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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-12-01, Page 3Car is nothing but junk These two pictures depict what remained of a car driven by Eugene Webber, RR 1 Hay, after he crashed into three trees about four miles west of Exeter Thursday night. Shown above is the rear half of the car which was wrapped around the first tree he hit, while above is seen the front section with the roof completely ripped off. The two sections were several feet apart. Webber was still in the front seat When the first witnesses arrived. He is still in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, with head injuries. --T-A photos Poor turnout at Exeter Times-Advocate, December 1, 1966 Page 3 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL By Ann Creech Go get ern gals! GUARANTEED INVESTMENTS 4 or 5 year term Interest is payable half yearly or may be left to accumulate and compound half yearly. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST 425 Main Street 235-0530 Exeter NiCsiNez 141'e NO. 141... 00" ri It‘ `'gym When you care enough . . ... to send the very best 'rale exeferinies-Aboacafe crxi ctv4 <ies Gtiv doft tvci We30,te, cO`.44 Wed s'frottPskitTrtsiVtAtv‘,i1V4 Wtd wed Wtd Wed Wed Wid Wed Wed wt Wed ttNi +t5CgSt( e Car completely demolished and drivergoes to hospital — Continued from front page some money to consolidate facil- ities in the near future. The new d e pu t y reeve paid tribute to the Exeter Industrial Development group for the "mar- vellous" job they did in promoting the Centralia base after the clos- ing was announced. In particular he paid tribute to the work done on the brochure by Councillor Joe Wooden. In concluding his remarks, Cud- more noted there was an excep- tional year being planned in Exeter in regard to the centennial and urged that all citizens en- deavour to do their part in help- ing it to be a success. Councillors then followed with reports of their various commit- tees, dealing primarily with a review of the past year's work. Both Councillors Taylor and Wooden used colored charts to show the progress on roads and sewers respectively, Taylor ad- vised that the method used to fix roads in the past had been proven practically useless and the program had been scrapped. Council has now decided to use most of their street budget for permanent roads, after all ser- vices have been installed. In his remarks, Wooden paid tribute to the town employees and explained that most of the criticism against them was un- warranted and should rather be levelled at their employers-- council. He said there was a tendency towards bigness in most aspects of society and noted there was a tendency to lose the individual. "In this sense the local govern- ment is the most important," he stated, noting that it was from this level that the individual received the most attention, LAUDS POLICE Cpl. Harry VanBergen, Irwin Ford and the Auxiliary Police again came in for commendation, this time from committee chair- man Ted Wright. "They deserve a lot of credit," he reported. Wright said he didn't think it would be a good move to bring the OPP in to police the town, as there were advantages to local pollee, Five years ago, Wright said he had mentioned the need for offstreet parking, and explained his opinion had not changed. He said the project should be through the combined efforts of the businessmen and council. He also said the town need at least one stop light on the Main Street to make it safer for people walking across the street and for drivers attempting to make turns both on and off the Main St. Concluding his remarks, Wright said the sewage program must go ahead, but'said it should be done in moderation and that a careful watch should be kept on the rising tax rate. Following the council reports, the five new men seeking posts were given an opportunity to address the crowd. All indicated they would work to the best of their abilities on behalf of the ratepayers. NO REPORT No report was received by the ratepayers from the Exeter Public School board as none of the members remained after being acclaimed to office. Dr. R. W. Read gave the report of the SHDHS board, emphasiz- Sent to 'home' on theft charge A 16-year-old Clinton youth was given a one-year suspended sentence in Goderich court, Mon- day, and was ordered to reside at the Salvation Army's House of Concord in Toronto for that time. Michael John Anthony Reynolds pleaded guilty a week earlier to a charge of break, enter and theft at Spencer Lumber, Hensall, as well as the theft of diesel oil