The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-09-27, Page 14
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PRIZE WINNER—An extensive parade was one of the highlights of the annual
Zurich fall fair staged Monday, and this float depicting the nursery rhyme of the
old lady who lived in the shoe, Was awarded the top prize in the school section.
The float was decorated by the senior students at Un ion school number nine of
1-lay and Stanley under the direction of teacher Mrs. Earl Horner. Margaret Pin-
lay portrayed the old lady in the shoe, with members of the junior grades riding
the attractive float as her children, —T-A photo
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These two babies won first and second prizes in the under four months class of
the baby contest at Exeter Fair last week. Right, is Sherry Louise, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Bill Gilfillan, Exeter, who won the class. Wayne Donald McCann, left,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCann, was the runner-up, —T-A photo
Youngest champions at Exeter fair
To widen south Main St.
but no Mane highway
With an eye to the future,
Exeter counell, asked engineer
B. M.'Ross, Goderich, to make
a survey of storm sewers in
the town to serve as a guide for
future repairs and construe-
don.
Mayor Simmons told the en-
gineer council wanted the sur-
vey to enabl the installation of
drains in accordance with an
overall town plan and to aid in
planning street improvement,
He pointed out council did not
want to put black-top or chips
on any road that may have 'to
be dug up at a later date to
put in a storm sewer.
"The guy that hollers the
loudest gets a drain now,"
Councillor Farrow commented,
"and this is certainly not a
plan."
Simmons pointed out that such
a plan should have been estab-
lished 20 -ears ago and it could
have been completed by now.
Farrow agreed, but pointed
out that the present council was
not responsible for the past
years.
When asked if the proposed
sewer drains could be used as
storm sewers as well, Ross re-
ported that it was not advis-
able because storm drains
A 15 - year - old Clandeboye
area youth was fined a total of
$7.80 when he appeared in
juvenile court here Tuesday
and pleaded guilty to a charge
of driving a farm vehicle on
a highway while under age.
The youth, who was driving
his father's combine to an
Exeter repair shop, was stop-
ped by Constable Walker of
the Kitchener OPP, who laid
the charge on learning the
boy's age.
The boy's father, who paid
a similar fine at a recent court
sitting for allowing his son to
drive, told Magistrate Glenn
Hays, QC, that his son was a
"good driver".
"Wouldn't it be a chaotic
country if we were all allowed
to determine when our child.
ren could drive?" the inagis-
bets -come in 1063 they 'won't
declare their politics,and in a
few years you won't know which
side they arc on,"
*Mere are sort, going to be
a good many votes the first
day," a councillor suggested.
The point was also raised that
with many candidates canvas-
sing for warden, good men -would
be lost to committee chairman-
ships.
"I don't think that was .the
feeling of the embititteo," said
Warden AteCutelletee. "The prow
cednre for the first day would
better keep 0061 together for
after-heat session, instead of ad-
journing and ...going into caucus
and, leaving the audience on a
Itinb,, This WAY they Wetild. be
able to follOW through the thole
afternoon proteduro. With poll.-
tieg out of the 'election of ward-
tit. it might take Settle color
out of council, but we felt That
this would make ie Mere
teresting 10 coutieil .and
`net.° .
MeCuteheott said later
Met Hetet- had been almost the
Only entity 'Cleeting itS 'Warden
Although 'an extensive re-
search into the operation of
radar units failed to win a
dismissal on a speeding charge
for Joe E. Gunn, Crediton, it
did save him $10.00 in Exeter
court, Tuesday.
Appearing before Magistrate
Glenn Hays, QC, Gunn plead-
ed not guilty to a charge of
speeding in Crediton on Sun-
day, August 5, after being
clocked at Al m.p,h. in a 30-
thile zone in his home town by
members of the Kitchener
traffic division of the OPP.
