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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-09-15, Page 1f, • 4.44 et IsjEW SHDHS TEACHERS—Eight new instructprs are .on .the staff at the South Huron District High School this term. Six replace those who resigned in the spring and twe have been added to cope with the increase in the enrolment, The school is now crowded with a record total of 500 students. The new teachers are, seated, left to right, Mrs. K. MacLean, Koine economics; Mrs. .5. P. Burton, commercial; Mrs. C. M. Farrow, English; -back row, W. L. Henderson, mathematics; K. P. Ottwell, shop; Miss C. Shaughnessy, English; It. F. Mereux mathematics; and J.- L. Wooden,. social .studies. (T -A. Photo) • Pretty Girls'Prize Stock Exeter Fair Attractions Pretty girls, fancy horses • and prize livestock . will be top at,- tractions tetractions at Exeter Fall Fair next Wednesday and Thursday. The pretty girls will lie featur- ed in the Huron County .Agricul- tural Queen contest during the .Junior ` Farmer 'Variety Show Wednesday night and in the •colorful Sarnia Lionettes band, which ;will - highlight Thursday's entertainment, • The fancy horses will be part •of the $2,000..horse show which boasts several new events this year in addition to the popular 'hunter and saddle competitions. The prize livestock will be shown in the cattle classes, Club Orders 100 Calves Hensall Feeder Calf Club, backed by the South Huron Agri- cultural Society, will again offer 100 calves to boys and girls in this district to compete in the annual feeding, contest. Meeting Tuesday night, the executive of the club decided to maintain its membership at the record high of 100 which it reached last year, The calves will. be ordered from the west to ar- rive sometime in October,. Boys and girls in Usborne, Stephen, Hay„Tuckersmith and Stanley townships are eligible to • join the club. Members feed their •calves over the winter, then show them at Hensall Spring Fair in May. They are sold at a special auction the afternoon of the fair. Need No 'outlay Boys and girls require no in- vestment for their calves—the Society• carries them until • the spring sale when the purchase price is deducted from the re- ceipts of the auction. Jack Kinsmen; of Cromarty, is president of the club; Jim Mc- Gregor, Kippen, is secretary - treasurer. There ,are directors from each of the townships. Among the officials who at- tended Tuesday night's meeting were Huron Ag Rep q. W. Mont- gomery; R. D. Etherington, or- iginator .of the club scheme; and Society executive members Stan Jackson, Earl Dick and Bob•Mac- Gregor. .Kindergarten a rten Large Class Exeter Public School Board, Meeting' Monday night, decided not to hire an additional teacher for this year's large kindergarten class. It did, however, approve employment of an assistant to help the present teacher get the class started. Enrolment in the five- to six- year-old class has reached 70, making morning and afternoon classes of 35 each, This is a larger class than is recommended by the Ontario Department of Education. The teacher is Miss Virginia Beichert, Who succeeds •Mrs. How- ard Pym, of Usborne. Mrs. Pym has been secured to assist Miss Beichert in the organization of the Class. 33ecause of the overcrowded' condition, the board felt reluct- ant to grant a request for, an out-of-town child to attend kin- dergarten. The request came from the Child's grandparents Who are living in town. The board decided to consult the Department of Education !or aidvioe. on its legal petition Sri the question. Principal Arthur B. idle re - Ported the school's enrolment at• 450. This, includes --380 regular students plus the 70 in kinder- garten. T'he board will consult the school arehitoets, page and Steele, for advice on repairs to the 'brickwork of the 1038 build - leg and heating problems. where awards have been'increas- ed; in the hog and sheep competi-• tions and in the 4-H beef and dairy calf clubs. • Exeter Fair officials are hop- ing to attract as large a crowd as .the one which witnessed the Centennial Fair last year. A re- cord number of 5,000 attended the special celebration. President H. H. G. Strang said: "Many .people were well pleased with the good fair we had last year and they are looking for- ward to this year's fair. I think we can promise them a show just as good.". An impressive array of top amateur talent from the county has •been. arranged by Huron Junior Farmer organizations for. the Wednesday night show in the arena. The program will include music, comedy,. dancing and skits. Three Local Acts • South Huron Juniors will -con- tribute three outstanding• acts to the program, The Bern brothers, Harry and Bob, *ill sing comedy songs; Marion •Creery, who has won several high school awards, will contribute verse - speaking; and Rosemary and Robbie Dob- son will perform a modern dance. Quite a few girls are expected to compete for the Huron •County title and the $50 first prize which goes with it. Second and third winnerswill receive $25 and $15. Reder's Florist has donated red roses for the winners, Three bands besides the Sarnia Lionettes will be featured in the parade which will open Thurs- day's program. The Exeter Le- gion Pipe Band, RCAF Centralia Trumpet Band and the. SHDHS Trumpet Band will provide lots of colorful music for the proces- sion and for the fair. The parade will not pass through the town as in . former years. It will form up at the corner of Andrew and.