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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1952 Single Copy 70
Authorities Discuss Proposals
For River Park Improvement
Plans to develop a scenic and
recreational park around the
dam and along the Ausable river
at Exeter were discussed by a
group of authorities Tuesday
night.
Representatives of the Au
sable River Conservation Author
ity, town council and town
organizations met at the dam
Tuesday night to discuss the
possibilities of dredging the river
and extending Riverview park
along the river valley to
bridge on Highway 4.
Hope was expressed
Authority, will take
dam and. dredge the
A recommendation to this effect
is expected to be submitted to
the authority at its fall meeting.
The party expressed enthus
iasm over the possibilities of
developing the natural waterway
area into an attractive park.
The group discussed the con
struction of a swimming pool
above the dam. This area is still
used for swimming although the
pond has silted up and is filled
with aquatic vegetation. If the
authority dredges the river, it
was felt a pool could be con
structed without excessive ex
pense. Bathing houses and rest
rooms would have to be made
■the
the
the
that
over
reservoir.
available.
Other ideas include the clean
ing out of wild vegetation in the
valley between the dam and the
highway and growing lawns and
shrubbery between and outside
the two waterways, improving
and extending facilities of River
view Park.
The acquisition of land which
is useless for agricultural pur
poses along the north edge of
the river was also discussed. x
Those attending the meeting
included Thomas Pryde,
Joseph Bryan, Andrew
and William Hodgins,
Authority; Reeve R. E.
and Deputy-Reeve William Mc
Kenzie, councillors Eugene Bea-
ber, Andrew Snelgrove, Ralph
Bailey; Legion President Harvey
Pfaff; Lions president A. J.
Sweitzer and Kinsmen president
Ray Frayne.
M.L.A.;
Dixon
of the
Pooley
August Average
Average weather
prevailed for
August, reports the
cal section at
Centralia. Maximum
month was 9 3.9, recorded last
Saturday. Minimum was 42 de
grees. Precipitation amounted to
2.57 inches.
conditions
month ot
meterologi-
RCAF Station
for the
the
f Will Exeter’s two new schools
be inadequate in the near fut
ure? Present indications point
that way.
The South Huron District High
School reached its capacity this
week as 390 pupils enrolled for
the coming term. This is an in
crease of 50 over last year.
The school, built in 1950, was
designed to hold 400 pupils. If
enrolment continues to increase
in succeeding years, and this is
quite probable because almost
all public school enrolments in
the district are up, the school
will be forced to use cafeteria»record G8.
and library rooms and may have
to build additional space on the
new building.
The number at Exeter "’Public
School increased by 4 0 this year,
making single classrooms house
as many as 42. Two grades have
had to be combined in each of
the rooms but one
of the increase.
Principal Claude
indications pointed
increases in the
Blowes said
to greater
years ahead.
Top class in the school, Grade 8,
has 22 pupils while the incom
ing kindergarten class boasts a
Dearing Sheep, Cromarty Set
Prize Winners At Exhibition
Preston Dearing
Gerald, of Exeter,
dorset horned sheep
tions at the Canadian
Exhibition last
* The Dearing
dared winners
and
ship
ramIn , ■
captu’red second prize
senior Junior Farmers’
competition for sheep.
Cromarty Comedians were
first prize winners in the square
dance contest in the 30 to 50
class at the Canadian National
Exhibition last Thursday night.
This is five firsts the group
has captured at various contests
held at Ripley Centennial, Gode
rich Old Home Week, Millbank,
Fergus
month,
at the
ronto.
week.
cheep
in every section
grand champion
reserve championship
took the
and
and ewe awards.
addition, Gerald Dearing
in the
judging
an-d Toronto, during last
They expect to compete
Royal Winter Fair, To-
Grand Bend Ratepayers OK
Proposal To Purchase Hydro
I Members of the group
. Mrs. Bruce Armstrong, Mrs.
Houghton, Mrs.
