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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-07-28, Page 1CFB Centralia employees discuss loss of lobs "It is regretted that because Of reduction in requirements for staff in this locality it will be necessary to terminate your ser- vices on 5 September, 1966." This was the essence of notices received early this week by moet civilian employees at CFB Celle Comments from some of the employees are as follows: tralla along with word that few job opportunities are available. Reaction to the notices varied among employees. Many ex- pressed disappointment over the fact that previous suggestions that jobs might be available at other bases did not come true. facts in black and white as far as the association is concerned to make any comments, Per- sonally, he would go to Clinton or London if the occasion pre- sented itself, and possibly farth- er. trenarlfirrMarialrifaiSMISIMGRUMEgar $:.momitaa PI RCY NOELS Rit I Crediton A cleaner serviceman and area Supervisor for some 12 years, has four years of war-time eer- eice overseas and 20 years in Militia work, I'm very disap- pointed with the treatment of veterans In this situation. We're getting a raw deal. The closing has come too quickly, it should have been done on longer range planning and closed out by stages. I would definitely go to London or Clinton, very undecided at the moment, might go anywhere. NOT A HIT le'd, a tic! TOM REID Kippen A clerk in the Supply Section for seven years and 29 years in the RCAF. I have no complaints as the DND people have always treated me very well. The Cen- tralia closing takes me back to the depression days when I was in the RCAF at Rockliffe. At that time drastic service cut-backs were made in excess of 50% and personnel were just waiting for the termination word, I was one of the lucky ones able to stay in. JOHN 13IE MANS Ilderton A cleaner serviceman at Lon- don when RCAF facilities were closed there a few years ago, liiemans is quite surprised at the speed of terminating things. When London was closed it was done in a much slower manner. ALF SMITH Crediton It's the sudden closing that's hurting, is the comment of a 16 year veteran of the carpentry trade at Centralia. Smith does net think enough is being done to create more positions. If the opportunity was offered he would accept a position at any of the four Ontario bases that have been mentioned as willing to employ those laid-off at Centralia. GORD BAYNHAM Exeter An electrician for 16 years and current president of the local Civil Service Association, BaYele ham says there aren't enough Let there be MORE fight Mayor Jack Delbridge and PLC Chairman Ted Pooley are at the reins in switching off the out-dated Exeter street lights and turning on the new fluorescence, in an official ceremony Friday evening. Murray Greene, right, PUC Commissioner, is having a look skyward at the new installations. MISS NOLA FAIST Crediton Having the longest service re- cord of any female on the sta- tion, Miss Feist has been em- ployed by DND for almost 17 years and will be a member of the rear party. I was told this position could last until March of next year. I was offered a po- sition in London at Wolseley Barracks, but turned it down because of transportation prob- lems. MRS. LORRAIN1, BROCK RR 2 Crediton Mrs. Brock, with 0 1/2 years eervice as telephone operator awl supervisor of the PBX board •,,iys: I don't think it was ex- peeted to come so quickly, it was a surprise to the whole base. Now everybody's confused, We — Please turn to Page 3 his wife at 8:45 p.m, to drive her to St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don. She gave birth to a six pound, three ounce daughter, Charlene Marie, at 10:36 p.m, While fans may have been slightly confused at McKenzie's sudden departure from the game, he was slightly confused as well. In fact, lie got in the wrong car at the ball game in his hurry to leave. He was running behind his father-in-law, who had been dis- patched to give him the news, and the two jumped into a car that appeared to be their own. However, it was Don Bell's car. McKenzie's comment on the incident: "I would have struck out anyway". Incidentally, his wife had been in attendance at the ball game, and had left only 10 minutes before her husband came to bat. Lloyd Cushman is still thumb- ing through his umpire's rule book to determine a ruling on an unusual circumstance he faced in a recreation softball game at the local park, Monday. During the latter stages of the game, Cushman was behind the plate with Teen Town hu rler Larry Inglis having a count of two strikes and one ball against Kins- men batter Chuck McKenzie. At that point, McKenzie heard a message from a player on the bench and immediately dropped his bat and ran. The reason was simple. The message shouted over from Geo- rge Pratt was that McKenzie's wife was having a baby. As things turned out, McKen- zie's actions were quite warrant- ed. He didn't have time to wait for the next pitch. He arrived home to pick up SAM R ANNIE Hensall Has over 1.1 years service as a supply section storeman. I don't think too much of it. There certainly isn't much opening up. I would go to London or Clinton, if offered employment, but not to Camp Borden or Downsview. Those places are too far to go when you own your own home. • • ,ease aeee MEMO? Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents Damages run high in district crashes EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 28, 1966 -011111111(Mill111111111111 DI OUTLOOK AL FLYNN Exeter "I would like to stay with DND, now that I have roughly 18 years of service". As Paint- er Foreman for a great portion of his time, Flynn says "I have four months of sick leave built up that I will lose". He would go to Clinton or London, so he can retain his home in Exeter; other than that he'll look for some- thing else. Liam Dougherty and C. Riehl, both of Blyth, all received mul- tiple bruises and abrasions. Constable Dale Lamont inves- tigated. Damage amounted to only $125 in a crash on Highway 21, south of Highway 83 on July 16. The damaged vehicle was driven by Philip D. Huntley, Exeter. He was struck from the rear while making a left hand turn by Norman C. Brown, Waterloo Street, London. Police report Brown had been watching two cars in front of him pull off to the side of the road and failed to see the Huntley vehicle in time to avoid the collision. OLIVER JACQUES Hensall An electrician with length y service, Jacques would go to London or Clinton and even to Camp Borden, if something open- ed up. "Prevailing rates aren't getting a square deal. Classified have a bit of a chance, but we're out and that's it. We have been promised little, if any- thing." Local businessmen want Monday open Despite the fact these Centralia CFB employees were recently notified of termination of their services, they were able to smile for the camera as they gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Station Theatre to get details on the closing out procedures, From the left are Miss Iris Harvey, Asst. CPO, Mr. J. J. Marks, CPO on loan from CFB London, Ruth Skinner, June Morenz, Emmerson Gloor, Frank Corriveau, Earl Coughtrey and Larry Uyl. $100 for disturbance Exeter's businessmen do not favour closing their stores all day Monday rather than taking Wednesday afternoon off, it was disclosed at an executive meet- ing of the Board of Trade, Tues- day. President Iry Armstrong told members that a ballot had been circulated and 23 members voted to leave the store schedule un- changed. Twelve indicated they favoured the change to a Monday holiday, while another three stat- ed they had no particular pre- ference and would side with the majority. At present, stores in Hensall close all day Monday and that idea is also being explored by merchants in Clinton. A letter was received from the Clinton Retail Merchants Committee after the local poll had been tak- en, stating that they were contact- ing all area municipalities to find out how others are thinking. It was pointed out that a matter such as this is more effective, and causes much less confusion and dissent, if all the towns in the area adopt the same idea simul- taneously. Letters were sent toGoderich, Seaforth, Wingham and Blyth in Took theatre speakers, Dashwood pair pay fine SOME INTEREST "Things look optimistic at the moment." That was a comment made this week by Peter L. Raymond, sec- retary of the Exeter Industrial Development Ltd., as he reported that a development regarding the future of Centralia could come quickly. He indicated negotiations are already under way with one in- dustrial concern interested in a portion of the facilities at CFB Centralia. The Exeter Industrial Develop- ment Ltd. were givenpermission to negotiate with any interested parties following a meeting in Ottawa last week with Hon. Paul Hellyer, minister of defence, and Hon. C. M. Drury, minister of industry. Ross Tuckey, chairman of the local group, accompanied by Ray- mond, attended the session and were authorized to contact anyone interested in purchasing the fa- cilities — whether they be inter- ested in one building or the eatire setup. Local officials have been given permission to take anyone to Cen- tralia to conduct them on a tour of the facilities. One such party has already been shown the base and another is planning to visit in the near future. The only thing local officials will not be able to do is to negoti- ate a price. This will be done through the Dler when any in- dustry indicates they wish to do so. While in Ottawa, Tuckey and Raymond were :peen the name of one industrial eencern interested in the base. They were also pro- vided a could.