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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-06-11, Page 1Cotgge.“obbpd. Run .over by,Exeter man Plan no inques in child's dead Ninety-second Year ,Price Per Copy 10 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE bound car driven. by Harry Bond, Lucan. Bond injured his left leg and elbow and received fecial la- eeratiOne.' Pollee have charged Hunter with careless driving. The local detachment also recovered a stolen London car when COestable Harry Reid ape prehended Robert VanPelt, 17, London, with the stolen 1964 Plymouth, He was turned over to Lon- don police. C DIRECTOR RESIGNING? ENTER CQTTAGES, Police are continuing their levestigatioe into the break in at four summer trailers at Terribull's Grove on Lake Hur- on, The forced entries were re- ported on Thursday and cloth, ing, appliances and utensils valued at .over $200 were stolete The trailere were owned by William Knechthel, Stratford; Mrs. Mary lyIahlik, London; Cam Whittington, RCAF Cen- tralia; George Beer, Hensell. Area Graduate Miss Sandra Sharrow former HSDHS graduate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sharrow, Wil- liam St.,Exeter, g r aduated from th Kitchener-Waterloo General Hospital School of Nursing, Saturday. She plans to stay on the hospital staff. Receives BA Miss Anne Kernick, elde st daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam J. Kernick, RH 3, Eeeter, was awarded her BA degree from Sir George Williams Uni- versity, Montreal. Convocation ceremonies were held May 29 at Place des Arts. with such "necessary" equip, meet as a four-drawer filing cabinet and a gestetner. He said he needed the right atmosphere in which to work. He gave the committee a bit of a verbal blast while asking them to take more interest in the recreation program instead of shelving some of his ideas, The committee were scolded for eaking his reports as a joke-ewhich he said was the opinion he received in looking at the smiling faces when he read his monthly statements on the program. They were also asked to give more consideration and co- operation on his recreation pro- gram ideas and asked that everyone work together and — Please turn to back page Exeter miss to get Newfoundland trip Dr. William Butler, Ails?, Creig, Middlesex County coron- er, has indicated there Will be no. inquest into the eccideetal deeth two-year-old Lucan girl, Saturday. Donna Meeie Rees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rees, RR 1 Lucan, was killed instantly under the Wheels of eeee driven by Kenneth Broom, e5, Exeter. OPP officers at emcees said the child had Apparently climb- ed under the car while it was parked in the family yard off the fourth concession of Bid, dulph Township, Her father was a passenger when Broom, a friend of the family, started to drive away and killed the little girl. The tragedy happened shortly before 6;00 p.m. OPP Constable Robert Abra, Lucan, investigated. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers, Stanley and Douglas, both at home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rees,RR 3 Ailsa Craig, and Mr. ad Mrs. Charles Holl- ings, RR 1 Clandehoye. After the body had been view- ed by the coroner it was re- leased to the Stephenson and Son funeral home, Ailsa. Craig, from where the service was held on Monday. Burial was in Nairn ceme- tery. Tree limbs injure man Ann Fairbairn, 17, a grade 11 student at HSDHS has been chosen to represent the school on a two-week trip to Newfound- land this summer. The trip is an experimental project of the centennial com- mittee of the federal govern- ment and is being conducted in co-operation with the various provincial departments of edu- cation and tourism. If it is successful, the pro- ject will be extended to become part of the centennial plans. Its aim is to give students from the various provinces an opportunity to vi s it and to broaden their outlook and in- crease their knowledge of their sister provinces. The students will travel in groups of 24 and will be ac- companied by two chaperones. Most of the travel will be by train. Although Ann has not received definite word on the itinerary for her trip, she said she ex- pected to be in Newfoundland for about one week, the rest of the time being taken up in tra- vel. She will be housed in a pri- vate home in Newfoundland and will be taken on several tours of various sections of the pro- vince. The local school was chosen by lot for the privilege of send- ing a student on the pilot pro- ject of the federal and provin- cial travel program. All costs will be assumed by the project supporters except pocket money and perhaps a small insurance plan for the travellers. "I'm really excited about it," the energetic young miss told The T-A this week as she took time off from studying to dis- Charles Dietrich, a Mount Carmel contractor, suffered leg injuries late Tuesday when he was pinned under tree limbs while clearing land on aStephen Township farm. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, by Hoffman Ambulance, Dashwood, Mr. Dietrich was trimming the ends of trees with a chain saw on the farm of Howard Clarke when several 1 ar ge limbs apparently whipped back, struck his legs and pinned him to the ground. His cries for help attracted Mr. Clarke who used a tractor- pulled stoneboat to move Mr. Dietrich from the bush to his home. Exeter still has a recreation director, and apparently will have until at least September 1. However, whether Don "Boom Boom" Gravett remains on any longer than that date appears to be somewhat of an uncertainty. He has not as yet filed his resignation with the RAP com- mittee, but a report from Han- over indicates the council of that municipality have approved his appointment for a salary of $4,800 per year. The status of the rec director became a point of conjecture a week ago when he met with the RAP committee at a special session and submitted five or six "requests", although cer- tain board members apparently felt it was an "ultimatum". Gravett listed his requests after telling the committee he had an offer to go to Hanover for $1,000 a year more than his present $4,000 salary in Exeter. He requested a$500raise for this year and a $100 per year annual increment for the next five years, pointing out that the average salaxyof a qualified director in Ontario is presently $5,400. Gravett also asked for a year- ly car allowance based on the average of his travel expenses over the past three years. He noted he was a professional doing a professional job and said he wanted to be trusted and treated as a professional rather than engaging in the ap- parently usual monthly debates with the committee over his travel expenses. He pointed out that the town paid works forem an Jim Paisley a sum of $40 for his car allow- ance and still paid him (Paisley) for out of town trips. The rec director also asked for a suitable recreation office Bingo winners off to Denmark Mrs. Jens Anderson, Lucan, won the first newspaper bingo sponsored by the Exeter swim pool committee, but she won't be able to collect her $100 prize for another month. However, it's not because the committee doesn't want to turn the money over to her, it's due to the fact she left on Monday for a trip with her husband to his native Denmark. The Andersons, who both work at the local office of Ontario Hydro, won the prize on the 61st number published in The T-A. While they naturally would have been glad to have the ex- tra money for their month long trip, they couldn't collect until it had been determined for cer- tain they were the only players able to fill the card on the 61st number. Tuesday was the dead- line. Three players phoned com- mittee chairman Iry Armstrong to report they had their cards filled on the 62nd number, but of course that was one number too late. The three who came so close were: Jim Hennessey, Mrs. C. Zeehuisen and Mrs. Russ Balk- will, all of Exeter. However, these three — and all others in the area— will have another opportunity as the second newspaper bingo starts in this week's edition. Cards, which sell for 500 or three for $1, are on sale at the same stores which carried the first lot. Armstrong said the response was "not too bad", adding that about 1,200 cards had been sold. However, he noted that initial expenses involved would keep the profit down in the first bingo and the committee were hoping the second project would receive even greater support. All proceeds go to the swim pool building fund. ONLY ONE ACCIDENT The Exeter detachment of the OPP have had only one ac- cident to investigate so far in June. On Saturday at 12;30 a.m. two cars collided on the Mt. Carmel road about three miles west of Highway 4. One driver was injured and damage amounted to $600. Daniel Austin Hunter, 16, Stratford, was proceeding west when he collided with an east- cuss the trip. Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fairbairn, Exeter, and is active in many school and community func- tions. She won the history award in grade nine and also the public speaking contest. This year she was a member of the paper staff and a cheerleader at — Please turn to back page `Ugly act, deception' bring residents fines Donate to Exeter swimming pool The Exeter swimming pool fund received another boost this week when the Beta Sigma Phi sorority turned over a cheque for $239.22. The money was the profit realized in the group's recent fashion show. Mrs. Robert Fletcher, president, is shown handing the cheque to Mel Geiser, co-chairman, while looking on are Gerald Webb, co-chairman, and Mrs. Len Vele, convener of the fashion show committee. Usborne Township council also approved a grant of $500 to the pool committee this week. --T-A photo of RR 1 Brucefield. Evidence showed there had been some horse-play between the two car drivers and that Taylor had no lights on when the crash took place at 10:10 p.m. Constable Glassford investi- gated. A similar charge of careless driving over the first summer holiday weekend resulted in a fine of $25 and costs of $7.50 for Adrien Laresbergen, 18, Zurich. He had been driving on the Goshen line in Zurich on May 17 when his car went out of control and smashed into a parked car owned by Hensall Motor Sales. The latter vehicle was pushed ahead into a tree and was dam- aged to an estimated $1,000. The car driven by Lansbergen was completely wrecked. — Please turn to back page Firm cut deficit in half, engaged for next year At their meeting last week, the HSDHS board decided to engage Beaver Food Services to operate the cafeteria for another year. The firm presented a review of the operation to oath, pointing out a deficit of $le ee.37, How- ever, $600 of this was built up by October 15 and was due to the training expenses for the cafeteria manager and other opening expenses. There was some suggestion by the firm that unauthorized persons may he getting into the cafeteria and perhaps even making off with some food. They suggested locks be changed on the door to admit only the manager. A lack of seating for the stu- dents was also cited as adeter- rent to sales and a third seating was recommended rather than only the two noon-hour shifts Measles reduces school attendance Principal Arthur Idle report- ed this week the incidence of measles was on the decline at Exeter Public School after tak- ing a heavy toll in the past weeks. "We've pretty well recover- ed," he stated. The kindergarten students were the hardest hit and in one class of about 30, only nine were on hand one day. A number of pre-school chil- dren in the area have also been confined due to measles. Will publish resort issue now used. They did not predict any major price changes for student lunches next year, but said there could possibly be some changes made. Clarence Smillie pointed out the firm had saved the board a considerable sum over the nor- mal deficits built up by the board in past years. It was stated that this year's deficit was about half of former years. NO CHAIRS After a lengthy discussion, the board turned down a request from the Crusade for Christ committee to rent chairs for their coming event in the Exeter arena. 'It's a poor policy to get — Please turn to back page Summer help Russ Powell, Watford, who re- cently completed his third year in the forestry course at the University of Toronto, has been engaged as assistant field of- ficer for the Ausable River Conservation Authority for the summer. --T-A photo Twenty dancers pass with honors Twenty young area ballerinas all passed their examinations at the Western Ontario Conser- vatory of Music with first class honors. They are students of the Er- rington School of Dancing. The list of those who passed are as follows, with the names arranged in order of merit; Grade seven, Irish Marshall; five, Geordie Laughton; four, Jo-Ann Whilsmith; three, Eliz- abeth Mickle, Janet Ecker, Melanie West and Susan Page. Grade two, Susan Wooden, Pamela Mickle, Jill Drysdale, Mary Southcott, Cathy Read, Melanie Ann Hackney; one, Cathy Ecker, Debi Wooden, Mary Southcott. Elementary, Kathleen Burke, Michelle Lafreniere; primary, Gayle Ecker and Heather Scott. Publication of a new weekly newspaper for the village of Grand Bend will begin to- morrow (Friday, June 12), ac- cording to Wilma D. Dinnin, who will be editor and publisher of the paper. Patterned after the original H o 1 i day which appeared in Grand Bend for several sum- mers, the paper will be a six- column tabloid. Former Holiday newspapers were published by The Exeter Times-Advocate, with a series of editors; Don Hawkes, Liz Touchette and then William Bat- ten, who is now editor of The. Exeter Times-Advocate. Miss Dinnin worked 11 years with the Clinton News-Record, and for the past year has lived in Grand Bend where she is secretary of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Com- merce. She also serves as the re- sort's representative for the London Free Press,Sarnia Ob- server, Exeter Times-Advo- cate and Zurich Citizens News. Printing of the new Holiday will be done in the modern offset printing plant of The Exeter Times-Advocate. It will be a free circulation paper in