Best Marchers were the
Children from SS 6 Usborne,
under the direction of teachers
Mrs, Florence Hendrick and
Miss Marilyn Marshall. Second
prize wed to SS 5 Ifeboine,
Under Miss Carel alms,
Other parade winners Were;
Decorated ears --Beta Sigma
Phi tbrority., Mtg. awn Rader,
Daitheeoedt Mrg. Jane Weber.
Business floats — Greene's
Variety Store, Rebekah Ledge,
xeter Motor Sales,
-Freak outfits Plintsiones
(Lloyd:Niftier), Mrs. Gwen
Whilsmith, South Huron Junior
Verniers.
Decorated bityeleg — Jobe
Miteser, Paid McKnight; jitchy
Eetey,
Decorated frinyeleg,-- Mari:
Heywood, ailark Tetekeete
On cross - examination by
Gunn, who conducted his own
defense, PC Crew reported to
the court he did not know all
the principles and limitations
of the radar set he had in
operation in Crediton during
the holiday weekend.
However, he did agree with
Gunn who told the court that
there were certain factors
which could disturb the set,
such as birds flying past the
set, tree branches being blown
by the wind and anyone hold-
ing car keys within two feet
of the set.
Gunn told. the magistrate
that he had been flying at
Centralia during the morning
of the offense and the wind
was registered at 20 m.p.h. He
suggested this could cause the
branches of the tree over the
set to be blown about and could
cause a variance in the set.
The Crediton insurance agent
also suggested that on the day
in question there was a pos-
sibility that there were birds
flying by the area of the radar
set.
Only slight variance
However, PC Crew said at
no time under any conditions
had he seen the set vary more
than one mile per hour in
registering car speeds. He
also stated that while he had
not checked the set for ac-
curacy that particular day, he
had on the previous following
days and had found it to be
exact.
Magistrate Hays told Gunn
that he could not dismiss the
case unless the accused had
some evidence that there were
definite factors present that
could have caused any error
in registering his car's speed
when he passed,
He explained that at a re-
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The trio had seen a crash in
Dashwood minutes before their
own. Earlier in the day, they
witnessed the results of another
mishap in Grand Bend.
Howitt, who was northbound,
struck a heavy tractor driven by
Alvin Rader, 53, RR 2 Dash-
wood, which also was travelling
north. Hewitt suffered severe
chest and neck injuries and died
two days later in Westminster
Hospital, London.
Impact was severe
Photographs of the crash,
submitted by PC D. M. West-
over, indicated a heavy impact.
The Zit-ton tractor was spun
around over a distance of 30
feet after being hit and its
front wheel was torn off; the
car itself travelled about 3.5
feet after the crash.
Appearing at the inquest on
crutches Were the tractor ope-
rator, Alvin Rader, and P. H.
Roehan, RCAF Clinton, one of
the passengers in the Howitt
car. Another passenger, X. L.
Blades, 22, has recovered front
acutsfr,actured arm and multiple
Testimony was also given by
Fred Fenton, RR 2 Creditors,
and Lawrence Becker, RR 2
Ailsa Craig, both independent
witnesses, and by Donald 'Ra-
der, son of the trader opera-
tor.
The inquest was tonducted by
Crown Attorney W, G. Coch-
rane, QC, and presided over by
Dr. John Goddard, llensall,
Menibets of the jury in-
cluded Charles R. Burgess, St,
Joseph, foreman; Glenn Neeb,
RR 1 Zurich; Herb Beierling,
Ifte 2 211716; Charles Shreen-
an, RR 2 Zurich; and Lloyd
Walper, RR 1 Dashwood.
no rush for the project, but the
dep't wanted assurance that it
would be set up as policy and
carried out within the next five
or six years.
Remove trees, pillars
Several councillors appeared
concerned that the project would
necessitate the removal of many
of the large maple and elm
trees along the highway if they
approved the project.
Clerk C. V. Pickard also re-
ported he had had three or four
persons in 'the office objecting
to the removal of the trees to
make room for the extended
highway.
