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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-06-20, Page 1Fatal crash attracts crowd Graduates One man killed, six injured in Exeter intersection crash The driver-of the truck anfOred injuries. to his right leg and passenger ,in the tr4els, 4.40.c DeBeecit, 14, RR 3 Exeter., pee- *fled e burp. on his head, A. nreleed Anetlitier and a out on his arm He had been hitchhiking to Exeter and was picked up by the truck driver only minutes before the accident, The injured people were treat- ed. at the scene by pr, R. Reed and Dr, Don Fcker and were then taken to bospitel ey two. arnbelencee .from Heffreen's in leashWeott. and one from. West- lake's of Zurich, Coroner, Dr. John Goddard, Hensall, pronounced the ,elderly Mr, Dobbs dead at the scene, Constable George 'Robertson A large crowd gathered at the fatal accident scene et the intersection of Highways 4 and 83, Monday. The nadly crompled car In which Albert Dobbs died is shown here and the material on the road at the bottom is chocolate syrup which dripped out of the truck which hit the car broadside. T-A photo was 14 charge Of the 14veetiga- tjere ,assisted by Cpl, Harry Ven, Bergen and OPP. Constables Dee Mason and Bill Gieeeterd, Ex- eter, 40 Metes Way, Greed Bend, A large crowd of onlookers gathered at the eecident scene and police also :bed .to contend, with beevy ireffic et the busy intersection during their le- veetleation, Funeral for Albert Dobbs was held Wednesday from the C. Hac- kett and, See Funeral Home in Lucee, with burial in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Clandeboye, In addition to his brother, Fred, he is survived by lour sisters, Mrs, Charles (Olive) Fisher, RR 3 Exeter; Mrs. Bebe Clarke, EN — Please turn to page 3 EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 20, 1968 Ninety-third Year 44 elderly man was Killed and teen Weed reeldeate were injured when thOr car was smashed lereadelde at the intersection of }peavey 4 and 83 shortly after 6;00 Monday evening. Albert Dobbs, 8,1, of Spence Lodge, Stratford, died at the scene of the violent crash Veivieg a car driven by hie broth- er, Fred, Exeter, and aGoderiee transport truck driven by Jerry W. Chamney, i9, Goderich, The local people were pro, ceeding north on Highway 4 on their way to a Progressive Con- servative barbecue in. Goderich and the truck was coming from the east on Highway 83. The dead man was a passenger in the front seat with his brother and took the full impact of the collision which completely de- molished the 1968 Dredge driven by the local auto dealer. The truck rolled onto the car after the collision, He died of afractured skull and crushed chest. • Taken to South Huron Hospital due to various injuries were the driver, Fred Dobbs, 101John St.; Charleg Fisher, RR 3 Exeter; Asa Penhale mid Miss Grace Pen- hale, 70 John St. Mr. Fisher was released later in the evening following treatment for minor cuts; Mr. Dobbs and Mr. penhale each sustained brok- en ribs, head and hand injuries; Miss penhale suffered a broken pelvis and badly injured wrist and was later transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Price Per Copy 15 Cents THIS PHOTO SHOWS HOW THE INTERIOR OF THE DOBBS CAR WAS CRUMPLED IN MONDAY'S FATAL CRASH Exeter court busy with driving charges County Council will build new assessment offices Seek to stop development Magistrate Glen Hays, Q.C. had a busy session in magis- trate's court here on Friday. Fines totalled $541 and of this amount, $105 was paid by two young men under the legal drink- ing age of 21 years. Ronald William Nichol and Bernard Anthony Police, both of London, pleaded guilty to a charge of consuming liquor while still minors. The boys were hitchhik- ing to Grand Bend. A part bottle of liquor was found on Nichol's person and evidence showed both lads had been drinking. Fines were $50 and costs of $2.50 each. James Morrissey, RR 2 Credi- ton, was fined $30 and costs after pleading guilty to having liquor in his possession when stopped by police. They're buying not shooting it meded by the property commit- tee, was adopted on a vote of 38- 1. The alternative plan p would have comprised a one-storey building, providing for neces- sary footings etc. to allow for a second storey at a later date. Approximate cost was set at $64,000. No one favoured this proposal. One of the major reasons the committee recommended an eventual two-storey structure under either plan was to elim — Please turn to page 3 hill, Dalton, Flynn, Lawson, Lyons, Stewart. The