HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-08-26, Page 4Witnesses say no explosion was heard by
boats in the vicinity.
The Canadian Coast Guard Rescue
Co-ordination Centie at Trenton says it has
a report of the incident on file, but further
investieationwould_be a police matter. The- - -
Goderich detachment of the 'Ontario
Provincial Police says it has not launched
an investigation. •
RCMP, arrests
THE. HURON. EXPOSITOR, AUGUST
A Mitchell man and a Goderich man were
among the 26 people charged in a Royal
Canadian Mounted Police crack-down on
....drugs-in-.Stratford-and-surrounding—areas-..
Friday.
Constable Joyal of the RCMP in Stratford
says David Parent of Huron St. in Mitchell
has been charged with trafficking Cannabis
(marijuana) contrary to the narcotic control
act as a result of an investigation in Seaforth.
Benson Melick of Britannia St. E. in
Goderich was also arrested in Friday's raids.
He is charged with trafficking Cannabis
resin. Both men (ages unavailable) were
released on their own recognisance and are to
a'ppear at court in Goderich Monday.
An undercover officer,,who hasnow left the
area, spent three months prior to Friday's
raids gathering information and disguised as '
a drug trafficker in Stratford, Goderich;
Seaforth. Mitchell-, Milverton, and Waterloo.
The RCMP was assisted by special drug
squads in London.°Kitchener. and Chatham,
and .by: Stratford_ _police...and
provincial police for the sweep which began
at about 5:30 a.m. Friday and continued until
There's something about
taking a vacation at home that
opens your eyes...wide...to
the possibilities that are all
around us.
For Mtample., the branch of
Silver COO that runs across
our marr,44,been receiving
renewed attention from our,
faMity•.: • •
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014g:Ah*ttt0i. *OP, •
$140114,-.000.
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'.toadatttlient,hepther side the
Stregit is Often, a' haven ,and
resting .place &tee for Great' Blue
Heron, • . •
• :The other day, driving,
home at a hectic pace 1 was
stopped dead by the sight of a
whole family of quail. two
adults and:innumerable small
fry. crossing the road from
one corn field to another.
Earlier this summer we
saw a young deer bound
across a field, trot leisurely
..Icross the road, jump a fence
in one beautiful-fluid motion
and head for the. butt) at the
back of a neighbour's farm.
Such sightiare plentiful, and
free for, the watching in
beautiful rural Western Ont-
ario: But we didn't used to
take time to notice them.
"(We've also. noticed mice
and ants in the kitchen and a
ground hog in. the ba'sement.
.,,That's.thoother-sida..of-rural-
life and we needn't go into
me vacation
open your -eyes
Something to say
by Svson White
PRINCESS C W'
that here.)
But the asset that's really
gut us humming about a
loYely summer 141#011
'County 14. right .bete in
50,4.fOtth•- I'm talking about,,,
tfig:,,Vpo.aftk. with its Puct-
s9P1Pitttle !,,,itUcittpt the
work, #14 With a noon hettir
swi refresh
ing, 1. ktiaranteed„ to
give you physical • and •
mental oft that laSts for the
rest of' the ,day-
We have pieties there too,
under big old shade trees on
comfortable tables and we
luxuriate in the green grass.
beside murky Silver Creek
and dream a bit under the big
blue sky. An hour in the park`
is' like an hour at an oasis, a
break from the rush and
pool's due to open at 1:30
some afternoon. The hordes,
are there, little noAts. pushed
Apitta thg., Iggkett frnitt„
door and, witidow. The tlant
breaks when then door
,opened , • ' • .
But +t' the toliOst$ and
Pis„1.s.c0;01toug.kAlla
take advantage Of our park,
(M:okti family Wilc1,1,134s .s.
if we were, driving along
Highway 8 loOking fora Odd
spot to hae a picnic lunch.)
You see them most noon
hours. couples. or whole
families, obviously on vaca-
tion, often complete stran-
gers. And they're ' lolling
around and basking in the
peace and quiet, the beauty of
it all.
