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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-08-25, Page 1FLAMES GUT BARN ON FARM OF ALVIE LOVELL IRWIN FORD Exeter officials receive books and trophies Take permit. from driver "She certainly showed great presence of mind," Fire Chief Ford stated, adding that the two vehicles could easily have been destroyed had they not been mov- ed. A torrential downpour did little to halt the blaze, but it did keep sparks and burning rubble from blowing towards neighboring buildings in the area. The wind also kept the flames from blowing towards the nearby shed and house, and Ford stated that this possibly saved these buildings as the wind was quite strong and there was an intense heat. For Mr. and Mrs. Lovell, it was their second loss due to fire. — Please turn to Page 3 Exeter Fire Chief Irwin Ford. Said he thinks it must have been struck by a lightning bolt. Combustion of the quantity of hay and straw in the barn was ruled out, because it was all in excellent shape due to the dry summer. No electrical motors were on in the barn and the wiring was in good condition, having been replaced only two years ago. Mr, Lovell, who took over the farm from Pete Coates in April of this year, has not es- timated his loss as yet. The fire was spotted by Mrs. Lovell, who called in the alarm and then raced out to move a tractor and a truck parked in the vicinity of the burning building. A 20-year-old Waterloo youth was fined $30 and costs after pleading guilty to a charge of consuming liquor while under the age of 21. William R. Beggs had been charged by OPP Constable John Wright after .the latter had in- vestigated an accident in which Beggs was involved. Two drivers who both plead- ed guilty to careless driving, were given fines of $20, In each case the drivers were involved in accidents. Wallace Cram, London, was charged after being in an accident in Clinton and Eric Major, Mid- land, was charged after ramming into another vehicle at the inter- section of Highways 4 and 83 in Exeter on July 24. In other cases: Harold Schlegel, Grand Bend, was fined $5 for failing to stop at a stop sign. Aldeane Mae McNeill, CFB Centralia, was fined $15 for fol- lowing another vehicle too closely in Stephen Township on August 18. She was involved in an accident on Highway 4 at the south of Ex- eter when she hit a car making a turn into a service station. A PaeliwOod man, who two weeks ago had his driver's li- cense suspended for 60 days, had it suspended for a year in total, when he appeared before Magistrate William Pearson in Grand Bend court, Monday. In addition, he was fined $115 and costs of $12,25 to go with a fine of $15 levied previously. Keller had pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving, failing to obey the directions of a police officer, having liquor in a place other than his resi- dence and making unnecessary noise with his car. The previous penalty had been handed down on the latter charge and Magistrate Pearson withheld sentence on the other three until he had had time to give the matter more consideration. The investigating officer re- Ported Keller drove around Grand Bend in a dangerous manner and at one point his skid marks measured 107 feet. He barely missed two constables who tried to flag him down and he also came close to hitting some pedes- trians and vehicular traffic in his escapades. Police found Keller's car in the ditch on Highway 83 and when they approached, lie ran off into a corn field, but was apprehended. Keller appeared in court wear- ing a leather jacket with the words "white lightning" printed on the back. Police told the mag- istrate his bad driving was "quite well known". He was given 15 days to pay the fine or spend 15 days in jail. Magistrate Pearson warned him it was a criminal offence to drive while his license was under sus- pension and if he was found guilty, could expect a sentence of from 30 to 60 days in jail. A London youth learned in court that a theft of 25' worth of gasoline could turn out to be a costly business. He was charged with the theft -- Please turn to Page 3 Returning home from a visit with his uncle, AlVie Lovell, RR 1 Centralia, was just passing through Exeter when the fire siren rang, Monday. Ile followed the truck down. Highway 4 and soon learned that the truck was headed for his farel, where his large barn was on fire. Slaps hotel owner slapped with fine Large area barn destroyed by flames By the time he and the fire- men arrived at the scene about three miles southeast of Exeter, the barn was completely engulfed in flames and firemen managed only to save a portion of a eella- ent-block addition to the south end of the 132-foot structure. Cause of the blaze has still not been determined, although Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 25, 1966 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Wilmer Ross Smith, RR 8 Parkhill, was fined $30 and costs of $35.90 when he was found guilty of common assault by Mag- istrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., in Ex- eter court, Tuesday. Smith had been charged after he slapped the face of the pro- prietor of the Dashwood Hotel, Stanley Holubowicz, during an altercation in the hotel on July 28. In handing down his sentence, Magistrate Hays said that face slapping is a very insulting form of assault — more so than other things which may hurt more. He also ordered Smith to stay out of the hotel premises. Evidence revealed that Smith went into the hotel with friends on July 28 at 10:30 p.m. and called the proprietor to the table to complain about slow service. Smith suggested he should be hired for the job as he "would pour the beer right down the customer's throat", but Mr. Holubowicz replied he would not hire Smith. A waiter then took the Smith party some beer and was given a 25e tip which he was told to give to the proprietor. It was returned to Smith and when he threw it at Holubowicz, the owner then told the man he was cut off. At this point, Smith slapped his face. The accused was then shoved out the back door by the owner and another man in the hotel. Mr. Hays heard substantiating evidence from other witnesses in the hotel and said he was con- vinced Smith was guilty and that the 25e tip had been sent to the hotel keeper in the nature of an insult — not as a tip or gratuity— and had been accepted in that spirit by Holubowicz. He said other patrons should not be subjected to this kind of a performance when they go to a beverage room to enjoy them- selves. CE mass exo•us this weekend; Exeter gets $2,000 book stock Town given books, trophies Crash rate shows drop Some work trickling in gift of almost $2,000 to the com- munity. The sports trophies cover most sports including golf, curling and football and will be designated for various purposes by council. It was also suggested some of the trophies could be altered by the use of different figures to make them suitable for any type of award. In accepting the gifts, Mayor Delbridge pointed out that the presentation should have been reversed, as it was really the town which had benefitted most by having the base in the area. G/C Ockenden replied that it was certainly a "two-way street", and all the personnel looked fondly upon their stay in this area. He stated he had never heard anyone complain about this area, noting that some bases do not always enjoy such a mutual friendship. The trophies and some of the books will be displayed in the window of the clerk's office so residents may see the gift from the personnel at Centralia. At a brief ceremony at CFB Centralia, yesterday, officials of the Town of Exeter accepted some 250 books and 10 sports trophies as a "parting gift" from the personnel of the area base. The presentation was made by G/C G. F. Ockenden, base com- mander, and W/C W. Bracken, who has been acting base com- mander while G/C Ockenden has been on holidays. Mayor Jack Delbridge headed the Exeter contingent which con- sisted of Reeve Derry Boyle, Councillor Joe Wooden and Ar- thur B. Idle, chairman of the library board. The 250 books were from the 8,000 in the station library and Councillor Wooden, a member of the library board, and Li- brarian Mrs. H. Laing, were given first choice of the books to be dispersed. Some of the books chosen de- tailed history of the Air Force and flying in Canada. The re- mainder covered most topics. Mr. Idle estimated the average cost of the 250 books at over $7.50 each, which represents a Randall sees industrial potential People in Zurich will be full of beans this Saturday. That's the date of the first an- nual Bean Festival and beans of almost every possible variety will be served on the streets of the village to offer a new experi- ence for city dwellers and city folk alike. In addition, other tasty dishes associated with this area will be served up in heaping quantities. Just as the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival operates around the idea of the Mennonite people in that area, officials in Zurich are plan- ning to build the Bean Festival around the old-fashioned French and German cooking. Feature attraction of the day will be the feeding of the visitors present with tasty, home-made pork and beans, along with all the trimmings. The beans will be cooking in large old-fashioned iron kettles, right in view of the crowd. All the activity during the day will centre around the main busi- ness section of the village, and several streets will be closed off to traffic to allow for the festivities. Tours of some of the largest —Please turn to Page 3 The Civilian Personnel Office at CFB Centralia continues to place area workers, as job op- portunities come in from many centres. However, Miss Iris Harvey reported that jobs being offered in communities as far away as Toronto