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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-07-31, Page 1P. Whole Islo. 6290 110th Year First Section, Pages 1 tn 8 ---4-12 .PAGES , ••••• V. • n. • •ee- ennemikeneee- $6.00. A tear ft -A $6Q,oss Totals - rooder House Burns • Thomas Flynn who has been a familiar figure on Seaforth Main street for the past 17 years as he picked up and delivered mines parcels is retiring and will make his last calls on Thurs- day. The CNR Is discontinuing the local delivery service and substituting a pick up and delivery service that will originate in Stratford. A CNR spokesman said one truck would serve Sea- forth and Clinton. (Staff Photo) ' THE LAST ROUND UP Main Street Digging 14 Produces Surprises Involvede in the first phase is the block from Goderich to -John•-Streets, Iluren,...Englueer raised the ntrobletia which would arise in providing access to stores while sidewalk conetniction was in progress. He was assured work would be pressed as quick- ly as possible and temporary ac- cess would be maintained. 'TO avoid any possibility of overloading an, existing storm drain on the west side of the street by the addition of water picked up by new catch basins, in the meeting agreed to recom mend that a new 15 inch drain on the' east side be extended 600 ft. to discharge directly into the 60 inch storm sewer at Hur- on Street. Additional 'barricades will be erected On George Street south to prevent traffic taking a short cut diagonally across the re- creational grounds. Main Street south is 'closed between Rail- - way and George Streets and traf- fic is detouring along Mill Street. rf Wort; of replacing Silver Creek bridge at the Lions Park Is under why an the contraetor4 Lobby Construction Ltd. of Dublin plate rockfilled steel gablon baskets along the river ' beak Obej)-irsito* to widening the highway shoulders. The work is hated tin removal of eatumber of trees on the highway sitlik of the river, but these will be mined by new trees when .rare Board Quarters Provision of additional ad- ministration actomotiathut in. the Box building was approved at a meeting of the Huron-Perth Separate School Board Monday evening. Alterations to provide the additional space on the sec- ond floor of the building will begin shortly. The board's business office, the business administrator's of- fice aqd the office of the super- intendent of education are all on the ground floor of the build- ing at the corner of Main and John Streets. The second floor when completed will. provide an office for the four consultants on the staff of the Huron-Perth board and also a boardroom. The board, which met In com- mittee for most of the meeting, discussed tax collections. Paul Franck, business administrator, said several municipalities have paid a portion of the 1969 col- lections; but a problem arises in the case of municipalities who do not collect taxes before Dec- ember. Three in Hospital A two ear crash south of Stan fa Tuesday retuned in three persons being admitted to Sea- forth CoMmunity Hospital. The accident occurred at the intersection of Huron county road 11 and Perth 'County road -10. in hospital are Miss Wilma Jean Millar, 20, RRI, Hensall, driver of one car, and her moth- er, Mrs. Harry Millar, RR, 1 Hen- sail, a passenger in the car; and Thomas Allen Younge, 76, of Staffa; driver of the. second car. A hospital spokesman said Wednesday the condition of the injured was' satisfactory. Each is suffering from facial abras- ions, lacerations and shOck, It was expected they would remain in hospital for several days. Provincial Constable Frank Giffin of Exeter estimated dam- age at $3,000... Crashes Verandah Thinking at first it was a bad dream when they °heard a loud crash, two girls sleeping .on a verandah of a Sperling Street house awakened to find the cor- ner oC the verandah torn off and a car embedded under the floor. • Althea Stannah 13, and Dawn Wood, 13, were asleep in, the porch shortly before 5 o'clock, Saturday morning when a car driven by Dale Kennedy, 19, going west on John Street miss-ed the turn onto Sparling, and (Continued on. Page 4) Loss ha▪ s been set at $60,000 following an explosion and fire that destroyed a., brooder house on the farm of Mervin Dietz in MeKillop, Monday morning. Bob Gilbert, It worker at the Dietz farm had a narrow escape from the thfrd floor of the build- ing, so quickly did the flames. spread. Within minutes heavy black smoke was pouring from open windows the length of the building. Seaforth fire- brigade under chief J. F. Scott covered the Alert Motorists Motorists will have no excuse when they miss the turn on Huron County road 12 as it ap- proaches Walton. , • Highway workmen have built rumble strips into the road sur- face to remind drivers of the intersection. It