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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1960-11-03, Page 1on variety of charges ed trailer bl aze theatens Crediton block EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 3, 1'900. Prics Per Copy 10 Com% Eighty-Eighti; Yltior sr HONORED FOR SERVICE—Dorothy Davis, an employee of the Exeter PUC was , ,honored for her 25 years of service at, a meeting :of the commission last week. She is shown here --accepting a desk set from PUC chairman L. J. Penhale, who is .also 'marking 25 years as a member of the .commission. Mr, Penhale has held the position of chairman during the quarter century he has been on the commission.—Jack Doerr Two town PUC officials mark 50 years' service Shortly. after the election the! commission members, who were' Mr. Penhale, Thomas Pryde and. William Ward, purchased land! from Garnet Frayne and install.' ed pumps at the springs to fair-1 nish, Exeter 'with a water sup- ply. The first water was turned' on in Exeter in 1936. In 1939 another well — the Marlboro street well — was brought into operation. Other wells that have been used in- clude the Kestle well, which, was opened in, 1946 and the Moody well which started opera- tion in 1.949. A fourth• well is expected to be furnishing water for Exeter early in November and will be known as the Hicks well. Besides these four wells and the Frayne springs the town has a filtration plant that gets its supply from the river, and is available for industrial use. Consumption jumps During his term of office on the commission, Mr. Penhale has watched Exeter's consump, , ' tion jump from 29 million gal- 1 Ions in 1936 to last year's total of 129 million gallons. Records show that in 1936 there were 340 customers being served, while today the commission has 1,142 customers on its books. The flat rate for .water has increased from 02.00 to $33.75 during those 25 years, "If. the, town continneeeto grow like it hes, you can see the necessity for finding more sources." Stated Mr. Penhale. Mr. Penhale suggested that one solution would be to draw the water from Lake Huron, "This would be too costly for any community to develop," he said,. "hut if the water resources commission put in a ei;ovince- wide intake, then all the com- munities could tap into. it." Besides helping to initiate Ex- eter's water supply, Mr. Pen- hale was chairman of the com. Seek funds , for new flag mission when the street lighting system was changed on the Main street in 1935, Previous to that date the poles were of a wooden nature and the lights were the old-fashioned incandes- cent variety. At that time the commission installed the new cement structures that are still sewing the community. Previous to 1958 the hydro work was carried on by the On- tario. Hydro crew in Exeter "They told us it would be to our advantage to handle our own af- fairs," stated" Mr. Penhale, "and it has worked out that way". Mr. Penhale indicated that he —Please turn to page 3 New water tank Gets t.,3 22-day !ail term 'officially' moved , A 1-101(Te".en 4";prank"''might _have caused. _is d astrous fire in Crediton. early Tueshday :morning police patrols .hadn't arrived in the nick; of time. OPP .Constables 'Cecil Gibbons and Don West, - over drove into the pollee -village seconds after .1 gasoline-soaked farm trailer was set afire in the door, way of a one-storey frame building on the Main St. The trailer bad been filled - with straw and old tires, which buggy and several tires in -coo, were . • t. 0 • hen the thton. police arrived,,. The constables pitched the machine onto the road where, with the 'assistance of several Crediton residents, they .extinguished the blaze. The fire was set right beside Wenzel's, Barbee Shop, Fires were also set to an -old fj Appeal for donations toward the purchase of a new Huron Battalion 161 flag for Trivia Memorial Ahglican Church was made this week by Mayor R. E. Pooley. The original flag, which has been in the church for many years, is "badly deteriorated," the mayor revealed. He felt it should be preserved before it disintegrates. 