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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-03-10, Page 1Seventy-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1949 Single Copy 6 cents Council Holds Regular Meeting The regular meeting of the Municipal Council of the Village of Exeter was held in the town hall Monday evening' with Reeve Sweitzer and. Councillors Hern, Hughes, Lindenfield and Snider present. The minutes of the last regu­ lar meeting of February 21 were adopted. Mr. Noseworthy addressed the council in regard to recreational set-up for village, Reeve- Sweit­ zer on behalf of council, thanked Mr. Noseworthy for the informa­ tion he gave council. The matter was referred to the Recreational Committee. Communications were read and dealt with as follows: Exe­ ter District High School, regard­ ing budget fpr 19 49. Alfred Politz & Company, re­ garding map of Exeter. Tabled. Exeter District High School, regarding transfer of debenture proceeds. Lawrason & Company, regard­ ing calcium chloride. It was moved and seconded by Council­ lors Hern and Snider that order to Lawrason & Company for 30 tons calcium chloride be con­ firmed. Canadian Welfare Council, in regard to grant. Filed. .. Bell Telephone Company of Canada, in regard to 'assessment. Filed. Miss Ida Cottel, in regard to drain. Attention clerk. Mr. Frank Wildfong, account for repair to auto. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Lin- •denfield and Hughes that the matter he left in the hands of the Insurance Company. Bell Telephone® Company, re­ garding new installation. Atten­ tion reeve. By-law 10, 1949, amending By-law 4, 1927, controlling traf­ fic, was given its three readings and finally passed on the motion of Councillors Snide? and Hern, It was moved and seconded that payment of debentures on school he accepted from Exeter District High School on the understanding that if school is vacated during course of year a proportionate part of payment be returned to Board. Mr. R. B. Williams applied for a building permit for cottage on Huron Street. It was moved' and seconded by Councillors Lindenfield and Snider that ap­ plication ibe laid over for fur­ ther information. Reeve to in­ vestigate. Building permits were granted to the following on the motion of Councillors Hern and Linden­ fields Norman Stanlake, house; Oliver Fee, addition to home; E._ Cerson, house; D. A. Fink- beiner, slaughter-house. Mr. Harold Beaver made ap­ plication to build five cabins to be placed on his property on the east side of Main Street in the •north ward. After study of the specifications of the proposed buildings it was moved and se­ conded by Councillors Snider and Lindenfield that Mr. Beaver be advised that the type of building proposed does not com­ ply with the regulations made under the Tourist Camp Regula­ tion Act, 1946, and that permis­ sion to build be not given. Councillor Hughes pointed out the need of an additional street light at the westerly limits On the Lake Road. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Snider and Hern that the Public Utilities Commission be request­ ed to place a street lamp at or near the westerly limits on the Lake Road. The matter of loca­ tion was left in the hands of Councillors Hern and Linden­ field. The matter of laying side­ walks was considered and laid over.A letter in regard to proposed storm drain from Engineer R. V. Anderson was read. It was agreed that the council consult County Engineer Paterson in re­ gard to the matter. , The following accounts were read and ordered paid: Huron Lumber Company, 350 bags of cement, $315.00; Exeter District High School Board, debenture proceeds, $35,000.00; Mather Bros., gas and oil (truck), $17.