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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-11-13, Page 1PREPARE FOR DIAL CUTOVER—Northern Electric technician Laird Boal, Toronto, centre, and local Bell employees, Dick McFalls, left, and. George Glendinning, test equipment in the new Centralia dial exchange building, on RCAF Station Centralia road, in preparation for the switch from common battery to dial telephone system for the Huron Park -Centralia village district. The cutover will take place Sunday night, —T -A Photo May See One Contest But Election Scene Quiet Anything can happen between now and nomination day, of course, but it looks now as if this district will have a quiet election this year. There's a possibility of an election in Hay and there will definitely be posts to fill in Stephen township, where two members of council plan to re- tire, and in Hensel), where veteran councillor Lorne Luker has indicated his intention to withdraw. Exeter, Usborne; Grand Bend, McGillivray and Lucan all ap- pear quiet. Dates for nominations are: Thursday, Nov. 20—Lucan Friday, Nov, 21—McGillivray, Exeter. Monday, Nov, 24 — Usborne, Stephen, Grand Bend. °Friday, Nov, 28—Hay. Here's the tpleture a T -A sur- vey revealed thiseWeek: 'Several members of Exeter councilare 'still non-cammital. Mayor R. E. Pooley, who is completing his fourth term, said he is considering a fifth, "de- pending on what the citizens want." Reeve Bill McKenzie 'indicated he would not make up his mind until the current session of county council was over: Deputy - Reeve Chester Mawhinney has not indicated his plans. Senior councillor Ralph Bailey has not reached a decision on his position. Councillors Glen Fisher, Mur- ray Greene, Bill Musser, Ross Taylor and Claude Farrow indic- ate they are prepared to stand another year, Quiet in Usborne There's no hint of a change in Usborne council, Reeve Clayton Smith and : Councillors Hugh Love, Harold Hunter, George Frayne and Ward Hern indicate they will stand, depending upon developments at the nomination. Changes In Stephen Stephen will definitely see new faces on its council. With Reeve Jack Morrissey retiring, Deputy - Reeve Glen Webb is expected to step up to his post unopposed. •Senior councillor Ed Lamport Foxes Key To Epidemic Huron County Council, which opened its November session Wednesday, is expected to take action on the rabies threat, now increased with the confirmation of three cases in the county. Acting Clerk John Berry told The Times -Advocate Tuesday, council would consider steps either Thursday of Friday morning after farm andgov't officials confer with the agricultural com- mittee over the menace. Besides the rabid fox shot near Shipka, fraces near Hayfield and Forrhvich were found to have the virus. At Hayfield, cats had gnawed at the, body of the fox found to be rabid and the felines were destroyed, Dr, J. C. McLennan, dietriet Veterinarian for the health of animals subdivision, Ontaw a, said Wednesday, "there is no epidemic in Huron but that does not say we should not be cAu- flout; however, we don't need to be overly Alarmed, either,'' It has not been determined yet whether or not the three whith have tested affirmative just. travelled into the comity or whether Huron's fox population has the virus, Dr. ItlaeLentien said, He said, however, that his de - pertinent* believes the speckd of rabies is primarily dependent Upon the fox populatioh, far there are enough foxes in Huron to tiring About an epidemic but hope there aren't." 'Department of agriculture of- fleials had found, he said, that in areas or that Welt few fox, rabies did not reach epi. dernic stage. Control of the ink And stray anitnels piays the MajOi" role In tonthatting the virus, he said. Vattifilltiral, while it eervell A useful frarpeSe, played MO Miner role i control. # said Tuesday he definitelyplans to retire after seven years' ser- vice, "I would find it impossible to take time off to attend county council meetings," he. said, "so I feel that I cannot accept either of the reeves' chairs. I think I should retire to give someone else a chance," CouncilloeseEd Gill and Steven Dundas will stand for re-election. Election In Hay? An election is a possibility in Hay- township, according to a report last week. Deputy -Reeve Alex Mousseau has indicated he may try for the reeve's chair if there is an elec- tion and Reeve V. L, Becker says he will definitely stand be- cause he wants to clean up some "unfinished business." 