Mrs. Ed Dick,
William Dalrymple,
Gordon Houghton.
ager is Norman Harburn; violin
ist, Nelson Howe, and pianist,
nine-year-old Mildred Howe.
are:
Ross
Don Wallace,
Fred Harburn,
Ross and
Floor mail-
Largest Graduation
At Centralia Friday
The biggest wings parade _
its type will be held at RCAF
Station Centralia on Friday as
members of the University Re
serve Training Program grad
uate along with the regular
training course.
Air Commodore L. E. Wray,
present the
Air Member
Force Head-
of
Mr. Blowes said the present
staff of nine teachers was not
enough to handle the large en
rolment. At least one more
teacher was necessary, he said.
The South Huron School is
confronted with cafeteria, bus
and seating problems because of
the increase. New desks were
purchased before the term began
but more will have to be ac
quired.
Accommodation in the cafe
teria is taxed to the limit. Pupils
are divided into two noon-hour
shifts for their meals but both
shifts fill the eating room
capacity.
The larger enrolment will
bus facilities too. The busses
cover the same routes as
year for the first week
changes will be made shortly to
accommodate all the district
pupils.
Exeter Public School has
dropped the Porter plan to teach
be-
In-
as
three grade? in each room
cause of the large enrolment,
dividual teachers now have
many as 40 pupils to handle.
With the exception of Grade
1, all the rooms will have to
house at least two -grades, how
ever, to accommodate all the
pupils.
Two supervisors are on duty
in the halls and the playground
during school hours. The janitor,
Glen McKnight, assists in this
supervision.
Principal Blowes said
school meeting in the auditorium
will be held one morning a week
this year. For 'the first session,
Night Constable John Cowen will
give the pupils instruction
traffic safety.
a full-
on
AND WILD INDIANS’
the new playground slide, at the
Kinsmen Playground, Jimmy
Dixon takes an interlude from
the fun of the circus to have a
fast ride. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
of
will be at Trivitt
for the
service,
of the
Canada
a.m.O.B.E., A.F.C., will
wings. He is Deputy
for Personnel at Air
quarters, Ottawa.
Air Commodore Wray won the
Air Force Cross in 1942 for res
cue operations and in 1943 pro
ceeded overseas as Commanding
Officer of RCAF Station Skip
ton. He was shot down on his
third operational flight and was
awarded the Order of the British
Empire for his tireless efforts
on behalf of his fellow prisoners
Highway Near Completion
It is expected that the
surfacing and
4 Highway
Kippen will
fall, by A. F.
Sarnia.
Thirteen culverts in the same
stretch are under construction
and almost near completion by a
Dublin firm, Looby and Looby
Construction.
re
No,
to
this
shouldering of
from Clinton
be completed
Stonehouse Co., of
Archdeacon To Speak
At Trivitt Memorial
Archdeacon C. E. Riley,
Toronto,
Memorial Church Sunday, Sep
tember 7 at 11
sixty-fourth anniversary
The general synod
Church of England in
is meeting in London from Sep
tember 2 to September 12.
Services in the 28 8 churches
of the diocese will be at 11 a.m.
next Sunday. Laymen of London
will provide transportation for
the delegates making it possible
for every congregation to hear
a representative of the general
synod.
At a public meeting of the
ratepayers of Grand Bend held
in the village hall Friday after
noon, a resolution was passed
approving
municipal council in the pro
posal to take over the hydro
sys'tem of the village with the
recommendation that they pro
ceed as rapidly as possible.
With Reeve Herman Gill in
the chair, Mr. A. W. Smith,
from the regional office, London,
outlined the history of hydro
and its administration to incor
porated municipalities at ‘cost.
A communication from the
Hydro Electric Power Commis
sion, read by Mr. Gill, pointed
out that' as an incorporated
village Grand Bend cannot in
definitely continue to have hydro
service as rural customers. The
alternatives are: Generate its
own power; purchase from an
other agency or dispense with
h^dro for the village.
