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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-01-28, Page 1Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1954 Price Per Copy 70 Tribe Upsets Goderich, Turner Sparks 4-2 Win With Mohawks netaiinder Reg. Turner .playing sparkling hockey against his former Goderich mates, the local tribe upset the second-place- Pontiacs 4-2 Wed­ nesday night. The chunky puckstopper made some miraculous saves as he blanked the visitors for two per­ iods, allowing Mo-hawks to chalk up a 3-0 lead. Pontiacs drove hard in the third period but the tribe held them to two goals and added a safety tally. It was Mohawks’ seventh win of the season and Pontiacs’ third loss. Ray Richards and Frankie An­ derson fired two markers each for the locals. Bill MacDonald and Jack Merriam counted for Goderich. Richards gave Exeter a one- goal lead in the first period on a rink-long breakaway. Bruce Glen put the right winger in the clear and he pulled out Goderich netminder Gerry Hesse for the opening marker at 19.10. Richards' second goal came out of a scramble around the Pontiacs’ net at 16.08 of the second. John Anderson got an assist on the play. Frankie Anderson put Mo- Plowers Elect Don Easton Don Easton, of R.R. 3, Exeter, was elected president of -South Huron Plowmen’s Association at the annual meeting in Exeter town hall Saturday afternoon. Mr. Easton, who was first vice- president last year, succeeds Harold Jeffery. New vice-presidents are Wally Becker, R.R. 3, Parkhill, and Gerald Moffat, R.R. 2, Kippen. Bruce Shapton was re-elected as secretary-treasurer. Directors are: Allan Walper and Earl Shapton from Stephen; Victor Jeffery, Alvin Passmore and Kenneth Johns from Us- borne; Earl Campbell, Frank Wildfong and Cecil Rowe, Hay; Alvin McBride, W. R. Cooper and Elmer Webster, Stanley; Rochus Faber, Roy Bell and Alf Moffat, Tuckersmith; Larry Snider and Asa Penhale, of Exeter. Secretary-treasuer Bruce Shap­ ton reported a surplus of $463— largest in the history of the As­ sociation. Damage $850 In Three Mishaps His car suffered $600 damage Tuesday when Bill Sims, 20, of -Crediton, rolled over in a ditch three-quarters of a mile south of Exeter. The car hit a culvert be­ fore turning over. Sims was not Injured. A pickup truck driven by John McNicol, of Kirkton, skidded off Highway S3 Thursday into a ditch and flipped over, 10 miles east of Exeter. Damage was $100. In another one-car accident Friday, an RCAF station wagon suffered $1-50 damage when it hit the ditch near Centralia. LAC W. J. Reed, the driver, said the car’s wheels stuck in a rut. Beaupre Store Changes Hands Mr. Stanley Frayne, at present employed with Gould & Jory and Who for a number of years was employed by Southcott Bros, be­ fore the latter firm sold out, has purchased the Beaupre general store in Exeter north. He will take possession the^first of April. BUILD NEW COURTHOUSE IN 1955 — Huron County decided. Inst week to teat down the old courthouse iff the Goderich square and erect this modern $590,009 tniilding in I955« Council hopes to finance the construction Without issu* ing debentures. A trust fund of $350,000 is available towards the expenditure. All departments of the eounty, now situated both in Clinton and Goderich, will be housed inside this new structure. Council has considered, the project since 1946, I hawks up S-jOi at 1'8.52 on a lone rush from his own blueline. He outfoxed two Pontiac defenders and sunk a high one into the cor­ ner of the twine. Anderson notched his second on a breakaway’ at 1.58 of the third stanza. Roaring in on goal, Frankie tried to pull around Hesse but missed the puck. It slithered straight in under the surprised goalie. Bill MacDonald scored Gode­ rich’s first at 11.20 in a scramble around the net. Jack Merriam counted the last marker of the i game at 14.40. Rec Council Asks $2,000 Exeter Recreational Council will request a grant of $2,000 from town council to pay the salary of Recreation Director Doug. Smith -during the summer. The request will be presented to the town fathers at their first meeting in February by Recrea­ tion Council Chairman Glen Mic­ kle and members Lloyd Cushman and Dick Jermyn. The proposed amount repre­ sents one-half of the director’s salary; the other half is paid by the Community Centre Board. This is the first year the Rec. Council has attempted to con­ tribute to the salary of a direct­ or. Last year the arena board assumed most of the respons­ ibility but this fall it refused to pay the full amount because it felt playground and minor base­ ball activities were not its re­ sponsibilities. The .Ontario Department of Education pays one-third of the recreation director's salary but the grant is not made until after the year is over. At its annual meeting last week, Secretary-Treasurer Norma Wilson reported the Rec Council has a surplus of over $-500. Be­ cause of this, no grant other than for the director’s salary will be requested. -Other accounts for recreation, operated through the