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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-12-23, Page 3lhlit•run *Ivor ...free Trou.bled mind for Christmas? M least one person's •Christ - Inas celebration may be marred th`s year by the , pricking of a . hcevily-laden sonscience. .tie—or .she—is the driver of Y the hit -run• car which killed a, critically, injured youth on 21 highway October 3. There may also be others whose minds won't be enjoying t the peace and joy that Christ-, mss should -bring. 1t''s quite pos. sible there were passengers in the car who witnessed the sl^ughter. William Charles Anstay, 20, G.lerich, was rammed frem be- h':id while walking, or crawling, Wang the highway in the early morning. About one-half hour earlier; his car had crashed into au orchard and he was dying from injuries. Cars passing by saw the man: walking north, then turn south' and stagger across the road, What happened after that is known only by the hit -run driver and" his passengers, if any. Police believe, however, that Anstay was doubled over or kneeling, supporting himself by clenched fists on the highway,1 %t;hen he was struck, The youth's dental, plate was found 62 feet from his body, in - 1 pay ayy feel to use dump McGillivray ratepayers in the Lucan district niay use the new Lucan-Biddulph dump only if they make their own arrange- ments to do so, Reeve Earl Di- xon announced this week. Mr. Dixon said Lucan autho- rities were prepared to accomo- date McGillivray residents pro- viding they pay a fee toward cost and maintenance of the re- fuse area. Mr. Dixon's statement: fol- lowed a recent council meeting at which McGillivray declined to enter into a three-way agree- ment with Lucan and Biddulph to share costs of the dump. Mc- Gillivray council felt the expense was too high, considering that similar facilities might have to be provided in other parts of the township. Reeve Dixon said the town- ship may consider improve- ments to its own dump, located midway between West McGilli- vray and Lieury, during the coming year. New facilities at the Pinery Improvements to provincial parks on Lake Huron are con- tinuing but on a considerably smaller scale than in past years. At the Pinery park, an addi- tional 500 campsites, one com- fort station, 10 earth -spit toilets, four change houses and a park entrance are under construc- tion and should all be ready for next year's influx of visitors. At Ipperwash, two new picnic shelters, a new headquarters of- fice and an entrance booth are under construction. One old com- fort station is being renovated. PS marks yule at class parties Grade eight students of Exeter . Public School entertained mem- bers of the kindergarten class at one of the numerous class Christmas parties Tuesday after- noon. . The graduating class organized games for the younger children and presented them with gifts and treats. Other rooms held their own parties, or joined together for an afternoon of impromptu en- tertainment. Gifts were exchang- ed. Several classrooms contributed decorations for South Huron Hos- pital. Teachers in charge • of this propect were Miss Betty Goudie, Mrs. Douglas Ig 'u hson and Mrs. Lloyd Turvey, All of the classes were decor- ated in yuletide motifs, decorated in yuletide motifs. The board treated each child to a soft drink. No lighted tree at county home Motorists along' Highway 4 will have noticed that this year the customary tall Christmas tree at the side of the Huron "County Home is not lighted. In Pict, that it is no longer there. A stpry in the Clinton News- Record states: Seventeen trees from the r-rth side et the 1 one were cut down to make way for the addi- ti^n to the residence. Harvey C, Johnston, manager o the home, reports that there are about half a dozen hien on t'•e job, with activity really to c•minence early in the new year. Some of the +excavation r^cried has been done, The Con. Frig. Ltd., London, contractors ler the building elan to build in sages so filet only k part, of the ground will be bared to the frost at out tithe. 1'hough the outdoor Christmas tree is not there to cheer the re- sidents of the house, they have o'her trees inside, And they fund that the activity in the front yard is mite interesting, Instead of sidewalk superintendents, they nave becaiiie *inflow watthers, Chnistntas ligthting at the home this year includes a large red star at the front, and strings of coloured lights. dicating he liad been hurled at least that distance, A St, Christopher medal and chain, the gift of a lady friew' lay some 16 feet from the bods Who did it? The hit -:un driver, may never be :known, Police Ad- mit their investigation has come to the end of the line Every possible lead has been checked but none was successful. Tire. case lies dormant in the files. Unsolved, The hit -run driver, .it appears, has escaped paying his debt for the deed. He's probably suffer• ed from the fear of being caught but that will be subsiding now, He's probably doieg his best to prepare for a •inerry Christmas. Will his conscience let him enjoy it? Will combine Hensall posts Hensel), council, which met Monday night, decided to com- bine four village positions when it replaces its retiring, clerk - treasurer, P. L. McNaughton, next year. Applications are being called for an official who will serve as clerk, treasurer, tax collector and assessor. Mr. McNaughton held three of these posts. Present assessor is D. E. Mac- Kinnon, who indicated to one councillor he intended to resign at the end of this year. Reeve John Henderson said that by combining the four positions, council would be able to pay a large enough salary to attract a capable person. Assessor MacKinnon reported that the taxable assessment in the village has been raised $15,- 875. Council awarded the snow- plowing contract to Wilmer Dal- rymple. Usborne names new 'rep' to HS Garnet Hicks has been ap- pointed Usborne township's rep- resentative on the South Huron District High School Board. He replaces William Ellerington. The appointment was made at the township council's final meet- ing of the year. The new grader purchased by the township is now in opera- tion. Pupils request. aid for hungry If children had their way, there'd be lass starvation and suffering in the world. This is evident again In the list of wishes panned by students at Exeter Public School. Although they may not say it directly, it's apparent they are genuinely concerned with the contrast between their own prosperity and the depri- vation of other children" in fo- reign countries. While most are concerned with this poverty, others have different ideas. Like the bey who wants an elephant. You'll chuckle at his plans. Read the children's wishes on pages 10, 12 and 14. BEATNIKS VIEW BALLET—Four beatnik performers in the grade 13 skit presented at SHDHS "Hi -Time" show this week left their "pad" long enough to watch bal- lerina Sheryl Ailey perform. Both numbers were features of this year's show which attracted large crowds both nights. —T -A Photo Urgesto tallo coasopera in seeking newindustry. Interpreting• his overwhelming victory Monday as a public en- dorsement of the need of new in- dustry, Jack Weber urged all citizens to get behind the cam- paign for community develop- ment, "Only through the co-operation. of every one can we he success- ful in bringing in new plants which will provide employment," he emphasized. "Rome wasn't : uilt in a day and it took more than one or two people to accomplish the task. Council cannot do the job alone, nor can any particular ii:dividual—all of us must co-op- erate to put Exeter on the map." The new councillor was opti- mistic about the prospects. "We have a pretty wonderful place in which to live and I think we .can convince other people that they will benefit by moving here." He indicated he had "a couple of aces up my sleeve" but he did not wish to divulge informa- tion because it might endanger negotiation's. Mr Weber, president of. J. W. Weber Ltd., scored a four -to -one victory over Douglas Brintnell. Final returns were 520 to 137. About 36 percent of the eligible voters cast their ballots. Mr. Weber's strongest poll was No. 4, the northern subdivision in which his new distributing plant is located. He received 84 votes to his opponent's eight. The results were: Poll Brintnell Weber 1A 22 54 1B 11 57 2A 36 98 2B 27 101 3A 16 56 3B 17 70 4 8 84 Totals 137 520 Let drinks wear off before taking whee! The average 140 -Ib. person Should wait at leas two ,,hours before driving after he has con- sumed two alcoholic drinks, the Alcoholism Research Foundation stated today. . By two drinks the foundation means two le -oz. shots of whis- key, gin or runi, or two 3 -oz. drinks of sherry er port, or two 12 -oz. battles of beer, all of which are about equal in alco- holic content. Roughly another two hours sobering up time should be •add- ed for each additional drink aft- ter the second one. In other words, after three drinks, wait four hours ,before driving; .after four drinks wait six hours; after five drinks, wait eight hours; and so on These suggested safe waiting periods are based on the aver- age time it takes to reduce blood alcohol levels to .03% as coin- puted from a formula developed some years ago by scientists as- sociated with the Alcoholism Re- searchFoundation. Impairment of driving ability was shown by recent ROMP tests to exist in Where to find it Announcements 15 Church Notices 7 Coming Events 17 Editorials 4 Farm News 11 'Feminine Facts 14, 15 Hensall ‘ 6 Looking In With Li: 4 Lucan 16 Sports II, 1 Want Ads 13 CHRISTMAS FEATURES " Cartier's Christmas 11 Children's Wishes ,, 10, 12, 14 Children's Story 11 Fun Page ,„,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;,,,,.,.,,, ,.,1$ some individuals with as little as .03% blood alcohol, although somewhat more than this was needed to impair most of the drivers tested. People who are from 25 to 30 lbs. lighter than the 140-1b. aver- age should wait one hour more than the times given, People who are that much heavier could deduct one hour, provided their weight is based on a correspond- ingly larger frame and not simp- ly in - ly on excess fat. Order plans for college Detailed plans for remodel- ling existing buildings of Lon- don Hunt Club r'xt fall have been ordered by the 'board of directors of the new United Church College at University of Western Ontario, D. D. C. McGeachy, planning committee chairman said Har- old Hicks, of