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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-06-12, Page 1{nv Y✓.v: seesesessesseeeeeeeessese3e EightyaSecon Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JVNI 1:1, 1958 -rac1` cittQ For Air Show FIRST BABY CUTS RIBBON—Five-year-old Jimmy Sharrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. William, Sharrow, Grand Bend, cut the ribbon to oiien South Huron Nurses Residence Aunday, He was assisted by Ontario health minister, Hon. Mackinnon Phillips, who was guest speaker for the occasion, and Miss Alice Claypole, R.N., superintendent. x:.: t sn s e til ° �' :. see . .... ... ,<, .,..^urx�,..,.�.sn.+smu,'�fi»t,,.a. wui i:,a. v..... .... �,. :.. ....�a'.,.-. "WE KNOW THESE .CHICKEN" --Four girls dive right into generous heaps• of chicken served :at the SIjDHS barbecue Tuesday night. The fowl was raised in the school barn by the agriculture department which also prepared the feast for over 500. Left to right, Diane Delbridge, Exeter; Gail Waldron, Grand Bend; Mary McBride, R.R. 1 Centralia; Aleda Shaw, Grand Bend. —T -A Photo MARKS ANNIVERSARY—Rev. C. W. Down, Exeter, who marked the fiftieth anni- versary of his ordination Sunday by preaching in James St. 'United Church, where he was ordained was resented with a coffee table by the congregation, Mrs, Down received a bouquet of flowers, J. M. Southcott, left, who made the presentation to the Downs, was alio honored when he received a scroll from Rev. H. J. Snell mark. ing .his 32 years as recording steward of the church.---`p-A Photo lheme Same But Sermon Different Following Half Cenhiry Commemorating 50 years in the ' ministry of L h e United church, Rev, C, W. Down gave a resume of his lifework.' Sunday morning in James Street United church where he was ordained and Where ho and Nies, bown have served since superannua- tion 13 years ago. He abet ;for` his text "1tente.n bei now Thy Creator in the bays of Thy Youth" --the sante tat he used the first time he ever steed before a congregation in Bethesda Methodist church at Sul Epworth League service, lletheede.. church was dti the �'heines Road opposite Thames head United e.httrch but it ,has Chet dieeppeared, "I can't tell *0U a Word I said on that oc. cesion" said.; Mr. Down "but now after 50 wears of Ordination and four score years of'Mere once my sermon on that same text is quite different," Ile,was i�eeeived on probation at ,Tonics Street Mcthpdist church in the ministry et Rev, C. W, Brown to Whom Mt'. Down paid tribute to a great deal of advice and elleourageriient. "In spite of many difficulties I pursued nny course" continued Mr, Down "and 50 years ago wa"a ordatrlm" Abd he proudly held tip his or- dmation tPiM . Anether ntlleetonb in bis tatter wee his .tnarriago thO fell:Wing week and he aid tribute 'lo Mrs, Dl5bwn who, he said, threttgli the years lies been at trite help• r In Ministry !mate. Together they served on his first ,appointment, Port Lamb ton, for three years leaving for Saskatchewan, "Not e tree in sight" was their first impression of the prairies where they were to minister for 27 years, Living conditions were primitive to tee day and usually the schoolhouse served for the church as well. Mr. Down recalled the years leading uls to thurch union aril said the west was ready for union long before the east and impatient over' the delay. 1t 1936 they were transferred back to the London Conference and returned to Exeter 13 years ago to :Mike their hoir,e. "1 ant thankful Cor health and strength a g Please Turn id Page .3 11 e. 'lane Lands In Hay Nurses Move Into New Residence FolIOwing Officii 1 Qp�ninunday. Nurses at South Huron Hos-' pitalwill be envied by several , hundred people this week as" they move into their new resi- dence on Huron street, Comments on the quarters! ranged from "grand" to "glor-; ious" as people toured the 14 - bed building following the of- ficial opening Sunday. The ma-•{ dery furnishings and decoration of the residence obviously int -,I pressed the visitors. The staff began moving Wed -,1 nesday and Superintendent Alice; Claypole expects the building' will be occupied sometime this weekend. Most of the accommodation in;. the former Carling home, which forms the entrance to the hos-', pital, and the nurses' rooms t established downstairs will be vacated but only temporarily, A new course of nurses' aids in the fall will fill them up again. Miss Claypole 'officially re- ceived the new building, on be - Ti • half of her staff during the ceremonies Sunday when she Chief Reg 'Taylor of the Exe-. vas presented with the trey by ter Police Department announces Ulric :Snell, chairman of the this week a voluntary safety building committee, following the cheek will be held. on Huron ribbon cutting ceremony, street, east of Main, this Fri - Five -,year •Diel Jimnty Sltarl.ow, day. first baby born at the hospital, thief Taylor says the local to whom went the honor of cut - officials who shared the platform ' %kith him, With some assistance from lion. Mackinnon Phillips, On- tarin minister of :health, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs, Wil -;Liam Sharrow, Grand Bend, scup - pert the ribbon in the midst of whirring TV cameras and flash' bulbs. The youth will have a memen- to. too, of the occasion. Di'. Philips took his scissors and . promised to return them ap- propriately engraved. The health minister, guest • speaker for the ceremony, kept - it from being, too serious with a generous sprinkle of anecdotes.; He kept the crowd in good spirits as he quipped about doctors, Presbyterians (he's both), his be needed in their day. Let's not family, and the recent liquor tie a millstone around their vote in Owen Sound. necks with too many debts." His serious remarks were He also attacked the placing aimed at the nurses, whom he. of too much importance on IQ— challenged Q—challen ed to "never get away ;intelligence quotient=in the as - from the basic concepts laid sesment of youth. "Most of us down by Florence Nightingale— are mentally retarded in one 10 -e, kindness and reassurance." field or another." Dr. Phillips was in a philse' Dr. Phillips took a swipe at sophieai mood, however, and he macre psychologists, too, say - couldn't resist some criticisms . ing: "We're too mental health of the younger generation and, conscious." some modern trends. He termed The minister was introduced the upcoming generation "one of by C. S. MacNaughton, newly - the most demanding and most elected MP who was performing destructive that ever lived" and at his first official function in he urged their elders not to at- his home town. It was doubly tempt. to provide too many pub- significant for him, he said, he - lie services. "Let's let them cause he had been associated build the institutions which will with the development of the hos- pital from the time it was just a dream, Check Sf the order of the tyOn Cc u s Friday In . Exeter costly and embarassing. It can also, at times, cause injuries and fatalities. .A mechanical safety check of your car is the best insurance against break- downs." "Such a check locates and cor- rects little, troubles before they become — or cause — big troub- les. The slogan, 'Check your car. check accidents' is good advice — the kind of advice that can save you time, trouble, money and perhaps even save your life. "We'd like to see everyone take part in this safety cam- paign, concluded the chief. "We hope the public takes. advantage of our car check on Friday. Pr i+">e Per copy- 10 Cents Field •A twin -engined Expeditor from RCAF Station_Centrelia, troubled. with , mechanical failure While: practicing an exercise for .Air Farce Ray, made a forced lands ing in a farm field near Grand, Bend shortly before noon Wed- nesday. The crew was not injured and there was only slight damage to the belly of the aircraft. The silver -colored plane land- ed in a hay field owned by Willis Gill, Grand Bend, The aircraft came p} a stop about 80 rode west of the Mollard line. Neighbors, attracted, by the low flight of 'the craft, rushed to the scene to provide help but, they weren't needed, Witneisses said • one propeller did not' seem to be functioning properly. Pilot who made the successful. landing was F'O Ed Wall. His co-pilot was FNA Dave Sansom, Air force authorities are con- ducting an investigation, • 'E Crowds Sday and they came from every f speaker. The board and nursingB. • gger Yet- - ting the silk, performed like a Safety cheek has been scheduled veteran despite the array of questss iefrolm t o local uan t i district Joan E. Thomson First In Course Joan -'S. Thomson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thomson. Exeter, placed first in the third year Macdonald Institute degree course, it was announced this week by O.A.C., Guelph. Marie L, Hodgson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. II. Hodgson, Exeter. • stood' thirteenth in the same class. H. W. Tieleman, Lunn, was among the students successful. in passing their first year examina- tions of the O.A.C. degrete c.otirse. motorists, "1'i'e've had quite a few ask us when it will take place." he said. • Czars which pass the test will gel a special sticker for their • windshield as a reward. 