The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-10-21, Page 1Seventy-fifth Year
November 11 to
Be
The regular meeting of the
Municipal Council of the Village
of Exeter was held in the Coun
cil Chambers on Monday, Octo
ber 18 with Reeve Tuckey and
Councillors Caldwell, Cochrane
and Sweitzer present.
The minutes of the last regu
lar meeting of October 4 were
read and adopted on the motion
•of Councillors Sweitzer
Cochrane. .
Communications were
and dealt with as follows:
McKay, Cocker Construction
Ltd. Re Building permits. It was
moved and seconded by Coun
cillors Cochrane and Caldwell
that permit fee be set at $25.00.
Clerk to so advise.
Department of Highways. Re
Subsidy. Filed.
George Shaw Re Street Light
ing, Council to investigate.
Corporation of Township of
Usborne, Village of Hensall,
Township of Stephen and Town
ship of Hay enclosing District
High School By-Law. Filed.
Canadian National Railways
Re Assessment. Clerk to reply.
Wartime Prices and Trade
Board, Re Filing Cabinet. Filed.
Clarke, Swahey, McLean &
Ross, Re Debenture By-Laws. J.
L. Graham & Company, Re De
benture. Clerk has replied.
The following applications for
building permits were granted
motion of Councillors
and Caldwell. Aljoe
store front: Mrs. M
roofing house; E. W.
house; Chainway Ltd.,
Holiday
and
read
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1948
THE EXETER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL now has the “go
ahead” signal and workmen arrived on the seven-acre site
south of the present school Wednesday morning to start a
new $560,000 building project that will modernize the pre
sent educational system in this district,
Single Copy 6 cents
Workmen Arrive to Begin
District High School
letting of the contract, work is now in progress
Exeter District High School, the estimated cost
$560,000. The building is to be erected on the
With the
on the new
of which is
property immediately south of the present school, compris-
ing approximately seven acres.
•on the
Cochrane
Sanders,
Fletcher,
Brady,
■store front.It was moved and seconded
by Councillors Cochrane and
-Caldwell that Councillor Allison
be empowered to sell old chairs
from Town Hall
tage.
Reeve Tuckey
quest from the
to best advan-
reported a re
local branch of
the Canadian Legion that Nov
ember 11
and that
attend a
arranged,
seconded
rane
Reeve proclaim Thursday, Nov
ember
The
brought forward a number
drainage and
ance problems.
these situations be looked over
after adjournment.
The following accounts were
read and ordered paid on the
motion of Councillors Sweitzer
and Caldwell: Wm. Sweitzer, 45
bags cement, $73.25; J. R.
Hunkin, sidewalks, 63.90; C. V
Pickard, Casualty Company of
’Canada Insurance Premium, 35-
.00; Roofers Supply Company.
3 signs, 41.25; Bell Telephone
Fire Hall 4.OP, J. Norry 2.3 4.
6.34; Mather Bros., Gas and Oil
Truck, 16.05, Exeter P. U. Com
mission, Fire Protection 3 60.00.
Town Hall 3.04, Street Lighting
250.13, 613.17;
Relief Cheque,
Pickard, Out of Pocket expenses
Post, Excise, Unemployment In
surance 37.54, Miscellaneous.
■30.0,3, Telephone 14.0’4, 81.61;
Time Sheet: Gerald Cornish,-
labour, 4 8,7 0; Samuel Grainger
labour, 44.50.
; C. V. Pickard, Clerk
be declared a holiday
the Municipal Council
public service to be
It was moved and
by Councillors Coch-
and Sweitzer that the
11 a Civic Holiday.
