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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-09-25, Page 1THE CHANCg TO WIN ---Children swarmed trinket stands and games of skill on the midways at Exeter and Zurich Fairs this past week in the hopes of winning teddy bears, pandas and trinkets of all kinds. Crowds at both exhibitions were excellent, Zurich doubling its gate receipts. Scene above was taken at Exeter. More pictures, stories inside. --.T-A Photo Large Parade, Crowds Make .Successful Fair A big parade — biggest since the centennial --- some excellent saddle horse competitions, a busy midway and an arena chuck full of exhibits highlighted the successful 104th Exeter Fall Fair last week. Gate receipts indicate the Thursday show attracted a larger crowd than last year des- pite early morning rains and threatening clouds all day, Grounds were muddy in spots but this didn't seem to hamper the milling throngs. "From all reports I've heard, everyone enjoyed themselves," says Society President Victor Jeffery, "I think we'll come .out all right financially, too." Although the 'Wednesday night attendance was' down, larger crowds Thursday afternoon and evening made up for the loss. Thursday night's dance attracted a record number; unfortunately some of the patrons became un- ruly before it was over. Two veteranexhibitors from this area received special praise during opening ceremonies. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP, lauded;,Preston :tearing and Son, of Stephen township, for the re - Hewn they have brought this area,; through their 'consistent victoriest a major exhibitions hi iii ons i n Church Installs First Ministers Friday night at 8 p.m: will Mark the occasion of the or- dination of . A. G. Van Eek, minister -elect of the' Christian Reformed' Church, Exeter. The service, conducted in English, will also mark his installation in the local 'congregation. Mr. Van Eek comes from St. Catharines, Ont:, where he grad- uated from the Lincoln and Wel- land County district high school at Thorold, }le is a Dutch -born Canadian who came to Canada in 1948. Be received his bachelor of arts degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1954., He graduated with the degree of bachelor of divinity from Calvin., Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids in 1957. Subse- quently he spent one year in graduate studies at Westminster Theological Seminary in Phila. delphia, Penn, Having servedsummer pas- torates in Vauxhall, Alta., and. Campbellford, Ont:., he comes to Exeter as first full-time minister to the local congregation,. Mrs. Van Eek, a graduate psychiatric nurse, was horn af. Rudyard, Michigan. She prac- ticed her profession in Pine Resi. Christian Association hospital for the mentally ill. The Van i eks have a son, Calvin Duane, and a daughter, Jane Ann, They make their home at 82 Sanders Street East, Three Teenagers in PS Break -Ins ' Charges have been laid against. three Guelph teenagers, includ- ing a 13-yearold girt, for break- ing and entering live schools along Highway 21. frons. Bosan- quet to Stanley townships. Police charge the three --- George G, Brown, 19; Bruce It. Eady, 17; and Thelma Carr, 13, all. of Guelph — stole a ear in Guelph and proceeded to the Bluewater highway, The ear was „recovered at S.S. 4 Stanley, four miles south of Bayfield Friday morning, where it had become stuck in mud, The youths were arrested later the sante day in Goclerieh. Schools entered included S.S. No. 7 and 8 130sanquet, S.S, No. 1 Hay, S.S. No. 1 and 4 Stanley. A foy sword, birthday candles, playing cards and $2.00 in testi is all that has been found miss- ing. Police believe flit break-ins were trade to seettre cash, itLY TO CONFERENCE Jack Weber, of 3, W. Weber Ltd., and rind teriing, Exeter, flew to Charles City,, Iowa, tills Week to attend a business epn' irerenee at the head office of,lair. SaIAbitty 's Laboratories, wltbso 1preduet;K the Exeter firm distrl• Toronto and London. Mr, tIacNaughton also paid special tribute to Whitney Coates and Son, R,R, 1. Centralia, who recently won the grand cham- pionship bull award at Western Fair. The Coates herd won the beef sweepstakes later in the day.. Both illi', MacNaughton and. Elston Cardiff, Huron MLA, praised the work being done in 4-H clubs. Mr. Cardiff indicated this program has been the saving factor in many smaller exhibi- tions