HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-08-11, Page 3Flying Farmers meet
A Hensall couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elder were among the
more than 1,400 farm families who attended the 21st annual Inter-
national Flying Farmers convention at Louisville, Kentucky. The
local people toured Spendthrift Farm at Lexington, home of the
country's finest thoroughbreds. They also enjoyed an authentic
Kentucky fried chicken dinner at Shelbyville, and lounged aboard
an ancient paddle-wheeler on the Ohio River. The convention con-
cluded August 5.
Numbers decline
at summer camp
Water, fire
claim lives
A Goderich man was drowned
and a London woman burned to
death in her cottage in two in-
cidents in the Grand Bend vicin-
ity last week.
Arthur Kindervater, 27, an em-
ployee of Canadian Dredge and
Dock Company, fell from a plank
walk-Way across the Ausabl e
River, leading to a barge.
Workmen pulled him from the
water and applied artificial re-
spiration, but he was pronounced
dead at the scene by Dr. E. A.
McMaster, Grand Bend.
The incident occurred on Tues-
day, August 2.
On the following night, Mrs.
Ron Hunt, London, burned to
death in her cottage in the Elm-
wood Subdivision north of port
Blake.
Neighbors attempted to get into
the cottage, but were driven back
by the flames.
Only two weeks before the in-
cident, Mrs. Hunt was pulled
from Lake Huron by neighbors
following a near drowning.
Her cottage was burned to the
ground and firefighters from
Grand Bend and Zurich applied
water to nearby cottages to save
them.
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Officials meet ball lighting committee
Will study
congestion
The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton
informed Exeter council that he
has already directed that a study
of the intersection of Highways
4 and 83 be undertaken to deter-
mine the extent to which traffic
lights would remedy the periodic
congestion at the junction.
The study will also determine
the extent to which costs should
be apportioned if the lights are
to be installed, the Highways Min-
ister explained.
He went on to point out that
some intersection improvements
will be undertaken concurrent
with the reconstruction of High-
way 4 from 83 to Kippen. Im-
provements to the intersection
at the north end would include
channelization.
"The intersection improv e-
ments may go far to remedying
the traffic congestion that ex-
ists," he stated, "however, we
will have the survey undertaken
in any case."
MacNaughton indicated the
contract for the work on High-
way 4 to Kippen would probably
be awarded in October, but no
work would be undertaken until
the termination of the Plowing
Match at Seaforth.
It was also reported by the
local MPP that a recommenda-
tion from the Regional Material::
Engineer had been made to the
THE ANGLICAN
CHURCH OF CANADA
Trivitt Memorial, Exeter
The Rev. J. Philip Gandon,
Rector
David Elston, Organist
Sunday, August 14
TENTH SUNDAY
AFTER TRINITY
8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion
11:15 a.m.—Morning Prayer
ZION CHURCH
Evangelical United
Brethren
CREDITON
Minister:
Rev. H. G. Zurbrigg, B.A., B.D.
Sunday, August 14
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:15 a.m.—Morning Worship
Rev. M. J. James
EMMANUEL
BAPTIST CHURCH
In Bethel Reformed Church
Huron St. E.
Rev. Ivor Bodenham
11:20 a.m.—Worship Service
"Deed of This World"
Sunday School for the chil-
dren
7:30 p.m.—Evening Service
"The Ingredients of a Saving
Faith"
Wed. 8 p.m.—Prayer Service
We welcome you to
worship with us.
STARLITE
GOSPEL SERVICES
at the
Starlite Gospel Theatre, Shipka
Sunday, Afigust 14 at 8:00 p.fti,
SPEAKER: OharIes Hare of
GideonS International, London
MUSIC; Gospel Singing Quartet
MASS VOLUNTEER CHOIR
CAVEN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Main at Hill St., Exeter
Minister:
Rev. John C. Boyne,
B.A., B.D.
Organist: Mrs. Murray Keys
16:00 a.m.—CHURCH SERVICE
You are invited to worship
with us.
Nursery available for pre-
school children.
