HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-03-27, Page 1THEIR MASCOT CAME ALONG—I-Iensall figure skating enthusiasts
Pauline and Troyanne Bell who assist their mother, Mrs. S. Bell in
teaching youngsters at Huron Park brought their mascot Scott along
to Wednesday's old-fashioned carnival. T-A photo.
Architects ready plan
for education offices
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Ninety.fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 27, 1969
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• Build prefab houses at CIP,
expect to hire about 70 men
PO LICE FUNERAL — Police and civic officials acted as pallbearers and a guard of honor at the Tuesday
funeral of Exeter's former Chief of Police, Calvin MacKenzie. The pallbearers shown above were Cpl. C.
J. Mitchell, Constables John Wright and Bill Glassford of the Exeter OPP detachment; Exeter Police
department Constables Jim Dingwell and George Robertson; and Jim Warren, a former town officer now
with the department in Kincardine. Funeral director Robert Dinney is shown in front. T-A photo
ORVILLE FORD DIED IN THIS VAN
Icy roads plague drivers Mother, infant unhurt
Man killed in head-on crash
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READY FOR THE pOWNPOLtH —Participants in last week's
carnival sponsored by the Huron Park Figure Skating Club at
Centralia were assured of protection from any rain showers by Julie
Nash. Julie is shown above with fellow skater Randie Hicks.
Police, civic officials
attend Chief's funeral
• Architects from Page and
Steele have been instructed by
Huron County Board of
Education following a meeting
Monday evening in Clinton to
prepare plans for the renovation
at CHSS to make way for board
offices.
Although no plans for the
renovations were discussed at
the meeting, it was learned that
Clinton contractor Cale Doucett
has moved the science lab at a
cost of $3,131. It is now
assumed the new board offices
will include a board room, the
• subject of some discussion at
past meetings.
Three public school boards in
McKillop, Usborne and Goderich
were refused their requests to
function for additional lengths
of time because of unfinished
business. The board of education
• had previously agreed to permit
certain boards to remain
temporarily in business if they
could show just cause why they
should be retained.
Secondary school boards will
be phased out at the end of
April, it was announced.
The board received a request
to establish a remedial teacher in
the Seaforth Public School.
Director of education John D.
Cochrane will take the need of
remedial teaching staff for the
entire county under study.
Mrs. Marilyn Kunder,
• Seaforth, urged immediate
action so the matter would not
be left over "for another year."
Elmer Bell QC haS been
appointed the board's solicitor.
Arbitrators appointed by the
board are Leonard Winters,
realtor, Clinton; Ron Menzies,
retired, Goderich; Barry Wenger,
editor, Wingham; W. D. Burton,
SHDHS administrator, Exeter;
and William Dale, farmer,
Seaforth.
Board of education business
administrator Roy Dunlop, now
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An Exeter area man was
killed instantly early Friday
evening when his van-type
vehicle was involved in a head-on
crash on Highway 83 about two
miles east of Dashwood.
Orville Ford, RR 1 Hay, was
proceeding east on the highway
at 8:00 p.m. when his vehicle
was in collision with a car driven
by the Rev. Albert Zehr, Baden.
The front of Mr. Ford's
vehicle was demolished in the
crash and it was some time
before the body could be freed
from the twisted wreckage.
Rev. Zehr and two passengers
were taken to South Huron
Hospital where they were
treated for minor injuries. The
driver suffered throat and shins
Provincial Treasurer Charles
MacNaughton announced today
that Space-Pak International
Limited has taken occupancy of
Hangar No. 1 at Centralia
Industrial Park.
This company, under an
agreement with Inland Systems
Incorporated of Springfield,
Ohio, has acquired all Canadian
rights, designs and specifications
for "Inland Homes" as well as all
the necessary equipment for the
new manufacturing operation at
Centralia Industrial Park, This
new plant will be supervised by
expert technical personnel.
The company will produce
factory-engineered high quality
houses developed in the United
States over a period of years.
They consist basically of a
timber shell and aluminum
siding.
All components are made in
the factory and delivered to the
building site in a single 40 foot
trailer.