throughout the county. Other speakers at the opening includ"ed Victor Jeffery and Mayor R, E. Pooley. Tory Gregg, London, was master of cere- monies. Afternoon program in front of the grandstand featured the singing of Earl Heywood, music by the Exeter Band, and spe. (eat events in the horse show. Because of the mud, the track had to be covered with saw- dust before the horses could compete there. Aerobatics by a sky -writing Centralia Chipmunk entertained the outdoor crowd at 3 p.m. Only one major mishap marred the day. Hugh. Filson, Denfield, lost an 800 -pound sow,due in two weeks. T The animal died be- fore she could be unloaded. Harry' 7.'owie, R.R. 1 Wood- ham, won the 4-H tractor driving competition, first held here in a number of years, Other 4-H achievement d a y champions were Gerald Wallis, Howard Hendrick,. Edward Bern, Patsy Marshall, Carolyn Oke, Wayne and Ronald Hern,•Doug Russell; Glenn -Sharp „and - Garry Row- cliffe. Departmental champions o 1 the fair included' Ross Marshall, R.R. 1 Kirkton, dairy cattle; W. Turnbull and Son, Brussels, hogs; Ron 'Swartz, Clandeboye, saddle horses; Clifford Pepper, Dashwood, poultry; Lloyd Rey. nolds, R.•R. 1 Hensel], grain and seeds and vegetables; Philip Mc- Kenzie, Kippen, fruits; Mrs. Mel- vin Steffen, Seaforth, hone dep't EST Returns This Sunday Daylight saving time for most municipalities .in this area will end Saturday night at midnight. Clocks will be turned back one hour, ' Church services Sunday will he held on standard time. • and Mrs. Almer Passinore, R,R, 3 Exeter. Exhibitor who snowed the most entries in this year's corn - petition was Clifford. Pepper, Dashwood, with 71 in poultry. Fred. McClymont, Varna, showed 62 articles and Mrs. H. A, Fuss entered 53, • The early afternoon parade, led by RCAI? Centralia bugle band and the Exeter citizens' band, featured a larger number . of floats than usual. and more schools in the parade. Results were: Decorated cars — C,P. and T. Committee of Exeter 1.0,0.'F., Mrs, Eric Heywood, Mrs. Ed- ward Wurni. Business Floats—Cann's Mill Ltd„ Brady Cleaners, Burkley Restaurant. Freak outfits -- Donald Cann, chuckwaggon; Murray Greene, old woman; Carfrey Cann, egg woman. Decorated 'bicycles—Frances Giichrist, Victor Fulcher, Sha- rote- Dove. Decorated tricycles — Barbara Reid, Larry Shapton. • Schools — EPS Grade 7, S.S. 4 Usborne. Complete fair results appear on pages 8, • A', 10, and 12, - Eighty Second Year EXETER ONTARIO, ,SgPTI MaLrt 25, 19,50 Price "Per cents R Chief Tayloresigns Request OPP Assistance Orders inquest Ince Death of Popular YoungFa'rmer An inquest has been ordered into the traffic death of Tom Easton, popular Usborne junior farmer, 'who was fatally injured in a -head-on collision east of E ceter early Thursday evening. Date of the inquest is pending on the recovery of the second driver, William Murray Thomp- son, 19, R.R, 1 Clandeboye, who underwent surgery on a fractur- ed ankle Tuesday morning, Coroner Dr, John Goddard, Hensel], indicated the hearing may not be held for several weeks, Both drivers were alone in their cars when they met. on Huron street, about 700 feet east of the intersection. with conces- sion two, Usborne. Police said Thompson, who was travelling east, apparently swung his car to the north side after entering the gravel road from the pave- ment and hit the westbound Easton vehicle head-on. There were no skid narks. Ambulances took both drivers to London hospital after they had been attended to by Dr. M. C, Fletcher. The Easton youth st suffered from two fractured legs, several fractured ribs and severe chest injuries. Thompson received' a fractured left ankle and lacerations to the face and hands. The Clandeboye youth was found lying outside. his car with his foot caught in the clutch pedal. Charles Fisher, who lives on the corner, sum.noned help. There were no witnesses to the crash. Both cars were wrecked, with total damage estimated at $2,- 750. Charge Teenager Robert Morrissey, 17 -year-old Mt. Carmel area youth. faces three traffic charges following an accident near the main inter- section In Crediton early Friday morning, Police saidthe driver hit a telephone pole north: of the in- tersection as he made a left �1 RCA Increases Levy O.n Area Municipalities Ausable River Conservation Authority on the extent of dam - Authority tentatively approved a ed to inspect and report to the $5.000 increase in