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Eighty -Second Yew EXETER, ONTARIO THURSPAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 195$ Price Per Caw 70
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Official Sees Vote On Hog Plan
rec... Farmers Divide
NEW SHDHS COUNCIL-SHDHS students elected Marion Creery, of Woodham,, Huron
County's Agricultural Queen, to the head post of their council Tuesday afternoon. The pretty
president sits with the schools mascot surrounded by other members of her 'council. They are,
left to right, Marion Alexander, secretary; Margaret Woodburn, treasurer; Graham. Farquhar,
publicity, -and .Gerald Rannie; vice-president. (T -A Photo)
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QUEEN CONGRATULATES' 4-H RESERVE CHAMPS -Huron County Agricultural Queen
Marion Creery, of R.R. L Woodham, has a regal smile for the Hereford steer owned by
Keith Coates, of R.R. 1 Centralia, which was, judged :best of the Exeter 4-H Calf Club at
Thursday's fair and which won county, reserve championship honours at Seaforth on Friday.
Lorne Hern, left,, of Woodham, was among the .winners of the Exeter 4-H Dairy Calf Club
competition and he won Huron reserve chappiox!ship honours at Blyth on Wednesday. Both
boys will show their calves at the. Royal Winter Fair. (T -A Photo)
TOP TRACTOR DRIVERS -These junior farmers were judged best drivers in the -Zurich
4-H Tractor Club competition at the fair on Tuesday. Winner was Gerald Parsons, of R.R. 2
Hensall,eentre'and runrier;up was his brother, Harold, In third place came Floyd Turner, of
Varna. Edgar Willert of Zurich, won the 4-FI,Calf Club contest. Rain cut the outdoor com-
petitions but the indoor classes were, -*l1 filled. (T -A, Photo)
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Dust Of H -Bomb Would Kill Crops
Radioaetivity from nuclear
bonbs could ruin this agricult-
ural district for many years, a
ground defence officer froni
ROAF Station )Centtalia, told
Exe-
ter Kindle:en Friday night.
PO. Ed MatitrOnardi said he
doubted. if this area would ever
be bombed In the event Of nu-
Clear warfare but it could stiffer
serious effects from attacks on
4Dettbit, Windsor or
"The One awful thing about
hydregen bombing is that it lc
liot just one big lbang Which
causesause t1l scale destraction In
a radius of tieven or eight miloS
-it creates a china of peleolleue
death WWII fella on every Ceritre
along its path,
"eettuse a its insidiclitit
'na-
tnre, radioactivity *Mild rein
every bit of aro if ellen a cloud
passed over this area. 'You would
never be able to touch it for
yeara Upon yea,ts."
The air force officer urged the
community to take an iiiterest
in 'civil dpfdnee. it isn't •se much
that you Weald he ibtinibedwit's
knowing what to dO it yOur area
,beconieS saturated with redid -
activity that is inipOrtant."
The Centralia Ground Defence
officer ,studied unclear and bi-
ological 'tivifare at university.
he fought With the navy during
the second World War, and Wen
the Military -Cross in the filthy
during the Korean campaign,
fore joining the air ±�r°,
The speaker was introduced by
Kinsman elehrge NoseWOithy and
apPreeitttleit was expressed bY
Glen Miekle,
'PreSidelit Shelden 'Weill chair-
ed the meeting. 111111 Tatkey re-
ported on the sitc,cees df the 4.11
Poultrycihb Which the Kinsmen
sponsored this year,
Reports on the Kinsnlen con-
vention in Windsor thisiettlater
were 'given by Gerd Ilaynham,
Lloyd Ford and president Wein.
Rosa Tuckey was fitienIester.
Sugar Beets Above Average
Retent raffia have helped the
sager beet orep, according to
ieMman .W, Antos, of Parkhill
He said Wednesday he expected
yield to, be "Sleet average."
