The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-10-15, Page 9REV. GANDON
Prac#ices his preaching
cleric runs for council
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shrug their shoulders,
"If National Thanksgiving is,
to be more than a farce, if
patriotism is to be more than
flag-waving, then we must be
prepared to get involved. TOO,
few people are interested
enough in their country or com-
munity to take an active part in
its affairs, or even to encourage
those who do.
"Let me say that the convic-
tions on which this sermon is
founded have led me to the
decision that I should offer
myself as a candidate for coun-
cil at the next election.
"For each person the area
of response will probably lie
in a different direction, but I
suggest that unless you are
willing to respond in some way,
unless you are prepared to show
some interest and concern in
some area of communal life,
then your celebration of Nation-
al Thanksgiving will be but one
more excuse for empty and
meaningless merry-making."
SHOW GOOD AND BAD SIDE OF RES
Businessmen will
`share' Christmas
Coulter receives
suspended' term.
A Grand Bend YPuthi charged
With assaulting a provincial PP,
4Pe constable efter the Riot
Act was read there: a the Labor
Day weekend, was given a year's
Suspended' sentence and placed
on Probation for one year.
Rodney Couter, 18, was also
ordered not to return to grand
Bend during the period of his
probation.
The sentence was hande
down Friday in Sarni a by Magis-!
trate J. C. Dunlap, who had found
the youth guiity the week pre,
viously,
Magistrate Dunlap also in..
structed the resort youth to
abstain from drinking alcohol
and to remain with his present
employers and move with them
when their project at Grand
Bend is completed.
coulter is employed by a
firm installing pipeline at Grand
Bend for the OWRC Lake Huron
system.
The youth was °barged with
assaulting Constable Dar r yl
Stott, a member of the sum-
mer provincial police detach-
ment at Grand Bend. Testimony
was given that Coulter was spot-
ted on the roof of a restaurant
after the Riot Act had been
read.
Earlier this summer, Coulter
had been placed on a nine-
month suspended sentence and
ordered to pay $220 in dental
bills after he had hit a Toronto
man in the mouth.
The youth also appeared be-
fore Magistrate A. S. Pearson
twice for consuming alcohol
while under the age of 21.
On the second appearance he
was fined $100.
same amounts the following
week.
On November 21, there will
be six draws for $25 each and
another two draws in each of the
next two weeks. The campaign
will close December 12 with
six draws for $25 each.
The group voted in favour of
having more draws with small-
er prizes in a move to spread
the benefits of their Christmas
promotion among more area
shoppers.
In a sermon Sunday morning
on the subject of National
Thanksgiving, the Rev. J. Philip
9021.09n, rector of the Anglican
parish of Exeter and liensall,
told his congregation he was
planning to Offer himself as a.
Candidate for Exeter town. pep-
cll at the next election.
In the sermon, he stressed
the fact that thankfulness in-
volves responsibility. "We can-
not," he said, "dodge the social
and political implications elthe
Christian faith!!!
"We seek to follow aGodwhO
has revealed to us that He is
interested and deeply concerned
in every area of human life.
How, then, can we who bear His
name do anything other than
express our thankfulness by a
similar interest and concern?"
Rev, Gandon, who served on
the public school board at Sand!.
wich East near Windsor, said
he had no criticism to find with
the present council and this was
not his reason for seeking
office.
"I can't encoarage others
unless I am prepared to take an
interest myself," he explained.
He has attended about five
council meetings recently as an
observer explaining this was
his way of sheNying interest and
concern in the affairs of the
community.
How few people are willing to
do even this," he commented to
his congregation.
The local cleric said that
following God's concern in
every area of human life may
mean getting involved in social
programs for the benefit of
certain groups of our fellows in
need. He stated it may also
mean giving active leadership
or help in community youth
activities or getting involved
in either federal, provincial or
local politics.
His sermon continued;
"Too often Christians talk
about the corruption and graft
of politics and shrug their
shoulders, shaking off the idea
of politics as a dirty word. If
politics does get dirty, is the
reason not to be found in the
fact that too many Christians
are too apathetic to get in-
Steer, fence
stop drivers
Participate in chapel opening at museum
T. Harry Hoffman, Dashwood, was a busy man at the opening of the Mary-Ellen Memorial Chapel
at Peter Eisenbach's museum at Grand Bend, Monday. He acted as master of ceremonies and also
rendered a solo. Accompanying him on an organ built in 1880 is Mrs. Beatrice Hess, Zurich.
