The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-07-12, Page 1Sixty-Seventh Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1951
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London Cham-
appeal to pre-
FO. W. B. POLLIN
Dies In Crash
Bosanquet where
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Bosanquet Biggest Obstacle To
Pinery Park, Survey Reveals
Biggest obstacle to the estab
lishment of a provincial park at
the Lake Huron Pinery is the
township of
the park would be located,
was indicated by a survey this
week,.Spokesmen in half - a - dozen
municipalities endorsed the pro
ject which would provide much-
needed public recreation area on
the lake shore.
But to Bosanquet a provincial
park would take away some $6,-
500 in taxes, which the Canada
Land 'Company, owner of the
Pinery, is paying each year.
Bosanquet Reeve R. J. Ross
said the township wants to see
the land subdivided by private
interests. If the province takes
it over it would be tax-free, he
said, “This scheme has been
suggested before and we are not
in favour of it.”
Officials in surrounding muni
cipalities, however, see a pro
vincial park in the Pinery as a
progressive step.
Mayor B. W. Tuckey, Exeter,
is very much in favour of the
proposal. “It is now practically
impossible for the average fam
ily to get in their car, drive to
, some convenient spot along the
lake, get out, have a swim and
lunch and then go home,” he re
marked. c
Symapatliizes
Hensall reeve A. W. Kerslake
sympathizes with Bosanquet.
“We can’t be selfish about things
like that,” he said. The township
(Bosanquet) should have
most say about it. After
would make more out
privately.”
Municipal officials of
roy, St. Thomas, Mitchell and
Clinton all supported the park
scheme.
Harold Corbett, reeve of
Lucan, said “it would be much
better for the government to
take it over than let it fall into
the hands of private individuals
who might commercialize it”.
In the opinion of Mr. Corbett,
private development “might
a,nd adverse effect from the
servation standpoint”.
Opposes Commercialism t
Chairman of the Ausable
servation Authority, John
Morrison, of R.R. 5, Parkhill,
favoured family picnic facilities
and limited overnight accommo-,
dation but was opposed to dance ;
hails, casinos and barkers.
Mr. Morrison said “it would
be a shame to let this property
fall into private hands”. -In his
opinion “it’s up to the Govern
ment 'to lend a helping hand to
see that it doesn’t”.
Other observers feel the park
isue is ibeing handled in an awk
ward way. And for these rea
sons: 1. The Ausable River
Authority, a government-recog
nized body, which has jurisdic
tion over the area and represents
most of the municipalities con
cerned, should promote the park
project.
2. Provincial government re
presentatives have told the Au
thority that the government will
not act until initiative is shown
’by them. The government made
a strong recommendation for the
acquisition of the Pinery in its
1949 report on the Ausable
watershed. It asked the authority
( at that time to take steps to get
; the Pinery under public control.
3; The Authority should first
work out an agreement' with
Bosanquet Township. That muni-
pality should not be expected to
turn over' a potentially great
revenue producing area for no
thing. They should receive com
pensation if the
over.
Asks Support
Support for a
her of Commerce
serve the Pinery as a public park
has been asked of Chambers' in
Exeter> Hensall, Zurich, Lucan,
Mitchell, St. Thomas, Strathroy
and Clinton,
' The London organization has
petitioned the provincial govern
ment to buy the five-mile area
south of Grand Bend for a pub
lic recreation area.
The petition was prompted by
reports that American interests
are considering purchase of the
land tor development as a sum
mer residential area.
The land, owned by, the Can
ada Land Company, is undevel
oped. It runs from the Ausable
River mouth north to the south
ern boundary of Beach O’ Pines.
The London chamber states
the tract, “a stretch of beautiful
sand
land,
beach and heavily-wooded
is all that remains un-
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Bend Mayoralty
The ratepayers of Grand Bend
will-go to
to elect
council of
cillors.
Herman
Grand Bend village trustees, and
Bruce Bossenberry, a resident of
the village for many years, will
contest the election for the
reeveship in the newly incorpor
ated village.
