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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-08-28, Page 1• • a SIGNS OF HAPPINESS — Happiness can be portrayed in many ways and this was the case with Mrs. Maurice Tiedeman of Grand Bend who was one of the big winners at last week's Legion Bingo in aid of the Exeter and district Disaster Fund. Above, Mrs, Tiedeman, who split the $1,000 prize with Mrs. George Rether Sr. of Exeter was caught by the T-A cameraman only seconds after she became a winner. T-A photos. GETTING A DELICIOUS PLATEFUL - The customers at Saturday's Bean Festival came from far and wide to enjoy the bountiful meal. Above, Cameron Steele of Glenbanner Avenue, London is getting his serving from Mrs. Doug O'Brien, Mrs, Don O'Brien, Mrs, Hubert Schilbe and Mrs. Gordon Hess.T-A photo Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 28, 1969 Price Per Copy 15 Cents ..... .. . District schools preparing for opening day Tuesday • Damage amounted to approximately $8,000 in accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment this • week and seven persons sustained injuries. The rash of accidents started off Wednesday when cars driven by Kenneth Treitz, Goderich, and Joanne Rutten, Parkhill, collided at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Mount Carmel Road. • The Rutten vehicle was in the process of making a left turn off Highway 4 and Treitz was in the process of passing when the accident occurred. Total damage was listed at $300 by Constable D. A. Lamont. At 2:50 a.m. Thursday, • Damages run high in district accidents Tuesday morning schools in the district will open their doors again for another ten months of reading, `riting and g rithmetic — plus a few more subjects which just weren't on the curriculum when mom and dad went to school, Although. T-A staff made every attempt to reach all the principals of all the schools in the area before presstime Wednesday, there were some who were just not available for comment, James Coulter, superintendent of schools for the county, advised Monday that school buses in the county will run on schedule unless students are otherwise informed. An advertisement appears in this week's issue announcing the bus schedule for SHDHS students Tuesday morning. Usborne Township elementary school students will arrive at school one hour later Fisherman - is drowned A dock worker at G u enther-Tuckey Transports Ltd., Exeter, drowned Saturday when he fell out of a boat in the Maitland River at Goderich. George Church, 68, Exeter, had been fishing with two companions when the accident occured. Police who investigated said the man drowned in about six feet of water. The body was recovered shortly afterward. Mr. Church came to Exeter to work in April 1962. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Don, Leamington; Ross and Gary, Grimsby; one daughter, Mrs. Glen (Dorothy) D al gl eish, Comber; three stepsons, Forrest Baker, California; Jerald Baker, St. Thomas; Condon Baker, London; two stepdaughters, Beatrice Travers, London and Mrs. Danny (Carol) Palmer, London; three brothers, Uni Church, West Lorne; Roy Church, Windsor; Harold Church, Chatham; two sisters, Mrs. William (Ella) Maclntyre, and Mrs. Edith Wilson. both of Leamington; 30 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body rested at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home until Monday when it was transferred to the Ferguson Funeral Home at Leamington for burial Tuesday. Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington. Dashwood trees chopped down Exeter OPP are investigating the destruction of three trees in the Dashwood area this week. Melvin Schlundt reported that one five-inch walnut tree was cut down on his property and two butternut trees were almost cut through and destroyed. Not a bean in sight in the midst of white bean country was the situation in Zurich early Saturday evening. A record crowd of 7,500 Tuesday morning only to coincide with the SHDHS bus schedule and remain there until 3:30 p.m. Since SHDHS students will go home at noon, an extra bus trip will be required to accommodate the Usborne Central students who normally ride on SHDHS buses, All other schools in the district report classes will begin at the regular hour with Tuesday being a full-day session according to Department of Education ruling. SHDHS Principal J, L. Wooden expects about 950 students Tuesday morning at the school. He reported that much greater freedom will be afforded Grade 11, 12 and 13 students this year insofar as the timetable is concerned. The students, Wooden explained, would have a MASTER OF ARTS Leona R. Alderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Alderson, Exeter, received her Master of Arts Degree in Education `summa cum laude' August 14 from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She is a graduate of London Teachers' College and earned her Bachelor of Arts from Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, Massachusetts. She will continue to teach Home Economics at Kingsway College in Oshawa. attended Saturday's Bean Festival in the village of Zurich and downed the 1,000 pounds of white beans that had been prepared in large iron kettles. The large crowd started pouring into Zurich well before noon and continued until about 8:30 when the supply of beans was exhausted. The beans cooked, represented 8,000 individual servings. Many of those in attendance assured themselves of a tasty feed of beans the next day by taking home cartons of cooked beans that were on sale at 25 cents each. Large iron kettles suspended on tripods in various locations in the closed-off central area the village kept the beans warm until they were dished up. The beans were first boiled in insulated 500-gallon capacity steel drums and then they are placed in pans for baking in converted refrigerators