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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-07-27, Page 2super values Toothbrush Pepsodent ' Toothpaste Yard Raid 97 1.89 Ban Lotion Deodorant Kodacolor Instamatic Film Band Aids Reg. .794 Reg. 1.49 Reg. 2,29 Reg. Reg. 1.72 Reg. .9£3 83c 1.47 77 Sale Days July 31 to Aug. 5 HUNTLEY'Sii71' DRUGS Exeter 235-1070 Page 2 Times-Advocate, ..My 27, 1967 Local youth participates Seek improvements at intersection a fter four crashes in three weeks Huron MPP had been caught in one of the long Sunday evening jams at the intersection. The department survey in- dicated traffic lights were not warranted. Council has not yet beenadvis- eci regarding the outcome of a Survey done by the department at the Main and Sanders St. intersection. Members did express regret the survey was conducted on a Thursday when Traffic is not as heavy as on some other days. In other business at the spec- vsAy.,,,3; • 'eeeei".:,44se.meePleee'e Two more this week Ihor Orenchuk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Orenchuk left Ex- eter Friday to attend a Ukrainian camp at Werchovyna near Mont- real. He and several other youths will be trained by Ukrainian Youth Association leaders to partici- pate in the Canadian Ukrainian Day at Expo 67 on July 29. Students of Ukrainian descent from Canada and the U.S. will take part on July 30 in a reunion at Camp Werchovyna and on July 31 they will travel to Ottawa to take part in the celebration of Ukrainian Youth Day at the Par- liament Buildings. A plaque will be unveiled in the new national library and Prime Minister LeSt- er Pearson will attend. it would be safe to leave them until winter. Asked the clerk to check with the OWRC regarding regu- lations for erecting permanent buildings over a sewer line. lel Friday meeting, council; Learned that sewer pipe was going to cost 14 cents more per foot because a better grade had to be ordered than planned, How- ever, due to the strike, it was the only pipe available and mem- bers agreed it was best to pay a higher price in order to get the work completed. kpproved payment of $3,000 on the 196'7 grant to Exeter's RAP committee. Asked the works superintend- ent to immediately improve and seed the boulevard on Wellington St. and also in front of the Brewers' Retail. Sewers had been installed in these areas and the boulevards dug up. Declared Monday, August 7 a public holiday. Learned from Councillor Don MacGregor there were several dead elms in Riverview Park. Members were of the opinion Numerous accidents at intersection The intersection of highways 4 and 83 has been the scene of four accidents in the past three weeks. A week ago Sunday, two cars collided, resulting in damages close to $1,500. The car on the left was driven by a Toronto man who pulled through the intersection and hit a southbound car on highway 4. The other car, on the right, was driven by Nancy Strang, RR 3 Exeter. Above, Constable Irwin Ford surveys the damage in a local garage yard, Below, on the left is a car owned by Melvin S, Whiting of Exeter that was struck by the one on the right driven by a Michigan visitor, Friday. Whiting suf- - T-A photos Concerned over the recent rash of accidents at the Highway 4 and 83 intersection, Exeter council Friday night decided to ask the department of transport to once again consider traffic lights at the corner. There have been four acci- dents at the intersection in the past three weeks, in which driv- ers on Highway 83 have crashed into cars on Highway 4. At the present time, the inter- section is marked with an over- head blinker light and a blinker light installed over the stop sign as well. Members of council decided to request either the traffic lights or the erection of one of the larger stop signs which are now located at many dangerous inter- sections in Ontario. The department of transport conducted a survey at the corner last summer after the Hon. C, S. MacNaughton suggested it. The Health units fered minor injuries. agree to jo in Michigan, collided. Richardson had been westbound on Highway 83 and after stopping, pulled into the Whiting car which was southbound on Highway 4. Total damage was estimated at $2,100 and Whiting sustained minor injuries. Richardson has been charged with failing to yield the right of way. The second crash took place on Tuesday and involved drivers hundreds of miles away from home. The cars were operated by Clayton A. Astell, Sterling, Colorado, and Horace M. Robin- son Jr., Cory, North Carolina. Astell was westbound on High- way 83 and hit the Robinson, vehicle which was northbound on Highway 4. Damage amounted to $400. Astell was also charged with failing to yield. Both accidents were investig- ated by Chief C. H. MacKenzie. The intersection of Highways 4 and 83 continues to take its toll and Exeter police were