EXETER PENTECOSTAL
TABERNACLE
53 Main St. Ph. 235.0944
Pastor: Rev. F. E. Rhude
9:45 a.m.—Sunday Bible School,
classes for the whole family.
11:00 a.m Worship
(Jr. Church for young children)
7:30 p.m.—Evangelistic Service
Pastor Rhude will speak.
"A Warm Welcome Awaits You
At The Pentecostal Tabernacle"
Tinies-Advoote, August 11, 1946 Page Exeter court session Hay bucks paying
.fire retaining fee Drinking leads to heavy fines
This appears to be the time of
year for area councils to review
their mutual fire agreements and
flay Township council decided at
their meeting they weren't pre-
pared to meet the demands as set
forth by the Village of Zurich.
Zurich requested the township
to pay a retaining fee of $3,000
plus a rate of $100 for the first
hour and $25 for each hour or
part thereof after.
That the suggested retaining
fee was an increase Is an under-
statement. The previous fee had
been $300, one-tenth of the new
propesal.
mercial vehicle which was loaded
In such a manner that a portion
of the load became dislodged
and fell during transit.
Robertson was driving a soft
drink truck from London, when
a case fell off arid part of it flew
into the windshield of a car
behind it in the Hensall area.
The driver conducted his own
defense and said it was almost
impossible to guarantee that a
case would not fall off the truck.
He attributed this in part to the
fact the road was uneven.
Magistrate Hays said he was
impressed with the driver's tes-
timony, but added that he should
take further precautions in se-
curing the load by using a tar-
pauline or ropes.
Two Dashwoud men paid $25
each for causing a disturbance
when they appeared before Mag-
istrate Glenn Hays, Q, C„, in Exe-
ter court, Tuesday,
Dawson Keller and Ray Keller,
both pleaded guilty to the charge
laid by Exeter Constable Jim
Warren after he was (tailed to the
scene of the altercation on July
29 on Main Street.
Both men had been drinking
and evidence revealed they were
having a dispute as to which
should drive the car. The dispute
resulted in shouting and swearing
which disturbed residents in the
vicinity during the early morning
hours.
The appearance in court for
Ray Keller was his second in
consecutive days. He was in
Grand Bend court Monday to
face charges of dangerous driv-
ing, having liquor in a place
of Exeter on July 26. lie crashed
into a smaller truck which was
attempting to pass as Knox was
turning left into a laneway,
He told the court he had acti-
vated the signal lever, but the
light was not working.
Maurice Morgan, Ailsa Craig,
pleaded guilty to failing to yield
the right of way and was fined
$20.
He was involved in an accident
near the Dufferin Hotel, Cen-
tralia. He told the court he had
stopped at the street, but pleaded
guilty rather than fighting the
charge.
Paying fines for speeding were:
William Cole Edwards, London;
Joseph J. Wilkinson, Seaforth;
John Baldassarro, London; Tho-
mas Young Drennan,London;
Wayne McKellar, Kitchener.
William J. Capling, CFB Cen-
tralia, was fined $5 for entering
a highway without stopping and
Thomas William Kell, Hay Town-
ship, paid a similar amount on
the same charge.
LOAD FALLS
In the only other case, Donald
Robertson, London, was fined $5
on a charge of driving a corn-
Council members agreed they
were not prepared to pay that
rate and requested a meeting
with Zurich officials. The meet-
ing was planned for last (Wed-
nesday) night.
In other business, council:
Accepted the tender of Lee
Jennison, Grand Bend, for the
supply and application of sand
cushion for approximately 180
rods of road between concessions
8 and 9 from lots 10 to 18.
The price was 82e per cubic yard
and $7.50 per thousand gallons
of water.
Instructed the drainage engin-
eer to look at the McDonald
Drain as a number of ratepayers
have requested that it be cleaned
out.
Notified the department of high-
ways to proceed with the erec-
tion and maintenance of road
identification signs noting the
concession and sideroad num-
bers. One sign will be erected
for each direction of traffic and
the entire cost of the plan will
be paid by the department.
