The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-07-17, Page 1•
CRASHES INJURE TEN,
DRIVE-IN GOSPEL SERVICES IN TENTH YEAR — The tenth
anniversary of the Gospel Drive-In church services at the Starlite
Theatre at Shipka was celebrated, Sunday night. Shown above,
• •iefore Sunday's program began, members of the committee in
charge are checking the agenda. From left, co-chairman Harry
Hoffman, secretary Don Jolly, co-chairman Edgar Cudmore,
treasurer Ferman Snyder and theatre owner Emmerson Desjardine.
T-A photo
Ten people were injured —
most of them seriously — in area
accidents this week.
Seven persons were taken to
hospital following a two-car
crash west of Dashwood,
Monday, and two men were
injured in another crash east of
Dashwood early. Tuesday
morning.
In 'the Tuesday morning
crash, cars involved were driven
by William Charters and Byron
Clarke, both of Exeter. Charters
and a passenger were taken to
St. Joseph's Hospital and the
former underwent an emergency
operation for his injuries.
Clarke and three passengers
were not injured.
The men in both cars were
proceeding to work at the
Dashwood plant of Dashwood
Industries Limited around 6:30
a.m., and both cars were
westbound on Highway 83.
The Charters vehicle went
into the south ditch and
knocked off a medium sized
maple tree. Damage to his car
was listed at $3500 by OPP
Constable W. G. Giassford.
Damage to the Clarke vehicle
was set at $115.
The other serious accident in
the Dashwood area occurred at
12:50 p.m. Monday, one and a
quarter miles west of the village
involving cars operated by
Wilfred Ducharrne, Windsor and
Allan F. Atchison, Stratford.
Both had been westbound
and Ducharrne was in the
process of turning around at the
intersection when hit broadside
by the Atchison car.
Hoffman Ambulance of
Dashwood dispatched three
vehicles to the scene to remove
the seven injured persons, most
of whom were taken to London
Hospital.
Atchison suffered abrasions
and minor injuries while a
passenger in his car, Brenda
Boshart, RR 2 Petersburg,
sustained injuries to her head
and face. Her head went through
the car's windshield and one of
her eyes was badly injured.
The driver of the other car
suffered broken ribs and
suffered shock.
Three grandchildren of the
Ducharme conple were also
injured. Anne Ducharme, 14,
had a broken pelvis and hip
injuries; Dawn Nassr, 10,
sustained a broken pelvis and
collar bone, while her twin
sister, Cezanne, had arm and
internal injuries.
Both cars were badly wrecked
and OPP Constable D. A.
Lamont listed damage at $1,700.
In another accident, Monday,
Constable Lamont estimated
damage at $900 to vehicles
driven by Harold Michael
Mueller, Grand Bend, and Dean
B, Harvey, Sault Ste, Marie,
Mueller had been proceeding
south on Highway 81 and was in
the process of turning left onto
the Crediton Road when the
collision occurred with the
Harvey vehicle, which was also
proceeding south and had pulled
out to pass.
There were two accidents on
Friday, the first at 12:01 p.m.
when a car operated by
Elizabeth J. 1Vliileir, Crediton,
went put of control on the
Crediton Road due to a flat tire
and went ,into the .ditch and
struck a farm fence,
Constable D, A, Mason listed
damage at $200,
Damage
thesamer owffiaeser* at ,at3 it600° by P;M
when a car operated by Leona
M. Cottle, .RR 1 Kirkton, went
off Highway 4, struck a mail box
and went into the ditch,
Mrs. Cottle was treated for
shock.
The other accident occurred
on Thursday at 6:20 p.m. when
a motorcycle operated by John
E. Jenkin, Belleville, collided
with a truck operated by
Lawrence J. Ziler, RR 2
Dashwood.
The crash took place at the
main intersection in Dashwood
and Jenkin sustained a fractured
left arm in the mishap.
Damage was set at $600.
During the week, the officers
charged 32 persons' under the
Highway Traffic Act and issued
warnings to another 19 drivers.
Zurich man fined in court
for horseplay on motorbike
Grand Bend defers judgment
on sale of water to motel
INTENT ON THE TASK AT HAND — This group of three and four-year olds enrolled in Vacation Bible
School at Zion Lutheran Church, Dashwoed, is intent on the task at hand, to make chains. Assistant
teacher Ricky Hayter (centre) shows the youngsters how to go about it. From the left, around the table
are Robin Kraft, Laurie Ann Boogemans, David Hayter, Michelle Vanderworp, Rick Hayter, Jim Keller
and Lisa Miller. T-A photo
Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 17, 1969
Pool proves popular
as kids beat the heat
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LITTLE BRITCHES RIDING A SUCCESS — One of the added
attractions at Saturday afternoon's performance of the Frontier
Days horse show in Hensall was the Little Britches calf riding event.