Town engineer, B, M. Ross,
Goderich, who attended the
M in St.
sinking?
Councillor Claude Farrow ex-
pressed concern Monday night
that part of Exeter's main
street may be sinking away and
could collapse in the area in
front of the Exeter Grill and
Sanders' grocery.
He reported that the sidewalk
on the south side of the street
in the area had sunk about six
inches and said he thought
there must be a cavity under
the street.
"When trucks go by they rat-
tle everything in the 'stores," he
stated.
Engineer B. M. Ross, Goder-
ich, informed council there
could be a cavity under the
street causing the vibration
when the southbound trucks
pass.
He said the only way to find
out was to dig a hole and deter-
mine 'the condition of the road
bed.
Ross said that a tile could be
broken and that earth was be-
ing washed away from under
the street intp the drain.
Huron county council will no
longer Oita. Conservative and
Liberal wardens in alternate
years, This was settled at the
;lune session, and discussion
last Friday left the decision un.
(flanged, but Reeve Clarence
lianna Of test Wawanoth offer•
ed an interesting variation.
"1 would like to see a gentle-
-re -Ws agreement," he said,
"that 16 townships be divided
equally, and leave the towns
and villages About the ante.
and We would have north and
south, 'Townships in the north
Would prepare for a warden,
and the next, year the south, acid
the Villages arid towns the next
year, and that would not le:VC
places like WiuIgham 40 time
without. a warden. We would
have every third year a canal.
d Discussion arose when corn'
tit, after A second creek at it,
adopted a new set of standing
Orders and regulations retelti*
blended the warde'n's Onto,
special meeting, questioned the
value of the trees. fie pointed
out they may be valuable now,
but wondered if they would be
in five years, since many trees
along highways were being
killed clue to the heavy appli-
cation of salt during the win-
ter.
"I hate to see trees cut
down too," be stated, "but the
wider highway makes an at-
tractive entrance to the town,"
The question of the town pil-
lars was also raised and Zen-
nenberg pointed out they would
have to be removed at any
rate, because the highway dep't
would be extending their pave-
ment about 150 feet past the
limits to provide for a natural
incline between the new high-
way and the main street
He pointed out it was quite
immaterial to the dep't if the
pillars were set back onto pri-
vate property in the area or
were moved to another location
which had been suggested at a
previous council meeting
"The DHO was never contem-
plating four lanes through the
town and eliminating parking
along the street," Zonnenberg
pointed out
Clerk Pickard noted that dur-
ing his conversation with the
engineer there must have been
a misunderstanding over what
the dep't wanted.
Approve plan
With the assurance there
never would be four-lane traf-
fic in town, council passed a
motion to plan for the improve-
ment of the stipulated area
within the next five or six
years.
Although no accurate estimate
could be made, the engineer re-
ported that the town's share of
the project would probably be
between $6,000 and $8,000.
He reported the highway to
Centralia would be started next
summer and council's only
concern before that time would
be the disposition of the pil-
lars.
prior to the election."
Chairman \dair was asked;
"Are we going to have an open
field for the warden, or are
you going to have a gentleman's
agreement and let the Liberals
have it for 19637"
.Reeve Harvey Coleman of
Stanley, a meniber of the com-
mittee, said; "When the Mem-
Where to
find it
should only hook up to catch ba-
sins and not any cellar drainS.
He cited two disadvantages,
pointing out that it would be
very costly to have the sani-
tary sewers serve as sterre.
sewers because it would mean
that ail the flood water would
have to be treated along with
the sewage
"The flow of storm sewers
could be 100 limes as much as
in the sanitary sewers," lie
,noted.
However, he noted that the
main objection was that there
should be no hook up between
homes and storm drains be-
cause it would cause consider-
able trouble,
"During a heavy rain the wa-
ter could run back into the col-
tare," he -reported.
Although council had no par-
ticuiar areas in mind or any
starting date for portions of the
extensive long - range project,
Mayor Simmons pointed out the
first parts to be undertaken
would probably be in the more
heavily travelled areas of the
town.
