HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-11-20, Page 1SWINGING FOR EXERCISE — Boys and girls taking part in the
weekly gymnastic classes at South Huron District High School each
Saturday get a lot of different types of exercise. Shown above during
some rope-swinging are Kim Postill, Denise Wyatt, Tammy Litt and
Kim Smith. T-A photo.
Crashes hurt three;
damages run high
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RECEIVES HIGH AWARD—At Thursday's meeting of the Exeter
Girl Guides Heather Booth received the second highest award
possible on testing in the Guide movement. Above, Heather receives
her cord from Ranger leader Mrs. Robert Luxton. T-A photo.
Boyle lists , objection
over intersection plan
Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 20, 1969
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The area accident total
showed a sharp increase this
week as the Exeter OPP
detachment officers investigated
nine, with property damage
amounting to over $6,000.
Three persons were injured,
two of them in a crash on
Highway 4 at 12:10 a.m.
Saturday. Drivers involved were
Dennis Paul Bierling, RR 3
Exeter and Larry Roy Johnson,
RR 1 Hensall.
Both vehicles were
proceeding north and Johnson
was in the process of making a
left turn into his laneway just
south of the Usborne-
Tuckersmith line when the
Bierling vehicle slammed into
the rear of him.
The pavement was ice
covered at the time, and the
Bierling vehicle was skidding
sideways on the highway as the
driver attempted to stop behind
the Hensall area man.
James Victor Stan, RR 1
Hensall, and Ruth Ann Johnson,
RR 1 Hensall, were both injured
in the collision. Stan, a passenger
with Bierling, was taken to St.
Joseph's Hospital and was listed
in satisfactory condition.
OPP Constable W. G.
Glassford estimated damage in
the crash at $500.
In another accident at 12:10
a.m. Saturday, a two-car crash
was investigated by Constable D.
A. Mason at the Lloyd Dungey
service station parking lot at
Zurich.
Involved in the mishap were a
car driven by John Peter Groot,
RR 1 Zurich, and a parked car
owned by Fred Michael
Mommersteeg, RR 2 Zurich.
Two suspects
apprehended
Two men charged with the
robbery with violence of an
elderly Wiarton couple last week
were identified as the two who
broke into a Grand Bend area
home earlier the same afternoon.
Allan Turnbull, RR 1 Grand
Bend, was plowing in a field
when he noticed a car at his
father's house. Knowing his
father was away, the district
farmer went to investigate.
He surprised two men in the
house and they fled.
Later the same evening, two
men entered the home of the
Wiarton couple and made off
with $420 after beating the pair
with a baseball bat.
A neighbor became suspicious
and called police and two men
were later caught in a roadblock
and charged with the offence.
Charged were Russell J.
Miner, Windsor, and Stanley
Trachtulec, Sarnia.
Mr. Turnbull identified the
men as the two he surprised in
his father's home.
Damage was $100.
There were two accidents
reported Thursday, the first at
4:00 p.m. on concession 2
Stephen, about one mile west of
Highway 4.
Involved in the collision was a
vehicle driven by John
Ondrejicka, Crediton, and one
driven by Barbara Joan Overall,
Huron Park.
Damage was set at $950 by
Constable D. A. Lamont.
The other accident occurred
at 5:35 p.m. on Highway 84 just
west of the CNR crossing in
Hensall. Involved were vehicles
driven by John Currie
McDowell, London and Cecil M.
Maxwell, Hensall.
McDowell suffered head
lacerations in the collision and
damage was estimated at $900
by Constable Glassford.
There was one accident,
Friday, that taking place at
10:35 p.m. on County Road 31,
one mile north of Highway 84.
Involved was a vehicle driven
by John W. Jaques, RR 1
Woodham. The road was covered
with ice and damage was set at
$1,000 by Constable Glassford.
In an accident Monday at
5:45 pm, damage was listed at
$400 by Constable E. C. Wilcox
in an accident involving Michael
Erickson, RR 2 Dashwood, and
William Amerongen, RR 1
Crediton.
