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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-02-01, Page 1Good tdke..foir disabled folks The annual March' of Nines campaign sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the 13,. t, Pooley Canadian tegiOn branch VAS a huge success as $760 was contributed by Exeter residents. Some of the Marching Mothers are Shetn aboVe tabulating the donations. 'Frain left, MrS. Etigene HeaVer, 'Mrs. Julia Higgint, Mrs. 'Harvey Pfaff. :Mrs. North Ferguson and Mrs.Itene BarnesS. photo Centennial Medal to Stephen A stay in 'the hoSpital can teitiethries. 'bee-Mite' a bit tiring, lid the two week visit Of Percy l•loels to South Huron Hospital Was brighten- ed last week when he received a Centennial Medal. Mr. Noels who lives at HA 1 Creditors, VAS nominated for the award by Stephen Township council for his -untiring efforts M beading the Stephen Centennial Committee, The award was made by the Canada State Department and only one Medal is given to each municipality. ,Above. the happy Stephen recipient is admiring 'his Centennial Medal With. Mrs. Winston Shapton of the Sii nursing Staff. T-A photo One-Two-Puff Puff physical .fit1WP pregraM at 491411.1lin.r9.4 District High. School started Tuesday night and fifteen .area men answered the call. Wbile this was the first session it appears that Dr.. Ecicer, centre, in the plctige below is An.much. better OP,. .04i011 titan his. fellow ,class-mates as the others seem to be a bit slowpr in a limbering up exercise. Thp entire clasp is shown at the right. From left; Bob Fletcher, Hugh -patterson, Ray Wverth, Bob Russell, pr, Don Ecker, :PPP Webeter, Warren May, Lorne Kleinstiyer P .Jack Doerr, Damian Solo- MO/ Russ. Tiernan, Jim Rundle, Ken Johns, Tprry McCauley, IrY Armstrong and instructor Ron Bogart.. photos EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 1, 1968 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Over 100 persons join district's mentally retarded association Three persons injured as car hits school bus 1.1 Two Clinton men and an area student were injured Monday when a car crashed into the rear of a school bus stopped to dis- charge passengers near Kippen, Take steps to correct error Seventeen property owners, missed on the official notifica- tion that the Grand. Bend water system would pass their prop- erties, were sent registered let- ters Friday to correct the error. The property owners—similar to those who were notified last year — will be given 14 days in which to present opposition to the proposed water system if they wish to do so. Noting that only two property owners officially opposed the plan previously, Clerk Murray A. Des- Ja.rdins said he would be "very surprised" if any of the 17 own- ers did object. However, whether they object or not, the oversight is costing valuable time in installing the water system and it appears that construction will not begin before the fall. Originally, work was to have been completed this spring. Members of council have point- ed out they do not want any work undertaken during the peak sum- mer season at the resort. Rash of measles said over peak The outbreak of red measles which hit the district this month appears to have reached its peak, Arthur Idle, principal of Ex- eter Public School, indicated stu- dents in grades one, two and three were hardest hit and days when 50% of the clasSet were absent were common. "Most of them must haVe been covered by now," he said. Kindergarten students in the area were given the live Vaccine and Most escaped the measles. Huron MOH, Dr, G. P. A. Evans, said the number of cases reported to health nurses was now declining. He said sonde of the cases were "acute" but none Was "serious", Loss in crashes runs to $1,400 Damage amounted to over'$1,- 400 in three Accidents inveMigat- ed by members of the Exeter Police Department this week. Half of that Mount was regist, ered Saturday at 3;30 a.m. when. a car operated by John 0, Snell, 93 Sanders Street, went out of Control and hit a light pole on Main Street Sotith, Cpl. Harry VanI3ergen roves= tigated and listed damage at $700. The other two crashes Were in- vestigated by Constable George Robertson. On Saturday at 6:40 'p. m., Cars operated by James 'Li Sriiith, COrtinna., and Ross Coatet 249 idarlboro Street, were in- Please turn to page 2 The Exeter Coach Lines bus driven by Ronald W. Caldwell, Exeter, was stopped in the north- bound lane of Highway 4 discharg- ing passengers in front of the home of Thomas Reid when struck from behind by a car driven by Gary Fleet, Clinton. OPP Constable W. G. Glass- ford estimated damage in the crash at $1,000. Fleet suffered minor abrasions to his face and knee while a passenger, James Collins, RR 3 Clinton, sustained minor abra- sions to his face, arms and back. A passenger on the school bus, Joan Tinney, RR 1 Exeter, re- ported having a sore back follow- ing the