'Phe '660,103 at Centralia Will be
Open on Wedneedity Otteger I
for the beett, Mr. Antos Said,
Wife Escapes To Phone For Help
hen Gunman Attacks Husband
Peter Vetter, .a 24 -year-old int -
migrant, ,will appear in StratfOrd
court Thursday charged with rob-
bing and pistot-attacking his
former employer, Lloyd Hackney,
40, of R.R. 1 Kirkton, in his
home Saturday morning.,
The immigrant was arrested at
his home in Brampton early Sun-
day morning after an all -day
search Saturday by Ontario Pro-
vincial Police and civilian .posses.
. The alarm was given ey Mrs,
Hackney who escaped from the
attacker and ran -to a neighbour'S
in her bare feet to phone for help.
Struck With Revolver
The man struck Hackney over
the bead with a revolver while he
was lying in bed and opened a
gash which required 16 stitches
to/close. He was treated at South
Huron Hospital.
One shot was fired in a scuffle
McGillivray
Raises Rate
McGillivray council, meeting
Saturday, set tile •townsnip tax
rate at 37.2 mills -an increase of
1.2 mills over last year.
Reason for the hi k e is the
higher high school rate made ne-
cessary by the construction of the
new school in Parkhill,
Breakdown of the mill rate is:
county 11, township 9, general
school 3.4, high school 7..6, Mc-
Gillivray Township School Area
6, SS. No, 16 .8 Mooresville Se-
parate School 15, Mt. Carmel Se-
parate 11, Parkhill Separate 22,
William Patterson was anpoin-
ted .tax collecter for 1955.
.Preparing for the court action
entered by Dr, I,. G. Hagmeier
for 'flood damage, the township
appointed McCallum and Lamon,
London solicitors, and E. S. Li-
vermore, also of London, to re-
present the township.
The council also retained two
anginders, Col. S. W. Archibald,
of London, and M. G. Geroge, ot.
Chatham, for professional advice
in connection with the suit.
The by-law for the Dietrich
Drain Repair was passed for the
third time.
Reeve Ered Herman presided
for the meeting. Councillors Earl
Dixon, Norman Mollard and Dun-
can Drummond attended. W. J.
Amos is clerk.
between Hackney and the man in
the upstairs bedroom. It lodged
ft a dresser drawer.
The second shot was fired into
a closet In the dining room,
where Hackney had taken refuge
as the two came downstairs.
Hackney said be "went into the
stoset, lay down on the floor and
byaced my feet against the door,
Re (the attacker) forced the
door slightly ajar ,and fired
through the opening. The 'bullet
went through two coats."
The man is believed to have
known the house well because he
entered the darkened house,
,nade his way directly to the bed-
room of Hackney and his wife.
Saw Revolver Pointed
"I thought I heard a noise
downstairs and put the light on
sir.d
inattihea:edroom, but heard no-
thing more," Mrs. Hackney said
"Later, I thought I heard an-
other noise and then heard a
creak of a floorboard in the up-
stairs hall. The next thing I saw
was a revolver pointed around
the door frame. ,
"The man told me to 'put out
that light' and then he entered
the bedroom and demanded
money. He was given a small
sum out of a wallet, but asked
for more.
"The man then went down-
stairs and found some other
money, It belonged to the child-
ren and he seemed to know
where to go for it. He then came
back upstai.rs and asked for
more money.
Struck On Head
"Then he struck my husband
on the head with his revolver. He
struck him three times and theu
a scuffle started,
"One shot was tired during the
Scuffle and then I rese and turn-
ed on the lights. He made a grab
for me, but only grazed my
wrists. Then I ran downstairs
and across the road to call the
police,"
The fight continued out into
the hallway, where Hackney at-
tempted to force the man over
tee bannister railing of the stairs
but he 'Was weak -from loss of.
blood.
A sizeable bloodstain was on
one pillow on the bed and drops
of blood were all over the up-
stairs nallway. They continued
down the stairs to the lower
floor.
Radio Was Smashed
The man is believed to have
entered through a door on the
east side of the,house, then rip -
Church Must Expand
WMS Section Hears
An expanding Canada needs
an expanding church" was the
message of Mrs. W. Pike, of Il-
derton, to the members of ,the
South Section of Huron .Presby-,
Aerial WACO. convening it Grand
Bend United Church Tuesday
morning and afternoon.