its'levy on 23 at Pork Franks for blockage of •municipeliti s -in the watershed access by water to their cot - for 1959 at a special meeting in tages. Parkhill last week. The committee includes Dr. G. The move will actually in- Ross Lord, chairman of the crease the Authority's budget Metro Toronto Conservation frons $30,000 to $40,000, half of Authority; H. H. T o d g h a in, which is paid by the Ontario De- O.L.S., and W. McGeorge, o.L.S,, partment of Planning and De -both of Chatham. velopment. Reason for the increase,.which must be ratified at the annual ear � i to r meeting in January is the "ter- rific demand" for farm ponds, • on which ARCA pays a subsidy, , e t Hensall ensaII Reforestation and administration �" costs • are also up, according to Secretary -treasurer H. G. Hooke. At the • special meeting, the Authority also appointed a com- mittee to meet with Exeter council to discuss the develop- ment of a park at the Morrison Dam. In a letter to the' Author- ity, council indicated it has re- ceived numerous requests from town citizens to establish a park there. Another committee was na m- e dto inspect and report lo the 'Ristcal-PistolYouth Pays dor Disturbance An 18 -year-old. Crediton youth who• "shot up" the town of Exe- ter with a cap pistol at 2:30 wan, was fined. $10 and costs in magistrate's court here Friday. Constable John.Cowan testi- fied that William Schroeder had been shooting his toy pistol around the hospital and Exeter Gri.ih Tivo drivers were fined $10 and costs each for careless driving in a five -car accident north of the town bridge on August 10..Both Gary Collins, 20„ London, and George T. Akins, Strathroy, failed to stop in time to avoid hitting two cars which Were stationery on the highway, waiting to make a turn. Colins pleaded not guilty and, was defended by N. C. Brown, London, Larry Baynham, 19, Exeter, told the court he was southbound when he stopped opposite Alex- ander street to make a left hand turn. Robert Shortridge, London, and James flomard, London both stopped behind harm but Akins and C;olins slammed .cars ahead. Constable Ernest Wells, who investigated, said there were 21 - foot' skid ntai'ks from Akins' car and 34 -foot from Colins. Wayne Allen, RCAF Station, paid�� � for Clinton �10 and costs Milling out too fast frons a town intersection, faitine , Co .see alt bnconiin tar which he hit. Magistrate: Dudley Holmes took utes throughout Eastern Cali- pity .,'en Edward Ii. 1"itzgerald. �atlat.• of TWCAF Station Centralia, and 1 assessed no penalty for him .after he pleaded guilty to driving at 100 m.p.h. Fitzgerald, 'whom..po- lice failed to catch on the Credi- ton road, was involved in an ac- cident at Grand Bend a short time later and was fined $50, his licence suspended for three ,months. He is waiting his release from the RCAF, Albert Gibson, currently em- ployed ns- ployedat RCAF Station Aylmer, pleaded innocent to a charge oaf this space age. After all, our careless driving .in the fatal, ac• world is growing smaller and cident on. ,July 25 in which a hutch- smaller and we are becoming hiking airman from Centralia more dependent On each was killed. Gibsoh, however, did as nations and as co:innuni other' plead guilty to driving with only advised Dr. Manning, Rolaert Southcott wasychairiitan and was assisted in The worship by J. G. C. Christie, l lensall, and Lloyd Morgan: Centralia, Rev. C. D. Daniel, pastor of the church* led in a sing -song with Mrs. 11. L. Sturgis, Exeter, al the piano. , ".How big is your kospel?" was the theme discussed. by Dr, Manning Potts, of, Nashville, Tenn., at a rally in Hensall United Church Monday' night sponsored by the men's council of the Huron' Presbytery of the United Church. Rev. J. Semple introduced D. Manning as one of the best known Hien for those who do reading as he is the editor of the Upper Rooni, one of the best evangelistic tools of the church, printed in 36 languages. "Newspapers and news broad casts today tend to .feature had news—every strike, every acci- dent, every riot, -but the' gospel is good news and .it's the primary task of the church to spread that good news," said Dr. Man- ning. "It was not intended to have that job left to the pulpit and the preacher but if the world is to be won for Christ it must be' done by the honest -to -good- ness laymen who have found something worthwhile •and want to pass it: on to others," added the