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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-01-12, Page 1Ready for old-time business Waited several years market opens up The year just started is ex- pected to be a busy one with all of the Centennial celebrations, but for, one Crediton merchant the rush is already on. Freeman Morlock, proprietor of a shoe store in the police vil- lage, has been having a busy time and considerable fun over the past week in supplying many people with shoes that fit in well with centennial costumes. Morlock reported Tuesday that he had sold more than 50 pair of shoes — mostly ladies — in the past week. The articles of footwear get- ting special attention in the Cre- diton store are high laced and button shoes in both brown and black, popular more than 50 years ago. Word soon spread throughout the area that old fashioned shoes were on sale and prospective cus- tomers flocked to the Morlock store to get in on the bargains, and to complete centennial cos- tumes. All of the shoes now being sold were included in the stock Pur- chased by Mr. Morlock from his Predecessor, the late B ar ne y Brown in 1922. He bought everything in the store at the time and these shoes that were tops in their fashion class at the turn of the century came along, and as it turns out now, were a bonus. "I didn't consider them worth Liquor charges net over $300 in court A friendly giant The weather man has recently been kind to the boys and girls interest- ed in making snow men. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Victoria street a large visitor has been shadowing their doorway. Built by Mr. Miller and son Randy, the giant stands more than 12 feet tall. Able to stand between the legs of the big fellow is Ronnie Wright while Randy looks on at the right. T-A photo Find fancy footwear The busiest fellow in Crediton these days is Freeman Morlock, owner of the small village shoe store. Above, he is trying a pair of the old fashioned high laced shoes on Linda Haugh of Crediton. This is only one of many pair that have been sold to area residents seeking to enhance their Centennial costumes. T-A photo anything any more and they were written off as far as I was con- cerned. Being able to sell them now is just like finding money, and besides, I'm having a lot of fun", said Morlock in talking about his prized possessions. Although the area shoe man said these recent sales are like finding money, he is only charg- ing $1.00 for each pair of ladies' shoes and two dollars for men's. Most of the shoes now being disposed of sold around the$5.00 mark when they were In style. Some of the exceptionally high topped boots went as high as $12. When questioned as to why he had kept so many pairs of the outdated shoes in stock for more than 40 years, he remarked "I've always had lots of room to keep them and have felt it would be a shame to destroy some remind- ers of the past. In the past year's I have burnt some of the smaller sizes and it helped to keep my shop warm for a couple of weeks". Although the Centennial theme has brought on the hunt for older shoes and clothes, Morlock said several times a year someone from distant points, usually De- troit, would drop in for a pair or two. About 20 years ago he was offered 15Q a pair for all of his antiquated stock and quickly re- fused. Purchasers of the old time footwear may be getting a bar- gain in 1967 but they are having to cough up five cents on every dollar purchase for provincial sales tax. This is something the pioneers of the early 1900's did not have to put up with. By Wednesday morning t he rush to Crediton store had pretty well slowed down as the only high lace shoes left were in very small sizes. place other than his residence. He was charged after police found him sleeping in his car in Hay Township on November 26. Two part bottles of whiskey were found in the car, Another Clinton man, Joseph B, McCann, was fined $35 and costs for illegal possession. Sev- eral bottles of beer were found in his car on December 19 in the Clinton area. The final person charged under the LCA was David E. Baker, 23, Granton. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $20. Baker was charged following a crash in Exeter on October 21 when he rammed into a pole on Main St. across from the liquor store. One bottle of beer was found in his car, but it was reported he had not been drinking. Kippen area youths injured in accident Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 12, 1967 Price Per Copy 15 Cents The Exeter OPP Detachment had only three accidents to in- vestigate this past week and all three involved only one vehicle. Last Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. a car driven by Gerald A. Donald- son, 64 Genevive Crescent, Lon- don, smashed into a pole north of Hensall and damaged his car to the extent of $250. Constable Dale Lamont in- vestigated the crash and reported the pole was broken. Donaldson had been southbound on Highway 4 and went into the ditch on the west side of the road. Constable Bill Glassford was called to the scene of the next crash on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. It took place on Highway 21 about one and a half miles north of Highway 83. Mark John Dalton, RR 3 God- OPP WILL ASSUME HENSALL POLICING Persons charged with viola- tions under the Liquor Control Act paid more than $300 in fines and costs when they appeared be- fore Magistrate GlennHays,Q.C. in Exeter Court, Tuesday. Charges varied from having liquor in a place other than a residence to obtaining liquor while under the age of 21. Those paying fines were as follows: Lorne Eugene Webber, RR 1 Hay, was fined $35 and costs for