Times Advocate, 1997-08-27, Page 10Page 10
Times -Advocate; August 27, 1997
By Ross Haugh from the
archives of the
Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS AGO
August 26, 1987 - The re-
cent addition to the Hayter
Turkey Farm processing plant
at Dashwood nears comple-
tion and is something more
than founder Harry Hayter
could have dreamed of. The
55 foot by 60 foot addition to
the 42 foot by 64 foot pro-
cessing plant built in 1984
brings the total square footage
oI' the turkey farm operation
to 71,000 square feet.
' Harry Hayter got a humble
start in the turkey business in
1948 when at an auction sale
he purchased a 10 foot by 12
foot colony house from neigh-
bour Miss Edna Willert. Close
to 50,000 turkeys are now
raised each year on the Hayter
farm.
Nine year-old Justin Merner
of the Zurich arca returned
from Woosger,- Ohio recently
• with a gold and silver belt
buckle and $45 in cash for a
first place performance in the
youth barrel race w: his
horse Sally -Bar.
. Despite morning weather
which appeared at best, do..
right grim, the clouds
in the early afternoon to leave
the sun shining on the ,22nd
annual Zurich Bean Festival.
20 YEARS AGO
August 18, 1977 Record
crowds attended the seventh
annual Lucan Fair and chair-
man Paul Dykernan said net
profits could reach $30,000.
Saturday's attendance of
12,052 eclipsed any previous
one day mark and the total of
21,952. is 6,805 higher than
last year.
35 YEARS AGO
August 23, 1962 - Local
children are taking advantage
of the hot late -August weather
to swim as much as they can
before going hack to school.
Wednesday, nearly 100 who
have been taking swimming
lessons during the year re-
ceived badges and awards for
passing various Red Cross
tests.
Sandra Snider, Exeter has
won the UWO Board of Gov-
'ernors School scholarship val-
ued at $200. She qualified as
the top ranking student in the
graduating class at SHDHS.
Labour Day, T -A publisher
J.M. Southcott marks his 60th.
anniversary in the newspaper
business. He started in 1902
with the paper when he was
15, and was a carrier boy sev-
eral years before that.
40 YEARS AGO
August 26, 1957 - The new
$ 112,000 Hensall Public
School was unofficially chris-
tened Tuesday when 181 stu-
dents moved into the modern
building which was; completed
this summer. A two -room addi-
tion to Zurich Public School
was also used for the first time
this week:
Mary Lou McCoy, 17 year-
old Exeter hairdresser became
the second Ontario Bean
Queen Monday when she was
selected from cight contestants
in the beauty contest at Hen-
sall, Monday. Runnersup for
the title were 'Marian Desjar-
dine, Grand Bend and Marga-
ret Moir, Hensall.
. Hensall Legion baseball
team won the Huron County
Minor Baseball trophy in a
tournament held, during the
Ontario Bean Festival at Hen-
sall. Thcy defeated Exeter 12-
I. •
SO YEARS AGO
August 24, 1947 - Mr. and
Mrs. J.S. Fulchcr of Brandon,
Manitoba arrived last week to
take up residence in Exeter.
Exeter High School re-
opened Tuesday with an enrol-
ment of 270 students.
Fire destroyed the Ritz Hotel
at Bayfield Saturday night.
Mr. Lou Bailey of town is at
present in Saskatchewan assist-
ing with the harvest.
All places of entertainment
at Grand Bend report a suc-
cessful season.
Miss Helen Walper, new
teacher for the Primary room
of the Exeter Public School
now meeting in the basement
of the Public -Library, has 39
new pupils enrolled.
75 YEARS AGO
August 25, 1922 - The Exet-
er junior softball team won
their group championship in
the NWBA defeating Lucan,
Friday night.
Mr. William Waal has dis-
posed of his property on Huron
Street consisting of a house
and 10 acres Mr. James A.
VanCamp of London.
COMMUNITY
NTTY
Webster recounts
destruction of ship
Webster was a Merchant Marine and the
last survivor to leave the MV Fishpool
EXETER - With World War II more than 50 years
behind us, it's easy to forget the personal sacrifice
and tragedy that gave Canada the freedom it enjoys
today. John Webster, an Exeter area resident, was in
the midst of the battles as the last survivor on the
merchant ship, the M. V. Fishpool.
Neil O'Connor of the Hensall Legion brought Web-
ster's experience to the attention of the Times Ad-
vocate and Webster agreed to lend his documents that
describe the attack and the role of the
Merchant Marines. .
The following is an excerpt from his
writings.
"The unhappy career of the Fishpool
ended in July 1943 during the Sicilian
campaign. On the afternoon of July 24,
she arrived at Syracuse harbor with a mil-
itary cargo, loaded at Alexandria. At 9:45
a.m. on the following day. an air attack
on the harbor rt^••loped.