is the first such installation in • the county ac- cording to Huron engineer J. W. Britnell. r efight miles to the fire scene in As many minutes but could do nte more than stand by and pre- y t from spreading to er nearby buildings. Later 2nitank truck from Mitchell ar- eived to assiXt. tThe Dietz farm, eight miles north east of Seaforth is loc`at- ed at lot 4 and 5 concession 9. -,!The 32 ft, by 250 ft. building s destroyed hours before de- cry of 23,200 chicks. Delivery ,..fns postponed for a day. The nbicks arrived Wednesday morn- Vg and were accomodated in Examinations in. the Lions Park, swimming instruction pro- gram were held/ last week by examiners Tim Mulkern, London Area Red Cross Supervisor and Jan Devantier of St. Marys. • •Red Cross instructors were Pete Stinnisen, Mike Stinnissen; Ruth Gorwill and Angela Dete ereaux. While beginner instruct- ors were Stewart McLean, Mary Ball, Nancy Pearson, Marg. Mc- Lean and Peg Cornish. ' Instruction for the August course begins August 5th and continues to the end of the month. The number of successful can- didates for Red Cross standing was two less than last year when 102"enviiiiiiiers passed the tests. In addition 12 swiIhmers passed the survival swim course, 7 gained the Liens pool tadpole award and two the pool senior award. Beginners — Theresa Nash; Linda Mair; Paul Carter; Steven Butt; Barbara Butt; Steven Ben- nett; Yvonne Muegge;. Connie Van Dyke; Susan Rice; Brenda Fleming; Valerie Patterson.; Lois Dalton; Paul Bode; David Mog- Provincial and municipal of- ficials and area citizens have joined forces to bring financial relief to residents of Exeter, Stephen. and Usborne who lost thousands of dollars in a torrent- ed rain and floods Thursday afternoon. • Machinery was set in motion Friday at a meeting called bY Exeter Mayor Jack Deibridge and attended by Huron Warden and Stephen reeve James Hayter and Usborne reeve Roy Westcott. Huron MP and Provincial Treas- urer Chas. MaeNaugbton flew from Toronto to promise pro- vincial narticipation. He said the province could match dollar for dollar area contributions. While civic officials and agric- ulturalists said it was too early another building on the farm. "We were getting ready for the chicks and about 8 o'clock had finished spraying the brooder house and had lit the brooders. Bob Gilbert was clearing up on the third floor when a brooder near the Middle of the building blew up. He had a narrow es- cape getting out," Mr. Dietz said. The floors of the building are covered with about a foot of straw. The brooders are fed with propane gas. Mr. Dietz said the' spray used gach; Susan Smith; *Carol Ray- mond; Kim Campbell; Donna Nolan; Julie McCall; Jeff Mc- Pherson; Cathy Whitely; Jim Armes; Brian Cooper; Doug An- stett; Diane Smith;. Eric Goulet; Brian Ritchie; Randy Scott; Anna Lee Stevenson; Kevin Nichol; Heather Macintosh; Lau- ra Ann Cho m a; Margaret Shortreed;• Diane McNichol; Cathy Boneschansker; Ma r y Lynn Cardiff; Siobhati Kennedy; Paul Humphries; Greg Cardiff; • Robert Armstrong; Mike Choma; Denise Albert; Susan Moir; David Stephenson; Gwen Bern- ard; Scott Bridge; David Watts; Gaye Fischer; John Feeney; Theresa Van Dooren; JUNIORS — Mike Bechard; Susan Budnark; Gwen Bosman; ,Faye Dalton; Kim Humphries; Susan Humphries; Janet Cardiff; Debbie Keifer; Brenda Savuage; Michelle Savauge; Susan Max- well; Heather McPherson; Wayne Nigh; Nancy Devereaux; Mary Nigh; Nancy Devereaux; Mary Janmaat; Carl Racho; Lynn Al- bert; Ricky Ruston; Mary Ellen Knight; Larry Moir; Steve Max- well, Kevin Campbell; Donna to assess total damage in the 15 square-mile area ravaged by rain, hail and flooding,/Mayor Delbridge estimated damage would exceed $250,000 to homes, business and the hospital in Ex- eter, Thousands of acres of/ white bean, corn and grain crops were damaged. Farmers estimated between ,400 and 600 acres were destroy- ed, resulting in a loss of at least $500,000—possibly double that amount in gross revenue, Damage to South Huron Hos- pital alone • could exceed $1,000,000 according to hospital administrator Miss Alice , Clay- pole. A three-man committee was established at a special board was a combination of furnace oil and desinfectent, which is in general use in the industry. He had called in a representative of the fire marshalis department for advice and it was thoughtn fumes from the disinfectant sol- ution had collected in the a a of one of the brooders and b en touched off by the heat. Mr. Dietz said it was lucky, Gilbert escaped, "He could eas- ily have been overcome by the smoke and fumes". The metal clad building was one of two purchased at the Willis; Ann Albert; Joanne Bode; Nancy O'shea; Mary Van Dyke; Christine Groothius; Ida Stinnissen;. Debbie Rose; John ' Hulley; Lorrie Lingelbach; Lloyd Valiance; Patti