The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-06-18, Page 1General
union
far apart
Union and management at
General; Coach Works, Hensall,
are "very far Pont" in their:
Initial proposals for a contract
agreement, a. union official said
Wednesday following opening ee-
gotia tions. •
Spokesmen for both sides de-
, relined to disclose terms of either
proposal but the union officials•
indicated the differences were
wide throng -bout the entire range
of the agreement.
Company and union repre-
sentatives held their first meet-
ing at 2,30 p.m. Wednesday,
when the company presented its
counter -proposal to the union.
District organizer Tom Hark-
ness, London, said the company's
proposal will be studied by
union members at a closed meet-
ing in the Legion Hall Thursday
night.
Representing the company al
Wednesday's meeting were Guy
Arnold, of Marlette, Mieb„
secretary -treasurer; Manage r
William C. Snaith and Comptrol-
ler Charles A. Fiford,
With Mr. Harkness was Robert
McLeod, representing the Canad-
ian Labor Congress, and the
three members of the negotiat-
ing committ:ce, Gerald Bell,
Hensall; Don McKaig, .Seaforth,
and Bob Norris, Cromarty.
Four cars
in 'accient
Four vehicles, all from Lon-
don, suffered a total of $500
damage in a multiple crash Sun-
day morning on No 4 about four
miles south of Exeter.
Five vehicles were travelling
north in a line when the lead
car signalled to turn east:. Jo-
seph P'osterzin, 31, London,
slopped in time but the car be-
hind him, driven by Bozidar
Qizek, 23, London, ran into his
The end. .l he fourth car, driven
by Harold Mutter, 28, London,
stopped but he was hit from be.
hind by Frederick Bamford, 37.
An 18 -year-old Clinton airman,
Douglas Digby Jones, was struck
by a car on the. Bluewater high-
way Friday about 9:45 but
suffered rally minor knee inju-
ries.
He was walking north on the
west side of the road when he
was hit by a southbound car
driven by Lloyd Fletcher, 21,
RR. 1. Kirkton, who was passing
another vehicle driven by James
Desjardine, 18, :Lake road east.
Fletcher, swerving to miss the
airman, hit Desjardine's ve-
hicle and both cars ended up in
the ditch.
Damage totalled. $800,
Cars driven by two cousins
suffered $400 damage in a rear -
end collision in Hay township
early Saturday morning..
Frank Varley, 18 RR 3 Kip -
pen, stopped .at an intersection
but John. Varley, 16, R.R. 4 Sea -
forth, who was following him,
couldn't stop in time.
Bernice Forrest, 15, RR 1
Kirkton, was released from
South Huron Hospital Sunday
after recovering from severe
brush burns received when she
was thrown froma pickup truck
onto the highway on Sunday,
June 7.
Charles Dittmer, RR. 1 Monk-
ton,
onk-
, n a brother
-in.•]aw was driv-
ing
,
ing the truck on. the Crediton
road when he swerved to miss a
bottle. Miss Forrest, who was in
the back in her bathing suit, fell
out and bounced on the highway.
Other passengers included
Mrs. Dittmer and Marian For-
rest. They had been swimming
at Grand Bend.
A 21- year - ol.d motorcyclist
from London, Joel John Tuck,
missed the curve in No. 81 high-
-way about two miles southeast
of Grand Bend, on June 6 and
crashed 20t feet into a field.
The driver suffered a broken
pelvis, hack and foot injuries.
Investigations were conducted
by PC's Cecil Gibbons, Hank
Reid and. Don Westover.
Former rector
Trivitt speaker
Rev and Mrs. M. A. Hunt re-
turned to their former parish on
Sunday when Mr. Hunt took the
morning service in Trivitt Mem-
orial Church while the rector,
Rev. Breis De Vries, took the
WMS anniversary service in
Centralia United Church.
By a strap,""f;e coincidence it
was the anniversary of Mr.
Hunt's ordination and also Mrs.
Hunt's birthday. At the close of
the service, which was well at-
tended, a reception was held in
the parish hall and the ladies of
the church: served tea from. a
table centered with a large
birthday cake.
Wendy Elston presented Mrs.
Mint with a corsage.