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Suspend youth's permit
for squealing car tires
Star article
draws criticism
A feature story in this week's
issue of the Canadian Weekly,
written for the Toronto Star
pictorial magazine by Robert
Thomas Allen, describes Grand
Bend as a beach resort where
young people gather to "parade
in bikinis, dance, make love and
pack hotels and cabins".
Entitled "Grand Bend . .
where the Boys and Girls Are",
the article explains that the in-
hibitions displayed by the
throngs of young people are not
far removed from those of the
Indians of the time of Cham-
plain.
Allen quoted Champlain's de-
scription of the Indians in 1615
as follows: "When night comes,
the young women run from one
cabin to another, as do the young
men on their part, visiting any
girls they please. They incur
no ill repute or insult for it,
for it is the custom of the coun-
try."
Following a weekend visit to
Grand Bend this summer, Allen
concluded that "I found that
things haven't changed much in
the past 350 years".
The story goes on to explain
the antics of the sex-hunting
"braves", the grim-lipped OPP
officers, a description of the
court proceedings for members
of the $27.50 club, the rowdi-
ness in some resort hotels and
other characteristics to be
found in "this 20th century
phenomenon".
As may be expected, Allen's
story is not meeting with many
kind words by resort residents
and businessmen, many of whom
already fear what may happen
following the over-playing of
their Labour Day troubles in
news media across the nation.
Sales of the publication this
week have been brisk and W.
F. B. MacLaren reported the
supply at his drugstore was
depleted by Tuesday noon.
"It's not the type of adver-
tisement I like to see for Grand
Bend, the pharmacist noted, but
went on to point out that Allen's
article was a "fair enough com-
mentary" of one side of the re-
sort life on a summer holiday
weekend.
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Highway 83 and tossed the cob
out at a car driven by James
Cook, Stratford.
The accused was apprehended
later in Grand Bend and charg-
ed.
He explained his own actions
as "stupid horseplay".
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A 16-year-old Exeter youth
lost his driving privileges for
two weeks and paid a fine of
$20 when he appeared before
Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C.,
in Exeter court Tuesday.
Brian Sweitzer pleaded guilty
to the charge of causing un-
necessary noise by squealing
his car tires and took the brunt
of a crack-down for such of-
fences.
Magistrate Hays had warned
With the stress again on
"sharing" Christmas and pro-
moting earlier shopping, the
Exeter Businessmen's As-
sociation met Tuesday night to
draft plans for the coming shop-
ping season.
Another big giveaway is
planned for this year, and again
the big winners will be starving
and underprivileged orphans in
various countries which are
aided through the Foster Par-
ent Plan. A similar plan was
followed in 1961 and met with
much praise.
The local businessmen de-
cided to sponsor six orphans
this year with each receiving
$50, bringing the total to $300
which they will give to the poor
unfortunates.
Another $500 was set aside
for several draws to be held
throughout the shopping season,
and here too the emphasis is on
more sharing.
Rather than one or two major
prizes such has been the prac-
tice in previous years, the group
decided to split the shares into
smaller portions to spread it
among more people.
No less than 20 shoppers will
be eligible for $25 cash awards
in draws to be made in Novem-
ber and December.
In an effort to match com-
petition from other c entres
which promote early shopping,
the Association voted in favour
of commencing the draws on the
first Saturday in November.
On this date two draws will
be made for $25 each and an-
other two people will win the
Chapel service
attracts crowd
Peter Eisenbach rang the
church bell at the recently con-
structed chapel in connection
with his popular museum at
Grand Bend, Monday, and for-
tunately he had waited until the
service was about ready to
begin before ringing the bell.
If the bell had been rung
earlier to beckon more to the
impressive dedication service,
there wouldn't have been room
for them.
The quaint chapel with its
antique furnishings was filled
to capacity by 165 people, an-
other 10 to 15 huddled up to
the door to hear the proceedings
and another 30 to 35 had to sit
in another part of the museum
to hear the speeches over a
loudspeaker system.