accident which took place around 4;35 p.m. Two other accidents were in- vestigated Monday as driving conditions were made treacher- ous by slippery roads and heavy fog. At 8:35 a.m., a car driven by Lynda Doreen Tripp, Centralia, went into the ditch on the Mt. Carmel Road about two and a half miles west of Highway 4. The car struck a tree in the ditch and Constable D. A. La- mont listed damage at $200. At 2:30 p.m. a Mt. Brydges man escaped injury when his truck flipped over at the inter- section of Highway 83 and County Road 2 at Sarepta. Everett Davelaan was south- bound on the county road when his truck skidded as he applied the brakes at the corner. It hit a snow bank and then flipped onto its back. Constable Lamont estimated damage at $150. The truck was carrying a load of tires at the time of the accident. In the only other accident of the week, aCentralia area man suf- fered a whiplash injury in a two- car crash on Highway 4 south of Exeter on Friday at 11:05 p.m. Douglas Ritchie, RR 1 Cen- tralia, suffered the injury when he was involved in an accident with a car driven by Lorraine E. 10.11, RR 3 Ailsa Craig. Constable J. A. Wright e s- timated damage at $500. During the week, the officers of the local detachment spent 193 hours on duty and covered a distance of 2,136 miles on patrol. Three charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act and another 23 drivers were given warnings. Thieves get pickled eggs Persons looking for liquor and other "party" ingredients a r e believed responsible for area thefts being investigated by members of the Exeter OPP detachment. Constable J. A. Wright, in- vestigating the recent entry into 13 cottages at the Highlands sub- division north of Grand Bend, re- ported that items were taken from only three Of the properties. Missing were two radios, a rifle and an electric base-board heater. Value of the missing property was listed at approx- imately $90. Police believe the thieves may have been looking for liquor. Cpl. C. J. Mitchell is inves- tigating a break, enter and theft as Ferg's Supertest service sta- tion in Hensall, which occurred last week. Stolen were a carton of cig- arettes and two partially filled jars of pickled eggs and sausage. The South Huron and District Associations for the Mentally Retarded, formed at a meeting in Exeter, Thursday, got off to an almost unbelievable start. Approximately 150 persons from the district attended the meeting, representing individuals concerned with the problem, as well as service, church and soc- ial club members and municipal councillors. Representatives from the pro- vincial and district Associations present at the meeting expressed amazement at the turnout. After the area Association was formed, memberships were sold and 110 individual members and eight service groups joined as charter members. Brian Holliday, special pro- jects co-ordinator for the Ontario Association for MentallyRetard- ed, acted as chairman for the meeting and called on Frank Wilkinson ' superintendent of pub- lic schools in this area, to ex- plain the planning behind the meeting. Mr. Wilkinson reported the public health nurses in the area had made him aware of the need for such an association to help the mentally retarded and ex- ploratory meetings were held to lay the groundwork for the or- ganizational session. The Hon. C. S. MaeNaughton was also asked to say a few words and commended all in attendance for the interest dis- played. "I have watched such assoc- iations grow in Ontario," he stated, "and they perform won- derful work". Mrs. Doris Nobes de Burgh, vice-president of the Ontario As- sociation, told the meeting there were nine locals in 1953 in On- tario and now South Huron was bringing the total up to 111 in 1968. "This is a great achievement," the London lady announced, add- ing there were now 16,000people in Ontario dedicated to helping the mentally retarded. "The mentally retarded have long been in the shadows," she commented, "but through the ef- forts of these dedicated people they are now able to join society." She said there were 310 men- tally retarded persons being as- sisted in London through special Sunday school classes, home care visits, pre-school classes, adult training centres and the regular classes held for those between the ages of five and 18. irOur primary objective is helping them to learn to live in the community with others," she concluded. A film followed, showing the Work of an association in the United States and Mrs. Nobes de Burgh proudly pointed out that Ontario has now progressed as far as any. "We're making great strides forward," she said. An election of officers was held at the meeting, with Stephen Township school area principal Ron Heimrich being elected president of the South Huron Association. "I've never been so surprised in my life". That was the comment of Lloyd Lovell, Exeter, after learning that the Canada and Dominion