Jt is 12 years 'since Mr, and
Mrs, Hunt lived ht Exeter,
Plan campaign
on corn borer
Canadian Canners Ltd, has
1 a: tl ne h e d a. scientific attack.
against corn borer In its canning
crops.
The company has purchased a
HOW $6,500 spraying machine
With a 40 -foot booth, tapable of
being carried 10 feet in the air,
to, fight the insects.
The company will also employ
a special fluorescent light Which
attracts moths to it. By ,watch-
ing the number of Moths brought
to the light, authorities can tell
When to treat the crops.
Keith Coates is the operator
of the 'machine which arrived
just, recently.
Pea pack is expected to start
before the end of thismonth,
Eight*secondY. Year
EXETER, ON.TARIQL JUNE 1g, 1959
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FORM GUARD OF HONOR FOR CLINTON GUIDE—Exeter Girl Guides paid tribute
to a sister, 12 -year-old. Lynne Harper of Clinton, Saturday afternoon by forming a
guard of honor for the funeral procession which passed through Main street on its
way to burial service at Port Stanley. The Clinton Girl Guide was the victim of a
sadistic sex -slaying which shocked the entire district. Her body was found in wood-
lot near RCAF Station Clinton, —T -A Photo
Expect decision today
on sex -slaying hearing
The manner in which a 14 -
year -old Clinton RCAF boy will.
be tried over the sex -slaying of
classmate Lynne Harper, 12,
will be decided in juvenile court
Thursday.
The juvenile court judge has
the power to have the boy trans-
ferred to the supreme court
where he can face a murder
charge, Deputy Attorney General.
William Common is reported as
saying.
Without such a ruling no one
under the age of 18 can be
charged with murder, Mr. Com-
mon said.
If the judge does not use his
power for such a move the boy
GB to hear
Joyce Hahn
Grand Bend Lions Club has
completed arrangements to pre-
sent TV songstress Joyce Hahn
as the feature attraction of its
annual Holiday Ball, to be held
this year on• July 27,
The petite star' of the Hit
Parade show will arrivein the
afternoon and be presented with
keys to the resort in a ceremony
on the beach. A free variety pro-
gram will follow.
Miss Hahn will sing for the
Lions' special fund-raising dance
in the evening.
The club is also making plans
to sponsor the Carson and
Barnes Circus on July 7.
New president is Bill Sturde-
vant, who was elected at a re-
cent meeting. Past president
William Schlegel was presented
with a pen and pencil desk set
for his services.
Girls ,graduate
from college
g
Miss Pat Cann, Exeter, and
Miss Leslie Kenyon, RCAF Cen-
tralia, .former SHDHS students,
were among the graduates of
Alma College, St. Thomas last
Tuesday.
Group Captain A. G, and Mrs.
Kenyon and Andrew, Mr. and
Mrs. Carfrey Cann and Donald,
Mrs. G; A. Cann and Mr, and
Mrs'. Peter Bertram attended
the graduating ceremonies at
the college.
Pat plans to attend Teacher's
College, London, in the fall.
Misses Gail. Knights, Port
Arthur, Pamela Piper, Sarnia,
Carol Hannas, St. Catharines,
Joan Uhrig, Kitchener, Katherine
Gallagher, 'London and Leslie
Kenyon, all members of the
graduating class, visited with
Pat at the Cann summer home,
Grand Bend last week.
tabicRItASISS MAJftRt'TY
MaeNeughtof Wins full jean
can only be charged before him
with juvenile delinquency.
The lad appeared before Mag-
'grate Dudley Holmes in juve-
nile court Saturday morning and
was remanded. in custody at
Huron county jail until Thurs-
day,
Meanwhile, reports indicate
the father of the girl, F10 L.
B. Harper, may receive all or
part of the $10,000 reward of-
fered by Attorney General Kelso
Roberts for the person—dead or
alive—who committed "this re-
volting and savage crime."
The reward is the highest ever
offered by the province, An OPP
spokesman is reported as saying
that how the reward will be dis-
tributed "cannot be decided as
yet, as it is always possible that
it may be split among a number
of persons." -
When his daughter failed to
return home Tuesday evening, it
was :F/0 Harper who made in-
quiries • and turned his informa-
tion over to the police. •This ]ed
to the arrest and charging, under
the Juvenile Delinqency Act, of
a'14 -year-old boy early Saturday.