having liquor in a place oth- er than his residence. Webber was charged following a spec- tacular one-car crash on High- way 83 on November 24. He plowed into two trees about five miles west of Exeter and his car was completely demolished and he was hospitalized. Beer was found in the car by police. William Schroeder, 512 Engl- lish St., London, paid $45 on a similar charge. Police report- ed he had several bottles of beer in his car while it was parked in front of the village hall in Hensall on November 26. Gary H. Lawrence, Hensall, paid $20 and costs for having liquor in a place other than his residence. He was charged in Exeter on November 27 after police found eight bottles of beer in a car in which Lawrence was a passenger. Joseph Polsen, Exeter, paid $20 on the same charge. He too was a passenger in a car in which police found nine bottles of beer. Donald Cooper, Malton, was fined $35 and costs for obtaining liquor while under the age of 21. Police found a quantity of beer and liquor in a car in Exeter on November 26 and Cooper, who was a passenger in the car, admitted ownership of the alco- hol. An 18-year-old Crediton youth, Robert Earl Haist, paid $20 and costs on a charge of having liquor while under age. He admitted ownership of three pints of beer in a car, but it was reported he had not been drinking. John Tyndall, Clinton, was fined $45 for having liquor in a the village. The commission will be asked if they would be in- terested in purchasing same for local use. The morning portion of the first session of the 1967 council con- sisted of the acceptance of the oath of office by Reeve Minnie Noakes and her four-man coun- -- Please turn to page 2 man force of Hensall, will con- tinue to enforce regulations com- ing under village by-laws and will be the liaison officer between the village and the provincial offic- ers. During the discussion of the po- licing matter, there was a ques- tion as to the disposition of the radar equipment now owned by Dumped rubbish at wrong time Three object to GB water Clerk Murray A. DesJardins reported this week that only three objections have been received over the proposed Grand Bend water system. The objections were received following the publishing of de- tails of the system. In accordance with regulations, copies of the three objections have been forwarded to the On- tario Water Resources Commis- sion. It is expected they will in turn be passed on to the Ontario Municipal Board. He indicated one of those ob- jecting did so on the contention that the resort could not afford a water system. The other two were regarding the plan to use frontage as a basis for charging. Many in costume in church service The first phase of an Ontario Police Commission plan to elim- inate municipal police forces in smaller communities is being adopted by the village of Hensall. At it's inaugural meeting Mon- day, council agreed with a sug- gestion from the attorney-gen- eral's office that provincial po- lice take over law enforcement of the village. This move is the first step of the police commission to event- ually eliminate any police forces with less than 10 men. This will be done either by amalgamation or takeover by the OPP. The department letter asking for approval of the change did not give any date as to change over. Policing of Hensall, pertain- ing to matters under the Highway Traffic Act and the Criminal Code will be handled by the Ex- eter OPP detachment. Ernie Davis, presently the one- Residents of the area have been invited to attend a worship service in the Bible Christian Church of Exeter, Sunday. The name of the church may provide a bit of a puzzle for residents not knowing their his- tory. Actually it is now known as James Street United Church Dishwashers hide identity It was Father's Night at the Exeter Home and School Association, Monday. The men arranged the program and also ended up doing the dishes. As can be seen, two members of the dishwashing crew were shy about having their pictures taken, no doubt wishing to hide from their wives the fact that they possess such abilities, Bruce Perry is shown to the left. Rumor has it that Dr. R. W. Read and Don Geiser were in the room at the time the photo was taken, but this was not confirmed. — T-A photo A Cromarty man pleaded guilty to a petty trespass charge in Exeter court, Tuesday, and was fined $10 by Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C. Magistrate Hays termed the case a "novel situation". Anderson McLean was charged with trespassing at the Usborne Township Dump. The dump is enclosed and signs have been posted as to the time whendump- ing of refuse is permitted. McLeap stated that on Decem- ber 9, the day the offence took place, the gate was wide open and he did not see the signs. McLean is not a resident of Usborne. He lives in Hibbert Township, but is five miles clos- er to the Usborne dump than the one in his township. erich, had been southbound on Highway 21 when his car crashed into five guideposts on the west side. Damage to the car was listed at $500. A car driven by Patrick Mullin, 550 Ridout St., London was al- most a total wreck after it crash- ed into a bridge on the 16th concession of Stephen on Satur- day at 11:50 a.m. Mullin had been southbound on the concession road about half a mile north of the Crediton Road when he spotted a dog on the road as he came over the crest of a hill. In attempting to avoid collision with the dog, Mullin smashed into the bridge and damage to his 1958 model car was listed at $300 by Constable Glassford. During the week, the local de- tachment investigated 13 occurr- ences and issued 28 warnings under the Highway Traffic Act.. Seven charges were laid under