The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-09-18, Page 1-Writers I.eatu re Exeter 1.011 Fair S
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EXETER FAiR OFF TO GOOD START—Fair officials said tnd.00r exhibits Wednesday
were "as heavy as they have ever been" and predicted excellent competition in live-
stock and horse classes Thursday. Exhibits in the home department were described •
as the "pretties ever", Above, Mrs. Sam Aquilina displays the pretty. doll clothes
she made for entry. —T -A Photo
Families Escape Tragedy
In District's 'Lucky Weekt
This was a lucky week for
South 1-Iuron, '
During the past seven days,
three children in the district
were run over by heavy vehicles.
There night have been three
families in tragic mourning.
By some phenomenal freak,
neither of them was seriously
injured.
Dr. John Goddard, Hensel],
who attended all three, describ-
ed the incidents as a streak of
"extremely fortunate luck". The
last similar case he attended,
several dears ago, was fatal,.
Tuesday, two-year - old Peter
Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tamil Becker, Dashwood, was
run over by two wheels of a car
in front, of V. L. Becker's imple-
ment agency. He's stiff and sore
but walking around without a
scratch.
Friday, four-year-old Douglas
:McKay, son of Mr. and .Mrs.
Ken McKay, who live four miles
east of Hensall, was run over by
a rubber -tired wagon loaded
with hsled,strav:. He was climb-
ing up the draw bar when be
fell under the front wheel.
Taken to hospital for x-rays,
be was released the same day
with no apparent injuries,
On Wednesday, 7.4 - month - old
Clerald Zehr, son of Mr. and'
Mgrs, Harold Zchr, Zurich, re-
turned home from hospital after
Ho, p►it J Cost
To Double?
An indication that the pro-
Vince's new insurance plan may
send hospitalization costs soar-
ing was given •at Monday's
council meeting,
Officials revealedwell-found-
ed reports ,that standard ward
accomodation would rise font
$8,00 to $14.00 to $15.00 per ,day
as soon as the prearam becomes
effective January 1.
(One director of South Iduron
hospital said 'Tuesday he expect-
ed the rate would be $16 but he
said this eoulc1 not be taken as
official.)
• Clerk C. V. Pickard suggested
that members .of council, if ask-
ed for advice, should urge Citi.
zees to enrol in the voluntary
hos»itali atiee insurance program
because/. unless they do, the cost
of hospital care would be trip.
piing. : " 1' tit
Members agreed tliat, tvit e
the insurance, citizens would risk.
financial ruin in the event of
illness.
Reason given los' the boost in
hospital rates was that the
government Would no longer
provide grants to the hospitals,
witrch have sttbsiclized patient
care, hospitals Will be expected
to operate hi the luck with the
government plan guaranteeing
revenue front ih-patiiints.
The discussion also indicated
that the tdwn Will have to pre.
pare fee the provision or wet.
fare services which will be
necessary to help relieve hos.
iit'Is in View of the increased
1 n, h
d.eniaiicl ar9ficipal;ed with the
operation. of the insurance pro-
gr blit.
tri
o a roved tim-
ing t pp
Mii'i.es in tate een triunity,
trained nn'si"a Will be necessary
td dealt aIfea patients who MY
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being' under observation since
Thursd a y, Septein ber 11, when
he went under the rear wheel
of his grandfather's car. He, too,
has no apparent injuries.
The Zehr boy was run over
When he darted around the
corner of the family garage
while his grandfather, Aaron
Gingericb, was- backing his car
out.
A very lucky week.
•
District Mass Rallies
Launch UC Campaign
Two public rallies featuring an
outstanding 1.1.S, theologian —
one in Hensel!, the other in
Blyth—will highlight the launch•
ing of the first campaignof
vi__tation evangelism by United
Churches in Huron Presbytery.
Dr. Manning Potts, Nashville,
Tenn., editor of the popular de•
votionat booklet, "The Upper
Room", will speak in Hensall
United Church Monday evening
and in Belgrave Conimunity
Centre Tuesday night to what
officials expect will be capacity
crowds.