that rest on their backs. The cooling systems of the refrigerators have been replaced with heating elements and thermostats. The large crowd was entertained throughout the afternoon by various musical groups including the Zurich and district Centennial band led by Charlie Kalbfleisch of Goderich and the Little German Band of London. Others featured were the Laporte family, the Gelinas family, the Village Folk, Dennis Overholt and the Zurich Majorettes. During opening activities at the Zurich Community Centre Friday night, Miss Donna Schilbe of Zurich, representing the Zurich Citizens News was chosen queen of the Bean E'estival. The festival sponsored by the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce included a midway for the children and numerous booths that sold everything from cotton candy to home-made pies, — Please turn to Page 3 much wider choice of subject combinations than in former years because of a more intricate timetable. Grade 9 and 10 timetables will remain about the same, however. A new consumer education course is being offered this year to Grade 11 and 12 students and the Man in Society course has been enlarged to three classes. For the first time this year, a Grade 12 program in auto mechanics, building construction and certain technical subjects will be offered at SHDHS, Staff members at the school are R. D, Aldham, English; R. Boettger, French; Ron Bogart, Head, physical education; Mrs. F. E. Brown, English, art; Mrs. M. A. Bruinsma, home economics; Mrs. M. Carson, home economics; P.F.H. Connon, mathematics; E. A. — Please turn to Page 3 Area residents won't have to worry about what to do over the final holiday weekend of the summer season. Their biggest problem will be in taking in all the activities planned in the commu nity. The annual Board of Trade Fun Day is scheduled for Friday, there will be three big, exciting performances of the biggest rodeo in Eastern Canada on Saturday and Sunday and the Flyers come this Sunday With the co-operation of the weatherman everyone attending the eighth annual fly-in at Sexsmith Airport, located on the farm of Leonard Greb in Hay township, a mile and a quarter north of Exeter and the same distance west, should be in for an exciting day. Mr. Greb expects from 50 to 100 planes to attend the one-day fly-in. While some pilots and passengers get an early start by flying in Saturday evening the bulk of the planes will be arriving anytime after nine Sunday morning and stay well into the evening hours. All who fly in will be treated to the usual free helpings of delicious corn and wieners. Those who arrive by car can enjoy the same food at a .very nominal charge. A number of free draws will be held to entitle spectators to free airplane rides. A trip over the district countryside will also be available to those who wish to pay for the privilege. A display of parachute jumping by Gordon Fortey and his group from Sarnia will be held providing the wind velocity is low. Airfields all over the province of Ontario have been notified of this popular event and it is hoped many pilots and their families will accept the invitation to attend. . Prizes will again be awarded to the oldest and youngest pilots, the pilot coming the greatest distance, the first pilot to land and the first lady pilot to arrive. The local fly-in is sponsored by a group of local pilots who use the Greb field as home base. They are Elmer Rowe, Emerson Penhale, Bob Jeffrey, Don Lewis, Don Bell, Ross Kercher, Ken Elder, John Webster, Harry Dougall and Leonard Greb. Bingo draws good crowd Tile Exeter and district disaster fund resulting from the July 24 flood is more than $1,000 richer thanks to the efforts of the Exeter Legion and Ladies Auxiliary. Close to 700 persons attended the giant bingo at the Exeter arena last Wednesday sponsored by the Legion groups. Auxiliary treasurer Terry Heywood said although a few bills still have to be paid the amount to be turned over to the fund would be in excess of $1,000. The legion and Auxiliary each donated $250 toward the priz, money given at the bingo. Mrs. George Rether Sr. of Exeter and Mrs, Maurice Tiedeman of Grand Bend split the big prize of $1.,000. Arm Romaniuk of the Legion Auxiliary was the chairman in charge of the bingo. Dog hits foot, car hits wall Several persons have been involved in accidents after losing control of their vehicles while attempting to avoid dogs on the road, but a Zurich area lady had a different experience this week. On Friday afternoon, Mary Reed, RR 2 Zurich, was pulling into the L.C.B.O. parking lot at Zurich when her pet poodle stepped on her foot which was still on the accelerator. The car jumped ahead over cement slabs and hit the east side of the store. Damage was set at $300 to the car by Constable E. C. Wilcox. Constable W. G. Glassford investigated a single car mishap on the second concession of Hay, just north of 15 Sideroad. Edward MacDonald, RR 2 Hensall, lost control of his car after turning off the sideroad and it went into the west ditch. Damage was $400, There were three accidents, Saturday, the first at 3:26 a.m. on the 12th concession of Hay, half a mile south of Highway 84. Lynda Fuss, Hensall, was southbound on the concession and after coming over the brow of a hill was forced off the east side of the road by an unknown vehicle. Damage to the front of her vehicle was estimated at $600 by Constable Glassford. At 9:10 a.m. Constable F. L. Giffin investigated a two-car crash on County Road 11 in Usborne Township, involving cars driven by Earl Stephen, RR 1 Woodham, and Roy Brennewies, Seaforth. Damage was estimated at $1,000. The other crash on Saturday occurred at 10:45 a.m. on concession 14 and 15 Hay. The car involved was driven by Dianne Ducharme, RR 1 Dashwood, who sustained minor injuries. Damage was listed at $400 by Constable Lamont. FIVE HURT Five