speaker, "Sputniks transcend every - 11 'ng in outer space, just sn ivc need a gospel. big enough to solve the problems and differences of one light. Testimony revealed that Jo - styli Begin and Joseph Berube, both of Centralia, were trying' 10 thumb a ride from Grand Bend when Gibson, travelling east, struck the dark-ctressed Begin from behind while the latter was walking on the Crediton road near Shipka. Gihsoit said he was f.ernpol'a• idly blinded by an oneoliiing ear tvitli full lights but Bet•uhe de. Hied seeing arty other car, Gipson, Wltose tight; Bead -light had been knocked out in an ac• cident at London earlier the same day. had not had the light repaired because he wanted it done liy iris own garage at Ship. ka, Licenced mechanic Aubrey `t'enii nf, .Exeter, snit[ vision would he cut 50 percent by the u li lack of oiie light. The magistrate: reserved his decision Until next court. Where To incl It Ch tch Nofinfs ._ .... - 19 4nnouiicunie "cow 9 Entortainnt'ent 16, 11 Fariit News '9, 11, 1t , F niinine Fedi .. . 11, 14 htenset[ .. ,...... x Looking In With Lt a LuEart .....,16 Seorls 4 Want Adt turn from the west. He then disappeared, leaving a passen- ger, Doris Scott, 16, of Exeter, at the scene with a fractured right ankle. The Scott girl is now in St, Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don. The youth reported to police next morning, He has, since been charged with careless driv- ing, failing to report and driving while his licence was under suspension. The car, wrecked, was valued at 3530. Donald Campbell, eight -Year- old Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Campbell, Huron St., is in South Huron Hospital with a broken leg ' and facial lacerations resulting from a car -bicycle accident on No. 81 highway Sunday after- noon. The bey vas riding west when —Please Turn to Page 3 No TOM EASTON . Dies Following Crash AC, SHD Won Host HS Leader Ot Laurels 'Phomas A. "Tom" Easton—a 24 -year-old junior farmer who! won a host of friends and achievements despite a perman- ent physical disability — was buried Wednesday afternoon fol- lowing services attended by several hundred people. • Tim youth died Sunday in Victoria Hospital, London, three days after he was injured in a head-on collision east of Exeter on an Usborne township road, In testimony to his popularity bol.b in this area and through his active association with hund- reds of other junior farmers at OAC, Guelph, an unusually large number of floral tributes banked the casket during the services at the R. C, Dinney Funeral Home here. Rev. Samuel Kerr, of 'Caven Presbyterian Church, oaf which the youth was t a member, 1n einb r was assisted in the service by' Rev. n. W.Young, A.u „, OAC padre and honorary president of the class which elected Tom as its head student. • Pallbearers were 141 u r r ay • Gaunt and Ross Smith, Luck - now, two OAC classmates; Mur- ray Keys,. Murray Dawson, Keith Coates and Gilbert Dow, all young farmers in the area. Flowerbearers included Don and George Webster. Jim, Toni and Bill McGill, Matthew East- on, Ray Cann, John Pym and Hugh Rundle. Interment was in Exeter ceme- tery. Although he suffered from a partial paralysis of his limbs from birth, Tont was extremely active in school and youth groups and a't t a i n e d many honors. 'At OAC where to took the short course from 1954-56, he was president of his year, a member of the championship de - hating team in 1955.56, a player on his year's basketball team and manager of a number umber of College. teams. He showed at every College Royal competition and wort numerous prizes. Col- lege officials said this week he was "very active and interested —Please Turn to Page 3 At a ,special meeting Tuesdays Act of Ontario which states that night, town counsel decided to+the chief must be between the expand its police force to three, ages of 21 .and 45 and' the cone full-time men after it accepted' stable between 21 and 35, or they the "surprise" resignation oft they must have sufficient exper Chief Reg Taylor. H fence to make up the difference Applications are being "'sought between the age and the pre- for a chief constable and a eon., scribed maximum. . stable for the town force. Con -,1 Chief Taylor, who had served stable John Cowen will be re -I six years overseas with the twined. i Canadian army during, world With the chief's resignation war two. was first appointed to