- 00; Exeter Public School Board, $2,000.00'; Exeter Motor Sales, gas and oil (truck and tractor), $11.12; Exeter Public Utilities, street lighting $202.81, town dock $5.76, town hall $3.83, (total $212.40); relief (March), $76.30; Gerald Cornish, labour, $35.32; Samudl Grainger, labour $24.24; ’ ■ $26.04; Canada, --------.All motions were carried. Ad­ journment' on the motion of Councillor Hern.C. V. Pickard, Clerk Gerald Cornish, labour, Arthur Daynes, labour, Receiver General of tax deductions, $2.2 01? motion of Progresses Favourably Ted Hannigan, who lias been employed With the provincial hydro, underwent an Operation for appendicitis in Victoria Hos­ pital Monday of last week. He is progressing favourably and is expected home this week. Exeter People Win Gun Club Draw Prizes Bob Wolfe, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolfe, was the winner of a quarter of beef in a draw conducted by the Ex­ eter Gun Club. Bob’s dad is a butcher at Fink’s Butcher Shop Sq the young lad was more con­ cerned as to just how much that hind quarter would mean for his piggy bank. The draw was made at a recent hockey match. Winner of the second prize, a basket of groceries, was another butcher, Wes Ryckman. The proceeds of the draw, w li ic li netted approximately $”15 0, will be used by the club for providing feed for the pheas- 'auts soon to be released in the newly organized Huron Game Protective territory, . which com­ prises the townships of Stephen, Hay and Stanley. It is- expected that early in May about 1000', six-weeks-old pheasants will be released in the area. These will be protected in special .cages and feed will be provided when necessary by the various gun clubs. Charter Member Of W.M.S. Sixty Years .Mrs. E. A, Follick was hon­ oured on Sunday when the re­ presentatives of Main Street ^nd James Street Woman’s Mission­ ary Societies presented her with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Sixty years ago, the women of the two churches organized a joint W.M.S. and Mrs. Follick is the only living charter mem­ ber with a continuous member­ ship. Mrs. Follick has been un­ der the doctor’s care for a num­ ber of months. ■ Mrs. E. J.. Spackman of Tor­ onto is the only other living charter member of the W.M.S. Henry Smith Mr. Henry Smith, of Exeter, passed away in Victoria Hospital on Sunday after ibeing ill about a week. He ^as in his eighty- first year. He was born in Hay Township and for a number of years re­ sided «.t Crediton before coming to Exeter over twenty-fivO years ago. Surviving are his bereaved widow, the former Annie Dear­ ing; one daughter, Mrs. Owen Atkinson, of Exeter; one son, Fred, of Edmonton, Alta.; and one sister, Mrs. D. McCarty, of California. The funeral was held Wednes­ day afternoon from the Hopper- Hockey funeral home, conducted by Rev. Mr. Langford of Trivitt Memorial Church. The pall-bear­ ers were Messrs. Henry Green, Walter Davis, William Smith, Ed Howald, Graham Arthur and F. Smith. Six great nephews, Orval, Ivan, and Lee Webber, Ray and Cecil Smith, and Orval Ford, and a grandson, Percy Atkinson, act­ ed as flower bearers. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. .George Smith of De­ troit, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dear­ ing, Mrs. Arthur* Davis and Wal­ ter, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wells, 'all of London; Mr. and Mrs. Melsom of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Atkinson and family, of Hanover. Exeter Lady*s Nephew Killed In Accident Mrs. William Rykman has re­ ceived word of the accidental death of a nephew, Donald H. Passmore, a well-known shoe merchant, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. Mr. Passmore died .Saturday, February 26, flrom injuries suffered in a traffic accident at Clevland, Tenn,, while returning home from a vacation in Florida. He was born at the Sault August 12, 1909, the son of the late Albert and Mrs. Passmore. After grad­ uating from college, he joined his father in the management of the Passmore Shoe store. A veteran of World War II, he served for three years in the army. Prior to that he had spent a year in Greenland on a de­ fense project. The body was taken to Detroit for cremation. Surviving are liis wife, a -son Gary, his mother and a sister, Mrs. Harold Grugel. Goes To Hospital For Treatment Mr. James P. Bowey Is ill in Victoria Hospital, London, hav­ ing gone down last Thursday for treatment. Spring Birds Reported Seen Mr. Charles Harris, Gidley St. Exeter, reports having seen a scarlet tanger on Saturday, a pair of cardinals on Monday, and a robin on Tuesday. CANADA—-THE