The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-04-29, Page 1Hensall Kinsmen
Receive Charter
National and district Kinsmen
welcomed the Hensall club into
their Association Wednesday night
at a banquet in the town hall.
Over 150 ICin from a wide
area witnessed the presentation
of a charter to the new organ
ization. Hensall president, D. J.
McKelvie, accepted the framed
scroll from National Vice-Presi
dent Bill Valentine, of Toronto,
on behalf of the 19 members of
the club.
Mr. Valentine’ challenged the
Hensall club to fulfill “the com
munity's greatest need” and to
'carry out the ideals of “integrity,
unity and service" of the organ
ization.
Mr. Valentine said the Asso
ciation of Kinsmen Clubs, now 34
years old, is the only national
service organization in Canada
and that it has become “a very
strong power in the promotion
of personal service in commun
ities across Canada”.
“To counteract the world-wide
communist
maximum i
Canadians
races,” the
dent said. “Kinsmen can do that
by working together to do good
and bring about a better under
standing in our own communities
and country.”
Exeter Kinsmen, under the dir
ection of First Vice-President Les
Parker, sponsored the new club.
Ralph Genttner, Exeter president,
Was co-chairman of the banquet.
Installs Officers
Governor of District No. 1,
Irving Cantor, of Leamington, in
stalled the club’s officers. They
include: vice-president, Bill Mic
kle; secretary, Will Collett; treas
urer, Jack Heall; registrar, Bill
Fuss; bulletin editor, Ti Tiberio;
directors, Bill Clement, Don Joynt
and John Thompson.
Members are Harold Bontbron,
Jim Clarke, Bob Cook, Don
Cowen, Jack Drysdale, Roas Jinks,
Harold Knight, Lawrence Marks,
Mike Quinlan and Bill Rowcliffe.
Among those who welcomed
the new club to Hensall were
Reeve A. W. Kerslake; R. H.
Middleton, president of the Hen
sall Chamber of Commerce; and
Donald Dayman, president of the
Hensall Legion. Also taking part
in the program w,as Rev. rW. J.
Rogers, minister of Hensall Unit
ed Church.
Congratulations
■Secretary of the club, Will Col
lett, and Vice-President Bill Mic
kle read hundreds of congratula
tory telegrams from other Kins
men clubs across Canada.
Exeter vice-president Les Par
ker presented a gong and gavel
to the Hensall club and repre
sentatives of London, Stratford,
Wingham and Clinton clubs pre
sented Kinsmen lapel pins, din
ner buttons and a lecturn to the
Hensall members.
Among the Kinsmen officials
Who took part were: S. H. Ban
tick, national secretary and past
national president; R.
Cormack and W. A.
poison, we need a
of good-will among
of all creeds and
i national vice-presi-
•D. Mc-
Wright,
deputy-governors of the district;
and J. H. McGuire, district ex
pansion chairman.
The turkey dinner was served
by the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Hensall Legion. Entertainment
was staged afterwards at the
arena.
Local Members
Chair Boards
Members from the northern
area of the Ausable River Con
servation Authority continue to
hold important posts in the or
ganization.
At the annual meeting last
wek, Freeman Hodgins of4 Mc
Gillivray was again elected vice-
chairman. He assists John A.
Morrison, of East Williams, who
was returned as chajrman.
Chairman of the advisory
boards include: Wellington Brock,
Usborne, reforestation; William
Haugh, Hay, flood control; An
drew Dixon, Exeter, public rela
tions; J. E. Bryan, Biddulpli,
farm ponds aud farming
tices.
Representative of Grand
John Mauore, was named
man of a fiBh and wildlife
which was formed at the
ing. Charles Corbett, Lucan re
presentative, is a member of this
committee.
Andrew Dixon, Exeter repre
sentative on the Ausable Author
ity, and Charles ’ Corbett, Lucan
representative, toured Michigan
state over the weekend to survey
river improvement projects there.
prac-
Beud,
chair
board
ineet-
Only A Matter Of Time
Ere Pinery Public Park
his staff have shown considerable
interest in the Pinery and ai‘e
acquainted with the possibilities
of the area.
