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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-08-08, Page 3Censure Youth % .iii r1.1 st. •. `w /P ■ E ' �"i# * Continued #eon Page 1 Wanda Smith. 24. Sybil Creat. man, 16, both of Exeter, .and Pat Isaac, 20; LE. 1 Glands_ koye• At the earlier inquest, it was revealed that V.anstene lived for serthrown froni the ree lling -r car. Silnlmary of the testimony of the Youths follows* Wanda Zenith, 24, Exeter: She Features Girls, Marches Celerful 111* jorettesanal tWQ snappy Military, bands high• lighted Exeter's first band tattoo sal many years Tuesday, July, 30. A crowd of 600 -applauded PPP' formances by 11 bands which was brought home at S ann. by • were guests of Exeter Legion, DeGraw to Vansteee's car. He sponsors of the .event. It was was ririving too fast, she said, and she told hint to slow down in the fog. DeGraw was under the eminence :of linear. Vanstone was .asleep, The boys .headed back towards Grand Rend, she testified, but DeGraw get lost and headed to-' wards Exeter Community Park, finally found• road to Bend• Site said DcGraw told her the next day after the .accident that he blamed himself for letting 11a nstene ,get killed He did net hold in the community park" Pretty majorettes included the girl wha leads the University of Western Ontario Mustang baud, Kathy Kalbfleisc,h, of Gurieb, and - the baton twirling group from Dashwood and Zurich, which site teaches, and girls accpnapanYing St. Marys and Forest bands. Featured band was RCAF Sta.. tion Centralia's trumpet band,' led by Fit, Lt, E. G. MaeIntyre, which perforated a series• of drills on the field. Another lrl.ili- tell her he was driving the car. Lary band, composed of army wood Citizens' Rand, under the leaders.liip of 'T. Hann"' Hoffman; the Forest excelsior Band, led considerable amount of mac-. by J. T. llforrisar; the St, 1Ylarys band, led by Stan Skipper; Clin- ton Pipe Band, led by IL Kings- well; Brussels Pipe Band, wider George Elliott. and the Beigrave Pipe Rand, under Albert Cook. Lloyd Linden1ieldwas in charge of the massed pipe band performance, and T. Harry Hoff. plan led the brass bands in open - tete recently, and the crowd indi- cated its appreeiatio#i• lustily. cadets at Tgpelwash, also drew Sybil Crossman, in, Exeter: plaudits from the crowd for its She said Vanstone was too drunk snappy numbers. to drive so DeGraw took the Sharing the limelight with the wheel. He drove between 15 and trumpet bands was the Exeter 20 miles per hour and sometimes I Legion Pipe Band, the host. or - sped up to 35 m.p.h. Once be ganization, led by Druni Major went into the ditch. The fog was Sgt, 1,,, E. Cameron, and Pipe heavy, DeGraw had a Seven mai" Lloyd Lindenf'seld, The Up" bottle from which he was local band showed the effects of drinking. Robert Simpson, 18, London: He was a chum of Vanstone and DeGraw. They arrived at Grand Bend, from London, between five and six'on Saturday, They didn't bring liquor with then,. He didn't know how booze got into cottage. He had two - beers and went to bed around 12, He got up next morning around noon. Simpson , asked DeGraw where Vanstone was but the lat. ter said he didn't know. Simpson went out to look for him. Owners of Wonder Grove cabins,, where they stayed, told him Vanstone was hurt" Ile went to Supertest station, saw the smashed car and learned Vanstone was dead. He found lout what had wl hap- pened on Sunut y, July 28 eGraw told hint everything, Emerson DeGraw, 23, London: He said the boys had brought a case of beer, some white wine and some rye whiskey from London. He mixed the concoe- tion, he said, . while the others , were around When they went to take the g r%s home, Vanstone asked Min to drive. He didn't think Vanstone was capable of driving. DeGraw said he had four to five bottles ofbeer b-- tween 11 and 2 o'clock. He said he didn't have a drink of any- thing on the way to Exeter. He drove back to Grand Bend i Garage Sunday And Sidewalk ewalk Work To Crediton Man Ata special meeting of Hen. sail council, William Pfaff of Creditonwas awarded the con- tract for laying 1200 feet of ce- ment sidewalk for the new pub- lic school to .be opened this fall. Contraet price was $1.28 a lineal foot and work is to com- mence immediately, Four, ten- ders were received, 'at between 15 and 2S in;p,h, Fog was lifting a bit and visability was not, bad, Before accident happened, fog had lifted and in- creased. his speed to 40 or 50. As he approached the turn, the fog settled again. He tried to make the corner, hit the brakes and turned the wheel, The car went into a skid. After the accident, he thought Vanstone was dead. He found a 'hitchhiker on the road and they went back to accident,' then flagged down a ca!' and went to police. The hitchhiker reportea the accident and pollee left for the scene without DeGraw. He went to cottage and to bed. and did not tell Simpson. He first revealed the truth to his parents on Thursday of same week. He had gone to Kingston for Ola triSnip and returned Thursday, Sun- day, July28, he went to Grand Bend police. 