At the left, Lloyd Mousseau, one of the directors of the show is
helping Sandra Munn climb aboard one of the calves. The other
accompanying pictures show some of the contestants in various
positions as they attempt to stay aboard their calves for the required
six seconds. T-A photos
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Judge Glenn Hays called the
antics of Carl I. Towton, Zurich,
"horseplay" after Towton
#xplained in provincial court,
• (criminal division, Exeter, Friday
why he had been lying on his
stomach while operating his
motor bike in Usborne
Township, June 19.
Towton told the court that if
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MEDICAL SECRETARY
• Phyllis Anne Mawson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mawson,
RR 3 Ailsa Craig, recently
graduated " from the medical
secretarial course at Fanshawe
College, London. A graduate of
N.M.D.H.S., she has secured a
position in the anaesthesia
department at Victoria Hospital,
London.
Chief details
parking rules
With the completion of
paving on a good portion of
Main Street this week Exeter
Police Chief Ted Day has
outlined a few parking
regulations.
• Day says, "Bylaw 16 will be
enforced. It indicates that all
vehicles shall when parking, park
as close to the curb as possible,
not more than six inches from
the curb."
"So, remember, if you are
parking and leave your vehicle in
a position more than six inches
• from the curb, you may receive
a parking fine of two dollars,"
continued the Chief.
It is also an offence to park in
front of a public or private
driveway or park within 20 feet
of an intersection. The two hour
parking limit on Main Street will
also be enforced.
A crackdown will' also
continue on motorcyclists
making unnecessary noise,
especially at late hours. During
the past week, three charges •
were laid under the Highway
Traffic Act and several other
warnings issued.
he sat in the proper position on
his bike, the machine would
travel only about 30 miles per
hour. By lying on his stomach
with his feet out behind him,
Towton could get about 40
miles per hour out of the bike.
He was fined $30 and costs
on a charge of careless driving.
A Clandeboye man, George
L. Bieber pleaded guilty to a
charge of careless driving in
Exeter, May 19.
The Bieber car left about 180
feet of skid marks on the route
he took along Main, James and
Andrew Streets. It also cut into
traffic on Highway 4 before
returning to the main part of
Exeter for a second time to put
on a further exhibition.
His fine was $75 and costs
and his license was suspended
for two months.
Insufficient care and
attention to driving was found
to be the cause of an accident
May 10 in Stephen Township
when John D. Dobbie's car left
Highway 83 and ended up in a
wheat field 75 feet from the
edge of the road.
Judge ousts
hippie attire
Judge Glenn Hays made it
clear he will not tolerate
hippie-style appearances for
persons attending provincial
court in Exeter.
On Friday, one defendent
appeared before Judge Hays
with his unbuttoned shirt
hanging over his trousers and his
hair around his eyes.
Judge Hays informed the man
that his dress was not
appropriate for a court of law
and the session was adjourned
for 15 minutes to give the
defendent time to appear in
proper attire.
The London man claimed he
had dropped a cigarette and in
retrieving it, he had' lost control
of his car on the road which had
been dampened by a wet
snowfall. Damage was $400 to
the car.
Dobbie's fine was $25 and
costs.
Keith Maier, Dashwood, was
fined $25 and costs on a charge
of careless driving. As a car
attempted to pass the Maier
vehicle, Maier failed to turn out
to the right, refusing to allow
the other car to pass. The
incident happened May 17 on
Highway 83 in Stephen
Township.
Dale Frederich Ehnes,
Kitchener, was fined $35 and
costs after he failed to stop his
car for a school bus June 9 on
Highway 4. Ehnes thought the
bus was still in motion. There
were no children being
discharged from the bus at the
time.
Douglas W. Rohde,
Woodham, was fined $35 and
costs for making unnecessary
noise in Exeter June 14 by
squealing tires around corners at
a late hour. He pleaded guilty to
the offense.
Reinhard Juergens, Lucan,
pleaded guilty to making
unnecessary noise in Hensall
May 26. The fine was $35 and
costs for noisy acceleration and
gear changing as he was
travelling east out of the village.
Winnifred M. Marlton,
Granton, was involved in an
accident June 6 in Stephen
Township in which damage
amounted to over $100 and
failed to report the mishap to
police. The woman had backed
into a ditch and damaged a
farmer's fence. Her fine was
$22.80.
Glenn D., Stire, Exeter, failed
to give half the roadway while
driving through a detour section
on Wellington St. in Exeter,
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criticized the manner in which
the request of Grindlay for
water was handled, in the first
place.
An original letter from
Stephen dated August 16, 1968
asking for water for the Patio
Motel was filed at that time by
GB council. A following
resolution arrived this spring
from Stephen giving Grand Bend
permission to sell water to the
Patio.
When it was time to hook-up
the water, Grindlay was given a
permit to proceed by Reeve
Orval Wassmann.
Hayter went on to say, "In
the beginning we were given to
understand you would
co-operate by supplying water to
fringe areas. Then, one hour
before the water was to be
turned on, Grindlay was told his
request was denied. No wonder,
he asked for annexation, he had
no choice after spending about a
thousand dollars on
installation."
