The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-12-12, Page 1TAKES CANNERS AvvARp-The top score in the annual
e.ornpetition of the Exeter sweet Corn 'Club was compiled by
Stephen Faber, RR 3, Exeter. Stephen is shown above receiving the
Canadian Canners trophy from Doug Peacock of the Exeter plant,
Clinton men head
new county board
Credit Union
picks officers
Members of the Exeter
Community Credit Union held
their annual meeting recently in
the Usborne Central School.
The members declared a five
and a quarter percent dividend
on shares and decided to make a
rebate of five percent on all
interest paid on loans by.
members during the past year.
Directors named at the
meeting were: Percy Noels,
president; William Johns,
vice-president; James Barker,
Harvey Hollings and Donald
Webster.
The credit committee consists
of Delmer Skinner, E. R. Sims
and C. Forrest, while members
of the supervisory committee are
Thomas Munroe, Bryan Hogg
and George Winegarden.
MtET At coltkALtA Allister Carter, second from the left, had the distinction of coming the
farthest distance to attend an 'executive night" at Centralia Industrial Park, Friday, Mr, Carter is
president of Carter Engineering Ltd., TaenWerth, England, arid was able'to attend the event as he was'iii
this country on a business trip, Carve or of Canada, located` at Centralia, it a division of eartet
Engineering, Chatting with hum are: IL W. Tuckey, Exeter" Frank Ca stick general manager Chemline
Semites DivitiOn of Dunlop of Canada; and OPP Cpl, C,J, Mftcliell, T.A photo
DOUG MARTIN
IVAN LUTHER
Second nomination
fills slate at resort
Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 12, 1968
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CM/EN YOUNG' PEOPLE PRESENT PLAY—A Christmas play entitled "Christmas In. The Market
Mao" will be presented by the youhg people or Cavell Presbyterian Church, Sunday night, Above,trne
Of the 8cooes. shows David Foreman, Judy Burke-and Joanna Whilstnith having soup in the triTar Aeto'hpolatcoe:,
with their faVotltc pooch, Tammy. ;A
The new Huron County
Board of Education met for the
first time in Goderich, Monday • afternoon and elected a
46-year-old Clinton businessman
John Levi's as chairman for a
one-year term, although the
present board will be in power
for the years 1969 and 1970.
Levis received the position by
• acclamation as he was the only
one of the 14-member board
that had signified willingness in
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INFORMAL CHAT — Four of those attending the "executive night" at Centralia Industrial Park enjoy a
chat about the development of the former air base, From the left are; Fred Dobbs, vice-president of the
Exeter Board of Trade; the Hon. Stanley Randall, minister of trade and development; the Hon. C. S,
MacNaughton, provincial treasurer ;Howard Hughes, of Hughes Boat Works Ltd. T-A photo
r C.
Should tell Centralia story
across nation Randall says
Plane builders
start on boats
Some of the 60 workers left
jobless after the closing of
Found Bros. Aviation Limited,
near Grand Bend after
November 30 have found
employment in the Huron Park
Industrial complex at Centralia.
Howard Hughes, of Hughes
Boat Works Ltd. at Centralia
told the T-A Wednesday
afternoon that seven former
Found Bros. employees had
been hired by his firm.
"We had a mass interview at
the Grand Bend site last week
with about 25 employees, all the
way from office staff to shop
• foremen. We hired several on the
spot and others came to our
manufacturing plant later and
were taken on," added Hughes.
Hughes indicated that the
new men hired would be
working in production and were
well orientated mechanically.
The Huron Park boat
manufacturing company will
begin the process of tooling a
29-foot boat early in February.
Found Bros., manufacturers
of a single-engine plane, named
the Centennial 100, shut down
after John David Eaton,
president of T. Eaton Co. Ltd.,
• Toronto, withdrew financial
support.
The Canadiah firm, operated
by president Henry Shoji, moved
to Grand Bend from Rexdale in
1967 and had plans to build 10
of the $31,000 planes,
becoming chairman.
A Goderich Township farmer,
Robert Elliott, was elected
vice-chairman. All members of
the board were sworn into office
by Judge Robert S.
Hetherington.
Other executive
appointments, including that of
a county director of education
will be filled at future meetings.
The board decided to meet
again, tomorrow, Friday at 10
a,m. and hold regular meetings
on the first and third Mondays
of each month at 7:30 p.m.
After conducting the
swearing -in ceremonies, Judge
Hetherington gave the new
board members some words of
advice.
The Judge said, "It is your
duty to educate children. There
is no place for sectionalism or
petty politics. You must do the
greatest good for the greatest
numbers and still protect the
rights of the minority."