Reeve and Councillors
of
street mainten-
It was agreed
Peanut Lodged in
Larynx; Child Dies
Wayne, two-year-old so
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bower
town, died
taken to
London
from the
that had
On Friday, October 8th, Wayne
was eating peanuts .when one
of them “went down the wrong
way” and he suffered a chok
ing spell followed by several
spasms of vomiting. Afterwards
lie appeared to be in fine spir
its and the parents consulted a
believed
that the .peanut had come
vomiting spell. A
few days later he was affected
with bronchial trouble with
choking spells but quickly ral
lied. Pneumonia set in
child accompanied by
ents,
R.C.A.F.
was rushed off to hospital but
passed away enroute. He was
taken to the hospital where up
on examination it was discov
ered that the peanut had been
the cause of death. .Surviving
besides the parents is a young
er sister, Joyce. The funeral
service was held at the home
Monday afternoon conducted by
Rev. Mr. Langford. The sym
pathy of neighbors and friends
was exemplified in the twenty-
one floral tributes. The pallbear
ers were Dorothy Jaques,
Chapman, Helen Frayne
Janie Harness. The flower
ers were Harold and
Jaques, Marlene Jaques,
lene and Marlene Frayne,
ley Harness and Harry
Interment was in the
Cemetery.
suddenly while being
Victoria Hospital in
Saturday afternoon
effects of a peanut
lodged in his larynx.
Bill O’Brien
doctor when it was
during the
Padre Williams,
and Mrs.
up
the
par-
the
and
his
of
Williams
Alice
and
bear-
Billy
Dar-
Shir-
Jaques.
Exeter
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
of Glencoe,
Exeter,
tieth
Wednesday, October 27, and will
be “at home” to their friends
afternoon and evening.
Grant,
former residents of
will observe their fif-
wedding anniversary on
Ill in Hospital
Mrs. Gerald Skinner is
fined to St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London. She was taken ill on
Monday and removed to hospital
con-
Unemployment
10.00; C. V.
Old Man Winter
Sends Trial Sample
The first fall of snow for the
season visited this district Sun
day evening and by morning
about three inches of snow had
fallen. Most of it disappeared
throughout the day.
heavy fall of
evening visibility was very poor
and motoring hazerdous.
With the
snow Sunday
Another Front Modernized
Mr. Aljoe Sanders is
modelling the front of his 'gro
cery store and is enlarging and
re-modelling the interior of the
store, making it self-service.
re-
Student Head
The results of the election
■held at the high school recently
for the student council are as
follows. Bill O'Brien, president;
Anita D a t a r s, vice-president;
Frances Taylor, secretary; Betty
Mickle, treasurer; Cam. Krue
ger, publicity.
The form representatives in
clude Eleanor Cook, Marion
Brintnell, Joanne McCurdy, Joan
Hopper, Betty Love, Nancy Arm
strong, John Luck, Martha Mess
ner, Wayne Tuckey, Jean Tay
lor.
The
ficers
dent;
president; Joanne McCurdy, sec
retary; Helen Sweet, treasurer;
Mae Schroeder, publicity.
The
ficers
dent;
dent;
Gordon Cann, treasurer; Gerald
Webb, publicity.
Exeter students again compet
ed at the W.O.S.S.A. Field Meet
in London and made a better
showing than they did in pre-
ious years.
Ronald Heimrich was out
standing, gaining ten points. He
won the 100-yard and 220-yard
dashes and was within one point
of tying the junior champion
ship winner*.
Gerald Webb won a fourth in
the intermediate boys’ 220-yard
dash. Bill O’Brien
in the
junior
prize.
The
good
senior
a second in the girls’ basketball
speed-throw. Jean Taylor
folirth in the junior girls’
ball distance-throw.