However, it was pointed out
•that after providing for deben
tures amounting to $75,000, the
cost of power and the cost of
administration of the system,
the users will pay less under the
Grand Bend rates than they are
paying at
the large
customers
per cent.
A break-down of the estimat
ed costs and expenditures was
given as follows: Cost of power,
$18,824.00; operation, mainten
ance and administration, $6,045.-
00; carrying charges on deben
ture issue of $75,000 foi’ pur
chase of present system and
providing a working capital,
Please turn to page 14 I $6,018.19; annual depreciation on
Weather this week:
Max Min Rain
Wednesday ........ 90.9 51.6
Thursday ........... 90.9 64.0
Friday ................ 85.8 65.2 .58
Saturday ............ 93.9 65.0
Sunday ............... 82.0 66.2 .08
Monday .............. 88.2 66.2 .44
Tuesday ............. 68.9 58.5 .29
Blanshard Centennial Program
Features Antiques, Entertainment
Well over 100 years since
pioneers first settled in Blan
shard, an historical celebration
in Rannoch, Friday last, drew
visitors from all corners of West
ern Ontario.
The event marked, also, the
completion of “Blanshard In Re
view”, a .publication of the town
ship’s history compiled in the
last year by members of the
Blanshard Historical Society.
Books were on sale for the first
time Friday night.
Anticiue Display
Of significance was‘a display of antique"^ from Blanshard
homes, well representative of
farming and household equip
ment used by pioneers in the
district. Mostly hand-made by
township residents’ forefathers,
the display drew many specta
tors.
Hand-hewn farm implements,
a water yolk and a boot jack as
well as old guns and muzzle-
loaders were features of the dis
play. Elaborate hand-woven blan
kets and quilts showed the
craftsmanship and keen sense, of
color of pioneer women. A silver
teapot, presented to John Park
inson as first prize for rifle
shooting in the Exeter regiment
during the Finian Raids, was
another outstanding part of the
display.
Detailed History
Chairman of the committee,
Duncan McVannel, was instru
mental in arranging for the pub
lication, The book deals in de
tail with each section of the
township separately naming first
families as well as those of to
day and explaining the progress
of schools and churches. The
history of organizations is also
dealt with in the book.
Mr. John Stephen, reeve of
Blanshard, was master of cere
monies for a program which fea
tured all Blanshard talent. In
his opening remarks he paid
tribute to the late Dr. G. H.
Jose, who was prominent in
planning the celebration and
who, before his untimely death,
earlier that week, bad planned
to be present.
Guest speaker for the evening
was Keith Riddell, agricultural
representative for M i d d les 0 x.
Others who spoke were Mrs.
Cousins Warden, Perth; Mrs. M.
McLennan, St.
White and Rev.
ton.
Farm Progress
Close to 500
bled in Rannoch shed for the
program, heard Mr« Riddell
speak of advances, particularly
past
work
with
con-
Marys, Lincoln
Anderson, Kirk
people, assem-
in agriculture, over the
years. He championed club
done by juniors and spoke
pride of advance through
servation, soil surveys and re
cognition by farmers of the im
portance in cash crops.
. He stresesd world citizenship
and said that in this age of ad
vance communication and mech
anization, farmers must look be
yond their own farms and com
munities and realize that they i
the action of the
present and savings to
majority of the 671
was estimated at 11
District’s Summer Traffic Toll
One Killed, 34 Hospitalized
One man killed, 34 hospital
ized, over $23,000 property dam
age-—that’s an estimate of this
district’s summer traffic toll.
These _ . _
complete, are the result of
accidents ___
tween Dominion Day and Labor
Day and reported by The Times-
Advocate.
Five accidents occurred on
No. 4 highway, five on the Credi-
ton road, six on No. 83 highway,
three on township roads and two
on Highway 21.
Four accidents were reported
over the holiday weekend.
Bonnie Joan McKenna, 2 2, of
Detroit, was the driver of a car
which killed a steer on High
way 83, eight miles east of Exe
ter, Tuesday. The beast was
owned by Alec Hackney, R.R. 1,
Kirkton, and valued at $160.