Both were westbound and
Amerongen was in the process of
passing while Erickson was
turning left, at the intersection
of the Crediton Road and
concession 6.7 Stephen.
TWO TUESDAY
Two accidents were
investigated Tuesday, the first at
3:35 p.m. at the intersection of
concession 12 Hay and No. 5
sideroad.
A truck driven by Rudolph
Becker, RR 1 Dashwood, and a
stationwagori driven by John
Lewis Rader, Dashwood,
collided at the intersection.
Damage was $1200, most of
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Two strikes settled
Normal production has
resumed at both divisions of the
Dunlop Company of Canada
Limited,
After a strike of close to
seven weeks, workers at the
Bicycle Tire and Tube Division
members of the United Rubber
Workers Union went back to
their jobs Monday morning and
Chemline employees followed
Wednesday morning.
Employees of the tire and
Four Exeter teenagers were
Sentenced to seven-day jail terms
When they appeared before
Judge Glen Hays in Exeter,
Friday.
Pleading guilty to charges of
causing a disturbance were
Ronald E. Ferguson, David E,
Phillips, Michael and Laurence
Foster, all of Exeter.
The court was told the four
youths caused a disturbance
outside South Huron District
High School on the night of
October 10, while a dance was in
- progress at the school.
The four used obscene
language and were making a
nuisance of themselves after
being asked to leave the
building.
They continued the
disturbance outside,
Three Hensall area youths
also received stiff penalties over
recent incidents in that
community.
John Thomas Joynt, Heniall,
paid a fine of $125 and had his
driver's license suspended for six
months after he pleaded guilty
to a charge of careless driving on
November 9.
The court learned that OPP
Constable W. G. Glassford
followed the accused around
Hensall, and while Joynt was
attempting to evade the officer,
narrowly missed hitting the
police cruiser on several
occasions.
Joynt was also charged with
wilful damage of over $50
following damage done to a
truck owned by W. G.
Thompson and Sons Ltd. on
October 19. The case was set
over until December 12.
Relating to the same incident,
Brian John Chappel, Staffa, was
fined $50 or five days in jail on a
charge of breaking a headlight in
the mill's truck.
He was also ordered to make
restitution in the amount of
$6.29.
Chappel also pleaded guilty
to a careless driving charge
They gave up
— alter rules
Members of Exeter council
have given up — partially at least
— in their attempt to have all
building permits approved
before any work commences on
the project.
They have issued several
warnings that action would be
taken against those who started
work before the permits were
approved, but never did take any
action.
It was decided this week that
Clerk Eric Carscadden and Jim
Paisley, building inspector, could
now approve work for which
permits are requested.
However, if either envisages
any work contrary to zoning or
building bylaws, the applicants
are to be advised no work is to
start until council has approved
the permits.
"If they're doubtful, don't
pass them," Mayor Delbridge
advised the two men.
Councillor Helen Jermyn
remarked it was still a puzzle to
her that people didn't know two
weeks ahead of time that they
were going to undertake building
pro ects.
Permits approved at the
meeting were as follows:
Howard Kerslake, to remodel
house at 323 William; Norm
Stanlake, to shingle roof at 83
Sanders; Mrs. D. Grainger, to
enlarge bathroom at 220
Andrew; and Mrs. E. Shapton, to
repair verandah at 429 Main.
tube plant will receive an
immediate raise of 35 cents per
hour with 15 cents more on
April 15, 1970 and another 15
cents per hour the following
April.
Included in the settlement is
a bonus plan, effective January 1
which could mean up to an
additional 10 to 20 cents per
hour.
Chemline division workers
receive an immediate increase of
resulting from an accident on
November 2 when he turned off
Highway 4 onto Highway Ll• in
Hensall .and hit a car At the
intersection,
His fine for that offence was
$100.