Once under provincial control,
the recreation part of the Pinery
would likely be administered by
a parks commission set up by the
government.
new
M.L.A:,
“I’m
the
into
on
soon.”
for
con-
On-
the
the
rais-
Lions $eek
Shekels
For Service
Ways and means for the
ing of funds for welfare work
was the main topic of discussion
at the Exeter Lions Club supper
meeting at Monetta Menard’s on
Friday evening. The club, by their
generous donations during the
year, have practically depleted
their welfare fund.
After a full discussion on var
ious methods of raising funds, it
was finally left with the ways
and means committee to bring in
a recommendation.
The resignations of J . B .
Creech, first vice-president, and
of Claude Blowes, secretary, both
of whom are leaving town, were
accepted with regret. A new slate
of officers was presented to be
voted on at the next regular
meeting. It was reported that
$625 had been raised for the
Easter Seal fund for crippled
children. Warren May was ap
pointed to supervise the Christ
mas Seal fund. Arrangements for
ladies’ night, May 14, are under
way.
Guests present were A.
Pickard, of Regina, Sask.,
W. R. Goulding. of London.
and
It's just a matter of time be
fore the Pinery becomes a public
park, competent observers be
lieve.
And.the time will probably be
this summer or fall.
Although there’s no official in
dication of what the provincial
government is thinking about the
Pinery, there’s no doubt but what
the Lake Huron area is being
considered foremost in the
parks program.
As C. E. Janes,
Lambton East, says:
vinced that as soon as
tario government gets
parks business, action
Pinery will come fairly
Government Impressed
The constant and increasing
support for this recreation pro
ject must have made a deqp im
pression on the government.
Members of the legislature "
all across the province have
en in favor of a Pinery „
Agitation of the Ausable Con
servation Authority and the
Chambers of Commerce in West
ern Ontario has been effective.
It’s known, too, that many of the
government’s civil servants who
are concerned with such projects
are enthusiastic about the Pin
ery.
The latest petition by the Au
sable Conservation Authority is
the most specific and pertinent
request yet. At its annual meet
ing last Thursday, the Authority
voted to ask the government to
expropriate the 4,066 acres along
Lake Huron, then
inland section or
Authority for the
$17,000.
Share Control
This would mean that the pro
vince would have control of the
beach or recreation area and the
Authority would look after the
reforestation part.
This resolution clearly indi
cates to the government that the
Authority is wholeheartedly be
hind the scheme — a factor the
government will probably enjoy.
The resolution also asks that
Planning and Developing Minister
William K. Warrender he named
to administer the Parks
which was
spring session. This new
gives the government power to
expropriate land for parks but
the department which will ad
minister it has not been named,
the Authority hopes it will be
Mr. Warrender because he and
from
spok-
Park.
sell back the
forest to the
fixed price of
Act
passed during the.
Act
'Spreading Atomic Dust Disease'
Pock-Marks Local Car Windows
Build Park
ARA Urges
The Ausable Authority hopes
Exeter will develop the area be
tween the dam and the highway
bridge into a scenic roadside
park, town representative Andrew
Dixon said this week.
Reporting on the annual meet
ing of the Authority, Mr. Dixon
stated the members were “happy”
with the work that had been
done at the pond last year and
hoped that this would encourage
the town, to (beautify the river
area.
The Authority paid a large
proportion of the cost of dredg
ing the pond last summer and
supplied an engineer for the pro
ject.
Reeve R. E. Pooley, Deputy-
Reeve William McKenzie and
Councillor Ralph Bailey are in
charge of the improvement pro
ject at the park.
Cyclone Final
For Ice Title?
Two Cyclone team's will prob
ably battle it out for the WOAA
Grand Championship — highest
award of the Association.
Lucan Irish, the “C” winners,
and Goderich Pontiacs, the “A”
champions, should clash for the
title, observers predict.