11 not, they'll be told what repairs to snake and, when they've been made. the owners can return to claim the sticker. The safety cheek ties in with the province -wide campaign, "Check your car, check acci- dents." Hundreds of municipati• ties in Ontario have undertaken • safety checks as a means of cutting the traffic toll. tremmenting on the cheek. Chief Taylor said: "As every nrrtfrrist knows, a break -down it -teethe- 'road can be -;annoying, Present HS Awards At Popular Barbecue Over 500 people flocked to SHDHS to attend the annual chicken. barbecue given by the school's agriculture department Tuesday evening. Over 400 chickens, raised by the agriculture department. un- der Andrew Dixon, were cooked and served on the front lawn in near -perfect weather, Principal H. L. Sturgis de- scribed the event as the "best ever." After the guests had eaten their fill, they retired to the school auditorium :for entertainment. The school orchestra, under the • baton of Mr. C. Wilson, opened the program playing such well known pieces as "Tenderly" and, "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," then awards were presented to stu- dents who had displayed their prowess in various categories during the year. Students receiving awards were: Citizenship — Paul Wilson, :Bill Etherington, Allison Clarke and Pat Marshall. Drama Paula Boulianne, : Allison Clarke, Keith Hodgins and. Dave Duoharme. Verse Speaking — Paula. Boon anne, Allison Clarke, Donna Oesch. and Dick Charrette. Public Speaking .— Allison Clarke, Dave Ducharme, Carol McCurdy and Laurence Howard. Agriculture Shield — Alma Hendrick, Sharon Smillie, Glen Sharpe and William Eller.ington, Oral French — Dick Charrettc, Beverly Robson, Evelyn De- nomme and Ron Marshall. Music — Merlin McLean, Doris Brock, Jean Henderson and Nick Fedossow. Music rests were presented to Doris and Doreen Brock, and a shield was presented to Gwen Spencer for her service as presi- dent: of the student council. The presentations were made by Principal, 11. L. Sturgis and teachers M. C. Sanders, Cecil Wilson, J. M. era hon, Lloyd Ftendei•son, E. D. Howey, Mrs. Claude Farrow and Miss H. Goldstein. H. Larry Snider, batted chair- man, was master of ceremonies. The program. continued as par- Where ar• Where T o Find It Announcements ......... 19 Building. Pattie 15 Church Notitos 19 Coming Events 11 Editorials E'nterfainment 17 Farm News 11, 12 Feminine Fatfe 14, i5 Hensait 6, , 19 l.utA l 16, 11 Sports. , 4, 19 WAn Ill Acis 1jl Zurich' . .... .....,..._. Looking In Willi licit tieipants in the group singing classes sang the pieces which, they had sung as contestants in the school's recent music festi- val. A more modern touch was given to the proceedings by "The Four Mad Lads," an independent- ly formed singing group who sang "Dream" and "Lollipop." This group was well received, and were obliged (couch against their will), to return for an en- core. Next an the program was a fashion show in which the girls of the home economics classes modeled garments which they had made as part of their year's work. Commentaries for the fashion show were given by Alice Carter and Pat Lovell. Last on the program was a one -act play entitled "It's Cold in Them Thar Hills," staged by the school's drama group. This riotous comedy concerned a hillbilly family composed mainly of eligible daughters, and the problem of getting the eldest — and ugliest — daughter married off to a rich "dude." Members of the cast were Bill Marshall, .Allison Clarke, Dave Ducharme. Jody Keller, Leslie Kenyon, Kristine Gulens, Anne Alexander, Paula Boulianne, Marlene Stone, Geraldine Parker, Charles Mickle and Ray Miller, Every responsible motorist should." FI Murder ower Bed • Evidence which may indicate e murder has been found in a flower bed at Huron Park, RCAF Station Centralia. But police don't plan to lay charges. The evidence is a human skull, of married one the le dug up by o e personnel at the station. It has been identified as the skull of an Indian woman, prob- ed killed by a blow on the a side of the head from a blunt instrument. p staff were liber -ally praised. So were all those who were con- They'll probably be setting nected with the building, some records at RCAF Station B. W, Tuckey ,p Central! • ueke resident of the a Saturday, hospital. board, directed special tributes to Dr. James Bell, donor Air Force Day show—always of 535,000 toward the residence: a big attraction in past ears to R. N. Creech, who organized is expected to attract biggest crowds in the station's history, the original campaign to raise providing the weather's right. And the show will.be the most extensive the local base has ever presented. Three, stations' shows -- and