9 Pat Isaac, 20, R.R. 1 Clande- bbye: She said she was at the party at the cabin but left in another car before the others. Vanstone was drunk, she said, but DeGraw didnot show signs on being intoxicated. Members of the jury were Clayton Pfile, Lloyd - Guenther, Dashwood; Otto Willett, Stephen: ,Tames parking ,and T o ward Klopp, Zurich, Coroner Dr, J. G. Goddard, Hensall, presided and Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hayes con- ducted the hearing. OPP Con- stable Henry Reid was In charge of the investigation. Evening Service' Open this Sunday, Wednes- day afternoon, and during the evening throughout the week. Larry Snider` Motors wwwwww.en.ill Open Store At Zur rich Grand opening of the $300, 000 Showroom and workshop of Gerald Gingericli., Zurich,' will take place this week- end with favors, refresh- ments and prizes as spe- cial features. The firm, one of the larg- est heating, plumbing and electrical businesses in the district, has moved to its new location, one block north andone west of Zurich's , male intersection, from its former Store. Pictures and stories fea- turing the new building ap- pear on pages 13 to 1a of this edition. jTawn Councik I Another featurewas the -liiareb of theCoderrieh Pipe Band, whose - Pipes were decorated by colored lights, powered by belt batteries. Other bands, all pf whom were well received, included the Dash- ing and closing numbers, Scottish dancer Mary Lyn Leonard and six. -year-old piper ,Toe MacDonald. Jr., both .of Ggderich, performed bolo Awn, hers. Fred Darling was plaster of ceremonies. The parade mar - shells were Elsner D. Deli, QC, .and Len McKnight. Proceeds from tbt tattoo which - also included a donee and bingo, went towards the cost of the community resuscitator put- chased recently by, the Legien. About $200 was realized, Beauty Contest .-Ca¢tiauad from aha 7 The road leads to the 9 w....Continupd from X'age '2 The rad leads to the Siattillona *pariment building w.hieh has -16` unit$• un e i l l .o r Ross Taylor threatened to bill the town for .a• sump pump if drainage problem in :tris area, Albert at Huron, 'Was not relieved soon. He Goan- plained that eellars in that area are tilled twice a year by floods' and he said be would plug up his drain and put in a :sump pump at eouneil'S expense. Deputy -Reeve Chester Ma. whinney said Councillor Taylor's area is no worse than. others ill the trn.." :f have three feet of ' water in my basement every spring," he countered. -- Continued from Page 1 testants riding in flower -covered eonvertibles, led by the Thedford: Silver Band, and a variety show, starring the Welsh colitic singer, Taffy Arnold, of Detroit. Eric Mcllroy, president of the promo- tion committee, was master of ceremonies, Jack Dwyer, Stratford, a for- mer member of Exeter Mohawks hockey team, won. the golden brown spaniel which was raffled by Grand Bend Lions, but he took the $50 cash award instead. The dog was purchased by Monetta Menard, Grand Bald, in an auction. 1 l SIE us FOR YOUR 'LVED • 0: PO `-� TOFINISIII&NG COMPLETE LINE OF Fine Impaired Driver; FightingTwooP�yFar F/O John A. Strevett, 24, of Glen I, Wardrop, was fined $35 RCAF Station Centralia, was on a conviction of careless driy- fined $75 and costs and his li- ing when it was revealed he ig- cenee was suspended for three noted a passenger's warning, and months in magistrates court. drove by six warning ,signs. Exeter, Wednesday, ;when he was missing a turn at the intersec- convicted of impaired driving tion of Highways 83 and '2L His on No. 4 highwvay June 27. car rolled in the ditch. Strevett, wbo police. said was Wardrop's licence was sus- driving without lights at 11:55 pended for. three months, p.n., swerving from side to side Ten dollar fines for. careless and who had to receive asses- driving-Weielevied against Grant tante to get into a • police, cru,• Smith, Hensall, Engin Kugukar- ser, pleaded not guilty to the da, a Turkish air cadet at Crum - charge and conducted •his own lin,' and Verne • George Wedge, case. Exeter, who drove within six He admitted his car had been in an accident shortly' before he was apprehended by police but he denied that driving was impaired. Two Wien, both of whom said the other was the instigator, were fined $25 and costs for causing a . disturbance by fight- ing on Exeter's main street in June. Paul Cronyn, RR. 1 Clande- boye, and Alexander Cline. Exe- ter, an airman at .RCAF Station Centralia, were also required to post $100 bonds to keep the peace for one year. Town police testified the two had fought several times prev- iously. "Why didn't you take them up to the park, chief, 'and let them go to it," Magistrate Dudley Holmes asked Chief Reg Taylor. "It ,night have been .a good idea," replied the chief. The rune affray took place outside a town