council, also showed surplusses at Decem­ ber 31: the playground, operated and financed by Exeter Kinsmen, had a balance of $356.15; the figure skating club, sponsored by Exeter Kinettes, $384.81; the Sunday evening concerts and drama club account, $25; minor athletics, sponsored by“the Le­ gion, Lions and Kinsmen, $80. During 1954, the council hopes to assist tlfe formation of a Teen Town and senior citizen’s group. Craft classes may be sponsored by the council next fall if night school is not continued. Mrs. Harry Beaver and Mrs. E. S. Steiner, of the Rebekahs, interviewed council with respect Sold Stocks In Mine Salesman Fined $400 A Toronto man who sold raining stock to Exeter district men was convicted in Goderich last week of violating the Ontario Securities Act. Denn of selling registered or salesman. Two other similar charges were dismisseed by Ma­ gistrate Dudley E. Holmes. is J. O’Leary was fined $100 on each of four charges units of Silver George Syndicate while he wasn’t as a securities broker A number of district men in­ vested money in the Silver George Mine but it never materialized. The local men later received shares in another mine. The units were alleged to have been sold by O’Leary and Lind­ say Mercer, of Toronto, during the latter part of 1950 and Carly PRESENT OXYGEN TENT — Members of the Exeter Kinette Club presented an oxygen tent valued at $050 to South Huron Hospital recently. Mrs. Charles Snell, Mrs. Warren Sanders, Mrs. Sheldon Wein, president, and Mrs. Ralph Genttner made the presentation. Hos­ pital Board' members J. A. Traquair, Ulric Snell, H. C. Rivers and L. J. Penhale accepted the gift for the Hospital Board. —Jack Doerr, Exeter Hope To Build Huron Courthouse Without Issuing New Debentures The new, half-million dollar courthouse for Huron County will probably be built without issuing debentures. Council has already raised $350,000 towards cost of , con­ struction. The additional $150,000 will likely be raised from the annual tax levy. During the discussion at council decided to build a new courthouse in 1955, clerk-treas­ urer Harvey Erskine suggested the expenditure could be met over several years as was done with the County Home addition. The $3 5'01,000 was set aside in 1946; $250,00'0 was raised by debenture and $100,000 was ac­ cumulated in victory bonds. This money has been held in trust, ear-marked for the construction of the new building. The new courthouse, which will be built in Goderich square next year, will consolidate all county de­ partments into one building. to a senior citizen’s organization. They said their lodge was inter­ ested in assisting with the or­ ganization of s u c h a group. Chairman Glen Mickle told the delegation the recreation council has $100 budgeted for this pur­ pose and promised financial aid. Tentative plans were made to organize a social evening on February 2 to which all persons over 65 will be invited. Both parties agreed that con­ siderable recreation was being provided for youngsters in the town but there was no organiza­ tion for elderly citizens. part of 1951. Lindsay Mercer, who faces similar charges, is believed to be in the United States and has not been located. Evidence against O’Leary was heard in a court in December. He was convicted on four of seven charges, two were dis­ missed and one adjourned until Thursday when sentence was pro­ nounced. the meeting last week, when Officials expect the Ontario Department of Agriculture office and the County Health Unit, now situated at Clinton, will be moved to the lakeshore town when the new addition is completed. In addition, the Children’s Aid Society, the library and other departments now renting space outside the present courthouse will be moved into the new structure. In a sudden move at the January meeting, the county council moved to tear down the century - old courthouse in the famous Goderich square and ■build a modern county building in its place. Tlfe decision culminated eight, years of waiting for a new build­ ing. Plans were first made in 19 4 6 but councils since then have Hospital Might Show Deficit In First Year—Superintendent Miss Alice Claypole addressed local Kinettes -Tuesday night, just two days after her twenty­ fifth anniversary in nursing and near her first anniversary as superintendent of South Huron Hospital. She outlined her wide experiences in nursing and the year’s operation of the local hos­ pital. She told the group that the hospital would probably show a small deficit when the year was up and w.ent on to show in a breakdown of costs for an ave­ rage month that patients were getting services costing more than they paid at local hospital rates. “The hospital receives no re­ numeration for many emergency cases such as those from acci­ dents and one or two indigent cases will cut away into the hospital budget,” she said. “A full staff must be kept through­ out slack periods also.” ■She said that- to date there has been some 1,200 admissions, among them 280 births. About 1,500 X-rays have been taken. delayed