This would coincide with the
street committee's plans to im-
prove the roads in these areas
first in their long-range scheme
for the town.
trate questioned him.
"The law says that they
have to be 16," be added, "and
we can't make up the right
and wrong for ourself, but
must abide by the law,"
The boy's father reported to
the court that an area ineura
ance agent had sold him a
policy to cover his underage
son while driving and said it
was this that had made him
think it was all right to allow
the boy to operate the farm
vehicle on the highway.
Terminates penalty
Another area youth, who 're-
ceived a suspended sentence
on a charge of stealing a jac-
ket a year ago, appeared in
court and had his probation
terms suspended when the
magistrate learned the '15-year-
old had "kept the peace and
been of good behaviour" dur-
ing the year.
Constable Lloyd Hodgins of
the Exeter PD testified the
boy had reported to the station
twice a week for the year as
set up in the terms of his
sentence and that he had 'been
home at 9:00 p.m. as stipulat-
ed,
The local officer reported
lie had given the youth permis-
sion to work at a bowling alley
as a pin boy on Friday and
Saturday nights and that he
had worked on a farm during
the summer holiday.
In terminating the probation,
the magistrate warned the
youth to maintain his good be-
havior or lie could be called
back to face the charge any
btiiirtnehdbaeore he reached his 21st
In another ease heard in
juvenile and family court, the
magistrate granted permission
to the Huron CAS to send a
15-year-old girl to the Ontario
Training School at Galt.
The magistrate learned that
the girl was unmanageable and
had run away from an Exeter
foster home this month.
The girt had been a ward of
the CAS this simmer when it
was found that her home life
Was detrimental to her well-
being due to excessive use of
alcohol in the home.
The girl had been placed, in
two area foster homes but had
not co-operated with her foster
parents and the CAS requested
permission of the court to
send her to the girls' school.
Plan tribute
to latepadre
Several l e a din g,Fretestant
clergymen from the RCAF will
be, en hand at Station Centralia,
Sunday, \Viten a stained , glass
w indow will be unveiled and
dedicated to the memory of the
late Rev. Earl Moore.
•Rev. Moore .died Jarmell
After e lengthy illness While
chaplain at th e station.
GIG E. S. Light, CD, director
o f religious administration at
Air For headquarters in Ot.
town will perform the ceremony
and conduct the unveiling.
He will be ,assisted by W/O
Jellite Dunn, CD, et a i n i n g
command 'chaplain from Whn.
eciare champions
of 108th annual fair
Tuckey.
Go-carts — Bruce Fulcher
and Barry Southcott, Tim
Hackney and Gerald Willis,
John Dinney and Denton Geis-
er.
Milton Dietrich, Dashwood,
won the calf race, one of the
afternoon features. Runners-up
were Emmerson Gill, Dash-
wood, and Paul Baker, RR 1
Granton.
There were a few new names
in the list of champions for the
various classes of the fair, but
the majority were repeat win-
ners.
FAIR CHAMPIONS
Dairy cattle — Ross Mar-
shall, Kirkton.
Beef cattle — Herefords,
Keith Coates, RR 1 Cent.
retie; Polled Angus, Alex
Edwards, Watford; Short-
horns, W. E. Parker and
sons, Watford.
Sheep -- Preston Dearing,
RR 1 Exeter.
Swine — William Turnbull
and Sons, Brussels.
Grain and seeds — Russell
Desch, Varna.
Flowers — Mrs. Luther
Reynolds, Exeter.
Fruits — Victor Jeffery,
RR 3 Exeter.
Vegetables -- Lloyd Rey-
nolds, RR 1 Hensel!.
Champion cook—Mrs. Ward
Heim, RR 1 Woodham.
Home department — Mrs.
Elwood Truemner, RR 2 Zurs
ioh.