A fine of $50 was handed out
on a charge of petty trespassing
against Robert W. Maxwell,
Hensall,
The court learned he drove
over the lawn at the Hensall
Public School on October 19.
lie had had trouble with his
girl friend and took out his
frustrations on the school lawn,
Ronald H. Pullman, RR 1
Exeter council this week
received a letter from the
consulting engineer suggesting
that the contractor should be
released from the Main St.
reconstruction from Huron St.
to the bridge.
Council were advised all the
work had been completed, with
one exception. This one was still
under negotiation with a
property owner.
However, council members
looked over their list of work
agreed to by the engineer or
contractor and noted a couple of
other jobs had not been
completed.
It was decided that the
committee set up to inspect the
project in the first place should
now review the situation and
make certain all work had been
completed as agreed before a
release was sent to the
contractor.
The plans for the final phase
40 cents per hour along with the
same increases over the next two
years as the other division
employees.
The company will also pay
employees of each plant a
retroactive payment of $50.
In other fringe benefits,
employees of both plants will
receive 100 per cent medical and
hospital benefits along with 10
statutory holidays and sick
benefits up to 26 weeks.
Centralia, paid a ripe of $100 on
a careless driving charge arising
out of an incident in the vicinity
of the Exeter Arena on october
4,
The court learned Pullman
made a left turn onto Victoria
St. and accelerated quickly,
causing the tires to squeal. A
large number of people were
near the doorway 'of the arena
and girls had to dodge to get out
of the way of the vehicle,
Skidmarks left by the car
were .estimated at 78 feet.
The accused admitted he may
have gone around the corner a
little too fast, but said he did
of the reconstruction of Exeter's
Main St. were presented to
council this week.
The preliminary estimates
indicated Exeter's share of the
work from the bridge to the
northern limits ' would be
$28,622.17.
These are tentative and
Engineer B. M. Ross noted they
would probably change after the
contract review meeting was
held to review the plans.
Councillor Helen Jermyn
questioned whether all costs had
been included or if council
would face other costs not
included in the plans such as
they faced over the recent work
on Albert and Huron Streets.
Reeve Derry Boyle indicated
he was not happy with the plans
regarding the intersection of
Highways 4 and 83. He thought
islands should be included to
give drivers on Highway 83 a
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Get pay boosts
Before the strike started
wages at the bicycle division
ranged from $1.30 to $1.50 per
hour for females and $1.65 to
$1.80 for male workers.
The basic rate previously at
Chemline was $2.10 per hour.
Bill Lock, in charge of the tire
and tube operation said both
sides came to an agreement on
appropriate date, November 11
which is Armistice Day,
not see any girls who had to get
out .of his way,
Defense lawyer E. D. Bell,
Q.C., suggested Pullman was not
trying to show off nor did he
leave the pavement and endanger
anyone on the sidewalk.
However, Judge Hays was not
convinced this was the case and
levied the $100 fine,
In another .contested case,
Robert Atkinson, Centralia, paid
a fine of $50 for making
unnecessary noise in Centralia
on August 31,
William Riley, Centralia,
testified the accused drove past
his residence leaving 125 feet of
Tragedy struck the Grand
Bend area early Friday morning
when Leonard F. Trott, 62, was
burned to death in a fire at his
store and living quarters located
one mile north of the village on
Highway 21.
Mr. Trott's wife had been
shopping in London and arrived
home about 12:15 a.m. to find
the lower part of building filled
with smoke.
Because of the denseness of
the smoke she was unable to
make her way upstairs where she
knew her husband was sleeping.
The alarm was immediately
turned in and Fire Chief
Lawrence Mason reports that the
fire department was on the scene
four or five minutes later.
The firemen broke a window
from the outside and
extinguished the blaze which
was confined to the room where
Mr. Trott was in bed.
Although the fire did not
spread to other parts of the store
and living quarters, there was
considerable smoke and water
damage to the whole building.