committee submitted two plans in connection with the pro- posed building program. Plan A calls for a two-storey building which would accommo- date the assessment department on the main floor and a second floor to be reserved for future expansion as the need arises. This plan would complete stage one of an overall plan for future county accommodation. Approxi- mate cost is $96,100. Plan A, which had been recom- New teacher Attains degree Parkhill construction little behind schedule Kenneth Riggs, Huron Park, re- ceived his. Bachelor of Arts de- gree in mathematics at the re- cent convocation at the University of Western Ontario. He is the son- in-law of Mr. and Mrs. John Miners, RR 3 Exeter. —Photo by Doerr Mrs. Patricia G. Rock, Park- hill, daughter of Arthur Hodgson, HR 2 Ailsa Craig, graduated with honors from London Teachers' College. In September she will be joining the staff of McGillivray Township Central School. Mrs, Rock is a former graduate of NIVIDHS Parkhill. Local bell tower may come down Huron County Council decided by a 25-14 vote at Tuesday's session in Goderich, to erect new quarters to accommodate the re-vamped county assess- ment department. Estimated cost is $96,100 not including equipment. The vote stood; YES—Allan, Boyd, Boyle, Cud- more, Dietrich, Dunbar, Elston, Hardy, Jim Hayter, Elmer Hay- ter, Hendrick, Hoffman, Kreuter, Lawson,Mcllwain, McFadden, Noakes, pattison, Smith, Such (2), Thiel, Westcott, Worsell (2); total 25. NO — Alexander, Armstrong, Cook, Cuthill, Dalton, Flynn, Kerr, Lyons, McKinley, Reed, Robinson, Stewart, Stirling, Thompson; total, 14. The committee recommended that any new building program undertaken at this time should be flexible to allow for future county expansion. Harry Worsell, dep- uty reeve of Goderich, is chair- man of the Property Committee. The committee recommended that the building be located in Goderich on present county prop- erty adjacent to the county jail. This lot is 80 feet by 208 feet facing on two streets, very close to Highway 21 and therefore easily accessible by the public, with no parking problem. This clause carried 30-9, those opposed being Councillors Alex- ander, Armstrong, Cook, Cut-., Politicians are often accused of "shooting the bull", but on Tues- day night the election campaign came down to a case of "buying the bull." Liberal candidate Malt Edgar and PC Bob McKinley were both campaigning at the Hensel). Spring Fair. During the auction of the calv- es, Edgar put in the top bid of 30.1/2e for a calf owned by Brian Campbell. Minutes later, McKinley bought a steer owned by Jim Morrissey, although he had told a T-A re- porter shortly before that his freezer was full. However, he apparently wasn't going to let his Liberal opponent get away with any "one-upman- ship." Rabid skunk found in area Fire levels resort booth Exeter councillor Joe Wooden suggested this week that Usborne council should "give serious con- sideration" to placing controls on the development around the Morrison dam. He noted there were already signs of undesirable develop- ments in the area immediately adjacent to the golf course and conservation area and this was also a concern expressed by members of the Ausable River Conservation Authority, Wooden said it may appear that the town would be meddling in township affairs by discuss- ing the matter, but pointed out that the people of Exeter look to the conservation area as a recreation area. "When one further considers that the town carried the largest percentage of cost for the con- servation area and dam it is reasonable for the town to be concerned with the kind of de- velopment permitted on the ad- jacent property," he added. Wooden noted that while present development is far from extensive, it could grow to a point where the recreation and scenic value of the area could be lost. His suggestion was that rep- resentatives of Exeter and Us- borne councils, along with ARCA members and the county planning committee, should meet to dis- cuss possible legislation by the township to protect the conserva- tion area from undesirable de- velopment adjacent to it. Arrangements were made by council to hold such a meeting at the earliest convenience. Area residents are again re- minded of the rabies clinics that are now being held when all pets may be vaccinated without any cost to the owner. Dates of clinics in this district Were listed in last week's issue of the T-A and again this week and posters have been erected in all communities receiving the eerVice. Local