London, is archi- tect for the remodelling, About 48 students will be housed when changes are earn= plete, probably before the 1960 fall term begins. Mr, McGeachy said Hunt Club officials hope to be able to turn over the proper- ty on or before August 15. United Church College bought the 33 -acre Hunt Club property adjoining the university campus for $235,000. Future plans in- clude construction of residences housing 100 men and 100 woman and a permanent chapel. Alterations to existing build ings in 1960 will include a tem- porary chapel, religious educe. tion etasaroarns, meeting rooms,, dining facilities, and quarters for a bursar and dean. Kitchen and dining, room will be changed to cafeteria style and will be able to accommodate students from future residences. Total cost of remodelling is estimated ,at $70,000, much of it in new kitchen and cafeteria equipment, CONGRATULATIONS—Victorious candidate Jack Weber, left, receives congratulations from Douglas Brintnell fol- lowing Monday's election here. About 35 percent of the electors turned out at the polls. —T -A Photo The Tires -Advocate,. [woollier 23,; 1959 Pogo 3 a,..nik ballet, new organ„. to Hi.Tina success Beatnik, ballet and the student sealed the Kerry Dance w;tre Bank plans renovation 'Plans for an $80,000 extension and renovation program. at the Exeter branch of :the Bank of Montreal have been. announced. Manager Charles L. Smith said the branch hopes to call tenders for the work by b'faroh 1, The building will undergo a complete renovation, including construction of a new vault, of- fices, reception areas and staff quarters. New heating and air conditioning systems will be in- stalled. New branch at Grand Bend A new branch building is expected to be erected at Grand Bend during the coming year. The bank has purchased pro- perty opposite the Colonial Hotel, on Highway 21, for the building. Boy choristers top decorations A well - lighted Christmas scene, including boy choristers, on the front steps of the home of Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Beaver, Andrew street, won first prize in the home decoration contest sponsored by town council this year. Second prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Frayne, Carliug o street, and third place was won by Mr, and Mrs. Russell Bro- derick, John street. All three winners received turkeys. Judges were Mr, and Mrs B. W. Tuckey and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Allison, Section joins Hay PS area At its final meeting of the year, Hay township officially incor- porated USS No. 1 Stanley and Hay in the school area. School in this section has been closed for a number of years and there has been no levy against rate- payers. A grant of $40 was made to Zurich public library. First meeting of the 1960 coun- cil will be held Monday, Jan- uary 4, at 11 a.m. Results of the court of revi- sion were: Approval of part cancellation of the business assessment Charles Hay, Cancellation of one tax as- sessment against Ivan Kalb- fleisch which had been dupli- cated. Granting of an appeal by Hoff- man Bros., lot 9, conc. 10, to change assessment from public to separate school; refusal of a similar appeal from Alvin Re- efer. council's new electrical organ Frances Johns, Betty Fi e_ made their debuts in the SHDHS Shirley Johns, Mary Jane it variety show "Hi Time” which man, Marilyn Franc, Marina played before packed houses Mellin, Mae Hockey, Linda q14. Monday and Tuesday nights ver, Grace Eagleson, K'apen As might be :expected, each of Taylor, Darlene and Marlie the pew features but the beat- nik complemented the blended singing and dancing which has become a popular tradition with the commencement program. The alt✓ays non-.confornt.st Frayne. Performing the German ftolk dance, Grosser Ach.terrum, were Catherine Roszel, Joanne Miners, Mary Killeen, Linda Wainer, Bonnie Turvey, Heejs grade 13 class which presents Hendrick, Anmarie Kraft, Ruth its own surprise skit each year Ane Salmon, Joan .and Jean ES- - turned more anti -social than sery, Carol Allen .and Judy Raw - ever this time with an elaborate son, alt of grade. nine. Miss Lau - beatnik production in "Porky's retta Stegner directed the dan- F'ad." Goutees, dark Biasses and ceS. i,houlish gear created the at= The school's majorettes per- mosphere. formed in stunning black and Through their own "Cicero," silver. They included Jane'Res- DDucharme, they conies- tem�yer, Ii, Kristinand �endedave to explain their rear- Ausma Guiensze, Joan Guentheer, tionary philosophy to all the and Carol Becker, "squares" in the audience. How- Boys who displayed their pro- ever, their poet laureate, Bryan wess on the parallel bars were Ailey, in a beatnik verse des- Gordon Brown, Paul Irwin, Dave cribing St. Nick's visit, revealed Greene and Don Killeen. they weren't adverse tothis old The orchestra, under James tradition, at least the receiving Ford, played a march and a end of it. Christmas number to open the The ballet was intrbduced by show. Sheryl Ailey, of Huron Park, a Families at war grade 11 student who danced This year's play illustrated "Coppelia." how misconstrued eavesdrop- Performing on the organ for its public debut was Mrs. Ken- neth Ottewell who accompanied