Mayor Frank Mills welcoming
the board said, "Your problems
will be many and large. Patience
will be sorely tried, but, with the
good of the county foremost in
your minds, you will be able to
overcome these problems."
Some of the items of business
that will be dealt with at
Friday's meeting will be the
appointment of an auditor and a
banking firm and determining
the pay of the trustees and
chairman.
Under department of
education regulations, the
maximum monthly pay for a
board member is $150 with an
additional $50 for the chairman.
Dr. Morgan Smith, reporting
for the ISOC committee said 12
applications had been received
for the position of director of
education and these are being
turned over to the new board.
Garnet Hicks and Clarence
McDonald are representing the
townships of Usborne and
Stephen and the town of Exeter
on the new board and the
representative for Hensall and
the township of Hay is James
Taylor.
Three women are among the
14 members on the board. They
are Mrs. Marilyn Kunder,
Seaforth, Mrs. Dorothy Wallace,
Goderich and Mrs. Marion Zinn,
Joseph Polzen, RR 1 Exeter,
was ordered Thursday to stand
trial for the February 9 slaying
of a 25-year-old Crediton
woman, Gwen Pfaff.
Polzen, who has been at the
Ontario hospital at
Penatanguishene since being
charged, with the murder,
appeared in a preliminary
hearing in Goderich before
Judge Donald Graham, Toronto.
Major witness at the hearing
was Kenneth Gloor, who was
Speaking in the Ontario
Legislature yeSterday afternoon,
the Hen, A. Stewart,'
Irrinister of agriculture and food;
announced the eStahlisnMent or
veterinary services laboratory
et. Centralia in cenjulletiell with
the College of Agrienitnral
Technology,
The lab will he established
early in 1969 -and will be housed
in the hospital building which
formerly. served RCAF' Centralia,
He nndicatecl the building
Snow results
in accidents.
Treacherous driving
conditions during the area's first
bad winter storm, Thursday,
were partly responsible for four
of the six accidents investigated
by the Exeter OPP this week.
The rash of accidents during
Thursday's heavy snow and wind
started at 7:55 a.m. when a car
operated by Dorothy Elder, RR
2 Hensall, went out of control
on Highway 4 and went into the
east ditch,
Damage was listed at $100 by
Constable J. A. Wright.
Constable Wright investigated
the second accident of the day,
that taking place at 8:40 a.m.
when a school bus operated by
Stuart Triebner, RR 1 Exeter,
went out of control on Highway
4 and struck some guideposts
about one mile north of Exeter.
Several students were on the
bus at the time, but only one,
Judy Campbell, RR 1 Exeter,
was injured. She suffered a
bump on the forehead.
Fortunately, the bus stopped
just short of a sharp drop at the
side of the road. Damage was
listed at $115.
Constable D. A. Lamont
investigated the next two
accidents, the first taking place
at 10:15 a.m. when cars
operated by William Ellerington,
RR 3 Exeter, and Albert
Weernick, RR 1 Kirkton,
collided on concession 14,
Usborne Township,
Mr. Ellerington suffered chest
injuries and the Kirkton area
man sustained lacerations to the
face and his wife, Anne, suffered
a laceration under the chin,
broken teeth and a bruised leg.
Damage in the crash was
estimated at $3,100.00.
The final crash took place at
2:55 p.m. Thursday, when a
tractor trailer operated by Leo
Peter Romo, Rexdale,
jack-knifed on Highway 4,
Damage was $225.
There was minor damage of
$70 reported in the only
weekend crash on Saturday
when cars operated by Eric
Wolfe, London, and Robert
Marion, also of London, collided
on Highway 4 south of Exeter.
Constable F. L. Giffin
investigated,
The final crash of the week
took place Tuesday morning
around 8:25 a.m. when cats
driven by Mary Loti Hyde,
Hensall, and Joy Seldon, Exeter,
collided on Highway 4 near
Dashwood Industries Limited.
Both were southbound when
traffic slowed and the Seldon
vehicle collided with the rear of
the Hensel' lady's car,
Constable E. C. Wilcox
estimated total damage at $700.
During the week the Exeter
detachment officers laid 14
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another five persons.
originally jointly charged with
non-capital murder. That charge
Was withdrawn and Gloor has
been ordered to stand trial as an
accessory after the ,fact in the
area woman's death.
Gloor told the hearing he had
been in Rether's Restaurant on
February 9 when Polzen came in
and asked if he would like to go
for a car ride.
Gloor agreed and the two men
got into the car with the Pfaff
woman driving a car belonging
would be converted as quickly as
,Possible,
News of the establishment of
the laboratorY was first released
Friday night by the Hon. C. S.