Despite the fact that Lu-can
have lost two. straight games to
St. Clemens, the “D” winners,
the Irish are still favorites to
take the semi-final series.
Goderich meets the “B” cham
pions,
three
have
If
does
big i
league cap. This .wpuld. establish
without doubt, tliat the -local
loop dominates the W.O.’A.A.
The Irish and the.. Pontiacs
should stage a hard-fought
battle. The two teams split their
heme - and - home games during
the regular season
Faced With Slump
Lucan Irish wall be fighting
off a late-season or post-victory
slump when they tackle St. Cle
ments Threshers Friday night
in the fifth and - deciding game
of the semi-final
loo.
After staging
game win streak
A.A.
Irish
before the blood-thirsty St.1 Cle
ments crew. The Threshers jolt
ed the champs Friday night and
added insult Monday night with
■a 7-4 win which tied the series.
Manager Harry Beaumont
said the Lucan club suffered the
setbacks because it was “stale”.
“The boys relaxed a little too
much after winning the O.H.A.”’When
title but they’ll snap out of it.”
The club has played 42 games
his season and, as Harry says,
that’s a lot of hockey
, Hanover, in a best-of-
series, and the Pontiacs
the odds in this round,
the Lucan-Goderich battle
materialize it will be a
feather for the Cyclone
series at Water-
a terrific 14-
to capture W.O.-
and O.H.A. “C” titles, the
slackened off last week
I
WINDSHIELD “DISEASE” STRIKES DISTRICT — Large pock-mark on the windshield of
his car is pointed out by owner William Dickey, of Woodham, to R. E. Russell, of Exeter.
First reports of the mysterious holes were' heard over the weekend when several car owners
reported the “pin head” marks on their windshield. One car’s window is so covered, the
holes impair visibility. Popular theory attributes the marks to atomic tests. —Jack Doerr
Largest Young People s Rally
Challenges Youth To Alert'
The largest rally of Young
People of the London Conference
this year was held in Main St.
United Church on Tuesday night
’ i 281 members of Huron
Presbytery Young Peoples Unions
staged their annual spring rally.
Beginning with a supper served
by the women of the church, the
The Threshers outscored the ^program continued in the audit-
Ann.'U. -O '4.WJS.• ____ __1X1. Hl_____ 1,1_______L - CIrish by one goal in each of tnb.
three periods Monday night -to
deadlock the series. Period
scores were 3-2 and 5-3.
Cyclone Convenor Derry Boyle
presented his trophy to Rowett
in a ceremony during the game.
The Boyle trophy
the player who
greatest number
points during the
is awarded to
amasses the
of scoring
regular season.
;brium with Clare Vincent, of
Lcbidesboro, president of the
Presbytery, as chairman.
Margaret Holland, of Clinton,
led a sing-song with Allan Craig,
of Sarnia, at the piano.
Rev. A. E. Holley extended a
welcome on behalf of the Main
St. and James St. Y.P.U.s, whom
he said, felt honored to have
•the rally in Exeter. Miss Mary
Moral Decline Threatens World
Minister Tells 400 At Banquet
“Democracy today is being
threatened both from without
and within, but the greatest
threat comes not (from the out
side world but from the denial
of the Christian principles on
which our democracy has been
founded” said Rev. A. J. Mac-
Queen, of London, at a banquet
of the Past Masters’ Association
of South Huron Masonic Dis
trict.
In a thought-provoking address
on “Your Contribution to a Bet
ter World,” Mr. MacQueen said:
“We are living in a crucial and
revolutionary age and our demo
cratic way of life is being
threatened.”
Western democracy has sprung
from our moral and spiritual
heritage through such men as
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LADIES’ NIGHT —- Wives were guests at the Masonic Pastmasters’ Banquet in the SHDHS
Thursday evening and, from the expression on the faces of the ladies, they were thoroughly
enjoying the occasion. From left to right, they are Mrs. Snelgrove, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs.