restaurant. Cline required medical attention when his head struck the pavement. An RCAF trainee at Clinton, • 1i • Install Hydrepts At the suggestion of the PUC, council approved installation of two fire hydrants on Ann street, at the intersection of Carling and William streets. The hyd- rants will be placed at the same time the PUC lays .a new =- inch main on Ann between Wil. liam and Carling. inches of OPP Constable George said, to have the benefitting Mitchell when the latter went to areas assume the total cost of the Authority'sshare. After considerable discussion as to who would attend what promises to be an enjoyable convention of the Ontario Muni- cipal Association at the lavish resort of Bigwin lnn, Muskoka,. council voted to pay- the ex- penses of as, many councillors as could go.A number express- ed interest n attending. Reeve McKenziesaid he alwaws found such conventions profitable. Councilapproved the clearing of weeds from fhe. pond. • and a bylaw prohibiting the throwing of rubbish on town streets. Building permits were issued to 7~1rs. P. E. Mack, Wellington St., for a garage,, and Lou Bailey for the construction cif an office on the used car lot at the corner of Main and Huron streets. In answer to an enquiry from Ausable Authority representa- tive Andrew Dixon, council for - pally agreed that the Author- ity's share of current and pro- posed flood control projects, which is 10 percent of half of the total cost, should be born by allmunicipalities in the watershed regardless of whether they benefitted or not. Council took this stand because this 'is the arrangement by which the • Morrison Dam In Usborne is be- ing financed. - There is some agitation in other, municipalities in the watershed, Mr. Dixon warn him about making ,a U- turn on the main street. Clavin M. Thompson, London, and Robert . James Kennedy, Falconburg, who were involved in a four -car mixup at the in. tersection of 'Highway No. -4 and the Kirkton road on July 14, paid $.10 each for careless driving. Thompson, who was driving a 1957 model with power brakes, struck the rear end of n car driven by Patrick Hartney, Lon- don, who .:had stopped behind a car driven by Donna Gillian., 17, of Usborne, who was waiting for traffic to make a left hand turn. Kennedy, following Thomp- son. 'failed to stop, . too, and his struck the rear of the Thomp- son vehicle. W. E. Bell, London, defended Thompson and' C., V. Laughton, Exeter, was Kennedy's lawyer. Constables involved in the pro- ceedings ineluded PC Henry Reid, Exeter, and town' constable John Cowan. Enquiry concerning the end of daylight saving time reveal- ed there may be three different periods when centres in western • Ontario change to eastern stand- ard. Exeter's present regula- tions callfor the change at the end of September. London and some other municipalities plan to revert at the end of October. Still another group wilt change at the end of August tocoincide with the opening of school and the operation of school busses. In some•cases, students have to get on the bus before sunrise when DST is in effect. Council did not indicate .it would; alter its present change. over time but some members said they'd like to .know what other . municipalities are doing. Said. Councillor AlvinPyin: "It only makes a fool of it if every town changes ' at a different tiro e." Harvest. Unusual 'Crop' From AiIsa Craig Farm Few persons would attempt to eight boys without pay. Jack 1 fications. Other, are taking a put a monetary value on the Wall became house father and keen interest in the overhauling crop harvested at a unique farm assistant director. of an bid truck which came from one mile south of Ailsa Craig The farm has grown. consider- a nearby garage repair shop. During the regular school term, the boys go to school half days. Teachers have found they can give the youths the indi vidual attention they require if small classes are established. Many of the boys work on the farm which grows many crops such as corn, oats and sugar beets. From emotionally - disturbed boys planted there the 135 -acre tract seeks to return to society well -adjusted youths- able to fit into a home setting. The Aiise Craig Boys, Fennis believed to be unlike any- thing else lit Canada, and is 'cer- tainly the only one of its kind in Ontario. TWenty boys ranging inage front 10 to 15 years and repro - ably since that ROWN1E HOLIDAY..,.,«. ........ $3.90 BROWNIE HOLIDAY FLASH CAMERA ..... .......r....,,$5.90 Witi1. Flashblder s $9,75 Outfii........................................ $11.45 Z1tOWNIE HAV4'��E " i E .. ............... ..... ..N..+rr..a.... c"...: r., .... ,$19.25 $14.20 With Flashelder Outfit BROWNIE STARFLASH CAMERA Outfit BROWNIE STAIti LEX CAMERA Outfit Di.IAI"'.LF X CAlsIEItAA .,....., PONY 135 .