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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-12-13, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 13, 1956Eighty-Second Year Elected December 3 First Huron Township II Mr, Lobb said hogs taken to gHt- . , • packers couldn’t afford to i A majority of- the Usborne- plants very long. • and Alice Were thrown on St. St. n at Ailsa Craig. OTS Men’s Club of James St. fcch entertained the Huron ladies auxiliaries are planning treats for veterans and their families. Exetei* Lions have made plans to • distribute cheer baskets to Director Hern said pigs sold from the co-op yards are often Citizen Of 1956 ■ HH| f WINS TOP 4-H AWARD—Murray Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. .Fred Dawson, R.R, 1 Hensall, received the Elston Cardiff 4-H Citizenship Award for the best all-round 4-H member during 1956 at the annual achievement night program at SHDHS Fri day. A 4-H member for eight years, he is also active in Junior Farmer, church and community activities. See story, page nine. —T-A Photo OPEN ENLARGED POST OFFICE—Postmaster Harvey Pfaff, centre, and two mem bers of his staff, Norma Veal and Wallace Pfaff, are obviously- happy over the open ing of new facilities in the local post office. Addition to the building'has provided larger working space for the staff, more boxes for residents, a more convenient public reception area and modern redecoration. McDowell Construction Co., Centralia, completed the addition and renovation last week. ' —T-A Photo The spirit of Christmas will shine brighter- than ever through out this community during the next few weeks, Organizations ' have already started their Christmas welfare programs. Some have entertain ed orphans and aged folk; others are planning gifts and visits .to shut-ins and needy families; still others are • making substantial charitable contributions,. From reports which have reached The Times-Advocate so far, the Christmas goodwill'gen erated by organizations promis es to be the most extensive. Here are some of the contri butions made so for: Pride of Huron Rebekah lodge has taken toys, books and cloth ing to Huron County Children's Aid Society. Mrs. M. C. Fletcher’s Sunday School class of James St. United Church entertained the protes tant orphanage in London Wed nesday night. At least one farmer in the district, Howard Pym of Us- borne, has offered a home for Hungarian refugees. So far Mr. Pym has received no word from authorities in charge Of the im migrants. Clandebo\e Women’s Institute donated White gifts for the boys’ A • ----- t'_____________ __ ______ County, Home for the Aged Mon day night. A number of church organiza tions have sent donations to ad opted missionaries in Canada and elsewhere. Legion branches and their Per/orniS In Concert Midhael Farrow, of Exeter, Was a featured artist on the Sun day Nine O’clock Concert, pre sented by Students of Music Teachers College and Western Ontario Conservatory of Music, Assisted by London Civic. Sym phony, conducted by Clifford Hensall Pair. Wed In 1906 In celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Russell, of Hensall, held open house on Wednesday afternoon and evening. They were married December 12,1906, at the home of the bride’s' parents on the Lake Road, Ste phen, by Rev. D. W. Collins, rec tor of Trivitt Memorial Church, in the presence of 70 guests. Mrs. Russell was the former Mary Clara Dunsford, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Dunsford. Mary Knight, of De troit, attended the bride, and Percy Dunsford, of Exeter, was groomsman. The couple recall * that it snowed all day on their wedding day and they had to use a horse and cutter to reach the . groom’s farm on No. 4 Highway. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to the homestead, lot 4, concession 2, Stephen, when Mr. Russell’s father retired to’ Exeter. The farm had been cleared by his grandfather who came out from Scotland. It is now farmed by their son, Homer, since Mr. and Mrs. Russell re tired to Hensall in 1940. They are now members of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Hen sail. Mrs. Russell was an active member of Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s until she became ill sev eral years ago. Besides their son, Homer, on the homestead, they have four daughters (Isabel) Mrs. Donald D. Wilson, Chicago; Mrs. Mar garet Rosser, Blenheim; (Irene) Mrs. Harry Bossenberry, Grand Bond, and (Audrey) Mrs. Donald Joynt HensalL and 15 grand- needy families in the area. Hensall Chamber of Commerce and Legion will sponsor their annual Christmas children’s party this Saturday. . . Exeter Legion, Lions and Kins men are planning to stage their Christmas treat for the children on Saturday, December 20. These and an any other activi ties in the area will make the Christmas spirit glow through out the area this yuletidc season. i Price Per Copy 7 Cent* * Bert Lobb, chairman of Huron! Tests had proven, he said, that Hog Producers' Association, an- ■ there is ”ery little difference in nounccd Tuesday night that dressing percentage between farmers in the first township in short and long hauls. In some the county to be canvassed on cases, long haul hogs .had dress- the new direction program have, ed out better than short ones, endorsed the