called to investigate two more crashes there this week. It brought the total crashes to four in the past three weeks, and property damage has been heavy in them all. In view of the rash of crashes, Exeter council has asked the de- partment of highways to recon- sider traffic lights at the corner or at least erect a larger stop sign such as the ones found at other bad intersections. However, Chief C. H. MacKen- zie reported in both crashes this week the drivers had stopped at the intersection and then pulled into the path of cars on Highway 4. Three of the four drivers in- volved were from the U.S.A. The first occurred Friday when cars driven by Melvin S. Whit- ing, 33 Huron St. East, and Geo- rge L. Richardson, Warren, Says resort cleanest in beach Ontario Reunion at Base Line attended by over 200 instructed to obtain guidance from the Municipal World and advice from other municipalities regarding the placing of signs on village property. Grand Bend has a bylaw gov- erning the placing of signs ad- vertising local businesses, but Reeve Orval Wassmann said, "the bylaw needs to be amended and enforced properly as only two signs are legally erected. Under the present bylaw, own- ers are required to apply to council as a whole for a licence to erect a sign on any of the green areas within the village limits. The yearly fee for such a permit is five dollars. Last minute installation The weatherman caused a lot of last minute changes in original plans for last week's Kirkton Garden Party. Due to heavy rains Wednesday morning, the show was shifted to the St. Marys Collegiate auditorium. Above, Reg Paul is helping to set up some of the seating to accommo- date the large crowd. St. Marys Journal Argus photo Members of the boards of the Perth and Huron County Health Units approved in principle at a meeting Goderich Monday the amalgamation of the two groups. However, an official decision on the matter can come only from the two county councils concern- ed, under whose authority the two health units operate. Further discussions are to be held at the county council levels. The two county medical of- ficers of health were asked to prepare resumes of the past his- tory of their units, what they are doing now and what extra facilities could be provided by a joint board. The Ontario Department of Health suggested the amalgama- tion and offers the inducement of increasing its grant from 50% to 75% if the amalgamation takes place. "We dealt only with the larger matters at Monday's discussion and it was felt that such items as the location of a joint unit's headquarters could be left for a later decision," one member of the Perth board reported. He indicated the idea of amal- gamation was received favorably, with reservations. The two county councils will be meeting in September, so another joint meeting of the units is plan- ned for the first week in October. At this time the views of all the individuals concerned will be considered. longest term (14 years) and Mrs. Robt. Elston who has been the faithful caretaker for 17 years were also honoured. The program closed with com- munity singing of old favourites led by Mrs. Wm. Spence. Sports for the children were conducted by Miss Nornia. Els- ton assisted by Misses Marlene Baker, Cathy DeBradandere and Brenda Parkinson. Souvenir spoons and candy were the spoils collected by the winners and all participants. Pre-school, David Spence, Margie McLean; Grades 1 & 2, Laurie Elston, Susan Evans; Grades 3 & 4, Janice Elston, Da- vid Westman; Grades 5 & 6, Bob- b y Strahan, Brian Morrison; Grades 7 & 8, David Strahan, Shirley Timms, Three legged race, Brian Mor- rison and Bobby DeBrabandere, Laurie and Janice Elston; wheel- barrow race, Gordon McLean and Area thefts — Continued from front page bee car was broken into at Oak- wood Golf Course. The car was unlocked and nothing was stolen, although the thieves did some damage to the car when they at- tempted to get the rear seat out in their efforts to get into the trunk. They didn't see a thing FRAUDS BACK The OPP also reported that those phony bank inspectors have been back in the district, although their attempt to dupe a Goderich area resident proved unsuccess- ful. The men attempted to get the victim to withdraw a sum of money from his bank on the pre- text they are trying to check into the honesty of a bank employee. While the latest attempt failed, an elderly Clinton woman was victimized recently and police have continued their warnings to district residents. BY ANNE WILSON Some 225 former teachers and pupils, past and present resi- dents, gathered at the Base Line School near Woodham on Satur- day, to chat with old and new acquaintances and reminisce about their school day s. The shady trees, sunshine and cool- ing breeze made a perfect set- ting for this occasion. Harold O'Brien, president of the Community