Five mi.- :r, the Fishpool was hit
arc , a heavy bomb. causing sev-
casualties among the officers. The
ship's oil tanks and petrol stowed on the
boat deck burst into flames. While the
crew were vainly attempting to bring the
firefighting appliances into play a second
bomb hit No. 5 hatch, causing further
casualties. •
A third bomb exploded forward, and the survivors
abandoned ship. going overside .into the water, since
all rafts had been destroyed. At about 6 a.m. the car-
go of ammunition exploded and the ship was literally
blown into pieces. Captain R: Cole and 27 officers
and men lost their lives, including all deck, engine
and radio officers; several survivors were seriously
injured." •
"I was not a coward hut 1 was afraid," said Webster
• of his experience "as the last living person to leave the
ship.
While the experience is not something Webster
wants to talk about, he docs think it's important for
people to know about the 'human sacrifice made dur-
- ing the wars, particularly Canada's overlooked Mer-
chant Marines.
The Merchant Marine ship's cargo included 'food,
clothing, fuel, steel, lumber, tanks, munitions and
whatever else was required for the war effort. This
made them an instant target for the German surface
raiders and U-boats. .
Most of the losses were incurred between 1941 and
1943, during what has come to he known as the "Bat-
tle of Britain." At that time, the German navel forces
were in the major shipping lanes of the
Atlantic. They were able to devastate
allied resources in ships, troops and
material. The main targets were the
merchant transports; the backbone of
the North Atlantic supply lines, ac-
cording to information from Gordon
Brackett.
Often "armed" merchant ships
would be attacked by enemy raiders
against which they could not retaliate
because the attacking ship would be
out of firing range. Even the smallest
German merchant raider could fire ac-
curate broadsides from 5.9 inch guns
at more than 10 kilometers — far out
of the range of the. four -inch guns with
which many Canadian merchant ships
were equipped. Few vessels could out-
run a raider capable of 18 knots.
in the aftermath of World War ll. Captain Alan
Easton wrote of Canada's Merchant Marines, "It was
(they) who suffered the most. They could not really
fight back or even manoeuvre quickly to avoid at-
tack. They presented the best targets and never knew
when they would be singled out for extinction. The
suspense must have been awful... Who is the greater
hero, the man who performs great deeds by swift ac-
tion against odds he hardly has time to recognize, or
the man who lives for long periods in constant. nag-
ging fear of death, yet carries on?"
By the end of the war, 4,600 merchant ships were
lost, totalling 23,500,000 tons and 30,248 merchant
sailors lost their lives.
John Webster
Anne and Eugene Hartman
Hartmans net award
EXETER - Anne and Eugene Hartman's country stytings arc getting
some notice.
The couple 'won second place at the Ontario Open Country Singing
Contest for ducts at the Canadian National Exhibition on the weekend
for their renditions of Tracy Bird's Keeper of the Stars and Sawyer
Brown's Smokin' In the Rockies.
Last month the pair captured fifth, place at the All Canadian Open
Country Singing Contest in Simcoe.
This year's kudos can he added to a first and a fourth at the CNE in
'94 and '96 respectively and a fourth in the All Canadians in '94.
"We just love singing," Anne said.
"It's just fun to get up and sing," Eugene said. "Every year We meet
old friends and some new people. it's always a.challenge."
A highlight for the Hartmans was a chance to perform with gospel
great Carol Baker at the CNE Iasi weekend.
The Hartmans have put together a hand named Desperados and hope
to record a CD of original songs soon. •
Those who want to check out the Hartmans can hear them at the
Parkhill Fair on Aug 30 at 2 p.m. along with the Glen Bottrell Band.
And docs the couple that sings together stay together?
"Always," the two cooed in unison.
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Crines of
the Week
Theft of tools
Sometime between 3 p.m.
August 4 and 7:15 a.rn. August
5 thieves broke into McGavin
Farm Equipment on Main
Street in Walton and stole
approximately $6,000 to
$10,000 worth of tools. The
tools included wrenches,
grinders, ratchets, vice grips,
hammers, tape `measures,
screwdrivers, etc.
Theft of vehicle -
A 1993 Geo. green, licence
•plate 892ZWJ was stolen from
a residence on Victoria Street
in Seaforth. The vehicle was
stolen sometime between 1,1
p.m., August 16 and 6 a.m.,
August 17.
Theft of ATV
An ATV was stolen from a
residence on Concession 21 in
Stephen Township. Sometime
between 7 p.m. on August 18
and 9 a.m. on August 19,
thieves removed a 1997 Polaris
4x4, blue in color from a dri-
ving shed. The ATV was bear-
ing Ontario licence plate
RW932. VIN #3201603.
If you have information
about these or any other
crimes call CRIMESTOP-
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could receive a reward of up
to $1,000.00.
Remember crime doesn't
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Next Regular Meeting
of the
Hensall PUC has been
changed from .
Aug. 28 to Aug. 27
Meeting to be held
at the Hensall PUC
office at 7:30 p.m.
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