'The new flag will cost $150 and the local branch of the Ca- nadian. Legion has already made a $10 contribution toward it, Mayor Pooley and Past Presi- dent Max Harness have, been; named a committee to raise the! balance of the funds, Donations will be accepted by both men or may be left at The Times-Advocate office. The Huron Battalion was formed during the first world wor and has been the only mili- tia unit organized in this coun- ty. SHDHS board made plans for the opening of the new addi- tion at the school at its regular meeting on Tuesday night. Ontario minister of education, the Hon. John Roberts, will of- ficiate at the ceremonies on Friday, November 18. The board will host Mr. Ro- berts, Charles MacNaughton, MPP; and the reeves and mayors of the various municipalities in the school area at noon luncheon board, and served in that cape- -- city 'until he moved into Exeter recently from his farm in. Ste- Wh ere to Oen township, Ind It J- surprise Mrs. Heddet a bit. "lit's a good Christian -ee "ee""ee get in," she seeS confidently, She has a host a "tinted Calls" to her credit, Among them are Diefenbaker's two vie- tbeies, the Heileall lietter vole, • Hensall's . keen hews tortes- polident, Mrs. Maude Redden, whose election predictions have been 100% right in recent yeaes, picks John F. Kennedy to win the 1.1.5. 'election, next Tuesday, She called the " Democratic standard-bearer's he back in tory. :But the does.n't intend to. Exeter, as a member of the September, wheh he Was ail eh- listen the ret'ur'ns As,. they Maintenance staff at the gelled, deieg in..the Opinion polls. Now come in eleetiiiii night, "I get Mr. Chambers was ..an original he's the 'therite, doesn't too excited," adMits. member of the high school Two officials who were "scared to, death" and "worried" when. they applied for positions with the Exeter Public Utilities Com- mission, are now ending -25 years service with the local commission. L. J. Penhale, who was elect- ed to office in 1934 as a mem- ber of the commission, has held that office by acclamation ever since that date, "It' was the first time I had ever run for any office. and: I was scared to death," said Mr„ Penhale, In his first year in. of- fice, Mr. Penhale was named chairman of the commission and h“s held the senior position for the past 25 years. Miss Dorothy Davis, who gave up a permanent job when jobs " were, at a premium" to go on "probation" as a ,. stenographer with the commission in 1935, has, also served the community for the quarter century period. When she applied for the posi- tion, Miss Davis received a let- ter stating that she would be "put on a period of probation" and if found satisfactory would be• given the job on a perman- ent basis. time makes me laugh every time I think about it," she said, "because no one has ever told. me if I am hired permanently yet'". • Miss D-a. 4 s Was appointed ,ecrtary-treasurer of the com- mission a few menthe, 'after she started working at 'the office :4: the request of the late William Ward, who- -was a member of the commission at_that time. Mr. Ward requeste that Miss Davis he appointed to the posi- tion before 'his retirement. Lauds both officials Ken Lampman, manager of the Ontario Hydro office iii Ex- eter, who served as manager of the Public Utilities Commission for several years, was high in his praise for the two' officials: "As far as' their co-operation and, ability is concerned—they were wonderful," he stated. "I don't think we could get a bet- ter chairman than Mr. Penhale —he has taken 'a real interest." "Miss Davis was most reli- able." Mr. Lampman said, "and she was a big help, and still will be". "I enjoyed working with the both of them and think they are deserving of mention for their long.time service to the com- munity". Water issue When Mr. Penhale was elect- ed to office in 1936 the main el e c tioe issue was Exeter's Water supply. At that time the present water tower had been erected and several mains had been laid in the town. The water was pumped from the river by means of a gas motor, but was only used for fire protection as it was not fit for drinking„ "In those days everyone had his own well," recalled Mr. Penhale. "However, an inspect- or came to town and found that several of the local wells were 'contaminated and that spurred the need for a water supply for the whole town," the Pirate's win in the Weld series,, S. MacNAughton's two wins in Huron provincial elec- tions. Mrs, :Redden, whiJ writes Hen- sail news for a bosh of daily and weekly newspapers, wrote Ken- nedy September to assure him victory. She also pro- mised him she'd prey for him election, night, Mr. Kennedy expressed bis ap- predation for her support in e letter dated OetOber 6. "1 an deeply grateful for the senti- tlIOnte have expressed," General Coach's new water tank now officially proclaim its relocation. The '4 110-foot high tank has' been repainted to boast; 'Some of General—Hensall" It was formerly designated "Township of :Toronto", from whence it came, a nomer which confused not a few motorists. This, completes installation of the spHnkling system which will provide effective fire protection' for the plant. The tank, 28 feet , in diameter, will hold 100,000: gallons ih storage. PUblic holiday Friday, November 11—Remem- brance Day—has been declared a full public holiday by town' council. Mayor R. E, •Pooley made the proclamation this week, urging citizens to attend the special; services at James St. United Church and the cenotaph, Poppy Day will be held this Saturday, At Hensel!, businessmen have, decided to request store closing from 10.30 to 1 p.m. only. The; Legion will ask village cohncil, to make the observance official Monday night. work at the seciool. It was pur- I chased from the Gordon A. Mc- Eachern Company, London. The new machine feetures a swing- ing action and enables the ope- rator to stand in one spot and do an area from six to eight feet on either side of him. It is expected the new machine will cut down on the amount of time needed to scrub and polish the floors at the school, er school The board decided to extend the invitation on these terms after receiving a letter from the Seaforth hoard stating' it was not favor a letting teachers' at- tend these conferences because, the teachers were. discussing their unio'n's business during , school hones, Announcements IS Church Notices ,., ,,,,,,, „„ ,,,,, , 1.5 Coining Events 15 Editorials 4 Fermi News , , , 9, 1$ PerninInsi Fads ,,,,, „,,„ 12, 13 Hensel! 5 (kan ,' 14 Sports 4,, 7 Went Ada 16, 11 tferealkUMNIErentInnitt'Irere'Vtral p icks Kennedy to win mic)i&r ,cni.t,nen „,vviii P,a,ret Principal H. L. Sturgis was lilted to the ceremonies and will given permission by SHDHS said. "Your interest in my can- be given the chance to view the board Tuesday night to invite didaey is a source of encourage- addition following the official the district teachers to hold. Ment to me. With support such opening. their annual coeference at SI-1- as yours, I am sure that 'victory will be ours in November." Hire new caretaker DRS next year, providing they o notdiscuss an Mrs. Iledden plans to send SHIM S board accepted the ap- business the y ti ne t they him a telegram after his vic- plication of Edward Chambers, would normally be conducting school. to the ceremonies. at Armstrong's restaurant prior off Following the dinner the dele- gation will return to the- high . • • school, where Mr. Rcibarts will on,condition Mr, Chambers was One. of five candidates for the position. The board deemed it neees- Off teaching hours CO discuss the They also increased the hour- business of their professional iv rate of pay of the itainten. organization, ante staff to $1,20. The pay The conventions Are consider- crease was requested by the ed bona fide sessions during the custodians and represents a hike morning', but the afternoon see- a 10 cents Pet hour foe the four siert is turned over to the work men. Other members of the or the Federation, maintenance staff are Mose Mr. Sturgis told the board 'he 136ekiery itusSell Collingwood and favored the 86aforth stand and Gordon Parker. said he did hOt, approve of the A new floor polisher was our. risk of offending any. board on thased to ,assist in the added this basis, 'V we iiiVite them, t • sary to 'hire another full time The Seeforth board stated in caretaker to help with the extra its letter that it was unfair for work required by the new ad- teachers to expect to take time A Listowel district man was sentenced to a total of 22 days in jail after being convicted of a variety of criminal and traf- fic offences in magistrate's court here Tuesday. Lawrence Rappel, 24, RR 1 Trowbridge, pleaded guilty to three charges of driving while under suspension, careless dri- ving, theft, joy riding and car- rying a firearm without a per- mit. "That's a greater variety of charges than I've seen for some times" commented Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC. since he was without funds. The magistrate suspended sen- tence for the theft of a watch and automatic pistol from the farm - of Ralph Simpson, Rime ing which involved speeding daily opened October 16, her through Exeter in excess of 70 aided by a special section in The! permission to Principal Donald d Hay school area board granted mph. Evidence also revealed Young Calgary Herald. i O'Brien, of Zurich school, to or, ignored a flashing-light .signal' , The Calgary plant permits ! geneee a safety patrol for the • i horn the town police eredseee4o firth 