from Grant Webster, Stanley Township, and a car from Elmer Lebeati in Tuckersmith, and $4 and a transistor radio from the Hensall District CO-Op mill, all on November 15. Seven join local lodge A number of members of the IOOF of Exeter attended the an- nual Oddfellows' rally in Strat- ford, Saturday. The local group took along seven candidates and they were initiated into Ocidfellowship by a degree team picked from West- ern OntariO and Michigan lodges. The seven local Candidates Were: Robert Kerslake, RaymOnd Cann, Edward Johns, Eber lied- den, Kenneth Broom, Lorne Hal- larityne and Danny Coward. An area man is reported in an improved condition in. St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London, where he was taken on Thursday follow- ing a spectacular crash on High- way 83 at 7:45 p.m. L. Eugene Webber, RR 1 Hay, was proceeding west on the high- Way when he went into the ditch and after travelling a consider- able distance, smashed into three trees across from the farm home of K. G, C rocker about four miles west of Exeter. The rear end of the Webber car was wrapped around one of the maple trees in the ditch and the remainder of the car apparently bounced off another tree before coming to rest in a pile of scrap. Ironically they were the only trees in the ditch for a distance of about one mile each way. Witnesses found it difficult to believe that the twisted wreckage had once been a car. Webber was still in his c a r when the first persons arrived on the scene and he was rushed to hospital. He was unconscious from the head injuries he sustain- ed in the crash. OPP Constable Bill Glassford investigated with the assistance of Cpl. C, J. Mitchell. In the first accident reported this week, damage of $900 was caused to a vehicle driven by Charles W. Dalrymple, RR 2 Kippen. He had been driving on the 3rd concession of Tuckersmith when he rolled his car over while negotiating a curve. He was not injured. Constable Ed Wilcox investi- gated that crash as well as anoth- er one on Wednesday when two vehicles collided in the yard at Centralia Farmers' Supply, Cen- tralia. The vehicles were driven by Donald Dundas, RR 2 Crediton, and Harry Swartz, RR 1 Clande- boye. Damage was listed at$110. On Thursday at 1:00p.m., cars driven by Kenneth Geiger, 267 Grand Bend — Continued from front page attempt to prohibit the use of the dump by the resort. John Manore indicated that work of improving the river bank was progressing favorably. Emerson Desjardine then made brief remarks on the centennial program. GROWING Cam Chapman, who was ac- claimed to office with Lawrence Mason, gave the report of the PUC, noting that the utility was growing by leaps and bounds since it was purchased from Ontario Hydro in 1954. The number of customers has increased 46% and in some departments the PUC had shown growth of 300 and 400%. Chapman explained that the re- sort utility was unique in that it had no industrial customers and that there were more custom- ers than the population of the resort, The latter situation is due to the number of summer people. The chairman proudly noted that the utility had not made any rate increases since 1954, and suggested this was something to ponder in view of the rising prices of most other services and commodities. He said there had been one rate adjustment because the com- mercial rates had been too high. The comment was heard from the audience that "they still are". Chapman concluded his re- marks by paying tribute to the efficient PUC staff. Councillor John Manore asked when the PUC would consider putting some lines underground and he was told that it was sub- stantially more costly to go underground. At the conclusion of the meet- ing, former councillor John Tee- vins expressed the opinion that the PUC had "one of the best maintenance men" he'd seen in the person of Working Superin- tendent Glen Manley. Main St., Exeter, and William H. Ford, 72 John St, Exeter, were involved in a rear end collision just south of the Crediton Road on County Road 21 leading to CFB Centralia. Total damage was listed at $900 by Constable Wilcox. Saturday night in Cr edito n, damage amounted to $900 when a car driven by Ronald G. O'- Brien, RR 3 Dashwood, collided with a parked car, The other car was owned by Edward Schenk, Weston, It was parked on the north side of the Crediton Road when struck by the westbound O'Brien vehicle. BAD CONDITIONS Tuesday's snowfall and ensuing slushy roads resulted in two ac- cidents in the area. One took place on the Crediton Road west of Highway 4 when a car driven by Angela Vander- worp, Crediton, ran