time on recreation. Chairman Cushman started to give an explanation but was in- terrupted before he got very far. One of, the first activities he. mentioned as being assisted by the - rec 'committee -was the socotiCtr.9.1,Othi-7-lbtlfAtiwi,was:v'halL ly, disputed by Councillor Mc- Kenzie.. However, Cushman. con- tended 'that while the. Scouts were sponsored by 'the. Lions — Please turn to page 3 TURN SOO FOR CENTRALIA RINK—RCAF Centralia officials have received approval to erect a $43,000 curling rink on the station. The sod for the new building is being turned, above, by Group Captain A. G. Kenyon, commanding officer. From left, the group includes LAC R. J. McLeod, S/L G. L. Robertson, G/C Kenyon, W/C P. E. Sorensen,, Sgt. J. A. L. Tellier. —RCAF photo Fair gets off to big start The 106th presentation of eter fair got off to a. promising Start Wednesday when over 74 exhibitors 'brought in entries.. By MAO, Secretary A G, Hicks estimated a total ,of 1,090 entries had been registered, Success of the Wednesday night baby show was aooured. with advance registration by 27 mothers in the district, Expect record crowd Officials expect a. record crowd Thursday, particularly with the .addition of. Miss Supertest 11I as feature attraction. Visitors to the fair will have g chance to see, close-up, the speedy winner of the World's top award in unlimited powerboat racing.. A specially constructed, platform gives spectators a good view of the cockpit, the huge details. chide a tug of war among teams Bolls-Royce engine and other Other Thursday attractions in- of bellies from Usborne, Ste-. 11 phen, May and Exeter. First pulls will come at 2:30. p,m. with the finals about 4;30, Calf race, livestock and horse *Minister speaks in Ontario north fair. Conduct services for Usborne youth Funeral service for Edward (Ted) Lorne Oke, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Lorne E. Oke, Usborne township, was held Monday afternoon in the Hopper- Hockey Funeral Home. Rev. 5, E. Lewis, of James St, United Church, officiated, Pallbearers were Gerald . and Lorne Gackstetter, Ross Cottle, Donald Oke, Charles Hackburn and Bill Etherington. The youth died Saturday in Victoria Hospital, 'London, Where he had been ill since August. 11c attended Huronclale achael Arid SHDHS. He had been active a number of 4-.H elubS as Well "8 the 'Venlig People's Union at St,.antes esidos is parents, he is' She' vied by two sisters, Caroline And 141atgetet, and two brothers, John and Allen; And his grand, f)atitt e, Mr, and Mra, G. Dett, Xitelither, Evangelist Mel W. Holmes, of Exeter Pentecostal. Church, has been conducting special services in Kirkland Lake and South Por- cupine during the pest week. Grads' awards He has been assisting Rev.: John. Spillenoor, Pentecostal mis- sionary, who is in charge' of over 12 mission stations located. in the Ontario northland, He tra- • Mayor R. E. Pooley threaten- ed to invoke strict parliamentary procedure and. to "knock down" talkative members of council Monday night when he became irked at extended discussion over a drain hook-up issue, He later, referred to the meet- ing as "the worst" he's presided over in the seven years he has been chief magistrate. Debates developed over two contentious issues—a new policy governing connection of .drains for com- mercial properties and the hir- ing of a full ime recreation directOr. The book-up argument arose over council's decision at last meeting to require the sub- contractor on the Bank of Mont- real addition to make the drain connection himself. Councillor Farrow, who had not attended the previous meet- ing, charged that this action directly this the bylaw passed this year which prOvided that the town would make all drain connections from the street line for a flat; fee of $75, "Is it my understanding front this," asked. Farrow, "that. we Can override any bylaw by hav,-. ing motion passed at a council Meeting?" Mayor Pooley explained that the bank drain was a special case because it involved con' mercial prOperty. When council passed the bylaw, it had beeti considering residential hook-ups only. The pOlicY laid down for the bank connection would forth the batia for -all commercial .1100k. ups in the figure, it was explain- -ed. The contractor would be re, quited to make the connection himself, sidijett to the super- vision. of the public works fere- Man, and to restore the street to, its original condition, he tnayor pointed out that the contractor, Lotto 1(16ins.tive, of DashWood, had indicated he was satisfied with council's decision. Objected to principle' Cell:hell* VartOW •objected the principle involved in total-- action. "He 'Wreathed YOU," Farrow told the Mayor, "to find Out What the drain connection would COO in order that, he Might Chide the tkoptidit#0. in his tender for the job. He