I'm convinced that thanks
demands of the, work week. to the Lions Park hundreds of
It would be a nice cool _place people who are only passing
to sit in The evening too. through leave with a good
Under a tree with a good feeling about Seaforth. The
book. park's a promotion and good-
A few local, people use will asset money couldn't
some for the noon adult swim. "buy-If it _were in the heart of.
some for lunch and some for some city. pr even closer to
both. And of course genera- one, it'd, be mobbed most
tions of kids have loved and days and all weekends. Luck-
made the park and especially ily for us it's not so it isn't.
the pool a second home. (If Come on down and see
you doubt their dedication to what you've been taking for
theRlace,OTY being anywhere granted). Well meet you near the booth when there. "
Continued from page 2
kissing Joe Stalin.
That was out, andeventify.wife agreed that
there comes a point.
As far as I was concerned, she could
hitch-hike, including the 300 miles from
Mooseonee to Cochrane. which contains no
road. But I had to think of the 'Boys, perhaps
being carried off and dumped into James, B ay
by mosquitoes, or eaten to the bone by
, black-flies. So I swung into action, with ___
my calipers. my maps, my calculator, and my
wife shouting at me to. tell her not to sell her
toaster, and to sell h ironing. board.
HALF WAY THERE — Peter scallion,. nt.Clandeboye,-is-one
-workers puttIng'in new tld-Wailiiirong three blocks of Market St., both
.sides. C.A. McDowell of Centralia has the contract.
(Photo by White)
r
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of four runners-up in Friday's She hired a box-car from . Mooseonee to
finals of the Miss CNE contest in Cochrane. A mere S380. Still sop miles to go. I
Toronto. There were 102 women —dropped a few hints around the staff room,
competing for the croWn. Miss cheerilyTtv describing my prOblem.
o friends of mine. who are entirely out of
Wilson, who hopes to' go into their minds, announced they'd go and get her
journalism some day, will have an and the kids and the stuff: "No problem.
account of her experiencesNin the •We'll drive up Staurday, pick up the stuff;
contest in next week's ' Huron turn around and drive home."
Expositor. "What about the piano?"
"No problem. We'll take turns sleeping."
CRUISER RUON$ A D SPIWI ls,0,Not: ,
`of BOYfieid late, Saturdaaft0:11pen afterit ,burn • 00(
Huron just north 01.010'010•01h of the river, NORPOr ci0040*itlfa*RINFOO,
(Photo by Campbell).
smelled gas fumes, but nothing he felt _ .,, Y , because we have lost her other toaster, and aboutp. .
It was Stratford!slargest drug raid in two -=daughter of mr„ rid, Mrs. Ewart •we have an ironing,boardo an extra trne, that %YU* out of: the 9tdi.411.17,# thierntey• *PM years. •Police say.those. charged weren't • ••••
connected to organized crime. The RCMP
says it has been "increasingly 'alarmed"
about the use of the chemical LSD in the area
recently, ' and the ready. availability of
marijuana and its abuse.
In addition to the' above charges. 22-year-
old Richard John Beaven of Lane St. in
Mitchell, and another Stratford mi:m. have
been charged by Stratford police with 4 7SaUlt
causing bodily harm as a result of an attach In
the undercover policeman.,
2
Wilson of R.R. 4 , Seaforth; was Wet- almost works.
V.
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CAIVIIE t.
A 25-foot cruiser burned and sank in
about Indian hour just north of the mouth of
the 13ayfield River on Lake Huron late
Saturday afternoon,.
"It scared the living hell out of' me,"
says the boat's former owner Lorne
Kirkpatrick. 47, of London. He and a
friend, 30-year. eld Gus Rooke of London,
were the only occupants of the craft at the
time -of the incident. Both were plucked
from the water in their lifejackets, about 25
feet away from. the vessel, by off-duty
London police officer Robert Wilson who
rushetito the burning boat in a speedboat,
accompanied` by his wife, two sons and
another , officer,, Coast. kept Lawrence.
7---Niliber Mr. Kirkpatrick nor Mr. Rooke
were injured. Both work for Northern
Electric in London. The fibreglass 1973.