into the ditch. Damage was listed at $300. The Good Roads convention came up at Exeter's nomination meeting, Friday, as Mayor Jack Delbridge referred to an article in last week's T-A. The article had been in respect to comments made by Reeve Derry Boyle. Mayor Delbridge noted he was not criticising either Boyle or T-A editor Bill Batten, but men- tioned the fact that the Exeter delegates conduct themselves "ve'ry well" at the convention. After the report, former mayor W. E. Simmons congratulated Delbridge for his apparent good luck in keeping the delegates on good behaviour. "He did a better job than I ever could," Simmons stated. In reporting to the ratepayers on Monday, Grand Bend Reeve Ory Wassmann reported he had attended 273 meetings to date this year in the various capaci- ties in which he serves. In addition to the council meet- ings he attends the following: Lions, Tourist Council, MWODA, Chamber of Commerce, Inter- national Plowing Match planning committee, Canadian Restaurant Association and the resort PUC. After being acclaimed to of- fice, Wassmann hinted he may take a crack at the warden's post in Lambton County next year. Members of Exeter District Co-Operative met in the Trivitt Memorial parish Hall Tuesday, November 22 to receive the an- nual report. Donald Stockton, Chatham, su- pervisor for United Co-Oper- atives of Ontario told the mem- bers that sales for the past year amounted to $562,871 compared to $497,857 for the previous year. John Bowman, assistant man- ager of the Co-Operators Insur- ance Association, Clinton office, spoke on the increased number of policies in force with CIA and Advertising Policy Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of typographical error that portion of the advertising space occu- pied by the erroneous item, to- gether with reasonable allow- ance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. There shall be no liability for non in- sertion of any advertisement be- yond the amount paid for such advertisement. She lost control of her car after a passing truck had sprayed her windshield with the heavy Slush. She had been westbound and went into the south ditch. Robert W. Oke, RR 1 Science Hill, ended up in the ditch on the St. Marys Road in the Elim- ville vicinity on his way to work in Exeter. Damage was listed at $100 after he plowed into a mound of earth. In the past week, the OPP investigated 22 occurrences, in- cluding nine accidents, There were 38 warnings under the High- way Traffic Act and nine chargeS. Three persons were charged under the Liquor Control Act and one under the Criminal Code. Police patrolled 1,558 miles in 56 hours. Cpl, C. J. Mitchell pointed out that this is the start of Safe Driving Week and urged the mo- toring public to practice defen- sive driving. the various types of insurance available from their agents. Gerald McFalls, Tom Triebner and Maurice Love were elected directors for three year terms. Draws held no winners The first draws have been held in this year's Christmas pro- motion sponsored by the Exeter Board of Trade, but to date no winners have come forth to claim any money. The draws were made on Sat- urday and the winning numbers posted in the office beside the Victoria & Grey Trust office. They also appear in this week's ad sponsored by the Board of Trade in this newspaper. Winning tickets will be record- ed in these two places for the balance of the promotion. Weekly draws are held for one prize of $25 and five of $5. The jackpot will be for $250. This makes a total of $525 to he won. Sorry! Due to the vast amount of news in the area this week, the T-A regrets that some articles had to be omitted. These items will appear in next week's issue. The big event at SHDHS this week is the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Friday night. The dance begins at 8:30. The ever-popular "London Set" will be the musical group. If you come in a hillbilly costume, then admission is only If you dress semi-formally then you'll have to pay $1.00. So, let's have everyone costumed as Elli-Mae and Jethro! Girls, go out and hook those fellows, thus making this dance a smashing success! November 25 saw a Ilootenany appear on the scene at South Huron. The proceeds from this went to the Travel Club. The folk group who performed was the "Washington Squares." These four talented people are Kathy Rowe, Tina Mills, Dave Johnston and Alfred Aquilina. Good luck in future engagements, folks! Florence Cotton's team from the Green House won the Junior Girls' volleyball finals. School rings are on sale this week in the