MacNaughton, speaking to the
,executive of the indtietries at
Centraiia Industrial Park and
area civic and social groups.
"The Search for ark
appropriate location for this
facility has ended," the Huron
MPP said in stating it would be
situated At Centralia.
Be said this NUS a ,nattWal
location in view of ,the fact it
was located in the centre of the
most Prominent agricultural area
in Ontario,
"This is the bread basket of
Ontario," Mr. MacNaughton
stated.
Mr. Stewart said Wednesday
the veterinary laboratory would
serve livestiack and poultrY
produeers in the eight counties
of Bruce, Elgin, Huron,
Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford,
Perth and Larnbton.
He explained that these eight
counties produce more than one
third of the cattle, poultry and
hogs in Ontario, about one half
of the turkeys, and 20 percent
of the horses and sheep.
The laboratory. will be of
service to farmers in this district
One former council member
and one new municipal figure
have qualified to fill the two
vacancies on Grand Bend village
council. Douglas Martin and Ivan
Luther were nominated Monday
evening at the resort's second
nomination this fall.
Martin, who was the defeated
candidate for PUC in the village,
told a small gathering of
ratepayers he didn't want to see
"our village go to the dogs." He
was the first speaker of the
evening and set the stage for an
impromptu discussion
concerning regional government.
Said Martin, "I don't want
to her father, Oscar Pfaff.
The Centralia area youth said
the three of them drove around
Stephen Township for almost
two hours and finally ended up
near the storage shed at
Morrison darn.
During this time he said the
three had been laughing and
joking and said there had been
no altercations between Polzen
and the Pfaff woman.
Gloor said the two men got
out of the car to relieve
themselves and when they
returned Polzen got into the
driver's seat and Miss Pfaff was
sitting between the two of them.
Gloor said he was looking out
the side window of the ear when
Miss Pfaff screamed and started
kicking him, When he looked,
Polzen had his hands around her
neck.
"I was scared out of my
wits t" he Said, and then told of
helping Polzen put the woman's
body into the back seat of the
cat and the two men started
back to Exeter.
However, one of the tires on
the Pfaff car went flat and they
put the woman's body into the
trunk before stopping at the
homes of Don Wilson and Hugh
Rundle to seek a tire jack.
They were Unable to setae
the needed equipment and drove
to Exeter On the rim before
gettihg the tire changed.
Glook said they then , drove.
west Of Exeter On Fluicon St. and
dumped Mist Pfaff's body into a
Watering trough about one mile
sbuth.eatt of Dashwood.
It Was enOwing heavily at the
time and the Men partly covered
the body with ShoW after
and also. to the .practlAing
veteriparians who serve. the
farmers in the eight counties,.
The diagneitiatic lab *jiffies
will be similar to those presently
locateri at Guelph and.
Ricigetewn,
OPF11 COURSE
.14 addition to the laboratory,
the former baSe hospital will will also
house a twq,y0417 Animal .Health
'Technician COntAe, Which, will he
:transferred to Centralia from
Rltigetown..
The course was inaugurated
at Ridgetol,vn two years ago And,
this year's class consists of 15
students 10 of. whom are girls..
The first Year course has 23
Members and 13 are girls. It is
expected these students will
complete their second year at
Centralia when the course is
transferred for the beginning of
the term in. September or
:October, 1969.
One department official said.
it. was "strictly a guess", but
estimated that between six and
12 professional people will be
involved with the laboratory and.
course instruction.
The staff will provide
instruction for the students in
other agricultural courses at
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our village to be the first one the
provincial government will take
over."
In a very brief statement to
the meeting, Luther explained,
his attitude that "some people
should have an interest in Grand
Bend."
"I do," he stated simply.
Reeve 0, Wassmann,
remarking on the poor turnout
at the meeting, said, "We are
sticking our necks out a mile for
regional government."
He noted it was unfortunate
that more people did not take
advantage of their rights as,
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putting it into the trough.
They went a short distance
and then Polzen turned the car
around and returned to the
water trough.
Gloor said the man got out of
the car and went over to the
trough and returned in a matter
of Minutes and wiped some
blood off a knife he had in his
hand.
The two men returned to
Exeter and picked up some beer
with Raymond Beavers and
Brian Jones and drank it while
driving through the area west of
Exeter.
Polzen and Gloor later went
to a party with two young
Exeter girls and spent some time
in the early part of the week at
the home Of Philip Davis,
Dashwood:
The Pfaff car was left at the
Dashwood Hotel on Wednesday
after the Friday night slaying
and the two hitch-hiked to
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Centralia student
wins cash draw
A student at the Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology, Marg Oldfleid, won
the $100 in this week's draw
sponsored by the Exeter` Board
of Trade.