As editor of "The Upper
Rodin," which has a circulation
of three million and is printed
in. 29 languages,. Dr. Potts has
travelled extensively, He has
completed several trips around
the world and he is expected to
comment on current conditions
irr South America, Europe, the
Middle East and the Far East.
The mass public rallies .will
take ptace as laymen in the
presbytery's churches undertake
a training program in visitation
evangelism which will last from
Monday to Thursday of next
week.
Dr. H. if, McConnell, director
of evangelism for the lV'atienal.
Council of Churches,
will provide the leadership .for
the campaign, which starts off
with a workers' rally in Wesley.
Willis United Church, Clinton,
Sunday.
Seminars and supper nreetitigs
will be helot in Exeter, Clinton,
Hensen, Belgrave and Wingham
during the next four days.
Dr, 111000nnell, who lives sly
New York, has conducted Visita-
tion evangelism campaigns in
all parts of the United. Stales
and Canada, and in the Panama
canal pone since 1945. lie has
also conducted campaigns in
Japan and Honolulu. In October
last year, he was the director
of a visitation evangelism Cala-
pnign in New York cit.y which
Was, a folloW-up to the Billy
Grhanl crusade,
Chairman of the Hood fres
hytery campaign is ReV. Yrantes
Sciiiplc, Scafotth, and the
Where
To
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Church Notices .
C'oniiflgi Evetitt 15
Editerielil 2
Enterfaifinlertt15
txeler Dairy 16, 1'7, 1$
Far& Nevus . .... 11, 12
Feiailrilliitraxtii e, 4
Hensall . .... ...,4, 5
Leath ' Ili I tlik Lie .. - ... 10
M treiiri .. 11, 15
Spnrl , 6
'Want Ails , • .. . 11
Zurich ........ ............ ..ru,..,
1
tary is Reit. C. E. Peacock, of
Bayfield.
During (he •campaign, laymen
in each church will be trained to
visit homes in an attempt to
persuade unchurched people to
become active members and to
develop a deeper devotion among
those who are already adher-
ents.
Investigate
Sewerage
Town council. moved Monday
night to meet with the Ontario
Water Resources Commission to
begin an investigation into a
sewerage systein.
Council accepted a report from
a special committee which rec=
ommended that the OWRC be
asked • "log explain their pro-
posals in regard to installation
of a sewerage system."
The report also :urged the com-
omission to "provide an approxi-
mate estimate of the cost of a
systein and. to explain how le.
stallation and maintenance east
could be met,"
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EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 18, 1955
Price Per Copy
0 'Cent*
eek CTA A.mendr.ents
To Ban Drinking In Cars
Stars Of CNE Air Show
Added Attraction At Fair
Providing weather is favor-
able, RCAF Station Centralia
will send its now -famous sky-
writing acrobatic team to per-
forin for crowds at Exeter Fall
Fair Wednesday afternoon.
Station officials gave approval
to the air display Tuesday fol-
lowing a request from • officers
of the agricultural society.
The sky -writing .show, develop-
ed at Centralia, was the hit of
the air show during the last
three days of the .Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition this year. It
was first presented at the Air
Force Day in June but has,sinee
been perfected.
Centralia's met . section pro-
vided good news.. Wednesday's
rain was expected to end at
midnight and, although Thurs-
day may be cloudy, no showers
are anticipated,. Temperature
should be a comfortable 65 de-
grees with winds northerly from
10 to 15 miles per hour.
Urge Calpak
Expand Plant
Council approved Monday
the, contents of a letter to Cali-
foria Packing Corporation
r
e
-
questing informationregarding
the' company's plans for its fac-
i
tory here. .'
The letter reminded Calpak
the: town hadpartzcipated in the
$192,000 Moridson. dam
project
ect in
simply
Tante
order to guarantee water s
pp Y
for expansion. of the factory. It
suggested such expansion would
benefit both the company and
the community,
Contents read:
"Members of town council and
citizens of this townare anxious
to learn your future plans for the
large canning plant located here.