Association, was chairman for the afternoon. The children from the school opened with two choruses and Robt. Marriatt, Reeve of the township and Base Line resi- dent spoke briefly. Mrs. Jack Anderson, St. Marys, a former resident, contributed much ap- preciated vocal solos and Lorne Allen, a former pupil, accom- panied by Mrs. Eldon Westman provided stirring old time violin music. An impromptu step dance by Mr. Milton Marriott was a happy surprise. A brief history of the Base Line was presented by Mrs. George Wilson and a minute's silence was observed in mem- ory of those who have passed on. There were ten former teach- ers present and as their names were read they were asked to come to the platform: Miss Isa- belle Young, St. Marys; Mrs. Alex Irvine, Kirkton; Mrs. Wm. Mil- lar, Windsor; Mrs. Oliver Baker, Base Line; Mrs. Donald Edye, St. Marys; Mrs. Stewart Ander- son, RR Tavistock, Miss Marilyn Marshall, Kirkton; Mrs. Earl Holland, Tillsonburg; Mrs. Max- ine Morrison, Ilderton; and the last teacher, Miss Marlene Baker, Base Line. Mrs. Nelson Baker presented them with a souvenir spoon and Mrs. Millar who had taught in the school for the longest term replied on behalf of the group. Mrs. Fred Parkinson pre- sented spoons to the following: Oldest person present, Mrs. Thos. Doube, Base Line; Mrs. Doube also qualified for the old- est pupil present; Paul Brine was the youngest pupil; Ted Mc- Neight from Chula Vista, Cali- fornia, came the longest distance. Robt. Elston, the trustee for While the problem of dead alewives littering most of the beaches along the shores of Lake Huron is becoming exasperating to some officials, Grand Bend's acting road foreman Jim Con- nolly told the last meeting of council he had the cleanest beach in the area. The Grand Bend road boss reported hiring two or three boys each morning to rake up the dead alewives that are washed up on shore and that he was able to keep ahead of the situa- tion. The alewives, a small fish of the herring family, are causing concern for both provincial parks officials and tourists. William Cleaveley, parks man- agement supervisor with the On- tario department of Lands and Forests said one of the prob- lems seems to lie in the decline of lake trout, which fell victim to the lamprey eel. The trout ate alewives. Canadian and United States re- searchers are attempting to stock Lake Michigan and Huron with a species of western salmon who feed on alewives. Mr. Cleaveley said department researchers are developing spe- cial equipment to clean the beach- es not only of fish but of other problems like the algae that often plagues Lake Erie swimmers. He also said the two Lake Huron parks are probably the hardest hit because of prevailing winds and currents. Pinery Parks superintendent Mel Jackson has expressed con- cern that he was about to exceed his clean-up budget. To date rent- al of the big equipment has cost $8,000, about the extent of his budget. Mr. Cleaveley added that Mr. Jackson need have no worries, the clean up operations would continue and there is no thought of closing the parks as some tourists had suggested. Ignorance is bliss, and the fact they were ignorant of what was taking place about them led to a blissful outing for four Exeter men, Sunday. Bob and Jim Russell, Harold Wolfe and Gord Strang were among the fans at the New York- Detroit ball game Sunday after- noon, and after cheering their favorite Tigers to a win in the second game of a twin-bill, left for home. It wasn't until they arrived near Grand Bend and turned on their car radio that they learned the city they had just left was the scene of the latest race riot in the United States. The fact they didn't wait around Detroit after the game was the main reason they failed to know what was going on not too many blocks from the ball park. The main disturbance didn't start until shortly after they left. The Detroit riots continued through Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday with damage expected to run over $200,000,000. An es- timated 30 persons died and more than 1,000 were injured. DEBATE SIGNS In other GB council business, clerk Murray A. DesJardins was Dogs, thieves get chickens Crediton youths to face charges Recent disturbances in Credi- ton have led to Criminal Code charges being laid against two Crediton youths. Robert Heist has been charg- ed with causing a disturbance and Richard Glanville has been charged twice on the same count. He was charged one night for the first offence and the second charge came the following night. Little Boy (calling father at office): "Hello, who is this?" Father (recognizing son's voice): "The smartest man in the world." Little Boy: "Pardon me, sir, I must have the wrong number." Ross Scrivens, Jane Evans and Norlene Wright. Soft ball was arranged by Rickie DeBrabandere, Ed Holland and Ronnie McNaughton. Owen