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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-09-03, Page 3ONE OF THE BEST — Gene Soucy and his "Butt-Buster" will be one. of the featured attractions at the Air Sh ow planned at Huron Park this weekend. The 21-year-old stunt pilot is one of the best in the world and recently helped the U.S.A. team win the world's championship. Air show SCHOOL CUSTODIANS are busy this week getting the schools shined up for the opening next Tuesday. Here, James Laye, polishes windows at Stephen Central School. T-A photo GB merchants report good summer business TimesAdveotk SOP1ornber 3, 1970 • Rigrintmemontort4r10 Huron girl in running Huron County's dairy princess, Phyllis McKague, of RR 2 Wingham, moved into the semi-finals of the Ontario dairy princess contest at the Canadian National Exhibition Monday. The 19-year-old brunette defeated girls from Middlesex, Peterborough. Prescott and Lanark counties in the last round of preliminary eliminations to become one remaining of the eight girls in the competition. Semi-final competitions began Tuesday with the finalists competing for the championship tonight. HURON CENTENNIAL Kindergarten registration is down five from last year's 75. Total enrollment for the school is expected to be 650 according to Principal Arnold Mathers. Mr. Mathers reported three new members on his staff: Miss Cheryl Benneweis, London Teachers' College graduate, who will work in the primary area, and Mrs. Susan McArthur also from London Teachers' College who will have a Grade III class. Gordon (Bub) Walker who comes from the Hugh Campbell School, CFB Clinton, will teach Grade VI and the senior physical education program. Oral French, which was commenced in the school two years ago will continue from Grades III to VIII. Huron Centennial has 28 teachers on staff with six of these on a part-time basis. Principal Mathers says this system works out "extremely well" as it allows teachers to teach their special areas and do a good job. Margaret Russell has been hired as the new secretary. There will be no change in bus routes the first day and dismissal will be at 2:15 p.m. USBORNE CENTRAL SCHOOL A. L. Taylor, principal of Usborne Central School said the first day of school will be a regular day except dismissal will be at 3:30 instead of 3:50. Buses will run at their normal times. Enrolment is expected to remain about the same as last year at around 319. Changes in store for students are half remedial or enrichment classes and an elective program for students in Grades VI to VIII. All classes will have one Physical Education period with the entire class, and two half classes. While one half of the class is having Phys. Ed. the teacher will do remedial work in Mathematics or Reading with the other half. Electives will be offered to Grades VI to VIII in three divisions, A, B, and E. Electives A and B are aimed towards the academic while E is more for entertainment. The special education class will be integrated with other classes in the school wherever possible. This will allow these students to become more a part of the school. New staff members are Mrs. Lois Ottewell, kindergarten; Mrs. J. Silcock, Grade I, and Mrs. R. A. Eagleson teaching Grade II. TRIVITT MEMORIAL CHURCH Main at Gidley Rector: Rev. G. A. Anderson, Organist: David Elston Sunday, Sept. 6 TRINITY XV 8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion 11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer The Anglican Church welcomes you to come and worship God. D.F.C. PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Andrew and George Streets Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman 9:15 a.m.—Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.-Sunday School ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH DASHWOOD Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship Churches of the Lutheran Hour CALVARY United Church of Canada DASHWOOD Whitten Rev, Bruce Guy, B.A. Organist: Mrs. K. McCrea Sunday, Sept. 6 10:00 a.m.—Church Service EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH Huron St. West Fundamental — Evangelical 11:00 a.m.—"Who Is Jesus Christ?" 7:30 p.m.—"The Eternal Abode of the Christian" Sunday School for all the Family 9:45 a.m. Nursery facilities at all Sunday services. Prayer and Bible Study Wed., 8:00 p.m, Mrs. E. A. Keyes, Organist Rev. R. H. Thynne, Pastor Telephone 235-2476 "Where The Whole Bible Is Wholly Taught" ZION UNITED CHURCH CREDITON Minister: Rev. Douglas Warren, B.A.,B.D. Sunday, Sept. 6 10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship 11:15 a.m.