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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-10-26, Page 1Welcome from the Reeve PAUL COUSE GARY MCLAUGHLAN • Pair iniured in accidents Three more firms ready to establish at Centralia. "I'rn excited about Centralia", Were the words of Provincial Treasurer C. S. MacNaughton as he officially opened the new Ste- phen Township municipal build- New manager at resort bank New manager of the Bank of Montreal's Grand Bend office is R. Paul Couse, formerly ac- countant at a Sudbury branch of the bank. He succeeds A. E, Kemp. Mr. Couse was born in Wind- sor. He joined the B of M at Langton and served at branches in Kingsville, Stratford and Port Colborne before being appointed accountant at Hespeler in 1963. In 1964, he went to Windsor as assistant accountant and, two years later, became accountant at Sudbury, the post he leaves to go to Grand Bend. Mr. Couse has been a member of the Kinsmen Club in the com- munities in which he has served. Mrs. Vera Bullock, Mrs. Mary Gower, William Oestricher, Jack Morrissey, Glenn Webb and Mrs. Grace Hodge with the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton in the background. cillor and deputy-reeve, unveiled the plaque in connection with the installation of floodlights at the adjoining park. Installation of the lights for the Crediton softball diamond was the police village's centen- nial project with the co-operation of the township and the provin- cial and federal governments. After the official proceedings had been completed all visitors had an opportunity to tour the new township facilities, A smor- gasbord supper sponsored by the Crediton Hall board and the Parks board followed with close to 300 persons partaking. All former reeves and deputy- - Please turn to Page 2 — T-A photo Stephen township's new municipal building was officially opened last Wednesday afternoon and in the picture above Reeve James Hayter is shown welcoming the visitors. From the left are: Roy Rats, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ratz, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rader, Emmery Fahner, Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 26, 1967 Exeter merchants plan vote Each to have Xmas promotion Debate full day store closing The area's perfect driving Tee- ord came to a halt last Wednes- day at 4:25 p.m., but the Exeter OPP reported only two accidents during the week. This is lower than the average. Two persons were injured in the accidents. Oddly enough, one of those injured sustained a frac- tured left arm and chest injuries although the car in which she was riding had damage of only $25 while a man suffered only a cut on the left hip after his gravel truck sustained damage of $800 when he drove off a bridge and ended up in a river. The injured lady was Mrs. Gladys Docherty, 68, of Goderich, who was a passenger in a car driven by her husband. The car was northbound on Highway 21 north of St. Joseph and went out of control on the wet pavement Wednesday afternoon. It crossed through the west ditch and into a field. Mrs. Docherty fell out of the passenger's door and went under the car. She was taken to St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London, for treatment of her fractured arm and chest injuries. OPP Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated. The gravel truck was being driven by Edward C. Easy, 24, of Parkhill. He was spreading gravel on concession 22 in Ste- phen Township, three miles south of Highway 81, when the truck went off a bridge and tipped onto its side in the river. The estimate of $800 damage was listed by OPP Constable Harvey Beyer who investigated. During the past week, the OPP spent 219 hours on duty and tra- velled a distance of 3,202 miles. Nine drivers were charged under the Highway Traffic Act and another 29 were issued with warnings. Exeter's businessmen debated at some length Monday the pos- sibility of closing stores for one full day per week rather than the half holiday they now take Wed- nesday afternoon. Because merchants had not been informed that store closing would be on the agenda of the meeting, no final decision was made in this regard, but this will be done at a meeting called for ing at Crediton, Wednesday after- noon. MacNaughton went on to say , "It is now possible to tell you what is around the corner for Centralia Industrial Park and your new facilities here are cer- tainly necessary, Things are really starting to move, two in- dustries have already located in your municipality and three more are expected before the end of the year," While not naming the addition- al firms that will be locating at the converted RCAF station, the Provincial Treasurer did say one - had already sent a letter of in- tent and a deposit on the rent. One firm is from Chatham and another from Carleton Place. He went on to say the expan- sion of Centralia would impose more responsibility on the Ste- phen council and officials, Former Huron County wardens from. Stephen, Jack Morrissey and Glenn Webb spoke to the more than 200 township residents gath- ered for the official opening. Morrissey said "This is a good thing for Stephen, There is no better place to spend money than in your own township." Webb added, "One could con- sider these facilities a luxury, but with the coming development they are very necessary. It also could be said this current coun- cil is ahead of their times in this type of planning." The municipal building con- tains the township clerk's of- fice, a council chamber, large vault and reception area in ad- dition to Crediton's new fire hall which will house the truck, tank- er and other equipment of the Crediton fire brigade. At the back of the structure one room has been set aside for use by the Crediton Community Parks Board, At the same time, Henry Beav- er, one of Crediton's eldest residents and a long-time village trustee as well as township coun- School grads coming back Exeter newlyweds die as train crashes auto No decision has been reached yet whether or