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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-12-29, Page 1* r Seventy-sixth Year S.vngle Copy 60EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1949 1 : ft Ifl-I < ------ an ex-I Huron. I to the •council in the NEW SCHOOL GYM A gallery view of the stage and part of the gym of the new school is shown above. Official opening ceremony will take place here on January 25, when Leslie Frost, Premier of Ontario, will speak. Birch panelling in a natural finish will cover the partition around the stage. The gallery, part of which can be seen in the lower right hand corner, will seat around 150 persons. Staff Photo Eight In Field For Election As Hot Election Fights In Hay, Tuckersmith Hay Township has' elected Earl Campbell as reeve’, succeeding George Armstrong, who retired after serving the municipality fox* many years. ,H<? was warden of the County of The ratepayers will go polls Monday to elect a as .there are five 'men field. V. L. Beckler, Oscar Klopp and E. J. Willert, members of this year’s council are again candidates with L. !H. Rader and Gus. Roche. ,, Public School Trustees elected by acclamation are Theodore (Steinbach and Raymond Fischer. Tuckersmith Twp. are having a three-cornered fight for the reeveship and an*; election for councillors. Arthur Nicholson, reeve fox* the pastU.six years, is being opposed by Harold Jack- son and Gordon Rithardson, two members of the 1949 council. Candidates fox- thq council .are Roy Bell and Willjgm Rogerson, sitting members, Alfred M'offatt, Andrew Croziex* and Ray Mc­ Kinnon. , ,, School Area Trustees, James McIntosh and Willed Coleman. J, Receives Award Miss Gertrude Trevethick, former resident of Exeter, cently received badge from the post office for twenty-five years of continuous service master ed the G, A. prairie Mr. Goldfinch, in his tion address, said he the strength of an organization lay in the faithfulness of its members and that the depart­ ment fully realized this, post office staff presented Miss Trevethick with a bouquet. a re-* a long-service at Milfort, Sask. Post­ Goldfinch present- ■at the request of director H. V. award Doyle, region, for the presenta- believed The Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, of the highway south of Exeter, are retiring from the farm and will move to Exeter early in the new year. They are moving into the newly erected home purchased from J. W. Hern. Mr. Sheldon Wein, after being ill for two weeks, one of which was- spent In St. Joseph's Hos­ pital, was able to return home for Christmas,. Sheldon was ill fox* a Week with the hiccoughs" before being taken to the hospit­ al. He is quite weak but re­ cuperating nicely. Students To Occupy Modern New School Within Few Days Reeve, Deputy And Councillors A public meeting was held in the town hall Wednesday eve­ ning when the reeve and coun­ cillors gave an account of their stewardship and the newly as­ piring candidates for municipal office appealed to the electors for support. - * The meeting was an orderly affair with opposing candidates patting the other fellow on the back. It was a distinct contrast to municipal meetings of • Other* days when one could be usually certain of fireworks when charges and counter-charges were hurled one across the other. Clerk C. V. Pickard was elect­ ed chairman after reading the names of the nominated candi- The members of the retiring council were called to the plat­ form and Reeve A. J. Sweitzer was the first to speak. A. J. Sweitzer The big project of this year was the trunk sewer on William Street When 24- and 21-inch tile were laid for a distance of 4,300 feet, with a pumping station at the corner of John and Marl­ borough for forcing the summer flow of water to the river. It would act as both a storm and a sanitary sewer when such a sewer system was installed. A connection of 18-inch tile laid on Victoria Street to Street, connecting the Street drain to relieve the Comfort stations, which been talked of for a long had been Installed at the of the town hall and properly heated. A new office for the police and a washroom had been added at a total cost of $3,2G4, The sum of $3,500 had beeii loaned to the Community Parks Board and of this amount a grant of $2,500 would be coming from the provincial government, said Mr. Sweitzer. With the re­ cent extension to the waterworks system, Exeter now "had a suffi­ cient supply of Water and could take care of atty new industry. He appealed for support for re­ election. ,T. W. Hern Exeter is how equipped with good fire - fighting equipment, stated Councillor trailer truck, well chemicals, ladders could be attached or car. had been , an auxiliary to foe used at any time the regular fire truck was catted out of town for any rea-» son. An arrangement had been made for co-operation with the Hehshll Fire Department. Mr, Hern Is a candidate for re-elec­ tion, E. Idndenfleld Councillor E. Ltndenfield stat­ ed that it was his first year on the council and he had onloyed the work. There were a lot of things to be done and that must foe paid for. A lot of money had i been sneht. He stated that foe-j fore long a new school would, for the the was Main Main load, have time, rear I-Iern. A new equipped with and hose that to any truck purchased aS Brock, Simpson Contest Reeveship In Usborne Break Subscription Record This week we welcome to our great family of readers a goodly number of new subscribers, some of whom are receiving the paper as a gift subscription from rela­ tives or friends. Our subscription list is now the biggest in history with 25701 papers being .printed this week. This gives a .reader- ship of over ten thousand people. Many renewals will be coming in during the next c . and we would scribers that as vised monthly label will not be made until end of January. couple ,of weeks advise our sub- our lists are the change re- of the on W. E, Middleton W. E. Middleton, chairman of the Public School Trustees, re­ elected for two years by ac­ clamation, stated that the trus­ tees were a good board to work with. A petition had been re­ ceived for a kindergarten class and it would be started with the come before the ratepayers consideration. He is again in field. Larry Snider Councillor Snider is in field for deputy-reeve. He spoke of the work of the Arena Board, the purchase of the fire truck •h.V tn with an, enrollment; ofstreets, tlxe additions to the wimm wahm town ball. He had enjoyed his year on the council and felt that everyone should have a go at it, He might be further ahead to look aftei* his own business bxxt he was into it and solicited their support. W. G. Cochrane W. G. Cochrane, a candidate fox* the reeveship, congratulated the reeve and council on the work they had accomplished. Criticism of minor shortcomings was unfair, he said. The council had operated on a 30-mill rate but actually the expenditures Hiad exceeded the revenue as the council had started with a $5,000 surplus. The proposition of taking over the old high school building and adding to it for a pew public school was one of the major problems on hand but, with the government grants, the increase in taxation would not be re­ latively high. Mr. Cochrane be­ lieves that a sewerage system should be deferred until we have ourselves in good order in other fields, “One definite step should be taken to incorporate ourselves as a town,” said the . speaker. The costs are relatively . little more. “If we are worthy s of being a town we should be , referred to as one. It should be accomplished with due celebra­ tion.” “Exeter is situated in an agri­ cultural district second to none,” said the speaker. The new edu­ cational institution and the R.C.A.F. station at Centralia contribute to the welfare of -the] town and the community. He be­ lieved a couple of public meet­ ings should be held each year to' inform tlie public of wlint is be-1 ing planned. Mr. Cochrane stated that he was interested in going to Coun­ ty Council to press for a grant for the new hospital. The pro­ posed grant of $25,090.00 he thought should be substantially increased. If elected as reeve he would do his best to carry out the wishes of the people. R. E. Pooley R. E. Pooley stated that last year he had been nominated for councillor but at that time did hot see his way clear to devote the necessary time, This year lie was a candidate as deputy-reevd. “Yoh have your choice between my friend Larry and myself to be the first deputy-reeve for Exeter,” said Mr. Pooley, "I sin­ cerely solicit your votes if you think I can serve you. I love Exeter enough to be used if you | think you can use me,” he said. ; Candidates Webster and Heywood William Webster and Vernon Heywood, two new candidates for office, both appealed briefly for 'Support. about fifty, half of whom would be taught in the morning and the other Costs of because salaries supplies conditions at the old school and the cost of upkeep, the rate­ payers may be called upon to decide on a new building, sixty percent of the would be