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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-01-30, Page 11%, accidents increase 6% MRS. FRED BROADLEY PIPERS ESCORT PRESIDENT LAMPORT AND IlAdoIS IN CURLING CLUB CEREMONIAL, Centralia school seeks permission to. teach. French J. A. p, McCurdy School at RCAF Station Centralia Wee-, plied, for approval to provide French instruction for its ste- dente. Principal Hendereen, King said the second langeage will be taught next term in grades two to eight, if permission is received from the dep't of not tional defence school copied; Which supervises education for children of armed Weep per- sonnel, Mr, icing revealed the move has resulted trent both the cure emit trend toward earlier in- struction in Canada'e other tional language and benefit it study English or mathematics or Social studies," he said. with a chuckle. 4I;GcggTgg Principal R,. E. gOliths Pod, erioh, suggested his board recently that French should be taught there but the board de, alined to idieouss the reeete- mendetiefie WO stated Many puhlic schools in Qntatto have begun instruction, some in grade seven, ethers in grade eight, and a few in grads two. Principal King revealed that oral French has been taught at RCAF Camp Borden schoel for a number of years. trate on raising our standard,'; 'I don't thinic.-ehi1dren WNW benefit greatly from only tyre or three hours instruction a week in Frencb and Where are We going to get these two. or three extra.. hours? The number of subjects in public school has been doubled in recent years- but the hours of school time remain the same." principal Ole said he had considered offering it as ail extra, subject and he found the children liked the suggestion. "All the pupils in my room raised their hands when I asked them if they'd like to study French but they don't Want to provides for elementary school Children. "CertaifilY the learning of French can be of benefit to the general education ef the child,u Mr. King said. "EMI if he is able to converse in, French only to a limited degree, he is that much better off." He felt secon- dary schools would appreciate an early grounding in Feench. The course will be an oral one, taught by a teacher who will rotate from classroom to classroom, and it Will be Com- pulsory. The school already has a qualified instructor op its staff, Mr, King said, but an additional teacher will be re- quired to take over that instruc- tor'' classroom if the course LP :approved. iIOT TN EXETER Principal A. H. Idle Pf Exeter public Scheel said this week he hasn'tgiven serious coneiderae tion to adding French to the curriculum here, He cited the problems of Peeering 4 qualified teacher and of finding time for the additional instruction during school hours. feel we must .concentrate first on raising our standard in English. Some people take it for granted that children can epeak English when they start to school, but .that :la.absolutely wrong. They have a,. let to learn, both pronunciation and gram don't belittle the value of It and 1 think it's something that could be undertaken with the above average child, How,. ever; rgi just a little doubtful of teaching a,child .Fretichwhen he isn't likely to reach eleeve grede eight level of English,'" He explained that many maga, tines. and newepepere today find they cannot write above a grade five or six level, in order to meet the needs of their readers, "When we have to speak English at that level, we should concert,. Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 30, 1964 Price Per Copy 10 Cents "ea wesumtgenfaMIUMMEIVaNffer New grant aid to cut tax here GODERICH Could it be that Huron is going to get a new jail? Said the property committee, reporting to county council; "We are of the opinion that due to the age of the jail, little money should be spent on any renovations," The chairman, Reeve Ivan Haskins of Howick, added: "It is not just in proper condition as regards fire hazard." The jail was built in 1840, and originally served two other counties of the Huron Tract-- Perth and Bruce. Thus it is 14 years older than was the origi- nal courthouse, erected in 1854. While presiding over court here a few months ago, Mr. Justice Haines visited the jail and evidently communicated his views later to the Ontario Fire Marshal, Correspondence with the county resulted. "We were to have had a meet- ing with the authorities from Toronto," Mr. Haskins said in his report, "but due to weather conditions this meeting has been delayed. We did concur in a recommendation of additional staff, and have engaged E. C. Bowers of Goderich as an ad- ditional turnkey. He commenced work Dec. 7." Governor R, W, Bell pre- sented his statistical report, showing 187 committals in 1963. 