veterinarian Dick Reel- ofson reports a rabid skunk be- ing fatted on the farm of Edwin Miller in elsbierne 'township last week. The animal was destroyed by the Health of Animals Branch at Seaforth. Fortunately, no one was affected by the rabid skunk. Only a week earlier, Kett Latta, RR 1 Inman, was scratched by a rabid eat and is now undergoing treatment, estimated to cost $2,243,900 calls for nature trails, farm and crop demonstration area, boating, camping, picnic and fishing fa- cilities and a geological study district. Plans for the development were contained in a study prepared by Richard Strong Associates, a Toronto landscape architectural consulting firm. The Authority is expected to spend about $25,000 this year building an access road and park- ing area for the "day-use" por- tion of the south side of the park area where a peninsula will be created next year by the artificial lake behind the dam now being constructed. The Authority's field officer, Terry McCauley, said it would be desirable to get the day-use area completed as soon as pos- sible to start bringing in some revenue. Eleven parking areas are being planned so visitors will have only short walks to the re- creation area of their choice. Authority members agreed to lump together the budgets of the conservation areas advisor y board and the reforestation and the wildlife advisory board for two years in a bid to get as much work as possible done on the recreation and picnic areas in 1968 and 1969. The two budgets when matched by the provincial government will make about $26,000 available for this project. The authority will send a brief — Please turn to page 3 Construction of the Parkhill Dam is running a bit behind schedule according to the con- sulting engineering firm, M.M. Dillon and Company, Kenneth Clawson, project en- gineer for the London based firm, told members of the Ausable River Conservation Authority at their regular meeting in Parkhill Wednesday that work on the south dam is running behind schedule, but they hoped to make up lost time when construction begins on the main 1,200 foot dam. John Kinahan, Dillon's engin- eer on the site, told ARCA mem- bers that the continued damp weather had caused a problem in controlling the amount of mois- ture in the clay being used. Kinahan revealed that the top of the south dam would be 660 feet above sea level and that an- other 20 feet of fill was needed to reach this level. "The contractor is going all out, trying to dry out the clay and we hope to have the south dam topped by the first week in July. This would put us about three weeks behind schedule, We will be starting work on the road at the bridge on the north creek and Would hope to have traffic using the structure in a couple Of weeks," added the engineer. After hearing reports from the engineers, Authority members approved in principle a lon g- range plan for a 2,100 acreyear- round recreation area in the vic- inity of the new darn. The four-phase development, Fire of undetermined origin completely gutted the empty Driftwood Snack Bar and an at- tached cottage near the beach at Grand Bend early Monday even- ing. Fire departments from Grand Bend and Dashwood pumped 10,- 000 gallons of water from Lake Huron to bring the blaze under control, Fire loss was not immediately estimated, but the snack bar, cottage and lot was listed for sale a year ago at $14,000. The prop- erty belongs to the Milton Hayes estate and the snack bar did riot begin operation this year. Fred spohr of '78 Gibbs Park turned in the alarm at 6:20 pen. Gordon Ross Amos, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Amos, RR 3 Ailsa Craig, has received his Masters of Business Adminis- tration degree from York Univer- sity, Toronto. He received his B.A. from UWO in 1965 and Worked two years in Hamilton before returning to graduate school. He has joined Air Can- ada in its executive development program and will be spending the fleet several months in Van- couver. The bell which has signalled the time in Exeter for many years may soon be silenced. Council learned Monday from Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore and works superintendent Jim Pais- ley that the wooden bell tower housing the huge bell is in"grim shape" and is a possible hazard. Reeve Derry Belle and Coun- cillor Newby moved that the bell and Wiry be taken down im- mediately, but this failed to meet with approval from other mem- bers who wished to have the situation investigated more care- fully to see if there was some way of either repairing