IVIrs. Pike based her remarks
on Paul's message to the Philip-
pians "Forgetting those things
which are behind and reaching
chit to those things which are
ahead, press on and whereto we
have attained let us walk." "As
an 'organization the Women's Mis-
sionary Society has grown very
big. We must strive to keep it
that big and to keep it growing':
she said. She referred to the ',very
small beginning of WAVLS. work
in the Methodist Church when
one woman asked for money for
a one room addition to her Wiese
to care for some needy thildren.
Today 241,700 members with 175
missionaries are raising $1,106,-
000 a year for missionary work.
Need For, Work
"Ott' church must go along
with the problems of our expand-
ing c'ountry--must work with the
110W Canadians settling in our
nlidst-must work in the ocingest-
ed areas of the oil wells and of
the uranium mines" she amain -
lied. On our west coast people
driven from other countries by
communism are Striving to make
homes for themselves. The golt-
ernment ,paid little heed to the
educational needs'of the children,
who could not even speak our
language, until a group of W,M.
S. women forced the issue and
insisted on special classes for
these children -thus meeting tho'
need of an expanding coantrY.
Horne Missions
Only Otto weinan in five belong
to a missionary Orgenitetital. This
is evidence of the need for Work
right'oin our niidat,
"The 'Women's Missionary Sa-
fety as an Organization OppOseS
all wrong. Do we as ledielduale
take our stand against them?"
challenged Mrs. Pike. The nu))1-
ber One prObleni of 11,0111E3 miseiOns
Is the lack of Men and women
power to carry on the Work. "Do
we create a missionary atittosi-
phere in Our lonies .to• entourage
our young people to take up this
Week?" she further challeaged,
"Why not, as Hallowe'en ap-
proaches encourage our children -
to ask for needles„pins, buttons
or items of clothing to be sent to
Korea instead of begging goodies
for themselves?" was Mrs. Pike's.
suggestion.
Other speakers at the after-
noon session included .Mrs. E.
Desjardine. president of Huron
Presbyterial, Mrs. W. J. Moores,
president of London 'Conference
Branch; the supply secretary,
Miss .Tosie Saunders, Goderich
and Mrs. W. E. Mills, Walton,
who gave a report of the School
for Leaders recently held at Alma
College, St. Thomas.
A kit by Grand Bend C.G.I.T.
girls under the leadership of Mrs.
Wally Becker was presented.
Morning Session
During the morning session
roll call and a brief report from
each organization In the section
represeated was given. Ten min -
ate reports were heard from four
Pre,s13yterial secretaries, Mrs. G.
Armstrong, Hensall, christian
stewardship; Mrs. M. Gardiner,
Exeter, baby- band; Mrs. Wm.
johns, Exeter, Missionary Month-
ly and World .Friends and Mrs.
H. Doig, oedwich, christian citi-
zenship.
Dinner was served by Grand
Bend auxiliary.
Mre. W. H.. Love, south sec-
tion vice-president, presided for
the meeting.
An Invitation to Meet at Cen-
tralia ehurch next year was ac -
dented. •
Give Away
Car, $1,000
A new tar and over $1,000 in
rash will be given away this Fri-
day „aight it the first of three
MajOr bingo's sponsored by Exe-
ter Legion and Lions thie fall.
A 1955 Model coach Will be won
in the male genie of the eight.
Three special genies will be play-
ed �r -f$150 prizes ascii and the
12 reguar games will have pekes
of $50. each.
Proceeds from the bingo will go
to the eout Rouse being erected
Ot john Street near Carling.
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Ped out the telephone wires. A
mantel radio on a stand under
the telephone was knocked onto
the floor and smashed. He came
up the rear stairs, through the
children:s room to the treat bed-
room.
The sum taken, by the attaoker
is believed to be around $40., but
$10 of that amount was found in
a small apple orchard just east
of the house.
In the scuffle upstairs, the
man lost his revolyer, but before
leaving the house police believe
he regained the weapon and also
took a rifle belonging to Hackney.