33 School levy relief for area municipalities will result from the Ontario Foundation Tax Plan announced Monday by Education Minister William Davis, ac- cording to Toronto authorities. The plan basically is to cut operational levies for second- ary school purposes to seven mills and for elementary schools to 11 mills. This should mean that the HSDHS levy will drop at least one-half a mill since its rate last year was about seven and one-half mills for operating costs. At the elementary school le- vel, Exeter and Hensall will benefit since both are levying over 11 mills for operating costs. Exeter's rate is about 12 1/2 mills and Hensall's is close to 13 1/2. In addition, savings are ex- pected from the grants which will apply to debenture pay- ments. Local school board officials haven't yet received the new grant regulations but expect them this week. A Toronto re- port indicated they were mailed Wednesday. Separate school supporters in Exeter are not likely to bene- fit any greater than are public school supporters, since their rates are similar. However, the separate school board will re- ceive considerably more grant than it has in the past, particu- larly with the corporation tax adjustment grant. This special feature of the plan will equalize the benefits to be derived from corporation assessment within a municipality among both the elementary school boards. However, the province will pro- vide the extra funds; they will not be deducted from the pub- lic school revenue. Save licence issuer from 'burning. house Firemen rescued W, Ge Pet* don, local motor vehicle licence issuer, frere his burning houee early Tuesday evening just; as he was overcome by errieke in the rear of hie house, Volunteer Gary Middleton re- calls; took two, steps inside: the hack door and caught him just as he Wee Vin doWn. All you could see was . fire and I just caught a glimpse of him, I thought at first his eyebrows were burning but I gueep he wasn't hurt." Mr, Seldon, suffering from ehock, a bruise on the head and smoke, spent the night in South Heron Hospital. Wecinee- day at noon he was taken to the Four chair committees Dial phones for Hensall South Huron reeves have been named chairmen of four county council committees this year. Exeter's Glenn Fisher heads the health committee; Jim Hay- ter, Stephen's deputy, is chair- man of the Huronview com- mittee; Zurich's Milton Oesch moves from EMO to chair fi- nance and executive and Elmer Hayter, Stanley's deputy, is in charge of equalization. Hensall's. Norman Jones will serve on Huronview, with Tuek- ersmith's Elgin Thompson. Stephen reeve Glenn Webb, Who lost the wardenship race, is on warden's and personnel, and Hensall's Norman Jones, serves on Huronview along with Tuckerstnith's Elgin Thomp- son. Archie Etherington, Us borne's new reeve, has been appointed to both equalization and legislative-educational. Exeter's deputy, Ralph Bai- ley, is serving on equalization and finance-executive. Stanley. reeve Ernest Talbot has both finance-executive and library. Oesch, of Zurich, is also on warden's-personnel, in addition to finance. home of his son, Wallace Sel- dom Firemen also recovered two Wallets ineide the building con- taining all undisclosed amount of money. Mr. Seldon asked firemen to retrieve, the funds after he had been taken to the home of a neighhor, Ross Tuek- ey. The fire appears to have bro- ken out in cupboards of the kit- chen of the Seldon home at the corner of Seeders and Andrew streets, When the brigade truck arrived, fire broke out in the eunporch as curtains ignite d with a berst of flames but they were quickly extinguished. However, copsiderable smoke had filled the house by ties time. Mr. Seldon, over 80, had just come home from work about 10 minutes before and had taken off his shoes and suit coat in the living room next to the kit- chen to watch television. The set remained in operation until the power supply was cut. When found, Mr. Seldon was still in his shirt and stocking feet, indicating he didn't have time to dress. He presumably tried to reach the back door, through the core of the blaze, since the front doors were lock- ed. The home owner had a severe bruise on his head indicatinghe may have fallen trying to get out. Fire Chief Irwin Ford said Mr. Seldon stumbled out of the door ' assisted by Middleton, into the arms of his son Wal- lace on the back steps. Said the chief: "He just made it and that's all. Another minute and he may have been gone." The alarm was turned in by Mrs. Donald Cowan, who lives Government to press school centralization Church picks first woman in the epartmeet upstairs, who took her two yoeng girls to safety ter smelling the smoke,, Her hueband was having his hair cut at the time. Their girls are Chris', 4, and Janet, 1, Fire damage was Confined to the peer entrance, punperch and kitchen in the downstairs area and to a small portion of the apartment kitchen upetairs. However, smoke and water da- mage will raise the less into several thousands of Oilers, The end of one chesterfield near the doorway leading from the living room to the kitchen caught fire but the sofa was removed by firemen before it spread. Fire Chief Ford said he could not determine