—Sunday School Classes for all ages. Everyone Welcome Men's Workboots 10% Off All New Fall Shoes & Luggage Goodyear Welt '12" Women's Dress Shoes Reg, to $14.95 Luggage Specials 3 pce. Matched Set $5" $2995 SALE 2 pee. Matched Set $3595 Children's Shoes Assorted Styles .SALE 4 9 9 Women's Flats Assorted Styles Reg. to ( $8.95 SALE $ 3 99 SMYTH'S ANNIVERSARY SALE LAST THREE DAYS ENDS SATURDAY SEPT. 5 SMYTH'S SHOE STORE EXETER Principals report some changes School .bells ring, Tuesday Mr. By= is now vice-principal at Centennial Central School, London. Enrollment at Lucan is expected to be about 240 to 250, and at Biddulph about 340-350. PRECIOUS BLOOD Seventy-five pupils are expected at Precious Blood Separate School, Tuesday. Miss Pat Avery, Mitchell, joins the staff and will teach Grades I and II. No kindergarten will be conducted at the school this term but the kindergarten children will be bused from Precious Blood School to Usborne Central School for instruction there. STEPHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL Fourteen teachers, under Principal Donald Finkbeiner, will be on deck Tuesday morning to meet approximately 395 students. The enrollment will be very close to last year although kindergarten is expected to be slightly reduced. Miss Susan Allen is the new kindergarten teacher and Mrs. B. Livermore joins the staff to teach Grade III. Mm, H. Kleinstiver is school secretary and James Laye is custodian. Mr. Finkbeiner reported that a partial rotary program will be continued for intermediate grades as well as an elective program in the higher grades on a limited scale. Buses will operate at the usual time and school opens at 9 a.m. — Continued from front page Peterborough last year, and was an outstanding success with 17 entries competing for the Gamble Trophy, symbolic of acrobatic supremacy in Canada. This year there will be between 25 and 30 competitors from all over the United States and Canada competing. Competitors are scored by five judges based on the smoothness of their maneouvres and their proper placing in relation to the judges. The high and low scores from the judges are discarded and J.A.D. McCURDY Mrs. Eleanor MacDonell will be new on the staff at Huron Park school, She will teach Grade III. Another newcomer on staff is librarian, Miss K. Carter, Principal W. J. Linfield reports an expected enrollment of approximately 350 which is the same as last year. There will be two half-day classes of kindergarten with 20 children in each. School will open at nine o'clock Tuesday morning and run until 2:30 p.m. The principal said it was too early to know whether any educational changes would be made for the next school term. Arabian wins at CNE show Most merchants at Grand Bend report this has been one of the best summers they have experienced in recent years as far as business is concerned. Eric Mcllroy, owner of the Surf Shop and the Sun Shop on Main Street near the beach said his business has been "excellent". "We have had a few problems in getting some of our merchandise through due to problems in mail distribution," added Mcllroy. Fred Walker, owner of the Oakwood Inn said "I can't tell exactly until the end of the season but I feel we are having a good year." Operators of grocery stores in the summer resort village report a steady flow of business. Two accidents for town police Damages totalling close to $3,000 were incurred in two accidents investigated by Exeter town police during the past week. The first of the week occurred on Senior Street Friday afternoon at 4:55 p.m. Involved were vehicles driven by Floyd Riley, 301 Senior Street, Exeter and Penny Low, 403 Brittany Avenue, Ottawa. Damage was estimated at $275 by Constable Dingwell. The second took place late Saturday afternoon also at 4:55 at the corner of Main and James Streets involving vehicles driven by Frank Russell Creech, 47 James Street, Exeter and Robert Deyell, 78 Victoria Street, Wingham. Constable James Dingwell estimated damages at $2,500. Both cars had to be towed from the accident scene. LUCAN AND BIDDULPH Mr. Fred Berdan is principal of both Lucan Public School and Biddulph School. At the Lucan school, Mrs. Janice Fisher, formerly of Echoe Central School in the Glencoe area, joins the staff. She will assist Mrs. F. Berdan, regular kindergarten teacher on an every other day basis. Mrs. Elizabeth