borne ment. Both the old high school used for public school work cause of the Cost of heating two buildings. C. S. MacNaughton Charles S. MacNaughton pleased to represent Exeter on the District High School Board. It was a group of the most con­ scientious gentlemen that it had ever been his-privllege to work with. “The pupils are shortly to occupy one of the most up-to- date schools in the province,” said Mr, MacNaughton. The cost of the new school this year had been borne by the municipalities. Next year a grant of approxim­ ately seventy-one percent, or $2S',000, should be received from the provincial government, thus relieving the expense to the tax­ payers by 2% mills. The board now has which in turned to the municipalities. The school is one of the lowest rates in the province. Mr. MacNaughton believed It was safe to say that all classes | will be in the new building by i January 9 and that the building would be officially opened by • Premier Frost on Wednesday, I January 25, when the building will be fully completed. Reeve Sweitzer, in referring to Mr. Cochrane’s statement about the surplus, stated that with the grant for the Commun­ ity Park loan, the government subsidy for the fire department, i which is yet to be received, and , with the unpaid taxes, the sur­ plus would be more than $5,000. God Save the King brought the meeting to a close. half in the afternoon, administration were up teachers’ and janitors’ were up, and cost of were up. Because of cost of which by the govern- pufolic and would not the be be- the was on hand $11,198.42 due time will be re­ being maintained at Sunday School Party Held The Intermediate classes Tames St. Sunday School held their annual Christmas party in the basement of the church last Thursday evening. Number's from nearly all the classes made up a ; full program of skits, choruses and Instrumentals. During the program Christmas songs were sung and two movies, “Eskimo Summer” and River Watch” Were enjoyed. Superintendent Caffrey Cann was chairman tor the eve­ ning, Following the program the scholars, teachers and officials of VV<*VUV*» ’UliU ULLKHcUtJ; vu*uq were treated to bare and oranges, classes. High school .students will move into the big red schoolhouse shortly after the holidays. School officials have announced classes in the new Exeter District High School will start a week from next Monday. “We know definitely the entire student body will be attending classes in the new school on Monday, January 9,” Charles S. MacNaughton, chairman of ’the building committee of the dis­ trict high school board said yes­ terday. Principal H. L. Sturgis and Board -Chaiyu^n. Dr. ’H._ H, Cowen agreed. Earlier this week, officials had hoped to move in on January 3 but they postponed the date when it was felt that students would interfere with workmen who are finishing the building. Premier of Ontario, Leslie M. Frost, will officially open the new building on Wednesday, January 25, in a public cere­ mony. ’Principal Sturgis said plans were incomplete as yet, I Wt alter two immigrants were but he expected there would be arrested by police in Stanley an open house held for the pub-j Township, cnarged with illegal lie the same night. Men are working hard to get the school ready in time. Evexx board members, teachers students are taking time out from their holidays this week to move desks, tables and chairs for the classrooms, Workmen have finished painting rooms on the second floor and are rapidly putting the ground floor in shape. Mr. Sturgis said “There have been very few hold-ups for mat­ erials and the work has gone right ahead. We are moving in sooner than Ave expected.” The gymnasium, cafeteria and home economics rooms .will not be completed when the students move in but these rooms are ex­ pected to be finished In time for the official opening. Brightness and attractiveness in the classrooms are the themes of the architecture. In each room there is almost one solid wall of windows, supplemented by strong, indirect lighting from 600-watt bulbs. The modern classrooms are finished in light colors, pastel with a dull gloss paint. No two rooms have ex­ actly the same color scheme. The trim is hardwood with a light, natural finish. Another modern feature is the increased amount of built-in equipment and storage space. In­ dividual student lockers along the corridors, 395 in alii replace the old cloakrooms. Book cases, and storage cupboards for pro­ ject materials are built-in in each classroom. The flooring in the rooms is