the H.T.A. and one under the Criminal Code. The officers travelled a dist- ance of 1,502 miles in 55 hours of patrol. TWO HURT Two Kippen area youths were injured in a crash near that com- munity last Wednesday. The in- cident was investigated by the Goderich OPP detachment. Involved in the crash were Al Kyle and Bob Lettington. Their car was almost completely wrecked when it was in collision with a bulldozer. Kyle suffered a broken collar bone and had facial, head and back injuries. He received treatment in South Huron Hospital. Lettington was taken to St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London, suffer- ing from a crushed heel and fa- cial lacerations. Reports PS students keen during religious education Rev. D. S. Warren fulfilled two functions when he met with the Exeter Public School board at their inaugural meeting, Monday. The Main St. United Church minister conducted a brief de- votional service for the members to start off the new year and then reported on the religious education courses which are given in the school. He said the pupils in grades seven and eight who take the classes provided by the Exeter Ministerial Association appeared very "keen" towards the spir- itual education. "They do more thinking on the basic issues of life than I did when I was their age," he re- ported, adding he was gratified with the response he received in his classes. After his report, the board elected Clarence McDonald as their new chairman and William Huntley was named vice-chair- man. The committees as brought in by the striking committee were as follows, with the first named being chairman: property, Jack Pryde and Doug. Gould; fuel and supply, Gould and Herrn Dettmer; teachers, Huntley, Gould and and the service is being arranged by the AOTS Men's Club of the church as part of the local cen- tennial observances. On Wednesday, the ladies of the church will be staging an old-fashioned fowl supper to be followed by entertainment of the type which was in vogue in the community's early days. The Rev. S. E. Lewis has an unique sermon for the Sunday evening service. It was actually preached in the church by the Rev. George Webber. Members of the choir, the minister and several members of the congregation are expected to appear in costumes common 100 years ago. Robert Cameron will accom- pany the singing with a melodian and several lanterns and coal oil lamps will provide an ap- propriate setting for the event. The hymns will be chosen from some of the ones common in the early days. Admission for the Wednesday evening fowl supper is by advance ticket only. An advertisement of the two events appears elsewhere in this edition and the style and wording used is similar to the way it would have appeared in a local paper 100 years ago. Robert Fletcher; inspection, Det- tmer and Fletcher. The appointments will be for one year only, although members of the board are elected to their positions for a two-year term. Members agreed to continue the practice of holding their meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. Students enjoy half holiday Elementary school students enjoyed a holiday yesterday af- ternoon in commemoration of the birthday of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald. Commenting on the holiday at Monday's board meeting, Exeter Public School Principal Arthur Idle said he felt giving only a half day for such events was an excellent way to observe them. Be indicated that in this man- ner the Students are given a better understanding as to the reason for the holiday. Mr. Idle continued that when a full day was granted, it was considered just another holiday, with no special meaning. The local official indicated that declaring only half a day off school would be a bettor plan for Other special days in the year, including Remembrance Day. The entire country is getting into the Centennial mood and the mem- bers of the Hensall council are right in there pitching, Reeve Mrs. Minnie Noakes and het four man council arrived for Monday's first More winners on cash draws Four more prizes have been collected in the recent Christmas promotion sponsored by the re- tail merchants' section of the Exeter Board of Trade. Winners handing in tickets last week included Mrs. Ralph Gent- tner, Gary Maxwell, Mrs. Liam McStephen and Mrs. Bob Denomme. Ticket numbers still unclaim- ed are as follows: 112410, 165741, '76123, 82359, 31628, 121545, 207- 020, 112240,'54787, 179973. Holders of these tickets may collect their prizes if they pre.- sent them at Russell Electric no later than January 14. After a brief discussion, the board decided to advise the SHDHS board that they will be prepared to send 50 students to attend technical and commercial classes at the high school in the 1967-68 school year. The cost to the local board has been estimated at $1,500 per annum. Due to a lack of information regarding the type of courses to be made available, the EPS board asked Principal Arthur Idle to arrange the timetable for the classes with officials at SHDHS. "We've been fighting for this for four years, so we should take advantage of it," commented Chairman McDonald. RESIGNS POSITION The board received a letter from Mrs. R. D. Jermyn stating she wished to be relieved of her duties as vice-principal and primary supervisor, She indicated she wished to spend more time preparing les- sons for her own class. Members of the board expres- sed regret at her decision to relinquish the duties and some Please turn to page 3 meeting dressed in suitable clothing of 100 years ago. Prom the left are, Harold Knight, clerk Earl Campbell, Mrs. Noakes, Jack Lavender, Oliver Jacques, John Baker and police chief Ernie Davis.