Eight For Council
Eight men have qualified for
the council. They are Emery
Desjardine, Peter Eisenbach,
William Glenn, John W. Holt,
Eric McIlroy, Herbert Pfile, Mer
rit Thompson and Kenneth
Young. Their names will appear
in the above order on the ballot.
Four are to be elected. John A.
the polls next Monday
their first municipal
reeve and four coun-
Gill, chairman o£ the
j Manore and Herbert Wainwright
were nominated ? hut failed to
qualify.
Nominations were held in the
Grand Bend hall Monday evening
with Victor Fuller, clerk of
Bosanquet Township, acting as
returning officer. As Grand Bend
recently voted 0 join Lambton
County Mr. Fuller gave a short
history of the county.
Five names were placed in
nomination for > reeve, Herman
Gill,
Holt,
Dalton,
signed.
Outside
Mr.
ratepayers Monday evening,
an outline of the finances,
taxes this years will be collected
as formerly by Stephen and
Bosanquet townships on the pres
ent assessment. A new assessor
will be appointed by .the new
council and Mr. Gill suggested
that someone outside the village
should be selected. In an effort
.nation
Bruce Bossenberry, J. W.
, John Manore and James
re-The latter three
Assessor
Gill in addressing the
Save
The
to clean up the rowdyism that
has been experienced during the
constables had been secured at
a cost to the village of $6,000.
He appealed for cooperation with
the police. Mr. Gill also read the
by-law giving the terms of
corporation.
Short addresses were
most of the nominees.
Six Month Term
The new’ council will
fice as soon as elected and it
will be necessary to appoint a
clerk, assessor, tax collector, etc.
The council will hold office for
six months when another elec
tion will be held.
One of the cottage owners
suggested .at the Monday meeting
that as a large part of the tax
revenue comes from the owners
of summer homes they should
have a voice in selecting the
council. At New Years they are
largely disqualified and he won
dered if an election could >be
held during the summer months.
J take of-
(Housing Area
I Votes Friday
Election campaigns at the mar
ried .quarters of RCAF Station
Centralia reached their climax (this week as personnel prepare to
vote for their first council Friday.
Ballots were distributed to the
houses Thursday and will be col
lected Friday. This procedure is
required because of night flying.
Personal canvasses, posters,
banners and letters comprise the
biggest part of the campaigns.
Enthusiasm has stirred up
siderable election excitment
a 100 per cent vote is expected.
i Unique in the election 1;
organization of parties. They are
the R.C.A.F.-—Responsible Com-
munity Administration For all:,
CCO—Centralia Citizens Qrgani-
(zation and CPA—Centralia Pro
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Centralia Planes
Search For Boats
RCAF planes from Centralia
searched Lake Huron Wednes
day for an overturned rowboat
which was drifting off the Am
erican shore
Bend.
Two persons
be clinging to
capsized near Lexington, Mich.,
Tuesday. One person swam to
safety and the body of another
'drifted to shore.
Centralia RCAF Search Offic
er, Sqn. Ldr. Glen Grindlay was
allerted Tuesday night and pilots
and planes stood by during the
night.
The bbat'was from Lexington,
i Michigan.
towards Grand
are believed to
the boat which
Rev. H. J. Mahoney
Accepts Glencoe Cali
Rev. H. J, Mahoney, who for
the past four years, has been
pastor of Main Street United
Church, has accepted a call to
become the pastor of Glencoe
United -Church, his duties to be
gin in September.
A meeting of the pastoral rela
tions committee of Main Street
Church met with representatives
of Presbytery Tuesday evening
to discuss the situation and plans
are being made to secure a suc
cessor.
Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney and
family are at present holidaying
at their summer cottage in the
Algoma district. Mr. Mahoney
will conduct the union services
of Main Street and James -Street
churches during 'the month of
August.
R. G. Bennett
Gets Promotion
Bennett, Huron county
for
been
the
De-
was
Over 3,000 the largest crowd
ever to attend an Exeter race
meet, went home disappointed
yesterday afternoon when rain
forced cancellation of the event
after five thrilling heats were
run.
A slow drizzle, which started
shortly after the second heat
developed into a steady down
pour. Mud from the
covered the drivers
for-all event, the
(if ternoon
The rest of the
held today (Thursday) at 2:30.
There will be no charge for ad
mission to the grounds or grand
stand.
One heat of each event was run
off and from these preliminaries
it looked like .an exciting after
noon. All of
contested.
Able Mabel
Mabel K.
Edgar
roared
Stretch
of the
greasy track
in the free-
last of the
card will be
the races were hotly
Brooks, from the
stables in Stratford,
third position in the
Litt
from
to win the first division
2.28 in 2.19 3/5.
Andy Grattan, owned
driven by Tom Yearley, "
Jed the pack until tliree-quarter
post. Final placing was Mabel IL
Brooks, Ramona Chips, Lucky
Baron, Mona Scott, Goldie Hal,
Andy Grattan, Bonnie G
and Texas Lee.
In the second division,
derbolt upset the experts
he nosed ahead of the pack to
3/5. Bunched in
the wire were Del-
Carlio G, and The
by H. T. BfOWn,
win in 2,21
close order at
phine Spencer,
Clown, owned
of Parkhill.
I and
Exeter
Lee
Thun-
When
Others were Jerry Henley, Roy
McCann’s horse from Clande-
boye, Honey G. Lee, owned by
W. Ross, Kippen, Easter Sunday
.and Richard Grattan, another
Claude boys horse owned by
Omar Cunningham.
Second Upset
Lady Lee Unco pulled the se
cond upset of the afternoon when
she bested Argyl Grattan, Vi Hy
and Billy Direct in the Grand
Bend Stake as
to come. Time
A Parkhill
Grattan, owned
lock, clocked
the 2.24. General Lee III, Billy
L, Lord Mik§, Exeter Lady, Miss
Callie Grattan, Eva Braden and ! Gypsy Grattan finished in that
■ order.
Jack Morrissey’s Exeter Lady
led the field up to the three-
quarter post and for a few min-
i utes the two Crediton
i were fighting for
! Lord Mike sprinted
i position.
! Express Wins
| Huron Expr
(Frank Taylor
■ under Gardner
of Goderich, beat the* free-for-all
paclc on tlie sloggy track. The
race had to be started without
the gate because the car wouldn’t
go on the greasy oval.
The favoured Blue Again fin
ished fourth. Billy Direct Heir
was second, Danny Boy third,
and Little Bill, Celia Worthy and
Billy Grattain followed Blue
Again. i>
the rain started
was 2,IS 1/5.
horse, Barbara
by Lawrence Pol-
2.16 in winning
horses
the lead as
from seventh
!SS, 0
and
and Wood colours
tiee owncdjby
now running
LANDS PLANE SAFELY -- It’s still a mystery to RCA1 ir Dashwood Friday. The rudder controls and part of
officials how F/O E. 1). G. Price, of Centralia, landed this {elevators were ripped from the plane. Price crash-landed
crippled aircraft after the mid-air collision of four Harvards ! near Dashwod and escaped uninjured. —London Free Press
R. G.
agricultural representative
the past three years, has
named associate-director at
head office of the Ontario
partment of Agriculture, it
announced this week.
Mr. Bennett will have the
ticular ^responsibility of super
vising Boys* and Girls' Club Work
and will also assist with admini
strative duties.
The new Huron representative
will be G. W. Montgomery, a na-
of North Gower, Ontario,
a 19 46 graduate of OAC. He
been representative in the
District of Nippissing for the
past two years.
The appointments are effec
tive August 1.
par-
The first multiple air collision
in Canada’s history took the.life
of one of four pilots involved, in
a routine flight of 12 Harvard
training planes over nearby
Dashwood Friday. Four aircraft,
flying at the rear of the forma
tion, collided an hour after tak
ing off from the RCAF Station
here. An investigation into the
freak accident has been launch
ed. The three surviving officers
are at a loss to explain the mis
hap.
F/O W.B. Pollin, 29, of Bel-linjured.
mont Ave., Westmount, Que.,
died instantly in the wreckage of
his plane after it was struck by
another aircraft and crashed in
to a grain field on the farm of
Mrs. Lewis Ziller, one and a halt
miles south of Dashwood.