Girls’ Athletic Society of-
are: Janet Kestle, presi-
Audrey Campbell, vice
Boys’ Athletic Society of
are: Bill Mickle, presi-
Murray May, vice-presi-
Grant Morgan, secretary;
Inspiring Sermons
Heard at Caven
Successful anniversary ser
vices were held at Caven Pres
byterian church on Sunday. The
speaker for the occasion was
Rev. L. C. Jorgenson, of Blue
vale, who delivered two fine
sermons. Special music was pro
vided by the choir assisted at
the morning i
James Aulde,
who sang two numbers that
were much appreciated. The
anthem by the choir was “Great
is the Lord” with solo part by
Mrs. Simpson. At the evening
service the choir sang “Sun of
My Soul’ and Mrs. Simpson, sang
a solo. A quartette was sung by
W. G. Cochrane, N. Walper.
Harold and Gerald Skinner.
Mr. Jorgenson took for his
morning text “Thou art Peter
on this rock I
church and the
shall not prevail
spoke
church;
church
church,
visible,
church,
soon dies but collectively gives
off a radiant heat. We should
so live and work that the church
may prosper and wield its in-
flun-ce for good throughout the
world.
Lucan Lions Club
Receives Charter
A newly organized Lions
at Lucan sponsored by the
ter Lions Club, received
Return from British Columbia
■Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pearce
have returned after a pleasant
visit to Vancouver, B.C., where
Mr. Pearce was a commissioner
to the General Council of the
United Church. While there
they visited with Dr. J. E. and
Mrs, Whiting and their
Ellis at Bella Coola, B.C.
son
senior boys’
'boys’ relay
senior .girls
showing by
girls’ relay
gained fourth
shot-put. The
won a fourth
made a very
winning the
and obtaining
won
soft-
Re-modelling the fronts of the
Jones & May store is progress
ing and the glass windows are
being installed.
New CO. of Centralia Takes
Over Rapidly Expanding Unit
C. Van
now nicely
Wing Commander W.
Camp, D.F.C., is
settled in his ,new job as com
manding officer of - - - -
station at Centralia
is considerable activity at
present time in lengthening
runways and building up a
road. The existing runways
being extended to a mile in
length to take care of the larg
er and speedier aircraft .that
will be used at this station
when facilities warrant
expected the work will
pleted .this fall.
The work is being
the Brennan Paving
the R.C.A.F.
where there’
considerable activity the
the
new
are
it. It is
be com-
“broken up,
and will ,be
It is now
that tenders
a number of
ed on .the property opposite the
airport for use of the station
person el. The current report is
that twenty of these units will
be started this fall. The ground
has been surveyed and lots
staked out.
The Exeter Chamber of Com
merce looked into the
has been torn
replaced.
a recognized fact
have been let for
homes to be erect-
up
service by Mr.
baritone soloist,
• numbers
appreciated.
shall build my
gates
against
builder
He
the
the
the
in-
on the
the foundation of
and the stability of
The true ■church is
not a denominational
A single coal of fire
To HancTDown
Club
Exe-
its
charter at a large gathering in
the basement of the Lucan
Anglican Church Monday even
ing. Visiting Lions from Bay-
field, Zurich, London, Petrolia,
Sarnia, Arkona, Parkhill, Mt.
Brydges and Strathroy number
ing about one hundred and fifty
sat down to a bountiful banquet
provided by the ladies of the
■church. The program was in
charge of the Exeter club with
President H. L. Sturgis in the
chair. Lion Tamer Don Hughes
conducted a sing-song. District
Deputy Governor A. J. Traquair
introduced the District Govern
or Clayton B. Rawlings, of
Windsor, who gave the address
of the evening and presented the
Lucan charter to the new presi-1
dent, Harold L. Whyte. Roy I
Stanley, of Lucan, welcomed the i
visitors. iThe visiting clubs made pres-1
entations to the new club com- !
prising a gong, a gavel, fine box. 1
code of ethics, Union Jack and I
American flagj, picture of the king, jewels, pins and a secre-'
tary’s book,
secretary of
Following
journment
parish hall for a short program.
Trios were sung by W.G. Coch
rane, N. Walper and H. Skinner,
violin selections by June Wal
ters, solos by Don Hughes and
recitations by H. O. Southcott.
The program was presided over
by Dr. Stenter.