mastic tile to keep noise-level down. The floors of the corridors and of washrooms are terrazo. Principal Sturgis will inaugu­ rate a complete rotary system of teaching in the new building. Each teacher Will have his own classroom and the pupils will move from room tn room. “This will save the teacher from car­ rying around Illustrative mater­ ial, supplementary books etc ail Over the school,” the principal said. A two-way public address sys­ tem will broadcast throughout the school. This win facilitate announcements and make pos­ sible reception for Department of Education broadcasts and re­ cords for music appreciation The wide window doors at the front open into the main cor­ ridor where birch panelling., out­ lines glass trophy cabinet's-. ’ The corridor, marked off by 4 large pillars, leads straight into gymnasium, which .will be of the last rooms finished. The main floor- houses principal’s office, reception and vocational guidance rooms besides three classrooms, cafe­ teria, science and agriculture laboratories. Dressing rooms, lockers and showers are located ,at either end of the gym. \Five of the eight classrooms are on the second floor, along with the library, two home • economics * rooms- and~-teaehersk lounges. the one the desk Exeter Will Go To Polls On Monday Exeter will go to the polls Monday to elect its government for 1950, Reeve A, J, Sweitzer is op­ posed by W. G. ‘Cochrane to head ’the council. Larry Snider and Ted Pooley are campaigning . for the new office of deputy­ reeve. Running for council are J. W. Hern, Verdon Heywood, Ed. Lindenfield and William Webster. Nominations for municipal of­ fices were held in the town hall Monday at noon with a .fairly- representative gathering. W. E. Middleton, Carfrey Cann and R. E. Russell were elected as school trustees for two years by acclamation and Luther J. iPenhale retained his seat on the Public Utilities Commission acclamation. The Beta Sigma Phi are to by The Beta Sigma Phi are to be congratulated on the tidy sum they have raised for the equip­ ping of a room in the proposed new hospital for this district. The net proceeds from the draw : -4^ “kHsa^orority_l.'Sue;” Mpountj ed to $23i0.00. Local Police Nab Jewellery Thieves; Third Caught Thursday Stolen jewellery worth close to $6,000 was recovered Tuesday night after two immigrants were and possession of the goods. Search for a third man ended Thursday night when police ar­ rested him in Toronto. He malked out of a London hospital Monday, after treatment of injuries suf­ fered in a fight which led to the arrests. Police called it “a fall­ ing-out among thieves”. Provincial constables Elmer Zimmerman arfu Helmer Snell launched investigations on Sun­ day night after Frank Regler, a Stephen Township farmer, noti­ fied them he had found two new watches and a cigarette lighter after the brawl. Loot, seized by police hi a small parcel, included ninety watches, several bracelets, dia­ mond and stone rings, with a total retail value of At least part of the goods has been Identified as stolen from a jewel­ lery store in Sudbury on Friday night. Police also found a toy gun. In Toronto is Joseph Kucera who worked up until two months ago for Richard “Frencliie” Ay­ otte, on the Dashwood road. In Huron County jail at Gode­ rich are Jan Bezdek, 28, of Montreal, and Antone Simko Renabie Mines, Ont, All three Czechoslovakians have been in the country only a short time. The two men were arrested Tuesday night at Robert Peck’s home in Stanley Township, fif­ teen miles northwest of Exeter, where they were visiting a friend. A driver for Pop’s Taxis, Peter Gridzak, said he picked up There is a warm municipal contest on in Usborne Township, Ratepayers will go to the polls Friday to elect a reeve foi* 195(>, the contestants being Wellington Brock and James Simpson, two members of the retiring council. At the nomination meeting at the Township Hall, Elimville, on Friday afternoon last, four mem­ bers of the council were elected by acclamation, They were Verne Pincombe, .Harold Jeffery, Har­ old Hern and Earl Mitchell. The latter are two new members, The trustees for the Township School area elected by acclama­ tion were Thomas Hern and Vid- tor Jeffrey,. Harold Taylor, whose term of office expired, was not a candidate for re-election. The Township Hall was pack­ ed for the nomination meeting. William Johns was elected man, The retiring reeve, Berry, stated that he had twenty years in municipal lif£. He gave as part reason for the raise in taxes in 1949 the