When other members of GB
council found out the permit
was issued they objected
strenuously and then the request
was denied. After a meeting with
Grindlay at that time he was
given permission to use water for
the time being and he has now
been granted an extension until
after July 28 meeting of council.
Ian Coles, one of the
objecting councillors said at
Monday's meeting, "He should
never have been given a permit
in the first place. There has been
too much supposition in this
case."
In defending his stand,
Wassmann said, "I gave
permission for the permit on the
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Area youngsters are flocking
to the local swimming pool to
beat the heat, and if the weather
conditions remain favorable,
new attendance records will be
easily set.
Alvin Willert told members of
RAP, Monday, that the pool
receipts should hit $1,000 by
the end of this week and will be
well on the way to eclipsing the
previous high of $1,800 for a
season.
Swimming registration is also
up some as more and more
youngsters are learning to swim.
Over 410 have signed up for
lessons and most classes are
filled — some above normal
figures.
Willert said the pool program
should be self sustaining and
could show a profit this year if
the weather remains favorable.
However, the pool activity
was cited as one of the reasons
why attendance is down at the
playground program provided by
RAP.
Only 100 children have
registered to date, with only
about 15 being above the age of
eight.
Chairman Gord Baynham
questioned if the program was
designed to attract older kids
and said if it wasn't, this was a
fault of RAP's.
However, Bob Pooley pointed
out the older kids enjoy the
swimming.
Child burned
in asphalt
Six-year old Sheila
Eisenschink, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Eisenschink, Simcoe
Street, suffered burns to the
soles of both feet and the palm
of one hand when she fell onto a
patch of freshly laid asphalt
Wednesday.
The barefoot child is believed
to have been riding her bicycle
when she lost her balance. A
workman took the youngster to
South Huron Hospital where she
received emergency treatment.
A hospital spokesman said
Wednesday afternoon the child
is confined to hospital but her
condition is not considered
serious.
Couple return
from convention
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hockey,
Dundas, returned recently from
the Lions International
convention in Tokyo, Japan.
Some 25,000 Lions attended
the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Hockey also
visited Hong Kong and Hawaii.
"I guess they can't be in both
places at once," Baynham
stated.
After several years of having
financial support from the
Exeter Kinsmen, RAP is
providing the program on their
own this year and Willed
suggested the program be
evaluated at the end of the
season.
Other segments of the
summer recreation activities are
going well.
The rec ball loop now has six
teams and the girls' team is
continually improving.
The Pony Club has the new
track almost completed,
although RAP members were
concerned with the fact
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TO MONTREAL
James Rader, son of Mrs. Jessie
Rader, Dashwood, graduated
recently with a Master of
Business Administration (MBA)
from McMaster University,
Hamilton. He is now employed
as a business development
supervisor in Montreal for Bell
Telephone of Canada.
Locate body
of area man
The body of a Hensall man
who fell into Lake Huron at
Grand Bend June 26 was found
three miles offshore at Bright's
Grove Friday afternoon.
The body of Vernon Wedge,
37, was found by Peter Sol and
Marcel Depont, both of RR 2,
Strathroy, who were travelling
from Sarnia to Grand Bend. '
Mr. Wedge fell overboard
from his home made cabin
cruiser while boating with John
Lowery and James Burwell June
26th.
Both passengers in the Wedge
boat tried unsuccessfully to
rescue Mr. Wedge. They threw
him life jackets and tried to
move the boat toward him in the
dark. Both men were
non-swimmers.
The boat had run out of gas
when Mr. Wedge fell overboard
about 10 p.m.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Myrtle Brown of
Hamilton; three daughters,
Wendy, Cathy and Lorie; two
sons Jimmy and Chris, all at
home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Wedge; two brothers,
Bob, Exeter, and Jim, Hamilton,
and two sisters, Mrs. Leslie
(Hilda) Toth and Mrs. Nick
(Ruby) Gordy, both of
Burlington.
Public funeral service was
held Monday from the Bonthron
Funeral. Home conducted by
Rev. Hugh Wilson. Interment
was in Ilensall Union cemetery,
Pallbearers were Bob Scott,
Glenn Irvine, John Hastings,
Ron Caldwell, Bill Brock and
Bud Presacator.
After an hour long meeting
with members of Stephen
Township council, Monday
night, Grand Bend council failed
to come up with a decision on
whether they would supply
water to the Patio Motel located
in Stephen, just , outside the
Grand Bend limits.
Glenn Grindlay, owner of the
motel property has been
receiving water from the Grand
Bend pipeline for the last couple
of weeks and he will be allowed
to take water until the issue is
settled.
Two weeks earlier, Grindlay,
by registered letter had asked
that his property be annexed by
Grand Bend in order to receive a
water supply legally.
Stephen Reeve James Hayter