NEW WORLD MARKET PLACE IN 1949 — Major-Gen. Sir Colin MeV. Gubbins, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C., export director of a British textile organization embracing seventeen leading firms, is shown an illustration of the new registration centre at the Canadian International Trade Fair, by Glen. Bannerman, of the department of trade and commerce. As a large exhibitor at the coming trade fair, which will open in Toronto, Ont., on May 30, Sir Colin expressed his opinion tha*b Canada is on the verge of a tremendously- expanding economy and the trade fair is an ideal vehicle on which to carry this message. This trip has taken him to different parts of Canada on a study of what Canadians want. A two-war soldier, Sir Colin, was in charge of resistance and sabotage for the British dur­ ing the last war. The sabotaging of the German “heavy water” installations in Norway by British trained Norwegians is one of the operations he regards with satisfaction. His operations embraced all parts of the globe and many Canadians played leading roles parti­ cularly the French-speaking Canadians who played a big part in organizing and training the French Marquis. Sir Colin is returning to Canada in May to supervise his exhibit at the trade fair, which will last until June 10. —Central Press Canadian Exeter District School Board The third regular monthly meeting of the Exeter District High School Board was held in the Home Economics room on Tuesday evening, Mar. 1, absent A. J. Kalbfleisch and A. J. Masse. # A delegation from the staff, Mr. J. B. Creech and Mr. C. Wilson, addressed the board briefly making requests for two changes in the salary schedule. The minutes -of the last reg­ ular meeting, February 8, were read and adopted. The report of the Agriculture Inspector, Mr. E. R. McClellan, was read and tabled. A requisition from Mr. E. H. Jones for Commercial Equip­ ment was approved for submiss­ ion to the Department on motion of K.H. Johns and E.L. Mickle. A list of accounts read by the secretary was approved for pay­ ment -on motion of E. L. Mickle and A. W. Morgan. Per C. S. MacNaughton and James McAllister that the ac­ count for insurance ©n the new building be paid from the capit­ al account, and that the secret­ ary request from the Corporation of Exeter a further transfer of $35,000. to the Capital Fund to meet the February account of McKay-Cocker Construction Lim­ ited. Carried. Wing Commander Russel Johnston, of Centralia Airport, addressed the Board briefly on I the Air Cadet regulations. Principal H. L. Sturgis gave his report for February, a time­ table for the Easter examinat­ ions has been posted. Four students had participated in the Public Speaking Competition at Palmerston, and Velma Fergu­ son will compete in the regional finals at Hanover on Friday. On that day too the Senior Girls’ Basketball team will play in Watford, and the Senior Boys’ team will play at Petrolia. Replies to the Board’s recent advertisement for a teacher of mathematics were tabled for discussion. The report was ad- opted on motion of A. W, Morgan and E. Chambers. Per James McAllister and .0. S. MacNaughton that an addit­ ional filing cabinet be pUrcli|is- ed. Carried. J Per A. W. Morgan and Ef L. Mickle that the Board adopt/the Budget as presented by f the Secretary at the February fleet­ ing. ? —E.D, Howey, Secretary. Huron Teacher^ Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers Federation Huron Local Was held in the basement of the United Church, Blyth, ill charge of R. Dennison, Hens­ ail. Harvey Sparling, of Exeter, explained the two hospitalizat­ ion plans. The members were shown the HuYon County Library Film. It was decided to hold the April meeting in Goderich and to be in the form of a pot luck s ti p p e r. Refreshments were served. Hit By Car, Then Truck, Exeter Man In Hospital Mr. 'Charles Godbolt, Exeter, was admitted to Victoria Hos­ pital, London, Saturday, suffer­ ing from facial lacerations and head injuries, after being struck twice, once by a car and then by a truck as he attempted to cross a street. In that city. 