plan almost unan-' imously. ... prom me co-op yards are often Speaking to producers in Us- 'killed faster than those taken bor.neJownship? LJ1\,LoJb said direct to the plant because the that 98 percent of the farmers piant doesn’t buy pigs.until it’s m Goderich township had signed ready to process them but it delivery directives telling their may be well over-stocked when truckers to take their hogs to; farmers are bringing them to assembly yards operated by the (jle plant producers’ co-operative. I Mr. Lobb said hogs taken to Success of the canvass.in God- > the co-op yard at Stratford in ench gets the county-wide “open I the morning are being killed market” campaign off to a fly-| that afternoon in plants as far ing start. Objective of the drive; away as Hamilton. is to put all hogs in co-op yards | Questioned if the co-op didn’t where they will be sold to the have control over the sale of aim5 bJ.ddnr' i • now» Mr. Hergott agreed Although the support received but he said the co-op can’t get (from Goderich is encouraging, bids on hogs when they are de- I all townships in the county are- ijvered directly to a packing n t expected to endorse the cam- plant. They can refuse to sell paign so enthusiastically. Of-.frogs to the packer, but they ficials anticipate strong opposi- can’t get other packers to bid m'some sections. < | on them when they're in some- They’re also expecting a vig- one else’s yard. orous counter campaign from]. “All we’re asking is that the large packers who. are fighting -law of supply and demand be to keep hogs coming direct to' given a chance to work,” < said their plants. Already reports of the fieldman. financial inducements to farm ers to ship direct are being cir culated throughout the area. Pay To Get Hogs Ray Hergott, fieldman for the co-op, told Usborne producers Tuesday night he has heard of one packer who not only offered farmers in Middlesex free trans portation for their hogs but also agreed to pay them $1.00 per hog extra for selling them direct. In Huron, offers of free truck ing and extra “dividends” are being reported, also. The Usborne meeting was the third township rally in Huron in connection with the campaign. Goderich and Tuckersmith pro ducers ‘have already met. Hay township will meet Thursday night. .................. farmers--who met in Elimville hall endorsed the proposal to have Federation directors or ganize a school-section canvass in the community. Directors will appoint two assistants from their section to help with the farm-to- farm poll. Sign Directive Slips Producers will be asked to sign directive slips telling the trucker of their choice to ship their hogs to co-op yards. When the slips are gathered, routes will be organized for truckers who will be asked to co-operate. If the trucker refuses, producers will attempt to get another trucker to service the area or they' will organize their own hauling service. Three-man township and county committees are being formed to assist in setting up the trucking system. After outlining the program, Fieldman Hergott answered ques tions from the group. Ken Dun can, R.R.l Centralia, led the op position. Mr. Duncan complain ed that the loss of shrink would be great because of the delay Which might be involved in get ting pigs from the assembly yards to packing plants. Mr. Hergott said tests in the United States had proven that there is not shrinkage in hogs for 36 hours after feeding. A similar test is being made in Canada but results are not known yet. Co-op To Supply Feed He said also the co-op’ yard would be responsible for supply ing feed and water to hogs in the assembly yards. Water is available all the time and hogs kept overnight are fed late in the afternoon. Most Packer? Favor Plan Mr. Hergott said a majority of the 96 packers-in the province are backing the open market campaign-only three or four of the big plants are fighting it. ’‘The small packers are happy to see our program because for the first time they’ll be able to get hogs at the same price as big packers. Now they have to pay a higher price and pay a premium to get them because most of the hogs are being deliv ered directly to the big packers.” In answer to one man’s sug gestion that packers wouldn’t buy pigs if they were all -deliver ed to co-op yards, Mr. Hergott said that, because of the invest ment in equipment and labor, “ jokers couldn’t afford to operate In answer to 'other' questions, Mr. Hergott -said: Farmers'will have to pay haul age to the assembly plant only- the processors pay for trucking from the yards to their plants. Damage occuring to hogs in co-op yards will be paid to the farmer ’through insurance. Twenty percent of the hogs in Ontario are now being marketed through co-op .yards, The delivery directive signed by the farmer is not a legal contract. “There is nothing in the marketing legislation that can make a farmer take ills hogs to a certain place.” The co-op is not planning on building any processing plants or storage facilities at the pres ent time, - although there is some agitation for these projects. He denied the co-op had a sur- —-Please Turn To Page 3 MISS MARSHALL WINS AGAIN—For the second year in a row, Patsy Marshall of R.R. 1 Kirkton, won the Harvey C. Johnston award for highest score of members under 16 years of age. Winner of the Exeter dairy club, Patsy scored a total of 954 out of 1,000, third highest in the county. Above, Mr, Johnston presents his award-to the! young Kirkton girl. . —T-A Photo j i i IOfficials Order Inquest Into Woodham Death May Force Nomination Hensall councillor Jim Sangs* ter has tendered a letter of res ignation to village officials, it was learned by The Times- Ad vocate this week. One report said the freshman councillor, who won his second, term by one vote in an election earlier this month, quit over a row which developed at the council meeting last week. Sub ject of the controversy is not revealed.’ Councillor Sangster confirmed the report Wednesday morning. He said he had handed his resig nation to village clerk, J. A. Paterson. He declined to state his rea sons- for resigning, indicating they would be made public at council meeting this/Saturday. He did say, however: “I don’t think I have to take the abuse and swearing I got at the last council meeting.” He did not elaborate. Reeve Norman Jones, when contacted, had no comment about, the situation. “There’s nothing to say until it’s dealt with by council on Saturday,” This meet ing will be the last of the year. Sangster was elected to the fourth seat on council in a six- man race on December 3. He received a one-vote margin over his brother, Dave, who placed fifth. If the resignation is accepted, another nomination will be neces sary to fill the vacant seat. Cail Hearing On Dam Loan A public hearing will be held to consider the town of Exeter’s request for a $95,000 debenture loan to finance its share of the Morrison dam. Ontario Municipal Board told officials last week it would schedule the hearing as soon as possible after January 15, the date when tenders for the.dam arC 'to 'h6*‘Submitted. | The provincial board assured the local delegation that, if no substantial, objection is made at the hearing, approval should be forthcoming before the end of the 30-day period for which bids must be valid. • • ■ Lutheran minister. Private .funeral services. ..will I be ’'conducted' Thursday at” 2:30 , p.in. in the Marriott funeral home, St. Marys, by Rev. W. Slade of Woodham. Interment will be in Kirkton Union Ceme tery.Mr. Mills and his .brother,! Ray, have operated the general I store at Woodham for 40 years. I It was originally owned by their father, James Mills. ’ i William, or “Billy” as he was known to hundreds of friends, and Ray delighted audiences throughout the district for many years with their popular, humor ous singing. They entertained in vaudeville fashion in their younger days and captivated their listeners with their humour and energy. In recent years, the brothers were members of the Woodham quartet which usually had more 'they could fill. “ Mr. Mills has been a member of the choir of Woodham United Church since his youth. He was also a member of Woodham Orange Lodge No. 492. His wife, the former Mary I. Camni, died in 1946. Surviving is one son, Kenneth, of Orillia; one daughter, Mrs. Don Rixon, London; three brothers, Edgar,. Lawrence and Ray, all of Wood ham; and three sisters, Blanche and Rea, of Woodham; and Mrs. Harold Thompson, of Parkhill, i --------------------- 1HS Prepares Variety Show South Huron District High School students, through with their exams, are busy preparing for their annual commencement 1 variety program which will be presented Thursday and Friday of next week. As in previous years, “Hi- Time Revue” will feature sing ing, dancing, drama, gymnastics 1 and music by the high school orchestra. Highlights of the music pro gram will be the presentation of “The Holy City” by a massed chorus. Tap, square and folic dancing will also be featured, along with the over-popular kick-line. Drama will include a comedy, “The Gossip,” written and pro duced by members of grade 13. An inquest has been ordered, into- the death of William Mills,. 64, ’.popular Woodham store keeper and amateur entertainer who died Tuesday from injuries received when he was struck by a car Monday. The inquest will be held Thursday, December 20, in Marys. Dr. T. J. McInnis, Marys, is the coroner.. • Mr. Mills . was crossing High way 23 from his store in Wood ham to Wilf Patton’s garage across the corner when he was struck by a north-bound car. OPP Constable Ronald Schenk, of Sebringville > detachment, said he had taken only a couple of steps oh the highway before be ing hit. He was thrown a con siderable distance by the impact. The victim was rushed to St. Marys hospital where his lower left leg was amputated. He died in the hospital. _x...............................