"It's a wonderful day for
me," stated the kindly owner
of the extensive museum, in his
only formal address to the
crowd. But few of the 225 per-
sons left the grounds without
shaking hands and engaging in
conversation with Peter, and It
was evident from his smile
that he was practically over-
whelmed by the turnout.
Harry Hoffman, Dashwood,
who acted as master of cere-
monies, confided that Peter had
expressed doubts in the morning
that anyone would show up, but
for most of the clergy taking
part, it was probably the fullest
church they've seen for some
time.
The chapel will be known as
the Mary-Ellen Memorial Cha-
pel, in memory of the owner's
mother and mother-in-law.
A window was also dedicated
in memory of each and also
in memory of Peter's late wife,
Mrs. Pearl Eisenbach and a
former Grand Bend minister,
Rev. S. A. and Mrs. Carriere.
The impressive service in the
inter-denominational chapel
started with the dedication of the
building itself by Mr. Hoffman,
followed by invocation and
blessing by Right Rev. Mon-
signor J. A. Feeney, D. P.,
London.
He praised the opening of
the chapel and noted it carne at
a time when his church (Roman
Catholic) had decided to ask all
persons to pray for Christian
unity.
"The time for unity is now,"
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LONGER HOURS
The group also set longer
shopping hours to match those
of other centres.
They voted to remain open
all day Wednesday throughout
December, every Friday and
Saturday night until 9:00 p.m.
and a 9:00 p.m. closing for the
10 shopping days prior to
Christmas.
In other business, the group
decided:
To carry on bus service to
the permanent married quar-
ters at RCAF Centralia as in
previous years.
Gave authority for the Exeter
PUC to spend up to $150 on
their behalf for more street
decoration. The new lights to
be purchased will be installed
in the new standards at the
southern entrance.
Asked the past presidents to
bring in a slate of officers for
the 1965 executive.
The meeting was a dinner
session held at the Caven Pres-
byterian Church, with 24 mem-
bers present.
Gravel truck lands on top of car
Thanksgiving was
a time for just that
Area youth dies in violent crash
of the crash and were credited
with saving the life of Brander,
until Dr. R. W. Read, Exeter,
arrived and had the youth re-
moved to South Huron Hospital
by Hoffman Ambulance, Dash-
wood.
earlier he would crack down
on offenders following a move
on July 1, which gave him
authority to impose fines of up
to $100 plus a license suspen-
sion.
OPP Constable John Wright
told the court Sweitzer was
squealing his tires sever al
times on October 1 as he was
followed around Exeter by the
officer.
Another local youth, Larry
Dobson, also 16, was fined $30
for a similar charge brought
against him by C onst able
Wright.
The officer told the court
he saw a car proceeding east
on the C rediton road near Shipka
on September 27 and the car
was back-firing.
While it was suggested cer-
tain parts of the youth's car
were worn out and causing the
trouble, Magistrate Hays noted
he knew of the condition and
should have acted accordingly.
John Pym, on whose field
the accident vehicles landed,
heard the crash while working
in the driving shed at his farm.
He raced out to see the two
vehicles in a cloud of steam
— apparently from a smashed
radiator.
After telling his wife to call
police, he raced to the scene.
At the same time, five mem-
bers of the Usborne Township
work crew were racing to the
scene.
They had been working around
a bridge construction site about
one-quarter of a mile from the
scene of the crash and at first
Only one driver remained at
the scene of each of three ac-
cidents investigated by mem-
bers of the Exeter OPP de-
tachment this week.
However, only one was listed
as a hit and run case. The other
two involved a cow and a fence
and only one car in each.
Early Friday morning at
about 1:30 a.m. William Ril-
lett, Crediton, missed the curve
in the road at the south side of
RCAF Centralia and crashed
into the fence.
He was westbound and the
road turns at a right angle at
the airport.
Damage to his car was listed
as $75 and an identical total to
the fence.
The hit and run was reported
Saturday at 12:5'7 a.m. and in-
volved a car driven by John
Arthur Preater, London.
He was northbound on High-
way 4 and a car travelling south
sideswiped his auto and caused
about $200 damage to it.
The London man reported to
police the other car crossed the
centre line before the collision.
It happened near the intersec-
tion of the Crediton road.
A steer valued at $185 had to
be destroyed after being struck
by a car on the townline between
Usborne and Hibbert Townships
on Sunday evening.