- id' other leads and have already proceeded to follow these up. The local lawyer indicated that some of the facilities at Centralia would be made available by the middle of September if so desir- ed. c' Gve're rEitly to talk to anyone who may be interested in all or part of the building and land," Tuckey stated. FEW JOBS Most civilian employees at CFB Centralia received notifica- tion this week that their work would be terminated on Septem- ber 5. That word was contained in a letter signed by G/C G. F. Ock- enden, base commander, who ex- plained that the move was being made because of reduction in re- quirements for staff in this lo- cality. While the news came as no surprise to most of the em- ployees, some were keenly dis- appointed in the fact that only a nominal number will be able to seek jobs at other department of national defence bases. Many had anticipated Oppor- tunities to move to stations at Clinton and London, as well as Camp Borden and Downsview, but indications are that only a handful of jobs are available at any of these places. In fact, Camp Borden and Downsview have reportedly been cutting back in their own staffs. J. T. Marks, London, acting Civilian Personnel Officer, was at Centralia on Monday and Tues- day to meet with all civilians to give information as to lay-off procedure and to answer ques- tions. Those not affected by the Sep- tember 5 termination date are members of the rear party, but indications are that those in that category will be out of work by December. A few employees will be on duty longer than this to look after the Permanent Married Quart- ers, which is expected to house about 200 families during the next year. There was little compensation for those who received their notices this week. However, the National Employment Service will set up offices at Centralia in August to assist those affect- ed in finding new jobs. The London and Goderich NES — Please turn to page 3 addition to Exeter. While local merchants turned down the idea of closing Monday, there was a suggestion they may be forced into such a move — or at least an alternative — due to recent regulations handed down by the department of labour. It is expected it will shortly become mandatory for all store employees to work no more than 40 hours per week, so the ad- ditional morning off would meet this regulation. The only other alternative would be to hire more staff and plan staggered shifts. Three other ballots were also contained in the recent mailing to Board of Trade members and Armstrong also listed the re- sults in these. The question of closing on Ex- eter Fair day resulted in a ma- jority of 23 voting to close from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Twelve voted to close for the entire afternoon, while two in- dicated they wanted to stay open all day. As reported previously, the question of parking meters met with almost unanimous dissent from merchants. Some 31 sug- gested the present two-hour — Please turn to Page 3 The number of area accidents dropped slightly this week, but damage amounted to over $5,000 and several people again suffered injuries. The costliest of the crashes was a three-car mishap near the Grand Bend Dragway on Sun- day afternoon at 4:45 p.m. Dam- age in that one reached $4,000 according to OPP Constable Ed Wilcox. The three cars involved were all late model units, and were driven by R. Ross Tuckey, Exe- ter, Eric Arthur Sparks, London, and Eric J. Major, Midland. The cars driven by Tuckey and Sparks were stopped at the tail-end of a line of traffic when Major slammed into the rear of Sparks, in turn sending him into the rear of the Tuckey ve- hicle. Damage to the first two cars was estimated at $1,500 each and to the one driven by Major at $1,000. A passenger in the Sparks car was slightly injured as the car was bumped between the other two. Three more persons were in- jured in a crash on Sunday at 4:00 a.m. on Highway 4, just south of the Usborne and Tucker- smith line. The car was driven by Donald F. Adam, Blyth, and it went out of control and ran over a culvert. This tore the undercarriage from the vehicle and it then flipped end over end. It was a total wreck with loss estimated at $850. Adam and two passengers, Wil- No time for smooching! Two area men were told that creating a police record was much worse than any fine they would have to pay when they appeared in Exeter court, Tues- day, "What you have done to your- selves is heavier than what the fines amount to," Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., stated in hand- ing down his penalty on Ronald Charles Keller, 25, and Carl Mayor Jack Delbridge and PUC Chairman Ted Pooley apparently forgot the days of their youth dur- ing a ceremony at which they performed Friday night. The two men were in charge of turning off Exeter's old street lights on Main Street and turning on the new ones. However, any young lovers that may have been waiting for the darkness (erring the interval were deeply disappointed. The Main Street remained dark for only a few seconds before the switch was pulled to flood the shopping area with the light from the new fixtures. The difference in lighting was almost unimaginable and drew complimentary remarks from the many residents who had remained on Main Street to witness the turning on ceremony at 10:00pm. This week, the PIJC have been busy removing the old standards. GET FACTS This week, a committee of representatives of area groups met in Exeter to compile infor- mation on the physical properties at Centralia. In attendance were: 14.: xotor couneillm's Mery Cudmore and roe Wooden; Stephen Township Reeve Jim Hayter andCouneillor Hendriek; Larry ,erider and Pif.,ISC, turn TO paga 3 were fined $50 each, and Magis- trate Hays told them he had considered a jail sentence for a short time. "Fines do not seem to do any good," he told Gary J. V. Over- holt and Robert Atkinson, both of whom he noted had been a great problem in the hotel and had several previous liquor of- fences. OPP Constable Wright rcitort- ed the two went into the hotel dining room and they soon began to fight and throw chairs around. Several customers on the pre- mises were greatly upset over the incident as the two used a b u sive language and caused some damage. In other cases: Carol Hendrick, RR 2 Cron- ton, paid a fine of $20 for failing to yield the right of way in Stephen Township. She was in- volved in an accident. — Please turn to Page 3 Albert Tyler, 20, both of Dash- wood. The two were told they had created a police record which could be a deterrent in getting jobs. The two were charged with theft under section 280 of the Criminal Code on July 8. OPP Constable Glassford re- ported the two removed two speakers from the Starlite Drive- In Theatre, Shipka. The two had attended the theatre and drove off with the speakers, valued at $9 each. One speaker has been returned, hut the other had been dismantled and damaged. Keller was fined $40 as he was the driver of the car at the the- atre and Tyler paid a fine of $30. PAY $50 EACH Two other men who pleaded guilty to creating a disturbance in the Dufferin Hotel, Centralia, Over 3,000 at Kirkton Charge trio over beating Party still packs tern in Three airmen from Canadian Forces Bases at Centralia and Clinton were arrested by Goder- ich police, Monday and charged with robbery with violence. AC J. C. Serge Meire, 18, CFB Centralia, AC Jean Guy Morin, 17, and AC Giles Massie, 18, both of CFB Centralia were lodged in police cells in Goder- ich and will appear in court Thursday. The three are charged with attacking Goderich taxi drivels, Kenneth Oke, 33, early Sunday. Oke picked up passengers in that Community about 1:30 a.m. and later was attaeked and beaten by three men from the cab's back seat. Ile suffered facial cuts and bruises. The taxi was later found abandoned. dition of "Sugar Time" and also the nod from Adjudicator Dave Wilson of CFPL as the best act in the juvenile program. This trio, the children of Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson, Sea- forth, were back for their second try at winning the title, having finished fourth a year ago. The Henderson family pretty well dominated the prize list, with an older sister, Diane, eap- turing the runner-up position, singing, "I Know A Place". Robert Neil Lee, London was awarded third place with an ac- cordion solo, Maureen Smith's solo presentation of d e 1- weisse" gained fourth spot for the Lucan miss and the Monkton Steppettes donee team rounded They came from all directions and by all modes of transportation to the 22nd annual Kirkton Com- munity Garden Party at the Fair Grounds, Wednesday. More than 3,000 persons at- tended the talent filled evening sponsored by the Kirkton Com- munity Association with proceeds going to various organizations in the Kirkton-Weodham area. Do- nations have been made to the Library, Aberdeen Hall, Wo- men's Institute kitchen projects, the skating rink, ball teams, 4-11 club barns and street lights in Kirkton and Woodham. Three Seaforth area young- sters, Donna, Donny and Bobby Henderson won the hearts of the large crowd with their vocal ren- out the first five \\dieters. Gerald Paul wee the hairman for the amateur portion of Ha' prollgrroathn(1:r Lee took over awl presented a well diversified pro- gram of professional talent fea- turing the flames Sisters of TV and radio fame. St. Marys and Brueefield la- dies softball teams of the Huron loop opened the gala evening with St. Marys reigning victorious by an 11-6 count in an exciting contest. Allen Eveleigh is the Associa- tion's 1966 president and the juvenile Committee comprises Mrs. Raymond Paynter, conven- er; Mrs. 310 Mrs. Clayton Ew*. Pr ,,yyt , av • Manage smiles despite losing jobs OF THE LARGE CROWD AT KIRKTON'S 22ND ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY