The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-08-25, Page 1Seventy-sixth Year
Defence Minister Claxton
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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1949 Single Copy 60
To Present Wings Today
Honourable Brooke Claxton, Minister of Defence, will
present pilots’ wing’s to Canada’s largest post-war gradua
tion class at Centralia Airport this afternoon,
The minister will be accom
panied by Air Marshall W. A.
Curtis, C.B., C.B.E., Chief of the
Air Staff, and Air Vice-Marshal
E. E, Middleton, C.B.E., officer
in charge of training command,
Personal interest in the color
ful ceremony will be displayed
by Ah’ Marshal Curtis when he
pins the pilot’s wings on his
son, Flight Cadet W. A. Curtis,
Jr., as a member of Course 9.
The class of thirty-eight flight
cadets includes the first Univer
sity Air Training Plan division
ever to graduate in Canada.
Nation-wide broadcasts of the
impressive ceremony will 'be pre
sented over the 'CBC dominion
network, CDPL, London, and
•CKNX, Wingham. Pull press
coverage ‘by the major dailies
throughout the province is ex
pected.
Unique formation flying will
feature the important ceremony.
Following a general salute to
the Minister of Defense and his
chiefs, nine aircraft will pass
•over in “U” and “9” formations
to honour the record breaking
courses.
The important defence offi
cials flew from Ottawa this mor
ning in the defence minister's
personal Dakota. The important
plane was escorted from Strat
ford to the station by nine air
craft.
Group Captain W. F. 1VI. New
son, commanding officer of the
station, and a guard of honour
greeted the 'officials when they
landed. A tour of inspection was
made of the station.
Mrs. Claxton, Mrs. Curtis and
Mrs. Middleton are being enter
tained by the wife of the com
manding officer.
Output of military pilots
the R.C.A.F. flying station
nearby Centralia has been
creased by almost one-third
the Dominion’s defence • program
gathers speed.
Group Capt. W. F. M. Newson,
commanding officer, said Wed
nesday that classes of student
pilots passing through the flying
training school had been in
creased from 28 to 36, with
graduations every eight Weeks.
Coupled with the larger classes
is a sharp decrease in the num
ber of men failing the course,
making the proportionate output
much higher, he said.
Recruits as pilots in the air
force are given a year's training
in flying at Centralia, receiving
20'0 hours on Harvard aircraft
and 25 hours on twin-engined
Beechcraft.
After graduation the pilots of
the regular course will be posted
to Trenton for air armament
school training.
The majority of the university
graduates will go back to school
to complete theii’ training. The
students’ course consists of three
fourteen - week summer sessions
and men from universities all
across Canada are now enlisted
in the scheme.
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Sewer By M.O.
Final approval of the William
Street storm sewer was given
last week -by Dr. ®, V. Baerry,
Medical Officer of Health for
Ontario, Work will begin this
week near the river.
Charles Dietrich,, of Stephen
Township, w'as awarded the con
tract for the main and pumping
station at the last regular coun
cil meeting. The first load of
tile arrived Wednesday morning.
This system, while acting for
storm protection at the present,
will .be the nucleus of future
sanitary sewerage and treatment
plant facilities.
The pumping station, at the
intersection of Marlboro and
John Streets, will throw water
from the low-lying sections of
the wartime housing and sur
rounding area to the high end
of the trunk sewer at the inter
section of John and William
Streets. The drain from the war
time housing area to Anne Street
has already been completed.
Estimated cost of the trunk
sewer and pump is $40,000.
The sewer will discharge the
water into the river at the north
end of William Street. A future
sewerage treatment plant would
'be erected on the low-lying flats
of the river.
Reeve A. J. Sweitzer said the
pumping station and sewer
should be completed by the end
Of October. The pump, however,
will not be installed until next
spring because of delivery delays
■ from the United States.
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A STIRRING CHALLENGE TO THE COMMUNITY — The above sketch
shows the front view of the proposed new Exeter hosptial, soon to be con
sidered by the local Lions Club. A campaign for funds is 'expected to be
initiated this year and $25,000 must be subscribed in the district to get the
project under way. Government grants will assume a majority of the cost.
The two-storey $200,000 building will house twenty-five patient rooms, be
sides staff and emergency accommodation. A site for the building has al
ready been donated by Mr. Richard Pooley on Huron Street east. The
project is a stirring challenge to residents of this district and, if success
ful, will mark another important, progressive step in the history of Exeter.
Health Nurse Is
Evidence Proves Conflicting
As Perry Death Held Accidental
Observes Ninetieth Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs. E. J.
Miners who is today (Wednes
day) celebrating her ninetieth
birthday. Mrs. Miners is at pre
sent residing with Mrs. Su^on.
She is remarkably smart for her
years and has always maintained
an active interest in the James
St. Church and Sunday School
and in the W.C.T.U. Members of
James St. showered her
cards of congratulations.
with
Posted To Exeter
The Huron County Health
Unit makes its first contact in
this district with the appoint
ment of Miss Lois Baker, R.N.,
as the local public health nurse.
Miss Baker will soon open ail
office In the public library as
soon as facilities are available.
Approval has been given
federal health grant of
$24,000 towards the cost
equipping and operating
Huron County Health Unit, A,
McLean, Huron-Perth M.P.
bounced last week. The federal
government, through provincial
channels, assumes one half
cost of the organization.
The county unit replaces
old municipal health system
is established through the
operation of the three levels of
government. Huron is the twenty
sixth county to set up a unit
since the provincial health act
was passed in 1943.
Responsible for the unit is
the Huron County Health Board,
consisting of three pounty mem
bers and one provincial repre
sentative. Usborne reeve, Hugh
Berry, chairman of the board,
Drank Bainton, Blyth, and Roy
Cousins, Brussels, are county members, and W. *T* Galbraith,
Wingham, is the provincial rep
resentative. The board is respons
ible for carrying out provincial
and municipal ^regulations relat
ing to health.
The medical officer of health
for the county is Dr. Robert
Aldis, a .graduate of Western and
Toronto Universities. Under Dr.
Aldis, eleven trained staff menu*
hers work on conditions through
out the county.
Dr, .J, D. Moynen, a graduate
of O.A.C. and post-graduate of
Toronto in public health, is in
a
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Clandeboye Lady
Fatally Injured
Mrs. Charles (Melissa) Lewis,
aged 79, of Clandeboye, died in
St. Joseph’s Hospital on Sunday
night less than three hours after
she was struck down by a car
as she crossed No. 4 Highway
from St. James Anglican Church.
Mrs. Lewis -had attended ser
vice at the church. Around nine
o’clock she crossed the highway
from east to west to enter a
parked car.
She got clear of a north-bound
vehicle but darted into the path
of a south-bound car driven by
Orville George, 43, of 17 Queen’s
Place, London.
t Police said George was blinded
by the lights of the car travell
ing north. Mrs. Lewis almost got
to safety, but the right front
fender of the George car hit her
a glancing blow, hurling her
clear of the pavement.
The injured woman was treat
ed by Dr. D. G. Banting, Llican,
and driven to London in a Miurdy
ambulance (Lucan). She suffered
head and leg injuries and other
undetermined hurts that proved
fatal in the hospital’s operating
room at 11:45 o’clock.
Provincial Constable Bob
White of Lucan investigated.
The funeral will take place
from St. James Church Thursday
at 2:30 p.m., with interment in
the adjoining cemetery.
and Mrs. Harold WoodMr
and son Bill, of Lambeth, and
Miss Olive Wood, of Toronto,
left Exeter Monday for Owen
Sound where they took a boat
for a trip to Sault Ste. Marie.
The coroner’s jury at last Fri
day’s inquest of the death of
Mrs. Lillian Goldie Perry decided
that injuries sustained the night
before her death were. not the
cause of it.
Th'e jury found that Mrs. Per
ry, while unconscious, choked to
death on vomit caused by in
toxication. She was found dead
on the chesterfield- in her home
Sunday morning by William San
ders after spending Saturday
night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Ayotte, six miles
west of Exeter.
“We further find,” the judge
ment said, “that the deceased
suffered a broken nose and
other lesser injuries when struck
by her husband under strong
provocation at the home of
Richard Ayotte, Hay Township,
but , that such injuries did not
cause her death.”
Before delivering the state
ment the jury sat through three
hours of conflicting evidence and
deliberated for half an hour.
The inquest, conducted by
Coroner Dr. E. A. McMaster, saw
Crown Attorney Glenn Hayes ex
amine and re-examine witnesses
with repeated warnings of lying
under oath and deliberate eva-
Dr. F. J. Milner testified that
Mrs. Perry had been a patient
under his care since December,
1945. He said she suffered from
epilepsy and that on occasions
she had been known to fall and
injure her face and arms because
of the disease. He last saw her
five days before her death, and
on that day “seemed as usual”.
Provincial pathologist, Dr. J.
L. Penistan, of Stratford, who
performed a post mortem, said
he thought the cause of death
was the inhalation of vomit,
which would lead to asphyzia-
tion. The woman had multiple
fractures of the nose, bruises
over and under her left eye and
on the side of both nostrils, he
said. “I don’t think the injuries
had anything to do with the wo
man’s death,” he said.
Other witnesses who appeared
were Ernest Perry, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Ayotte, Fred Statton,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Webber, Har
old Kleinfeldt and William San
ders.’Ernest Perry, the husband, ad
mitted striking his wife across
the face after she had scratched
his face and eyes in a quarrel
while they were at the Ayotte’s.
He had been sitting in his car
outside the house with their
four-year-old boy when he heard,
the raised voice of his wife in
side. He went in and when he
asked her to come home she
jumped up and grabbed his face.
“To loosen her hold I ha<J to
slap her. She said she’d go home
when she was good and ready.
After the incident the Perrys
drove home and Mr. Perry said
his wife talked to him for a
while, then went to sleep. She’d
often done that before, he noted.
Perry said his wife was “pret
ty tight” at the time of the
quarrel. She had had five or six
beers, two of which Mr. Perry
said she bought from Mrs. Ay
otte. He admitted later, though
he had denied it before, that
they had drunk two bottles While
driving. (num haJ
“picked up off the floor”.
Mrs. Ayotte denied giving Mrs.
Perry any beer, only root beer.
She said she wasn’t in the room
at the time of the argument, she
didn't
beer,
Perry
Mr,not
and
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see the Perrys drink any
nor did she think Mrs.
was drunk.
Ayotte said he had
seen Mrs. Perry drinking
she did not appear drunk.
Harold Kleinfeldt and Mr.
Mrs. Ivan Webber, all at the
otte house that night, denied
seeing Mrs. Perry drinking or
that she was drdnk.
Fred Statton said he brought
in a few beers from his car but
gave them only to Harold Klein
feldt. He thought Perry struck
her twice.
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Amusement Operators To
Again Appear In Court
Grand Bend amusement opera
tors will again appear in Exeter
court for violation of the Lord’s
Day Act.
John Lauman, Louis Ross, Ed.
Odbert, and George Knapp will
appear before Magistrate Dudley
Holmes for operating on July
24, 31 and August 7.
Charges against Ed. Odbert
for operation on July l’Oi and 17
already adjourned three times,
will be brought
again.
Grand Bend
Cowan and Bill
ing the charges.
before the court
Constables John
Lochner are lay-
responsible
and school
charge of food control.
Two sanitary inspectors, Ray
Gibbon and William Empey, of
Toronto and Wingham, are test
ing water and sewer conditions
throughout the county.
Rive staff nurses, under the
direction of Miss Norah Cunning
ham are stationed at key points
in this district.
These nurses are
for pre-natal, infant
children work. One of the major
problems of the nurses is check
ing tuberculosis and communic
able disease eases in the district.
They will handle immunization
clinics in the schools this fall.
Since little, or no, immunization
was done last year, there will be
considerable work ahead. Pre
school children are invited to
these clinics.
Lashes, Jail Terns And Praise
Meted Out By Cadi Holmes
Invited To. Judge Pics At Fair
Jack Doerr, local photogra
pher, has been invited to join a
panel of judges to pick prize
winning photographs at the Wes
tern Fair.
Mr. Doerr has received many
awards in provincial and national
photographic competition and his
excellent work appears frequent
ly in The Times-Advocate.
REV. HAROLD BOYER, ot St.
Louis, Missouri, who will dedi
cate the new Church of God at
Grand Bend this Sunday. The
brick-veneer building replaces
the B-line church,
Other beers had been
Detroit Driver Hits Pole
Vernon Witt, 23, of 8200 Witt-
combe Avenue, Detroit, lost con
trol of his car on Highway 4
three miles south of Exeter, and
struck a hydro pole Saturday.
Witt Was alone In the car and
was reported to be suffering
superficial cuts about, the face.
Damages to his car were esti
mated at $700. The automobile
was towed into Exeter for re
pairs. Constable Zimmerman, of
the Provincial Police, investigat
ed.
Roy’s Memorial
Service Held
Roys Church cemetery was
gathering place for many
I Sunday following a memorial
I service in the church. Many
lovely flowers had been placed
i by friends and relatives. The
Mission Circle of the church had
also placed flowers on each
grave.
The church service was in
i charge of the pastor, Rev. Wil-
iliarn Mair, and Rev. George La
mont of Mitchell delivered the
address. Mr. Lamont as a boy
had attended this church. On the
platform also were Thomas
Pryde, M.P.P., of Exeter; Rev.
W. A. Gardiner, Egmondville,
who read the scripture; and Rev.
A. H. Daynard, Staffa, who pro
nounced the benediction. Mrs.
Roy McCulloch and hei' choir
were assisted for the occasion by
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pridham and
Michael Freeman, Mount Pleas
ant: Mrs. Leonard Harris, Mrs.
William Cann, and William El
ford, Thames Road; and Frank
Stagg, L _________ __
Mrs. T. L. Scott, Cromarty.
One hundred and seventy-five
persons registered during the
afternoon, and there were many
more present who did not regis
ter, Among the addresses noted
in the register were Dashwood,
Kippen, London, Regina, Strat
ford, Toronto, Exeter, Pontiac
(Michigan), Woodstock, Hamiota
(Manitoba), Seaforth, Walton,
Denfield, and Paisley. Among
those attending were John Mc
Lean of Roys and Sandy Mc-
Kellar of Cromarty, both over
the ninety mark in years. The
first burial in this cemetery was
in February, 1851,
the
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Nominate Hoy
To Hensail Seat
Just as soon as Harry Hoy
was elected by acclamation as the
new Hensail councillor he plung
ed right into his new duties.
Mr. Hoy, a chicken rancher in
the village, was nominated Mon
day night along with the former
reeve, R. E. Shaddick and Lome
A. Luker. Lome Luker withdrew
< and as qualification, time drew
near Tuesday night it was decid
ed that the first man nominated
would qualify. Mr. Hoy got the
job.
By this time the regular
council meeting was under way,
and after he took his oath of
office before clerk, J. A. Patter
son, Reeve A. W. Kerslake in
vited him t0 take the vacant
council seat.
Councillor Jack Tudor. ap
peared back on the job after re
cuperating from injuries received
from the Brantford accident in
July. The meeting marked the
first time since the accident
that the council seats were filled.
Refuses Fire Calls To Usborne
The township of Usborne has
refused to pay the costs of fire
runs into their district
council decided not to
any future calls.
Last week, the township of
Stanley also refused to pay the
Hensall brigade, and no
from that district will be
ed either.
Council instructed
forward the account
partment services
Parker fire to the
Tuckersmith.
William Fairburn Is
New Garagenian
William Fairburn was granted i
permission to operate the service -
station he had recently secured
from the M. Moir estate.
Community Building Progresses
The clerk presented the deed
for three lots secured from the
Hudson Estate by the Park
Board. The foundation for the
new community building has
been laid and some of the trus
ses built. Dave Sangster is in
charge of construction.
. F. Harburn reported to the
council that he needed some1
eight inch tile for the streets
and was instructed to secure
them.
Clerk Paterson reported on
the meeting of the Ausable Val
ley Conservation authority meet
ing in Parlthill recently.
Correspondence read as
lows:
ways,
Board, Mrs.
J. Walker,
Dr. C. S.
Passmore,
garnered by Provincial Con
stables Ferguson, Exeter, and
Robinson, Parkhill, to convict
them.
Constables Commended
“B effl r e administering the
sentence,” Magistrate Holmes
said, “I want’ to commend the
work of Constables Ferguson
Robinson in connection with
arrest of these youths.”
“They did an excellent
With practically nothing to go
on, by sheer hard work they dug
in day by day for several
months. Constable Ferguson took
three days off .his holidays to
furthei’ the invesigation. I can
not speak too highly of the work
done by these constables” he
said.
Tells Of Dirty Work
During the proceedings against
the three boys who robbed and
beat the two aged Dashwood
farmers, Jonah Kessel, 80, rose
from his seat and told the court
of the suffering he a n d his
brother Wm. 85, received from
the attack. Jonah Kesel said
the boys <cut his face, broke seve
ral of his ribs and bruised him
considerably. “They took $540.-
60 from a jar in . the kitchen
cupboard and stole $20 from my
brother’s pants’ pocket,” he said.
Mr, Kessel was in the (hospital
several weeks as a result of the
attack. His brother, also was
beaten but did not require hos
pitalization. Both men were tied
up by the boys.
Crown Attorney Hayes called
the attack “absolutely abhorent”.
The crime wave started back
on December 18, when Ryan,
Hartman and Hodgins entered
the garage and house of John
Ryan, .Stephen Township, and
stole gas, cash and goods worth •
$2i50. They received three months
definite and three" months in
definite for robbing the house.
On March 24, Hartman and
Hodgins stole $20'0 •worth of
goods from the Centralia Farm
ers’ Supply Store, owned by Bill
Elliott. They were sentenced to
eight months definite and twelve
indefinite.
For taking $400 in goods on
June 6, and stealing the safe and
$30 on July 9, from the same
store, Hartman, Hodgins and
Morley, for the first charge, and
Ryan, H a r t m a n, Winegarden,
Wilson and Gordon Hodgins (no
relation to Willis) for the second
charge, received the same sent
ence.
Bend Boats Stripped
Stealing lights and horns off
motor boats at Grand Bend cost
'*”* , Hartman and Willis
Hodgins, three months definite
and three months indefinite. The
boats were owned by , Harold.
Berner, Glenn Brenner and Har
old Klopp. Hartman pleaded not
guilty on these .charges but was
convicted.
Ryan, Winegarden and Wilson
received eight months definite
and twelve indefinite for break
ing, and .entering with, intent at
the home of Thomas Ryan on
July IS.
Magistrate Holmes said all
sentences would run concurrent
ly with any others.
Councels for the defence were
Elmer Bell, Drank Donnely,
Drank Donohue, M. D. Hawkins
and Sam Lerner,
More Crimes
At Magistrate’s court in Lon
don last Tuesday, Ryan, Hart
man and Morley were sentenced
to six months definite and six
months Indefinite hy Magistrate
'jJ. R. Wright for a Parkhill
! jewellery store theft last March,
and They pleaded guilty to break
ing into Cecil Stoner’s store .and
Staking $950 worth of jewellery*
Norman Wilson, who was not
.uivi me uuuu sviwuvus .’•u! apprehended at the same time as
open air dance was held on the | the others, gave himself up to
......- . constable Robinson at Parkhill
Restitution for an admitted
series of crimes throughout the
district
lashes ;
seven
trate
court
Three .boys, Ed Ryan, William
Hodgins and Joseph
admitted robbing and
Jonah and William
the spring and were
years less a day in the Ontario
Reformatory. Ryan and Hartman
were sentenced to ten strokes of
the lash and Hodgins was given
five.
Carl -Morley, James Wine
garden and Norman Wilson will
spend eight months definite and
twelve indefinite in the reform
atory for other crimes, and
Gordon Hodgins (no relation),
was sentenced to serve three
months in common jail. All of
the boys reside near Parkhill.
Before a large crowd in the
■court room which included the
two white-haired Kessel farmers,
a total of thirty charges was
read to seven boys. Except for
three cases they pleaded guilty
t0 all of them.
Crown Attorney H. Glenn
Hayes used signed confessions
was administered in
and reformatory terms to
Parkhill youths by Magis-
Dudley Holmes in Exeter
last week.
Hartman,
beating of
Kessel in
given two
and
the
job.
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Dedication, of the new Church
of God at Grand Bend will take
place this Sunday.
Rev. Harold Boyer, of St.
Louis, Missouri,* will be the guest
speaker and special music will
be provided.
The new, brick-veneer build
ing, opposite the schoolhouse at Grand - - ---
B-line
is the
labour
spring
new church is valued at $40,000.
Last year, summer services ot
the parish were conducted in a
large tent in the same spot.
The addition of the church
marks the second house of wor
ship dedicated at the summer
resort this year. The Church of
England, on the Blue Water
Highway, was opened earlier in
J the summer.I The Board of Trustees of the
church include Gerald Snider
(chairman), Ken MacGregor, Ira
Tetreau, Alex and Bob Desjar-
dine, Mrs. Charles MacGregor
(secretary), and Mrs. Norma
Turnbull (superintendent of the I Wilson,
Sunday School).
Plans to dispose of the B-line
church are incomplete.
Bend will replace the old
church. Rev. Glen Beach
pastor. Built by donated
during the winter and
months, the impressive
Band Tattoo
fol-
Canadian National Rail-
Workmen’s Compensation
Mary Stephan, Mrs.
Mrs. H. McAllister,
Barber, Mrs. Pearl
Seaforth Expositor,
Well Attended
The first band tattoo held
around here for some time drew
a large crowd of 1,500 people at
Kirkton Community Park, Tues
day night. It was sponsored by
the Woodham Fife and
band.
Seven bands and five
clothed majorettes paraded
the main street to the park and
played a variety of numbers for
the crowd, gathering lit the
stands and on ears.
Fife and drum, bugle, pipe
and brass bands were all repre
sented. Bannockburn Pipe,
towel High School Bugle, St.
Marys and Clinton Brass,
Downie, Hacket and Woodham
Fife and Drum bands paraded
their stuff.
I After the band selections an
Drum
satin
down
Ernest Templeman and’Zurich Herald, Township of Us*
“ - L- ” <borne, Department of National
Revenue, Department of High
ways, Teacock Brothers, Ontario
Municipal Association, Contin
ental Films. Same considered and
filed.
The following accounts were
ordered paid on motion of Tudor
and Hoy.
Mueller Limited, Hydrotite &
Debrex, $30.45; R. Smale, labour
fence, $9.00: J. Boa, labour)
fence, $9.00; P. Boa, labour,fence, $9.00; H. Smale, labour, lucky draw was won by Alex]
1 fence, $9.oo; J. Ronthron &nrvin, who lives near Kirkton. i
i Son. wreath, $9.00; D. G. Bon-j | “ “
ilthron, postage, $10.00, Total
,J $85.48
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■, j grounds. Dr. J, G. Jose was the, wnsiuMie xwvuisvu kukuu, '« master of ceremonies and the j later.
.. ......Around that time, Wilson ap-
I peared in court at Toronto and
Proceeds will be used to buy i received a suspended ^enteiicb
new equipment for the Woodham j for attempting to steal a ear
band....................................................there.
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