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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-02-13, Page 1on Fail to locate a witness of six -deaf Grand Bend delegat presents harbor e bri f crash Icttetie4en, Unmarried, William lOpmpp was a member of the choir at Empress Ave. ve, LOndon, and Of the LonOon Flying Club, He graduate4 from university of Waterloo in 1963. Archdeacon C. J, Queen, a former neighbor of the ;clump's, 4.1.otO th.e m, neral service Wednesday, Aev, A, P. Eustace of Empress Ave, chureh OP4Oncted the serocp, Pallbearers included. o Hier, Bill Munroe, Bob Waddell, Jim Finnen, John Queen and Ernest Walker. PC Ray Glover confirmed Wednesday he's been unable to locate an eYe-witness to the accident near Piraihroy,Seturr day which killed six people In- cluding William Klumpp, of London} and baallweed. Five of the victims were frpre one Strathroy household. "I've been unable Wind arly one who actually saw the crash," he Seiti,"and it doesn't look like I'm going to find one." So far, he said, he has talk- ed to a farmer who lives north of the scene of the crash, who as si st ed the peeple in the. Strathroy car to get their car out of the ditch only a few Prominent .area family loses two. members A ,g4uttlan delegation from 'Pend will present to Public Works *ii§tpr PeS,, chatelete ,today- a f en .I.7-page brief requesting measures, to relieve the sand-barred harbor at the summer resort. The delegatien left by train Wednesday 'to keep .its Thurs., day eppeintinent with the minis- ter in Ottawa. Two from.Lpadon flew to Ottawa Thursday own- ing., The brief, to be read by Clerk. Murray A. DesJardins, requests "early action in sply ing the problem created by shifting sand bars and silting at the mouth of the harhor". The delegation will ask that the harbor be kept eta minimum depth of eight feet, It's been as low as 14 inches in spots dupe ing the past year and, at times, swimmers have been able to walk across the sand bar 'be- tween piers. Although no official recoin, mendation will be made by the clan ged a few words with one of the constables, He died about §;0§ The only passenger in the Klurnpp car was the family's German ShePherd dog, who also was killed, The dog has loeee buried on the grounds of the family home, Young Klumpp apparently was on his way to Parkhill to have the /,,000-mile check given to his car. Just minutes before he had been talking to Lorne Dun- clap, formerly of this area, at Mt, Brydges where he managed the plant recently purchased by Dashwood Planing Mill Ltd. Maurice, his father, had been With William a short time pre- viously, before the former left for a business engagement at qreaVeal hIP witPt AP1J0 10; his hrether! William! 04; his ateP-hretber, Robert Best, 31, mrp, Pap0r4 Petr4e, 22, ail of whom liVecililthePreavok home in $trathrey, PC Glover, a .member of the Strathroy detachment, said it was one of the worst crashes he has investigated, "I've never seen two cars torn apart so badly,!' TWO of the victims died stantly at the scene, The others succumbed in PtretbreY hospital within six heurs, The crash oc- curred about 2;45. William Klumpp was pinned in his car, a 1964 Dodge driven less than 1,000 miles, He pareatly was semi-conscious when police arrived and ex- .Said! had followed tile §trath, roy car for a short distenee but stdpped just hefore the ac- *lent. He had been on a jack rabbit drive and parked to start tramping through the field, The bunter apparently heard and felt the crash which pc- curred about a warter of a mile in trent of him, just as he was getting out of hip car, Had he happened to get out a second sooner, he Probably would have seen the collision, Despite the lack of witnesses, the constable said an inquest definitely will be held, probably late in March. Coroner Dr. William Butler, Ansa Craig, will be in charge. Victims, in addition to Wil- liam Klumpp, were Donald to be docked at either Onderich or Sarnia, requiring about 10 henrs extra travelling time on both land and water to fish in the Grand Bend area. The brief points out that im- proved harbor facilities would encourage investment and eth- plpytnent, as well as stimu- lating the tourist traffic in the area. delegation it will suggest that the north pier be extended some 500 feet to protect the harbor sandfrom . being driven in by winds from the northwest. The pier was built in 1883 and al- though it has been reinforced and rebuilt since then, it has never been extended. Reeve Stewart Webb heads the delegation which includes members of council, fishermen, chamber of commerce and the resort's yacht club. The brief stresses the fact that the village's fishing in- dustry is threatened by the No evidence the constable A prominent Dashwood fa- mily lost two members in quick succession over the weekend. J. William Klumpp, 25, was Ninety-second. Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 13, 1964 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Korea's Hung Jin becomes PS 'son' shallow harbor. ;t points out f rf. minutes before. other Grand Bend already has o ire bug' Another man, lost 60 to '70 families from the reduction of personnel at Camp Although Chief Irwin Ford admits the frequency .of fires Ipperwash and may lose another 60 families if the fishing in- "makes yon think", he doubts dustry is forced to move, there is any arson involved. Fifteen fishing tugs use the "There's no evidence of a f harbor, and the investment in fire bug," he said Wednesday) f vessels, fish houses, nets and following Tuesday night's fire docks totals about $750,000. in the garage of Jack Elliott, DeePer draft vessels have had at the bridge. This was the sixth major fire in the community since the new year. "i can't see any set pattern to the fires, which would in- dicate they might be the work of one person. We have a pretty good idea of how some of them started and it doesn't involve arson." cash grant of $8.00, clothing, special medical care and the opportunity to attend school, If the Exeter school wishes, it may provide additional assistance to the child under the foster parents' plan. An outline of the extra gifts available are pro- vided by the organization. Principal A. B. Idle says the children have been told about their adopted child through the classrooms and reaction has been quite favorable. "I'm sure we will see quite an exchange of letters in the future," he said. Hay continues debate on site DAMAGES GARAGE Tuesday night's fire, which pretty well razed the Elliott garage, started in the lean-to at the rear of the building which housed a partially full gasoline drum. The gasoline did not ex- plode. Blaze spread quickly to the frame garage and the flames were high when the fire bri- gade arrived. They were quick- ly extinguished. Although the Elliott house is only a few feet from the garage, it suffered only minor damage. Some shingles of the siding were scorched, Charge man in car theft killed in a head-on crash near Strathroy Saturday afternoon, Sunday his grandfather, Thomas Klumpp, 83, died in parkwood Hospital, London. The senior Klumpp was founder of Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd., the firm which has made rapid strides in the pre- fit window field and which re- cently announced major expan- sion plans. William Klumpp, a graduate in business administration at Waterloo College, was manager of the Mt. Brydges plant which the Dashwood firm took over recently as the first step in its enlargement of operations. Funeral service for the grandson was held Monday at Needham funeral home, London, with Rev. A. E. Eustace of Em- press UC officiating, assisted by Archdeacon C. J. Queen. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Wednesday, truck drivers of the Dashwood firm formed a guard of honor for the funeral of Thomas Klumpp at Hoffman funeral home, Dashwood. As the casket left the funeral home for burial, the plant's unique steam whistle blew a tribute. Mr. Klumpp had always enjoy- ed the whistle from his steam threshing days. Surviving the two members of the family are Mr. Klumpp's wife, the former Amelia Elhers, and his two sons, Maurice of London (William's father) and Howard of Dashwood; William's sister, Mrs. Mac .(C onnie) Douglas, London, and Bradley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Klumpp. Grandfather rebuilt mill debentures for the school. Chairman Rowe, however, was well aware of the criticism which has been expressed from Zurich area. He took the con- troversy philosophically, "No matter what you do," he said, "you can't satisfy every- one." This is the board's second decision in regard to central- ized facilities, It earlier pro- posed an addition to Zurich school to accommodate all the area children. Although the pro- posal was approved in a refer- endum, opposition remained so great the board consulted with Hay and Zurich councils in an effort to reach agreement. SITE FIGURES Prices of the two sites under consideration were 1 e arne d from reliable sources Wednes- day. The Dietrich location will cost $7,000, if approved, Kalb- fleisch requested $2,500 for his property and offered to provide some fill and to donate a parcel of additional land. Hensall area residents have renewed their appeals for per- mission to send their children to Hensall school following an editorial in the Zurich Citizens News which suggested that var- ious sections be allowed to go to their closest schools. Hay Township S c ho 01 Area Board reached a split decision on location for its proposed cen- tral school last week and the question remains a subject of controversy. The board voted 3-2 Thursday to proceed with plans for a nine-room school on the farm of Alphonse Dietrich, about one- quarter of a mile south of Zurich on the county road. The decision has spar k e d considerable controversy. It was learned that Zurich of- ficials plan a meeting this week to discuss the school. The Dietrich site, which will involve bussing Zurich child- ren, was chosen over one offer- ed by Ivan Kalbfleisch which is situated right on the south-west limits of the village. School board chairman Elmer Rowe and new trustees Ian Mc- Allister and Ross Turnbull voted for the Dietrich site. Opposed were Leonard Erb and Carl Oestricher, who favored the