The rifle was found beside a
small bush on the eastern edge
of the lawn.
The attacker is believed • to
have still been in the house when
Provincial Constables Cecil Gib-
bons, John Ford, and Chief Reg.
Taylor; of Exeter, arrived at the
farm, although stories are rather
conflicting at this point.
It is believed be fled upon
hearing a voice shout, "It's the
police." His exit from the house
was to the east and the discard-
ed articles were fpun.cl. In that
direction.
-The two Hackney children,
Dennis, six, and Linda, 14
months, were asleep in their up-
stairs bedroom during the attack.
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Charles Metunlii, president
the Ontario Hog Producers Co -Op
told 700 district 'producers Wed -I
nesday night "you will probably
have a chaAce to vote en the
marketing scheme" but be did
not disclose when.
Asked to elaborate after the
ineetiag„ the president said the
Provincial government had 'tile
right to call a vote at any time
but he did not have any indica-
tion when it would do so.
'McInnis mentioned tbe vete in
answer to one of the many ques-
tions fired at officials of the
marketing co-op following their
speeches, Theodore Parker, the
co-op fighter from Sebringville,
led the oppositian.
Producers clearly showed they
had mixed feelings over the new
direction program of the mark-
eting scheme when they applaud-
ed lustily both eo-operative and
app.osition speakers.
Ignore Critics
They cheered when MOInnis
urged them to ignore "the few in-
dividuals who 'would tear our
marketing scheme down" and ask-
ed them to strengthen the co-op
so producers would get a better -
share of the national Income,
They cheered just as loudly
when one anti co-op man said he
had fought four and ,one-half
years for freedom and no didn't
like anybody telling him where
he had to eell his personal pro-
perty. He was referring to the
new direction program by which
the co-op tells the producers
where to market their hogs.
Jake Kohler, ma-nager of the
Huron Beauty Queen
Wins SHDHS Election
South Huron District High
School students have picked a
beauty queen to preside over their
affairs for the 1955-56 term.
They chose Huron COunty Agri-
cultural Queen, Marion Creery of
R.R. 1 Woodham, Its president
of their Student Council itt the
school's annual election on Tues-
day.
It was tne second honor with-
in a Week for the pretty, long-
haired 'brunette . who won the,
beauty title last Wednesday. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Theron Creery, of Usborne town-
ship.
'Miss Creery will be the second
girl in succession to head the
student body. Last year's presi-
dent, Barbara printnell, was the
first girl in 10 years to win the
position.
Vie,garesident of the council is
Geral T Rennie, of Hensall,
grade 13 student. Marion Alex-
ander, a, special commercial stu-
dent from Usborne, won a tie -
breaking contest for the secretary-
ship. Margaret Woodburn, Grade
12, Stephen, is treasurer and
Graham Farquhar, a grade 11
student from Grand Bend, is in
charge of publicity.
Heads Paper Staff
New editor of the Ink Spot is
Jim Crocker, of Exeter. A grade
12 student, he is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. K. Crocker.
Literary Editor is Katherine
Ondrejicke, Grade 13, of RJR. 1
Crediton; reporter, Bill Laven-
der, grade 12, Hensall; produc-
tion manager, Charles Kernick,
grade 12, Usborne; circulation
manager._
Helen Taylor, grade 11,
Exeter.
Exeter Girl President
'Carol Fletcher, daughter of
Mrs. M. C. Fletcher, Exeter, is
president of the athletic society
which sponsors the school's foot -
Safety Mark
150 Bicycles
Ontario Provincial pollee, Exe-
ter Public. School and Exeter Kin-
nettes all offered a hand to the
local Safety Council in "Operation
Stick" eondutted Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Public School.
'Members of the Safety Council
used close to 300 feet Of safety
reflector tape on 150 bicycles be-
longing to public school children.
Tape was donated by local Kin-
ettes.