Over $400 damage was inflicted
to the car.
Dashwood
George
Dashwood,
head and
rear-end collision near Dash
wood on Labor Day. He was re
leased from Victoria Hospital,
figures, probably
which occurred
in-
23
be-
Mail Injured
Schaffbaek, 46,
was hospitalized with
leg lacerations in a
collision near
of
on Wednesday.
Both drivers were from Dash
wood. Carl Wein, 27, ran into
the back of a car driven by
I-Iarry Corriveau, 21, Property
damage amounted to $725.
Dr. St. Pierre, Zurich, render
ed first aid. Provincial Constable
Cecil Gibbons, who investigated,
said charges are pending.
Gar-Truck Coll ision
A car and a truck collided
on the Blue Water Highway,
south of St. Joseph’s, Tuesday.
Howard N. Girardin, 40, of
Grosse Pte., Mich., was proceed
ing south when he struck a
truck driven by Thomas Meyers,
59, of Zurich. Meyers was
making a right hand turn into
a driveway.
Damage $700
Sixteen-year-old Isabel Cald
well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Caldwell, Kippen, escaped
unhurt when a new panel truck
she was driving skidded on loose
gravel and rolled over on a
county road two miles and a
half east of Hensail,
night, P r o vi n c i a 1 Constable
Elmer Zimmerman, of Exeter,
estimated damage at $700.
Saturday
of
and
and
plant, $2,239.00; total $33,126.-
19. The estimated revenue as
at present consumption, $35,-
295.32, leaving a surplus
$2,169.13.
The question of operation
administration was raised
the reeve stated that the council
had no intention of assuming
this " “ ......
that
elected by the ratepayers, com
prising three members of which
the reeve would ex-officio
be a member. The operation of
the system would continue as at
present from Exeter.
Under the new set-up it was
pointed out that the $20.00
service charge for a 3-wire ser
vice and $15 for a 2-wire ser
vice would be dispensed with
and the new rates
follows: Domestic
service charge, nil;
kilowatt-hour for
kilowatt-hours per
1.5 cents for all additional con
sumption. Minimum monthly bill
$1.39 gross, ( prompt payment discount 10%. Rates were also
given for commercial and power
users and street lighting.
added responsibility and
a commission would bo
would be as
consumption
4.4 cents per
the first 60
month, plus
Bend Carnival
Colorful Show.
Excellent weather prevailed
for the annual roller skating
carnival sponsored by the Grand
Bend Lions Friday evening.
Colorful costumes, a variety
program and bingo were the
outstanding features. The Gode
rich Girls Band paraded the
main street and provided several
selections at the rink,
and William William,
don, gave some
strations and
Fischl, Detroit,
pantomine.
Door prizes
follows: Ron-Webb, Grand Bend,
$50; Jim Thompson, Lucan,
$15; Janice Ragier, $10; Mr.
Dani, Toronto; Reg. Forrest, of
Oakville, and Norman Camp, of
Grand Bend, $5 each.
Prize winners in costume
were: Girls under 10, Jane
Manore, Beverley Hunt, Donna
Ruth Studevant; boys under 10.
Wayne Zander, Jackie Fischl,
Keith MacGregor; girls 10 to
14, Mary Margaret McNeil, first,
MarJene Ravelie and Brenda
Brenner, second, Marie Odbert,
third; boys 10 to 14, Lynn Stat
ton, Peter Jarvis, Bud Schellig;
ladies, Dorothy Tiedeman, Phyl
lis Huggins, Beverley Ravelie
and Gwen Hogarth; .men, Chuck
McCurdy; oldest lady skater,
oldest
Walter
of Lon-
acrobatic demon
Miss Betty Lou
did some clever
were won as
McCurdy; oldest lady s
Mrs. Maurice Tiederman;
man, Eddie Devine.
