HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-07-06, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 6, 1967 Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Area enthusiastically marks
nation's 100th birthday event
The Mayor explained the park
was available for all residents
and neighbors and hoped everyone
in the district would always feel
welcome.
Huron MP Robert McKinley,
who arrived after being involved
in special events to welcome
Queen Elizabeth to Ottawa, said
Open Kinsmen bridges to river flats
The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton gets set to snip the ribbon leading to the bridge named after him by the
Exeter Kinsmen. Hal Taggart, centre, National Kin president then cut a ribbon at the other end to
open the Kinsmen portion of the park project. With the two are Kin president Gib Dow and to the
left is Gord Baynham, who acted as master of ceremonies. In the background are several local dig-
nitaries who took part in the Dominion Day celebration. T-A photo
One serious injury
Holiday accidents light
Horses had their day
While horses were once the lone means of transport in the district,
it's doubtful if there were ever too many more on Exeter's streets
than there were on Dominion Day. Several old buggies and other
conveyances were also in evidence, such as the one above carting
Mr. and Mrs. Don Gaiser and family through the parade.— T-A photo
Zurich turns down
new fire proposal
Among leaders
David Elston, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Allan Elston, Centralia,
spent the past week at Huron
Camp, Hayfield, along with 120
other boys from Michigan and
Western Ontario who were chosen
to attend a leadership training
course sponsored by District 633
of Rotary International. The Rot-
ary course is for "you who
represent the young men of out-
standing qualities of leadership
to provide the future guidance of
our destiny".
head when he was involved in an
accident on Highway 81 onSatur-
day at 1;00 a.m.
Wood had been northbound on
Highway 81 about one and a half
miles east of Highway 21 when
his car went out of control on a
curve and skidded into a ditch and
hit a farm fence.
Damage to the car was listed
at $500 by Constable Lamont.
The police also investigated
two accidents earlier in the week.
On Monday at 6;20 p.m. Con-
stable Wright was called to the
scene of a two-car crash on
Highway 4, just south of Exeter,
involving J. Stanley Whiting, Hur-
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age in that one was listed at
$3,000.
Involved were Kathryn Vincent,
Grand Bend, and Donald Murray
Jantzi, British Columbia.
Both had been westbound when
the Vincent car slowed to make
a left turn. Jantzi pulled out to
pass and struck the left rear of
the other car.
The Grand Bend lady suffered
a shoulder injury, a broken rib
and whiplash. Jantzi sustained
a sore knee and cuts to the left
side of his head.
CUT OVER EYE
A Port Credit man, Douglas
Ronald Wood, suffered a cut over
his right eye and to his fore-
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seek safe swim spot
he was happy to be present be-
(,aese he had always wanted to
xiee in a Rolls-Royce. He was
referring to the antique car in
which he and the Hon. C.S. and
Mrs. Ma.cNaughton had been
traimiorted during the parade.
He termed the improvements to
the park "simply tremendous"
and suggested it should indeed be
a proud moment for the people of
Exeter and the district.
"This is the way every com-
munity in Canada is going about
celebrating the centennial," he
said in reference to the en-
thusiastic crowds in attendance.
"The next 100 years will be in
good hands," he said, if people
will continue to go about the task
of making it so as they have
in the past.
The Hon. C.S. MacNaughton,
who reported he has been at-
tending many centennial activi-
ties of late, said it was a thrill
to be culminating those activities
in his own home town.
"It's thrilling to see the way
people have been brought to-
gether," he remarked.
He predicted centennial activi-
ties in Canada would make the
self-effacing attitude of people
of this nation disappear.
Looking back over the decision
several years ago that almost
resulted in the South Huron Hos-
pital being built in the park, the
Provincial Treasurer said that
the people had shown sensible
foresight and now can enjoy both a
hospital and a fine park.
Next speaker was Wellington
Brock, chairman of the Ausable
River Conservation Autbority,
who agreed with Mr. Pooley's
contention that the park should
some day stretch all the way to
the Morrison Dam.
Legion President Stan Frayne
said every resident of Exeter
should be truly proud of the park
project, explaining, that t h e
pavilion erected by the Legion
and Legion Auxiliary was to be
dedicated to all those who had
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The success of centennial cele-
brations in Exeter and the area
had many people wondering if
the actual July 1 event in Exeter
could match the enthusiasm and
interest displayed in those other
events,
Well, that question was un-
equivocally answered Saturday.
It takes all the superlatives avail-
able to describe it.
The parade was one of the
largest and best ever held in
this community and was wit-
nessed by thousands of people,
Cars were parked on both sides
of Main St. from Huron St. to the
river and hundreds of people
lined the sidewalks.
An even greater number of
people filled the grandstand and
lined the ball diamond for the
concluding ball game and fire-
works at the community park. The
crowd there was estimated at
up to 6,000 people.
After the parade wended its way
to Riverview Park the crowds
chosevarious vantage points under
the many trees to listen and watch
the official opening of the park.
Centennial committee chair-
man Ted Pooley was master of
ceremonies for the day, remark-
ing that "this is one of th e
proudest days of my life".