not there will be an inquest into the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Gary McLaughlan, Main St., Exeter, who were killed when their car was struck by a CNR train on the Brinsley Road, Thursday at 11:10 a.m. Inquests are usually held in fatalities involving train-car crashes. Mr. McLaughlan was driving the car east on the BrinsleyRoad as the couple were returning from his parents' home in Parkhill to celebrate the 22nd birthday of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Foster, Hensall. Her husband is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McLaughlan, Parkhill; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Carol) Stutt, For- est; and a brother, John, at home. Pallbearers for Mrs. Mc- Laughlan were: Jake Duister, Jim Coxworth, Jim Woods, Bill Glenn, Gary McClinchey, Wayne Sterling. Those for Mr. Mc- Laughlan were: John Ryan, Garth Vernon, Wayne and Harold Mc- Laughlan, Bill Waters and Lyle Waun. Receives key for new school The Huron Centennial School at Brucefield was officially opened by Education Minister William Davis, Friday. One of the ceremonies involved the presentation of the key to board chairman Vern Alderdice, centre. The key is being presented by Robert Buist, representing the architects, while contractor Gerry VanBussel, left, looks on. T-A photo Davis opens Brucefield school Equals any in Ontario his wife. They had been married in June. The area's delayed harvest may have been one of the deter- mining causes of the crash, as the driver's view of the north- bound train was partially obscur- ed by a field of corn. The couple's 1962 model car was virtually welded to the front of the diesel by the impact and it was carried 1,000 feet on the front of the train before it was stopped. Mr. McLaughlan's body was tossed out about 300 feet from where the train stopped, but it took police and motorists over two hours to pry the wreckage from the train and free Mrs. McLaughlan's body. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner, Dr. Fred Boyce, Parkhill. The bodies were removed to the Box Funeral Home, Parkhill, where a double funeral service was held Saturday. Rev. Yarr of the Thedford and Sylvan United Church officiated and burial was in the Sylvan Cemetery. Mrs. McLaughlan is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Foster; two sisters, Mrs. David (Sheila) Charlton and Mary, both of Ailsa Craig; four broth- ers, Donald, Larry, James and Mike; her paternal grandparents, SHARON McLAUGHLAN Former SHDHS students and graduates will get their first inside glimpse of the extensive school addition when they return for the special activities this weekend. The events include the annual commencement exercises Friday night and homecoming activities on Saturday. The homecoming, the first held at the school, will be featured by an afternoon football game and a dance in the school audi- torium in the evening. It's a centennial project of the physical education department and the athletic directorate and Ron Bogart said this week he hopes to see between 400 and 500 former students on hand for the activities. Special invitations have been sent to over 220 former students who comprised the various foot- ball teams at the school since the first six-man team initiated the game in 1951. However, all former students and graduates are invited. While some of the former foot- ball players no doubt will recall the high calibre of play when they donned the pads at the school, this year's team won't have to feel too humble in the presence of their predecessors. The 1967 SHDHS team has compiled the best record ever put together by a local school football team as they have pres- ently won five straight and should enter Saturday's exhibition con- test with an unblemished record of six straight wins as they play the winless Stratford Central team today. However, indications are they won't walk over their Saturday opponents from Goderich. The lakeside boys have only lost one — Please turn to page 2 across the province. Touching on teachers' quali- fications, Mr. Davis said these would have to be increased and told the teachers present that their task would become increas- ingly difficult. "It's your responsibility to awaken a sense of involvement in each student," he said, adding that a large number of students hadn't been challenged to their limits as yet. He told the students that they had been given one of the best facilities in Ontario and urged them to use it wisely. "Ack- nowledge the leadership of your teachers and keep your school in good shape," he told them. he pointed out there were thous- ands who didn't get beyond the one-room school when they were in use. Touching on some of the "in- teresting things happening" in education, he told the audience education officials were now rec- ognizing that children are differ- ent and there was a need for programs to appeal to the vari- ous individuals. He also said it was impossible to continue the old practice of only educating those who were academically talented, and there- fore trade and technical courses were being opened up at schools "The educational opportunities for your children are comparable to those being provided in any school in Ontario," Education Minister William Davis told a large audience at the opening of the Huron Centennial School at Brucefield, Friday. He explained he had visited the school during a tour of the area last spring and "was impressed" with the program in the school and the excellent leadership being provided by the principal and staff. "It's a number one school," he said. He said education was a wise investment "in the future of our youth and in your future and mine", adding that it was an investment that paid dividends from 10 to 18 percent, which he noted, was far better than the average investment. Explaining that education was taking about half of the Ontario budget, he said this pointed up the fact it was considered a priority with the government. He said central schools were now giving rural students the same