Cochrane and Mrs, Cann. Standing are P.D.D.G.M. William Cann, who had charge of the
arrangements; C. M. Robertson, president of the association; Mayor W. G. Cochrane; and
Andy jSnelgrove, master of the Exeter lodge. -—Jack Doerr, Exeter
the Wesleys, John Knox and the
Reformation. Every man is of
equal worth in the sight of God.
When men overlook the sove
reignty of God then secular in
terests take over. Never in his
tory have men had higher stan
dards of living than in the
Western world, but can anyone
say that the present generation
is using them to better advan
tages than its forefathers did?
The ambitiou to be good is the
bedrock of our social structure,
said the speaker.
Growing Indifference
“Democracy is not that which
offers the most to every citizen
but democracy is that which
asks the most of every citizen”
lie said. “The creeping rot of dis-
intergration in our family life
and the loosening of our moral
and religious principles are
among the things that threaten
us today. There is a growing
indifference to the things we
enjoy’ and should practice daily,”’
lie warned.
The banquet was held Thurs
day evening last in the South
Huron District High School when
close to 400 persons sat down
to a turkey dinner
the ladies of the
United Church.
Goderich President
The president of
provided by
James St.
the associa
tion, C. M. Robertson, Goderich,
was master of ceremonies. An
appreciation of the banquet was
voiced by R.
Clinton, and
Mrs. Whitney
of the James
to the ladies
G. Shortreed, of
responded to by
Coates, president
St. W.A., A toast
was proposed by
Rains Delay
Farm Work
Intermittent rains this past
week have delayed farm opera
tions. Many farmers have not had
•a chance to get oh the land.
A heavy rain of almost one
inch on Tuesday is expected to
keep machines off farms for most
of the week.
Rain has fallen every other day
during the past week. Varying
amounts Were experienced last
Thursday, Saturday and Monday.
Temperatures have ranged from a low of 34 degrees on Friday
to a high of 62.9 Saturday,
Fred McLeod, of Parkhill, and
responded to by Mrs. Walcom,
of Goderich,
tendered by
•rane.
Rev. H.
the speaker .. __ _
Thomson, of Clinton, expressed
appreciation. Bro. AndrewSnel-
grove,
lodge,
Ray
ducted
for a
of musical numbers from Mrs.
Joan Gaffney, of Mitchell; coro
net solos by Bill Reis, of Milver
ton; soprano solos by Mrs. Ro
bert Reilly; accordionist selec
tions by Luigi Marziali, and tap
dancing by Miss Dianne Parks,
both of St. Marys.
The evening was Ladies’ night
and each lady was presented
with a corsage. Seventeen lodges
were represented.
A civic welcome was
Mayor W. G. Coch-
J. Snell introduced
and D.D.G.M. R. E.
master of the Exeter
spoke briefly.
Mills, of Woodham, con-
a sing song and presided
program which consisted
McKnight, president of the local
Y-P.U., seconded
welcome. In the
Counsellor Rev.
Craig, Sarnia, brought greetings
from London Conference.
Challenges Youth
Rev. Donald McCrae, guest
speaker, challenged “Youth to
the> Alert.” Basing ,his remarks
on a seal of the early Moravian
Church, which depicted an altar
and a plow with an ox between,
and the motto. "Ready for
Either,” Rev. McCrae suggested
that alert young people must be
ready for either worship or ser
vice.
“Few young men are called to
to the ministry, but they can
stand out as Christians at what
ever vocation they choose to
follow,” Rev. McCrae empha
sized. As a means of service to
the church, he suggested that
young people join a caravan to
interest the youth of remote
areas in the work of the church.
Or they might organize vacation
schools in their own communi
ties.
During the business meeting,
Gail Manning,
Elwin Merrill,
the secretary’s
reports.
The worship
ducted by the
Quartette selections were sung
by Messrs. Harold and Gerald
Skinner, Sterling Ince and Bob
Russell, accompanied by Mrs. A.
Willard, organist.