what started the fire. "It seemed to start in the cupboards near the wall on the north west. At least that's where the most stubborn fire wee." He said he had examined the area but couldn't find anything which would ignite the blaze. There were no hydro wires in the im- mediate section. The fire brigade, through a misunderstanding on the alarm, first went to the home of Wallace Seldon, two blocks north on An- drew, but quickly moved on to the elder Seidon's residence. To get new county jail? Number of traffic charges laid by' police dropped from 402 last year to only 154 this year. This resulted in a decrease in total fines of drivers from $4,163 to $2,800. Two vehicle operators were charged with drunk driving this year and three with impaired operation. Twenty-eight persons were arrested for infractions of traffic, liquor and crime laws, Number of liquor charges continues to decline. In 1963, 29 were laid, compared to 31 in 1962 and 45 in 1961. Fines, accordingly, dropped to $525 from previous totals of $670 and $877. The detachment covers the town- ships of Hay, Stephen and Usborne as well as the village of Zurich. It was increased to a five-man force near the end of the year under Cpl. Mitchell. Constables include G. W. Mitchell, H, C. Reid, John A. Wright and William Glee :ord. The office here now employs a stenographer, Mrs. Donald Fisher. climbed to 161 from last year's record 151. (A reportable accident is one in which damage exceeds $100 or involves personal injury). The increase is about 6%. Both the number of accidents and the number of persons injured are records for the area in any single year. March, with 14, was the worst month for injuries, followed by November with 10. FOUR KILLED Four persons were killed compared to three in 1962. This is still well be- low the high mark of 10 set in 1961. An airman and his two-year-old son were killed in February when their car was struck by the CNR freight. Another airman died in March when his car was crushed under a bus in the middle of a snow squall. An area farmer died of injuries received in the spring when he was thrown from his car into the creek near Crediton. A major increase in crime and a con- tinuing climb in traffic toll is reflected in the year-end report of the Exeter detachment of Ontario Provincial Po- lice. The number of charges under the criminal code during 1963 jumped two and one-half times over the previous year, from 28 to 73. This is 70% higher than the previous record of 43 in 1961. Fines, however, indicate the crimes were mainly of a petty nature. Offend- ers paid a total of only $150 during the year. Biggest number of crime cases came in September when police laid 26 char- ges, most of them dealing with a gang war at Hensall. No convictions resulted from these prosecutions. ACCIDENTS UP Again, the biggest increases in traf- fic toll was in the number of persons injured in accidents. The total rose from 65 to 72, an increase of 11%. Number of reportable ac ci dents 42:02017AMECTIMENCOONStalaZZEGEUZagetMfaiealMOLMIEMV,..:,' Morality 'going to hell': minister a meeting Monday night, a con- solidated school for the town- ship was proposed but did not meet unanimous agreement. Attending the meeting, called by council, were trustees of the school area board and the six other single sections in the township. Former reeve Har- vey Coleman presided. Hayfield, which has just added two rooms to its school, object- ed to a central building and USS 9 Stanley, a union section with Hay, sought permission to send its children to the new Hay town- ship school at Zurich. PS Inspectors J. G. Burrows, Exeter, and J. H. Kinkead, God= erich, outlined government grants available. PUC names Chapman New Centralia CA dO Flt. Lt. T. "Tom" Reid re- cently assumed the duties of chief administrative efficer at RCAF Centralia upon the re- tirement of S/L E.Q. Semple. F'/L Reid transferred from training command headquar- ters, Winnipeg and has served as squadron pilot with air de- fence command, flying instruc- tor and staff officer with train- ing command. , --RCAF photo Greater impetus toward cen- tral elementary schools has been provided in the Ontario Foundation Tax Plan announced this week by Education Minister W. G. Davis as district town- ships make plans to consolidate. "Definite plans are being made," said Davis, "to help eliminate inefficient use of the eduational tax dollar by creat- ing larger units of school ad- ministration, particularly at the elementary school level." Details of the plans are now being analyzed, Meanwhile, Hay township school area board is still con- sidering the site for its pro- posed central facilities. The board had chosen a site at the south-west corner of Zurich but failed to reach an agree- ment on price during a meet- ing Tuesday. Chairman Elmer Rowe said Wednesday the board will look at other sites when it meets with the architect Friday. The site selected by a com- mittee last week is immediately south of the F. C. Kalbfleisch