Barret who was in kindergarten last year will teach the , Grade III class. There are four changes in staff at the Biddulph School. Mrs. Brenda Wallis, who comes from Greenland Road Public School in North York will replace Mrs. Shirley Perrior and teach Grades III and IV. Miss Connie Gentleman, a graduate of Althouse will teach Grades V and VI on partial rotary. Derrick Hardy and Gerald Smit, both recent graduates of London's Teachers' College will replace D. Bell and Leroy Byran. the middle three added to obtain the contestants' score. Competitors in the sportsman and intermediate category fly a single flight of compulsory maneouvres, while the advanced and unlimited competitors fly both a compulsory and a sequence of maneouvres of their own choice, (similar to the free style in figure skating). As well as the competition, there will be a two hour air show both Saturday and Sunday afternoons featuring famous air show performers such as Gene Soucy, a member of the 1970 United States World Champion Aerobatic Team and Bob Heuer, President of the International Aerobatic Club. Gene is from Louisville, Ky. and Bob is from the Chicago area and both fly 180 HP Pitts Special. Bob Lyjak, the Flying Professor from Ann Arbour, Michigan will be flying his Waco Taperwing, and Jim Holland, of Homestead, Fla. will perform the inverted ribbon pick-up using a Citabria. In addition, there will be sky-diving and many other events of interest to the whole family. HDHS When South Huron District High School opens it's doors Tuesday morning about 1,000 students will stream in. This is about 50 more than enrolled last year, Principal J, L. Wooden reported to the T-A several changes in the coming semester. All students in Grades XI, XII and XIII will be on individual time tables. Students in Grades IX and X will take programs selected from the Arts& Science, Commercial or Technical branches but the choice of subjects is not as great as in the higher grades. Grades XI, XII and XIII students will be able to select the required number of subjects from a reasonably extensive list of courses. Thirty credits are required to obtain the Secondary School Graduation Diploma (Grade XII), and Grade XIII pupils must obtain seven credits, which Mr. Wooden recommends be made up from at least five courses. Home Economics is an added subject to the Grade XIII course this year. A course called Consumer Education has been added at the Grade IX and XII levels. Major technical courses in Electricity and Machine Shop will be offered for the first time in Grade XII. A new course, Building Construction, will be given in Grade XI, and two other courses not offered last year are World Politics and Business Organization. Principal Wooden says many subjects will be given at two or more levels of difficulty so that students can select programs best suited to their needs. "With different levels of difficulty, individual student programming, a wide choice of subject and subject promotion, a much more flexible arrangement becomes possible and students are able to select those areas of study in which they feel most competent and which they will most enjoy," he told the T-A. • South Huron District High School has a two year program for boys, at the Grade IX level this year. The course will include physical education, academic subjects and four shops. The yellow school buses which have been quiet all summer will hit the roads again Tuesday morning to convey their student passengers back to school for another ten months of climbing up the academic ladder. The school buses will run at the usual times and schedules, and all area schools will commence at 9 A.M. Some schools will put in a full day, and others will dismiss a little earlier than usual in the afternoon. HENSALL PUBLIC SCHOOL From Hensall Public School Principal Robert Raeburn reported one change in his staff of nine. Miss Sheri Robinson, Exeter will replace Mrs. June McKieranan in Grade IV. Two hundred and fifty students will be enrolled which is about the same as last year. Mr. Raeburn expects the kindergarten class to be down about four with a group of approximately 26, which will be operated in the afternoons up until Christmas vacation and then switch to alternate days on an all day basis. Mrs. Joyce Prezcator will teach the class as welt as the kindergarten at Zurich. ZURICH PUBLIC SCHOOL Zurich Public School will have no changes in staff according to Principal D. L. O'Brien. He expects enrollment to be down