the village and resort area during the summer - how- ever, subscriptions are being accepted for year round deliv- ery both loca 11 y and out-of- town. Staggering land prices scaring industry Presiding in Exeter court, Tuesday, Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, handed out fines totalling $255 against area resi- dents for a variety of charges. Gerald Douglas Cooper, 20, Exeter, was fined $35 and costs of $7.50 when he pleaded guilty to having illegal possession of liquor in Exeter on May 26. Constable Harry VanBergen testified the youth held a beer bottle out of the car and emptied it on the ground and then threw it away when the accused saw the police officer approaching. The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Magistrate Hays remonstrat- ed Cooper for his "ugly act" of marring the beauty of the town by throwing the bottle out of the car. Another area youth, 17-year- old Milo Westlake, was fined $25 and costs of $7.50 when he pleaded guilty to careless driv- ing. His driver's permit was also suspended for a period of two months. Westlake had been driving through Dashwood on May 18 when his car went off the road and struck a tree. A female passenger was slightly injured in the crash. The accused told the court he had turned his attention to the passenger prior to the car going into the ditch. He also said the steering mechanism was "acting up". OPP constable William Glassford investigated. Evi- dence revealed the youth had three previous accidents. He now works in London. land for industry was scaring most of them off. President Ross Tuckey said it was difficult to find suitable property and "the minute we cating in Exeter. However, 1 at e r discussion revealed that the exorbitant prices being asked by district property owners for suitable At the annual meeting of the Exeter Industrial Development Corporation, Thursday, it was announced that four industries are presently interested in loe out the many expenses the Cor- poration executive faced in their work of enticing industry to Exeter. "We can't get by on$500," he s aid. Claude Farrow, manager of the Corporation, ended the dis- cussion when he expressed the opinion members of council weren't "too tough" and would probably give more money if the need was shown. FINED $60 John Murray Taylor, 23, Lon- don, also pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving and was fined $60 and costs of $7.50 for an incident in Hay Township on May 18. Taylor collided with a car driven by John Wittaker, 17, RR 2 Hensall, at an intersection on the fourth concession, Both drivers were injured as were John and Robert McKenzie, both REVIEWS YEAR President Tuckey •reviewed the work of the past year and the acts of the directors were ratified unanimously by those — Please turn to back page Arrangements made for 14-church event Chief C. H. MacKenzie stated this week the deadline has pass- ed for youngsters to get their new licendes for bicycles for 1964. The deadline for the compul- sory plates was May 31, al- though the Chief indicated the force would give some leniency to those who may have forgotten. The plates are available at the police office. * * * Area youth activities dropped off to a slow pace this week. Reason: students in most area schools are in the midst of writing final examinations. Examiha.tione will conclude at Exeter Public School thie Week- end for most, and Most high school students will also be finished. afield 13 Stitclontg haled over a week left. Accept sketches for Hay addition At a meeting held Thursday in the Hay Township offices in Zurich, it was agreed by the Hay school area board to accept preliminary sketches by the architects retained by the board, Riddle, Connor, Falls and Irvine, of London. These plans will be submitted to the department of education for approval. They have already been ap- proved by the Huron County health unit. The new addition consists of two claesrooms and a play- room and is designed to make the future demolition of the old building relatively easy. Soil tests will be completed this week in connection with drainage requirements under the supervision of the school inspector, Gil Burrows, and an official of the health unit. Plans also include the closing Of the street to the north of the school. This will enlarge the property size considerably and will proVide for the construction Of the playroom or general per., pose rooms. A combined nurse's end teadhers' room will be con- structed. sently attending London Bible and Mission College, from where he will graduate next year with a Bachelor of Sacred Music. Chairmen for the event are Rev. A. M. Schlenker, Crediton, and Rev. Robert Hiltz, Exeter. Other officers include: Pastor