Wording of the charge is that
the boy, whose identity cannot
be revealed under regulations
protecting juveniles ... "did
,murder Lynne Harper .. , being
under the age of 16 years, there-
by being a juvenile delinquent."
The 12 -year-old girl's body was
found•Thursday at 2 p.m. in a
woodiot a mile from the home
of her parents at the permanent
married .quarters housing com-
munity adjoining RCAF Station
Clinton.
She had been missing since
7:3 p.m. Tuesday. An autopsy
established that she had been*
raped and strangled with her
own blouse about 9 p.m. Tues
day in the woodland glade where
she was found dead, her cloth-
ing scattered nearby.
Buried at Port Stanley
Saturday she was buried in
her Girl Guide uniform at Port
Stanley following a ,service in
the Protestant chapel• a few
yards from herhome here, Th!
casket was never opened.
'Members of Exeter Girl
Guides formed a guard of honor
for the funeral processionwhen
it passed through Exeter about
1.30 Saturday,
s raising speed limn
'asinine' suggestion
An Exeter taxpayer, in a let- "This is such a silly .suggest-.
ter read to council. Monday tion for a street that has so
s c u s s r e s t r i c t o n s night, described as "asinine" many children on it that I know
a recommendation by traffic ex- council will censor strongly the
ports that the speed limit on No. department's asking any think.
on poultry operat o~from 30 to 40 m.p.h. an asinine suggestion."
S3' inside the town, be raised ung body of men to consider such
George Shaw, who lives west Council intends to wait until
Legislation governing raising
of livestock and poultry inside
the town limits may be consi-
dered by council soon.
Councillors have received a
number of complaints over the
odors from such operations. So,
has the Huron County Health
Unit, Goderich, which has in-
spected some of them.
The unit reported by letter
Monday night on one poultry
Karn about which it had received
objections. Odor and noise from
the barn did not constitute a
menace to health, said the unit,
but they could be classed as a
"common nuisance," Owners of
adjacent buildings c o u 1, d de-
mand reductions in assessment
because .suchoperations lower
values.
The unit pointed out that a by,
law could be passed to restrict
poultry raising. Goderich recent-
ly approvedlegislation which
does not allow more than 25
birds per acre.
A number of places in town
would be affected by such a by-
law.
Council discussed livestock
raising with Alex Cann of
Cann's Mill. Ltd., whose yard on
No. 83 highway waY has brought
complaints. Over the winter a
deep bed, of corn cobs and, ma-
nure had accumulated, which
gave off a strong odor when it
was removed this spring.
Mr. Cann indicated be in-
tended to move the cattle this
falland askedif the former
dump groundor part of the new
dump ground could be pur-
chased for this purpose.
Mayor. Pooley indicated the
old dump ground, which is with-
in the town limits, could not be
used but instructed the sanita-
tion committee to investigate
lease or sale of. part of the new
ground in. Hay township,
Mr. Cann said he was "very
unhappy" that town council had
agreed to builda lagoon to as -
silt in the disposal of waste
from the canning factory and to
treat the pea pack for preven.
tion of odor. He suggestedthe
town was using public funds to
help a private industry. "I
think it's illegal."
Mayor Pooley explained other
towns were providing the same
facilities for similal' plants and
council was prepared to assist
in order to keep the plant here
operating.
Other council actions included:
An investi.ga Lion wasre-
quested into condition of seating
Clinton area return to RC's
ups 'MacNaughton maj�rity
Huron riding, which just 13
months ago elected Charlie Mac -
Naughton to the Ontario legisla-
ture, indicated in :no uncertain
terms Thursday it liked the re-
presentation he has provided in
that short' time.
Huron voters gave the 48•year-
old. Exeter seedsman'a 1,648 ma-
jority, one third more than the
margin of 1,164 he won last
year.
It was the biggest majority re-
corded in the provincial riding
since 1945 when another Conser-
vative, the late Dr. Hobbs Tay-
lor of Dashwood, won by 1,929
votes.
Liberal candidate Harry Strang
who worked hard against what
most observers agreed were
tough odds, accepted .the results
without complaint. "Now Char-
lie cango on being the member,
and. I can go back to what 1 was
doing before," he said election
night.