11 Mousseau does run for reeve observers feel Karl Ha- berer will go for the deputy's chair. Of the two new council- lors, Jack Corbett will seek re- election but William Davideon remains. undeeided,• .•:: Calm In Lucan At the moment, there doesn't appear to be any opposition to Reeve Cecil Lewis and his coun- cil at Lucan. It's believed that Councillors Roy Stanley, Mrs. Gladys Reilly, Ivan Hearn and Charlie Sovereign wil1• stand again. Harry Lankin, a public; utili- ties commissioner, has indicated he will retire, making a new man necessary for this post, New Face At Hensall? Councillor Lorne Luker has made it known that he plans to. retire from Hensel). coune" which will leave an opening t be filled there.. Reeve Norman Jones, who has served three years, is ex- pected to return. Councillor John Henderson has not taken a stand. First-year man Jack Lavender will serve again, if chosen. "I've found it interesting and I've learned a lot," he said. Council - 'tor Gordon Schwalm states he will accept nomination. Cousins To Stand In Zurich, cousins Harold and Leroy Thiel who are completing their first term will seek re- election, Veteran Lloyd O'Brien, however, hasn't made his deci- sion yet. Reeve After Wardenship Grand Bend Reeve Jim Dal- ton will definitely be seeking re- election since he's thrown his' hat in the ring for Lambton satworcafe fighty;Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVOMIWR 13., 195$ Price Per Copy 10.Conts. :inquest Jury Lays No :Blame Charge Driver 1 • Fatality Tour Parliament, Loses Three Relatives William M. Thompson, 19, R.R. Clancleboye, was charged with careless driving following in- qu Thomas A. Easton, 25, which re- sulted from injuriss received in an accident, the eight of Exeter Fall Fair. Paper Building est here into the death of Forty students, most of them from the special commercial class at SHIMS, toured paellament and the Star building in Toronto on Friday. The group sat in the legislat- ive. chamber while a guide ex- plained the seating arrangements and the way in which parliament functions. At the Star building, students saw Various phases of production from the art department to the printing presses. , Mrs. Andrew Dixon and Mr, and Mrs. E. D. Howey accom- panied the students. Begin Dialing This Sunday A modern dial telephone ex- change will he opened at, Cen- tralia early Sunday, Nov. 16. The new Bell telephone com- pany exchange will serve about 450 telephone users located on the RCAF station, Centralia Vil- lage, Huron Park and the sur- rounding rural area. Some of 'hese now Neve multi-party serv- ice from the Exeter exchange; others will be new Bell custom- ers. There'll also he equipment to serve new customers.. Preparations for the opening of the new telephone exchange have been under way since spring when construction of the new telephone building was started. The one -storey brick structure is located on RCAF road opposite RCAF Station Centralia. When the new office opens Cen- tralia telephone users will re- ceive new ACademy 8 numbers. These are listed on a pink supple. mentary directory mailed re- cently to persons to be served by thenew office. Centralia telephone users will have 'toll-free' local calling with Crediton and Exeter telephonos, They'll dial 234. to reach Crediton and 235 to reach Exeter, county wardenship. If he gets . th.eecoenty post:ellen/ he the first man froni Grand Bend to do so. Councillors Cam Chapm a n, 13111 Cochrane, Weliwood Gill and Eric McIlroy haven't declared themselves but it's expected all wilt be back. McGillivray Quiet McGillivray council, which:has completed its first term under Reeve Earl Dixon, bas not been challenged yet and it appears there may not be a change in this township. Councillors are Duncan Drum - 'mond, Earl Morley, Thomas Hall and Ben Thompson. OCCUPIES NEW FIOUSt.,, Cecil Canine of "(laborite, has moved into his new home, built by Milstan Construction, on Shin coe Street, Milstan has started construction on two new homes on Victoria street. IN ITALIAN CEREMONY Local viewer s spotted Lt. Cmdr. Robert Gladman, a for- mer SHDHS student, on CBC -TV news