Gave final reading to the by-
law on the VanSteeg branch of
the Aldworth drain.
Authorized Reeve Corbett to
seek repairs to the Township
shed roof, which has recently
been damaged by winds.
Approved a plan to have the
auditors assist Clerk-Treasur-
er W. H. Brokenshire with pre-
paring the tax rate. Mr. Broken-
shire has been off duty for some
time due to eye trouble and as a
result has been unable to prepare
the budget for the year. He re-
turned to work this week, but is
still under the care of an eye
specialist in London.
Decided to notify the County
Engineer that they intend to pass
a bylaw regulating the installa-
tion of entrance ways from town-
ship roads in the same form as the
model bylaw of the County. This
bylaw will set standards for rate-
payers building entrance ways
from the road to their property.
GB outbreak
—Continued from front page
Reports from residents of the
resort varied. Many were in-
dignant that press reports sug-
gested the incident had been a
near riot. Others opined that the
incident had been worse than on
the Labour Day of two years ago
when the Riot Act was read.
However, most agreed that the
over 20,000 people who thronged
to Grand Bend for the holiday
constituted too large a crowd
for the small area.
Commenting on the addition of
14 men to the police staff, Reeve
0 ry Wassmann stated they should
be able to keep on top of things
for the balance of the summer.
He stated it was only natural
that minor incidents of trouble
would break out among the young
holidayers.
other than his residence, failing
to obey the instructions of a
police officer and creating un-
necessary noise,
He lost his driving licence for
60 days on the latter charge and
was remanded out of custody for
sentence in ,two weeks on the
other three charges,
Two London youths learned
that having liquor while under
the age of 21 can be a costly
business. George W. McClinchey,
19, paid $75 for obtaining liquor,
and Melvin Charles Riell, 20,
paid $75 for consuming,
They had been charged by Con-
stable Warren who had stopped
them when he noticed their car
being driven in an erratic man-
ner.
"You men are slow to learn,"
Magistrate Hays said after noting
each had several previous con-
victions on similar offences.
"Fines are imposed to deter this
kind of thing," he added.
DRIVERS PAY
Traffic violations resulted in
penalties for several of those
appearing in court.
Bradley Hamilton, 19, Grand
Bend, was fined $20 when he
pleaded guilty to failing to yield
the right of way. Evidence re-
vealed the milk truck driven by
the youth came out of one drive-
way and crossed the road to
another when struck by another
car on Highway 21.
Damage in the crash was esti-
mated at $1,000,
Harold Elliott, Granton, was
handed a fine of $30 and costs
of $7.50 on a charge of careless
driving, after his car ran into
the ditch on Highway 4, in the
Centralia area.
The incident happened on July
16 at 3;00 a.m. and OPP Con-
stable Bill Glassford told the
court he was convinced drinking
was the cause of the mishap.
However, Elliott stated he had
only one glass of beer prior to
the accident and said the car
seemed to lurch out of control.
He received facial injuries.
Robert Knox, Exeter, paid $10
after pleading guilty to operating
a vehicle which was not equipped
with proper working signal lights.
Knox was the driver of a trans-
port which was involved in an
accident on Highway 4, just north
New member
given position
At a short meeting, Monday,
Exeter's RAP committee extend-
ed a warm welcome to their
newest member, Murray I3rint-
nell, and then proceeded to name
him to the centennial committee.
Brintnell succeeds Ken Kerr
in both positions.
In the only business transacted
RAP acknowledged with thanks
the donation of labour and ma-
terial by the PUC for the in-
stallation of the new floodlights
at the ball park.
They also decided to comply
with a request from Gord Bayn-
ham that a steel pole erected in
the middle of the road behind the
grandstand be pulled out. Mayor
Jack Delbridge volunteered to
take the pole out himself.
Discussion was held on getting
a price on the installation of a
sprinkler system at the arena,
but no action was taken.
Lad injured
in accident
The Exeter OPP detachment
report only two accidents during
the past week, but persons were
injured in both.