are not being accepted as people prefer to remain in this district. The University of Waterloo re- cently conducted interviews at the base, but no word has been received on jobs there. Some people have been invited down there for further interviews. Many of the electricians have been signed up to work on the school construction at both Ex- eter and Seaforth and two mech- anics were placed this week at CFB London. Miss Harvey indicated several jobs would be made available to the mess staff by Westminster Hospital. The hospital has about 30 vacancies for "nursing or- derlies" and feel that the Cen- tralia people could handle these duties quite capably. There has been no word on any jobs being available at CFB Lon- don when a unit from Downsview moves in there, and very few jobs will be opening up at Clinton be- cause expansion there hasn't ma- terialized to date. Economics Minister looks at Centralia The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton extends a welcome to his colleague, the Hon. Stanley Randall, minister of economics and development, who toured CFB Centralia, Monday. Following Mr. Randall from their craft is Peter York, director of the trade and industry branch of the department, and to the left is acting base commander, W/C W. Bracken. The visitors came to get a first-hand look at the facilities as they are engaged in attracting industry into Ontario. --T-A photo Area drivers came up with a better record this week after a rather prolonged record of sev- eral costly accidents in which many were injured. The Exeter OPP detachment investigated only four crashes and damage was light in all. None were injured. On Thursday at 4:10 p.m. two cars collided on Highway 4, just south of Exeter. Involved were James Anthony Glaab, 158 Main St., Exeter, and Aldeane Mae McNeill, 288 Algonquin Ave., CFB Centralia. PC Dale Lamont reported Glaab was proceeding south and was in the process of making a right turn into a service station when struck by the other vehicle. Total damage was estimated at $170. The same officer investigated an accident at 3:15 a.m. the same day when damage was listed at $300 to a car driven by Herman Desjardine, Grand Bend. Desjardine reported he was eastbound on Highway 83 and was crowded off the road by an unknown vehicle. His car knocked out six guard rails on a bridge about three miles east of Highway 4. Two vehicles working on the Lake Huron pipeline were in- volved in an accident on Wednes- day at 1:00 p.m. Lorne S. Cud- more had parked his car and it was rammed by a truck driven by Peter Robert Lockyer, who was in the process of backing up and failed to see the other vehicle. Damage was $100 according to PC Bill Glassford. The final crash took place Saturday at 12:10 a.m. when Peter Joseph McLeod, 144 Andrew St., Exeter, lost control of his car while proceeding around a curve on Highway 81, about one and a half miles east of Grand Bend. He struck the guardrail and damage to his car was listed at $300 by PC John Wright. proper picture of the facilities available. "He was quite suitably im- pressed and I think the trip was worthwhile," the local MPP stated. He added that Mr. Randall's department have a number of "feelers" out regarding the dis- position of the base, and having seen the facilities, they would now be in a better position to explore these. Mr. MacNaughton told the T-A there was a considerable amount of activity taking place within the department of economics and development in regard to the facilities at Centralia. "There's much more activity than you can realize", he con- cluded. The Hon. Stanley Randall, min- ister of economics and develop- ment, took a first hand look at the facilities at CFB Centralia, Monday, and was "greatly im- pressed" at the possibility for industrial use. Accompanying Mr. Randall on the trip to Centralia were Peter York, director of the trade and industry branch of the depart- ment, and John Mason, executive assistant to Mr. Randall. They flew into Centralia and were greeted at the base by the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton and W/C W. Bracken, acting base com- mander. The party toured the base and Mr. MacNaughton reported that his colleague was able to get a EMO making progress but may be scrapped Bean event on Saturday Although the Huron County Emergency Measures Organiza- tion "is making excellent pro- gress", according to Co-ordin- ator Stuart Forbes, both he and the plan appear to be on the way out. Rail strike may hinder exodus Reports indicate that an in- vestigating committee of county council will recommend dumping the EMO when they report at the session slated for September le. While the report from the in- vestigating committee has been This weekend will see a mass exodus of military personnel from CFB Centralia as families start their move to bases across Canada. While moving activity has been heavy at the PMQ for the