Geo. Racey is
the new club,
the banquet an
was made to
the
ad-
the
Crediton Church Holds
Anniversary Services
Very successful anniversary
services were held in the Evan-
igelical-U.B. Church on Sunday.
The guest speaker, Rev. C. H.
■Cornwell, of Kitchener, brought
two very fine messages, taking
as his subject in the morning,
“Yesterday, Today, and F’or-
evdr”, and in the evening, “Such
Love”. The speaker stressed the
great love of Christ for man
kind and exhorted His followers
to do likewise. Music by the
choir was under the direction of
Mr. F. W. Morlock and consisted
of two anthems at each service,
I a vocal trio sung by Mrs. E. M.
j Fahrner and Misses Norma Fahr-
| ner and Ruth Schwartz, was
enjoyed at_ the evening service. I Mrs. F. W. Morlock presided at
| the organ, accompanied by Mrs.
E. M. Fahrner on the piano.
| Large congregations were pre- I sent at both services, including
i many visitors from distant,
points.
done by
Company
and for weeks now large gravel
trucks bearing the names of
their owners from various
places have been losing no time
in travelling back and forth
from Wm. Cann's gravel pit in
Usborne to the airport.
The main road into the sta-
which had become badly
matter
to see if these houses might
Exeter
but have learned that the
tablishing of
airports is a set policy of
government.
With the
Defense
not erected in or near
homes near
announcement
es-
the
the
Judgement Later
The trial of Edward Odbert,
of Stratford, for operating a
roller skating rink at Grand
Bend in contravention of the
Lord’s Day Act was held before
Magistrate D. E. Holmes, K.C.,
Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Odbert
was defended by E. G. Holmes,
of Stratford, who contended
that the charge was that Odbert
“did
transact
ordinary calling, namely opera
tion of
contrary
the Lord’s Day Act.”
Mr. Holmes produced
witnesses from Stratford
said that Odbert was regularly
employed as a machine welder
in the C.N.R. shops at Stratford
and was at his work except for
Saturday afternoon, Sundays
and holidays
past summer.
Magistrate
found Odbert
rink at Grand Bend and
responsible for it being carried
on in contravention of the act.
Whatever is construed as “or
dinary calling” may settle the
issue. The magistrate withheld
judgment until next Tuesday.
Charges are pending against
three other Grand Bend opera
tors who are absent at present.
unlawfully carry on or
the business of your
a roller skating rink
to the provisions of
throughout
Holmes said
did operate
two
who
the
he
the
was
Religious Motion Picture
Attracts Large Crowd
The motion picture “King
Kings” presented under 1
auspices of the W.A. drew
good crowd at James St. United
Church
picture
piece by
ting the
was shown at Crediton Tuesday
evening;
and willThursday and Centralia Friday
evening.
of
the
■ a
Monday evening. The
is a religious master-
Cecil B. DeMille depic-
life of Jesus Christ. It
Dashwood Wednesday
be shown at Zurich
meeting of
O.E.S. October 1’3 the elec-
of officers took place with
results as follows: W.M.
Roland L. Motz; W.P., Mr.
M rs< Rolan d Motz
Named Worthy Matron
At the regular
the
tion
the
Mrs.
E. M. Quance; Assistant Matron.
Mrs. Wm. Middleton; Assistant
Patron, Mr. Fred Penwarden:
Secretary, Mrs. J. Albert Tra
quair; Treasurer, Mrs.
Sanders; Conductress,
McCarter; Assistant
tress, Mrs. Fred Dobbs:
for three years,
Field: Auditors,
Sweet, Mrs. Ken
Mr. Jas. P. Bowey.
Mr.
Mrs.
I
Wm. D.
Mrs. E.
