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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-05-27, Page 1Court relaxes probation terms for youth's wedding of $15.50 when found guilty by Magistrate Hays of making a dangerous left turn on May 12 A l'7-year-old Exeter youth was given a suspended sentence of two years and ordered to post a bond of $500 after pleading guilty to a charge of break, enter and theft in Exeter court, Tuesday. Philip Wayne Davis will also have to report to the Heron County probation officer every two weeks, but Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., agreed to drop this stipulation in June as the youth plans to be married. Evidence given by OPP Con- stable John Wright indicated Davis had been the driver of a car used to haul goods taken from the H ens all arena on March 2. Lay charge over fatality Were you included? off the road and landed in afield. Hislop admitted he had been drinking, but claimed the acci- dent happened when he fell asleep at the wheel. The charges were laid by OPP Constable Harry Reid. A fine of $15 was levied against James Smith, Zurich, who pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to share the road on April 3. He was proceeding south on Highway 4 and ran into a north- bound department of highways plow driven by Kenneth Klein- feldt, Exeter. Damage to the car was $600 and $200 to the plow. Smith said he did not recall anything about the accident and was represented in court by Goderich lawyer, D. T. Murphy. OPP Constable Reid was the investigating officer. Two other men who did the actual breaking in to steal cigars, candy, gum, etc., have previously been sentenced, one to a three-year term in peni- tentiary. The officer reported the two men returned to the car driven by Davis and the loot was taken to an old barn near Zurich, but was later transferred to London and sold. Davis received none of the proceeds. Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., who represented the youth, indicated he was in bad company with the older boys and got in deeper than he realized he would. Crown Attorney W. G. Coch- rane stated the boy was easily led and figured he was not able to cope with the situation after he became involved. Mr. Bell asked for leniency and Mr. Cochrane agreed, even though he noted Davis did wrong in aiding the actual participants. Magistrate Hays remarked that if it waa not for persons like Davis, maybe things like this would not be perpetrated as easily. He emphasized the burden of carrying a criminal record and said this should act as a deterrent for others. Summer help Dave Wood, St. Catharines, has been named summer assistant to Ausable River Conservation field officer Terry McCauley. Wood just completed his first year in an honours geography course at McMaster University, Hamilton. --T-A photo point of impact seven feet north of the actual intersection and noted the accused lost consid- erable personal affects and had his car burned to scrap. P. L. Raymond, representing the accused, asked for a dis- missal of the charge after say- ing the Crown had failed to prove any neglect on the part of his client. He maintained that Hodgins should have taken advantage of the highway extension used for passing. Magistrate Hays stated the accused should have seen the huge truck in his rear mirror and should not have attempted the turn. He also pointed out it was a mistake for Lefort to have passed the truck in the first place when he intended to make a turn so soon. Several other cases slated for hearing Tuesday were adjourn- ed until June 22. This was an- nounced as the next court date at the Highway 4 and RCAF sideroad intersection. Lefort's car was hit by a large gravel truck driven by John Hodgins, Exeter, and burst , into flames, while the gravel truck landed up in the ditch. Hodgins said Lefort passed him about 1,000 feet south of the intersection and then turned left onto the sideroad. He re- ported the accused had not sig- nalled the turn, and it was impossible to get the truck stopped as it and the load weigh- ed 75,000 pounds. R. E. Gladstone, who wit- nessed the accident, said he had the impression the truck's speed was "quite high" and also that the Lefort car braked a little faster than moderately. He also testified Lefort had his signal light on. Another witness, Fred Ham- lin, testified similar to Glad- stone but stated he was not as attentive as to the details. OPP Cpl. C. J. Mitchell told the court he established the Peter Zwaan, 26, RR 2 Hen- sail, has been charged with careless driving following an accident which resulted in the death of a five-year-old Hensall area girl last week. Zwaan was the driver of a car which struck Kimberley Corbett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Corbett, RR 1 Exe- ter, in front of the Hensall post office on Tuesday noon. The little girl died in Vic- toria Hospital from injuries suffered in the mishap. Cpl. C. J. Mitchell, head of the Exeter OPP detachment, laid the charge, and Zwaan will appear in court on June 21. DANGEROUS TURN A RCAF Centralia summer trainee from Kingston, Joseph Lefort, was fined $10 and costs Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 27, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Don't even need bait This lad looking out into the waters of Lake Huron at Grand Bend may be dreaming about catching some of the big fish out there, but he doesn't have to go far to look for smaller ones. There are countless thousands of them washed up on the beaches and up in Georgian Bay they are reported as being knee deep on the shore. The fish are alewives or gizzard shad and it is reported they die whenever the water temperature changes two to four degrees while they are spawning in the spring. Millions more of the fish are said to be floating in the lake, being washed ashore on each wave. --T-A photo Hensall, Zurich again advised to investigate sewage disposal Roberts views site of resort's 'issue' Weekend crashes leave two injured GRAND BEND Proposal for a $2,500 set of washrooms at the public beach at the south of Grand Bend piers is being protested by rate- payers in the area. Council proposes building at the end of Lake Road. Headed by Ian Coles, Lon- don and Southcott Pines, and a former councillor of Grand Bend, the summer home owners have petitioned the department of lands and forests in protest of the structure. The Hon. Kelso Roberts, On- tario minister of Lands and Forests, received the petition and came by air to Grand Bend Airport last Thursday morning. He met with council and toured both the present washrooms on the north beach, and the site of the proposed ones on the south beach. After dinner with coun- cil and members of the de- partment staff at the Green Forest Motor Hotel, he return- ed to Toronto to join the after- noon session of the legislature. A special council meeting was held Friday night with pro- testing residents invited. About pottage subdivisions along Lake Huron. Three such systems, operat- ed by Lorne Kleinstiver, Dash- wood; G. A. Smith, RR 2 Zur- ich; N. Turnbull, Grand Bend, were reported as being "chem- ically and bacteriologically sat- isfactory in 1964" and the same report was given of the Zurich water system. However, the report explain- ed that 1964 samples taken at Hensel]. "indicate periodic con- tamination" and recommended metering of the pumps and ad- ditional sampling. Each of the village water systems have about 300 ser- vices. Noting the recreational and agricultural use of water- courses in the township, the report said such use makes the control of pollution ex- tremely important. CARELESS DRIVERS Two drivers were fined on charges of careless driving, to which they had pleaded guilty. Stuart Switzer, RR 2 Dash- wood, was fined $1.5 and costs of $1.50 following a collision on Exeter's Main Street at the Victoria St. intersection on April 13. He was driving a gravel truck at the time and smashed into the rear of a car driven by Gar Johnston, Exeter, who was stop- ped waiting for a car in front of him to make a left turn. Johnston's mother, Mrs. Emma Johnston, suffered minor injuries in the crash, which resulted in damage to the car of about $800 according to Con- stable Harry VanBergen, who investigated. Exeter lawyer E. D. Bell represented the accused and explained that he had mis- calculated the distance because of a long gravel truck ahead. Gordon Hislop, Wroxeter, paid $25 and costs of $7.50 on a careless driving charge and also the same amounts on a second charge of having liquor in a place other than his resi- dence. He had been travelling on Highway 4 when his car ran With the wedding, graduation and bowling banquet season upon us, The T-A thinks it may have set some sort of record with last week's publication. That issue contained the pic- tures of some 231 people, all from this immediate area. Some, such as the graduation and wedding photos, m ark e d memorable occasions in young peoples' lives. The bowl in g photos noted special team and individual achievements, as did some of the other pictures in the issue. Unfortunately, the pictures helped tell stories less plea- sant. There was the one of a five-year-old girl killed, others showing storm damage to peoples' property and posses- sions and the note that Exeter's veteran clerk-treasurer, C. V Pickard, was retiring. It was what could be termed a normal week in a normal dis- trict, reported as normal in the weekly newspaper that is con- cerned with all events in its readership area. But, if we may be allowed to toot our horn a bit, the number of those pictured in the paper was a bit more than normal. 14 attended, with Coles leading the debate. Cottagers resent any intru- sion on their privacy, and feel that public restrooms on the beach below their homes, might be unpleasant. They feel it may be the "thin edge of the wedge" to introduce commercial ac- tivities to the south side of the village, where a certain amount of residential privacy has be- come traditional. Terry Ferris, London, who has property near the proposed site, was concerned about fu- ture plans for the area, and suggested finding another site, which would serve the river marina area, as well. Others addressing council in- cluded Mrs. Hodgins, whose property is alongside Lake Road; Mr. and Mrs. Clive Dace and Harry Smith. Reeve Stewart Webb explain- ed that plans were to have the building open only while the beach was