Kalbfleisch site. C hair man Rowe said the board has instructed its archi-e tect to investigate water supply and land structure to deter- mine the cost of constructing the school on the Dietrich farm. If tests are favorable, the board will request council to issue Pool drive 'good news' Plan artificial snow for Pinery next year Park Hung Jin, a 12-year- old Korean whose father is dead and whose mother is ill, has become the "adopted son" of Exeter Public School children. Pupils learned this week that their Christmas donations— which replaced gift exchange this year—will go to the Korean boy "who has seen far too much of wretchedness .and misery since he was born", The case history supplied by Foster Parents Plan Inc. re- veals Hung Jin's father died from severe attacks of asthma when the boy was eight months old. An older brother, Sang Chin, was two years of age. The mother, Lee Soon Yun, went to work as a manual lab- orer on a pier for a stevedore company to raise her boys, according to the report. "While working there, the mother met a man who did the same work and they married. A daughter, little Kop Tan, was born when the father disappeared, aban- doning the family," "Physical strain, malnutri- tion, endless worry took their toll and both the mother and Kop Tan contracted tuberculosis, The mother, who still has the disease, is now too ill to work for her family. The only income they have comes from what Sang Chin earns by working in a toothpaste factory. He makes about $5.00 a month. "The family lives in a rented room for which they pay $1.15 a month. It is wretchedly un- comfortable, in a slum area— cold in winter and hot in sum- mer. There is no sanitation or running water." Hung Jim is an above-average student in the sixth grade of primary school, "a sincere, honest youngster, very mature for his years", The report states he is "a dependable boy who can carve out a worthwhile future for himself if he has help". The public school assistance will provide him with a monthly Patrick G. Burns, 38, Lon- don, was lodged in Goderich jail Wednesday, charged with the theft of a car from South End Service station over the weekend. Burns was arrested in Kit- chener by city police Tuesday afternoon. He was brought to Exeter by local OPP the same day and transferred to Goder- ich jail Wednesday. The charge includes breaking into and entering the south end service station sometime dur- ing Sunday night. . ENTRY THROUGH BACK Entry was gained by a rear window. The car was removed from the garage after a truck had been backed out. The truck was driven back into the build- ing and the door closed again. Burns was expected to be charged also with the theft of a car from London which was found abandoned about one-half mile south of Exeter on No. 4 highway. Cpl. C. J. Mitchell and PC John Wright are investigating. Announcement of plans to complete the swimming pool campaign here is "good news", said Dr. R. M. Aldis, Huron MOH, this week. Dr. Aldis was referring to the support given to the project last week by town council and the subsequent plans by the com- mittee to finish the drive for funds. The county medical officer Capone's 'pregnant Buick' goes to museum One of the finest specimens of that motor vehicle which symbolizes the Al Capone days in Chicago—the 1929 Buick— has been taken from storage in a Crediton church shed to a proud place of honor in the Eisenbach museum at Grand Bend, The Buick, believed to have been associated with the family of former Ontario premier Mit- "because it was the first to come out with rounded lines, Up to 1929 the Buick had always had a square design and this model was quite a change. But it was only made for one year and there aren't many of them around." "I took a 10,000-mile trip several years ago and I didn't find a single one in all the museums I visited. The Ford chell Hepburn, was purchased by curator Peter Eisenbach from Lloyd Hey, Crediton. It now stands beside the Biuewater Shrine Club's old fire engine in the new addition to the museum. Lloyd Hey, who has preserved the machine for the past 13 years, believes it's a rarity among older automobiles, was known as the 'preg- nant Buick' in its day," he said, museum in Detroit doesn't have one,,, "She was the class of her day—the best you could buy in 1929. Al Capone drove them—he probably had five or six, with bullet-proof windows. You can see the car on the TV show, 'The Untouchables', which deals with that period." "The only place where Buick is identified is on the hubcaps. That's why many people have to ask what kind of a car it is when they see it." "This one was in perfect shape—just as good as new. I'm pretty sure it was owned by the Hepburn family, I purchased it from a couple in St. Thomas in 1940 and they had kept it spotless as the owners had before them," "I know it's been driven from coast to coast and it was used in Chicago for a few years ' but everything on it is original ex- cept for the tires, and even the spare tire is original. "Everything on it works per- featly. The last time it was out was during the Old Boys' Cen- tennial at Zurich in 1956 when I drove