On July 31, Clifford Gingerich,
a 13-year-old from RR 3 Zurich,
was in collision with a car driven
by Patricia O'Dwyer, London.
The youth was knocked from
his bicycle and suffered a broken
arm and minor injuries.
The incident was investigated
by OPP Constable Bill Glassford
and it happened on County Road
No. 2, south of Zurich, around
noon.
On Thursday, Glassford inves-
tigated another accident on High-
way 4 at 7:20 a.m, Involved were
a car driven by William G. Snell,
Centralia, and a truck driven by
John R. Ingram, RR 1 Hensall.
Ingram had been eastbound on
Sideroad 15 and Snell was north-
bound on Highway 4 prior to the
accident.
Total damage was listed at
$3,000 and Ingram sustained
slight injuries as did two Cen-
tralia area men who were pass-
engers in the Snell vehicle. They
were Robert Dinney and Kenneth
Gloor.
strong, 80 Sanders Street, was
left behind in London.
Roll call had been called on
the bus before it left London,
and the youngster had been mark-
ed present, when in fact she was
not.
Mrs. Armstrong met the bus
to pick up her daughter and son,
and when Barbara was not on
the bus, a phone call was made
to London in an attempt to locate
her.
She was found in the large
shoe at the grounds and Mr. and
Mrs. Armstrong sped to London
to pick up their worried daugh-
ter.
Crash figure
hits $1,200
Hensall council
— Continued from front page
Councillor Harold Knight said
the radar apparatus had never
been intended as an investment,
only a deterrent. He said care-
less and dangerous driving was
more of a problem than speed-
ing. He observed that "fines
are pathetic" and wondered aloud
why the courts didn't "go after
them".
In a light moment, Reeve
Noakes suggested that Davis' dil-
emma could be resolved if he
gave offenders a shovel. In that
way, maintenance work would be
done, leaving Davis free for po-
lice duties.
In a two-car collison on Main
Street, Thursday, total damage
was estimated at $1,200 by Con-
stable Jim Warren,
Involved were cars driven by
Mrs. Claire Hoffman, 192 Huron
St. West, and Russell E. Brint-
nell, 178 Andrew Street.
Mrs. Hoffman was proceeding
north on Highway 4 when Brint-
nell attempted to make a left turn
into a garage as he proceeded
in the opposite direction.
No one was injured.
In the only other accident,
damage was listed at $400 when
two cars collided at the inter-
section of Highways 4 and 83
on July 29.
Drivers involved were Douwe
Bruinsma, RR 2 Clinton, and
Joseph G. Donaldson, Stratford.
Constable Irwin Ford reported
B ruinsm a was eastbound on High-
way 83 and in the process of
making a left turn onto Highway
4, collided with the Donaldson
vehicle which was westbound.
OTHER BUSINESS
The clerk was instructed to
inquire whether a smoke ejec-
tion fan could be obtained on ap-
proval for the volunteer fire
brigade. Such fans are used to
draw smoke from a burning build-
ing and so aiding firemen work-
ing inside.
Council agreed to purchase a
barn owned by Ira Geiger at a
price of $2,000. The building will
be removed with a view to apark-
ing lot.
Council also accepted a re-
port of the Koehler Drainage
Works and their share of the
cost, $450; voted to pay ac-
counts totalling $6,024.61, of
which $4,355.33 goes to T. G.
Hammond, St. Marys, for com-
pleted paving on portions of Rich-
mond St. south and Mill St.;
heard that 41 dog licences had
been issued; granted building
permits to Keith Buchanan for a
verandah, W. H. Bell for siding,
Orval Rapson for a carport and
Doug Cooper for renovations to
his house.
704,04 Nflat
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Powe
Saturday attended the last re-
union of Croton School (SS 5
Camden in Kent County). Mrs.
Powe taught at the school 1911-
1914. Sunday they attended
Thamesville UC and visited with
Mrs. Lily Smith and Mr, & Mrs.
Lea Smith, Thamesville and Mr.
& Mrs. Walter Ralph, Florence.
effect that a construction pro-
posal for reconstruction of Main
Street be submitted based upon
full excavation throughout the
business area.