protected by life- guard service, probably from 10 am until 6 pm. Councillor Orval Wessman reassured the home owners by stating that there were no plans to make the south beach acom- mercial area. Councillor Emerson Dealer- dine noted that since no plans were being made for more park- ing, the washroom would not attract more people to the beach, but would make it more — Please turn to back page Fish cluttering resort's beach The best laid plans of mice and men — and of public works officials — can go awry! Horrid little dead fish which have plagued the shores of Lake Huron from Owen Sound toSar- rile, and also on the St. Clair River throughout the spring,fl- nally washed ashore at Grand Bend beach, to mar the excep- tionally clean sand just in time for the holiday. Grand Bend streets depart- ment, headed by Wellwood Gill, had cleaned the beach, the snow- fence was down, and the ice which had floated offshore until about ten days ago, had melted, the parking area was enlarged and leveled. Then on Friday, the dead fish floated ashore. Speedy calls for extra men, and the shoreline was cleaned com- pletely by earlySaturday morn- ing. And almost immediately more fish floated drearily in. Fishermen at Grand Bend re- port them floating on the sur- face like snowdrifts, or bowls of popcorn. So there will be more dead fish on the shore, and the rakes of the public works department will be used again. crash at the intersection of Highway 4 and the St. Marys road south of Exeter on Sun- day at 1:05 p.m. Cars involved were driven by Edwyn Allan Murray, St. Marys, and Hubert Hunter, RR 3 Exeter. Both vehicles were west bound and Murray had stopped at the corner and was proceed- ing to make a left turn. Hunter's brakes failed as he approached the corner and in attempting to pull out around the other car, collided with it. Myrtle Hunter suffered facial lacerations and damage to the Hunter car was listed at $150 and $200 to the St. Marys ve- hicle. At 2:00 p.m. the same after- noon, two cars collided on High- way 21, about one mile north of — Please turn to back page Heavy traffic in the Grand Bend area over the holiday weekend resulted in four of the five accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment this week. And four of the five were investigated by OPP Constable Harry Reid. The crashes started at 3:55 a.m. on Saturday when a car driven by Carl Parker Faruell, St. Catharines, went off the Sauble Concession Road located south-east of the resort. Farnell told the officer he swerved to miss two dogs and skidded into the ditch, where he hit a tree. Damage to his car was $300 and he sustained an injured left knee and a slight concussion. At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Con- stable John Wright was called to an accident in almost the identical location. Driver in- volved was William Philip Gibbs, Parkhill. He was northbound on acurve in the Sauble Concession road and the wheels dropped off the pavement causing him to lose control. His car went into the ditch and landed up in the river, sustaining tot al damages of $500. An Exeter area woman was slightly injured in a two-car STORM SEWERS The OWRC reports there are no sanitary sewage works inthe township or in either village and as such, the disposal of do- -please turn to back page Attains degree Ross W. Wein, B.S.A., of RR 2 Crediton, a 1965 graduate of the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, received his degree with honours at the first Convoca- tion of the University of Guelph. He will be continuing his studies in the field of Crop Science at the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege. In 1964, the SHDHS gra- duate was one of the 25 Cana- dian students chosen to par- ticipate in Operation Cross- roads Africa. Exeter students Investigate two resort entries Two break-ins at properties along Lake Huron last week netted thieves about $350 in various types of merchandise. Over $300 worth of electrical appliances were taken from a cottage owned by Brian McDon- nell, London, on May 18. Stolen were a portable TV, two heat- ers, toaster, kettle, fry pan and coffee maker. Constable John Wright is in- vestigating. The theft of $50 worth of merchandise from the Sanders Driving Range just north of Grand Bend was reported to police Sunday. A transistor radio, potato chips, cigarettes and gum were taken in the theft. Constable Harry Reid is investigating. Kite hits line —lad burned By George, it's on fire Early start for town kids? Envisage need for split shift Set TB clinics for foodhandlers Chest x-rays for foodhand- lers in the South Huron area will be conducted at the local hospital this Thursday and Fri- day it was announced this week by Huron County Medical Health Officer, Dr. R. M. Aldis. He said that about 100 food- handlers have been personally advised of the clinics, which will be held from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The clinic is free to the work- ers as it is sponsored by the Huron County TB Association from receipts of the Christmas Seal campaign. Restaurant and cafeteria per- sonnel will be taking the x- rays, along with people employ- ed in lounges licensed by the LCHO. About 100 are expected to be x-rayed in