Wes. told the covet Wotllcl he $75.00. N1'10i0, he NO out he is reeuired to. thake the entirlettion Over 25 teachers have applied for the position advertised at South Huron, District High School last week. The position became vacant, when one of the new members; of the staff hired in the spring; resigned before school opening. At the present time, SHDHS is operating with a staff of 25 1 for an enrolment of 670, It was recently reported that the Clin- ton school, with 600 students,: has a staff of 27. near $6,000 Value of awards won by SH- DHS grads approaches the $6,000 mark with the announcement this week that Dennis Cann, Us- borne, has wo,n a $500 bursary to tt Waterloo The class total now exceeds any previous amount won by a SHDH'S graduating year and a number of other awards are still to be announced, Over 25 apply Judges were working on the ;n- door exhibits until late Wednes- day afternoon. shows, midway and 4-1-i core- petitiono are among major at- tractions, •toci- AlthoUgh fair officials, were somewhat dismayed by earlier reports of a storm, on Thursday, RCAF Centralia met section re- ported good news about the weather Wednesday, They predict a. high of 75, vari- able cloudiness and light winds for Thursday, 'There's 1 i t .t 1 e chance of rain, according to the forecast. Few results of the fair were ready by press time, in grain and seeds, Clarence Down, RR 1 Noun., topped .ex- hibitors with three firsts and a. second. Last year's champion, Lloyd Reynolds, R.R. 1 liertsall, captured two firsts, two seconds, two thirds and a fourth, Other major winners included Archie Etherington, RR 1 Hen- sail, And Dalton Skinner, RR 1 Centralia, both with two firsts each. Mrs. D. Skinner, head of the home department, reported com- petition was at least as strong As last year, if not better, and the quality of exhibits was excellent. She also reported an outstand- ing display in the arts and crafts division of the school children's / Wtint ihdii .. tifiaktiant5.1,19,<Megrateranizigr, takes salute at RCAF MARK RATTLE OF BRITAIN — An Exeter man, Robert Grassick, took part in ceremonies at RCAF Centralia Sun, day marking the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Grassick, shown reviewing the parade with Wing to hire the director for six Cmdr. A. L. Ashton, above, shot down 111/2 enemy planes months of the year, as a member of the RAF in 1940. He won the DFC forOn the first recorded vote held „ in council for a number of years, his record. —RCAF photo Mayor Pooley, Deputy - Reeve Fisher and Councillors Greene, Battle of Britain flyer give full-time leadership a year's ported the recommendation to Musser, ether and Taylor sup- AnnOuncentente 15 Church Notices ........... „,...„ 15 Cooling Evotitt , 15 Editoeiolt 4 Farm News ...... „., ..... 9 Feminine Facts „., ........... .„ NOMAD „ Loan 1.2., 13 14 $11-60+6 Town council, on ra recorded split vote Monday night, agreed. to underwrite full-time leader- ship for recreation activities in the community. By a 6-3 majority. Council voted to grant the recreation committee the additional $1,270 required to pay the annual salary of Director Larry Heideman. This amount will cover the por, tion formerly contributed by the arena board, which decided re- cently -it could no longer afford ire rec director on full-time basis. After the other councillors divided four-four on this move, He felt council should accept the centre hoard's decision as final. The delegation, of Chairman Lloyd Cushman and Secretary Glenn Mickle presented the rec committee's request for the ad- ditional $1,270 to hire the direc- tor full-time on recreation "for a year's trial." the may or declared the bid lost, grant from the town of some Blocks reconsideration During the lengthy debate, Mayor Pooley defeated a mo- tion requesting a meeting with the centres board to learn its reasons for the dismissal of Heideman. Such a move might have led to a reconsideration of the situation since if; was de- signed to probe into aspects which -some members felt had not been aired, foundation. The rink will be located south of the post office. Measuring 80' by 180', it will accommodate four sheets of ice, an artificial ice plant and a two- storey lounge with picture win- dows overlooking the ice sur- face, Most of the erection of the building will be done by volun- teer labor. Spearheading the drive for the Enthusiastic curlers at RCAF Station Centralia will get the gift they've been hoping for this Christmas.. The station this week received official approval to erect a $43,000 curling rink out of non: public Tenders are expected to be called shortly for construction of and a large gymnasium. the foundation. Group Captain A. G, Kenyon, The station has secured a commanding officer, recently building in storage at Saskatoon turned the sod for