Although the busy summer
season is terminated, Grand
Bend and Area Chamber of
Commerce are devoting con-
siderable time to planning
their winter seorts promotion
and drafting plans for the In-
ternational Blowing Match,
Meeting on Monday, the ar-
dent group discussed the pos-
sibilities of arrangibg deals
with several charter bus cents
panics to provide weekend
package deals for sports en-
thusiasts,
With the opening of a large-
scale winter sports attraction
at the nearby Pinery park, the
C of C hopes to get the lies
companies to arrange weekend
trips to the area.
He said that interested par-
ties who have winter,Atconi-
modation to offer woul ho a
special Meeting to draft plant
to present to the bus emit.
panice in an effort to set up
some type of weekend excur-
sions'
Wassmann reported the group
hope to arrange sPeoial events
such es sleigh rides and large
skating and Skiing patties to
Attract *amen to the area.
Plan float
The group also diseussotl ar-
eangethents for 'preparing a
float to enter in this, years
Plowing Match in
°Wen Sound, The C of C hopee
to get several interested par-
ties'from Iltiteri County to
It rained for EXater Fair
Thursday, but not before an
excellent parade, a lively mid-
way and good competition in
livestock and horse classes
got the 108th annual exhibition
off to a good start.
Actually, the rain held off
until late in the afternoon but
a cold wind helped keep the
crowd down. Officials estimat-
ed attendance at 3,000, down
about 500 from the previous
year.
"We had a pretty good show-
ing throughout the fair," said
President Whitney Coates, RR
1 Centralia. "The parade was
good, the ladies put on an
excellent display and the baby
show was outstanding. There
were good crowds at the Wed-
nesday night bingo and the
Thursday night dance."
W. Keith Riddell, Middlesex
a g r i cultural representative,
opened the exhibition with the
assistance of President Coates,
and Mayor Eldrid Simmons of
Exeter.
Reported Secretary Garnet
Hicks: "There was a record
number of entries in both the
domestic and home depart-
ment competitions for the
ladies, The school fair was out-
standing and we had a num-
ber of new exhibitors in poul-
try and cattle, Although the
quantity was down, the quality
of flowers was outstanding."
"We had a number of excel-
lent commercial displays this
year which always contribute
toward a good fair."
Mr. Hicks paid particular
tribute to the many persons
-who donated their time to the
fair, addition to the direc-
tors and associate directors . . , ,
tVe Appreeiate the, Week Of the winter 'facilities tvlto organize competitions,
Men who sell and take tickets
And look aftet the grounds ftet
us without fee,"
The parade this Year Was led
by the colorful Clinton Coins
munity Concert Band and the
LueknoW Highland BMA; both
ofWhen( PerfOrtned ,,Ort
te-bithe grounds deriti the afternoon,
The young Clinton band Naga
A high-stepping in a jp r e t t e
squad which entertains with
drills. . . .
The parade inelutled theMOst
school 'children to Ittarch to
the grounds in a number of
years. Eight 'Osborne schools,
one front Hay, 15 rooms from
r Public Sehopl and .twe
from the Precious Blood .80pas
rate School, jellied the proces-
sion,
GB promoting
assist in advertising the leSe
match, which will be held at
the Grand Bend airport,
They plan to parade through
the ,erounds at this year's
mate on Friday and Saturday,
October 12 and 13.
In an effort tog ain ideas in
promoting plowing matches,
several Huron county men plAn
to fly to the annual Ohni State
plowing match which is "being
held at Wilmington,
Larry Snider, teeter, will
pilot a group to the match to-
day (Thursday) and other pas-
sengers will include Gord Me-
Gavin, ,Seafortill Bill Ethering-
ton, Exeter; Ore Wassmann,
Grand Plead, and Floyd Wass-
menn,
Ory Wassmann said the men
hope to get new ideas that
they will be able to hicoreor-
ate into promotion the 1966
event and they will also take
pictures of the arrangements
at the large 011ie event.