Kenneth H. Bearss, RR 1
Science Hill, told police the
steer came onto the road from
the west ditch as he was pro-
ceeding north.
Damage to his vehicle was
estimated at $150. The steer
was owned by James Gardiner,
RR 1 Kirkton.
grain corn would be harvested
in the near future.
Laird Mickle, of E. L. Mickle
& Son Ltd., Hensall, reported
the bean harvest had slowed
down with not much movement
since the snow of last week. He
explained there had been no good
drying weather since then.
He estimated that between
80% to 85% of the area be an
crop had been harvested with
most of the remaining fields in
the area north-east and south-
east of Hensall. However, he
said there were still fields to
be harvested throughout the
area.
The quality of the crop was
reported as being one or two
bushel per acre higher than last
year, although many of the fields
were "spotty".
The Hensall dealer said the
acreage ran anywhere from 10
to 40 bushel per acre.
He said farmers need not
fear any frost damage to bean
crops that are ripe. "Frost
won't spoil the quality of beans
that are ripe," he said.
Thanksgiving 1964 was simi-
lar to most for area farmers in
that it was a time to look back
on another good year.
"We have nothing to complain
about," stated Doug Miles, ag-
ricultural representative, in
reference to this year's overall
harvest picture.
He said Huron farmers gen-
erally had an "awfully good"
year with many of the area
crops away ahead of those in
any other place.
Miles noted that farmers did
have troubles getting some of
the harvest off due to poor
weather conditions, but added
it had not affected them ad-
versely. They also overcame
scares from a multitude of plant
insects and bugs.
He said Huron farmers would
have a bountiful supply of feed
for the coming winter, which is
something that farmers in the
eastern part of Ontario will not
enjoy.
"The corn was never better,"
he concluded, adding that there
were still some silos to fill and
District youths
enter competition
Several 4-H members from
this area will be among the
over 500 who will compete at the
34th annual inter-club 4-H com-
petitions at the University of
Guelph; Friday.
The competitions are one of
the "highlights" of 4-H agri-
cultural club activity in Ontario.
Competitions will be in dairy,
beef, swine, field crops, grain,
potato, tractor maintenance,
forestry, fruit and electr ic
clubs.
The youths compete in teams
of two and are required to judge
a number of classes or take a
practical test, as well as answer
questions related to their club
project.
Trophies will be presented to
the winning teams at a.banquet
at the conclusion of the compe-
titions. Contestants will be the
top members among the 783
4-H clubs.
D. H. Miles, agriculture rep-
resentative, and his assistant,
Don Pullen, will accompany the
youths along with volunteers,
such as Fred Delbridge and
Maurice Love, from this area.
Area competitors include the
following:
Stephen grain club, Neil Mc-
Allister and Jim Neil; Exeter
tractor, John Langford and
Robert Heckman; Exeter sweet
corn, Kathryn Oke and Keith
Strang; Exeter electric, Ann
Fairbairn and Ken Oke; Zurich
calf, L a r r y McClinchey and
Joan Elliott; senior swine, Jim
Broadfoot and Tom Riley.
Drop charges
over Riot Act
Charges against three men
and a youth accused of failing
to respond to a reading of the
Riot Act at Grand Bend, on
Labor Day weekend, were with-
drawn in Sarnia court, Tuesday,
by Lambton Crown Attorney
S. A. K. Logan.
The charges had been laid
against Robert Albert Fisher,
18, of RR 2, Wyoming; Edward
John Minielly, 21, of RR 8, Wat-
ford; David Harlan Irwin, 23,
of 44 Bartlett St., St. Cath-
arines; and Joseph H. J. A.
Louis Matte, 23, of the RCAF
Station, Centralia.
Youngster hurt
crossing street
Murray Heist, of London, for-
merly of Stephen Township, was
hit by a car Friday while cross-
ing the street on his way home
from school.
He was seriously injured with
a leg and arm fracture and in-
ternal injuries, and is a patient
in V ictoria Hospital.
Murray is a grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Wellington H al s t.
Auto display
this weekend
HUSBAND FINED
Herbert Harlton, 82, Shipka,
pleaded guilty to a charge of
failure to make a safe left turn
and was fined $20 and costs.