the rink. which will be transported here For nu.mber of years, :the la train for erection on the station district rinks to provide ice 'for its growing number of members, Last year the club ended at Seaforth; prior to that it used the Hensall arena. The station's curling rink will be the •second in this area, in- dicating the growth in popular- ity of the sport. Exeter's rink is already well under way. Robert D. Grassick, Exeter, one of the few to whom so much is owed by so many, was ac- corded a place of honor in cere- monies Sunday at RCAF Cen- tralia marking the twentieth an- niversary of the Battle of Bri- tain, A member of the small band of RAF pilots who repelled the ILuftwaffe 1940, 'Grassick joined Wing Oindr. A, L. Ash- ton on the reviewing stand for the ceremonial station parade. He also attended one of the two special church services which -followed. The Exeter man, now a com- mission salesman, won the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross for -sco- ring 11-1/2 "kills" during -the fa- mous air battle, now one of the great victories in British his- tory. He was a member of the all- Canadian squadron, No. 242, which was formed o,f RAF men who had joined from this calm try - A native of London, Graisle-1k enlisted in the RAF in Septem- ber, 1938, -and received his wings on. Sept. 3, 1939, the day war was declared. He served with 'the RAF until 1945 when he enlisted in the RCAF. Since then lie has been em- ployed as a salesman in West- ern. Ontario and manager of the snack bar at RCAF Centralia. The Battle of Britain took place in 1940 when the world by the centres board -and the recreation committee of .a pro- fessional recreation leader, who From August 23 to Sept, 27, also assisted in the management the Luftwaffe resorted to heavy of the arena. Both boards will daylight bombing raids with now have the services of a full- heavy enemy fighter escort, - time man. Officially, for grant purposes, Heideman has been recognized waffe regrouped to use swarms as a full-time director and Alvin of fighters and fighter bombers Willert has been his assistant. in attempt to blast the Common- In practice, however, this a- wealth .air forces out of the -greernent existed only during skies. By the end of October, the summer months, During the however, the Battle of Britain. winter , Mr. and was arena had been won and th e invasion, manager and Mr.. Heideman, - of Britain was averted, his assistant. Church' services at 'Centralia, 1 The town receives from the and -at all RCAF stations Sum., ':province one-third of the direc- paid-tribute:to the Canadian air.'4.or's $3,600 salary, Plus a furth- men -who lost their lives in the Cr $600 en.. Willert's salary. Of struggle. No accurate figure ,of;,1;he,. .„1.!,eina-ining • $2300 ' , the number of^:'Catiadians 'taking the • red..catkin-- 4mA in the Battle of Britain is eeinnlittee provided $1,200 out` of available, but estimates based, its. $2,500. grant from the town on the number of Casualties in; and the centres board paid, a dicate that 'three out of everysimilar amount out of its reve- 100 aircrew were Canadians. -which also included a MISS SUPERTEST AT EXETER FAIR—The sleek CA-3, Miss SuperteSt Ill, driven by 13ob Hayward, shown just, after retaining the Harmsworth Trophy for Canada ati PiCtOli August, will be a feature -attraction at tketer Work advances is F/L Grant Parent. The rink is one of a number of projects planned by the rec- reation committee to provide community facilities for person- eel and their families. Also be- ing considered are a golf course Gets year term for motor theft A 17-year-old Stratford youth, Terry Nichols, has been sen- tenced to a jail term of 12 months definite, six months in- tmdeterminate over the theft of la 40 h.p. outboard motor from a Grand Bend business this sum- mer. He was convicted in Sarnia court by Magistrate J. •C, Dun. 1 . The motor was stolen front Manore 'Marine, at the junction of No. 81 and 21. highways, early in August. Two men pay fines for impaired driving , Grand. Bend. ' The magistrate I commended the driver for get- ting off ,the road but pointed out that he shouldn't have left the station :in the first place. Both men pleaded guilty. Found-ins fined Two persons found drinking beer in the New Commercial Ho- tel, Hensall, when the building was raided by police early in. August, were fined $10 and costs under the LCA. "It's a good thing for people in Huron county to become aware of 'this section," stated the magistrate. No such offence existed under the former CTA, he pointed out, Fined were Jack Traquair, Hensall, and , David Scott, Lon don. Fined $20 in fight George Kelly, RCAF Centra- lia, whose punches broke the' nose, some ribs and dislocated some vertebrae of Emerson, Gloor, Centralia village, was fined $20 and costs for assault on July 16. Kelly, who had been a ten' tiara; in Gloor's apartment,, caused the injuries in a fight outside Pop's restaurant near the station. C. V. Laughton, Exeter, rep- resented' Kelly during the five- hour hearing. Surrenders licence An 81-year-old Dashwood man, who had his first accident itt July after 40 years of driving, voluntarily surrendered his dri- ving permit to the . court ill view of charges against: him.