somewhat due to a large graduating class last year. Kindergarten registration was about the same as the previous year with 23 enrolled. The total registration will be slightly over 200, and will be taught by nine teachers including the music teacher, Mr. L. Wein. EXETER PUBLIC SCHOOL ) An Exeter-owned horse was a winner at the Canadian National Exhibition Horse Show in Toronto last week. R a ffzarette, an Arabian stallion owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Finkbeiner of town was named reserve champ ion stall ion. Teacher returns to Europe post 1-aul Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Exeter returned to Czechoslovakia this week, after visiting with relatives and friends for the summer months. He will continue teaching conversational English at the Motorists asked to drive carefully Exeter Police Chief Ted Day asks all motorists to drive defensively especially next Tuesday, September 8, the day children return to school. "Children will be about the streets of Exeter on opening day. Be prepared to expect any type of emergency that may confront you,' advises the chief. Ivan Luther, owner of Ivan and Mickey's Gulf Service on Highway 21 north reports business up from last year. "Things have dropped off the last couple of weeks, but I feel we are ahead of the last couple of years." Ted Flint, owner of The Drugstore echoed Luther's sentiments by saying "things have really died off in the past two weeks, but up to that point we were quite pleased with the amount of business. Rodeo — Continued from front page event at Hensall's Frontier days will be a part of the rodeo program. Several events are also scheduled for local talent in the amateur bronc riding and novice cowboy classes. Bill Brady of CFPL-TV will again be in attendance for the Sunday afternoon show and will have another surprise up his sleeve to delight all the spectators. Winston Shapton is chairman of this year's rodeo committee. New trophies this year for various events have been donated by Kist Beverages, Custom Trailers, Art Clarke Fuels, A & K Service and Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Finkbeiner. Teachers A staff meeting of the teachers will take place at the school all day, Monday, September 7. This will make it possible to have a full school day on Tuesday. The buses will follow the usual routes at the usual times. Fifty-eight teachers will make up the staff and includes 13 new members who are: M. J. Fallahay, English ;T. R. Harbye, Science; R. W. Klopp, Welding and Auto Mechanics; D. E. Lambert, Math., Mrs. L. J. Lawrence, Home Economics; G. D. Monette, English; C. R. Murray, English; Mrs. S. Payne, English and Physical Education; L. M. Powell, Drafting and Building Construction; Miss B. R. Ryrie, French; R. E. Stephenson, History, Sociology; Miss H. Stirling, English; and Miss R. Wild, French and Library. secondary school level in Prague and translating tourists pamphlets into English. Mr. Wilson has lived in Czechoslovakia for three and a half years where he enjoys the life there and the people who do not demand as much from life as North Americans. During his vacation he toured around Ontario collecting typical Canadianna items which he hopes to use in his classes. Paul hopes to return and holiday in Canada again next year. Fly out west for wedding MAKING SURE THE PANTS ARE LONG ENOUGH Fred Bowers, Crediton, hold up a pair on his son, Ricky. Small son Randy waits patiently until it's his turn to try on new back-to-school clothes. T-A photo Two new members will be on the staff of Exeter Public School this semester. Reg. Finkbeiner, who comes from the London Board of Education, will take over the special education class. Mr. Finkbeiner lives in Crediton and replaces Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, who has taken a position as Assessment Councillor in Dundas. Mrs. George Vriese, replaces Mrs. Ardella Desjardine, who retired last year, and will be in charge of Grade VII in Room 13. Arthur Idle, principal, believes enrollment will be up a bit from last year with approximately 550 students. Fifty-five have registered for kindergarten which is the same as last year but the first week of school usually brings a few more. All classes are running heavy with only one, a Grade VIII class with less than 30 pupils. Two classes will have 39 students which is well above the approved number. The Gage Language Experience Program will continue in part of the primary department and the Ginn Integrated