'From what jve^can learn it seems that Mi’.' ’Godbolt was trailing some pedestrians in crossing a street when the lights turned and he was struck down by a car. .While a detective was attempting to render first aid as he lay bleeding on the street, a panel truck scattered the police and spectators who had gathered, and came to rest above Godbolt’s prone body. The driver of the truck, Wil­ liam Bonk, of London, was ar­ rested and remanded until March 16, charged with danger­ ous driving. Latest reports from the hos­ pital state Mr. Godbolt’s condit­ ion as “fair”. Dolphin Outl ines Hospital Planning At the Lions Club supper meeting in Central Hotel, Friday evening last Mr. Charles Dol­ phin, an architect from Toron­ to, gave some valuable inform­ ation in connection with a •proposed new hospital foi' Exet­ er. Guests at the meeting were Reeve Elmer Lawson, of Stephen and Reeve Fred Dobbs, of Bid- dulph. Mr. E. D. Bell in introducing Mr. Dolphin stated that it was opportune to get some expert opinion of some of the problems to be faced in the erection of a hospital. Mr. Dolphin has had considerable experience both with large and small hospitals and he outlined some of the important factors in the building of such a hospital as would be required for a town of the size of Exeter. There are certain definite regulations set down by tile Department of Health, such as two emergency operating rooms, kitchen, dispensary, doctors and nurses quarters, which all enter into the cost of a building. Mr. Dolphin stated that where­ as ten years ago the cost of a building Was from $2500 to $3'000 a bed, it has now risen to $8600 to $10,000 a bed. One of the reasons for the rise in price was that builders were not get­ ting production, or . as someone had termed it “ the blatant laziness of labour?* He empha­ sized the fact that conditions are beginning to improve. He suggested that for a 25 to 30 bed hospital a site with sufficient grounds for patients and nurses to enjoy, should be provided. Mr. W. G. Cochrane expressed the thanks of the club for the valuable information received. Mr Chester Rowe underwent an operation Tuesday in Victoria Hospital, London. His Many friends will hope for a speedy recovery. Zurich Plans Community Rink One of the first Western On­ tario centres sending a delega­ tion to the Ontario government concerning financial assistance for a community centre was Zurich. Thursday, five members of the Zurich Lions Club con­ ferred with J. A. Carroll, de­ partment of agriculture official, over the prospect of receiving a money grant. The Lions in that village plan to construct a community hall and indoor skating rink, costing about $35,000. Under new legis­ lation the provincial government will assume twenty-five per cent or 'a maximum of $10,000, of the total cost. -On Monday evening, members of the Lions Club heard Dr. E. G. Pleva, professor of geography of the University of Western Ontario and an expert on com­ munity planning, outline princ­ ipal factors as he saw them in designing a small community centre. Later the club announced it will hold a community meeting within the next week for public discussion. $5,000 Already Raised It has already raised $5,000 toward the building fund, leav­ ing about $21,250 yet to be raised. It is expected the centre will be of aluminum construction and it is hoped to finish it this year. The banquet Monday resulted in a 100 per cent attendance of club members — not unusual, since the Zurich Lions Club holds the attendance record for Ontario and Quebec for 1947 and 1948. Its record is 98.2 per cent attendance. Special guests were Len Bal­ mer of London, past district deputy governor; Nelson Hill, of Goderich, past international councillor; Geo. Armstrong, the reeve of Hay Township; Earl Campbell, Irvin Wilbert, and Valentine Becker, members of Hay Township Council; Fred Haberer, president of Zurich Agricultural Society; Delbert Geiger, president of the Federa­ tion of Hay Township; Bruce Tuclcey, chairman of Hay Town­ ship Public School Area Board; James McAllister, member of the High School Area Board. Decision to build the arena Is part of a long-term program for community betterment which the Lions Club, organized in 1945, is undertaking. It has already constructed an outdoor rink. Following the proposed com­ munity meeting sometime witlun the next week, the Lions Club will sponsor a door-to-door can­ vass, and other programs to raise the required money. Speaker at James St. Church padre Williams, of the RCAF station, Centralia, occupied the 'pulpit of J'ames Street united church on Sunday and delivered two inspiring sermons. Mrs. Thomas Fletcher sang a solo at the morning service and Mrs. William Murdoch sang In the ovcnlfts# btitli ilUHibcrs dGliglit- ing the congregations. Ontario Education Grants Now At All Truck Hits Rear Of Car A truck driven by Mac. I-Iod- gert, of Exeter, crashed into the rear of a car in charge of Wil­ liam tSebben, R.R. No. 4, Strat­ ford, at Stratford, about 8; 50 p.m. Wednesday, of last week. Polito said that .Sebben, travel­ ing west on Ontario St,, had stopped for a stop light at Waterloo St., when the accident occurred. A trunk on the rear of the car was damaged. Return To Peru Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Reaman and Carol left Saturday for their home i n Latara, Peru, where Mr. Reaman has a splendid posi­ tion with the Standard Oil Co. They left here for New York and will take a boat from there through the Panama Canal to Peru. Mrs. Reaman and Carol' have been visiting for over a year with the former’s father, Mr. W. G. Medd. Damage Is $1,000 In Crash At Kippen Minor injuries were suffered by Blyth -and Goderich residents as a result of a head-on collision between two cars, one and a half miles north of Kippen, Fri­ day night. Ted Straughan, 22, of Blyth and J. Stephenson, Goderich, were the tw0 injured, suffering superficial lacerations. They were treated at the office of Dr. J. A. McLean, Hensall. Police reported the car driven by Straughan was in collision with that driven by ;ByrOfti< Ainsley, 22, Goderich, about 7 p.m. Provincial Constable J. Fergu­ son, of Exeter, who investigated declined to give the cause of the crash. Damage to the cars was estimated at $1,00'0. Funeral Held For Mrs. Dan Davis The funeral of the late Mrs. Dan Davis was held Monday afternoon - from the Hopper- Hockey funeral home, conducted by Rev. A. A. Trumper, of Lon­ don and assisted by Rev. Mr. Langford, of town. Mrs. Davis passed away Sunday at the home of her son-in-law, Otto Walker, of Cromarty, following an illness of several months. Mrs. Davis, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Dyer, was in her eighty­ fifth year and would have mark­ ed her eighty-fifth birthday on Sunday. She was born in Exeter and sixty-two years ago was united in marriage with Daniel Davis, who predeceased her 17 years. She was a member of the Trivitt Memorial Church, was a faithful attendant and in her earlier life was active in the Ladies’ Guild. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. L. Statham (Frances) of Arkona: Mrs. G. Oockwell (Maud) of Dashwood; Mrs. George Clipson (Clara) of Ingersoll; Mrs. Frank Erwin (Mary) of Putman; Mrs. Otto Walker (Josephine) of Crom­ arty and Mrs. A. Cornish (Edith) of Exeter. One daughter Mrs. Lome Wassman (Caroline) predeceased 'her. There are six­ teen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Among: those attending the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Isaac Stat­ ham, of Arkona and son Field­ ing, of Galt; Mr. and Mrs. G. Cockwell and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cockwell, of Dashwood; Mr. and Mrs. George Clipson, of Inger­ soll; Mr. and Mrs. Erwin, George and Grant, Putnam; Mrs. Lome Wassman, of Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Don McInnis, of Paisley; Mr, William Smith. Earl and William, of Brantford; Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mr, Hugh Currie, of London; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graves and daughter, Carol, of St. Thomas. The bearers were Messrs. Robert and Sid Sanders, Jack Cockwill, Fielding .Statham George and Grant Erwin. Smashes Into Culvert, Suffers Broken Nose $ Damage that is estimated at $8'00 resulted from an accident on the Thames Road Saturday morning about three a.m, when a 1948 half ton truck driven by Donald Brintnell crashed into