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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-06-14, Page 1Eighty-Second Year THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 19S6 Price Per Copy 7 Cents EXPECT 20,000 AT CRUSADE SENIOR GRADES—Voldemars Gulens,left, of and Bill Pollen, JExeter, won top academic BOYS TOP Dashwood, ...... * ........___ honors in grades 12 and 11 respectively at South Huron High School this year. This was the second year in a row the Dashwood youth has topped his class.—T-A Photo HENSALL AND EXETER WINNERS—Top students in grades nine and ten at SHDHS were Jane Horton, Hen­ sall, and Paul Wilson, Exeter. Jane is the- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Horton and Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, both of whom are’-teachers at the school. 1 —T-A Photo Boys Dominate School Awards Boys far outdistanced, the girls in competition for academid Awards among undergraduate students at South Huron District High, 'Sdhool this year. » In a list of honors announced this week by Principal H. L. Sturgis, boys from Exeter and Dashwood captured three'of the four Lions’ Club Awards for first place in individual grades. Male students also-won 11 of the 16 placings on the School’s academic shields, and 14 of - 25 Board of Education Awards. Voldemars Gulens son of Dr. And Mrs. V. Gulens, Dashwood, received the Lions Club award for grade 12. Three others whose names wil appear on the acade­ mic shield for this form’ are Ted Norminton, Hensall; Don Pater­ son, Stephen; and .Helen Herd­ man, Usborne. , . Bill Pollen, son Of Mr. and ;Mrs. Harvey Pollen and a .tr„ack, basketball and football star at the school, won top honours in .grade .11: Three Other shield wiri- ners were Julija' Gulens, sister of. Voldemars; Graham Farqu­ har, Grand Bend; "and Jane Far­ row, Exeter. . • ’ Wins^Second Time Paul Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Exeter, both Of whom’- are teachers at the school, headed his class for the second year in a row. He. was the .winner in grade 10. Shifeld honors also wOnt -to Dick Char­ ette, Hay;-Bill Etherington, Us­ borne;. Charles Mickle, Hensall. . Jane.-Horton, daughter of Mn- and Mrs. Bert‘Horton, Hensall,' was the only girl in the school to win a Lions Club, award. She was tops in grade nine. 'Shield Winners include David • Duch­ arme, Bill Marshall, Kirkton; Marilyn Hamilton, Exeter. Board of Education awards, for students who' excelled in spe­ cially grouped subjects, were announced'as follows: Special Commercial Accounting, Dorothy Beierlirig; stenography, Pat Deno'rnme. Grade 12 ’ , English and history, Bev Mc­ Lean and Helen' Herdman; mathematics and agriculture science, Ted Nn r m i n g-t 0 n ; French and Latin,' Don Peter­ son; . comriiercial,, Eleanor Beck­ er; shop, John1 Morphy; home economics, Irish Tomlinson. i£rade 11 . ' ' > English and history, Jane Far­ row; mathematics and agricul­ ture science; Julija Gulens; French arid Latin, GrAham Far­ quhar; commercial, Beverley Dick; shop, Kenneth Weido; home economics, Irene Hayter. Grade 10 ■. English add Social studies, Charles Mickle; mathematics; and agriculture - science,'- Bill Etherington; French and . Latin, Dick Charrette; home econo­ mics, Ruth Ann McBride;., shop, Bill Kerslake; . commercial, Marie J’arrott. Grade 9 . English and French, Marion Turkheim; social studies, Peter Kuzmick; mathematics and ag-, riculture science, Bill Marshall; home economics, Grace Koutly; shop, David Ducharme. Boy Drowns At Creditor* A 10-year-old, freckle faced lad from Huron Park, RCAF Sta­ tion Centralia, drowned in the Credi,ton River .Wednesday af­ ternoon when he slipped from a plank he yas riding in the water, lie iS the son of Cpi. and Mrs. J. W, A. “Alex” Roddy, 137 Em­ press Ave, Hi? father was recent­ ly transferred to* Portage La Prairie and his family were pre­ paring to join him there. The boy was swimming in the Aux Sable river,, .south of the new Crediton bridge, with two friends, David and John Plum­ ber, sons of LAC and Mrs, Lloyd Plumber, also of Huron Park. Thay attempted to rescue the struggling boy but had to give up when he almost dragged them down. A passing motorist R.* L. Hookey, Sarnia, ,apd an uniden­ tified truck driver also tried to get the body out of the water. He was finally taken out by prov­ incial police, who tided artificial respiration. j The victim attended *J, A. D. McCurdy public school and was a newspaper carrier, Dr. John Goddard, Hensall, at­ tended. Provincial Constables Cecil Gibbons, John Forde, and George. MitchelJ of Exeter, and Roy Morden, London, investi­ gated. , Two Claim 1OO Acres Seek Municipal Ruling .Ontario Municipal Board will be asked to settle a three-year- old dispute between Stephen Township and Grand Bend over 100 acres of land on the boundary between the two municipalities. ’Stephen council voted to take- the issue to the Board at its last •council meeting. Grand Bend has appointed the Lambton county solicitor, Ross Gray. Sarnia, to act on its behalf. ' ’The 100-acre farm owned by’ Mrs. William Paterson, is on the north side, of No. 81 highway at the eastern boundary of the summer resort. When -it incor­ porated .several year ago, Grand Bend included the farm, within its boundaries and has been at­ tempting to collect , taxes • on it since. Always Been In’ Stephen - .Stephen council and Mrs. Paterson claim the farm has al­ ways been in Stephen and should rievep have been included inside the village -limits.- t Despite notices from Grand Bend, Mrs. Paterson has con­ tinued to pay taxeS1 to the town­ ship. According to Grand Bend officials, -the land could Be put up for tax sale because the village has. not. received its levy for three years. . Other landowners, who , have purchased lots from.Mrs.- Pater-, sqn, ' are also affected. These include .Rev. E. Wattam, min­ ister Of the church of God; Rev. Glen Beach, a former minister of the same church; Melvin Pear- iso, . Gerald Snyder And Efic Turnbull. Most of the owners have been paying Stephen taxes although' one year one owner paid the Grand Bend assessment. Stephen Clerk F. W. Morlock said the application to the Muni­ cipal Board has not been sent in yet but - he expects it, will be forwarded shortly. Mercury Soars To 90 Degrees Temperature just barely miss­ ed the, 90-mark Tuesday as the weather made its warmest effort Of the year. RCAF Station Centralia meteorological section recorded Tuesday nigh at 89. Monday’s best was 86. Oh Saturday, 10,006 peoplo At. RCAF Station Centralia “swelter- Ari in A Airtight* 4 a *1* tta Thames Road Church Celebrates r Thames Road United Church, which was erected ;in 1881‘at a cost of $4,000, will' celebrate, its seventy-fifth anniversary Sunday, June 17, with-special .services in the morning and evening.. . . Guest preachers .for the oc­ casion will be Rev. A. W. GA'r- diner, .B.A., B.D., of AlViriston and Rev. C. A’. Gowans, M.A., B.D.j 'D.D., of College St. -United Church, Toronto. • • Other special functions include a social gathering following the •evening service Sunday night and a ’ public supper in - the church Monday evening, . . A historical sketch - of ■’ '■> the church, prepared -j, in pamphlet form for the> anniversary, re­ veals that. John Kydd erected the present building at a cost, of approximately $4,000.. It re­ placed .a former, church which had- been declared unfit for re­ pairs. • ■ . The church was built during the second year-of the ministry of Rev. Colin Fletcher, who oc­ cupied the pulpit for 42 years. Dr. Fletcher later served as moderator for the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Craig Youth Fined $100 Gerald WithferspOon, R.R. 3 Ailsa Craig, was fined $100 and .costs in Magistrate’s Court, Grand Bend, Tuesday for illegal possession of liquor. Witherspoon told the court he purchased the booze from a boot- legger.^ Minors’Were involved in the case; The Ailsa Ctaig youth also re­ ceived a $15-fine and costs for careless driving. Airmen from* Grand Bend, Centralia aftd Clinton received fines for liquor offences. Those convicted included William C. Campbell, Clinton, $10: John A. Pleson, RCAF Grand Bend, $10; Douglas SteWart, RCAF Cen­ tralia, $10; Earl MfeSh, RCAF Clinton, $10; Charles F. Gaudet, RCAF Clinton, $10. ■ Traffic convictions included Howard'McDonald, R.R.i Lucan, Unnecessary - noise,, $5.00; Keith Primrose, RCAF Ciinton, unsafe vehicle, $10; Robert Lake, RCAF Clinton, unnecessary noise $5.00, creating a disturbance $10. Charges were laid by OPP Corporal Neil Chamberlain, and 75 Years During the 75 years the church has existed,' there have been only six ministers in its pulpit. In-adidtion to Dr, Fletcher, who served until 1921, the church’s pastors have included, Rev. G. Murray ChidlOy (1921-1928), Rev. James Anthony (1928-1933), Rev. Hugh D. Taylor (1933-1935), Rev. William Mair (1935-1952) and the • present minister, Rev. W. J. .Moores. . History of T h a m e s Road United Church begins with the. .call, of Dr. Fletcher to the charge in 1878. He was inducted on- February. 20, 1879, arid im­ mediately began to expand the church’s membership. Under his direction, many new ’members were received into' the church and a strong congregation was formed* / First start on.the building was •made .on February 18, 1880, when a special meeting was held to hear a report on the condition of the old Jhurch. .An architect, brought in to examine the struc­ ture, declared it was unfit for repairs. Members of the session, ^Ro­ bert Gardiner, David Turnbull, George Monteith and Robert Kydd, approved- a proposal to build a new Church, 70x44. ? A canvass of the community was made by James Miller, Archibald Bishop, David Turn­ bill, Walter Madge, James Hack­ ney and Robert Gardirier. Some $3,600 was raised and the ses­ sion decided to spend up to $4,006 on the new structure. The building committee in­ cluded James BallAntyne, Archi- —-Please Turn to Page 10 Meet Govt Over Water Exeter P.U.C.’ members plan to interview Ontario Department of Health.officials Thursday con­ cerning their, proposal to use water from the Morrison Dam reservoir to augment to town’s supply. The interview was arranged at the request of the Ontario Muni­ cipal Board which is considering the town’s application for a $57,- 000 debenture loan to pay its share of the dam costs. "This new development is* the latest ip a long list of govern­ mental delays which have held up the project. Officials had hoped construction would start in May but the dam is still in the blueprint stage. Tenders for the * dam cannot be called until approval is re­ ceived from the Ontario Muni­ cipal Board. Apparantly, the board will not give approval to the Ausauble Authority, spon­ sors of th e^ project, until the Exeter debenture loan is pas­ sed. P.U.C. told members of the board, when it held a hearing here last month, that the De­ partment ’ of Health had given its verbal approval to the scheme and said that it was not neces­ sary to have an official-okay to get the dam . started. Officials felt the health department would not become involved until the .town made plans to build a fil­ tration system to purify the dam •water. Hindered by governmental de­ lays, officials are now faced with the problem of increased costs. Because of rapidly rising construction costs, estimates of the dam have increased $140,000 to $170,000. Biggest Religious Event In History Of District Religious leaders in South Huron are hoping 20,000 people will attend the Crusade for Christ evangelistic campaign which starts this Sunday m Zurich. • Rev. C, D, Daniel, Hensall, chairman of the Crusade organ­ ization, expects an opening crowd of 800 to 1,000 with at­tendance increasing to 2,000 a night as the Crusade continues. The campaign, featuring inter- nationally<famous evangelist Ced­ ric Sears, will continue 15 days. Final service Will be held Sun­ day, July 1. At their final meeting Mon­ day night, ministers, and lay­ men counsellors were enthus­ iastic about the prospect of the Crusade. They expect it • will bring,, a renewed interest in re­ligion throughout .the area. The. Crusade is the largest religious endeavour • staged by protestant churches in, tlje his­ tory of the district. Eighteen churches, including eight dif­ ferent denominations,' are back­ ing the campaign-; Planning for *the Crusade be­ gan six months” ago. Since Janu­ ary, ministers and laymen have been organizing for the event. Thirty Groups Praying Thirty laymen’s groups have been meeting once a week dur­ ing the past two months to pray for the Success of the Crusadq. Some groups have been organ­ ized in individual congregations while others .are concession line gatherings including. persons of various denominations. Theme of the campaign will be personal committal to Christ. Eighteen ministers and 25 coun­ sellors, in addition- to the evan­ gelists, will assist people to reach a -decision for ’Christ. Rev. Daniel, who succeeded Rev. H. E. RoppeT as« president of the Crusade when the latter was transferred from Zurich to Mildmay, said, the campaign will attract, attention‘to the need for - evangelism throughout all churches. “The fact that so many denominations are joining AVil A Xtti rrk ..14411 Ka4 k aJ. .4UAr_L from ,Successful At U.W.O. Jim Sturgis, son of Mr. Mrs. H. L. Sturgis has success­ fully passed his second-year honour history examinations at University of Western Ontario. He has accepted a position at