When taping was completed,
Principal 4..rthur Idle assembled
grades three to eight In the gym-
torium of the school where they
saw a film about bicycle safety
and where they beard a talk by
O.P.1'. Ed. Held, Meant Forrest
Detaehment,
, Cpl. Reid told the 300 children
that the habits they formed In
riding their bicycles today would
be carried On to the time when
they became drivers, He Showed
haw ears, dbuttes' and colninon
sense would be applied by these
riding bieycles and he warned at
the dangers involved in breaking
safety rates.
!Cpl. Reid was ttecempaltied by
Constable John EMI or the low
detachment and Exeter Police
Chief Rag. Taylor.
Mr. Idle exPressed thanks on
behalf of the school to Owen S.
Atkineen, Chairman Of the Safety
Countil. Members of the team
who 'taped the bicycles *ate IVIre,
Iv Mooney, Mrs. jelin Sehrbecler,
Mrs. DEM Seutheott, Mr. Schree-
ball, basketball and v011eyball
teams. She is a grade 11 student.
Vice-president of the soolety is
Bill Pollen, grade 11, Exeter;
secretary, Dwayne Timmy, grade
12, Hay; treasure',Frances
Green, grade 11, Grand Bend;'
publicity, Rosemary Dobson,
.grade 11-, Kirkton.
Each form elected a president
and vice-president th represent it
on, the Student council. Winners
were:
Perin Iteimesentatives
Grade 13 -Jules Desjardine,
Alexia Lostell; Special Commerc-
ial, Audrey Green, Jack Praia;
Grade 12'A Dwayne Tinney, , Jim
Etherington; 12B, Emil Hend-
rick, Phyllis Cann; Grade laA,
Helen Taylor, Jane Farrow; 11B,
Ted Smith, Bob Pooley.
Grade 10A, Dick Charrette,
Batten. Remick; 10B, Johnny
Masse, Carolyn Oke; 10C, Sally
Acheson, Janet 'Gascho; 10D,
Bonnie Kyle, Doreen Brock.
Grade 9A, Gloria Dixon, Keith
Hodgins; 9E, Louise Hockey,
Jane McNaughton; 9C, Grace
Johns, Grace Routly; 9D, Mona
Desjardine, Colleen Hamilton;
9E, G.len Irvine, Donna Wells;
9F, Betty Brady, Sibyl Crossman.
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co-op, explained the new market' -
Ing scheme. Assembly plaints,
which have ,been 'established at
London, .Stratford, Kitchener and
otlier cities, will be staffed with
men to tattoo the 1100 and to
direct them to the plant where
they have been sold. 1! the bop
havent been sold, they will be
kept at the -co-op yards and weir
end and fe4 until they have been
sold. No producers will be allow-
ed to sell bogs direct to the .Paeite
ers,
Not Lose Ou Shrinkage
He claimed producers would
not lose any more from shrinkage
by going to the co -Op yards than
by going direct to the paelters,
Who sometimes keep Pin; Several
days before slaughtering them.
Theodere Parker charged the
co-op was not legal and that is
could not prevent a producer
from selling his bogs where he
wants to. "The tourts will settle,
the validity of this marketing
businese" he 'laid, referring to
the legal proceedings he is taking
against the hog marketing scheme
In answer to a question front
Parker, President 11c3Innis 're-
peate.d his charge that million
of dollars are bedng handed ,out
to trucker e to bring- hogs direct
to the plants instead of to the
open market. He said the new
direction program, was incorpor-
ated because the board did not
feel It had, a strong enough bar-
gening position when 90 per cent
of the hogs were going directly
to the pl.ants.
"We want to have the benefits.
ef open market under competitive
bidding" he said.
Questioned about the recent
two, cent drop in priee, Kohler
said a surplus of production was
forcing the price down and that
a greater increase in production
would lower the price even more
before the end of the year.
Brought Higher Price
afloInnis said the marketing
scheme had benefitted producers
by achieving a high price for
hog; providing free stockyard
service in Toronto, Kitchenerand
Montreal; sending out settle-
ments with complete data; pro-
viding protection in regard to
deductions; making cheques
ay -
able at par; making surveys ev-
ery three months to a,ssess the
number of 'hogs coming to mar-
ketep, plapit; cold" be,,m9de,
cordingly to keep the price as
high as possible.