opportunities as those in urban schools. The Minister of Education agreed with those who claimed there were good graduates from the former one-room schools, but Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. All interested businessmen will be asked to cast a ballot at that time. There will also be an advance poll for those who find it impossible to be present at the meeting. Discussion at the meeting in- dicated several merchants wish- ed to leave the present store hour schedule as it is at the present, while others appeared in favor of closing for one full day. This is a practice now car- ried on in several area munici- palities. One of the main reasons for the move to a full day off is to comply with labor regulations regarding the number of hours of work for employees. Some stores now operate with staff on various shifts and it was explained that these stores could have a full staff each day if they cut down to a five-day week. While a Monday closing was the main point of discussion original- ly, some store owners indicated they would prefer to close all day Wednesday and this appeared to meet with favor from many of those backing the full day holiday. Fred Darling reported he had been in discussion with merch- ants in St. Marys and was advis- ed that the move to an all-day closing on Monday had worked out satisfactorily with only one or two exceptions. He also reported he was delighted with the results since closing his Lucan store on Monday. He stated that in St. Marys, the drug stores have initiated a schedule whereby one of them is open for both Sunday and the Monday closing period. About two years ago, the local merchants conducted a poll among themselves on the question of closing Monday and remaining open all day Wednesday and at that time there were 12 in favor. Another three indicated they would go with the majority, while 23 voted to leave the store hours schedule as it is. Merchants at the Monday meet- ing indicated they would he pleas- ed to hear comments from shop- pers regarding the p r op osed change to closing either all day Monday or Wednesday. PLAN PROMOTION The Monday meeting had been called specifically to discuss the annual Christmas promotion and it also led to a lengthy discussion. Merchants decided to drop the cooperative cash give-away plan that has been conducted for sev- eral years, in favor of each store conducting its own promotion dur- ing the coming Christmas shop- ping period. Members were of the opinion that special promotions in each store would have equal appeal to shoppers. It was also decided to arrange special activities during the weeks prior to Christmas and Iry Armstrong was named chairman of a committee to present ideas —Please turn to page 2 Exeter youth loses licence Barbers up price of cuts Exeter's three barbershops an- nounced this week that the price of hair cuts will be increased to $1.50 on November 1. The present cost is $1.25 for regular hair cuts. The charge for brush and c'ds is $1.35 and it will be increased to $1.60. Children, under 12, receive hair cuts for $1.25 under the new rates. MORE TV Mr. Davis gave the audience some insight into what they could expect in the future regarding education and noted that com- puterized teaching would be in- troduced, although he explained this would not replace teachers, but just assist them. He also said educational TV would become wide-spread and predicted school programs — and Idstory-making events — would come into Ontario as they were happening throughout the world. "History teachers will have to update themselves," he said. Mr. Davis concluded his ad- - Please turn to back page Warning simple . . but ominous The Exeter OPP detachment advised that all personnel would be on duty this weekend and on Halloween to keep a close eye on activities. Constable John Wright didn't waste any words on lengthy warn- ings to area youths who may choose the occasion to engage in acts of vandalism. "Charges will be laid against anyone found doing damage or vandalism," he said flatly. Exeter Chief C. H. MacKenzie also indicated Auxiliary Police- men would join the regular staff over the weekend and Tuesday night. Once again they will use two- way radios to keep a constant vigilance throughout the town. two Exeter residents died A young Exeter driver was fined $50 and had his driver's licence suspended for two months when he pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving in Exeter court, Tuesday. John Bruls Jr., 18, of 27 Gid- ley St., was charged on Septem- ber 23 after Exeter police re- ceived a complaint from a motor- ist that Bruls was pulling across into the lane of oncoming traffic on Main St. in an apparent attempt to frighten oncoming drivers. The court was told the youth repeated this practice several times and at one time narrowly missed being involved in an ac- cident when he pulled across in front of a large transport on the bridge. Crown Attorney W. a Coch- rane termed the youth's actions "stupid". The sentence was handed down by Mrs. Mabel Gray, presiding in the absence of Magistrate Glenn Hays. Once again, only in- fractions under the Highway Traf- fic Act were heard with all other cases being adjourned to God- erich. Another incident on an Exeter street resulted in a fine of $25 for Joseph Lach, 17, RR 2 Grand Bend. He was charged with causing unnecessary noise after he was stopped in the vicinity of Canadian Canners by Cpl. VanB er gen around midnight on October 3. The court was told the youth -- Please turn to page 2 300 feet from where the train stopped north of the Brinsley Road crossing. Shoes worn by the couple were still in the car. On the right can be seen the damage to the front end of the train. T-A photos Battered wreckage where The 1962 model car in which an 'Exeter Couple were killed was nothing but a twisted pile of metal after its collision with a train, Thursday, The car was virtually welded to the front of the train and it took over two hours to pull it away and free the body of Mrs, McLaughlan, Her husband was tossed out about