Exe­ ter District H.S. $8’330- and a raise of two mills -in the county rate. “Huron County taxes are much lower than in many othex* counties” said Hugh. He could see no rea­ son to believe that they would be lowei’ another year. He con­ gratulated the ratepayers on their support of the proposed hospital at Exetex* and assumed them that there would not be a municipal levy. In speaking of reforestation in Huron, Mr. Berry said that no land had been purchased in Us­ borne for reforestation as the price of land is too high. “Us- I borne is recognized as the best township of the county,” said j Mr. Berry. There is a proposition that if a farmer will provide five acres and fence it trees be provided and planted. He stated that the St. road from Winchelsea to ton would be hard-surfaced next year. There - were- -some- rumors of a change in the route at Sun­ shine corner but they were only rumors, During his forty-five years in Usborne Mr. Berry stated that the only major undertaking that the ratepayers had been called upon to support was the Exeter District High School and if any community is to improve it must move along with the times. Wellington Brock: “When I came into the council the Town­ ship School Area was being dis­ cussed and it has turned out to be a decided success” said Mr. Brock after he had thanked his mover and seconder and paid a > compliment to the retiring reeve. 1 A power* mower, a bull dozer, chair- Hugh spent assessment of would Marys Kirk- j-exer vrnuzu,*., aaiu nc A power mower, a pun aozer, the three men at Peter Regler s grader and anew plow had proved farm, two miles southeast of 110 i)e g00d ^vestments. “Thefarm, t Dashwood shortly after midnight Grizdak said the men drinking and that one was cut and bruised, them first to Dr. F. J. office in Exeter, and Sunday, had been of them He drove Milner’s then to London. Mr. Regler said the trio came to his home to visit a friend who works for him at 9 a.m. Sunday. It was later the same night that the fight developed. Monday, Mr, Regler found jewel­ lery and money where the men had been fighting. He notified Constable Elmer Zimmerman. Tuesday afternoon police were told of a new watch found in a car in which the trio had been riding around Stephen Township. Ross Parsons, another driver for Pop’s Taxi, said he drove Bezdek and Simko all around the area from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday while they visited DP friends. ■Continued on Page Four sown “The future does not look too rosy and must be faced with caution and good sound judgement” said Mr. Brock. James Simpson: Mr. Simpson thanked his mover and seconder and spoke highly of the service rendered by Mr. Berry. “I’m not a spender myself and if I urn elected as reeve I want to see things done right” said Mr. Simpson. A council has to carry out the wishes of the people.” “When there is a snowfall some­ one calls up and wants to know” what’s the matter with the snow­ plow, is it broke? I’m Scotch, but if you want these things you have to pay for them” said “Mr. Simpson. He and Mr. Brock had been very good friends on the council. William Routly, road super­ intendent gave a good report of the expenditures on the roads and of the subsidies received. 1 N. W. Clarke, the treasurer, I reviewed the finances and stated the municipality was in excellent shape with 93.3 per cent of the taxes paid. Garnet Hicks, chairman of the committee appointed to raise funds for the proposed new South Huron Hospital, stated that he believed 99 per cent of the people were in favor. The objective tor Usborne was §18,- 090 and over $17,000 has been subscribed witp more canvassing to bo done. Harold Hern, speaking for the Area school Trustees, said he was proud of the teachers in Usborne township. Mr. Verne Pixicombe, re-elected to the council drew attention to the Township Hall which had been redecorated and improved. Harold Jeffery, Hafold Hern and Earl Mitchell all Spoke brief­ ly. The latter was persuaded to stand during the closing moments fourth nomination was to fill the slate. SHOP ROOM Picture shows the manual training room, of the new school which has been in use since September. The unfinished tables (in the foreground)^ which the boys are building will be used in the cafeteria. The floor of the room is made of creosote brick, one nt the first in Canada. This room will also be used for the farm mechanics course, “■-■-Staff Photo as a needed Mr,and Mrs. Hector Taylor spent the Christmas week-end in Sarnia with Mr, and Mrs; Grant Taylor,