He explained it had taken 100
years to get the park the way it
is now, and said that within the
next 100 years it may stretch all
the way to the Morrison Dam,
some one mile to the east.
Mr. Pooley told the crowd the
park had not been completed as
planned, due to the amount of
wet weather that had plagued the
various organizations in the past
month.
Later in the program he took
time to thank the members of
his committee and the service
clubs and private individuals who
had contributed to the beautifica-
tion of the park.
The honor o f officially open-
ing the park fell to Mayor Jack
Delbridge.
He paid tribute to those who had
made it possible and also for the
large numbers who had turned
out to make it a memorable oc-
casion.
Rabies case
near Kirkton
Despite heavy traffic over the
Dominion Day holiday weekend,
the Exeter OPP detachment in-
vestigated only three accidents.
Possibly partly responsible for
the comparatively good record
was the crackdown on driving in-
fractions. The OPP charged 24
drivers during the past week and
issued warnings to another 35.
Most serious of the accidents
took place Friday night at 8;50
p.m. on Highway 83 at the inter-
section of County Road 11 east
of Exeter.
Involved were cars driven by
SHDHS teacher Osren Zivkovic
and Gary Thomas Quance, RR 1
Staffa.
Zivkovic had been eastbound
on Highway 83 when Quance pull-
ed out of the sideroad in front of
him. Both cars were spun around
and were severely damaged. Con-
stable Dale Lamont estimated
damage at $3,500.
A passenger in the Zivkovich
car, Miss Marilyn Duffus, Bowl-
ing Green, Ohio, sustained seri-
ous facial lacerations and in-
juries to her chest and shoulder.
She was taken to South Huron
Hospital and later transferred
to the intensive care ward at St.
Joseph's hospital in London.
She is now reported to be in
satisfactory condition.
The drivers of the two cars
suffered minor injuries in the
crash.
About an hour later on Friday,
Constable John Wright was called
to the scene of a two-car crash
on Highway 83, one and a quarter
miles east of Highway 21. Dam-
A delegation from the Grand
Bend Property Owners Associa-
tion asked village council at its
regular meeting Monday to take
steps to ensure the safety of
swimmers.
Mrs. Griffin Thomas and Mrs.
Arnold Helm reported that on
sever al occasions in recent
weeks, boats had been coming in
to dock on the beach in the swim-
ming area north of the main pier
and were hindering swimmers.
In one particular instance, a
little boy narrowly escaped being
hit by a boat propeller.
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The beach and property com-
mittee are this week looking into
the feasibility of roping off a cer-
tain area of the beach for swim-
mers, where boats and water
skiers would be barred.
A letter from the GB Associa-
tion which preceded the delega-
tion also asked for stricter en-
forcement of the bylaws restrict-
ing dogs on the beach and closing
of the beach area at 2 a.m.
Also in letter form, the Grand
Bend Chamber of Commerce ask-
ed for action to deter the litter-
ing of streets by tourists.
After considerable discussion
clerk Murray A. DesJardins was
instructed to send a letter to all
businesses in the village request-
ing their co-operation in sweep-
ing the sidewalk in front of their
property and placing the litter in
garbage Bans.
In other business, council:
Heard from Clerk DesJardins
that a cheque in the amount of
$1,069.27 had been received from
Bosanquet township for that
municipality's share of deben-
tures on the Grand Bend public
school. Similar payments from
Hay and Stephen townships have
not yet been received. If these
payments are not received by
July 15 interest will be added.
Instructed Road Foreman Jam-
es Connolly to place no parking
signs at several locations in the
village where parked cars are
obstructing private driveways.
Passed a bylaw changing the
fire retainer fees as paid by
the townships of Stephen, Hay
and Bosanquet for a term of
one year. Stephen and Bosanquet
will pay a yearly fee of $500,
while Hay will pay $350 for the
services of the Grand Bend fire
department. Under the terms of
the bylaw, the village will charge
their neighboring municipalities
$75 for the first hour of a fire
call and $50 per hour for any ad-
ditional time.
Area residents
win float prizes
A float entered by Dave Cross,
Exeter, was judged the best over-
all float in Exeter's Dominion
Day parade, Saturday.
The best comic float was en-
tered by Clarence Carter and
his Clandeboye hillbillies, while
the Hurondale WI was the best
in the tractor-drawn classifica-
tion.
Donna Walsh, Exeter, entered
the best decorated bicycle and the
horsedrawn entry winner w as
Scott's stagecoach from Parkhill.
Rounding out the float winners
were the Elimville WI and their
quilting bee. It was the best entry
with a centennial theme.
Judges for the parade were
Mrs. C. E. Boyle and Wally
Burton.
To teach
John Nagel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. Nagel, Exeter, has accept-
ed a teaching position with the
London Board of Education. The
SHDHS graduate attended teach-
ers' college in London this past
term.
The fact that rabies is a con-
tinual threat in this area was
evidenced this week when a rabid
skunk was found on a farm in
the Kirkton area.