Mrs. Harlton died following
the accident which resulted in
the charge. The couple had been
travelling south on Highway 81
on September 4 and were mak-
ing a left turn onto the Crediton
road when struck by a car driven
by Brian R. Farmer, 18, Lon-
don.
Farmer had been northbound
when the couple pulled across
in front of his path. Mrs. Harl-
ton died from injuries sustained
in the violent crash.
A "mischief" charge against
Paul James, Port Credit, re-
sulted in a suspended sentence
for him and an order to pay
damages of $115 caused when
he threw a corn cob through
another motorist's windshield.
Constable Bill Glassford tes-
tified James had been an occu-
pant in a car travelling east on
believed the Brander car had
rolled into the ditch, as it had
only passed them seconds be-
fore.
The men saw a man later
identified as Broom racing
down the road towards them and
immediately left to investigate,
with road superintendent W. J.
Routly in the township truck
with Lavern "Jiggs" Kellett,
Hubert Hunter and Alvin Ful-
ton.
John Batten, who had been
working with the township grad-
er, followed with his machine.
Arriving at the scene also
was Gerry Reid, another gravel
truck operator, who had been
drawing gravel to the bridge
site.
Reid and the others hooked
a cable to the grader and Batten
pulled the truck off the car.
Seeing the two men trapped
in the car, Ernest Pym went
home and returned with a hack-
saw and they cut the front post
of the car to relieve some .of
the pressure from Brander.
Dr. Read arrived and super-
vised the removal of tile trapped
driver, and pronounced Gilfil-
lan dead at the scene. Brander
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Dredge sinks
to lake bottom
Rough Lake Huron water
Tuesday' prevented attempts to
raise a 1204oOt long dredge
owned by the Canadian Dredge
and Dock ConipanY Ltd., of
Toronto, :which sank in 12 feet
of water Saturday:
The dredge was being used
in construction of the intake pipe
'for the Lake Huron pipeline to
London.
It began listing ShOttlY after
workmen arrived at the site
about 7 a.m. and went ckiVin
AO one hour later nearly
1,666 'feet Offshore.
Another attempt at bringing
the large machine up from the
hike bottom was planned yeS ,
ter&y.
Grief Comes in threes!
This oft proven theory was
again proven to be no myth as
the outcome of one of the most
violent crashes in the area was
recorded late Friday afternoon
at an Usborne Township inter-
section about three and a half
miles north-east of Exeter.
Dead in the crash was Grant
Gilfillan, 18, of Winchelsea,
and he was the third citizen of
that small Usborne community
to die in the past month. The
others were Newton Clarke and
John Coward.
Gilfillan was a passenger in
a car driven by Herman Brand-
er, 18, RR 2 Mitchell, which
was in collision with a loaded
gravel truck driven by Ken
Broom, Hensall.
The accident brought to three
the total number of mishaps
that have plagued the Broom
family in the past Imo years.
His wile was seriously hurt in
a crash in Exeter in October,
1962, while Broom was the
driver of a car which acci-
dentally ran over an infant in
the Lucan area early this sum-
mer.
Broom was apparently pro-
ceeding south on the conces-
sion road, 2 1/2 miles east of
Highway 4, while Brander and
Gilfillan were proceeding east
on the concession road 11/2
miles north of Highway 83 when
they collided.
Time of the crash was given
as a feW minutes after 5:00 p.m.
The par and truck ended up
in the south-east corner of the
intersection, with the truck and
some of its six tons of gravel
resting on top of the flattened
ear.
Within a matter of minutes,
about 10 men were at the scene
Besides having an opportunity
to view all the new car models,
area residents will get some
top entertainment and a view of
two populth, dragsters at the any
nual Exeter Kinsmen car show
to be held in the arena this week.
This yeaOS show will be
featured on two nights
day and Friday,
Cal Wein reported there
would be about 30 new models
on display, exhibited by all area
auto dealers:
Headlining the ThtiradaY show
will be Earl Heywood end his
wile, popular CKNX radio and
TV stars. Earl is a native of
thiS area and .alWays attracts
a large crowd teperfOrmances.
On Friday 'night, Bill Brady,
a CFPL, diSe jockey will be On
hand to amuse the crowd with
his overflowing
Besides the new model cars
on 'display; two drag racers will
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Coming EVents . • .. . 12
Editorials 2
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Lucan . • . • • . 7
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