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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-10-16, Page 1ANOTHER BIG ONE District fishermen are having plenty of success in landing large fish on angling trips to the north. Above, Tim and Danny Shute, RR 1, Kirkton, are shown with a 22-pound northern pike landed by Edwin Shute who was fishing near Hearst with Harold Butler of Mitchell. T-A photo. Two persons hurt In district crashes LIONS AND WIVES ON CANVASS — Members of the other volunteers canvassed the town of Exeter last week checking their returns with LloydHenderson are SallyLou Murley, June Moore and Peter Raymond. Exeter Lions club along with their wives and and realized more than $1,300. Shown above Raymond,Lion president Murray Moore, Marg T-A Photo. r CREDITON YOUTH HELPS HURON PARK INJURED Randy Smith of Crediton assisted in taking Barbara Bieber and Mark Paquette for medical help Saturday night after they were involved in the shooting at Huron Park. Smith, above right, is showing the bloodstains on his car to Cam McArthur, also of Crediton. T-A photo. Talks over fire agreement commence on another front FALLING LEAVES CREATE WORK — Monday was a school holiday but not necessarily a day free from work for district youngsters. High winds during the weekend brought down a flurry of leaves. Above, Diane and Karen Van Bergen are raking leaves on their front lawn. T.A photo. Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 16, 1969 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Shooting victims satisfactory; suspec found dead in swamp .. . . ................ London man fined on fatality Two persons were injured in accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. The most serious of the crashes occurred Friday at 10:15 Several join rec activities Exeter and area youngsters will have a new activity through the coming fall and winter months and early indications are that many will be participating. Through a recent poll, recreation officials determined a considerable interest in gymnastics and assistant rec director Gary Middleton told RAP this week that classes would start Saturday. An instructress from Bayfield has been hired to instruct in this sport and Middleton reported some 54 youngsters had indicated an interest. The classes get underway at South Huron District High School Saturday afternoon. Ballet classes will be held at the school Saturday morning with Debi Wooden, a senior member of the former class, as instructress. The professional teacher who taught in Exeter for the past several years will not be operating classes here this year. RAP asked the local dancer to take over the class when it was indicated a number of area children were still interested. Middleton also indicated this week that junior square dancing has started, minor hockey and bowling registrations would be held this week and that a pottery class had been formed by Mrs. Jack Doerr. Some of the activities listed by RAP were included on the night school agenda and those interested were advised to enter the school activities. RAP learned that the ice making equipment would be turned on this weekend. Wonderful time in Switzerland FOlks who travelled to Switzerland On the Zurich-to-Zurich flight came back with enthusiastic reports about the trip. "It was beautiful," was the most popular comment. "I just can't describe it," said Betty Coates, Exeter, With her party, Miss Coates enjoyed a four-day motor tour around Switzerland, a one day trip into Germany and another one day excursion into Austria. She said the guides were mannerly, spoke excellent English and were very knowledgeable. One of her prize purchases while on the trip was a cuckoo clock from Switzerland. She said that bells of all kinds and shapes were favorite souvenir items as well as famous clocks and watches, "There was no rain while we were there," she remarked. "We were favored I guess." Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Salmon, Dashwood, had no luck finding traces of their ancestors in Germany but with their travelling compartiona, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Becker, Crediton, Please turn to Page 3 a.m. on concession 4-5 Usborne Township, one mile north of the Huron-Middlesex County Line. Only one vehicle was involved, it being driven by Ross Donald Clark, RR 1 Gowanstown. Damage was listed at $2,020 by Constable J.A. Wright. Clark was injured in the collision. A Kirkton area man, Clarence Hawkins, sustained chest bruises in a crash on Highway 4 south of Exeter Monday at 7:50 p.m. Hawkins was proceeding north and ran into the rear of another northbound car which was in the process of making a left turn into the Derby Dip. The driver of the other car was David E. Zimmerman, Tetnagami. Damage to the two cars was set at $800 by Constable E.G. Wilcox. There were two accidents on Thursday, the first at 8:30 a.m. on concession 18-19 of Stephen, one mile south of Highway 83. A car driven by Ronald David Mason, RR 3 Dashwood, was in collision with a cattle beast owned by James Pickering, RR 2 Dashwood. Damage was listed at $100 by Constable W.G. Glassford. The other mishap occurred at 1:05 p.m. on Richmond St., Hensall, involving a parked car owned by William J.F. Bell, RR 2 Kippen, and a vehicle owned by Robert Desjardine, 248 Sanders St. East, Exeter. Damage in that one was listed at $75 by Constable D.A. Mason. The latter investigated the only other crash of the week, it taking place at the Exeter Golf Course. A vehicle parked by Barbara Elliott, 129 Thomas St., Exeter, was struck by an unknown vehicle in the parking lot, causing damage of $20. During the week