the struc- ture or at least lowering the bell to the brick section below the present tower. Councillor Ross Dobson estim- ated it would cost $1,000 to have the roof on the bell tower re- paired, noting it would require the skills of a steeplejack. Councillor Joe Wooden said the bell was probably archaic, but said he would hate to see it go because it was one of the more pleasurable symbols of rural liv- ing. The discussion ended when Members egreed to have the property committee investigate the situation more fully. The bell is presently rung at 12:00, 100 and 600 p.m, The clock no longer works. At least used their own meat Hire fourth Steeneone apparently on a slim vacation budget took advantage Of a cottage in the Hylands 3 seb- division at Lake Hurotilast week. Provincial Polite investigating the cottage entry, report that the pe r eon— or persons-- brought their own meat far a meat but drank a quantity Of the owner's lamer: After the meal, they appetent- ly turned on the electric heatet, jumped into bed and enjoyed a sleep under the electric blanket. ACCIDENT TALLY Charles G. Schwalm, Hensall, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving following an ac- cident in Hensel' on May 4. A car driven by Schwalm had col- lided with a parked car on Rich- mond Street. Only minor damage resulted and the fine was $20 and costs. A fine of $20 and costs was paid by Gary L. Campbell, Ex- eter, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving. Campbell was proceeding north over the bridge at Exeter when he saw an oncoming car driven by a friend. Wanting to speak to his friend, Campbell put his automobile in reverse, backed up too quickly, and hit the bridge. Damage was estimated at $150. Anthony Appledoorn, Stephen Township, also pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving. Evidence showed that Appledoorn had been driving too fast with a boy standing on the bumper. Fine was $40 and costs. A guilty plea was heard from Norman A, Harrison, Stratford, charged with careless driving in Stephen Township onJune 8. Har- rison testified he had f alien asleep at the wheel of his car which ended up in a ditch. Evid- ence showed Harrison had been drinking. Fine was $25 and costs. Lawrence G. Bieber, Egeter, pleaded guilty to a charge of lit- tering the highway. Evidence was that Bieber was in a car parked on the Main Street, Exeter, and had deposited a broken beer bottle on the highway in front of the Public Utilities Commitsion office. Fine was $25 and costs. James F. Weed, Exeter, paid a fine of $20 and costs after plead- ing guilty to a charge of tail- geeing. Magistrate Hays told Wood it was "quite an irrespon- sible -way of driving". A fine of $10 and costs was imposed oh Earl R, Soldon, Hen- sell, after the man pleaded guilty to driving in Hay Township with a vehicle too Wide for the road. Evidence showed his tractor with — Please tern to page 3 policeman Eeeter council Monday night approved the hiring of another pot-lemma with ditties to com- mence on August 1. At the same time they aleo approved sending probationary constable George Robertson to Polite College at Aylmer as long as hie full-time eneploythent it approved when his One-year probationary petted ends in Atigiest. The hieing of the new constable is intended to help out while .Robertson attends the police training Scheel from September to Noveteber and while other trierebers of the force are on holidays; In addition, it will give the new Weer time to get into the routine before the retire- Meet of Chief C. H. MacKenzie at the Mid of the Sleet'. lilted is JIM Difigtvell, pros, tritly member Of tee Canadian National Railway security pollee ih Torolito. He impressed Mem- bers of council in previous visits end it Was deeded to hire him at this time in view of the difficulty rifted betonetered in hiting good The recommendations Weed Made to council by pollee tont- ralttee chairman Jim leetvbe. Sure-footed cow ponies ;put on show Oho of the .oiccitittg features rgatotrilityr Quarter Mese show was around Thoth The qtack Uttibit of the &Menet:Vet* .pet Oh the 'elating OiersS, etidete hag to cut Out the stands. one Steer froiri libed And 'thee gettheir :Mite CO keep it from going most of those iii 'I'-A phone 'Fite at Gran - Bend the litittwood snack bar .and an adjoining cottage fleet the beach at deerid Mid Were totally tioptroyott Monday fire of thidethtmined origin. Above, members; Of the Grand 'tend iihdbasliwood Volunteer fire departments are shown attempting to bring the bleed tinder Control* photo