this week taking part in a Royal Canadian Navy candle - lighting ceremony at Monte Casino, Italy. In Springhill Disaster The Springhill disaster — over , people like ourselves have been 1,500 miles away to most people eforced to move because there in this district — bit hard at the are no jobs." hearts of a young couple who' How are their friends and moved to Exeter a month ago. AC2 13111Perin, 25, who brought his wife and three chin dren here from the Nova Scotia mining town in October, lost a brother, a brother-in-law and an uncle in the tragedy. Six of the men living on the street where they had recently purchased a new home also died. Many of the victims were 13i11's friends. The young couple, away from Springhill for the first time in their lives, experienced. the dis- aster through TV, radio and newspaper reports in the living loom of theirMain street apart- ment, realizing that Bill could have been one of the victims, "I worked in those mines for three years, part of that time in No. 2 shoot (where the bump oc- curred/. I might have been there yet if the company hadn't laid. me off after the 1956 disaster," states Bill. Both the young airman and his wife admit they're fortunate to be away from Springhill but their hearts remain in their home town. "We hated to leave," his wife, Alva, said. "Both of us have lived there all our lives and it was tough to move away, par- ticularly when we had settled in our new home. But many young. 1932 Letter Found In Roof A letter, mailed in May, 1932, was read for the first time this week by a member of the family to whom it was addressed. Fortunately, it contained no important information or documents. The letter, unopened and postmarked London, was found in the roof of the feet liner Gladman home on Als .bert street by Ross Dobson, of Dobson Roofing,. who was replacing eavestroughs. Ap- parently, the letter had been hidden there by squirrels. Although the address on the envelope was no longer legible, the letter itself was in good repair and it was given to Mrs, Warren San- ders, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gladman. She reported it contained a message of sympathy from friends in London over a be- reavement in the family. e!,:.esseneeneeeneenseesens: REMEMBRANCE AT GRAND BEND — RCR's at Camp Ipperwash joined Grand Bend Legion and residents there in a cemetery service which paid tribtue to the fallen of two world wars, Rev., A. E. Holley gave the .message, Lack Enthusiasm For Liberty? standing beside crosses marking the graves of seven veterans. The colorful RCR, band. led the parade through the village to the cemetery. —T -A Photo District Remembers War Victims Remembrance Day was cele - heated in Exeter by a public holiday and a memorial service in the Trivitt Memorial Church at 11 a.m. A parade to the elitteeh was led by the Legion Pipe Band, fen lowed by members from the .Exe- ter, Stephen and Usborne munic- ipal councils; veterans of two world wars, with their color bearers; members of the Wom- en's Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion; Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs, Brownies and Girl Guides follOwed by the Exeter Citizens' f3a nd. The church WAs filled to 'Opa- city and the rector, Itev. 13 cle Vries, was he eharge of the sere - ice. At the beginning of the sm.: tee, two Minutes' silence was ob- served with WOO Charles Ker - nick sounding The Last Post and Reveille, The Stripture lesson was read by Graham Mason, president of the Legion. The prayer of celnmemoration was taken by Tlev. S. Kerr. Rev, da Vries, in opening his IT/narks, said: "Once again it is the Ilth of November, Arm- istice ])ay, roily vats ago the Iiiirst World War teree to an end. Suitthat day ki November, whoti human beings all overt. the \void hoped and prayed that Peace was hero to stay forever, we have gone through a great de- pression, Another world war, the Korean War leading up to the present internatiopal crisis. "We cannot but think today of the Jerkily, many homes hi our owe and other lands, from which strong men have marched away, made the suererne sacrifice for righteousness' sake 'and never carne back," he said. "Today Also, we think of those who came Army Joins Bend Ceremony The colorful ItCR band and "A" company from Camp 11). perwash, plus Scouts and