Kellogg’s, London, for the sum- mer. and INSPECT CF-100—For the first time at’ Centralia,INSPECT CF-100—For the first time at Centralia, the RCAF’s famous: CF-100 ’jet plane was ph ijisplayp Thou­ sands .of- people flocked the stand1 to view. the -plane’s cockpit aiid the maze of instruments, pilots niust manipu­ late, Gilbert Dow, Exeter, and Marie Odbert, Stratford, are shown inspecting the plane. One: CF-jLOO suffered damage late in the afternoon when its'forward landing gear buckled while it was making a landing.. Crash trucks- were on the scene in 30 seconds but the pilot was not injured. . . ■ f —T;A Photo Ear-Splitfing Jet Craft Rock 10,000 Viewers together to sponsor this cam" paign, shows that, while we may differ somewhat m doctrine and policy, all faiths have one com­ mon aim—to bring people to Christ.”" “Walking Bible" Cedric Sears, dubbed the “Walking Bible” because of his copious use of the scriptures in his esrmons, believes there is a renewed interest in religion in all parts of the world and that evangelism is playing a big part in the revival. He said recently, “There is a very pronounced spiritual in­ crease in our day. Whether it is more of a step towards morality .than one towards spirituality re? mains to be seen, . “Evangelism is having a de­ finite part in this upswing,” he continued, “I have been hold by more than one police chief that the type of work' we are doing is an.answer to the crime and delinquency problems. of the day.” ..The dynamic Sears, who comes from Wheaton, Illinois, served as a pastor for 12 years before go­ ing into full-time evangelism. He directed Chicago youth move­ ments for several years and has conducted preaching missions in Europe and Great Britain. He recently completed a, suc­ cessful campaign in Winnipeg. Rev. Wes Aarum," the all-star athlete from Buffalo, N.Y,, will be song leader for the Crusade. One of the newest figures on the evangelistic . c e n e, he was actively associated 'with Rev. Leighton Ford of the Billy Gra­ ham team for several years.. A brilliant pianist, he has also had experience in directing choirs and instrumental groups. Outstanding Solojst An outstanding tenor from Buffalo, Gordon Smith,‘has been secured as soloist for the Cru­ sade. * Stan Gingerich,' of- Zurich, is the leader of the Crusade, choir and he hopes to have an average of 100 volunteer singers from the district at every service. ’ The Hallman Orgait' Co., Kit­ chener, has donated an organ And it iis being installed’ in the Zurich auditorium. Elgin Hall­ man, son of the own Or or the company, will be organist throughout the • campaign. Mrs. Irving Snider, of‘Exeter, has been appointed piapist ana Mrs. Milton 'Oesch, Zurich,- is her assistant. Rev. G. R. Strome, Crediton. secretary of the .Crusade, said accomodation is* being arranged for- 2)000 persons in 'the auditor­ ium.- . . Turn Down. Final Offer Wellington Brdck, chairman of the land' buying committee of the Ausable River Conservation Authority, • said this week ex­ propriation, proceedings will -.be taken; to' acquire 50 acres of land’ 'in • Usborne township for .'the Morrison .Dam.1 - HiS announcement followed landowners’, refusal of a final offer from the - Authority last week, 1 . The Authority gave owners two proposals: 1. It increased' its offer from $100 to $115' an acre. (Authority officials said the increase ap­ proximated the -leg^al costs, in­ volved, in expropriation—in other words,’ in order to avoid taking legal proceedings, the Authority offered to give the’ owners the amount- it would cost if .the matter went to court.) 2. It offered to buy the land for $100 an acre with the pro­ vision that if the expropriation price was more, this price would be matched. If, however, the expropriation price Was less, the owners who sold at $100 an acre would, not’ be asked to refund the balance. The Authority proposals were mailed to landowners early last week and Wednesday night was the deadline set for acceptance. None of the owners expressed any-interest in the offers. Oyners involved include Bill Kernick; Bill Chambers, Iona i Hayter, Garnet Frayne and Mer- Hensall Board To Decide Site Hensall Public Schobl , Board expected to make a final decision, on the location.. , of its new $120,000 school at. • a special meeting Wednesday - ’ , night. ■ . • • The school board,* at its last meeting, favored a site on the south side of the vil­ lage, off the main highway. Hensall Council, however, has,been firm in its demand that the new' building be , erected on the present school ‘ grounds on Nd. 8’4 highway at the west end of the village; 'Debenture by-law, provid- • ing for the raising of $120,000, has been, held up until the dispute is .settled, First -two readings provided for the • old school site but officials * say it can be changed before the third and final-reiding is passed., ■ ' Wing ‘ Commander N.’ - Bray, chief technical service officer on the station, was'- in . charge of Centralia’s show.-, Squadron Leader J; Lasek organized the flying display and Flight Lieut­ enant Mac Hetherington was master-of ceremonies. Flying Officers Art Carter arid Bob Dundas comprised the Harvard aerobatic duet. Look After Lawn From Verendah? How would you like to take care 6f your lawn sitting on the \ erendah? The RCAF showed how it could be done at Centralia Sat­ urday and it looks like a devel­ opment loaded with possibilities for the-lazy gardener.. On one of the lawns beside a —Please Turn t. Page 10 I vyri Dayman. Ear-splitting jet planes sent Air Force Day spectators at RCAF. Centralia for a loop Sat­ urday. Screaming CF-lOO’s and Sabres rocked derous show ■ seen, »The _ 5.00 p.m. They appeared to come out of the ground, from the south of the airport, skimmed the run­ ways and zoomed into high dives. Although warned by the public address system, the crowd wasn’t quite prepared for the jets. Their noise, hit the station like an explosion—people in­ stinctively ducked, ran for cover, held their ears, screamed and jumped. But the spectators soon laughed at themselves when they realized the air force was staging a boo. ing finale to its big show. The crowd watched with awe as the planes screamed almost straight up in the air. The public saw the jets on the ground as well as in the air. For the first time at Centralia, CF-100 was on display -and the public stood in line all after­ noon to have a look at its instru­ ment-packed cockpit. - Besides the precision aeroba­ tics of Harvards and Expediters now a Centralia ’ institution on Air Force Day—the visitors watched jets; a Neptune, and Mustangs in operation. Some 50 spectators became part of the air Show themselves. They received free rides in a Dakota which took them up for a flip around the countryside. The Dak made four trips • around the district loaded with thrilled visitors. Every time the Dak landed, it was mobbed with hundreds of people who hoped for a ride even if they didn’t hold a lucky number, the station with a thun- climax to the best air Centralia visitors have planes roared in about Crash Tenders Stage Display Crash tenders, fire trucks and ambulance put on an unschedule show at RCAF Station Centralia Saturday.The vehicles jumped into action before a. crowd of 10,000 when a CF-100 jet, landing on th.e base, dipped on its nose after its forward landing gear buckled. The pilot ejected his cock­ pit canopy—it went sailing into the sky—and scrambled out, fearing fire or explosion. The eipergency vehicles, stationed near the runways all afternoon, were beside the plane in less than 30 sec­ onds. Only Seven More To Co . " v. South Huron Hospital is only seven away from giving birth to its one-thousandth baby. The milestone will probably be reach­ ed within a week, / . • The lucky child and its parents will be showered with gifts from Exeter merchants .and suppliers to the hospital. The event is being celebrated by the hospital with a present spreC, led by the hospital asso­ ciation itself which will give the child u silver mug. All V-U.. .1.11... J.—1 ihg contributed. On Wednesday, the hospital’s total had reached 993, It’s xossi- ble the lucky winner will have been declared by this time next week. Since the hospital was erected three years ago, there has been an Average of six babies a week born in the institution. Noted for its cleanliness and excellent ob­ stetrical equipment, the local hospital has b£en popular with mothers from a wide area.... t... ..---------—JU. silver cup, include a silver spoon, bottle ’ warmer, shawl, bed spread, diaper pail, feeding set. flowers, portraits, food, toilet seat, panda bear, ’shoes, crih mattrass, bed lamp and other articles. Mother will receive a special hairdo as soon as she gets out of the hospital and she’ll also get free laundry and dry clean­ ing serivce, » Some of the gifts will bo on AWAY IT GOESl—-This was the normal head position for 10,000 people who vlsftet RCAF Station Centralia on Air Forte Day Saturday as they watched an Exciting