Reading Program will be commenced in certain classes in the one, two and three levels. The physical education program will continue as before with teachers John Hartley and Michael Soldan teaching Grades VII and VIII, and Peter Snell in charge of Grade VI. Extra curricular activities will include softball and floor hockey which will spread to competition with other schools. A remedial program for children needing extra help, especially at the primary level, will continue under the guidance of Mrs. June Turner. Mr. & Mrs. Ross Bygraves of town flew to Edmonton, Alberta, last week to attend the marriage of their son, Kenneth R. Bygraves, and Beverley Ruth Strom, the daughter of Premier and Mrs. Harry Strom at McLaurin Baptist Church. The newlyweds will make their home in Calgary where the groom is a geologist with Texaco Oil Company. While in Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. Bygraves Sr., were entertained by the Premier and his wife who also showed them through the Parliament Buildings and other points of interest. Local family back home t, 4 EXETER UNITED CHURCH Exeter, Ontario Minister: Rev. Glen D. Wright, B.A.,B.D. Organist & Choirmaster: Mr. Robert Cameron Music Director: Mrs. Roland McCaffrey 11 A.M.—MORNING WORSHIP Nursery For Courtesy Car Phone 235-2563 CAVEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Minister: Rev. Wilfred D. Jarvis, B.A., B.D. Organist: Mr. Robert McIntosh 11:30 a.m.—GIDEONS Sept 3, 7:30 p.m. — Board of Managers. Rally Day — Sept. 20, 9:00 a.m. BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH Huron Street East Rev. Harmen Heeg, Minister Sunday, Sept. 6 10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship English 2:00 p.m.—Afternoon Worship English 3:00 p.m.—Sunday School 'Come and Worship' CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 10:00 a.m.—Rev. Post of the Netherlands (Dutch) 2:15 p.m.—Reading Service (English) 12:30 p.m.—Back to God Hour CHLO (680 Kc) EXETER PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE MAIN AT VICTORIA Pastor: Rev. F. E. Rhude 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School (For the whole family) 11:00 a.m. Worship 7:30 p,m.—Worship Tues., 8 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer "A Warm Welcome Awaits You At The Pentecostal Church" CENTRALIA FAITH TABERNACLE Undenominational Rev, David Ellyatt Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 11:15 a.m. Sunday 8 p.m. Evangelistic Wed, 8:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study A hearty welcome awaits you Mr. and Mrs. Murton DesJardine of Tiverton visited Saturday with Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Mason of Dashwood, and Mrs. Ella DesJardine and Iann of Exeter. Sunday, Mrs. Ella DesJardine and Iann, Mr. & Mrs. Murton DesJardine visited with Mrs. Byron DesJardine of '2almerston. Ronald Witmer, Woodstock is holidaying with his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Wes Witmer. Mr. & Mrs. J. Mcllraith and Mrs. Mary Bell, Toronto, attended the Hamilton Reunion in Seaforth, Sunday and spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Sillery. Mrs. Thomas Pryde, Albert Street is visiting relatives in Winnipeg. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Biggs of Gulfport, Florida, were recent visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Oswald Crawford, and were entertained by Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Crawford and Mr. & Mrs. Basil Crawford. Mrs. Biggs is a niece of Mr. & Mrs. Oswald Crawford. Miss Mildred Hall is holidaying at Benito and Swan River, Manitoba. Kathryn Hall, her niece, who flew west two weeks ago will be returning with her. Mrs. James Lowe, daughters Penny and Wendy, who have been visiting with Mrs. Lowe's mother, Mrs. Thomas Dinney, left for Ottawa Wednesday with Mr. Lowe who has been transferred there from Vancouver by the Canadian Armed Forces. Mrs. Julie Higgins, Debbie and Michael returned to Exeter yesterday after a nine week holiday in Mrs. Higgin's native Scotland. They visited her five brothers and one sister and it was the first time the relatives had seen the children. While in Paisley they were joined by Dr. Robert and Mrs. Hiltz, formerly of Exeter United Church, who visited and toured around with them for five days. "It was a wonderful holiday," said Mrs, Higgins, "but it's good to get home again." -The only snag in the trip was a three and a half hour plane delay in Gander, Newfoundland, on the Way home.