Install Officers
Mr. N, Trewartha, of Clinton,
Mr. Holley’s
absence of
Scott, Allan
of Clinton, and
of Clinton, gave
and treasurer’s
service was con-
Blyth Y.P.U.
li-
at
Stores Open
Til 10 O'clock
Exeter stores will continue to
stay open until 10 o’clock on
Saturday nights, businessmen de
cided at a meeting Monday night.
A resolution passed by the
meeting called for 10 o’clock
closing during the summer
months as well as in the fall and
winter.
New president of the
men’s Association is R
sell, appliance dealer,
ceeds Ken Hockey.
Ted Buswell, of Buswell’s
ily Footwear and Wallpaper, was
re-elected secretary and Warren
May, of F. A. May & Son, is
treasurer.
■Several projects were discussed
by the merchants, among them a
credit bureau. These will be in
vestigated and considered at a
latter meeting.
Business-
E.
He
Rus-
sue-
Fam-
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Bend Builds
Liquor Store
The construction of a new
quor store and warehouse
Grand Bend is under way with
the turning of the first sod this
week.
The new huilding 40x100 feet
will be built of cement blocks
and brick add is being erected
on the Bossenberry property be
tween the hotel and the theatre.
The building is being erected
by Alvin Bossenberry for the Li
quor Control Board with Harry
Hamilton as the local contractor.
It is expected to have the build
ing up by the middle of July.
A space between the new store
and the theatre is being reserved
for off-the-street parking.
Applicants for beverage room
licenses at Grand Bend have been
advised
will be
meeting
Board.
that their applications
considered at the next
of the Liquor Control
for
Doug Smith and Lloyd Cush
man represented Exetet at a
meeting of the Lake Huron Zone
Rec Council held in the Wing
ham United Church on Tuesday
night. Recreational councils ahd
school boards from St. Marys,
Paisley, Walkerton, Hanover,
Southampton, W i n g h a m and
Owen Sound were represented.
Arkoma Druggist
Buys Business
Mr. C. L. Robertson, who
the past 14 years has conducted
the Robertson Drugstore, has
sold his business to Mr. W. G.
Huntley, son of Mr. O. D. Hunt-
ley, of Arkona, who will
possession May 15. Mr. and
Huntley have three sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson
three sons. Bob, Jack and David,
will remain In Exeter for seve
ral weeks before leaving for Florida where they hope io lo
cate in the future.
and
installed the following Presby
tery officers: past president,
Clare Vincent, of Londesboro;
president, Arnold Alton, R. 7,
Lucknow; vice-president, Ron
Steepe, R. 3, Clinton; secretary,
Gail ^Manning;, of Londesboro;
treasurer, Dbn Cameron, R. 2,
Lucknow.
Committee convenors: Faith
and Evangelism, Margaret Hol
land, Clinton; Stewardship and
Training, Donna McLean, Wrox-
eter; Citizenship and Community
Service, Harry Lear, R. 1, Bly th;
Missions and World Outreach,
Howard Pym, R. 1, Centralia;
Publications, Mary McKnight, of
Exeter; Members at Large, Doug
May, Centralia, and Elwin Mer
rill, Clinton.
Hensall Guide
Wins Award
Miss Barbara Jean Lavender,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Lavender, Hensall, was honored
on Friday evening by being the
first Girl Guide in this district
to receive her Gold Cord.
At a presentation in Convoca
tion Hall, University of Toronto,
the Hon. Mrs. Louis Breithaupt.
wife of the Lieutenant-Governor
of Ontario, presented Jean, along
with other Guides from all over
Ontario, with her Gold Cord
certificate.
Dominion Chief Commissioner
Mrs. D. E. S. Wishart and Pro
vincial Commissioner Mrs. D.
Bruce Wilson spoke briefly to
the girls. The chief speaker of
the evening was Miss Byrne Hope
Sanders. C.B.E., who compli
mented the girls on their fine
achievement.
The award, which is the high
est one in guiding, is achieved
only by the greatest endeavour
on the part of three people: the
captain, the mother and the
Guide herself. Any Gold Cord
Guide must have passed certain
achievement
mended by
honor, have
work, and
character.