a culvert a couple of miles east of Exeter. Donald was driving east in his father’s truck when tab accident occurred. He suffered a broken nose and was some­ what shaken up. The accident was investigated by Provincial Constable John Ferguson and. a •charge of reckless driving is being laid. Mrs, D. A, Anderson, who has been holidaying at Miami, Flor­ ida, is spending a couple of weeks in Key West# -time High Features and high lights of the Ontario budgets, delivered in the Legislature, on Friday, March 4, by Provincial Treasurer Leslie M, Frost, are1: m* * * * A surplus of $1,132.00 for the fiscal year 1948-9, sixth consecu­ tive surplus, with a $157,546 estimated surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1950.* * * * , One-mill subsidy to munici­ palities cancelled; replaced new plan of assistance including a guarantee that it will not fall below one mill of taxation.* * * * Revenues up some $28,000,000 over estimates. Biggest increases —Liquor, up $9^,000,000; cor­ poration tax, up $8,500,000; gasoline tax and auto licences, $6,350,000; race track taxes, $1,124,000. Ms M1 M< M« , New corporations establishing in Ontario permitted to deduct early losses in computing taxes; broader corporation tax deduc­ tions for money spent on mining development.* * Ms * Estimate that Ontario lost $119,100,000 by entering war­ time tax agreements with Domi­ nion; Dominion’s post-war tax offer $17,408,000 under value of fields this year, ms * >:< * Provincial debt service charges form less than nine per cent of budget expenditures compared to twenty-two pei’ cent ten years ago. Per capita debt down to $111 from $130. * * Ms Ms High income expected to con­ tinue with $56,500,000 expected from .gasoline tax and $32,000,- 000 from liquor sales. Ms M< s? M< Highway construction and maintenance to cost $69,000,000 in coming fiscal year. Education to cost $49,794,800 including $37,000,000 in grants to munici­ palities. M< * * Mt Capital grants of i$250,000 and. maintenance grant of $100,000 to McMaster University "at Ham­ ilton, first to be made to that school. Grant was-made possible through’ establishment of Hamil­ ton college. Other .universities get grants. Ms M< M< Ms Two-per-cent tax on profes­ sional sport, other than boxing and wrestling eliminated. * Ms MS * Net debt increases $26,999,820 and contingent liabilities u p $77,993,720. Further increase in liabilities to come from contin­ ued expansion projects of Hydro- Electric Power Commision of On­ tario. Car Turns Over No One Is Injured Following close on the heels of an accident Friday evening, a short distance north of Kippen. a second motor mishap took place. Albert Schilbe, R. R. 1, Dashwood, was motoring north with three companions in a 1928 Ford. About 300 feet south of the previous accident, he noticed the flares that had been set out and in applying his brakes, one of the brakes seized and the car turned over. Fortunately no. one was hurt. After righting the car and filling the radiator with water the occupants proceeded to Seaforth to attend a dance. The accident was investigated by Provincial Constable J. Eergu- son. World Day of Prayer Services Held in Exeter The women of Exeter joined with millions of women in seventy different countries, in a World Day of Prayer, on Eriday afternoon in James St. United Church, %itli a large crowd in attendance. The theme of the program was “The Lord is thy Keeper’*. Mrs. C. W. Down, Mrs. A. Bowen, Mrs. H. Bierling, Mrs. W, C. Allison, Mrs. Whilsmith and Mrs. E. Carter were leaders of the service and Mrs. William Pybus was pianist throughout the meeting. Intermittently throughout the program prayers were offered by Mrs. V. Heywood, Mrs. A. Amy, Miss Eva Penrose, Mrs. W. E. Middleton, Mrs. H. J. Snell, Miss Hatter and Mrs. Charles Johns. An interesting address was given by Mrs. D. R. Sinclair, her theme was Christian Fellowship, and she a. Iso gave a 'graphic outline of where the collections from the World Day of Prayer are spent. A duet by Mrs. A. J, Sweitzer and Mrs. Norman Hockey contributed to the service, and the offering was received by Mrs, E. Buswell and Mrs. S. Taylor. It amounted to over forty dollars.