'af'7 both,e'Gener4, and'Mid-I The patioti will protect chil. Vought Industries teede . rl, -.. stop. States, to serve Western Can-: wren crossing busy streets in the A charge of criminal negli- ad'a with, its first line of. Cana • I village. gence was withdrawn. E. D, than-built units. It produced its' The board approved adjust- Bell, QC. was defence counsel, first unit in June. and is now ° ments in salaries for Mrs. Nor- Child fell off seat putting out two units a clay. Ima Siebert, home economist, and John Anderson, 33, London, The opening ceremony was i Ralph Latimer, industrial arts was convicted, of careless driv _ conducted by Calgary Mayor I teacher, Both will receive art ing for failing to stop at the in. Harry Hays. I annual stipend of $2,060. tersection of No. 4 -and the Cre- aditon road but his penalty was . • nce crown, Mulled to $10 and costs when neglect.wins be revealed the reason for his (,o n e d a Anderson told the court his! , • when he his brakes as i young child fell off the seat' neighbor se applied eks titl • too he approached the intersection. IOne Exeter young woman won The driver reached down. to pick , up the child and, in doing so, his a crown in London last week foot struck the accelerator and her neighbor, who lives , he of August 27, He had difficulty ceived by both dealers and the the pranksters on the run, getting his car stopped, had to I public. Vice-president William C. Only property damage re- lean on the side of his car to' Smith said this week. steady himself, and had trouble ported was the breaking of seve "We're getting many favor- eral 'tubes in the neon sign cne police.flnding his driving permit for! able comments on the new Walper's Men's Wear, at which lines," he stated. tomatoes had been thrown, and "It's drivers like you who kill The new models feature the the breaking of a pane of glass 1 " eo e, Magistrate Hays told new homestyle trend to straight at the Middleton and Genttner i Dower. Noting that the armed lines, offset doors and porches, office. forces received a raise in pay Three new models are out — Several wagons and other are knocking it on its side. Specta-I Miss Marjorie Hodgert, daugh- said. 1 directly across the street, is who competing for another title in Lloyd Stanlake, Exeter, ' the Forest City this week. was driving north on No. 4 on i I Mrs. Les Parker, Andrew St., July 17, said the small Ander-1 was crowned at London Kinettes' son car came right across the I "Cinderella Ball" at Wonderland intersection in front of him, and Friday night. She won a corn- his vehicle struck the smaller I plete evening ensemble with all car between the front wheels,, the a CCeSSOI-i Young, 17, RR 8 Parkhill, paid $25 and costs far careless they-Ltd.New Mid States of Canada Z plant in Calgary r was offi- f urich PS year. son Motors Ltd. and ; wagon ing, his second such offence this r. and partly because of the new of. Dashwood, as well as some down has been extended to two Lion. vealed, partly because of sales were parked on the main street weeks this year, Mr. Smith re- Several manure spreaders year.. The plant's annual fall shut- was left in the business see- Campbell fell asleep whiles model changeover. farm wagons. Steps were re- driving north on No. 4 highway and struck the rear of a car ahead of him. The youth pleaded guilty to the charge. Ignored police signal Another youth, Donald K. this week, the magistrate sug- gested the airman could find ea better place for his money "than investing it in the stocks of liquor firms." Fell asleep at wheel 18 Alvin E. Campbell, , Hen- sail was fined $40 and costs after being convicted of careless driv- township, after he learned the man had no prevoius record and had had an unfortunate home For having the firearm in his car, Ruppel received a 10-day term to run eencurrent to the others, Explained RuppeL "I was drinking pretty heavy during that period," Forces car off road Damage light Elsewhere in the district, dam- age was light although prank! were numerous despite the wet weather. „ An old verandah on the hoes' of Urban Miller, RR 1 Dash- wood, was torn down. Damage was estimated at $32.00. In Exeter, six fire hydrants were opened causing dangerous. ly low water pressure in some areas. Police grilled suspects with a wrench in their posses- sion, Police and firemen, cruising near 'Grand Bendon e night mobile homes are being well, re- the town in four vehicles, kept impaired driving, His licence forced a police ear off the road L. Dower, An RCAF Clinton airman Ed- round coets after pleading guil t) ty to. ell ne . 