South Huron. The tests will be conducted through- out the county at other hospitals as well, with about 400 food- handlers being notified. An eight-year-old Exeter lad miraculously escaped with only small burns to his hands and body when a line on a kite he was flying hit a 4,000-volt hydro wire last Wednesday night. Steven Willert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Willert, 190 Anne Street, was using a steel trolling line on a fishing pole to fly a kite in his back yard when it touched the heavy-duty power line. The electrical shock entered his hands and some came out of his legs as low as his shins. Numerous holes were burned in his pant legs and in the seat of his pants. One leg had 19 burn Marks and his body had a total of 30. The lad was treated at South Huron Hospital and released and was back in school Tuesday morning, apparently suffering no ill effects from his ex- perience. Officials of the Villages of Hensall and Zurich have been advised by the Ontario Water Resources Commission to se- cure a consulting engineer's report on municipal sewage works for their respective com- munities. The recommendation was contained in a water pollution survey taken of Hay Township and its two villages by the OWRC on November 25, 1964. The summary of the survey noted that the OWRC had re- ported back in 1962 that the villages "are major sources of pollution by domestic and in- dustrial wastes". It goes on to say that "there does not appear to have been any consideration given by eith- er municipality to the develop- ment of proper methods of waste disposal". The only other potential source of pollution in the Hay survey was the refuse disposal site operated by Zurich, and the report recommended that care be taken in the operation of the disposal area to insure that contamination of the near- by creek does not occur. The site of the refuse area is located at lot 15 on the 12th concession, southwest of Zur- ich, and is on the banks of the same small creek which re- ceives the effluent from the village storm sewer system. "Although there was no evi- dence of waste materials enter- ing the watercourse," the re- port noted, "care must be exer- cised to insure that dumping is restricted to those areas well removed from the creek." The Ontario Water Resources carries out such surveys rou- tinely, and upon request in an effort to locate and evaluate any existing sources of pollution. "Where sources of pollution are found, corrective action is requested," the introduction notes. The survey involved inter- views with local officials and the sampling of all known or suspected sources of pollution. The staff of the Huron County Health Unit assisted in the sur- vey. The report reviewed the municipal water supplies in both Hensall and Zurich, as well as private systems operated in Is also overcrowded, and how many classrooms maybe inter- upted due to construction on the Vocational addition here. "We can't do anything until things are settled up there (Clinton)", he indicated. However, Mr. Palmer re- ported that compromises would have to be made next year and it would necessitate co-opera- tion from all those involved to carry on the school program during the adversities of the building program and the over- crowded situation. The board was also told an advertisement had been placed for a head of the English de- partment as the teacher hired for this position could not move from his home in Albertadue to, his wife's illness. They commended Palmer for his efforts in hiring 20 new teachers for the staff to fill vacancies and to provide addi- tional staff required by the added enrolment. Average age of the 20 new staff members is 35 and the list indicates that one of them will be teaching Russian next year. A request from the new prin- cipal for additional office equip- ment was presented by Rey. John Boyne, chairman of the property committee, and it was accepted. Included are: a $200 Ditto machine, a $600 Dictaphone and a $200 copying machine. • A proposed expenditure for a student handbook and one for the staff will be borne by monies allocated from the administra- tive budget. still know facts For the second year in arow, the SHDHS Bible Club has walk- ed off with the Tri-County youth for Christ trophy for top mark in the annual Bible quiz. They were presented with the trophy following their win against Wingham in the finals, Saturday. It was the first time any club has won the cup twice In a row and was the third win for the SHDHS group. The quiz this year was based on Psalm 119 and the books of Jonah and Titus. Two of the team In embers, Ray and Marcia Sander, will receive a free camp vacation at the youth for Christ camp near Guelph for their efforts. Dr. B. Corrin, Wingham, do- nor of the trophy presented it to captain Ray Sauder and each member of the team received a pen and pencil set. The team was the same as last year, with the exception of Carol Seeder, who was added. Other members are Lynda.Blanchard, Shirley Sander, Betty Hamilton and Sylvia Cann. Edgar Cudmore again coach- ed the winning team. Gideons hand out 626 Testaments Some youngsters in Crediton apparently thought Monday's holiday was marking George Washington's birthday rather