becoming effective September the force on January 1, 1953, 30, council has requested assist- and became _chief six months. ance from the Ontario Provine-1 later. lal Police to provide protection i Before applying for the police for the town until the local force position, he was' employed at can be re -organized. Huron Lumber Mill Ltd.. where Chief Taylor submitted his re- I he had worked prior to the war. signation to Ralph Bailey, chair- He said he has no future plana man of 'the police committee, at the moment. Saturday, No reason for the At the special meeting, .coun- move was contained in the short' til also approved raises ill the letter. hourly wages paid men on the Chief Taylor told the T -A I public works crew. Foreman Wednesday, however, "i just] Gerald Cornish was increased don't want to he apefrons $1.10 to $1.25, Nelson Wells anymore." 1-Je said his reasons }from $1.00 to $1.10 and the rest were personal and he bald no of the crew from 900 to $1.00. "grievances or ill -feeling to-; " • wards the town or council," ? It "was learned from another, Dial Switch . source that the chief had work -1 led' a w f C ed some 21 hours over Thurs-: day, the day of the fair, and:' Friday and had spent consider -'progresses able extra time on duty since the part-time man on the force, Ernest Wells, resigned to take a Installation of dial switching equipment is underway in Cen- position at RCAF Station Cen- tralia'sinprepanerw exchange e buichel ldingeng; Cen- tralia. ation- Council had advertised fora over to dial operation in Nove a utility man, to serve as part- ber, W. W. Haysom, Bell Tele- time constable in Wells' place, phone manager for this region but it abandoned the move announced this week. Tuesday night when it received To meet immediate require- only two applications. me.nts, the new exchange will, Previously, Chief Taylor had requested a third full-time man on the force on several occasions but he did not bring this matter up in connection with his re- signation. The chief did comment that he was "very unhappy attempt- ing to work with the Canada Temperance Act." in the control of drinking among teenagers which has led to a number of incidents on weekends. nd which a developed into several fights during the dance at the arena the night of the fair, "It's a tough law to do anything with," the chief told The Times -Advo- cate. Council members appeared un- animous in agreement Tuesday night to expand the force to three full-time men. There was not a dissenting vote when the motion was passed to advertise for two more men. Council indicated the appli- cants who have to comply with the regulations of The Police' initially, house ' dial equipment comprising 500 terminals -- each terminal 'representing an indi- vidual telephone number. Bell customers in Centralia now num- ber about 400. , All equipment was speciali3r designed and manufactured to meet Centralia's specific tele- phone needs, Mr. Haysom ex- pinned. Installation and testing work is being carrier: out at the dial exchange building on RCAF' Road by Northern Electric crafts- men. Later this month, Bell Tele- phone representatives will begin visiting homes, stores and of • frees throughout the exchange - area to install, dial telephone sets. Actual time and date of the inauguration of dial" te1ephoii service for customers on the • ` RCAF Station, in Centralia Poo lice Village, Huron Park and the surrounding rural area, will be 'announced well, in advance• of the change, HEAD-ON COLLISION --Toni Easton, R.R. 3 Exeter, died, in hospital two clays after these two cars collided head-on 011 Ht,ron street, about one and one}half miles east of Exeter early Thursday evening. PC Hank Reid, who in- vestigated, inspects the car which the Usborne youth was driving. The other car was driven. by William Murray Thompson, 19, of R.R. 1 Clandeboye, who underwent surgery in London. hospital this week. —T -A Photo r" EE 1- PARADE �i1C�l�iCHT" C� IBX T It �A R 011t? of t11e best parades in air's history opened el'led th annual 1 ie ltur. li the fa y p C d1 a ag 1 u til exhibition at Exeter Thursday afternoon. Above is -the first shite commercial float entered by Cann's Mill Ltd. which foatu �ed a .1! v trout) - i'i r, � f o1 t101 of rvestell t otliladCi'is. RCAF Station Colli 1 :Exeter Citizens Centralia btigl� band and lJlr � �1 1 et1S t IId p1'ovided tiro music for the procession. 'f'•A Pl]o.