“Atomic Dust”, the contagious
car “disease” that pock-marks
windshields, has struck in this
area.
Reports from the district re
veal the “plague” hits with varied
intensity. Several owners report
their windshields “covered” with
the tiny holes. Others find only
one or two of the little marks
on their glass.
What is causing this myster
ious rash of windshield holes
throughout the country? No one
knows, but there are lots of the
ories,
Most imaginative and exciting
one, of course, is that the marks
are caused by dust from atomic
or hydrogen bombs which have
been exploded in the Pacific
ocean recently. Exponents say the
dust is spreading from western
Canada to the east.
Imagination?
Another theory—one from the
doubting Thomases—is that the
whole uproar is a figment of
imagination. Car owners are just
noticing old stone bruises for the
first time, these people claim.
Those who have the marks on
their cars, however, insist they
came mysteriously. They claim
the spots weren’t there the day
before they
William
Woodham,
small digs
positive they didn’t come from
stone marks. He describes them
as tiny “pin holes”.
Gord Smith, an employee at
Snell Bros. Ltd., washed his
windshield on Saturday but didn’t
notice any holes. Early this week
he found about a dozen spread
around on the glass.
Impairs Visability
Robert Himpfen, an airman at
RCAF Station Centralia, has his
windshield so covered with the
marks that vision through it is
impaired.
In appearance, the marks could
be compared to a nick c.aused by
a tiny stone, except that the
edges of the hole are quite jag-
ged^ instead of being cleanly
chipped. Some of the marks are
large enough to show ground
glass in the bottom of the hole.
The fly-like specks have been
noticed on cars from Vancouver
to Halifax as the rash seemed
to have spread across the coun
try. When no reports of the
marks were heard from Western
Ontario, it was thought that per
haps the “disease” had by-passed
the area. However, numerous re
ports from Stratford, London, and
other centres have been heard
this week.
Certainly the plaque has not
spread extensively in this area,
but it does appear that a few of
the cars have been affected.
noticed them.
Dickey, of R.R. 1,
who has about 20
in his windshield, is
tests, be recom-
her own court of
assisted in Guide
be of outstanding
I TOP GUIDE Jean Lavender,
(daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
i Lavender, Hensall, was presented
I with the Gold Cord, highest Girl
! Guide award, at a ceremony in
| Toronto Friday. Hon. Mrs. Louis | Breithaupt, wife of the- Lieuten-
s ant-Governor of Ontario, present-
} ed the award to the Hensall girl.
—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Try To Avoid Confusion
But Change Backfires
Exeter council’s attempt to
eliminate confusion over the start
ing of Daylight Saving Time
backfired Sunday when hundreds
of people became entangled over
the hour change.
Church-goers were both com
ing and going to the same ser
vice at the same time. Many en
tered houses of worship during
the middle of the sermon.
Church officials themselves
were confused. Some services
started at 11 o’clock oh E.S.T.
and some at 11 o’clock on D.S.T,
Answer Calls
Mayor W. G, Cochrane and
Clerk C. V. Pickard answered
countless calls during the mor
ning from people who were un
certain of the change.
The town has always changed
to D.S.i*. Sunday midnight but
many surrounding areas, includ
ing London, changed Saturday
midnight, since this resulted In
confusion, council decided to
change the procedure this year
to conform with the others.
Apparently, however, many
residents had become accustomed
to the local method of changing
on Sunday night. So they con
tinued to change their clocks
that way.
Confusing Ad
Added to the confusion was the
ambiguous announcement in The
Times - Advocate. The advertise
ment stated that the change
would take place at “midnight
Sunday, April 24, at 12:05 a.m.”.
Many were the arguments over
the double meaning of the phrase.
Actually the word “midnight”
appeared because of a T-A cleri
cal error,
Connell had asked that the
newspaper stress the fact that the
time change came on Saturday
night but this was neglected.
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