Using these factory built
components the local
builder-dealer can erect and
close in the house in about three
days. At the present time, six
different designs for each model
Will compete
in drama test
SHDHS students who were
members of the cast of "Sorry,
Wrong Number" presented in a
recent drama night at the school
will journey to Stratford
Saturday to participate in the
Huron-Perth Collegiate Drama
Festival.
Professor G. E. Buckley,
Instructor of English and
Dramatics at the University of
Western Ontario will adjudicate
plays to be presented during the
weekend by five schools:
Stratford Central Collegiate;
Stratford Northwestern;
Goderich District High School;
Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton; and SHDHS.
Exeter and district young
people who are members of the
cast include Sandra O'Rourke,
David Mohr, Bert Moon, Doris
Ferguson, Diane Zehr, Pauline
Greb, Mary Morley and Bill
Ratz.
The school winning the best
play award will be invited to
participate in the regional
competition of the Ontario
Collegiate Drama Festival to be
held April 19 in Kitchener.
The winner of the regional
festival will go on to participate
in the Ontario finals at the
University of Waterloo May 9
and 10.
Tickets are available from any
of the participating schools, and
the public is invited to attend.
Curtain goes up at 8 p.m.
injuries, while Beatrice Erb of
Wellesley suffered a bruised left
foot and a laceration to the left
knee. Gary Leis, also of
Wellesley, sustained a bruised
left shoulder, stomach and hip 1. . injuries.
The Baden minister and his
passengers were on their way to
a youth program in Zurich.
OPP Constable W. G.
Glassford investigated and listed
damage in the fatal crash at
$1,200. He reported that the
highway was snow covered and
slippery at the time of the crash.
Dr. R. Flowers, Clinton, was
the attending coroner. An
inquest is not likely.
Mr. Ford is survived by his
wife, the former Kathleen
are being sold in Canada retailing
at between $13,500 and
$15,000. This excludes the price
of the land.
These homes range in size
from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet.
The first consignments of
machinery have already been
delivered and the plant is
expected to go into full
operation at the beginning of
May.
Initially 30 men will be
employed on a one-shift basis.
This work force is expected to
rise to 70 within one year.
Space-Pak has already signed
substantial contracts with
builder-dealers involving more
than 450 units and is presently
negotiating additional sales.
These orders will be filled in part
from the United States until the
Centralia facility comes into full
production.
Mr. MacNaughton, MPP for
Huron, said he was delighted
that Space-Pak had established
in Centralia and would give a
MISS CENTRALIA WINS
PRIZE—Brenda Gaynor, dressed
as Miss Centralia won a special
award at the Huron Park Figure
Skating club carnival,
Wednesday. Brenda is shown
above as she arrived at the arena.
Lawson; daughters, Mrs. Gordon
(Arlene) Mayer, London; Mrs.
Jack (Marion) Parsons, Hay
Twp.; Mrs. Dale (Norma)
Armstrong, Allen Park, Mich.;
son, Wayne, Exeter; parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hilton Ford, RR 1
Hay; sisters, Mrs. Russell (Lyle)
Broderick, Exeter; Mrs. Donald
(Dorothy) Freuchtel, Virginia;
Mrs. Hubert (Vesta) Miller,
Dashwood; Mrs. Robert (Fay)
Forrester, Zurich; Mrs. John
(Marie) Brintnell, Jarvis; Mrs.
Jack (Myrtle) Gusso, Thorndale;
brothers, Lloyd, London;
Howard, Bolton; Jack, RR 3
Dashwood.
The funeral was held Tuesday
from the T. Harry Hoffman
Funeral Home, Dashwood, with
Rev. Bruce Guy officiating.
Burial was in Exeter cemetery.
Pallbearers included Ernest
Willard, Bev Gould, Ivan
Webber, Gerald Lawson, Ray
Cooper and Herman Desjardine.
Flowerbearers were Horace
Pfaff, Graham Arthur, Homer
Russell and Jim Young.
TWO SLIDE
There were two other area
accidents on Friday evening,
both caused when vehicles went
out of control on slippery road
surfaces.
At 6:15 p.m„ a car operated
by James Knox, Exeter, went
out of control on the ice on
Highway 83 east of Exeter and
went through a farm fence.