the officer charged 13 persons under the Highway Traffic Act, two under the Criminal Code and one under the Liquor Control Act. A total of 30 drivers were given warnings. Evidence in Exeter provincial court, criminal division, Friday Showed that inattention while driving was the main factor in an accident August 4 in I-lay Township in which Harold Bell, RR 2 Hensall, lost his life. The court ruled that Geo. W. McLachlen, London, the driver of the vehicle which struck the Bell tractor and wagon in the rear, was not travelling at an excessive rate of speed. It is possible the court found, that McLachlen did not realize it was a slow moving vehicle ahead of him. McLachlen, who pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving, had made every effort at the scene of the accident to be helpful and considerate. His fine was $152.80, Ernest C. Kerr, Exeter, also pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving arising out of an accident in Exeter September 13. Kerr stated he was not familiar with the car he was driving at the time of the mishap and said he made too wide a turn onto William Street. His fine was $102.80. David E. Kyle, Kippen, made an improper pass to the right of another vehicle on Highway 4 in Usborne September 5. He pleaded guilty to the charge and said he felt his action was justified in order to prevent an accident. Kyle was fined $21.50. William R. Jennison, Grand Bend, failed to stop and was fined $21.50, Douglas R. Erb had no name on the side of his vehicle and paid $21.50 for the offence. Gordon N. Oakley, Cookstown, had homemade license plates on his motorcycle and was fined $8.60. Speeding fines on charges issued before September 1 were paid by the following: Richard Spencer, London, $24.50; Donald Alexander, $11.50; James D. Hawes, Exeter, $16.50; Edward Wm. Johns, Exeter, $31.50; John Miller, Crediton, $21.50 and $15.50; Herbert Farrow, London, $17.50; Raymond Cudmore, London, $13.50; Peter Welsh, Owen Sound, $31.50; Thomas A. Neilands, Hensall, $51.50; Roy Allen Vodden Jr., Zurich, $51.50; Fred G. Berlet, Tillsonburg, $24.50. Speeding fines on charges issued after September 1 were paid by the following: Douglas P. Robbins, Exeter, 89 mph in a 60 mph zone, $117.50; Gary R. Eagleson, Parkhill, 55 mph in a 30 mph zone, $101.50; Dennis E. Morrissey, Crediton, 70 mph in a 60 mph zone, $31.50; Richard Willert, Hensall, 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, $31.50. Marian Isaac, Lucan, followed too closely on Highway 4 in September and an accident resulted. Her fine was $21.50. Less than $100 damage resulted when a vehicle driven by Wm. J. Wilds, Crediton, cut in too fast August 30 after passing another car on County Surplus goods to be auctioned Disposal of surplus equipment owned by the Board must be by public auction, Huron County Board of Education decided at last week's meeting in Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. Authority also was given the executive council (administrative staff) to carry this out. D. J. Cochrane, director of education, had recommended that the estimated re-sale value should exceed $100 before it was referred to the Board. John B. Lavis, Clinton, chairman, thought otherwise. He felt it should be $25 and that any amount over that should be by auction. D. J. Murphy, Goderich, was strongly in favour of auctioning but he thought some discretion should be given the administrative staff. In the final decision, this was done, with auctioning being compulsory. Road 4 in Stephen Township. His fine was $22.80. Wm, R. Darling, London, failed to yield the right of way when entering Highway 21 from a private drive and paid $31,40 for the offence. The Darling car was in collision with one occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, Zurich. LIQUOR CI-IARGES Ross D. flern, St. Marys, paid a fine of $60 and costs for chinking while under the legal age of 21 years. Charges against Hem arose out of an accident August 8 in Exeter at the corner of Simcoe and Main Streets. The Hern car was coming onto Main Street and in order to miss hitting the car ahead, turned into a car lot and struck a parked car, He paid $118 on the careless driving charge. —Please turn to Page 3 Only one neighbouring municipality answered the call by Grand Bend council Tuesday night to discuss fire retainer fees and the possibility of purchasing a new fire engine for the village. Reeve James Hayter and his entire Stephen township council were in attendance but no one showed up from Bosanquet and Hay townships. Hay clerk Wayne Horner had told Grand Bend his group would not be able to attend because of a previously scheduled meeting of the Hay Telephone System. Bosanquet apparently didn't come because they knew Hay were not attending. Considerable discussion was held between the two attending municipalities on a brief that was sent out two weeks ago by Grand Bend's fire chairman councillor Ian Coles. At the conclusion of the meeting Hayter said he would attempt to set up a meeting with Hay and Boanquet within the next two weeks to consider the Grand Bend proposals. In the first part of the proposal, a budget of $44,582 to cover the next three years was set up. Included in this figure was $21,200 for a new engine and $2,500 to purchase a water truck and pumper. Included in the budget to bring it up to the proposed total was the building of an addition to the fire hall to house new equipment, replacing of firemen's equipment, a new siren and the depreciated value of present equipment. Of this budget over a three year period, Grand Bend would pay $25,000 with Stephen and Bosanquet each contributing $7,600 and Hay $5,500. The second proposal was one whereby each municipality would submit their assessment within the fire protection boundaries and a common mill rate be established. It was also suggested that a fire protection committee be set up comprising one member of council from each township and two members from Grand Bend council. On the suggested budget, flayter argued that the townships should only be paying for the purchase of a truck and continue to pay additional for each fire call. Chairman Coles, said the village was planning a training program beginning the first of November for members of the resort's volunteer brigade. While the present fire retainer agreement with the townships expired at the end of June, Grand Bend councillors agreed to service the outlying areas until the end of the year or until a new agreement is reached. Usborne lets snow tender The township of Usborne meeting in regular session last week made arrangements to take care of snowplowing in the municipality during the coming winter. The tender of James Siddall of RR 1, Kirkton, to clear snow with a truck 'unit and plow at the rate of $11 per hour with standing time at $10 per hour after January 1, 1970 was accepted subject to approval of the Ontario Department of Highways. The selection of juror candidates from the township of Usborne for possible duty in 1970 will be made by Reeve Roylance Westcott, clerk Harry Strang and Road Superintendent W.J. Routly. The clerk-treasurer was instructed to make application to DHO for interim road subsidy on expenditures up to the end of September in the amount of $77,886.55, Remembrance Day wreaths will be ordered from the Exeter Legions Department of Highways engineers have submitted a report recommending that an 8 by 54 foot steel pipe be used to replace the Dawson bridge in 1970. AN EARLY MORNING TRIP THROUGH DASHWOOD -- Most of the Dashwood Tigers piled on to the village's fire truck immediately after returning from Mattice early Tuesday morning with their second consecutive OBA championship. Fire Chief Harold Schroeder is at the controls and club president Milford "Joe" Merner is on the running board as the truck prepares to take off on a short tour. Funeral service was held yesterday for a Huron Park man who apparently committed suicide while being sought for the shooting of his daughter and her boyfriend early Sunday morning. The search for Hiram Bieber, 59, ended Sunday afternoon around 4:30 when his body was spotted beside his car in Hay Swamp, north-west of Exeter. The discovery was made by Emerson Penhale, Elimville, who spotted the man's car when he joined the search in his airplane, accompanied by Don Lewis. Coroner Dr. N.C. Jackson, Goderich, listed the cause of death as asphyxiation from carbon monoxide fumes. There was no post mortem. Bieber had been sought by Exeter OPP detachment officers on an attempted murder charge following a shooting at the Bieber home at 137 Empress Ave. in Huron Park. Victims of the shooting were Barbara Bieber, 20, and her boyfriend, Mark Paquette, 24, a boarder at the Bieber home and an employee at Hughes Boat Works Limited in Huron Park. The couple was in the Bieber living room around 12:15 a.m., Sunday, along with Mrs. Bieber, another boarder, Kathleen Arnold, and a friend, George Martin, Elimville. Police report that a man walked into the room carrying a 12-gauge shotgun, and without saying a word, fired a shot at the couple. Miss Bieber, who was sitting on her boyfriend's knee, was hit in the small of the back and her boyfriend was hit in the right shoulder. The shot was fired from close range and most of the 150 pellets from the shell hit the couple. Mrs. Bieber, along with Miss Arnold, Mr. Martin and the injured couple grappled for the shotgun. They struggled into the yard where the man jumped in a car and fled without the shotgun. A passing motorist, Randy Smith, Crediton, was flagged down and took the shooting victims to the guardhouse at the Industrial Park and they were then taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Both are still in hospital, listed in satisfactory condition. Conducting the investigation were OPP Cpl. C.J. Mitchell and Constable F.L. Giffin. Mr. Bieber is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Johns, RR 1 — Please turn to page 3 Raise $1359 to assist blind Exeter Lions club members, their wives and some additional helpers completed the local canvass for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind last week. Larry Snider, chairman of the Huron zone for the CNIB and local chairman reports a total collected to date of $1,359.51 in Exeter and Huron Park. The canvass in Centralia village under the direction of Ray Lammie has been completed but the returns have not been made as yet. Snider said those who may have been missed can leave donations at his garage, or may call there to have money picked up at their home. Tiger fans win —this time cash At press time Wednesday afternoon, two tickets remain unclaimed in the annual World Series ticket draw held in the area. Sponsored in past years by the Exeter Kinsmen club, the draw was taken over this year by the Exeter Fastball Association. The holder of the tickets on Sunday's game won by the Mets 2-1 and Wednesday's game also won by New York club by the same score have not been turned in. The $100 prize on the first game Saturday, went to Ross Haugh, sports editor of the T-A and his "syndicate". Monday's jackpot prize went to Howard Holtzmann of town. Proceeds of the draw are expected to be used to build a permanent fence around the baseball outfield at Exeter Community Park and possible construction of dugouts.