The Usborne township clerk,
who maintained there should be
stronger opposition to the Frost
gov't, got his wish despite his
own personal loss. The Liberals
doubled •their strength from 11
to 22 seats.
The final party standing is:
PC's 71, Liberals 22, CCF 5.
MacNaughton's big gains in
this election came from Clinton,
Stanley and Hay — three com-
munities which gave strong sup-
port to Dr. J. A. Addison, Clin-
ton, the Liberal candidate in
1958.
flay 'i emained. Liberal but the
majority dropped from 302 to
to 121, a gain of 181. for Mac -
Naughton.
MacNaughton also increased
his maiority in Goderich town-
ship anti :Hensall and cut the Li-
beral margin in Bullett and Tt1e•
kersmith,
Strang increased the Liberal
majority in Seaforth and McKiI.
lop, He cut the PC majority in
his home township, Usborne,
Mr -1i 133 is. three aild ill Step
pben from 179 to seven..
A awiirl of 120 votes at 'itCAiP
Station' Centralia helped to ac.
count ter the change in Stephen,
This was interpreted as a pro-
test vote against the defence po-
licies of the ptefenbaker gov't.
The Liberals gat out more
votes this electim this was evi•
dent particularly in• the returns
from Goderich and Exeter,
where PC majorities were cut
by 120 and 50 respectively.
However, it was Goderich,
Exeter and Clinton which gave
MacNaughton his big majority.
Their PC margins of 821, 479
and 356 totalled 1,656.
In addition to this strong sup-
port in the towns, MacNaughton
held his own in the farm. areas.
The total vote in the townships
gave the PC candidate 2, 555 to
Strang's 3,525.
There was never any doubt
about the outcome in Huron when
the returns began coming in
Thursday night. Advance polls
gave MacNaughton a lead and
set the trend for the night.
At the PC committee rooms in
Exeter, it looked at one time as
if the majority Might bit 2,000.
The returning office in Seaforth
indicated the lead, was 1,700 with
only 75 of the 102 polls in and
it was thought that most of the
traditionally Liberalareas had
reported. It turned out, however,
that they were the last to come
in,
Mr. Strang conceded defeat
about 9:30° He walked the short
block from the Liberal commit-
tee rooms to the PC office to
extend congratulations to the
victor. He was given a cheer for
his sportsmanship by a big crowd
of PC's.
Charlie MacNaughton told his
supporters he felt "pride and
gratitude" over the results —
"pride becattse of the public en•
dorsement of the policies and
achievements of the Prost gov't,
andgratitude for the wonderful
Where to
find it
Announcements 13
Church Notices 3
Coming Eventi 17
Editorials 4
Farm News ° 11, 12'
Feminine Facts 14
Monsen 118,,
9
Looking In With 'Wit .,. 3
ILucan , .... Id; '1
Sport i6
Want Ade 13
Zurich $
support I. have been given at the
polls today."
Placed on top of the Exeter
fire truck, the PC candidate was
driven up main street behind the
Exeter Legion Pipe Band. The
Exeter Citizens' Band also as-
sisted with the celebration.
Bothbands, travelling by bus,
accompanied. the PC victory ca-
valcade to Clinton, Goderich and
Zurich.
Mr. Strang said he was "not at
all dismayed, nor. unhappy!"
"We have met a lot of people
and were very wellreceived
throughout the riding. It has
been a wonderful experience —
one I wouldn't have missed for
the world."
"Our organization is in better
shape than it has been and we
are very grateful for everything
which was done on our behalf."
at the south end of the arena
after Councillor George Rether
reported it appeared weak,
Road Chairman Glenn Fisher
reported 2,800 yards of gravel
had been stockpiled and 16 tons
of calcium pureha'sed. Oiling of
some roads will be done withirra
week or so, he said.
A building permit was granted
to Kenneth Lampman for a
house on William street, behind
the PUC building,
Councillor Ross Taylor re-
ported the $2,000 lagoon for sew-
age disposal at the canning fac-
tory had been completed.
Council, agreed to try chemi-
cal treatment to kill weeds at
the pond at a cost of $150;
Members agreed to pay expen-
ses for the removal of a tele-
phone pole on. Sanders street be-
side the new location of Dar-
ling's food market. This was
done atthe request of Fred Dar-
ling, who said the pole made it
awkward for deliveries by trai-
ler trucks.