the reeve and council- lers in the parade. Last week, we put a new battery in it and the engine started up on the third try. Hey says the finish is in such good condition that he can see the gold sliver of a bridge in his teeth reflected from the paint. He's kept it under a tar- paulin for many years. "She's taken her last trip now to the museum and that's the place for her. That's her last resting place and I'm happy about it." The ear, surprisingly enough, still has a top speed of 76 mph and her wooden body is as tight as today's One of the mechanical fea- tures Of the Buick was a greas- ing arrangement which allowed a mechanic to lubricate the entire underside of the car from a set of phigS inside the front of a back fender. The mechanic could perform the job standing upon the outside; Before she was driven to "her last resting place", owner Hey drove the Buick to London Where Slid Was matt-fed on a TV news- reel: One of the most prominent figures in Dashwood's history, Thomas Klumpp, 83, died Sun- day in Parkwood Hospital, Lon- don, where he had been apatient for several weeks. His funeral was held Wednes- day at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, with Rev, Merrill James officiating. A large crowd from the com- munity paid tribute to the man who played a significant role in Dashwood's business commun- ity since the turn of the century. After starting a threshing business in 1908, barbering at nights and operating a bakeshop and confectionery for f our years, he purchased Dashwood Planing Mill which has since become one of South Huron's major industries under the di- rection of his sons, The mill was completely des-, troyed by fire February 11, 1939, but it was immediately rebuilt. Mr. Klumpp organized the first band in Dashwood and was president of the organization for many years. He also served as village trustee and he was a member of Dashwood EUB church. He and Dr. MacL aughlin own- ed the first motor cars in Dash- wood, Besides his wife, the former Amelia Ethers, he is survived by two sons, Maurice of London and Howard of Dashwood; and two grandchildren, Mrs. Mac (Connie) Douglas of London and Brad, Dashwood. Interment was made in Dash- wood EUB cemetery. Bearers were Gerald and Eldon Smith, Sid Baker, Stuart Wolfe, James Hayter and Harold Holtzman. early in the season made it possible to open sports activi- ties at the Pinery Park earlier than usual this winter, and it appeared the public use would be much heavier than last year. The recent warm weather, however, has eliminated the snow from the ski hills and to- boggan slides and melted the ice on the outdoor skating rink, bringing activities to a stand- still. A number of improvements have been made, including a new entrance to the tow which allows skiers to get away more rapidly from the bottom of the hill and lighting on the skating rink which will allow night ac- tivity. A new pumphouse with an underground water line to the rink has greatly eased the me- thod of flooding. Nevertheless, snow and cold weather are required before it is possible to continue opera- tion. Pinery Park's winter pro- gram, which has been suffer- ing lately from lack of snow, will get a boost next yea r through artificial means. Ontario Dep't of Lands and Forests announced this week it plans to give nature a hand on its ski and toboggan slopes by installing snow-making equip- ment prior to operations next year. Sup't Gar Myers said the equipment will consist of a compressor with a set of pumps, which will make snow by a com- bination of compressed air and water under pressure. Myers explained that when the air-water is forced through a nozzle snow is formed, pro- viding the temperature is 28 degrees lower. He said suf- ficient quantities can be pro- duced to make the hills usable. The park has had to suspend operations for the past three weeks because of lack of snow. The snow and cold weather of health officially confirmed his support for the pool in a statement to the committee this week. Dr. Aldis said; "Over the past few years we have observed a steady increase in the bac- terial counts of the county's natural swimming areas situa- ted on rivers. Last year at Exeter, the situation was term- ed 'borderline'. "With the extremely low wa- ter levels reported already this year, one can anticipate further pollution problems." Dr. Aldis said an artificial pool will ensure a water supply kept pure by circulation, filtra- tion and chlorination, He also stressed additional advantages, particularly from a safety standpoint. A swimming pool, he said, would provide "an environment built with safety and healthful recreation foremost in mind. Too often in the past, murky waters have concealed children in difficulty until help was of no avail, The pool also will give the community an opportunity "to provide supervision that is not Please turn to back page MOH backs campaign PARK HUNG JIN LLOYD HEY AND PETER EISENI3ACH SHAKE HANDS AFTER 1929 BUICK SOLD TO MUSEUM WILLIAM KLUMPP . killed in crash \t1 THOMAS XLUMPP 40 4 dies day after WILLIAM I<LUMPF WED ABOUT THREE HOURS AFTER BEING PINNED INSIDE HIS NEW 1964 CAR