He said council would be made
aware of this recommendation
by their consulting engineer.
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Five cents
is too much
Is a five-cent increase in nine
years unreasonable?
Exeter council thinks so, but
primarily because the increase
represents a jump of some 50%.
At their meeting last week,
council received a letter from
the Bank of Montreal explaining
that "in the face of steadily ris-
ing costs which the bank has been
experiencing", it would be neces-
sary to increase the minimum
charge for accepting payments of
tax accounts and PUC bills to 15e.
The price was previously 10e.
"We regret having to make
this increase in charges for our
service, but we know you will
appreciate the reasons that
necessitated this action," the
letter concluded.
However, council didn't ap-
preciate the additional charge
and decided to advise the Bank
of Montreal that due to the fact
it now gets all town business,
council felt it a bit unreason-
able to increase rates by 50%.
UNITED
SUMMER SERVICES
Main St. and Jimes St.
congregations in
MAIN ST. UNITED CHURCH
SERVICE AT 11:15 A.M.
Rev. S. E. Lewis in charge this
month. James St. Choir and
Organist. Through the courtesy
of Main St. Church the sum-
mer union services will be held
at Main St. until the painting
and alterations at James St.
Church are completed.
CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. D. J. Scholten
10:00 a.m.—Worship Service
(English)
2:15 p.m.—Worship Service
(Dutch)
12:30 p.m.—Back to God Hour
CHLO (680 Kc.)
BETHEL
REFORMED CHURCH
Huron Street East
Rev. Harmen Heeg, Minister
10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
Dutch
2:00 p.m.—Afternoon Worship
English
3:00 p.m.—Sunday School
PEACE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Andrew and George Streets
Seminarian Arthur Rader
9:15 a.m.—Divine Service
10:30 a.m.—Sunday School
10:30 a.m.—Bible Class
ZION
LUTHERAN CHURCH
DASHWOOD
Seminarian Arthur Rader
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
10:00 a.m.—Bible Class
11:00 a.m.—Divine Service
Churches of The Lutheran Hour
EVANGELICAL UNITED
BRETHREN CHURCH
DASHWOOD
Minister:
Rev. M. J. James, B.A., B.D.
Organist: Mrs. K. McCrea
Sunday, August 14
10:00 a.m.—Worship Service
11:10 a.m.—Sunday School
gh e Churches
in the area
Invite you to join them for err kJ I
Worship, Fellowship and
Services
Sixty-one youngsters from the
Exeter area are this week at-
tending the Kin Camp at Goderich
as a windup to the summer play-
ground activities.
The registration is down con-
siderable from previous years
and Rec Director Alvin Willert
was considering the cancellation
of the camp last week. However,
several late registrants appeared
and it was decided to proceed.
During the week, the young-
sters will be under the super-
vision of the playground super-
visors and several house moth-
ers and will be enjoying a pro-
gram of crafts, swimming, sports
pillow fights and all the other
enjoyments staged by ,youngsters
at a summer camp.
Last week, about 80 young-
sters from the Playground
motored to London for a visit
to Storybook Gardens.
During the outing, four-year-
old Barbara Armstrong, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Arm-
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CENTRALIA
FAITH TABERNACLE
Undenorrlinational
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Wed. 8 p.m. Bible. Study
August 14 and 21 Sunday night
Service will be withdrawn to
:support Kelly CrUsade, Western
Fair Grounds, London,
Ray. Clarence Sawyer, Pastor
John Burke
235.1863 Exeter
40;e4ede
who perform in the local recreation loop. From the left: Murray
Brintnell, RAP chairman Stan Frayne; Gil Burrows, PVC chair-
man Ted Pooley, Jim Russell, lion. 0, S. MacNaughton, Mayor
Jack nelbridge, Cy Bloinninert, and Howard Holtman, iitAmiumaiimmudi;
Local dignitaries who officially opened the new floodlights at the
EXeter park last week, pose with members of the committee in
charge of raising funds for the project. As you can see, those
behind the project had something at stake they are all playere