probably. their crowds -- will be concentrated at Centralia this year. The station plays host to most of Western Ontario with a combined program featuring the best attractions from Clinton - and London, whose shotes have been cancelled. What new features will there be at Centralia this Saturday? Plenty. For the air show, Centralia, staff pilots will be doing some smoke -writing in the skies and there will be a parachute drop by RCAF search and rescue personnel. This is in addition to the rep ular demonstrations of aero- batics, formation flying, instruc- tional. flying and demonstrations of the RCAF's airplanes, includ- ing three of Canada's newest sub -killers, the Argus, the Nep- tune and the jets, T-33, CF10t) and Sabre. -. New ground' displays include a modern radar site, guided mis- sil demonstration, and Sergeant Electro, the mechanical man, Better get there early. —Please Turn to Page 3 McGillivray Vote July 7 Date of the plebiscite on the central school question in Mc- Gillivray township has been set for Monday, July 7, Clerk W. J. Amos announced this week, All residents of the township eligible to vote for school trus- tees will be allowed to mark a ballot. Polling 'booths and deputy re- turning officers will be much the same as those picked last November for the municipal elections. Clerk Amos this week . an- nounced the second . posting of , the voters' list and urged: rest, dents to make sure their names were on the list. He pointed out that persons who have moved ' to the township since the voters Ilist was compiled last Novein- bei will not be an the list and ;they should apply to him to .be !put on the list. iCourt of revision for the list will be Monday, June 23. strumen . 1 Dr. J. A. Penistan, Stratford i Hi Neighbor Thgh has been buried "for several It has been sent to Toronto to' in Exeter generations." Ne t 't4/eek eme be studied byarcheologists at the University of Western On- tario, "It may have .been murder," eommented OPP Constable Hank Reid, of the Exeter detachment, "but it's too late to do anything about it ncee." Grad Feature On Back Page The- Times -Advocate's an- nual salute to the graduating class of South . Huron Dist- rict High School appears on the back page of this issue. The page contains pictures of each of the 1958 grade, lists the activities in which they engaged during their high school careers and their p.la.ns for the future. Tliis is the third year the feature has been presented by The Times -Advocate, as- sisted by Jack Doerr, pro- fessional photographer, who takes the portraits. All neat week, it's "Hi Neigh- bor" in Exeter stores. The unique celebration, spon- sored by Exeter Businessmen's Association, stresses friendliness and appreciation — as well as special values. It's the first of its kind, according to officials. "Hi Neighbor Week isn't meant to be a town -wide sale," accord- ing to Fred Darling, chairman of the committee -in -charge. "We're saying thanks to our customers for being such good neighbors — and we're proving that Exeter merchants are good neighbors, too." Features of the week are a free street dance Saturday night, June 21, to which everyone in the community is invited, band concerts and special bargains. A number of merchants start off the celebration this week with special offers advertised on pages 8 and 9. Reduced prices, special coin- binatlon offers, and contests are highlighted. Next week, there'll be more. Merchants and store clerks will be wearing special "Hi Neigh- bor" badges displaying their first names to promote a friend- ly atmosphere. "Thanks' for dropping in," indicates the spirit of the celebration. Saturday afternoon, Exeter District Junior Band twiil provide music for shoppers on the Mair street. They'll play near the town hall and in at least one downtown location during the day. Saturday night, the street dance starts at 9.30 p.m., and will con- tinue 'til ???. It will be held on John street, just off Main,` beside A & H Food Market. Businessmen's committee Ina eludes Toni MacMillan and Arnold Lindenfield. Sub -commit@ tee chairmen are Norm Walpere Hugh Davis, Ross Tuekey, Bill Huntley. Ulric Snell and Bill McKenzie. All next week, say "Hi Neighbor." NURSES REgIbENCE OPENED--Tigtiitrrries who partici. elated in the program marking the official opening of 'South HLC1'eli Nttr'se5 rteSide11C1 are showru herd iii frol1t I'of the builziirlg, 1 W, Tuckey, president of the hospital association, was master of ceremonies for the event and is shown at tete microphone. hone. Mr, Tucke indicated an p �' addition to the hospital staff itself will e the next aa,.jb r project of the association, ' A lib° :.