- Welling- ton Streets and proceed into the grounds to be viewed by the crowd on the grandstand. The largest 4-H exhibtion in the history of the local fair will be one of the highlights. Over 100 members of dairy and beef calf clubs, poultry, grain and white bean clubs will stage their Achievement Day at the fair. MLA To Open Fair . Tom Pryde, Huron MLA, will officially open the exposition in a special ceremony early in the afternoon. Fair Secretary Clark Fisher says there has been unusual in- terest in the horse and poultry classes this year. He also expects keen competition in the cattle division. Tory Gregg will be the master of ceremonies for the fair. He will direct the afternoon prog- ram from .the bandstand in front of the grandstand. Carter Shows, of Windsor, will provide the midway rides and shows. A large display of ma- chinery and automobiles is expect- ed. Feature of. the ladies' competi- tions will be •a display of hob - hies. Women of the community have been asked to exhibit their hobbies in a special section of the arena. Another excellent indoor show is anticipated in the hall and rink parts of the arena. The in- door display of the local fair has been recognized as one of the best in the district. The rink section features large commerc- ial displays of fruits and vege- tables, as well as school work, commercial exhibits, grain and flowers. Vice-presidents of the fair are Exeter Mayor R. E. Pooley and Bob Kern, prominent junior farmer. The directors include Ralph . Bailey, Donald Dearing, Harry Coates, Dalton Finlebeiner, Mac Hodgert, Douglas May, Wil- liam McKenzie,, Douglas. Rivers, B. W. Tuckey, Mrs. C. Brintnell, Mrs. R. Kestle, Mrs. E. Mitchell, Victor J effery, Lloyd Cushman and Garnet Hicks. Eighty*Second Y peer EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15 Let Contract To Truc New Schedule Starts D HS Requests $85,000 For Five -Room Annex South Huron District High I dition has already been received from the Department of Educa- tion which has agreed to pay 75 ;percent of the cost up to a maxi, mum of $80,000. Plans for the extension have not been drafted yet but the board estimates it requires four classrooms and a laboratory. The board is considering relocating the cafeteria and providing for a part - time second gymnasium when the addition is built but it will not make a final decision until it gets the. advice ,of an architect and the department. School Board, meeting Tuesday night, made a formal request 01 the municipalities in the area for $85,000 to finance• the construc- tion of a five -room addition, The request is the board's first major step towards providing more accomodation fora rapidly - rising enrolment at the district school. The crowded condition of the school this term convinced the board of the need for the addi- tion, Principal H. L. Sturgis re- ported the school "filled to capacity" with. the present enrol- ment of 493, "We are using as a classroom all the available space in the school,” the principal told the iboard. "We are even hplding one class in the board\room." The enrolment increased. by 70 this fall and is expected to take another similar hike next year. The • board hopes to have the ad- dition ready by September, 1956, to meet the next influx, Exeter Issues Debentures The •board made its request for funds to the Town of Exeter, which is the -initiating municipal- ity in the district. All other muni- cipalities in the district must agree to pay for their share of the debenture costs before the town can proceed. -• The board has received ap. proval for the addition from alt councils in the area except Graud Bend and Tuckersmith but it has been assured that these Muni- cipalities will co-operate. •' Other corporations involved include the village of Hensall and the town- ships of Usborne, Stephen and Hay, )Debenture cost of the proposed addition will amout to about one- quarter of a mill throughout the area. Tentative approval for the ad - Newlyweds At Churchc /hen Fire Guts Home All the devoted labor .of a new- lywed couple trying to establish a .home went up in smoke Satur- day while they were attending church. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cooper, who were married in late July, lost most of .their newly -acquired possessions in a smoldering Sire. which damaged their homeon the corner .of. George and Andrew streets, Exeter., Their wedding gifts, new furn- iture and appliances, and cloth- ing were destroyed or severely damaged by the heavy black smoke and water used oto extin- guish the blaze. Friends and neighbours are planning a shower for the young couple Tuesday afternoon and evening. It will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. (Hogarth. The couple rushed from their church, the Seven Day Advent- ists, to find their house •belching soot. ,Few of the contents were saved. •The fire is believed to have started in the 'wiring of an ad- dition to the building which hous- ed the bathroom. This was the most severely damaged portion of the small, One-stgxey, frame house converted from a poultry build- ing. The 'couple purchased the home early in July from L. V« Hogarth, Main 1St. and had completely re- decorated itthemselves, Their painting, papering and floor-cov- gantams Win Final Tilt But Opponents Protest Exeter Bantams have elimin- ated West Lorne on the fieldbut they still have to face them in the legal ring before they can go in search of the O.B.A. "C" title. The locals won the third and deciding contest here Wednesday afternoon 8-5 but the visitors played the game under protest. 'They have alae filed arotest on the Saturdaygame when Exeter drubbed the18-0, West Lorne Manager Stew Ron- son define the Exeter team Could not produce 0,84. playing Certificates ter all the members who .participated in the two games. File $60 Deposit The plaintiffs filed a $50 de- posit with their protest to O.B.A. Secretary, Tom iaWden of St. Catharines, Date of the hearing has not been announced, The top three batters in the 1aOalsr Jimmy, B ommaer t Barry Glover and Jim Ruese11 scored all Exeter's runs in Wed- nesday's win. Blommaert scored tour runs on three singles and a walk; Glover hit two doubles and two singles and counted twice; Jim Rus ell s ,the 'winning pitcher, scored two runs en a double and a single, Carl Ellison hit two of the five singles given up by Russell. The tall Exeter righthander struck out 14 01 the visitors. Scorn In First Inning Glover knocked Blommaert home in the first Inning Bing to give Exeter a 1-0 lead. The three stars all scored in succession in the third and again in the fifth and Blommaert added the eighth run in the eighth inning. 'l'wo, baok-to-back singles gave West Lorne its first counter in the fourth and walks accounted for another in the fifth. Mussell experienced most trouble in the eighth when the visitors counted three runs on tato hits, a walk and an error. ering was left a mess by the fire. Smoke from the building was spotted by Mr. Hogarth. and Glen Northcott, who were working nearby, and they turned in the alarm. Firemen .had. difficulty fighting the blaze because of the dense smoke. Part of the loss is covered by insurance. The couple plan to repair and renovate the house again. They are living with Mr. and Mrs. 'Hub- ert Cooper, of R.R. Exeter, par- ents -of the groom. The bride is t he former Noreen Stebbins, daughter of Kr. and Mrs. Delas Stebbins, Grand Bend. Mr. Cooper drives a truck for Orville Ford. Corn Pack Down 30%0 Corn pack at the local ibt'anch of Canadian Packers Ltd..will be completed this week, Manager H. K. Penhale said Wednesday. Yield of the t=rop has been cut about 30 per cent by the dry weather. ,Cabbage for sauerkraut will be only a "fair" crop because of the drought, Manager Penhale esti- mated. . sti-mated.. This pack will not be ready for several weeks. Need More For Victims While Zion United Church con- tinues its appeal for donations to the Cornish Building Fund, men of the community have started already to erect a home for the, family which lost all possessions in a fire two weeks ago. Men staged a •bee on the farm Monday afternoon and•cleaned up 'the debris from the fire and dug a foundation for the new house. They are now ready to pour the cement. Below Objective • The building fund, however, is far below its objective. Treasurer Kenneth Hern reported receipts of about $1,000. The committee hopes to raise $3,000 to pay for +building materials—men will do- nate their labor for the con- struction. A benefit dance for the family was held in Kirkton hall Friday night. All receipts were donated to the fund. Canvassers for the building fund are James Earl, Clifton Jaques, Ephriam Hern and Ever- ard 1Viilier. Donations are being accepted in stores at Elimville, Winchelsea and Farquhar, at Ex- eter District Co-op and Exeter Times -Advocate. Ladies Collect Clothing Ladies of the Zion community have gathered together clothing and preserves for the family. In Safetycharge of this assistance are Mrs. Tape Warren Brock, Mrs. James Earl, Bicycles Free Bicycles of Exeter and dist- riot children will be taped accord- ing to highway regulations in a "Safe Bdkes" campaign to be Staged by Exeter Safety Council on Wednesday, September 28. The taping will be done free, thanks to a donation this week Mrs. Tom Hern and Mrs. Harold Hern. The family; 'Mr. and Mrs. Gar- field Cornish and four children, saved only the clothing they were 'wearing when the 125 -year-old house was destroyed by fire on September 1. It' was the second. setback Suffered by the family inside of a year. Last fall, Mr. Cornish, received a severe leg in- jury in a tractor accident and was from Exeter Kinette Club. The not able to work until this sum- eouncil originally planned to mer. . charge owners 25 cents but the fee has been eliminated by the offer of the Exeter Kinettes to pay for all tape used in the cam- paign. The committee, headed by Mrs. Don ,Sou•bheott, plans to apply the is b reflective materiel Leri 1 to the Y dles in the arena while the children are at school. They will be asked to leave their bikes there on the way 10 school and to plait them up when school is out. 'Provision is being , made for district children to have their bikes treated, too. 'Under the regulations of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, bicycles must have reflective .ma- terial on their ',rear fender and front forks for night riding. Win Gran Prizes At Western Fair M. E. Hooper ,and Son, of R. R. 0, St. Marys,ca tored four firsts, , 10 Seconds and three thirds to become one of the major winners in the grain and seed competition at 'Western Fair. Two •Lucan district Eartern , Hirafn O'Neil and 'Hugh Filson, also won a number of awards in the same section. Fred. McClyniont, .Of Varna, a veteran exhibitor at district ,faire, was runner-up for top honors in the fruit section. Third was Evan 1Vteabrelent, also 01 Varna. Hensall II Value . n Remains High Assessment for the village of Hensall remains at the record high of $760,000 reached last year, according to the roll sub - Mined to council Monday night by new Assessor A. W. Kerslake. The roll shows a total value of $835,0.70, of which $759,470 is taxable. Pbpuiation is 700. The roll was accepted by •council and date of court of re- vision set 'for October 3. "Three coats and' helmets for the Volunteer fire brigade were ordered, Vire Chief B. A. Kyle requested the equipment. Council requested the Depart- ment of Highways to erect taWo School Safety signs on No. 84 Highway. The Bell Telephone Company of Canadaa asked to remove their 'Weefrom King Street be- tween Wellington street and No. 4 highway, The PALO. is install- ing new street lights in this sec- tion, E. R. Davis :reported on clean- ing the Catch basins, •building two new ones, and repairing several others. Sand and salt have been stockpiled for use on streets in winter., m A grant of 75 was ade to Hennll , �SchooI Fair, PRETTY GIRLA FEATURE FAIR—Pretty girls will be feat- ured at Exeter Fair next Wednesday and Thursday. There'll be over 80 of them, including this strutting drum majorette, in the famous Sarnia Lionettes trumpet band which will high- light Thursday's program. Beauties ' from all over Huron County will compete in the Agricultural Queen contest during the Junior Farmer Variety Show on Wednesday night. High school Bus Costs Increase To $34,000 A new 55 -passenger bus will be added to the fleet which 'transports SHDHS students to school, the (board decided Tues- day night. The new bus, which increases the fleet to eight, has been made necessary by the influx of dis- trict students attend school this term, The extra bus will increase the annual cost of transportation nearly $3,000 bringing the total to $33,908. The Ontario Depart- ment epartment of Education pays 75 per- cent of this amount. The board approved eight routes arranged by ''Secretary - Treasurer E. D. Howey and E. R. Guenther, owner 'of Exeter" Coach Lines Ltd., which operates the bus system. There are three routes in Hay, three in Stephen and two in UsbOrne. Over 600 Miles Daily The busses will travel 512 miles every day of the school year. Longest route is No. 5 to Greenway which provides for a daily round-trip of 74 miles. The north Usborne bus Will travel 73 index. The new bus will be the sec - and large one in the 1oca1 fleet. These cost the school board 35 cents •a mile compared to the 32 cents charge for the smaller busses, The board considers the extra carrying capacity of the larger type more economical, The One large bus is now used on the Zurich route and brings in 67 pupils. The new bus will ope- rate on the liens all route o re,' r e 9 to 'leve the congestion there, Secretary Howey explained the routes are planned to give the most nern''ber of studente as Short a ride As possible and for this reason students from urban centres are picked up last. No matter how the routes are arranged, it is not' possible to pick every child up at his gate, he said, but the board tries to compensate for this by altering the routes each year. For, ex- ample, an effort was made this term to pick up at their gate students who had to walk to the bus last year. Daily cost of the transportation for the next year will be 44.6 cents per pupil. The department allows an average of 50 cents per pupil. Purchase of Considerable new equipment was authorized by the 'board, including five new typewriters, commercial supplies, shop equipment, record player, film strips, records. Total cost amounted to over $1,300. A reception was_ planned at which` members of the board would meet members of the stat! and their wives. There are eight new teachers On the staff of 19 this year. 1Chairnian C. S. MacNaughtbn presided over the meeting. Heifer, Car Collide The heifer had to be destroyed and the Car suffered $80.0 daxxt- agewhen the two Collided on Highway 85, at Hay Swamp ;Fri- day night. The vehleie was drlree by Borden Clark, of Grand Bend. The heifer was one of 15, owned by .Alan Westcott, A.R. 1 Cen- tralia, which had broken ant at the pasture and had moved onto the highway, PrOvinalal'Constable, Et 1st e r ZI imerrnan ltirrestigated. is.trict Man Gets Contract. contract for 'truck Mail ser- vice from London to Wingham has been let to Patrick Marrinan, R.R. 1 Clandeboye, the .distriltt postal office et London Minoan- ced Wednesday, The service, which affects all communities along No. 4 high- way, will start on Monday, Octo- ber 17. The morning mail will be' re o e i vead approximately three hours earlier than at present and the night mail will be two hours later than the present schedule. The •CNR. which has hauled' the mails ever since the rally' were put through, will no longer' be used for postal service, It will. be completely replaced by the new system. A post office official .said the contract was awarded to the per- son submitting the lowest tender. A call for tenders was issued during ,July.. Mr. ,Marranan, a $3year-old farmer living a mile and one-half. miles west of Clandebope, said, he and his three sons plan to oper- ate the mail service in addition to their farm. His sons are Jim • 26, Pat 23 and Bill 19. None of the family has had any exper- ience with the post office. Price of the contract was not disclosed.. Must Carry Over Two Tone According to the specifications of the tender call, the depart- ment expects the route will re:- quire a truck with a carrying capacity of 350 .cubic feet and capable of conveying a load of two and one-half tons. The con- tractor is required to have suit- able standby equipment in case of breakdowns and larger equip- ment for the Christmas season. Under the new system, the truck will leave London at 7 :a.m., just after the overnight mail ar- rives, and proceed up No. 4 High- way as. tar as Wingham. It will leave Winghazn at 3.25 p.m. tor the return, trip and arrive in Lon- don at 6.45. Times of the schedule affect- ing this area are: Morning trip (north) : Den- field 7,42, Lucen 8.00, Clande- boye 8.16, 'Centralia 8.28, Exeter 8.37, Hensall 8.54, Kippen 9.02, Brucefield 9.10. ,Afternoon trip (south): Bruce - field '4.38, Kippen 4.46, Hensall 4:53, Exeter 5.08, 'Centralia 5.17, —Please Turn to Page 12 Tile Shortage Delays Drain Construction of the dairy drain at Exeter .north will have to be postponed for a month at least because of a shortage of tile, Clerk C. V. Pickard said Wednes- daAn acute scarcity of cement has curtailed manufacture of the tile and the supply has been used up. Council had hoped to start the drain this week and had arrang- ed for equipment to dig it. The cement shortage will also affect the repairs to the dam at Riverview Park. CounciI ordered the repairs done this fall so the dam would be strengthened for the spring floods. The town work crew has seed- ed the cleaned -up area between the dam and the highway at Riverview Park. SHDHS Graduates Continue Studies Quite a number of SHDHS graduates are pursuing studies at universities, teachers colle es and nursing schools in Ontario. Misses Katherine Kalbfleisch. and Arlene Haberer of Zurich. have registered for their first year at 'C.W.O. .Miss Trudy Pickard, town, and Miss Evelyn Sharrow of Grand Bend commenced their 'second year at London 'Teachers' College on Tuesday, First year students include Ruth iSoldan, 'Hensall,. Donald Finlebeiner, •Crediton, Stanley Heist, Dashwood, 13111 ' utgblut, Marlene Wagner and. (Marilyn Haberer, Zurich, and Jean Lavender, 'Hensall, alt former. Students Of 8,11.D.11.S. Miss jean Thomsen and Miss Marie 'Hodgson register today (Thursday) as students 'at Mac- Donald Hall, Guelph. Mist; Joan Ellerhtgton and Miss Beth Taylor, Will. return as etitdents there. 1iies Elizabeth Hunter a roll0� itt Victoria Hoepital last week as a 'student nurse. Jim Sturgis, Who has spent the sumtnor in Aurora, .returned home Wednesday. pie Will return to U.W.(, for his second year its the hanor history course. Mist Selig Drielop Exeter, arid :claim EXaberer, Zttrieh, will enter their third year et 'C.W.O. this fall.