Closing of the plant for the 1958
;season has had a derogative
effect on the town and the dist-
rict as a whole. This area is a
proven ground for the successful
production of canning crops and
it, seems too had to allow the
facilities here to stand unused:"
' "We have been asked to draw
to your attention the fact that,
in order to guarantee your fac-
tory an unlimited supply of
water; a dam was built on the
Ausable river, one mile east of
town, at a cost of $192,000. The
town of Exeter paid the largest
share of this cost and has first
call on the water, thus guaran-
teeing an. almost unlimited sup-
ply. This expenditure would not
have been made if the council
had not been given to under-
stand that the present factory
would be enlarged if a sufficient
supply of water was provided,
"Town council believes that
canning activities can not only
be eont:inued but increased here
to the benefit of your company
and the •district as a whole.
Council would appretiate being
advised of your intentions in the
natter, as soon as possible, so
that .future municipal plans may
be laid."
CELEBRATES 92 YEARS
Mr. William Moody, Andrew
St. quietly celebrated his 92nd
birthday on Friday, September
12.
Agricultural Society President
Victor Jeffery said Wednesday
indoor exhibits were "as heavy
as they have ever been and
expected keen competition in
livestock classes Thursday.
Despite rain, Wednesday
night's concert featuring the
Exeter District Junior Band and
special performers from London
attracted a .good crowd..
Tuesday night's trade fair
entertained over 500 people either
at bingo or with displays of new
cars, appliances, home enter-
tainment equipment, and nume-
rous other commercial exhibits.
Mrs, W. R. Kestle, chairman
of the home department com-
mittee, described the exhibits in
this section as the "prettiest
ever." Beautiful rugs, needle-
work, knitting, sewing and other
handcrafts filled the arena gym-
nasium.
Only a few results were avail-
able at press time.
Wayne and Ronald 1-Iern, It.R.
Woodham, shared first prizes in
the Exeter 4-H grain show and
Garry Rowcliffe, R.R, 1 Hen-
sall. captured first prize in the
Exeter 4-H grain corgi competi-
tion.
High School Lists
Graduate Awards
Principal Tl, L. Sturgis this
week announced winners of aca-
demie mic aw rd forhe
de awardst
1958 graduating class.
Shield winners for academic
standing in Grade 13 were Jane
Farrow, Exeter; Helen Taylor,
.Usborne; Rowland Tinline, Hu-
ron Park, Centralia; and julija
Gulens, Dashwood,
The student council annual
award of $1.00, for highest ag-
gregate marks has been award -
.cd to Jane Farrow.
The paper staff award, also
$100, and for second highest ag-
gregate marks, goes to Helen
Taylor. She was tied for the
runner-up honor with Rowland
Tinline but the latter has been
awarded the Canada Packers
scholarship for the top male
student in maths and sciences.
The teaching staff scholarship,
also valued at $100, has been
won'by Julija Gulens. This award
goes to the student with the
third highest standing.
.Kay Webb, Dashwood, has re-
ceived the Beta Sigma Phi So-
rority scholarship, valued at $50,
for the top graduate entering the
nursing profession.
Zurich Champs
Nay Saturday
Playing coach Tom 'Raw-
lings of the Huron -Perth
champion, Zurich L u its b e r
Kings reeiiived word Wednes-
day afternoon that his club
is scheduled to meet Cale-
donia in a best -of -three OBA
series,
First game of the playoff
will take place in Caledonia
Saturday, September 20, with
the return game in Zurich
on September 27.
The three -game playoff is
the Ontario semi-finals,
Town's 'Youngest Company
Firm Invades fair Market
The board of directors of
Exeter's youngest company
launchesits first commercial
venture toda-°,
It will plunge its assets into
a highly competitive market - _.
Exeter Fall Fair in the hopes
of making a major "killing" to
bolster its cash reserves,
•The objective! to finance a
company weiner roast.
The firth can lay claim to be-
ing the town's youngest on two'
counts: (a) it was formed Over
the weekend, acid tb) majority
of its officers are 10 years and
under.
The "Z Bar• Z Rance _ ... that's
the official Nine selected by
secret ballot at the organization
meeting .. is located behind the
T, W. Weber Ltd. plant on -High-
way $3, and its assets include a
menagerie of 'anlnials and pout -
try ranging from two South
African White G"uitteas to Iwo'
registered Shropshire lambs.