„ Mark Brokenshire, also repre. stinted by Laughton, pleaded guilty to failing to signal .after a careless driving count wait -withdrawn, lie was fined $10 and costs. Mr. 13rokenshire was involved in a. two-car collisions -at Dash, wood in July when be made a left hand turn Off No. 83 into it service station. Doesn't need lawyer Albert Simpson, 80, 140/IdOttt who told the court he was ad- vised by :friends he could make A better defence by representing himself than by hiring a laW-- Yet', Was tined $15 and costa for tailing to yield right of way which led to an accident in Exe,- ter, jtily 22. Brady Cleaners and LaUndate, ria paid $25 for failing to file M tincome fax form, The magistrate levied a MM.* ber of speeding finet on char. ;es :resulting from recent radar 'traps at Dashwood. Crown Attorney BUSIP, field, prosecuted. THIEVES TAKE OS A. total of$35in bilis arid sliver Was taken NV Otet00$ b111 al the Vt" sta tionduring rdeff ght. Thieves gained entr,V by break-h- ling the lock on the deorw Mayor warns council over lengthy debates Usborne levy rises slightly Usborne tocynship fax levy is up slightly this year. The general rate was estab- lished Monday afternoon at 10,1 for farm and residential, 12.1 for commercial. This is about one-half mill more than lest year. Total levy for farm rate- payers in the school area, which covers most of the town- ship, will be an even 41 mills this year. In the 'third period,' between Sept. 28 and Oct 31, the Luft- was expecting the Germans to invade the British, Isles. , The battle had three phases. Between July 10 and August 18, the Luftwaffe attempted to gain control of the approaches to Britain, but the RAF fight command repulsed the attacks, trial. Opposed were Reeve Mawhin- ney and Councillors Farrow and. McKenzie. It was' McKenzie who requested the recorded vote, a procedure in which the mem- They explained that, during Abbott gets is in charge of erecting the hers are polled individually on a the six months he was hired by building, has been assembling question, the centres board, the director the arches, installation of which The decision brings to an end was required to give 85 percent two years is expected to start Friday, the eight-year joint sponsorship of his time to the .arena. Were son, chairman of the recreation on Exeter rink committee, Project co-ordinator Nightly work bees are being staged by members of Exeter Curling Club on the neW rink being erected north of 'the river on Riverview Drive. rink has been S/L G. L. Robert- Gravel for the base of the ice surface was hauled in Wednes- day and sand will be spread Thursday, Meanwhile Cliff Brintnell, whe Wednesday, OPP from the lo- cal detachment brought Abbott under custody -to Goderich jail. He will appear on the fraud charges at Goderich court on Sept. 29. Also charged in connection with area repair frauds is James William Kelly, London, who will appear in Goderich 'the same day. Beverly J. P. Abbott, 34, Lon- don, who has been charged with fraud over home repairs in this area, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment Tuesday in Toronto. He was convicted of being in possession of $43,000 worth of bonds stolen from a home in St. Ca thari Two RCAF Centralia men paid fines of $75 and $50 after being convicted, of impaired. dri- ving charges in magistrate's court here Tuesday. The larger penalty was as- sessed against Robert S. Culler:, 28, Huron Park, who w a s caught by police weaving over No. 4 at between 80 and 90 mph, Shortly before, Cullen had asked an OPP constable for di- rections. On his return to his car, he bumped into -the door, arousing the constable's suspi- cions. Magistrate H.- Glenn Hays,1 QC, "grounded" Cullen for six months, suggesting that he sell I his car. Said. the cacti: "It's dri- vers like you who are killing, people on 'our highways," Consideration over length of licence suspension was given to FO Allan W, Thomson, who plans to get married in Vancouver in November. He was fined $50 and costs and the suspension term was left to provincial a uthorities. Thomson, who had been at a mess party at Centralia, was found asleep in his car parked : beside No. 81 highway south of . . pair today, Miss Supertest lIonpod hOrne an. easy her in the first two racks at record speeds', over the five. Mile MATO Or 45 miles._ he was .ksiglid and built by• owner Milli. Thompson at 1,611(1,01,