Conduc-
Trustee
B. D
Muriel
Hockey and
Executive of Children’s Aid
Tells of Work to District Branch
EXETER’S MAIN STREET is shown here
lifting,
being laid and shows
machine laying the ?
applied this •week.
getting a face-
This view was taken as the first coat of asphalt was
a truck unloading the asphalt into the
•u surface. The top coating is being*
- -Photo by Jack Doerr
by
Minister Claxton that
the organization and training of
Canada’s three services should
be pressed with the greatest- possible sense of urgency and
taking into consideration the
activity in enlarging the .Centra
lia station it is safe to predict
that greater things are in store
at Canada’s No. 1 Flying Train
ing School.
In an interview with the new
Commanding Officer we learn
that he is an Alberta boy. He
graduated from the University
of Alberta in Edmonton in 19 38
a year before the war broke
to make
and en
tile rank
the .war
year before the
out and he decided
the airforce his career
tered the service with
of an officer. During
he was on duty with the coast
al command at Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland on the east coast
and at Coal Harbor, Vancouver.
B.C. on the west coast. In 1943
and 44 he was controller of op
erations for
mand stationed
Since the war he spent
years as a
headquarters at Ottawa and be
fore coming to Centralia com
pleted a course in the U.S.A.
Wing Commander Van
is married and with his
and three children, Bill,
bara and Joan, resides oi
station.
the Coastal Com
at Liverpool
three
staff officer with
Addresses Lions Club
Miss Velma Ferguson, a
dent at the Exeter High School,
gave
■Club
last
down on the farm.’
address given by Miss Ferguson
which won for her a bronze
1 plaque in an oratorical contest
last year. Miss Ferguson was
presented with a box of choco
lates by Lion A, J. Sweitzer
Lion R. N. Creech outlined the
Christmas Seal campaign which
is being sponsored by the club
this year.
stu-
an address at the Lions
meeting Friday evening
on “How to keep boys
” It was an
Rev.
Londesh
of Jaim
Sunday
Rev. I-I.
niversary
boro.
Stanley Brenton, of
>ro, occupied the pulpit
■s St. United Church on
morning. The Pastor
J, Snell, conducted an-
sorvices at Lon des
The South Huron District
meeting of the Children’s Aid
Society was held in Elimville
Church Wednesday evening, Oc
tober 13 under the auspices of
the Elimville Women’s Institute.
Over one hundred were present
from Goderich, Seaforth, Hen
sail, Kippen, Hurondale and
Exeter Institutes. Reeve Cousins
of Brussels, chairman of Huron
County Children’s Aid Society,
capably acted as chairman.
The meeting opened by prayer
by Capt. Ayer, of the Salvation
Army. Letters of regret that
they were unable to attend due
to a previous engagement, were
read from Warden
and Thomas Pryde,
Huron. Mr. Wilkes,
and Reeve Benson
Exeter, spoke briefly.
The guest speaker of
evening was Miss Nora Frances
Henderson, Executive Secretary
of C.A.S. for the Province of
Ontario, of Hamilton. With her
numerous Irish wit Miss Hen
derson kept the attention of the
audience as she told of the work
of the C.A.S. She stressed the
importance of keeping a child
in its own home whenever pos
sible,-as best
best is the
homes. Any
parent has a
in shaping a
good citizen of to-morrow.
Mrs.
mnty
msant
>rk and the work of her assis-
Miss Mac.Gowans, in c.on-
with the .wards which
over fifty, of Huron
year
etc.
told
County and they also drive over
thirty thousand miles a
visiting the foster homes,
Miss Graham, of Toronto,
of some of the work entailed in
the mailing of family allowance
cheques to over one million
children in Ontario and how
■complaints are cared for by the
C.A.S.
Mrs. Johnston spoke thanking
the ladies for their talks and
Elimville Women’s
for sponsorng the
The meeting closed
Benediction by C-hair-
A dainty lunch
I
Camp
Wife
Bar-
1 the
Consumers Co-operating
Exeter is “doing well”
its hydro conservation, ;
ing to Stipt. I<. .L Lampman.
the g ‘
will be no further
However, the
are not in that same happy posi
tion. There has not been the
co-operation necessary to reduce,
consumption to their quota.