and Son planing mill on No. 84 highway. It borders the vil- lage limits. Discussion with owner Ivan Kalbfleisch Tues- day, however, failed to bring an agreement on price. STANLEY UNCERTAIN In Stanley township, however, discussions are still taking place over consolidation. At doesn't pay, but it does if you don't get caught'. The magazine suggested that such loss of in- tegrity in high places runs down the ladder to the man in the street. "I submit it's already there," said the Caven minister. "I submit that a prevailing opinion on pre-marital sex is this: It's all right if you don't get caught — if you do, it's a mechanical mistake, not a moral one". Boyne revealed, as he ap- parently has before, that over half of the marriages he has conducted since coming to Ex- eter have been forced. From the recent Maclean's article entitled, "A little honest —Please turn to back page cases. "It also shocks me a little to see 3,000 people bet over $60,- 000 at a horse race in an after- noon. We waste millions of dol- lars on such things but the UN's social work, and the work of the churches limps aiongb e c au s e our supporters give us 13 cents per member per week to support this work." On Hawrelak, Mr. Boyne quoted "The Christian Out- look", which said the mayor did not admit moral wrong but felt he had been politically un- wise. Said the magazine; "Haw- relak is just a projection of our national morality which Says, 'It's all right if yoti don't get caught or as they say, crime There's ample evidence for the cynic to shout that public morality "is going to hell", Rev. John Boyne told his Cav' Presbyterian congregationSun- day morning. "A minister gets a good deal of evide n c e to support that statement and in the past few weeks the public has received some, too", he said, referring to recent magazine and news- paper articles. He cited examples of politi- cal, business and moral cor- ruption, supported or condon- ed by the people, which indicate the scarcity of Christian prin- ciples in everyday living. The minister quoted an RCMP Official who said, "We seem to have lost our capacity for in- dignation", and magazine ar- ticles which have concluded that "voters are complacent about corruption in provincial and municipal affairs", and that the current moral standard appears to be, "it's all right if you can get away with it". Specific examples of the de- cline in political morality, he said, were the re-election of Mayor William Hawrelak in Ed- monton after he had been forced to resign following discoveryof graft, and the public support of candidates in British Columbia and Ontario in elections who haVe been proven to be corrupt. "OVer the past few months there has been much evidence of plain extortion, dishonesty and cheating in the used car field a detailed summary of the evidence is sickening. The same Might be said of the second mortgage field, in a great many Robbie Burns party Dial telephone service will be introduced in Hensall late in 1964, W. W. Haysom, Bell Tele- phone manager for this area, announced this week. He said that his company al- ready has its dial conversion plans well under way. Bell has purchased property on the west side of No. 4 highway and will construct a modern one-storey dial exchange building on it. The building will have rein- forced concrete foundations, pre-cast concrete floor, roof slabs and wall panels. It will be heated electrically. Mr. Haysom said that Bell employees will be busy with preparations for the introduc- tion of dial service between now and the time the conver- sion takes place. The equipment which will automatically con- nect telephone calls must first be engineered, then manufac- tured and installed in the new building. The network of wire and cable which serves the area must also be rearranged and adapted for dial use. After the introduction of dial service, there will no longer be any Bell operators located in Hensall. However, Mr. Hay- som said, every precaution will be taken to ensure that the change to dial causes a mini- mum disruption to company em- ployees. Some operators will probably be giving up working at the time of the change. Most of those who wish to continue working will be offered em- ployment in other Bell offices. Ally who are thinking of leav- ing between now and the date of the change-over will be en- couraged to stay until dial goes into operation. Chief operator at the Hen- sell switchboard is Miss H. Kyle. On the staff are Mrs. W. F. Caldwell, Mrs. N. M. Cooper, Miss P. M. Jones, Mrs. J. A. Parker, Mrs. J. T. Safigster and Mrs. P. Shad- Curlers salute Haggis Andy Johnston irepressed the 170 people present with a very special Scotch ceremony. At midnight the pipers piped the Exeter Curling Club was gaily decorated With plaida and Scotch thistles for the Bobby Burns party Friday night. Legion piPers,FredSielinteis f Lawrence Marks and Gera10, Wurm Started the party off by Pining the Curlers on to the ice for the Rebbie teonspiel, It WO