The firm's holdings also ill.
clttde:
•xicatt
1 burro and Mid
t)he li c 1
Spanish burro;
l"ottr homer pigeons;
Poitr mallard ducks;
Three pit'tk•fiyed rabbits sod
sot' rat other vat'ki~tles;
A westetii saddle liorsn;
About 110 turkeys.
cora, art 'a first itffielal
afrfsuielitit Tticstlay', ' BiestY
dent Ricky Weber, 7, said:
"We're 'going to enter as many
competitions as we can at the
fair and put our prize money
together so .wc can have a
wemer roast."
The otherti officials smiled
enthusiastically in unanimous
agreement. The board includes
Randy Weber, $, vice-president;
John Elliott, 10, general mann.
ger; Eric Swartzentruber,, 10,
assistant general manager; Ross
Elliott, 6, assistant to the assist.
ant general manager, and Paul
Swartzcntruber, 8.
Still to be appointed is a
"supervisor of company ol)el'a-
tions,"" "We haven't decided on
glint yet,` 'says President. Eiclry.
Chid advisor to 'the firm is
Jack W. Weber, fattier of the
president and, vice-president, who
15 the leading official. in One of
the to"Wlt'S most successiu1 cool -
J. W. Weber YLtd.,
Eastern Canada distributors of
1)r, Salisbury's poultry pharina-
00tlticals. The boys honored
hint with the post of secretary.
treasurer.
Vet Company twlec't.i,tigs, the
boys use the board room of J. W.
Weber ltd., ,which is Bandy to
the mob. hen Of the itiree•
fors is furbished With "brain
paper" and Benoit .10assist
then1 in reselling tteoisinns.
At ,the organlsatinit ineetitig
Monday,' the boys balloted to
elect their officers and to de -
chic the name of the company.
Following the busiisess session,
they heard a talk front Con.
Stable John Cowen on bicycle
safety, considered a vitalcoo-
pa ty programabecause of the
lack' of sidewalks alongside the
highway..
The animals have been se'
cured for the "Z liar Z" by- the
secretary -treasurer who has euil-
1e tell then from vatiotis
sources since he established his
plant a year ago.
rot many weeks, the burros
"Tag" and "Tug", were the top
attraction in town for children,
and they still provide plenty 01
aniuseirient . Hewever "Target"
r4- the twsterrn Saddl0 horse •-W
vies in popularity particularly be
rause he tali give rides to three
or tour at one lime,
Brought from the west by Dal-
ton 1' inkbelrier "Target" couldn't
be ridden, by auyoite whcir lie
arrived. low the kids ride Mtn
without a saddle or eren .a
bridle,
Principal fluty of the company
Principal
is to feed and (rare for
The animals.
Sd, far, there aren't any
sitirki r''s, ileside5. the directors
have iota of 11 iii.., volunteers
a 1 qv 1 !;
to the -res.
In grains and seeds, Lloyd
Reynolds, of R,11. 1 Hensall,
captured three prizes and Clar-
ence Down, also of A.R. 1 Hen -
sail, captured two.
Feature of Thursday after-
noon's show—the nig day—will
be the grandstand appearance of
Earl Heywood, "Canada's No. 1
Singing Cowboy", a horse show
in front of the grandstand, a 4-
1-1 tractor driving competition
and three calf club contests. The
fair will be opened by C. S.
MacNaughton, Huron MI'P,.
Council Monday night approved the drinking problem.
the drafting of a resolution to .tae charged that teenagers
the federal department of justice from Landon were driving up to
urging that the Canada Temper- „Exeter on weekends because
anee Act be amended to prohibit they knew it was legal to drink
the drinking .of alcoholic Bever- in their cars here.
ages in public places in Huron ,«rhe police," be said, "can't
County. do anything under the CTA to
stop. -these kids who are causing
all the trouble on Saturday
nights, We've got to have now
laws to cover this situation.
There's no reason why the
people in Huron and T'erlh can't
have the same protection as those
in other counties."
All members but Deputy -Reeve
Chester Mawhinney voted to
have town solicitor W. G. Coch-
rane draw up a formal request
for improvement of the nine-
teenth-eentury temperance act
still in force in'i-luron and Perth
counties.