__________ Driver of the car was Rev. i requests for appearances than Cecil Klages, R.R. 4 Mitchell, a 'they could fill. Special Week Pays Off But Accidents Follow passing a car following Eyre. No one was* injured. Vehicles driven by George Munroe, Seaforth, and Alice Colquhoun, Clinton, collided at the intersection of Highways 4 and 84 Saturday. Munroe was making a turn. when Miss Colquhoun skidded into the rear of his truck.! Damage amounted to $155. OPP Constable John Forde investigated both Hensall acci dents. Safe Driving Week got' off to a bad start in this area, but it ended with flying colors. Three hours after the campaign got under way — midnight No vember 30 — Exeter police re corded their first accident in nearly a month. It turned out to be the only crash reported in the area during, the special week, which ended at midnight Friday. The next day, however, town and provincial police investigated three accidents In which two were injured and property dam age amounted to $1,200. Family In Two Accidents Members of the Parsons fam ily were victims of two traffic accidents in town this week. Qn Monday, five-year-old Cheryl Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Parsons, was struck by a pickup truck on Main street. She suffered shock but no serious injuries. The girl was treated by Dr. M. C. Fletcher. I The truck was driven by Gerald Gaisor, Shipka. I Saturday, Mrs. Jack Parsons, who suffered concussion, , and her year-old daughter, Brenda, were taken to South Huron Hos pital following a car-truck crash on No. 83. Both were released early this week. Jack Parsons was driving his pickup truck West when it struck another car driven by Kenneth Campbell, Exeter, as the latter was making a left-hand turn into a driveway. Mrs. Parsons and her daughter from the vehicle. Mr. Campbell cracked rib. His passenger in the injured. Damage totalled $400. Con stable Johri Cowan investigated. Collide At Hensall Corner Two cars collided at a Hensall corner Sunday and careened off the road into a tree. Damage suffered a daughter, a car, was not CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY—Mr. aild Mrs. Miltoil Rus- Wi1 Eyre,$ Kippen, was sell, Hensall, marked their golden wedding anniversary i making a left-hand turn off No. on Wednesday with an open house. The couple, who-^Wway onto tlm street narth farmed, for many years. in, Hay, , retired to . Hensall16,’al^?ac?A, Hc Two Issues Next Week The Timcs-Advocate will publish two papers next week. Because it comes five days before Christmas and many people like to leaye their shopping until the last week, the regular edition next Thursday ,December 20, will offer last-minute gift suggest ions. Merchants report they still have a wide seletcion of presents for everyone. The annual Christmas greeting edition, which usual ly is published the Thurs day before December 25, will be printed on Saturday, De cember 22, in order to be in the mails on Monday, De cember 24. The greeting edition will feature a distinctive two- color front page. On the S a t u r d a.y after Christmas, The T-A will publish its first Now Year’s greeting edition. This type of issue is popular in many communities. The Timcs-Advocate would appreciate the co-operation of its advertisers and corres pendents to make /these is sues possible. Deadlines ih each ease have been set for two days before publica tion. Because of delays in mail delivery this week, a number Spelling Bee Under Way The spelling bee — that popu lar old institution which was so successfully revived last year •— is being conducted throughout tne province again this term. In South Huron inspectorate, a number 'Of schools have already held their elimination contests in preparation for the area competi tion which will be held early next year. Schools at Crediton and in Stanley Township have reported winners. The competitions start at the school level, with winners ad vancing to township finals. Top spellers in each municipality ad vance to the inspectorate final which will be held in Exeter some time before February 16. The inspectorate winner re ceives The Times - Advocate Shield, which was won last year for the first time by Carol Gib bons, and advance to district competition at Stratford. From Stratford, winners go to provin cial finals at Toronto. The event is co-sponsored by the Ontario Educational Associa*' tion and the Toronto Telegram. Among the local school winners so far are a brother and sister from Crediton. Roy Smith, grade eight, was the lop boy, and hi3 sister, Joan, won the girl honors. Only in grade six, Joan defeated girls of two senior grades. Winners in Stanley schools in clude: No. 6, Patsy Murray and Doug McAsh; No. 14, Edmund Saldivar. Inspector John Goman is id charge of the competition. Relative On Lost Plane Mr. Harry eleven of Calgary, brother-in-law of Mrs. Charles MacNaughton, town, was a pas-* songcr on the ill fated plane which was lost Sunday evening in the mountainous regions of British Columbia. Defeat Three Trustees In McGillivray Election Electors of McGillivray showed in no uncertain terms this week that they’re not prepared to finance the erection of the new central school, proposed by the township area board. In Monday’s election, they voted out three members of the board and replaced them with candidates who openly opposed the central school plan, The voting was decisive — the three anti-school men received more than double the ballots given the incumbents. Ken Sholdice, near Brinsley, Je^thq^oll^witlw^Sf^otal^I^ central school, Arthur Simpson, Clandeboyo, camo second with a total of 311 votes, and Grant Amos, Brinsley, won third place with 309. Defeated wore Frank Dickens, a four-year member, who polled 140; Marwood Brest, another four-year man, who received 132 votes, and Elmer Shepherd, who won ill votes in his bid for a second term on the board. in every poll but on®, the win* nors received more votes than their opponents. In No. 6, Mr* Dickens’ home poll, lie led the candidates. Cl erk W. „ J,, A m os,.. who..wag