Set up committee
The C C also set up their
nominating committee which
will bring in the 'proposed
slate of officers for next year
at the next meeting to be field
on October 22,
Chairman of the 0111111MM-
ie (layt Mathere and ether
Members include Harold Klopp
and W. F. B. MacLaren.
The installation of the ors
ficere Will take place at a
dinner Meeting to lie held on.
Nov eeiber 12,
Conversation about traffic ac-
cidents was at least partially te-
spoesible for a fatal one this
summer, it was revealed at an
inquest in Zurich Friday.
Thejury found that Stanley
C. Howitt, 22, of RCAF Clin-
ton, who died after the car he
was driving struck a tractor on
the Goshen. Line July 2 did not
exercise "due care" at the
wheel.
The passengers in his car —
two other Clinton airmen — re-
vealed that they had been dis-
cussing two district accidents
which they had seen the same
day. They felt Hewitt's -atten-
tion may have been distracted
by the conversation.
Town council learned Monday
that it had been unduly worried
over the decision of whether or
not to approve a :four-lane high-
4 way through the town because
the dep't of highways is only
concerned with two blocks at
the southern entrance.
At its special meeting, coun-
cil learned from DOH engineer,
Bill Zonnenberg, that the dep't
only wanted them to consider
widening the main street from
Huron to Waterloo street to
comply with the plans being un-
dertaken in the construction of
the highway from Exeter to
Centralia.
Zonnenberg pointed out that
the dep't planned to widen the
highway from the town limits to
a distance of one-third of a mile
south and wanted to know if
council would agree to widen
the specified portion to alleviate
any hazard that may occur due
to the narrow stretch from the
southern limits to the wider
main street portion that begins
at Huron street.
He reported that the dep't
wanted to widen the stretch on
the outskirts due to the built-
up section, but would not con-
sider it if council would not
agree to setting up a policy of
widening the remaining por-
tion,
uncil was informed that
dept officials believed that
highway four would eventually
be widened to four lanes all
the way from London, but this
would not be for at least 18 to
20 years.
By-pass town
Councillor Wright questioned
the engineer if the main street
would then be used as a four-
lane highway and he was told
it probably never would be.
"If traffic reaches the point
to warrant a four-lane highway
it would be built around the
town in the form of a by-pass,"
Zonnenberg reported.
"Council may ask for a by-
pass whenever it feels there is
too much traffic on the main
street", he added.
"How soon do we have to
build the wider portion?" Come-
eillor Farrow questioned.
The engineer stated there was
Talk about crashes
blamed for fatal one
f Two tries f ail
to rob 'phones
Thieves failed in two at.
follicle to rob pesttelephones
hi Exeter 'Friday night.
The pay 'phone at the high
school had been removed and
Wet found in the teachers'
room after youths apparently
had been frightened from the
scene by one . of The caretak.
ere,. Gordon Parker,
The same high+, petite found taittee. One clause, provides
the telephone at the arena that the 'warden shall be elect-
had been tampered with but ed "in the manner provided by
no money was fakerti resolution of conned passed
Anhenhiteneente . 13
Church 'Net-tree
orning Events 19
Editorials ....... 4
Perm News ,11
Feminine Pacts ... 16, 1Y'
ttensall
LUdali
Sports 4, I, 0
Want Ads 14, 1$
Fine 15-year-old boy
for driving Tractor
Peg. RepresentMg the RCAF will
be Rev. B. Foote front national
defense headquarters in Ote
lewa, . is chaplain general
of the Canadian Armed FOttes,
Memb ers of th e Exeter Ma-
sonic Lodge Will attend the
service in A body and the
church 'service will be. Ott+,
.ducted by Sit Z. Boman,.
Centrali a Protestant .'chaplain...
The service'; will .be 6611(10-Cie&
At 11:00 a.m., in the .chapel And
• a receptor. Will be, held follew.
ing with arrangements being
. ch ,4 :party basis, handled by the Ladies' Guild.
it