$39.75 BROWNIE MOVIE CAME1tA, f12,7 " 00)5 ,.......... $16.75 ,,,. $9.85 ,.. $11.75 $11,50 $17.50 $19.75, $29.95 DRUG_STORE .Eft one time, What used to be a garage on the back of the farmhouse is now, a two - room school, teaching subjects up to grade nine level. What used to be a dingy basement is now a bright . section of the house with a shopwork room, supply room, cold storage unit, show,. ers and lockers. A spanking new gymnasium is located close to the site of • a senting all religions are housed baseball diamond and soccer there in a stately, three -storied field. The new gym. was cont- briek home, Through almost in pfeted only last February, dividual attention, a recreation a program, regular schooling, religion atmosphere, and close contact with a healthy farm life. the young lads learn to shoulder responsibility work side by side, Boys. Donate Labor - All of the improvements have been made with voluntary labor by members of the church d' B '. groups. Besides theirhne and Besides hobbies, the boys are amused with plenty of competi- tive sports, films, riding horses, swimming, 'reading in the well - stocked "quiet room" or writ- ing letters. :Each has chores • to dosh such as helping. to milk the cows, feed the chickens, wash dishes, t peel potatoes. At nine o'clock in anreadjust their lives to love effort, they have supplied the the evening, the boys have de and respell.' ` necessary money. Latest project vtioins faandbadsnack before turn - All of the boys are sent to is the renovation of the barn ing a large Ai the Farm front the Children's which.is being undertaken at the Outside playhecboyseslig.00. They Aid Society . rn int admittance twO sO- m'I h ant, farm 1 now has a staff of went skating at Strathroy last coinnlittee composed of two so- The fa i cal workers and a psychologist. 1;i 'paid social workers. Acting winter and swaiixi at thl e i Although many come from reg- director is Alden Bohn, a youth 1n Landon. In addition Y play - tiler 1 o iseholds, most are sent lug native of Ohio Who majored ed basketball and floor hick h rit from roster haloes. Somehow, in Social Work at college. Also roYiteamsi�sVlrlthathea g Strath - they have found it difficult to on the staff 1 teach- ers, adjust to their hone setting. Often this feeling has spread over into their school activities and recreation, The boys .farizt helps thein to understand themselves, so that, in a year or two, they return to their home or foster home. Started two Years Ago It was only two. years ago that this project got its start. Jack Wall. gild Harvey Toms, of Waterloo first became. inter- csted in the idea and took a plan to the Mennonite Central Comitiittee representing branches of that dutch in Canada. A cheek was made with gov- oritirtent welfare departments to see if a need really existed, and where their idea would fit in best. tell. Wilfred Schlegel's church at Nairn, bad puirchascd the .McArthur homestead to be used as a iniaaiot for alcoholics, When the present projt et Was evisioned. the Nairn Church turned the home over to the, Central Committee, free. Re:geln iii li cbruary,. the Ailsa Craig Boys Farm was riedieatd'd in September a .055. Six Mention, ites, dedicated themselves to looking after the farm and its h t ff are a home father and mother,. two. schoo eac - ers, a secretary,. two. , manager, twvo cooks and an assistant, as- sistant to the house mother, a combination shop teacher and maintenance man, and a reerea- tion director. in keeping with the family at- mosphere those in charge seek to ;dealt, no shore, than three Wit share a ronin. Often two share one, and oecasion'ally, a boy has sleeping quarters to himself. The inhabitants are re- quiretl to look after their rooms themselves, but may decorate in any lmanper 'they chose, Some of the fellows have quite elaborate bookstands and tables width they made 10 the shop. They are •eneouraied to' take up any project which interests thein. Lots have pets and farm nsals, and some even have made money raising and soiling, live. stook. Several are in district 4•It Clubs, mid one boy is very proud of , a prize be won in a recent judging contest. Rebuilds Atit81l1iibille still anothenr has stripped dowel Litt iild atitoltfiobite, shortened comm o summer sports, they will be competing against these sante centres in baseball and soccer. Not to be forgotten either, are the Saturday tight trips to Ailsa Craig, At that time they can spend their' allowances. Many boys work outside the farm, helping ncighboritlg farm- era, Working in feed mills and gas stations, On Sunday, they attend a near- by Mennonite Church as a "fam- ily,' 4 The unfortunate part of 131 this Is that such a long waiting list of prospective faun resi- dentsexists. Ewell at that, ,many boys never even get On the wait - leg .list because their need is urgent, and they have t9 go •elsewhere. 'the net step after the farm ; is a training sehoot.: Acting di- reetor, lStllin, says that many boys go to a training school Wile shouldn't because there is .no plate bite ler theirs. 'to go. 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