Shut-offs will be necessary
unless this is done.
” With
accord-
„ if
:ood work continues there
disruptions,
rural consumers
C(
Pl'
W(
I ant
nection
number
Hugli Berry
M.L.A. for
of Clinton.
Tuckey,
for the child. Next
supervised foster
parent or foster
great responsibility
human life for a
■Chaffee, of the
Children’s Aid.
manner told
Huron
in a
of her
Baptised at Main St. Church
At
Main
three children
Heather Louise Rasmussen dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray B.
Rasmussen: Richard Clarence
McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence H. McDonald: Gert
rude Rebecca Graham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.
Graham, of London.
the morning service of
Street United Church
were baptised;
The contract for the building
has been let to
Cocker Construction Company of
London, and the mechanical
trades such as hydro, plumbing,
etc., to English & Mould, To
ronto. The contract price is
$479,500 but estimated cost of
the furnishings, architect’s fees,
site, etc., will bring the total
■cost to $560,000.
The approval of the Depart
ment of Education and of the
Municipal Board to the plans
and disposal of the bonds has
been received. The bonds, bear
ing three and a half per cent,
have been sold at a price of
ninety-nine cents on the dollar.
Estimated on the present allo
cation of cost, the Department of
Education will pay sixty-nine per
cent of the cost of the ’building
and equipment and the remain
ing thirty-one per cent will be
divided according to the equa
lized assessment for the various
municipalities. Exeter share of
the thirty-one per cent will be
■twenty per cent, Hensail five
per cent, Stephen thirty, Hay
twenty-four and Usborne twenty-
one. A re-adjustment of these
figures will be made when the
next equalized assessment of the
county is completed.
The
storey
Page
ronto,
On the
sion is
rooms for art, agriculture, com
mercial, science, and shop jvork,
A cafeteria will be provided with
a seating capacity for 110 pu
pils. At the rear will be a gym
nasium seventy by forty-five feet
with a stage at one end so that
it may be used as an auditor
ium. .Showers and lockers will
be provided for both boys and
girls. Offices for the staff’ and
a medical room are also provid
ed.
On i
calls
room,
rooms,
The
prise two boilers with thermo
static control. One boiler
be used during the spring
fall, while the other will
used as an auxiliary during
der spells.
the MeKay-
proposed school is a two-
building designed by
& Steele, architects, To-
with a length of 322 feet,
ground floor, provi-
made for three class-
the second floor, the plan
for a
sewing
, library,
•heating
•home
room,
etc.
system
economics
six class
will com-
will
and
be
col-
New Bus Service from
Stratford to the Bend
The popularity of Grand Bend
as a summer resort is further
evidenced by the fact that a
new coach line is being inaugur
ated from Stratford to Grand
Bend by the Perth Coach Lines.
During the winter months two
trips a week will be made, viz.
on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Summer trips will be scheduled
according to the demand. A new
Sparton forty passenger coach
will operate between Stratford
and the Bend while a seven
passenger sedan will convey
passengers from St.
Russeldale to connect
large coach,
owned and
Dobson, of
nouncement
be found on
Marys
with
lines
by T.
The new
operated
St. Marys. An
and timetable
another page.
also the
Institute
evening,
with the
man Cousins,
was served in the basement.i
RECEIVES TROPHY - John W adv, coach and manger of
the Uredilon Juvenile Softball team, is shown here receiv
ing the trophy presented. bv Reeve B. W. Tuckey, of Exeter,
al a danet Imld la-d Friday night in the Opera House. ’Che,
(, r Ji'on t'-nn was the eh-'inpion of the district league, com
prising D anis from Kirkion. Ueld.'alia, ( redilou and Flint
ville. —Staff Photo