Cubs, joined Grand Bend Login for its Remembrance Day parade and ceremony Tuesday morn- ing. The groups, ender Legion President Howard '.1( III 111 p, paraded to the cemetery where wreathe were deposited on seven crosses marking veterans' graves, Roe, A. lee Holley. Legion padre and MThiStet of Grand Bend United Church, paid tri- bute to the :tante and spelled out the challenge of preserving the peace and freedom for Which they sacrificed. ° Grand Bend School children sang during the etremony. Those who deposited wreaths theituted James Dalton, for the province of (Wade; Legion members Harry Hamilton, W11- tiin Lockotr, teereti, and Glen pslArclinet, Earl Th 0011)500, Wifliarn FinCii, Andrew rown, Greiff Themes and President Klum pp, ! Scoutmaster Murray Desjer- dine was in charge of the troop; !Corporal T. Pete led the Cubs. !A large crowd .attended the cc - rem ohy. Hurehdele Service j Rev. Wen do Vries, teeter of Trivitt Memorial: Church, was speaker at the Remembrance ' Day service at fltirondale school Sunday eftertieran Me Exeter Legion attended in A body and President Graham! !Meson placed the branelfs. !wreath At the memorial: Reeve) 1Crayton S tri it h deposited a 'Wreath for the township; rrayliel IPArsens for the school eeetion! and C. S, MacNaughton for the! !province. Mts. Geo. Vriese was pdrilst; Carolyn .01o, pianist, and Harry ; bottgallf back, many of them to speed their lives in convalescent hos- pitalsAnd we remember the thousands and thousands of linem- en and children who were caught up in the turmoil of wrrs "Lel us visualize these many millions and then ask ourselves tf a more gracious message could fall upon our hearts than the message of the Christian church; death is not the end of life'but birth into a better life To die is to be borne by the gentle hand of God to his own land ot peace. It is that quiet as. surance which Jesus offers for comfort to all stricken homes and to every sorrowing heart." "Today we lied there. are too many Peonie who have no eaUSP they regard worth dying for, and what is infinitely more tragic, nothing much to live for. We find denionds for an easier lift, for shorter working hours, for more !claire Unit for pleasure, and We find too few who are willitig Lo &fetid their faith. That's the tragedy: That we have learned nothing from thesewhci milt the suprenie sacrifite, The Western ebeteptioh of freedom needs 10 he revitalized. What the West tacks is a passionate, pouter enthusiasm for libertY. "We have hot found security in itase Turn To Page 3 relatives ie Springhill taking the disaster? One friend wr Alva: "It was a lot worse than the explosion in '56 but every body was so calm there wasn° much fuss." Another letter said: "The people look an awful lot older. It has taken a great toll." The victims, the friend Wrote were taken to their homes in sealed coffins, which usually were delivered at night, and funeral services were held the next day. "I went to four funer- als yesterday and attended two more this morning," said the Bill Perrin suspected his three relatives were caught in the bump as soon as word nestled oyer the radio. "I was in Spring- hill a month ago to bring my family here and I knew they were working on that shift," He wasn't able to reach his home by telephone until two days later but he received telegrams in the m ea ntim e. The Perrins were as surprised as the rest of the world when 12 miners were found alive near- ly a week after the disaster. "I' saw the men who survived three days n igrouru the '56 ex- plosion and I didn't think they could have survived another three days," said Bill. But he wasn't surprised at the jovial attitude of the miners when they were found. "The min- ers are always making jokes and having fun — they're a jovial biriuTnthehelen' pin Ines feels like. "You re- errins know what a bump member how your house shook when that plane broke the sound harrier here recently?," lin asked. "It's just like, that, only a little worse. All the houses in Springhill feel, it when a bump comes." • Bill experienced a number of bumps during his three years in the Mine but none was disastrous although he was trapped for a short time following one, His biggest scare came follow- ing the '56 explosion when he was working at rescue operations and was overcome by gas. He was one at the first to go down after the men and he had made several trips before being gassed. "We knew there was a lot of gas in the mine and we had to crawl down backwards on our stomachs to keep under the gas. This time 10 of us went down but only two got back to the surface on their own power. It was just like being drunk — can remember everything 1 did! but I don't know why I did it.; I remember standing up to get some fresh air, the. worst tbing! could do, giving up and saying, I wouldn't go any further, laugh.; —Please Turn to Page 3 Police laid the charge after a jury determined cause of death but failed to attacheany blame to either driver, Both youths were driving alone when their cars collided on Huron street, about 142 miles • east of Exeter, About 8 p.m. • the night of the fair. Thomas Easton died three days later, September 21, in London hospi- tal. , The jury deliberated only 20 "1 minutes. its short verdict read, in pert: "Death was caused by injuries caused by a motor ac- cident from t vehicle driven by 1 Williarn Thornpsori on Septem- ber 18," 1 Key witness at the inquest, ;Thompson revealed he could not recall events from approximately 7:15 that night until he regained consciousness in hospital a day after the accident, He testified, !however, that he had had at least one drink before 7:15. otherNo person cid ent. f Both youths were driving to district homes to pick up girl friends to take to the fair dance. Stewart McQueen, ILL 1 Hen - sale was foreman of the jury, Members included Gordon Ham- ilton. R..g. 1 Email; Judson Dykeman, R.R. 1. Centralia; Phi - hp liern, R,R. 1 Woodham; and Thomas Campbell, LR. 1 Wood- ham. Witnesses included Dr. M. C. Fletcher, Exeter, attending phy- sician; Roy Hunter, Exeter me- chanic; Harry Walper, friend of Thonipson's; Andrew Easton, the victim's father; Miss Adele McCurdy, R.R. 1 Kirkton, first to come up on the scene; and PC Harry Reid, who investi- gated. Summary of thetestimony fol- lows: Dr, M. Fletcher: He arrived Rob Centre SpiII MiIk A community centre was rob- bed, milk cans spilled, rifles stolen and a cattle beast knock- ed unconscious in incidents re- ported by police this week. Saturday. thieves stole cigar- ettes, confectionery and $1.5 in cash from the canteen at Zurich arena after forcing a door open. Friday, five cans of milk, set out for pickup near the edge of the road, were knocked over by a car driven by Floyd Turner, 20, R.R. 1 Varna, when he swerved to miss striking a dog. The milk was owned by Leon- ard Erb, corner of No. 84 high- way and the Parr Line The driver repaired the damage. Fire Truck For Liman Co-operative epdrchase of an, $18,000efire truck by Lunn and' Biddulph will provide best pro- tection available for these areas but it appears doubtful at the moment; if neighboring McGilli- vray farms well receive any benefit. Lucan village and Biddulph township will. share equally the cost of the machine but attempts to get McGillivray to join the plan have failed so far. It's unfortunate," said Luc an Reeve Cecil Lewis, "because we won't be able to give service to nearby McGillivray farms if the township is not prepared to share the cost." The $18.000 truck, expected to be delivered around December 10, will carry a 500 -gallon water tank for fighting farm fires and all of the most modern fire- fighting equipment available. It is being made by American Marsh Pump Co., Stratford. Reeve Lewis said .a number of farmers in Biddulph, who also, own farms in MeGillivray, were concerned that their McGillivray farms would not get the protec- tion made available by the new truck. He also said he had been approached by a number of Mc- Gillivray farmers who wanted' the protection. Under the terms of purchase,1 the Stratford Fire Department! will train a new volunteer fire -1 fighting squad in Lucan which! will. handle the new truck. 