Winners of Si() each were
Carrie Norry, Exeter, Mrs.
William Morley,; RR 1 Gratiter4
Janet Herii'y RR 3 Exeter; Mrs.
Rose Russell, Exeter; Jack
Lavender,. Hensall:
There Will be two More
Weekly draws prior to Christi/lag,
The story of the development
of Centralia Industrial Park is a
story that should be told across
Canada, the, Hon. Stanley
Randall said Friday night.
The minister of economics
and development was speaking
at "executive night" at the
former air base and the gathering
included executives of the seven
industries and agricultural
college at Centralia, as well as
social and civic officials from
Exeter and the surrounding area.
Obviously well pleased with
the "pilot project" that turned
Centralia from a deserted air
base into a thriving industrial
and educational complex, Mr.
Randall said if such a thing
could happen at Centralia it
could happen anywhere if the
spirit and desire was duplicated.
The Ontario cabinet minister
said he hoped a TV show could
be made showing the success of
Centralia.
He paid tribute to the staff of
the Ontario Development
Corporation and said he couldn't
help but be impressed with the
facilities and the manner in
which they have been utilized.
"And to think someone
wanted to throw them away,"
he said. He noted the work force
was now about 400 at Centralia
and would climb to 500 or 600
within the next few months.
Mr. Randall indicated his staff
would search the world to entice
industries into Ontario and said
it was certainly not true that
rural Ontario was being
overlooked in the matter of
industrial development.
"The rural area can be
industrialized if that's what the
people want," he said, adding
that if they wanted to stay in
agriculture the government
would help all they could in that
too.
JET TRAINING
Looking at the future, Mr.
Randall hinted that his staff may
try to promote Centralia as a
training area for jet pilots.
He said the need for this type
of training was growing and that
by 1975 the aircraft industry in
North America will represent an
investment of $100 billion.
"We think we can entice that
Stephen reeve's
opponent loses
Although, it is still too early
to know if Stephen Reeve James
Hayter, Dashwood, will have any
opposition in his quest for the
wardership of Huron County, at
least one less aspirant will be in
the race with the defeat of
Goderich Township Reeve Grant
Stirling.
Stirling, a candidate for the
top Huron post last January
when present warden Cal
Krauter was named, was ousted
last week by former
deputy-reeve Everett Mcllwain.
It was generally thought that
Stirling would seek the
wardenship again this year if
re-elected to council.
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No paper
in holidays
Due to the manner in which
the Christmas and New Year's
holidays fall this year, there will
be changes made in the
publishing schedule of The
Exeter Times-Advocate.
Next week's paper will come
out as usual on Thursday and
will be followed on Monday,
December 23 with the annual
Christmas greeting issue.
The next publication after
that won't be until Thursday,
January 9,
Persons wishing greeting ads
in the issue of December 23
should have them in by the
previous Friday and any
individuals or groups planning
special events during the festive
season should have
advertisements included in next
week's issue or that of the 23rd.
IMIM.M.SAIMUM
type of capital," he said.
In closing, Mr. Randall paid
tribute to the efforts of the Hon,
C. S. MacNaughton and the Hon.
W. A. Stewart in the
development of Centralia.
Mr. MacNaughton was also
present and said that it was
superfluous to say that it was
gratifying to see the extent to
which Centralia has developed
already.
He said phase one is now
completed and that phase two is
on the drawing boards and "will
take place" as time,
circumstances • and demands
warrant.
To the executive of the
industries, he said they would
love living in Huron and would
prosper here.
He thanked each for the
co-operation extended by their
companies in developing
Centralia.
Stephen Township Councillor
Cecil Desjardine, subbing for
Reeve Jim Hayter, welcomed all
to the gathering and thanked
those whose efforts had made
the development of Centralia
possible.
Mayor Jack Delbridge, Exeter,
also expressed words of greeting
and said people in the area
became alarmed when news that
the air base would close was
circulated two and a half years
ago.
He recalled that officials from
the area had gone to Ottawa in
an effort to have the base
maintained and said "maybe it
was a good thing that trip was
useless".
"Maybe it turned out for the
best," he said in reference to the
industrial development of the
facilities.
He took a verbal swipe at the
federal government when he said
the gates would still be closed
and the place would be covered
with weeds if Ottawa still had
control of the facilities,
"This has meant a great deal
to Exeter," he said in paying
tribute to MacNaughton and
Stewart and the ODC staff for
the "wonderful speed" in
developing Centralia-
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Polzen to face murder charge