Stanley Sauder, Exe- ter; Gordon Marquardt, Exeter; Alvin Cudmore, Hensall; Rev. H. VanFarrow, Exeter; Rev. L. Talbot, Exeter; Morley Hall, Exeter; Edgar Cudmore, Hen- sall; Lorne Bray, Thames Road; Rev. W. J. Stephenson, Exeter. Another prayer needing is scheduled for this Sunday at 8;00 when Rev. Robert Hiltz will conduct it in his own church, Main Street United, Exeter. This Friday, Pastor Orville Jantzi, Zurich Mennonite church, will speak on CKNX radio at 9:16 a.m. and on TV at 10:55. All next week, area inhesters will be heard each day at these times on the Wieghani stations. Prayer meetings and coun- sellor courses, being held in conjunction with the upcoming Crusade for Christ, have been Well attended according to Ed- gar CielmOre, Hensall, publicity chairman. The meetings have been held in several of the 14 churches in South Huron which are come binieg to sponsor the week long Crusade which starts on Sunday, June 21 in the Exeter arena. That initial service will be at 3;00 p.m. and evening ser- vices Will be held the following Monday to Friday at 8;80 p.nt. The Crusade concludes with a closing service on June 28 at 8;00 p.m. Speaker at the interdeteen- inetionel event will be Rev. JiM Wilson, executive director of the.Hamilton Youth for Christ. In 1963 this "energetic your Cleeit was appointed to leed an international team of youths to Aeie. Selig direeter and ehoit lead- et the Cleitade le Gottlieb, Toronto, who is pree Announcements . • 12 Church Notices , 12 Coming Events . 12 Editeriale 4 4 4' 4 4 v 0 .0 2 Feminine 'Facts N Vendee 8,9 Hensall , . 40'040440404 4 Lucan if 4 4' i 4 4 4 4 13 Sports r 1r 1i, • tr 4 6 Want Ads 10,11 look at any property the price mushrooms on us". Larry Snider also told the 32 persons in attendance that they would be surprised how the price of land goes up when owners think they may be able to sell to an industry. He told of one case where the Corporation had leased four acres of land for the fantastic figure of $15,000. "That's discouraging,"Snid- er stated emphatically. Snider was also critical of town council's decision to cut the grant to the Corporation from $1,000 to $500. "They May just as well have kicked us in the teeth," he commented. The debate on the grant arose after Mayor Eldrid Simmons told the meeting he had been the main instigator in having the grant reduced this year. He said his decision was based on the opinion that the town as a whole would not benefit by a reduction in taxes from any industry locating in Exeter. He said the businessmen and wage earners were the only ones who would benefit and they were the ones who should sponsor the Corporation financially as well as morally. Simmons said the benefits from industry would not come Into the pockets of the retired residents of the community. He agreed that the Corpora- tion needed finances to meet the expenses of the men who spend their time following, up leads, but again contended it Was up to thoee who would benefit to back the Corperation. Snider disagreed with this thinking, replying that the whole town would benefit from a new industry. "The whole town therefore hee a right to help pay in trying tie get industry into thisplade," he stated. He concluded his argument by Stating council should have increased the grant to $1,500 rether than cutting it, pointing Alf Warner, Bayfield, sec- retary-treasurer of the Huron County Hog Producers Associa- tion and a provincial director of the Hog Marketing board lost five pigs in a $40,000 barn fire at his farm, Tuesday. Cause of the fire, which also destroyed 300 chickens, was un- known. Mr. and Mrs. Warner were in Goderich at the time. * * * Mrs. E. V. McL. Smith will celebrate her 92nd birthday on June 20 in Toronto, where she resides with her two daughters and a niece at 37 Kilbarry Road. She was born in LIMO in 1872, the daughter of the' late Dr. and MrS. Thomas Hoesack. She married the Rev. E. F. McL. Smith, who was the Min- ister of thepresbyteriaachkirch in liensall from 1904 to 1917. Local Bible scholars cop trophy A handsome trophy was won Saturdae by'members of the HSDHS Bible Club when they defeated a team frOin Hanover to win the HUrOheBruceeGrey title, The quizzing was on the book of Ephosia.ne and the Huron winners had to face the 'northe'rn champions in a two-night contest. The lode' teani Was coached by Edgar Cudmore, shown here holding the trophy with Shirley Sauder, captain. Stending from the loft are; Betty Hamilton, lefercia. Seeder, Rae Seeder, Lynda Blanshard and Sylvia Canna The three Saucier children all Won free trips to cater) this sterreer with their per- forliiiiiideg hi the Ilifietel donipetitieee Marcia and Rat memorized the entire six chaptersp of the bOOk. e-T-A photo