Damagewas listed at $35 by
Constable E. C. Wilcox,
At 10:00 11.M., Constable
Wilcox investigated a similar
accident, also east of Exeter on
Higheay 83, when a car operated
by Mrs. Mary Bonin, Brantford,
went out of control and rolled
over into the ditch.
further stimulus to the local
economy. The Treasurer added
that the company could make a
significant contribution towards
solving Ontario's housing needs,
Plan services
for Holy Week
Holy Week services will
commence in Exeter Sunday
night under the auspices of the
local ministerial association,
The services will be held in
Main Street United Church from
FSurinddaayy. through Thursday night
and on the morning of Good
Guest speaker will be the
Rev. James Somerville and
special music will be supplied by
talent from the local churches.
A native of Toronto, Rev.
Somerville is minister at Victoria
Avenue United Church in
Chatham and has a special
interest in the field of
evangelism, having assisted in the
morigssainoi nzisng of many preaching
In 1966 he was associated
with Dr. Leighton Ford of the
Bill Graham Association in the
Grand Valley crusade and was
also one of the representatives of
the United Church to the World
Congress on evangelism in
Berlin, Germany. He was also
crusade chairman for Dr. Ford in
St. Catharines and Kent County
in crusades in 1967 and 1968.
Rev. Somerville is presently
chairman of the board of
directors of the new "half way
house" for alcoholics.
Zurich folk
go to Zurich
Zurich to Zurich!
That was the dream of a few
Zurich, Ontario folks. The idea
aas now blossomed into a flying
trip from Melton Airport to
Zurich, Switzerland, September
30.
About 100 persons have
already made their deposits on
the nine-day holiday. Although
not all the itinerary has been
decided, trip organizers Gerald
Gingerich and Herb Turkheim
say there will be plenty of
sightseeing.
There is room for 183 on the
jet flight to Switzerland and area
persons interested in making the
trip can still book passage. Cost
is $219 return with hotels, meals
etc.
Herb Turkheim is enthusiastic
about the vacation.
Says Turkheim, "If Exeter,
Ontario people would like to
plan a similar trip to Exeter,
England, I'd be happy to give
them some pointers about
organizing the thing."
Mrs. Bonin managed to crawl
out and with her infant son in
her arms and passing motorists,
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Fraser, RR 1
St. Marys, took the mother and
child to the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Gardiner.
Constable Wilcox listed
damage at $200.
There was only one accident
Saturday, it occurring at 12:30
p.m. when a car operated by
Philip W. Davis, Dashwood,
collided with the stump of a
pole on concession 12-13 in
Dashwood.
Damage was listed at $110 by
Constable D. A. Lamont.
TWO SHAKEN UP
Two area residents were
shaken up in a two-car crash on
Highway 83 at 7:55 p.m.,
Sunday.
Robert Raymond Cann, RR 3
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ORVILLE FORD
C. H. MacKENZIE
Parkhill trek
is a success
Construction of the new
North Middlesex artificial ice
arena at Parkhill came much
closer to becoming a reality,
Saturday and a lot of the credit
belongs to Parkhill mayor,
Adrian Ansems.
The energetic mayor led more
than 500 residents of the
Parkhill area in a walkathon
from Grand Bend to Parkhill and
personally accounted for almost
half of the $30,000 pledged in
donations.
Mayor Ansems had 140
sponsors and he completed the
13.9 miles jaunt in exactly five
hours and gained in the
neighborhood of $14,000. One
of the chief magistrate's
sponsors has pledged $5,000.
For the time being he wishes to
remain anonymous.
To make the feat more
remarkable, mayor Ansems
made the trip despite the
disadvantage of an artificial leg.
To help his progress he used a
pair of crutches.
Asked by the T-A Monday if
he was very tired Saturday night,
Ansems replied, "Sure, I was
tired, but still able to take part
in a couple of dances in the
evening."
Joining the mayor in the walk
were reeves George Dixon of
McGillivray; John MacKenzie of
East Williams and Ken Vernon
of West Williams. Ontario's
Minister of Agriculture William
Stewart and Middlesex MP
James Lind walked a couple of
miles out of Grand Bend before
hurrying off to other
engagements.