a colorful sight to Watch the leSsieS curl against the lads. sonie ignored the chilly air and dressed like true Seotolirrien in kilts, While many watched the Mire ling otherS etifeyed a genie of eardS. Later in the evening Jilt Whit" Mid ble hand ProVided the entitle for the dance held deetetaite, president of the club, Bill Lames port, carrying the steaming "Haggle" on a silver platter to the place of honor at the table, Andy, dressed in kilts, recited the ode to the'i Haggis" and then proposed the toast. The centre of the long buffet table was decorated With, the curling stone draped in yellow plaid, yellow twisty candles and miniature curling brooms, A delielOtie lunch was enjoyed. For many it Wag, thei firSt taSte Of Haggis and the comments Weed' bitereatitig to hear, Mrs. Doug Parson Von the Welty draw, a ketweed blarket, Mrs. Led Webber and wally Seldon convened the party with the help of inanywilling'elitierS. GRAND BEND Campbell Chapman, a com- missioner with the Grand Bend Public Utilities Commission for five years, was appointed chair- man of that body for 1964 at the Inaugural meeting held January 15. Lawrence Mason, newly- elected commissioner, was welcomed. It is a three-man commission, with Reeve Stew- art Webb, a member ex-officio. Officers are Mrs. John Mane ore, secretary-treasurer and John Hood, manager. Duties of all employees were discussed by the chairman and staff, and the 1963 accomplish- ments were outlined. Mr.Chap- man reviewed the growth of the Grand Bend PUC from its in. ception in 1954 to the present, Ten years ago, meetings were held in Harold Klopp's barn, now demolished to make way for new construction at the cor- ner of Highways 81 and 21, and the seats were the cartons in which meters ate peeked. Now the PUC has a new Modern office, electrically heated, and a new warehouse, both oh High- way 21, just birth of the old location. E. Oddliefson, Bayileld, a consumer service engineer with ()Mario Hydro, Western region, brought to the commission report On the progreSS Of rate studies requested by Manager John Hood and the PUC in 1968. He stated that as soon as statistics are darepletecl for I961 (which should be some= time in February), studies will also be Completed, and hrotight back to the commission. Lower rates are anticipated, Announcements Church Notices ..12. Corning Events , 12 Editoriala . Farm News' o o 4, id Feminine PaCta '14 Fancies 4 4 i Herisall 4 .444 v LuCail 4:18 sports , 4 4 r V 11 4 i 8,0' Want Ads Last May, the annual synod of Huron Diocese agreed that women would be eligible for election as delegates to the synod. Sunday night the congregation of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Hensall, took advantage of this new provision and elected Mrs. F, H. Broadley lay delegate. Mrs. Broadley thus becomes the first woman to hold this office in the 87-year history of St. Paul's. The congregation also elected Mrs. R. H. Middleton substitute delegate. The 105th annual diocesan synod, which will convene in Windsor during the first week in May, will be the first to have women delegates. The annual vestry meeting at which Mrs. Broadley was elec- ted was notable in other ways. There was a record attendance of 36 people. Two new features of the meeting were a pot-luck supper and a period of enter- tainment by the junior choir before the business meeting was commenced. The supper Was convened by Mrs. F. L. Forrest and Mrs. T. G. Laven- der, and the choir entertainment Was produced by Harry Page, the choirmaster. ReV. J. Philip Gentel, in his first annual report to the con- gregatien, thanked the people of St. Paul's for the warmth of welcome they gave to him and Mrs. Gandon as theybegan work in the parish last July. It was the unanimous decision of the meeting that a emerges- bcird supper wouldbe sponeoted by the congregation Saturday, April 25. Mre. F. L. FOrrest will be in charge of this project. It Is several years since the church engaged in this kind of effort, and Mr. Gandmi said be hoped there would be 100%Par- tleipation of the congregation since one of the meet Valuable aspects of such a project was the social benefit of everyohe Working tbgether, quite apart from thd money it was hoped to raise. Officers aPeointed and elec- ted lOr 1064 include ar E. Jo Ro- berts, rector's Wden; 3. E, Henderson, people's warden; W. O. GOodWiti, treasurer; Ho Jackson, aSs't treasurer; Miss Jean Henderson, vestry clerk, board of'management in- cludes W. C. deodWiti, MI'S, T. G, LeVefitief, R. H, Middleton, Mrs. 13r0edleY 0 r, Li Forrest, Mrs. B. B. Jackson. A. O. Elliot, Main St., ehesed the home of the late Miss Meta Salter, James St., for 0,850 in Saturday's auction sale at the site, A radisakintie weather bal- loon,eeet aloft be the leep't Of Oinriieree Wednesday, was toned by Allen Johns Thursday morning on liis farm, lot lei con. 7, Usbeeneo * begeee Weill of the Exeter loOk lodge, NO. '67, Conferred the initiatory degree on Hebert' Heiliether Tuesday "night.