24, paid and ,U nv General. Coach's new '61 model • The firm will close from Nov- moved from at least one Tea- ember 7 to November 19. In pre- dence• vious years the shutdown was • for one week only, allowing senior emnoyees their second Approve patrol week's holidays. two Generals and one Zephyr. A tides were strewn on •the street; second Zephyr model is ex- At Zurich, an outside privy petted to be released shortly. was parked in front of the bank, Although current sales are snow fence coiled around the tune to brighten an the new moved onto the property of Pear- the firm es. down the h expectspie-MainStreet, a colony 'bum was f Bill Nlickle, Mr. and. Mrs, Jack 'Drysdale. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hyde, Gilbert Dow, Ross Deb* ;son and escorts. Over 600 persons attended the ball, first sponsored by the Kin- ettes. Proceeds went, to the [Kinsmen school for retarded !children. l Featured on TV Miss Hodgert was featured on TV coverage of the preliminary competition for the "Miss Lon- don Lords" contest Monday night. •inge 'Why should we stop when Those attending from Exeter, —Plea-se turn to page 3 and Hensali were Mr. and Mrs.I Detroit-Port Huron Raiders. rapath, London. Defence counsel was J. N. Hei Mrs. Parker, whose husband is; a past district deputy governor in Kinsmen, was chosen for the, It means 'stop" Cinderella award when her ticket Magistrate Hays, "how many; slipper by Mayor Allan Johnston people in our rural areas, v11- who placed the gold tiara on lager and towns, seem to think her head. , the letters- s-t-o-p spell 'slow' in- Her prizes included a cock., stead of 'stop.' They think 'stop' , tail applies only if they see traffic.: gown, necklace, earrings, gloves, evening bag, shoes and People try to rationalize by say-, a dozen red roses, 1 • • •-- 11 • men, was drawn from a large silver ' Judges have. already 'picked the winner but her name is in a sealed envelope' which 'won't be opened until half-time at the game tonight, Winner receives an extensiVe wardrobe and is expected-to be sent to the Grey Cup game in Vancouver, An 18-year-old, 5'4" brunette, Marjorie has been employed at Sommerville's Ltd., London, for the past two months, She recent- ly completed a secretarial course at Wells Academy after studying at SHDHS, She competed in the "Miss Grand Bend" contest two years ago. • I was suspended for three months, .C oach lines for remembrance ' The offences took place dur- Evidence revealed Dower had: ing the past two months both in the Listowet district and this area. Magistrate Hays sentenced him to 12 days for the driving while under suspension charges. Two $25 fines were imposed as alternatives for the penalties given for careless driving and taking. car without the owner's permission. but Ruppel elected the jail terms of five days each, COLLECT FOR UNICEF—Margaret Snelgr3ve, left, and Joy Seldon were two of the children who helped to collect $150 for the' United Nations children's fund on Hal- lowe'en night. Over 50 pupils from Exeter Public School took part in the canvass. Similar canvasses were conducted by school children in Hensall, Dashwood and other area communities. —T-A photo tor,s flipped the car onto its ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Education minister to. open ,Les-', London Lorde title, the one of the contestants for the wheels to allow the passengers to An released. en t witness, "Mike" Hodgert, Andrew St., is1 . . ter Luepke, 29, RCAF Station winner of which will be announc-, Centralia, confirmed Stanlake's' ed Thursday night at a football i district high school addition Lewetitnngionty.e. H w h Exeter as man, nana car fol. game between the Lords and ; we would want these conditions," he stated. During the meeting, the hoard sanctioned several purchases of equipment which had been re- quested from members of the teaching staff. A requisition for $500 worth of equipment for the library was ! granted. The equipment included a filing cabinet, magazine rack,. — Please turn to page 3 , eteeeeee ' Hensall news veteran KA`THRYN,NAS'FIVES SETS Or GRAN EN g--"T vo- month-old Kathryn Cooper, daughter of Mr. And. Mts. tolOyd Coopor, Einnvillo, can boast of more grandparents than Most children. She's surrounded here by five sets• of them. The couples, from left, are Mi. and MIS. true. Coopery Mr. arid Mrs, Alvin Cooper, Mr. god Mrs. MO Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Russell lvforIey, Mr. god is. Wilson Motley'tod Mr. god Mrs. JarneS ThOtritest, photo