The skunk had been killed by
a dog before it was found and
the dog has now been quarantined
for observation.
Health officials point out that
the threat of rabies is still very
serious across Ontario and per-
sons—especially children—
should be warned against hand-
ling dead animals or getting close
to wild animals that appear ab-
normally friendly.
the concession 2 and 3 road back
into shape and for the depart-
ment to assist in the work.
Councillors noted that the road
has deteriorated badly during the
summer due to the heavy traffic
as motorist have been using it to
avoid the construction on High-
way 4.
They also will ask the depart-
ment for permission to continue
with the sand cushion on conces-
sion 8 and 9 to complete the work
to the corner of lots 10 and 11.
Estimated cost of this additional
work is $5,000 and the original
work under the contract was
$7,700.
Council hope to have the ad-
ditional amount added under the
existing contract with temporary
approval and included later in the
supplementary road bylaw.
In other business, council:
Granted a building permit to
Anthony Dale Regier for con-
struction of a lakeshore cottage,
on the condition he receives a let-
ter of approval from the Huron
County health unit.
Approved tile drainage loans
for four farmers in the amounts
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At a special meeting, Tuesday,
Hay Township and Zurich repre-
sentatives still failed to reach any
agreement over fire retainer
fees.
Hay Reeve John Corbett and
Deputy-Reeve Delbert Geiger re-
presented the township and offer-
ed Zurich a retainer of $900 per
year.
However, the Zurich council
stuck by their earlier decision to
ask for $1,400. At one time they
had asked $3,000.
As a result of the failure to
reach an agreement, the Zurich
brigade has been advised not to
answer fire calls in the town-
ship.
Members of Hay council have
advised their residents in the
west of the township to call either
the Dashwood or Grand Bend
brigades and to call either Hen-
sall or Exeter for fires in the
eastern portion of the township.
At their regular meeting, Mon-
day, Hay council decided to ask
the department of highways to
investigate the solution to getting
Bike rider
breaks leg
Exeter 14 Actedetd ex6 > e 6,tad cosoete An 18-year-old SHDHS student
is in South Huron Hospital after
his left leg was broken in three
places when his motorcycle was
struck by a car in Exeter, Fri-
day.
Donald Wolfe, 243 Carling St.,
was proceeding south on Main St.
at 7;25 p.m. when he was hit by
a car driven by Glenn E. McNabb,
also of Exeter.
Mr. McNabb had been east-
bound on Wellington St. and after
stopping at the intersection, fail-
ed to see the youth and ran into
him while turning onto Main St.
Wolfe was thrown to the pave-
ment and also suffered bruises
and abrasions.
Damage to the two vehicles
was estimated at $150 by Con-
stable Irwin Ford.
BELOW — Mervyn Grainger, front row centre, won the
top prize in the Exeter beard contest, while Norm Hackney,
right, placed second and Norm Tripp, left, was third.
Other entrants in the full-beard class in the back row from
the left; Harry Mathers, Art Clarke, Al Flynn, Mac Hod-
gert, Bill Batten, Pete McFalls and Bob Haugh.
TOP RIGHT — While he may look like the king of southern
fried chicken, that's actually Herm Dettmer on the left
receiving congratulations from Ted Pooley after winning
the Buffalo Bill beard design class.
MIDDLE RIGHT —Dr. Don Ecker, centre, was the winner
in the sluggers classification, while Ross Haugh, left, and
Terry McCauley tied for second. There was no prize for
second until Ted Pooley offered a 75-pound bag of potatoes
and the pair will split it when the centennial chairman har-
vests his crop this fall.
BOTTOM RIGHT A couple of neighbors were the only
entrants in the VanDyke division of the contest. Frank
Wilkinson, right, was judged the best over his next door
neighbor, Bob Chaffe.
Pool deficit
takes plunge
It will only take 225 more!
That's how many two dollar
bills are required to wipe out the
deficit on the Exeter and area
swimming pool.
Treasurer Charles Smith re-
ported this week that $125 was
received in a collection taken
from the onlookers at the canoe
jousting at the Dominion Day
celebration at Riverview Park.
In addition, the winners of the
event, John Godbolt and Gerald
Webb who represented the Exeter
Liens, turned their $10 prize over
to the pot)), committee as well.
Mr. Smith indicated that two
dollar bills have been coming in
at a steady pace since the appeal
was made by committee chair-
man Ted Dooley,
One donation of $100 Was also
received.
Three Scouts
receive honor
Three area boys were among
those receiving Oueen's Scout
awards at the Centennial drum-
head service staged in Goderich,
Sunday.
The lion. C. S. MacNaughton
presented the awards to two
members of the CFB Centralia
troop, Bruce David Woodrow and
George William Briggs.
Tom Vickerman, Exeter, was
also to receive the award, but
was not able to be present.
Guest speaker for the event
was the Bev. Harold Snell, a
former Exeter minister.
Members of the B. E. Pooley
branch Legion pipe band were
among those In the massed pipe
bami of the Vone C-1 Canadian
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