The judges were Mrs,
Laughton, Mrs. William
son and Lion Bill Jackson, of
Parkhill.
President W. C. F. MacLaren,
of the Lions Club, was master
of ceremonies, assisted by James
Dalton as announcer and other
members of the club.
Fred
Jack
Sell Ice Debentures For $99.06;
Investigate Civil Defence Plan
Debentures for Exeter’s arti-
sold byficial ice arena were
town council Tuesday night to
James Richardson and'1
Toronto, for $.990 6
Sons, of
on the
dollar. The town will net
436 for the $60,000 issue.
The Richardson tender
the highest of eight bids
commercial -houses. Lowest- bid
was $.9667.
Council will investigate short
ly the organization of a civil
defence unit for the town,
will ask James Sheardown,
county defence organizer,
attend a council meeting
October.
Reeve R. E. Pooley said Exe
ter was classified in a “target”
area because of the proximity of
RCAF Station Centralia. “Civil
defence is an important thing
which should be taken up,” he
said.
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The town fathers discussed
the operation of the Recreational
Parks Board and the Recrea
tional Council in connection with
arena activities this winter.
Donald Traquair, president of
the Rec. Council and secretary
of the Parks Board, said meet
ings had been held at which
preliminary plans were made.
Council discussed at length
the duties of the two organiza
tions and expressed the hope
that concrete action would be
taken immediately.The ' ‘ - - -
Farrow
Council was accepted and the
appointment of Don Southcott
was made to replace him. Mr.
Farrow resigned because of
pressure of work.
A petition was received from
Percy Passmore and R. E. Jack-
son for a sidewalk on tlfe north
resignation of Gordon
from the Recreational
side of John street.
A street light on Mill
was discussed.
Mrs. Silas Stan lake
plained to council of the ____
from the open air roller-skating
rink on Carling street. Council
instructed the clerk to write a
letter to Earl Neil informing
him of the complaint.
Mr., Neil appeared before the
council and asked for permission
to erect toilets neai’
Council advised him to contact
the Huron County sanitary
engineer.
Kids* Circus
DO I KNOW HER? — Fat lady. Bob Harvej
amassed youngster as he poses with tall man Rickey Boyle
(head) and Jim Russell (feet) for photographer Jack Doerr
at Friday’s playground circus.
street
com-
music
the rink.
Attracts 250
Some 200 youngsters had a
good opportunity to let imagina
tion make the best of an after
noon
talent
men
noon
ents were present.
To begin the afternoon, a
side show was staged at the
door of the public school when
wierd and wonderful freaks ap
peared before the amazed audi
ence. They a fat lady, Bob Har
vey; tall man, Jim Russell and
Rickey Boyle; two-headed wo
man. Sheila Ford and Marilyn
Jory; six-legged man, Jim Rus
sell and Jack Harvey;
swallower, Elmer Ince;
Simon Nagel. Official
was Graham Farquhar.
Each child present was given
free tickets with which they
could purchase chances at the
various booths on the grounds.
By ’the time the boys finished
eating a handful of free choco
late fudge, they were glad to
duck their smeared faces in the
apple barrel, while the
seemed to enjoy having
fortunes told best.
Other attractions were a
pond, dart throwing ring,
toss, milk bottle throw, weight
guessing, bean toss, monkey
toss, tennis ball in pail throw.
In charge of the afternoon were
supervisors Jean Taylor, Trudy
Pfckard. Joan Thomson and Don
Taylor, and additional helpers
were Marilyn Skinner, Jeanette
Taylor, Jocelyn Howey, Bill Pol
len, Bob Harvey, Jack Harvey,
Jack Harvey, ““ “ — -
ham Farquhar
Helen Taylor.
In the evening, close to
children wore treated to a
ner roast at the •community
pafk.
first home-at Exeter’s
circus staged at the Kins
playground Friday after
last week. About 50 par-
sword
juggler,
barker
girls
their
fish
ring
Sheila Ford,
, Ted Smith
Gra- and
150
wel-