persons were injured in a crash on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on Highway 84, one and a quarter miles west of County Road 31. Gerald Masse,' London, was — Ple6se turn to Page 3 WHAT A DIFFERENCE ONE ROUND MAKES — Chariot races are one of the features of the twice-monthly pony races staged at Exeter Community Park. In the top picture Jack Parsons and his team at the left seem to be getting off to a slow start but in the bottom picture on the turn for home Parsons has his duo well out in front. T-A photos Visitors eat half ton of beans at Zurich annual Fly-in at Sexsmith Airport takes place Sunday. Any one of those events has drawn large crowds in the past and being lumped together should provide one of the most entertaining and busiest weekends in the area's history. The rodeo activities, which should attract well over 10,000 people, get underway Saturday morning with a cowpoke breakfast at the rodeo grounds and then a parade through Exeter at noon the same day. From then on, the cowboys take over the entertaining, and several new attractions have been added to this year's event to make it even more entertaining and interesting. The Brahma bulls, which provided unbelievable excitement in the initial appearance last year will be back, as will the bucking broncs, the calf roping and bull dogging competitions. Added features this year will include pony chariot races. This event is attracting more and more people to the regular pony races held in Exeter and it's an exhibition that displays more speed and dust-churning than most races. Dalton Finkbeiner, rodeo secretary, reports that local youngsters are flocking in with entries for the little britches calf riding contest. This event was Long walkout ends at Lucan The 20-week old Central Hotel strike at Lucan has been settled the Union representative for Local 448 retail-wholesale and department store union, AFL, CIL, CLC reported Tuesday. Eight employees immediately returned to work with wages comparable to those paid in London Hotels and beverage rooms. Salaries range from $1.40 for a waitress to $2.18 for a cook. l'he wages are retroactive to December 11 when negotiations started. It is the first Union contract for the employees. The strike started April 9. Store decorations and rodeo posters already give Exeter the appearance of a town from the pages of the wild west, and Friday's Fun Day will add ,to that atmosphere. Several of the contests will be based on Hollywood's version of the early cowboy. There will be a flap-jack flipping contest for the girls and a lasso contest for the boys. In addition, the boys are being advised to bring their guns to town for the pistol drawing competition. This will he broken into various age levels with a grand champion to be declared to see which area lad can execute the fastest draw in true Billy-the-Kid fashion. There will also be a chuckwagon race. Teams will consist of three boys, two pulling the wagon and one riding. Boys will have to supply their own wagons and the race will be around an obstacle course to be set up on Main St. All area youngsters are being asked to show up in western or Indian attire for the day and a giant parade will be featured at 1:30 with $15 in prize money for the best costumes. There will be additional prizes for the girls, who will be first held at the Hensall Saddle Club show this spring and indicates there are plenty of budding young rodeo performers in the area. Pound-for-pound, the calves and boys put on a show as exciting as their older cohorts who ride those dangerous Brahma bulls. Another local flavor will be added in the amateur bare back bronc riding event which is open to members of area saddle clubs. The beasts won't have all the spotlight at the rodeo, as the beauties will be competing as well. The beauty show planned for this year will bring beauty queens from several neighboring Western atmosphere for Fun Day as well communities to vie for the first title in association with the local rodeo. SATURDAY DANCE Another new feature is the open air dance planned for Saturday night on a special floor to be set up in Frontier Village near the old saloon. A campfire and corn roast will be included in the activities under the stars and live band music will be provided. In case of rain, this event will be held in the arena, but all other activities will be conducted rain or shine. Additional seats have been — Please turn to Page 3 judged with their dolls in either western or Indian attire. The boys will have a chance to display their fishing ability in a fish pole casting test. In addition to these events, there will be a dog show, watermelon eating contest, street skiing and other games to keep the kids busy on their final fling before school opens. SIDEWALK SALES Exeter merchants will again be setting up exciting bargain tables on the sidewalk outside their stores. Shoppers should look through this week's issue to see the many items being advertised. Several stores have already decorated their windows for the big western weekend in Exeter. Cann's Mill have a blacksmith display along with other interesting western equipment. Jim Scott has his leather goods display set up in the former Fairbairn building and there are also interesting displays at Gould Jory and Hopper-Hockey. Joining the merchants in the sidewalk bazaar will be area church ladies who will set up booths to sell their baking wares and other goodies. These have always been much — Please turn to Page 3 BUSINESS AS USUAL ON SATUittbAY — Donna Schilbe, who was crowned beauty queen at the Zurich Bean Festival's opening activities spent part of Saturday evening doing a regular chore, that of baby sitting for the Tony Bedard family. Above, Donna is shown with Michael and Laurie Bedard on the toy ears that were part of the children's midway. T-A photo Whoopee! What a weekend!