The first to complete the
course was 18-year-old Jim Scott
of Parkhill who jogged all the
way and arrived only one hour
and 48 minutes after leaving the
starting point.
A total of 501 students from
North Middlesex District High
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Hope not much
drop in acreage
Jack Urquhart, manager of
the Exeter plant of Canadian
Canners Ltd., told area farmers
Wednesday that contracting for
the coming season would begin
shortly.
He told his audience of
farmers at the annual Can Crop
banquet that he had not yet
been advised of acreages for this
area.
"There will be no increase,"
he said, "but I hope not too
much decrease."
He said earlier in the meeting
that 1968 had been profitable
for area growers due to good
yields, but he added that this
had caused many problems
"seriously affecting the
industry."
"I hope they can be settled
jointly so we can say 1969 will
be the best year yet," he said.
Most firms have a surplus of
canned goods due to last year's
bumper crops and decreased
acreages are being predicted for
many areas.
Clarence Down,
representative on the Fruit and
Vegetable Marketing Board, said
corn and pea prices have been
negotiated for this year and the
prices will be the same as in
1968.
Area policemen and local
municipal officials acted as
pallbearers and formed a guard
of honor at the Tuesday funeral
of Exeter's former Chief of
Police, Calvin MacKenzie.
Chief MacKenzie died
Saturday at South Huron
Hospital following a lengthy
illness.
He came to Exeter from
Orangeville 11 years ago to
assume the duties as Chief of
Police. In total, he had been in
police work for some 35 years in
various communities.
He was an ardent sportsman
and enjoyed both hunting and
fishing.
The funeral was conducted
Tuesday from the R. C. Dinney
Funeral Home with the Rev.
George Anderson, DFC,
officiating. Burial was in Exeter
Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Cpl. C. J.
Mitchell, Constables Bill
Glassford and John Wright of
the Exeter OPP detachment;
Constables Jim Dingwell and
George Robertson of the Exeter
Police department; and Jim
Warren, a former town officer
now serving with the Kincardine
Police department.
Other members of the local
police departments and
representatives of forces in area
communities acted as an honor
guard.
Chief Ted Day led the funeral
procession through town in the
police cruiser and the procession
was followed up by an OPP
cruiser. A final salute at the local
police station was given by
Auxiliary Constable Craig
Davidson.
Chief MacKenzie, who was
born in Halifax, is survived by
his wife, the former Ola Mildred
Pruner; sons, John, a member of
the Orangeville police
department; Dale, at home;
daughters, Mrs. Norman (Leona)
McIsaa c and Mrs. Larry
(Barbara) Smith, both of Exeter;
Mrs. Allan (Marjorie) Oke,
Huron Park.
Officers attending from out
of town included: OPP Inspector
L. Erskine and Sgt. M. Peer,
Mount Forest; Chief Fred
Minshall and Sgt. Ross
Crawford, Goderich; Chief
Gordon Hulley and Constable
Keith Ruston, Seaforth; Sgt. L.
Oesch, Clinton; Cpl. C. E.
Gibbons, Markdale OPP: Chief
James Miller, Constables Ron
Zimms and Doug Foxton,
Wingham; Chief Jack Kent and
Cpl. F. Marshalton, Orangeville.
eservoir
being filled
Workmen of the Ausable
River Conservation Authority
began impounding water at the
Parkhill Dam Wednesday
afternoon of last week and it
didn't take the new lake long to
draw visitors.
Some of the first on the scene
came by air. Terry McCauley,
resources manager of the
Authority reports nine swans
and a large number of wild ducks
and geese were reported landing
on the 200-acre lake, Friday
afternoon.
A later report, Wednesday
morning lists more than 100
ducks enjoying a swim in
addition to swans and geese.
The water level in the lake
rose about two feet overnight on
Tuesday and is now a little
above the maintenance deck of
the control structure and 78
inches higher than the controlled
water level.
Renovate store
for clothing firm
Renovations are underway
for a new Exeter business.
Len McKnight, who has been
connected with the clothing
business in Exeter for some 20
years, is opening up a new store
in the building formerly
occupied by Jake's Plumbing.
Mr. McKnight expects to have
his new store open in mid-April
and will handle clothing for men
and youths.
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