construction because of rising costs of materials. It was just 100 years ago, in 1854, that county council decided to build the present structure. Prior to that time council held its session in the county jail. Presents Estimates Provisional estimates, based on a tax rate of 10 mills for county purposes, were presented •to Huron County Council by A. H. Erskine, county treasurer. The proposed rate, made up of 6.75 mills for general account, and 3.25 mills for county roads, is the same as the 1953 rate, and one mill higher than the 19 52 rate. Road expenses are not yet esti­ mated in detail; the mill rate of 6.75 for 'general purposes, to­ gether with other revenue, will produce, it is estimated, $417',- 450. Estimated expenditures on general account are $426,025. “You will remember,” noted "(Mr. Erskine, in presenting the provisional estimates, “that we —Please turn to Page 12 She welcomed suggestions from patients and former patients at the hospital and looked opto- mistically toward the coming year at the hospital. Miss Clay.pole also told of her experiences over 25 years of nursing. She graduated at St. Thomas a year before she was old enough to try R.N. examina­ tions and completed her time do­ ing floor duty there. Post graduate studies included courses in Obstetrics and Case Room at Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Surgery and Pediatrics at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Psyciatry at London and Supervising and Pharmacy at School of Nursing, Toronto. She served in supervisary ca­ pacity at St. Thomas and Sea­ forth hospitals before coming to Exeter. “In the 25 years, I’ve only been away from nursing for a few months,” she said, “and I was glad to get back that time.” Introducing Miss Claypole, Mrs. Rayhold Wuerth spoke highly of the happy relationship among the staff which was passed on to patients there. Mrs. D, Southcott thanked the speaker. Miss Shirley Guenther, Dash­ wood, played several accordion solos for the group throughout the evening. The meeting was held at the Dominion Hotel, Zurich. Report Progress During Prepare Supper In New Kitchen Main Street held its annual congregational meeting Monday, January 25 after an excellent slipper served by the ladies of the W.A. to the families of the church. The supper was prepared in a newly - equipped kitchen, which was part of a general re­ novation program just completed by Main Street. The congregation heard re­ ports from the treasurer, R. E. Russell; president of the W.A., Mrs. E. R. Hopper; A. J. Sweit­ zer for the Building Committee, and W. McKenzie for the Build* ing Finance Committee. These reports showed a sound financial position. KeV, Mr. Holley com­ mented oh the printed reports of various other organizations in the church, A vote of appreciation was ex­ tended to Mrs. W. Martin, con­ venor, Mrs. Glen McKnlght and Mrs. P. MorklCy for their work oh. the benevolent Committee and To Celebrate Centennial Of Exeter Fair This Year? Mill To Operate By February 1 With repairs at the Huron Lumber Co. Ltd. being made rapidly, Manager A. J. Sweitzer said this week he hopes to have the manufacturing plant in opera­ tion by the first of February. A new floor and new beams were installed last week and mechanics are now working on the machinery. ’ Despite the fire last Sunday midnight, the firm has been con­ ducting its regular business in the main building. Collect $399 For Boones ■Friends of Cpl. Ron Boone and his family of R.C.A.F. Sta­ tion, Centralia, were quick to rally to tiheir aid when the Cor­ poral and his three children were injured in an automobile acci­ dent near Exeter the day before Christmas. While Cpl. Boone was in West­ minster Hospital, one son, Ro­ bert, was in serious condition in Children’s Hospital and two sons, less seriously injured, were in South Huron Hospital. Cpl. Harvey and Cpl. Preston planned a practical way of assur­ ing the Boone family that their friends on the Station were thinking of them. Armed with boxes with slits in the top, they attended the N.C.O.’s and Air­ men’s pay parade. The response was heart-warming and a gift of $39 9 was presented by G/C Bean and F/S Walls to the family. Cpl. Boone and Robert are im­ proving nicely now and Cpl. Boone expects to be home before long. NEW CENTRALIA BUILDING — One of the. new buildings recently completed at IlCAF Station Centralia is this Ground Instructional School where future pilots receive lectures. The building houses classrooms, the. Chief Ground Instructor’s office, Orderly room, lounge and a synthetic room. —RCAF Photo to Mr. Earl Russell, treasurer of the church. The nominating committee, headed by E. R. Hopper, reported their suggestions for the official board for 1954. Tile following were elected: The Session; C. Wilson, C. B. Tuckey, F. Wildfong, B. W. F. Beavers, W. McKenzie, A. Camp­ bell, D. Kestle, Don Hooper, W. C. Pearce, G. Skinner, W. May, W. Ryckman, W. Martin, H. Ince; honorary members, Joshua Johns, G. Jaques. Stewards: Reg. Beavers, Earl Russell, Gooiige Braithwaite, Glen McICnight, Graham Arthur, B. W. Tuckey, N. Hockey, K. Lamp­ mail, A. J, Sweitzer, A, Ostland, R. Hopper, O. Tuckey, O. Blowes, Clarence McDonald; honorary member, G. Layton. Trustees: J. Doerr, B. W. F. Beavers, W. C. Pearce, J. W. Powell, Harold Skinner, C. Wil- son, G. Skinner, W. Martin, wil­ liam Marshall. 