past week, it will probably reach a peak this weekend when a major- ity of the personnel will be leav- ing. At present, there are almost 100 homes vacant, but it is still not known how many will be vacant when the moving vans complete their steady run. However, indications are there may be less than 150 families left at the base by Labour Day and reports show that there's no real rush by personnel from other bases to fill the empty houses. The houses will be made avail- able ie families at CFB London and Clinton, but an officer at Clinton told the T-A, Tuesday, there hasn't been a big response from personnel there to move to C entralia. cne of the problems is the fact the department of national de- fence has turned down a request to have transportation provided Please turn to Page 3 Local Chief heads group termed "confidential", some persons who have received it have aired some of the findings and recommendations. EMO is under the federal de- partment of industry and defence production and the provincial attorney-general's department. The financial structure is based on a 75% federal grant, 15% provincial grant and 10% muni- cipal grant. Investigation ha s apparently revealed that Huron could with- draw from the plan, but there is some conjecture on whether or not they would have to return about $48,600 in federal and pro- vincial grants received in the past five years. Forbes has been quoted as saying that dropping the plan would be "pretty short-sighted under the circumstances". He suggested the plan should be made more palatable. APATHETIC In a bulletin received this week, the Co-ordinator stated that or- ganizing and promoting EMO has not been an easy task. "Apathy has been hard to overcome; peo- ple are just not interested in taking part in an organization they feel will, in all probability, never be used," he commented. He said EMO can be likened to a fire department whose equip- ment and personnel may never be utilized; but it is comforting to know it is available if a fire does break out. Answering a recent criticism that EMO is a "haven for re- tired army officers", Forbes stated that these people make the best co-ordinators because they have experience in the manage- inent of men and organization. "They struggle hard to es- tablish this organization when there is time to do it instead of Waiting until the roof falls in —Please turn to Page 3 County firemen unite Ten of 13 Huron County fire departments organized under a system of mutual aid at a meet- ing held in Seaforth last week and Exeter fire chief Irwin Ford was elected president of the as- sociation. The fire departments of Clin- ton, Blyth and Hensall were not represented, but are expected to join. "I think it's a very worthwhile organization," Chief Ford re- ported this week. While all plans have not been finalized, he reported the system is Set up primarily to afford stand-by protection for brigades called to fight fires in their communities. As soon as a fire is reported in any one community, a co- ordinator is notified and he in turn notifies the chief of the The Town of Exeter received a generous farewell gift froM the personnel at CFB Centralia, Wednesday, when 250 library books and 10 sports trophies were turned over to local officials. Those present at the brief ceremonies were, from the left: Reeve Derry son, Guelph, division manager for this district, was in atten- dance at the meeting. The association plans monthly meetings with the next to he held in Wingham in September. Alec Johnston, Goderich, is vice-president of the group and the secretary-treasurer will be named by Chief Ford. The meetings will be held to iron out any problems in the system and deal with any mat- tors that require attention. Some training sessions will also be planned. Chief Ford predicted that the day will cane when the Huron fire brigades will be hooked up by a county-wide radio system for more efficient protection. Other area brigades repre- sented at the Seaforth meeting were Dashwood, (7, rediton a nd Zurich. Boyle, Library Board Chairman Arthur Idle, Councillor Joe Wooden, G/C G. F, Ockenden, base commander, Mayor Jack Delbridge and W/C W. Bracken. --T-A photo standby brigade so that key mem- bers of that brigade will he ready to race to the scene if the need arises. If any major fire breaks out, as many brigades as necessary can be called in at the discre- tion of the co-ordinator and at all times he knows e.caetiy which brigades are at a fire and who may be called if trouble breaks out elsewhere. In the past, fire departments have assisted each other at major blazes, but it was on ahaphazard setup and could have created great deal of confusion had a fire started in a community whose brigade was away at another fire. The new system will eliminate any possible chances of any eon- fusion. The mutual aid system was arranged under the Attorney- General's office and Fred Ateler-