several group singing numbers and rendered a duet with Prin- cipal H. L. Sturgis on the piano. ping can lead to a war among families. When the younger girl misinterprets her older sister's plans to spend the weekend with a friendfar an elopement with the boy next door, it sets the Variety of songs fathers a-feudin'. Seven vocal groups provided The Monday night cast, from a variety of songs, ranging 12A, included David Buchanan, from spiritual to Dixieland. The Peggy McLaughlin, Sharon Smile audience seemed to favor the lie, Barb Hodgson, Ralph Ware- renditions of the girls' glee club ham, Carol McCurdy and Jint. and the massed chorus which Rader. Tuesday's performers, concluded the program. All from 12B, were Ray Miller, Ber- were under the direction of the nice Grainger, Sandra Sharrow, principal. Marlene Stone, Dan Hendrick, Members of this year's kick- Judy Foster and John Oke. In line, dressed in Christmas red charge of the play was M C. and white, were Ann Grayer, Sanders. .Tudy Tennant, Elizabeth Bennis- Board Chairman H. L. Snider ter, Judy Easton, Sandra Sni- and Vice -Chairman E. X. Mie der, Susan Beach, Helen Hump- kle welcomed the audiences, hrey, Carol Smith, Margaret Awards and graduation certifi- Oke and Betty Pickering. cates were presented by mern- Hensall tapdancers Carol bers of the staff. Brown and F'eggy Goddard per- Members of the staff and sta formed a Japanese number, dents assisted with the produce The grade 10 girls who pre- tion. Car thief eludes PC's in across -town chase A youth arrested this week in Brampton may be responsible for the four can thefts in this district early Sunday morning. The youth, about 18 or 19 years of age, eluded police in a foot chase across town during the escapade. Here's what happened: PC's Westover and Harry Reid were patrolling through town about 12.20 a.m. when they noticed a car travelling south in a peculiar manner. They follow- ed it after it made a U-turn at Hunter-Duvar's garage, headed SPECIAL CHRISTMAS "GIFT"—For these two couples,' Christmas 1959 will have a special significance. nificance. They w ere among the group from Huron county which received citizenship papers from Judge Frank Fingland recently., Left are Teuni Berends, 109 Simcoe Si, E., who is em b• ployed at General Coach, He,:sall, and at right areworks Wiebe Berends, who v o.rks Grand Bend, and his wife, Jacobj. The Both couples came to Canada in 1953 this district ever since. his wife, Jantien; with John Young, men are brothers. and have lived in L T -A Photo 1, "WMA rev risfmt8 eeee To all our readers we send the warmest greetings Of the season and our sincere wishes that you twill have a Christmas that you will long remember for its hearty cheer and outstanding joy. The Publishers, Staff, 'Correspondents and Columnists of The Exeter Times -Advocate .b; north, then turned east on Huron. The car went out of control just past the intersection awl struck a tree in front of the home of Garnet McFalls. The driver ;.roped out of the car and started running north, with the PC's in pursuit. Town constable Lloyd Hodgins joined the chase. The youth went through Snell Bros, car lot across Main near John and. through the property of Percy ,McFalls on William. Police lost him near Gidley street. - Checking the ownership of the car, police learned it belonged to Fred Peters, Hensall, who didn't realize his vehicle was missing until he was interview- ed. Minutes later, Goderich police located an abandoned car near Hensall which had been stolen from Clinton. Still later, the Goderich car gave chase to another erratic- ally -driven vehicle near Clinton RCAF base but the driver escap- ed on foot through the fields after parking the car. This ve- hicle turned out to be one owned by Percy McFalls, Exeter, who also did not realize it was miss- ing. Police also located a car near Clinton which had been stolen from Goderich. The four thefts were attributed to the youth. Salesmen at HS awarded prizes Sixteen students at SHDHS won prizes for salesmanshiii in the student council's recent sub- scription campaign, The awards were presented at an assembly Tuesday afternoon. A radio was presented to Mar- garet Howey, for highest hi hest sales. Bill Sytsma won $15; Jack Zon dag, $10 and Peter Piroth $5. A giant panda went to Joan Westcott, a member of grade 11A which met its sales quota. Winners of a draw among stu- dents who sold $10 or more were Jim Wilson, Betty Dixon, Sha- ron McBride, Marilyn Morgan and Ann Grayer. Other draw winners were Mary Jane Hoffman, Margaret Tom- linson and Donald Weigan, ' Cash prizes for students Who soldthe most new subscriptions to The Times -Advocate were won by Bill Sytsma, $10; Wayne Prance, $6; and Margaret Ho- wey, $4. The students enjoyed a carol singing program during the as- sembly. Draw for $ 500 Thursday night Saturday's $200 jackpot fn Exeter was won by Mrs. Lloyd Parsons, toy he _ draw wall ' Chief C MacKenzie. The big prize of $500 will be awarded Thursday night about 10:30 when Mayor R. E. Pooley will draw the lucky ticket. ST PETER'S CWL DRAW .` The draw for the doll And _ tl sponsored by St, Peter's tw L was even by Normals Melly, Cert. Italia. The draw took place gat Mt, Carmel turkey bingo, De - amber 9.