With the tail assembly of his
plane nearly chewed off, F/O E.
D. G. Price, 28, of Loudon, Eng
land, crash-landed on the farm
of Ed Maier, half a mile west of
Dashwood. He walked away un-
Pilots of the other two planes
involved, F/O D. E. Donaldson,
of Lethbridge, Alta., and F/O D.
T. Ri voire, of Ottawa, managed
to return to base with damaged
wings.
All the fliers, instructors at
the air school here, were flying
alone in the two-seater machines.
The 12 planes were flying in V
formation of three’s in four sec
tions behind each other.
Expert flying by the three sur-
MSB
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iW
iA
vivors is credited with saving
their lives.
Felt Something Hit
Price said he was flying along
in tight formation when he felt
something hit his plane’s tail.
"I lost control of the machine
and it went into a fast steep
glide,” he said. “I prepared to
ditch in a grain field. I guess I
did what was right, .because I
kept the speed up’ well and that
saved me.”
of the Kinsmen Dominion DavQUEEN PRESENTS KEYS — Miss Jean Petrie,
Celebration, presents the keys of the Kin car to lucky winner Fred Wilson of Grand Rend.
Warren Sanders’, president of the chib, is mt the left. Jack Doerr
Former Centralia Man
Killed N ear Trenton
Formerly stationed at RCAF
Station Centralia, F/O Bruce H.
Hoggins, 29, was killed with an
other airman last Thursday
when their Harvard-type train
ing plan exploded in mid-air near '
Trenton. .
Mrs. Hoggins and daughter,
Susan, reside on Marlborough
street, Exeter. F/'O Hoggins was
Transferred to Trenton in April.
RCAF officials said the men were
on a routine training flight when
the crash secured.
Their plane, an
trainer is similar
dian Harvard and
from the United States
Force.
American T-G
to the Cana-
was on Ioan
Air
Minister To Speak
At Seaforth Picnic
Hon. John Foote, V.C., Mini
ster of Ontario’s Reform Insti
tutions will be the guest speak
er at the Progressive-Conserva
tive Picnic at Seaforth Lion’s
Park next Wednesday. Tom
Pryde, M.L.A., Elston Cardiff,
M.P., and John Hanna, M.L.A.
will also speak.
The picnic will start at 2:30
and there will be games and
races for the children.
Accident Victim
Glen Prout is in St. Josephs
Hospital, his condition reported
' to be improving, after an acci-
_ ___ ____ i dent when a Hydro Truck back-
Fellow pilots said they could ; ed into him.
not understand how Price man-; The extent of his injuries has
aged to jockey his plane out of (not been disclosed but doctors
a spin and down to a wheels-up ; report his condition as satisfac-
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{Grand Bend Man Jailed
For Illegal Liquor Sales
Convicted for illegal sale of]he could not recall just what
alcoholic beverages, William *•*-’-
'Bossenberry, joint proprietor of
: the Imperial Hotel, Grand Bend,
was sentenced t< ‘jail by Magistrate J,
Monday.
In the same sessi
sons were fined for
possession <
otlmrs were
less driving
j public place
i port property
. $5u.
’ On June
stables .Tolu;
(Grand Bend,
, rest and Gibbi
' ed the Tmperi
: 32 per;
i drinkin
Gran-
two months in
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P pregal
liquor
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tnd failure
damage ex
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* Summing up the case. Magis-
’ (rate Dunlap said. "Although
• Thiel gave direct evidence as to 'the purchase of beer from Bos-
j senberry, and although he
found on the premises, I
i go so far as to sa;
‘ or’ corroboration.
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can’t
he was guilty
There is no
than Thiel’s that
had any beer. I fully realize
danger of conviction with-
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nigh there isn’t suft'm
of corroborurion,
in’Fv us
he fine
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found 213
empty bottle
ed bottles and
bottle of liquor
Keith Thiel,
mitted putting
counter
said he did not see what happen- —
ed to the money after he put it ; charge of unlawful possession
down. Ronald Greene confessed | of alcoholic beverages were giv*
he accompanied Thiel and drank< on a fine of $12.50 each, or 10
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