Rose. INTERMEDIATE —• Donna Malkus; Joan Osborn; Ann' Ban- non; Margaret Sills; Dawn Wood; Dianne Willis; Joe Jansen; Al- lan Carnachan; John Rutledge; Joe McLean, SENIORS — Brian Dale; Gary Groothius; Starr Fischer; Mary Noble; Janet Osborn; Jane Os- born LION'S POOL TADPOLE AWARD — Joan Mair; Joan Racho; Linda' Drager; Neil John- ston; Brian Marks; Bradely Knight; Colleen Ryan. LION'S POOL SENIORS — Mary Van Dooren; Julie Hanna; Joanne Groothius. SURVIVAL SWIMMING- — Nancy Devereaux; Vicki O'Rourke; Nancy O'Shea; Bill BrOwn; Starr Fischer; Jane Os- born; Janet Osborn; Joan Os- born; Nancy Van Dooren; Joanne Melamson; Mary. Van. Dooren; Greg Fischer. Dance Aids Dublin AA Activities of the Dublin Ath- letic Association received a boost' Friday, night when Brod- hagen Community Centre was crowded for a dance sponsored by the association. Proceeds -•of the dance are to be used for equipment for .the children's playground in Deblin. During the dance the potato chips were donated by Herbert Scheibe of Exeter. Prizes drawn during the dance were won as follows; First, $50, Kay, Scaefer, Dublin, ticket 644; Second, $25, Jerry Boyd, RR 4, Walton, ticket 1767; Third, $10, Grace Hodgert, RR 1, Bornholm, ticket 1310. Door prizes, donated by the following: Dinner for two at the Huron Hotel, Russ Smith, ticket 192. pop, Kramps Service Stat- ion, Donna Storey, ticket 156; Hair' cuts, the Shellilagh, John. Vol', Ticket 163 and Helen Miller ticket 15; Shampoo and set, El- sie's Beauty Salon, -Dublin, Mar- tin Murray, ticket 30; Dinners for two, Monteith and McGrath Contractors, Earl Elliott, ticket 25; Louis Krarners, Dublin, tic- ket 98; 10 gallons of, gas, Art's Texaco Service Station, Strat- ford, ticket No. 171 not claimed. eter rose as high as' five feet adjacent to No. 4 highway as• it passes through town. The wall of water overturned cars and filled basements and places of business as it advanced westerly across the south port- ion of the town. The basement and corridors of South Huron Hospital quickly filled with flood water. Rising water necess- itated the removal of patients to another wing of the hospital and later to other accornodation. Despite the intei:sity of the storm damage was confined to ,the Exeter area. During fbe storm there' was some rain in Seaforth until early evening, Intermittent heavy rain which fell here in the early evening was of short duration. Seaforth Main Street Cote. struction now . in varying stages throughout-elle length of the street continues, to prodnOe .surPrises. Excavation, brought to light s of early fires' and the dis- c trash of a century ago. In addition many areasproduced massive logs which had formed the cordoronf road that served are pioneers. Now uncharted drains are being discovered to. the concern of engineers. 'Typical is a drain unearthed at the corner of Main and Gouinlock which it running half full. At the weekly meeting Mon- day of officials involved in the program, it was indicated there is no- record of the drain 'and tests. have failed .to indicate where it originates or discharg- es. • Wm. Foster, construction sup- ertendent for contractor Yundt- McCann Ltd., said work prepare story to, laying sidewalks would be completed by next Tuesday. BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY „ the work is completed. The new bridge and approaching high- way will be about a foot higher than thl existing bridge. While construction is in, progress traffic will be detoured along a temporary road being built north of the present bridge and across the lawn of Seaforth Community Hospital. (Staff Photo) Buildings,- Crops Flooded Area Swimmers Earn ed Cross Awards meeting Friday afternoon to help Miss Claypole order re- placement equipment and pre- pare the hospital for, patients who had been evacuated to area nursing homes and to Clinton Public Hospital. Members of the committee are • Charles Smith, Benson Tuckey and Jack Pryde, all members of the board's property conuntttee.• Mr. Charles MacNaughton, al- so attended the meeting and told members he would see what as- sistance the Ontario Hospital 'Services Commission could give the hospital. The four here. storm struck Exeter and surrounding area Thursday afternoon and ruined' hundreds of acres of valuable farm crops. Flood water in Ex- former Port Albert Airport. ab-out 12 years ago. It had neert placed on a concrete block foundation and remodelled into a three story brooder house with a 23,000 chick capacity. The second building' is located - about 80 feet to the -east, Plans for replacing the build- lug already are underwayMr. Dietz said. The new building would be similar to the building erected early last year replac- ing a barn lost by fire. There; is accommodation for a total of 66,000 chicks on' the Dietz farms Damage High In Exeter Storm