than that of E n gland' s two queens. And they also got one other fact incorrect. They marked the occasion by destroying an apple tree rather than a cherry tree as the former U.S.A. pre- sident did. The youngsters were playing with firecrackers and tossed one into an apple tree at the home of Stephen Township clerk Ross Haugh. The firecracker landed in a rotten knot hole in the base of the old tree, and shortly after, Haugh noticed flames shooting out of it. He raced from his work in the garden and started a one- man bucket brigade —with a large dishpan—until a heigh- bor, Al Smith, arrived on the scene with a garden hose. By this time flames were shooting out every knot hole in the trees' limbs, but the men finally managed to quell the blaze. Fined $50 for no proof Remand youth in fraud case Douglas Hall, the 19-year- old youth charged with passing 10 bad cheques in the Exeter area in a period from March 20 to April 27, was remanded in custody for one week when he appeared in Goderich court last Thursday, Heil has been charged by Exeter police and they report he received $491 in cash from Exeter stores and a bank with the chequeS, The youth was apprehended in Torento. Stephen school This is a drawing of the $415,000 Stephen Central school released this week by the architects, Riddell, Connor, Falls & Irvine. It consists of 10 classrooms, a kindergarten and general 'purpose playroom. Town- ship Clerk Ross Haugh reported this week he has been advised by the Ontario Municipal Board that tenders may be called for the school, Failure to provide proof of automobile insurance resulted in fines of $50 each for two area youths Who appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday. Chief C. H. MacKenzie testi- fied that D. A. Stephen Mack, Zurich, failed to produce the required proof of insurance and Mack told the court he couldn't afford insurance because he had just bought a new motor. The other driver charged was Kenneth M. Morley, Parkhill. The charge was laid in Hester by Constable VanBergen. Magistrate Hays told the youth to do one thing or the other; get insurance or don't drive the car. Morley was alio fined $10 and costs of $2.50 for driving With a temporary license with- out a licensed driverac- .eompanying him. Hall, Exeter; chaplain, Edgar Cudmore, Hensall; Bible com- mittee chairman, Harry Hoff- man; Church service, Don Jolly, Exeter; school Testaments, Ed- gar Cudmore; stewardship, eommittee, Jack Thompson, Seaforth; membership commit- tee, Elzar Mousseau, Kippen. The Ladies Gideon Auxiliary held their meeting at the same time and the officers elected Were as follows: President, Mrs. Edgar Cud- more; vice-pr esid ent, Mrs. Earl Oesch; sec., Mrs. Elzar Mousseau; treas., Mrs. John Thompson; chaplain, Mrs. Mina Talbot, Hayfield. Their f inan alai statement showed receipts of $35 and a total of 12 Testaments given to nurses' aides training at South Huron 'Hospital. A lunch served by the host and hostess concluded the even- ing. The first Meeting of the new season will be held at the home of 'Earl Oesch on June 14. Earl Oesch, Z uric h, was elected president of the South Huron Gideons during a meet- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoffman iii Dashwood, Monday. The meeting marked the end of the year for the Gideons and secretary-treasurer, Morl ey Hall, reported receipts had amounted to $1,317.39. Harry Hoffman, chairman of the Memorial Bible committee, reported his group had collect- ed $614 of this total and it was suggested that special thanks be given to the area funeral di- rectors for their co-operation. Don Jolly, church service Chairman, reported six ser- vices had been held and Edgar Cudmore stated that 701 Testa- ment had been given out to grade five school students in theSouth Heron area. Other officers elected were: vice-president, Beery Hoffrnati, Dashwood; sec-treas, Morley How do you accomplish the feat of accommodating 200 more students in a school already crowded to capacity? That's the major task facing Douglas Palmer, new SHDHS principal, and he indicated to the board Tuesday night it would take him until at least the middle of August to solve the problem. He hinted that the solution may come in asking Exeter students to get up almost as early as their country cousins and attend early classes. The new principal indicated that the problem could be par- tially solved by having town students attend classes of from one to two pertods earlier in the morning. That could mean they would start at 8:30 a.m. or even 8:00 a.m. He said he would certainly try not to interfere with the present bus schedule for rural students, but said that this may even be an impossibility. Board Chairman Ken Johns opined that the earlier start for town students would be no hardship, as it would mean that they would be arriving at school at about the same time as rural students were boarding buses. The over-crowding problem will not be solved until late in the summer after the time-table has been drawn up, and Mr. Palmer indicated this would take him at least "three solid weeks''. Some of the other factors that will be involved in his decision will be an answer as to how many students can be accommodated at Clinton, which