1 Another project of the Lucan council is the installation of more fluorescent lights on Main! street. All but a ship of the' business section, where bulbs are. erected, will be lit by the new fluorescent lamps, on the scene at about 8:15, Heal boys were extensively injih'eds outside ear with leg locked Thompson was lying pa/tall:7 floor mechanism, Easton wall sitting in the front seat. He de, result of both them and profound, scribed the injuries and seed that the youth's death was the Andrew Easton: Prior to the accident, his son bed corn* home from Exeter fair, did chores and left again approxi. mately five minutes prior to the accident. He was in good health. and The car was in good mech. apical condition. Miss Adele McCurdy: She was • driving west on Huron street and was the first to come upon the cars which had no lights. She noticed the Easton car facing west on the north side. Ea.ston, told her to get help and she went to the Charles Fisher farm. Constable Reid: lie produced pictures of the accident scene,. The Easton ear was on the north side, with the right wheelson the grass. The Thompson ear was at right angles to the Easton car with its rear in the north ditch. There were ni) skid marks behind the Easton car but the Thompson vehicle appeared to have skidded and boueced. I He produced tire and rlin ifrom the left front wheel:of the !Thompson car. Tread on the tire was thick on one side, with little on the other, showing alignment out. There was a large cut On, the edge of the white wall, which appeared to have been done by some sharp part of the car. He did not believe there had been a blowout prior to the ac- cident but he said the alignment could have affected the steer- ing. The brake drum and shoes showed that there was little lining left on them. Roy Hunter: He examined the condition of the Thompson ve- hicle after the crash and said he felt there was nothing mech. anically wrong which could cause the car to go out of cons William Murray Thompson: About 4 p.m., he went to Grand Bend. where Bob Haugh, friend, purchased a bottle of rye whiskey. They returned. to Ex. eter• Fair. At 6 p.m, he ate sup- per at Exeter Grill with Ins sister and Haugh. Then he went to the home of Harry Wainer, Exeter North, where he had one shot of whiskey: He left there between 7.15 and 7.30 and could not remember what happened afterwards. The next thing he remembers is gaming conscious. ness in Victoria Hospital after the accident, Thompson said he had had four ears since he was 15. Harry Wainer: He testifnied that Bill Thompson came to his house at 6;30, September 18. He was a frequent visitor as they work at the same place in Cen- tralia. Thompson brought in a bottle of liquor and they each —Please Turn to Page 3 County Bursaries To Area Students University of Western Ontario students from Zurich and Credis ton have been awarded the Huron County scholarships for highest standing, Lorne, Amacher, of Zurich,a student in third year medicine and Katherine Ondrejicka., of Crediton, a student in third year honor modern languages, wort the awards. County bursaries were award. ed to Thomas Brydges, Bele grave; Marilyn Riley, R.R. Londesboro; Gordon Tebhutt, of R.R. 2 Clinton: Gwendolyn Walsh, R.R. 1 Belgrave; William G. Laidlaw, R.R, 2 Wingham. Public School Inspector 3. IL Kincaid, Goderich, announced the selections on behalf Of the - county committee. Impact which caused $250ree"—neeness'reneenetser,•ensee.---seneee-esee < damage to a ear driven by David Morrissey, 20, R,R. 2 Crediton, nee: knocked unconscious a heifer on the Goshen line, two and one- A.: e. half miles south of Zurich early Thursday evening. The beast soon revived and walked away. Ross Francis, Kirkton district mink rancher, reported two .22 rifles stolen from. his feed house on November 11. Two accidents were reported in town during the past. week. A truck driven by Ed YeIlol,v, Thames Road, backed into a ear owned by Lloyd Greenacre, Ex- 61er, ThursdaY, on Main street. ('ars driven by Lorne Fear, of Vnionville, and Roy Courthey, Gidlcy street, collided on William street, near the driveway to Midtown Cleaners. Where To Find It Announcements . ,,,, 15 Church Notices , '15 Coining Events , ............ 15 Editorials 2 Entertainment 15 Farm Newt 9, 16 Feminiee Feete 11 Hensel( . 6 Leekhig Iii With Liz . 8 Lucan .. 14, 15 4, 5, 7 Want Ads „ 11 2uric1i .. „......, 5 iih RELATIVES DIE 1N DISASTER—This young couple, t‘thli recently moved to Exeter from Springhill, N.S., lost three relatives and a number of friends in the inirit disaster which hit the nation's headlines, recently. ACZ Dill Perrin/ shown, here with his wife, 'worked in the mines for three years before joining the RCAF.. He was rec,,,,,..en,trAlyproisltoetdo to Centralia. 4 •