Council will ask specifically
• Reeve McKenzie said the fed
that drinking nn streets and m eral government would not take
cars, not prohibited by the CTA, any action on the CTA until a
'be banned. petition was circulated in the
The action was sparked by county, (A petition containing 25
Councillor Ralph Bailey, chair- per cent of the residents of the
man of the police committee, county must be secured before a
obviously irked because town vote to throw out the CTA can
officers have little control over be held.) .
"Don't get me wrong," said
Bailey at one point. "I'm not
1
Interested
: asking for repeal of the CTA. All
1 want is that people can't drills
on our streets or in their cars.
Grand Bend
n Lake IIijron Pipeline 1 think
s tenough
the
department
thins; can be dans about it."
Grand Bend Reeve ;lances Dal-
ton says the summer resort is
"definitely interested" in the
city of London's proposal to
build a water pipeline from Lake
Huron.
Reeve Dalton said he under-
stood present plans call for the
pipeline to enter the lake about
one mile south of the Bend,
through Beach 0' Fines property.
The resort has never been con-
sulted about the project but the
u would "con-
sider
said council tvo d
r
seriously" hooking in to
the pipeline to provide water
supply for the village. ,
One London official said Tues-
day
"it's oo nlJ amatter of tin
e
now" for the project to take
shape. Alderman Terry Ferris
made the comment following the
appointment of representatives
to a joint PUC-Qntario Water
Resources Commission -city coun-
cil pipeline negotiating commit-
tee.
Officials of McGillivray town-
ship are hoping Ferris' optimis-
'.tic estimate of completion date"We know we don't want
is correct. Their new Genual drinking an our streets, dont.
school project hinges on the pipe- iVe;
line and its location in the town -
ea
ship, since water supply is an Councillor Taylor said a
forth council recently requested
important factor in the choice of we send a copy of the resolution
site, that the CTA be abolished. "If
' to each of the councrds in Duron
However, Chairman Kenneth ' County, and they support it, T
Sholdice told the T -A Wednes-1 think the department will recog-
day that the board will proceed. ndxe it."
with its own plans for the school lMcKenzie: "It will be turned
in case the pipeline project is down just the same. Council
seriously delayed or abandoned' can't do anything about -it."
altogether, a distinct possibility; Deputy Ree-ve Mawhinneyt
in the minds of some observers, "Why should council do anything
School board members made; about it at all."
an inspection of a number of pos-1 Mayor Pooley. "It's up to ii
sible sites. Wednesday. 1 to take some action if something
Chairman Sholdiee said it was is
a disturbance causin,, g or
possible that construction of the' annoying our citizens. tizens. We are
school could be delayed for an -I duty-bound as councillors to Idols
other year or so but the board I after the citizens., in our town."
-1.
would have to Sind aceommoda The mayor said, however, he
tion for pupils of S.S. No. 15,1 didn't think there was any way
which has been sold to the On- the CTA could be changed with-
tario Department of Highways out .a vote.
who will Lake possession in June, Bailey: "We can't make it any
1959. 'Other 'schools, however, worse." - ,
could continue to operate. — Please Turn To Page 3
b1lLtGTtRS LAUNCH tNfEitP'RiSt
wwBoaido1directors of Lseior' s newest—and ~vest d
youngest—company,. the "Z Ear Z Ranch", discuss. LxelitfirSt C0fl1crci11 venture in
the board room of
J . W.
`ruerLtd., the "parent" firm
,
10 company piens
tow
m
loo fit prizes itt JxoLCrlair Mt its profits kr �wiener roast. Around tho
tallo from left h1~, ,ih1ti Elliott,10, general 1a11 er Dolton wiener. , RnssEl.
Brtt, d,assastayt to ttysssi tatlgenera' manager; 11aidY Webor, vice.prrsident;
Ricky Weber, 7, president; Eric Sialjatt;tlet, assistant manager, and Paul Swartz-
ettirbdr, SoG1Cta1ytiodsClL1 and patron 1s ,,lack Veber+ standing,, o1ow,so
me
the directors enjoy a Fid"TargoV ono Sbjodd arilnala the rai&