1964 representatives: Sunday School, R. Beavers; Y.P.U., Mary McKnlght; Women’s Association, Mrs. E. R. Hopper; W.M.S., Mrs. Exeter Fair may celebrate its centennial with special attractions and an enlarged program this fall. After hearing a report th ment was held in 1854, officii history and determine if this if Agriculture Society agreed that a special celebration should be held. Records held by the Society at present go back only to 1867 but some members thought it is quite possible fairs were held earlier. Attendance Down Attendance was down for the annual meeting of the Society and another meeting will be scheduled later. Directors who were present gave reports. These included President A. J. Sweitzer, Secre­ tary-Treasurer Clark Fisher; R, E. Pooley, roots and vegetables department; Dalton Finkbeiner, horses; Victor Jeffery, schools; Mrs. C. W. Kestle, home depart­ ment; Harold Taylor, grounds; A. J. Hicks, tickets and advertis­ ing, and Howard Pym and Robert Hern of the Junior Farmers. Verne Pincombe was chairman of the meeting. The Junior Farmer representa­ tives reported an excellent year for their clubs. Indication of the Trailer With Logs Takes To Ditch Wednesday afternoon a semi­ trailer loaded with 12 tons of logs left the highway a short distance south of Exeter and nar­ rowly missed two telephone poles. Wrecking trucks from Ed’s Im­ perial Garage and Graham Ar­ thur’s service station succeeded in getting the truck with the load intact back onto the highway. This was accomplished by attach­ ing a winch to a large tree. Traf­ fic was held up for a consider­ able distance. R. Balkwill; Evening Auxiliary. Mrs. A. Frayne; Mission Circle, Mary McICnight. Auditors chosen for the year are W. Martin and C. Blowes. The annual meeting passed a resolution protesting the pro­ posed legislation that w o u 1 d legalize lotteries and sweepstakes on a national scale. C. Wilson was chosen as representative to the newly-formed Huron Pres­ bytery Council of United Church Men. See Improvements At Trivitt Church A pot luck supper preceded the annual congregational meet­ ing of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church, held in the parish hall on Monday evening. A welcome was extended to R6V, Horman Knox and his family who have recently come to Exeter. Gratifying reports were given by the various organizations. Im­ provements to the rectory Include at the first fair in this settle- rls decided to delve into local »■ true. If it is, members of the interest was in the 100 per cent completion of both calf and grain club propects. Robert Hern, past president, of the juniors, suggested a trophy should be donated for the top member in the different clubs. He also proposed dividing the calf club into two organizations --dairy and beef. Harold Baker, assistant agri­ cultural representative of Huron County, praised the display in the arena of last year’s fair. He said it was the most impressive he had seen. Plan Social For Seniors A social evening for senior citizens of the community will be held in Exeter Legion Memorial Hall on Tuesday, February 2. Arranged by a committee of the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge in cooperation with the Exeter Recreation Council, the meeting is open to all persons over 65 years of age. A program and refreshments will be pro­ vided. Purpose of the gathering is to determine whether senior citi­ zens desire to form an organiza­ tion through which persons of their age could enjoy social eve­ nings and certain types of recrea­ tion. Many similar groups have been organized in towns and cities throughout the province and have been quite successful. Mr. R. E. Seeord, regional ad­ visor of the Community Pro­ grammes Branch of the Depart­ ment of Education, will attend the meeting. the installation of an electric stove and an oil burner. Plans were discussed whereby the church could be renovated and heated properly to hold ser­ vices there the year round. It was voted to send letters of appreciation to the former rec­ tor, Rev. C. L. Langford, and to Huron College for the splendid! services of student ministers and the college choir, during the vacancy in the parish. Officers elected for the com­ ing ear were: Rector, Rev, N. D. Knox; Rector’s Warden, W. IS. Middleton; People’s Warden, O, S. Atkinson; Vestry Clerk, W. H. Middleton; secretary - treasurer, Ralph Genttner. Board of Management, O. S. Atkinsoh, Ben Case, Ralph Gentt- ner, Mrs, Charles Acheson, Mrs, H, Blerllrtg, Miss Mhrioii Bissett, Bruce Tuckey, William eu ering* donfield, Robert Luxton, Delegates to Synod, 0. 8. At* kliisOn, William Ellerington; substitutes, M. W. Pfaff, W. E. 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