Attempts to
rob RCAF
An "amateur" thief made an
unsuccessful attempt to break
into safes intjie accounts sec-
tion of RCAF Station, Centralia
early Saturday morning.
Entry was made through a
window in the switchboard room
and from there to the hall of the
building. One attempt to get into
an office proved futile but a
second was entered and several
holes drilled in • one of several
safes there.
A small amount of change
was taken from a cash box,
Police believe the thief was
frightened off since he apparent-
ly left hurriedly through a rear
door.
Police found 31 marks on one
office door which the person at-
tempted to open.
Take cigarettes
Mrs, Lavina Rose, Zurich,
whose place was broken into
'around Christmas time, lost
about $40 worth of merchan-
dise, mostly cigarettes, some-
time Saturday.
Entry was gained from the up-
stairs.
Loot included a $10 wrist
watch.
To discuss.
CTA here?
Exeter reeve Bill McKenzie,
chairman of H uren zone of
MWODA, said Tuesday no plans
have been made yet for a dis-
cussion in this county on the
Canada Temperance Act.
He was commenting on an an-
nouncement this week that
MWODA will sponsor such a dis-
cussion in Perth Thursday night.
The meeting will 1,e held in Mit-
chell.
A newspaper story Tuesday
was "the first I've heard of it,"
said the Exeter reeve. He wasn't
sure he would be able to attend
the meeting.
E. W. Goebel, MWODA man-
ager, said he hoped the Mitchell
meeting would determine some
course of action to "have the si-
tuation remedied."
If it does, Huron will be asked
to join in the campaign, he indi-
cated.
Huron and Perth counties are
the only ones in which the CTA
is in force.
• Invited to the ;Mitchell meet-
ing are representatives from Lis-
towel, Milverton, Mitchell, Perth
of the tracks on the highway, it receives the department's rec•
said the proposal caters to nio- ommendati.ons in writing before
Wrists "who want to speed." it considers taking any action.
"Since when," he asked, "has Refer permits to PUC
any council placed the welfare M. the request of the PLJ4.
of passing .motorists above the
safety of taxpayers' families?" biuldie permits owin he referred
The experts "must be trying to to the commission before they
make our council into a bunch are presented roval in nonyrr council for ha
der to ensure that
of silly asses." services can be prpvided at read
Two weeks ago, traffic men of sonable cost.
the Ontario Department of It was revealed that, to ser -
Transport recommended that the vice one home for which coon.
area between the railroad tracks Gil had granted a permit, they
anda point 1,000 feet east of the. PVC is required to spend
end some
intersection with No. 4 be desig- $1,500 for new lines, project
nated a 40 m.p.h. zone. A survey which had not been included in
had found, they said, the aver- the budget for this year,
age speed of motorists was over While council agreed to flit
40 m.p.h. at the present time proposal, several members indi•
and there has been very little Bated they did not wish to allow
accident experience. the PUC to have the, last word
The department men revealed inranting the
highway limits would be raised they felt the PUpermits because
PUC might
to 55 in the near future, construtcion.
'Mr. Shaw wrote: Councillor Ross Taylor. come
"Since the day the 30 m.p.h, plained that the PUC was slow'
laying a new water main. down
Albert: street'. The trench had
been dug three weeks ago and'
neighbors were complaining that
the work had not been cont•
pleted.
Exempt memorial hall
sign was erected at thewest
limits of the town on highway
83, we have been, pleased to note
a decrease in the speed of cars
passing our house. Although the
majority still pass between 40
and 45 m.p.h., it is a step in the
right direction and affords some
measure of protection to our
children and visiting
children."
He assumed the recommenda-
tion
meant that the 30 m.p.h.
sign would be removed at the
town 'limits which "would mean
motorists would be free to drive
50 -plus m.p.h. past my place,"
"I have been advised that le-
gally I am protected in this
matter," he stated.
Council passed a bylaw ex-
empting Exeter Legion's
ea o-
rial hall from all taxes except
those for school and local inn.
pravement purposes for a pe.
riod of 10 years. This arrange•
ment was felt to be more satis-
factory than the present method
of. contributing a grant to the
Legion equal to the amount of
the taxes.
Rabies still menace
during summer time
By DR. R. M. ALDIS
Huron MOH
The red"fox is still an active
reservoir for rabies in this area,
and the bodies of foxes which
have died of this disease, conti-
nue to be found in fields and
near buildings.
Of particular concern, how-
ever, have been many recent in-
cidents in which humans were
exposed to rabies in smaller do-
mestic animals — dogs, cats,
and for. the first time in the
county, pigs!
The advent of summer will
swell the numbers of children
who will be at play; and at the
lake resorts, whole communities
will again burst into existence.
important safety
the other mp
reminders of this season, there-
fore, it is necessary to add cau-
tion about rabies:
1. Do keep your dog 'or cat on
your own premises or under your
control at all times.
2. Be sure your pet has been
vaccinated against rabies.
3. Beware of stray or sick ani-
mals.
4. Caution children against
handling dead animals they
might find.
5. Report all. suspected cases
of animal rabies to your veteri-
narian or the Health of Animals
office, Seaforth.
6, If a human should suffer in-
jury by a possibly rabid animal,
promptly wash the wound or
place of exposure with soap and
water. Consult your physician°
county council, Stratford, and
St. Marys.
MWODA is a provincial spon-
sored regional development as-
sociation covering four counties
of Huron, Perth, Wellington and
Waterloo. One of its main objec-
tives is attraction of industry.
HERE 1 CONE- Allan Bisback, '.ensall, Many coricentrat
di'it+o arotttltl the field . with this big combine Whioh Was
fair, Friday. Watching hi..._" i' his brther, .o._ . `- elite a
�' `V�a b him s brother, � tor �
on display at the implement show,
os as he takos an imaginary
011display at Hensall spring
number ... _. of machines were
--TA Photo
Notify the Health Unit, Goderich,
Confine the animal under veteri-
nary supervision for at least 14
days. Avoid shooting or destroy-
ing such an animal if at all pos.
sible.
7. Co-operate with your muni-
cipality in the control of dogs
and any other measures which.
are introduced to protect you.
Court fines
five persons
William Wein, aged 73, of
Dashwood, was remanded to jail
for eight days for sentence by
Magistrate D. Holmes in court
Wednesday morning on a charge
of disorderly conduct while
under the influence of alcohol.
The charge was laid June 6 and
it was stated that this was one
of several times that Wein had
created a disturbance in the
village while intoxicated.
Gilbert Dow, Jr., who was in-
volved in anaccident on. April
3 north of Grand Bend, pleaded
guilty to a charge of careless
driving and was fined $20 and
costs.
Gerald Broderick, aged 16, of
Hay Township, pleaded guilty to
careless driving andwas fined
$10 and costs. He was involved
in an accident at Dashwood May
22.
LAC Earl Franklin Ellis, of.
RCAF Centralia, was assessed
$1.0 and costs on t. careless drive
ing charge. He ran into the rear
of another car at the south end
of town at 1,30 a , May 17.
Kenneth Victor Landers, Strat-
ford, was granted adjournment
to July 15, on providing bail for
$100. He was charged with care-
less driving.
Ray Stevens, London, who was
in an accident on. April 28, and
chargedwith careless driving,
had his trial adjourned to July
15 on his personal bond for
$200.
Donald Lewis Masnica, who
has previously appeared in court
on a breach of suspended
sentence and had his car int•
pounded, paid a fine of $10 and
costs on a charge of careless
driving. Asked if he could have
his ear back, he was warned by
Mr. Holmes that he was liable
to lose his license permanently
if another violation was charged
against him. He will be without
the car until July 8.
Seek ,standards
for mobile homes
An attempt to establish stand-
arils for construction of Canad•
fan mobile hones was the prin.
ciple topic at an industry foru>nt
sponsored by the Canadian Mo.
bile lioine Association in Tont*
Tuesday, reports William C
Smith, manager of General
Coach Works, Hensall.
'Caking part in the forum were
representatives of seven of, the
nine manufacturer' and all of
the niajor finance conipanies tui
'Canada.
All participants agreed rped there
was "tremendous"futtite /at
the industry and that a fornitlit
to provide quality units for Cana'«
adian customers was desirable«