Sugar Company would close its plant in Chatham immediately. Mr. Lovell, second vice-presi- dent of the Ontario Sugar Beet Growers' Marketing Board, learned of the move at a meet- ing with Saxon Tate, managing director of C and D, Monday. The Exeter man said he was notified of the meeting to be held Monday, but he and fellow directors had no idea of what the meeting was about. "I thought maybe they (the company) were going to treat us to a banquet for the good job we did last spring," Mr. Lovell explained. The good job he re- ferred to was that of the dir- ReV. Edgar J. koillettiti, 78, died suddenly at his late resi- dence, William 'a; Friday, Janti. ail 26, Mr. Roulston began his min, iStry in the United Church Of Canada in June 1917 at Harmony United dtuirch, the year te was Married to MISS FlOrente Chip, Man of Ripley. He was bern, in litirOn Townhi Bruce county; near Ripley. s He p, Adtually retired from ininitterialdutiee in 1960 planning to make his Mine in Eiteter. Owing to short. age Of ministers he was pressed into service spending a year at Clinton and a year 'at Grand tend and Greenway as well as supply- ing on many occasions, ronowing their pastorate at Harmony they also served at Charges atStaffa, Ark-ona; Wheat. RidgetOWit (1.1 years), Sto- Tbeinat Central (13 years). and tucan. HE was chairman of Kett And Elgin presbyteries and WAS eleCted president of London Con- ference in 1950. Mr. Bouistati has also :served On the Board of Alma collogoi Other officers are; first vice- president, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, Exeter; second vice-president, Ivan Sharrow, Dashwood; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. Mar- garet Purdy, RR 2 Forest; re- cording secretary, Mrs. Charles Smith, Exeter; treasurer, Mrs. George Dobbs, Exeter. "we will endeavour to make the organization an active one," ectors who campaigned among farmers in Western Ontario to get the 20,000 acres of beets under contract which the comp- any said was necessary for ef- ficient operation of the Chatham plant. The local man, who has grown beets for the past 37 years, said he was disappointed in the company's decision, noting the industry was "looking the best" it has for many years. "We had to fight for every inch of ground we gained". "There's no question about it," he said, "this is the end for sugar beets in Ontario." While he was disappointed in the company's decision, Mr. Lov- ell doubted there would be any economic loss for farmers in this district. The firm has stated it will St. Thomas and as idiStriCt chap- lain for the Masonic Order for three years, Surviiiing besides his wife are One daughter; Mrs. John (Mile) Thompson, .Hamilton; One Sen., Harry J., Kitelietier, five grand, children; three sisters, Mrs, R. H. Solomon, Mrs. Howard Mc- Cuts, both of Stratford; MrS. Cyril Campbell, LudknOW; three brothere, Clifton, Stratford, Wal- ter H. and W. 1,„ both of . Funeral services were den,- dileted Monday, January 29 in James Street United Church at 3:30 pin with Rev: s, R. Lewis officiating assisted by AdV. C. M. Jardine of Witigliam, 'Chairman of nuron-Perth Presbytery and Rev. Grant Mills; Clinton, preel, OM of London ,Conference, The body had previously been at test at the llOpper-llackey Funeral Home, Exeter. Interment VAS 'in Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were .Messrs'. Percy MeFalls, Carfrey Cann, Gerald Webb, lY. E. Pooley, Ettied ShaW and. Robert irWini Mr. Heimrich stated in accept- ing office, "and we can do it with your assistance". MAKE PLANS The new executive held their first meeting on Tuesday and plan to have a general meeting on February 28. Several recom- mendations from the executive will be presented at that time. offer to purchase, at depreciated values, beet harvesters acquired by growers or custom operators The first recommendation will be that the Association immed- iately undertake a pre-school program where children would be brought into a central location for half-day periods twice each week. It would be hoped that a facility would be offered for such a use and volunteers would be sought — Please turn to page 2 in the past two years. Members of the marketing — Please turn to page 2 Popular clerk served 50 years Executive of South Huron Association Ron Heimrich was elected president of the South Huron and District Association for the Mentally Retarded at an organizational meeting attended by about 150 persons in Exeter, Thursday. To the left are; first vice-president, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, Exeter; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Margaret Purdy, RR 2 Forest; Mr. Heimrich; recording secretary, Mrs. Charles Smith and treasurer, Mrs. George Dobbs, both of Exeter. Absent when the photo was taken is Ivan Sharrow, Dashwood, second vice-president. — T-A photo Chatham plant closes No hardship for area farmers That's it for sugar beets'