Mr. Trott was a native of
England. He worked for
sometime at the Webster Air
Company in London, Ontario.
Later he moved to this district
where he conducted a general
store and gasoline business for
14 years.
He was a war veteran and a
member of the Masonic Lodge.
The survivors are his wife, the
former Ellen Fyfe; two
daughters, Mrs. Gus Latulippe,
Huron Park and Mrs. Ivan
Lealess, London; two
grandchildren, Stephen and
Banquet held
for Warden
The spotlight was on James
C. Hayter, retiring warden of
Heron County, and Mrs. Hayter
at the warden's banquet Friday
night at Goderich.
County council presented the
couple with a set of dinnerware.
Calvin Krauter of Brussels, a
former Huron warden, was
chairman for the banquet. Dr. G.
F. Mills, mayor of Goderich,
welcomed the guests.
Others taking part in the
program included: Reeve Alvin
Smith of Turnberry Township;
Reeve Gordon Boyd, Ashfield
Township; Reeve Elgin
Thompson, Tuckersmith
Township; Reeve Jack
Alexander, Wingham; John
Morrissey, Crediton, former
county warden; Lawson Cross,
Listowel, Perth County warden;
Reeve Roy Westcott, Usborne
Township; Reeve Elmer Hayter,
Stanley Township; Reeve Harold
Robinson, Howick Township;
Edward Stiles, Goderich; Mrs.
Clarence Boyle, Exeter; and
Provincial Treasurer C. S.
MacNaughton.
skid marks on the pavement as
lie .quielay accelerated, .causing
the tires to screech.
Atkinson said that at the time
of the alleged offence he was in
Ailsa Craig and added that on his
return to Centralia be did not
pass Mr. Riley's home.
This claim was substantiated
by another witness, who told the
court .he had been with Atkinson
during the afternoon.
However, Judge Hays said he
Was most impressed with the
evidence given by Mr. Riley, •
In other convictions for
traffic charges:
Jack Sherwood, London, paid
Lynn Lealess; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Trott, and a sister,
Mrs. Lome Wheeler, all of
Hamilton.
The Rev. Harold Dobson
officiated at the funeral service,
which was conducted from the
T. Harry Hoffman Funeral
Home, Dashwood, Monday.
The pallbearers were Robert
A committee to study
teachers' salaries and benefits
was appointed at Monday
evening's meeting of the Huron
County School Board.
Committee members are John
Broadfoot, Bob Elliott, J.
Henderson, D. McDonald, Mrs.
Wallace and Mrs. Zinn.
The committee has been
given authority to reach
settlement on salary matters, but
benefits which could affect
non-teaching staff as well, will
Early hours
for children
Police Chief E. J. Day urges
all parents to make sure their
children are home at a
reasonable hour. The police have
checked on a number of
juveniles who have been out in
the late evening hours recently,
The Chief reminds parents
that there is a Provincial Statute
forbidding any boy or girl under
the age of 16 to loiter in public
places between 9:00 p.m. and
6:00 a.m. the following day.
Only two accidents were
investigated by officers of the
Exeter police department during
the past week,
An automobile driven by
Hielke Berends, 66 John Street,
came into collision with a car
driven by Jo Anne Whilsmith,
460 Edward Street. The accident
occurred at the intersection of
James and Albert Streets,
November 9. Estimated damage
to the Berends vehicle was
$400.00 and $500.00 to the
Whilsmith auto. P. C. Robertson
investigated.
A car, driven by Herman
Powe, 62 Sanders Street, backed
into a stopped vehicle occupied
by Edmund Burke on Sanders
Street near the car-wash,
November 17 at 9 a.m. Damage
to the Burke car was assessed
around $200.00. P. C. Dingwell
was the investigating officer.
The front door of the new
auxiliary classroom at Precious
Blood School was forced during
the past weekend. Nothing
appeared to be taken and the
only damage found was to the
door and lock. Investigation of
the crime is continuing..
a fine of $30 for following
another vehicle too closely, He
ran into the rear of a tractor on
October 7.
Douglas R. Taylor, Exeter,
paid $30 for passing to the right
Of a vehicle on Highway _83:04
August 7,
William D. XIonms, Bay.Oeld,
was fined $20 fOr following
Another vehicle too closely,
Brian H. Campbell, Exeter,
was fined $35 for causing an
unnecessary noise in Exeter on
October 8,
A similar fine of $35 was
handed out on the same charge
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Borland, Donald Walper,
Manford and Lorne Luther, Guy
Harrington Sr., and Guy
Harrington Jr,
Flowerbearers were John
Payne, Jr., Alex Hamilton, Willis
Hotson, Harry Strang, Max
Turnbull and Orville Wassmann.
Interment was in the Grand
Bend Cemetery.
be presented to the board for
ratification.
Lorne H. Haugh has resigned
as head custodian at Huron
Centennial School. He will be
replaced by J. Zwaan in that
capacity. Two new custodians at
Huron Centennial School are
Kenneth Overboe and G.M
Wallace.
Miss Mary Ann Weiner has
been appointed head of the
physical education department
at Seaforth District High School.
A. Dobson will be head of the
guidance department at the same
school.
Joseph Hogan is the new
assistant head in the history
department at South Huron
District High School.
Mrs. J. W. Wallace suggested
the board get together with the
teachers and perhaps, even the
students, to discuss aims and
purposes of education,
At least two board members
indicated there was a danger of
discussion becoming related to
personal matters. Further
suggestion was that an agenda
for discussion be drawn up and
followed.
Director of education John
Cochrane offered to give the
matter more study to discover
what happens in other areas
where a liaison committee is
formed.
Police seeking
clothing owner
Exeter OPP have asked this
newspaper to report they are
holding a green coat, a maroon
blanket and a dog towel left at
the scene of an accident,
Saturday.
The clothing belonged to a
passing motorist who stopped to
assist at an accident on Highway
4, and had to leave before the
victims using the clothing were
taken from the scene.
The clothing can be picked
up at the local detachment
office, along with a "thank you"
for the assistance provided.
The police also have in their
possession a Pyrene
multi-purpose fire extinguisher.
It is orange and stands about 24
inches high.
Anyone missing such an item
should contact the police.
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Jail four for isturbance a t dance
Dunlop workers back on job
Grand Bend man dies
in smoked filled bedroom
List staff changes
at district schools
MOVING UP TO RANGER STATUS—A group of Exeter Girl Mrs, Reid HackWell are Darlene Porter, Debbie Higgins, Susan
Guides moved up the ladder Thursday night and were received into Wooden, Heather Booth, Kathy Simmons and Sharon McCaffery.
the Ranger group, Shown above getting farewells from Guide leader T-A photo.
Pay court fines
on liquor counts
Several liquor charges were
heard by Judge Glen Hays in
Exeter court, Friday,
The stiffest penalty waS
handed out to David W.
Foreman, Exeter, who paid $60
tor consuming liquor while
under the age of 21. He had
been stopped on October 10 in
Exeter by police because of the
nature of his driving.
Anthony A. COrriveau,
Zurich, was fined $30 for having
liquor in a place other than hiS
residence on October 31.
Oarl Ulouth, Stratford, vat
fined $50 for having liquor while
under the age of 21 on October
In the only other case heard
si the local court. Sitting,'
Raymond G. Keller, Dashwood,
Was fined $40 for trespassing.
The charge was laid after lie
Was found in a barn owned by
Gerald Tyler on October 7.
A GROUP OF BROWNIES PLY-UP.--At a special ceremony held last week five Members of the Exeter
Brownies Pack 'flew up' to Guides. Shown above receiving their pins from Mrs. Alvin Cudmore are Susan
llrintnell, Connie Mills, Cindy Nest, Gail Patterson and Cathy Wooden, T-A photo,
it