main hall, The choice of stone is a garnet or an onyx. The girls' ring is $9.50. The boys' ring is $10.00. A deposit of $3.00 is required. Candid Camera Week is this week—Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. Every- one, beware! A new activity is being intro- duced at SHAHS this afternoon. It is that of a Slave Auction. Members of the Travel Club Huron MOH arrives here A recent arrival from the Unit- ed Kingdom, Dr. G. P. A. Evans, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., has just taken over as medical officer of health and director of the Huron County Health Unit. Dr. Evans was introduced to members of Huron County council last Monday afternoon by Calvin Krauter, Brussels, chairman of Huron County Board of Health. He said it was his first visit to Canada and was suitably im- pressed with the County of Huron after having visited various por- tions of it. Warden Kenneth Stewart, Mc- Killop, extended a warm welcome to Dr. Evans and his family. Dr. Evans was born and edu- cated in Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated from the University of Glasgow in medicine and surgery in 1951 and received his diploma in public health in 1956 from the same university. In the mean- time, he has spent practically all his time in public health ser- vices, recently at Walsall, ten miles north of Birmingham, Eng- land. Dr. and Mrs. Evans and their four children will shortly take up residence at Goderich. will be auctioned off to the high- est bidder, This slave will do all of your work for one day. So let's have everyone bidding! Work on the new addition is proceeding very well. All signs point to an early completion. I hope so! Have a good week. Home opens in January Official opening of the new addition to "Huronview" is scheduled for January 12, ErneSt Snell, East Wawanosh, chairman of the Board of Management, in- formed Huron County Council at its November Session. Mr. Snell said he had asked the architect to have the con- tractor speed up the completion of the work as best he can, so that everything might be ready for the great occasion. The new wing will accommodate an additional 75 bed-care resi- dents, which is expected to be sufficient accommodation for a few years at least. Contracts have now been awarded for furnishings, drapes, etc. The chairman said the Depart- ment of Welfare is revising the regulations governing homes for the aged and bookkeeping for the home is going to have to be done at Huronview. Therefore the Board is advertising for ad- ditional clerical help, and ad- ditional office equipment will be required if this change comes into effect. Harvey C. Johnston, super- intendent of Huronview, reported 229 residents in the home from the following municipalities: Townships: Ashfield six, Col- borne five, Goderich five, Grey one, Hay five, Howick 16, Hullett five, McKillop five, Morris five, Stanley ten, Stephen six, Tucker- smith nine, Turnberry two, Us- borne five, East Wawanosh nine, West Wawanosh seven; towns; Clinton 22, Exeter 19, Goderich 40, Seaforth 10, Wingham 10; villages: Bayfield one, Blyth sev- en, Brussels seven, Hensall six, Zurich six; total 229. The Board of Management con- curred in a recommendation of the City of Niagara Falls, Ont- ario, that an increase in the subsidy fo'r capital expenditures on homes for the aged to 70 per- cent would remove a portion of financial hardship on the mun- icipalities. The grounds of Expo will in- clude parkland stocked with Ca- nadian wildlife where visitors can relax. One area will be dotted with woods, meadows ablaze with wild flowers, terraced hills and small islands. ing the fine scholastic record that had been recorded this past year when five students became Ontario Scholars. He commended the work of the new business administrator, Wally Burton, terming him a "real crackerjack". Another person coming in for commendation was PUC Manager Hugh Davis and his staff. Chair- man R. E. Pooley and Murray Greene made mention of the fact. Both were acclaimed to office and Pooley said he hoped this was an indication that people were satisfied with the work of the commission. After the two had given their reports, Simmons said he had been told the PUC was able to stand on its own feet, but added that judging from some of his bills they were standing on their feet with their hand in hispocket. Ted Pooley also reported for the centennial committee, of which he is chairman, advising it would be impossible to carry out the plans formulated without the co-operation of all organiz- ations in the community. • 'Amik_11•,Aiikal 4dA '4ik' •