The co-operative president said
that before the scheme was
brought into effect prices for
hogs at outside markets were al-
ways lower than those in Tor-
onto; now the prices at outside
markets are often higher than
those in Toronto.
He quoted figures to .show Oft-
tario producers had received
more for their hogs during the
two years the co-operative has
been in operation than producers
in the West or the United States.
W. R. Lobb, president of the
Huron Hog Producers Go -Opera-
tive, was chairman of the meet -
Mg. Eldred Aiken,zone director
for this area, also spoke.
4-H Tractor Club Test
Features Fair At Zurich
although rain spoiled the out-
door show of Zurich Pair on
Tuesday, the indoor competitions
were keener than ever. Officials
said entries were away up in the
vegetables, grain, women's sec-
tions and school fair classes.
Despite the downpour, which
started just as the school parade
reached the gate of the fair
grounds early in the afternoon,
all events were run off as sched-
uled. Cattle and horsemen show-
ed their animals in the drizzling
rain.
Unique feature of the 4-11 show
was the tractor driving test stag-
ed by members of the Zurich 4-11
Tractor Chtb. Two brothers, Ger-
ald, and Harold Parsons„ R. R. 1
Hensall, were named top drivers
on the obstacle eOurse.
Edgar 'Willert, of R. R. 1, Hen-
sel', was a two top winner in
the 4-71 calf club, His steer was
judged- best of the show and he
won first prize for showmanship.
Two top exhibitors at the show
were Secand Vice -President, Clif-
ford Pepper and his wife, Laura.
The Dashwood couple entered 164
items in various competitions. Mr.
Pepper displayed over 1.00 birds
to win easily the poultry Election.
Mrs. Pepper was the top winner
in the baking section and she also
showed in hottecraft, .flowers,
vegetables and fruits.
V. R. Pepper, of ,SeafOrth won
the purebred beef herd champion-
ship end Pero Willert and Son,
Zurich, tapturedthe grade beef
honors,
A free -ter -all Milky race and
speed contest among roadsters
featured the 'horse show in which
quite a few members Item the
Exeter Saddle Club, &meted..
adge Hugh 03erry, f 'WoOdham,
termed the horse show "even.
Champions of the "Aliens chat -
(X4 were: ladies' werk, Mrs. Edgar
der, Deng. Smith and Alvin. Win.
eight Senior pupila trent the
Scheel also aSsisted in, the jOh.
Darling, Clandeboye; fruit, Fred
MeClymont; vegetables, tatt-
ler; artwork, leirs. Henry Fuss;
flowers, ;Wallace Haugh.
'.goeth3/4 Huron ' District High
School Bugle Band led a parade
of 250 costumed school children
to open the fair.
'President Of the sponsoring
society is William Davidson, Zur-
ich and first vice-president is Al-
fred Merner, also of Zurich, E. F.
Klopp Is the 'veteran secretary -
treasurer.
Directors include Len aiferner,
Otto Willert, V. L. Becker, Fred
Haberer, Dennis Bedard, The
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Fill Church
For Funeral
A large congregation filled
Hensall 'United Church Wednes-
day for the funeral of George M.
Drysdale, 65, prominent civic
and church leader, who died
Monday evening in South -Huron
Rospital.
The Masonic service was con-
ducted by Rev'. C. D. Daniels and
interment was in Rayfield esitnae.
tery.
'The well-knowe Hensall bast -
linesman suffered a stroke Mon -4
day afternoon *heft he was visit-
ing friends at the home of Mr.
jack Stewart, of taborne. Re
was reineVed, by ambulance to the
hospital -Where he died.
Active in church and tommun-
ity life, Mr. Drysdale served in a
nuMber of important positione.'
He was treasurer of the United
Church for 25 years, honorary
elder of the aestdon, secretary of
the Board Of Trustees and
secretary...treasurer of the litieelon44
ary and Maintellattee Fund.
Re was secretary' of the Cheri-
ber of Commerce for 10 Years,
a pea Master of Huron Lodge
A.F. and A.M. and a member Of
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