Trojan cruiser, with an estimated value of
between $15,000 and $16,000, is a total
write-off. It had been for sale for some time •
All that remains are three pieces of wood
and the gas tank, which ..popped to the
surface after the hull sank, andwere towed
to. shore by the Canadian Coast Guard
vessel Bronte which was berthed in the
river and answered the mayday :from the
stricken cruiser.
Mr. Kirkpatrick says • he and his friend
had been lying at anchor enjoying the sun
just prior tothe fire. He says he put on the
blower. as is standard prOcedure, to clear
any fumes from a bilge around the inboard
motor. He say's he then started the motor
and went forward to haul-his anchor .up
when the moterstalledAt-did-solwice:Mr.
Kirkpatrick says he then popped the hatch
to find out what the problem was and
next time he turned the, ignition the• Wit
burst into flames.
By the tame he returned frombelow with a
fire extinguisher 'thick, black smoke was
billowing from below. Mr. Rooke managed
'to" get a mayday off-on the marine, radio
before abandoning ship. Mr. Kirkpatrick
says he stayed with the vessel and sprayed
at the base of the flames until the
extinguisher was empty, and he knew it was
a lost cause.
He then joined Mr, Rooke in the lake
before both were rescued by the off-duty
police officer.
By Bill Smiley
As far as they were concerned, it Was a
mere jaunt. As far as Kim was concerned.
during S8Q worth of long-distance, no
problem.
As far as I was concerned, it was a logistical
nightmare. Supposing my friends got to
Cochrane on a Sattirday afternoon, and the
freightyards were closed for the weekend..
and they all bumped, into -that old malicious
bureaucracry: "Sorry, we close at noon on
Saturday-Nope there's nothingl can-do. Just
hafta wait till Monday." In some countries
you can bribe officals. but not in this one.
Suppose all the U-HaulS were taken for that
particular date. Supoose the furniture-stor-
age place had no room when they ,got here.
Suppose the wife of one of my frielcds broke a
leg, and the other friend slipped a disc before
they started. Suppose the.Boys had scarlet
fever when they arrived in Cochrance and the
whole expedition had to be quarantined for
three weeks.
Now-I know how a general feels when he's
planning an operation. Do all the paper-work.
get everything set. and then some idiot
shoots, his foot off with an automatic pistol.
and he is your key man for the whole works.
'At times I felt like General, Rommel. The
trip was "laid on. ,The freight yards would • be
open (according to Kim, whose Intelligence
Service I trust as far as I could kick a jeep). the
U-Haul was reserved. -
At others I felt like General Scheisskopf.
The storage place gave me the gears and
demanded a financial rip-off, Kim calmly said "
she'd meet my friends in the Cochrane
station at 4:301 Ve been there: You Could not
find your Dudley in the Cochrane station. ._
Anyway, the green flares have gone up. the ,
Operation is launched. andl am crouched at
home, feeling Trepid, which I presume is the
opposite Of 'Intrepid (meaning, fearless).
The opening meeting of the
Hospital Auxiliary will be
held September 8th 'in the
Hospital. Board Room at 6:30
path It will be a pot luck ,
supper. Bring your'own dish-
es and cutlery., We welcome
back all members for the new 9
season.
Sugar and spice
WATERMELON MAN — Farmers :`Market haw/ become a regular
attraction in VictOria,Park this suinMer, and 'Otte booth that. Is always
there is Roth's Food Market's produce table, manned last Saturday by
Rick Ruston. (photo by Ellis)
WANNA TRY MY HOTDOG? — When approached by the camera, Mike
Cooper, 3, of A.R. 1, Dublin, wasn't quite sure what to do, so he held out
his hOtdog. Mike was visiting the Farmers Market in Victoria Park
AT THE MARkET It was labelled a Farmeri Market, but not all of the Saturday with his mother, but preferred wandering around to looking at
mentiandise for tale ,wat produce. Some art work was on display, and the exhibits.
Thelma CooMbs of Chalk St. set up a bOoth. to sell 'cosmetics. (Photo by Ellis) (
(Photo by Ellis)