O'Brien, the convener of sports, set these up before leaving for Expo. A delicious and bountiful sup- per provided by the ladies of the community under the convener- ship of Mrs. Wm. Spence and Miss Noreen Walkom was served out- side. At the register were Mrs. Al- fred Baker and Mrs. Ted Brine and in charge of souvenirs were Mrs. Harold O'Brien and Howard Rinn, The register showed guests present from Plymouth, Mich; Rochester, N.Y.; California; Hamilton, Scotland; Burlington, Sarnia, Thamesford, London, Toronto, Stratford, St. Marys, and surrounding areas. The interior of the school was transformed into an art gallery first by the pupils and teacher who provided Centennial Black- board Murals with 1867-1967 themes. Then local and former residents contributed treasured photos. "Do you remember when this was" and "Who is this" were heard many times over. As at all reunions mingled with the happy memories of school days there were the sad over- tures when messagesfrom form- er teachers and residents who were unable to be present were read by the secretary. Dr. Olive Matthews, a former teacher, has passed away since sending her message. Messages of appreciation for those who arranged the Reunion are being received. The drivers of the cars especially apprec- iated the jockey parking service convened by Jim McNaughton. The seating and tables were taken care of by Robt. Elston and Jules DeBrabandere with all the men In the community as- sisting. The program was in charge of Wm. Spence, Mrs. Nelson Baker, Mrs. Fred Parkinson and Mrs. Jas. McNaughton. Invita- tions were handled by Mr. Fred Jameson, Mr. Howard Rinn, Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Elston and Mr. & Mrs. George Wilson. The general Committee who made the initial plans were Mr. & Mrs. Harold O'Brien, Howard Rinn, Wm. Spence, Noreen Wal- kom and Mrs. George Wilson with the latter acting as sec- retary and Mrs. Alfred Baker as treasurer. This is the story of one more Most cars fail safety checks The department of transport safety check concluded Friday afternoon and statistics from the week-long check of cars in the area were a bit frightening. While frequent rain enabled the department testers and the local police to check only 300 cars, only 21 of them were ap- proved on their first trip through the various tests. Several cars with minor de- fects returned later for another check and many managed to pass, while others had to return for a third time. However, the most serious note during the check was the fact that 38 cars were found to be in such poor shape they had their licence plates removed at the scene of the check. A total of 18 cars were ordered off the road during the check on Thursday and officials of the de- partment indicated this was the highest number ever recorded in one day in a community of this size. Not all cars were from the area. In fact, motorists from as far away as Toronto and Owen Sound found themselves stranded in Exeter when their vehicles were taken off the highway. Local garages found them- selves swamped by motorists who wanted defects fixed so they could get on their way again, community effort before t h e schools in Blanshard sing that last swan long. About 65 young broilers were killed by dogs on the farm of Glenn Prout early Wednesday morning. They were part of a flock of about 100 Mr. Prout had in a small chicken shelter near his barn. Many of the young birds appeared to have been pulled through the wooden slats on the door of the shelter, which finally gave way and allowed the dogs to get into the building. The owner heard the commo- tion around 5:00 am and arrived on the scene in time to see what he described as two small Beagles take off through the field. Livestock vaulator Clayton Smith reported this was the sec- ond case of dogs killing chick- ens in UsbOrne this year. The other attack occurred on the farm of Bill Coward, Woodham. Value of the ?rout birds was estimated at about $50. He in- dicated several of the birds still living Would have to be destroy- ed as they were badly mauled. Mr. Prout indicated dogs were a problem in the area and said he may have to buy a gun, .41 , , - • , 4 Rapid 5 C ar , i s. •••• • . • •• , 1 [ Photocopy Equipped To Do Copies Etc. While You Wait. 250 per copy rate on quantities Documents, Service exefer`Zimes-Aouocale I Is Now Lower Letters, Tfbe :•i•::: :: a The Of T-A BIRDS STOLEN A Varna area farmer, Russell OeSch t reported to Exeter OPP Wednesday that about 150 four- Take advantage of shade from his far, month-old pu m llets were stolen The huge evergreen trees in the vicinity of the Centralia Centennial the village's Centennial celebrations, Saturday. Above, a part of the He valued the birds at about Community tall provided much needed shelter from the Sun during large crowd is shown during the afternoon program. T-A photo $800. a