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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-01-29, Page 1„irom!rim.1.1% • -v Clerk resigns at resort; police ask improvements At Monday's meeting of Grand .I3end village council, Clerk Lorne R, Clemas submitted his resignation. Clemas, of London took over as clerk-treasurer and tax collector on January 1 to replace Murray A. DesJardins - who resigned the same position late in 1969. In tendering his resignation, Clemas said it wasn't the type of job "I expected and I couldn't get interested." He accepted a position as secretary-treasurer of St. Thomas Plymouth Chevrolet in St. Thomas and will begin his new duties early in February, Councillor - Ivan Luther, chairman of the finance committee said "I'm sorry to hear Lorne's leaving, but we can't hold a man back." facilities, repairing ill-fitting doors, more secure steel cell bunks, complete redecoration, eliminate odors from base.rnent and securing of a suitable bulletin board, Councillor Luther reported some trees along the river bank had been cut down. Two resign Exeter posts A. motion was passed accepting the resignation, Necessary steps are being taken to obtain a replacement by February 16. Council took several steps to improve the facilities being used by the 25-man Qntario Provincial Police summer detachment. A letter from G. E. Smith, staff superintendent of the OPP was received listing a total of thirteen improvements deemed necessary. Immediate steps were taken to call for tenders for the installation of indoor-outdoor carpeting in two rooms in the village hall used by the OPP and the placing of two exhaust fans in the cell area. Members of council also agreed to provide hot water in the washrooms, construct a reception counter of improved appearance, clean the basement and provide adequate fencing and lighting in the parking lot at the rear of the hall. Other suggestions for improvements from the OPP officials were better washroom Charges against trio from Clinton Three Clinton residents have been charged following further investigation into last week's breakins at C, G. Farm Machinery south of Zurich, and Bullock's Variety, Crediton. David Jervis and Sally DeGroat have been charged with possession of stolen property and G. Michael Langlois has been charged with break and enter, Wayne Leroy Riley, RR 1 Londesboro was previously charged by Constable D. A. Lamont with possession of stolen goods. READY FOR A SLIDE DOWN THE HILL — The hills at Morrison Dam were filled with enthusiastic children Sunday afternoon ready to slide down the hills on toboggans or sleighs or whatever mode of transportation was available. Above, Mrs. Ned Armstrong is ready to start George Armstrong, Robert Smith, Barbara Armstrong, Doug Armstrong and Tracy Woods down the hill. T-A photo Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 29, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Several criminal offences heard Hensall youth jailed CROWN QUEEN AT CENTRALIA COLLEGE — Students at Centralia's College of Agricultural Technology crowned their "Carnival Queen” Tuesday night in preparation for this weekend's • activities. Above, last year's queen Nancy Gilbert is crowning 1970 Queen, Norma Smith, a student in the animal health technicians course. T-A photo Three fined $100 for careless driving Indecent assault nets two years COASTING MERRILY ALONG — It may turn out to be along way back up but most of the youngsters at Morrison Dam Sunday afternoon enjoyed tobogganing. Shown above coasting down the hill is David Cann. T-A photo. Three drivers were fined $100 each when they appeared on careless driving charges before .1% Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter, Friday. Pamela Rose Sereda, RR 1 Centralia, was charged following an accident on January 1 when the car she was driving ran into a parked car on an Usborne road. The parked car had two occupants and was parked with no lights on. Miss Sereda said she did not see the other vehicle. Total damage in the accident was $600. Also fined $100 was Elmer Lorne Desch, Zurich. He was charged following an incident on County Road 2 on December 20. The other person to pay $100 was Clair Brenton Spicer, Huron Park, charged following an Expert says storm established record Exeter council this week received the resignations of two senior town employees, Cpl. Harry VanBergen of the police department and Works Superintendent Jim Paisley. The two resignations were dealt with at a special meeting of council, Friday. VanBergen, a member of the police force since June of 1962, tendered his resignation last Tuesday, after being encouraged to do so by Police Chief Ted Day. Reasons for the action by the Chief of Police were not made public. Advertisements for a replacement have already appeared. Although VanBergen's resignation does not become effective until the end of the month, he has already turned in his uniform and equipment and has been relieved of all duties. Council agreed Friday night to grant him 10 days sick pay until the end of the month, plus payment for half of his other 38 days accumulated sick leave and two weeks' holiday pay. Paisley, who came to Exeter from Delhi, has accepted a position in Wallaceburg and his resignation becomes effective February 15. He said in his letter that the local job requires a younger person, adding that neither wages nor personal feelings were involved in his resignation. He advised council he would be living in Exeter until May and would extend full co-operation to his replacement. Councillor George Vriese questioned if Exeter needed a person with engineering experience for the works superintendent job. Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore replied there was still considerable sewer work to be done and a man with engineering experience was needed. It was also pointed out by Councillor Ross Dobson that unless a qualified man was hired it would cost the town about $4,000 a year to have the OWRC take over periodic inspections of the lagoon and sewer system. Council decided to advertise for a public works superintendent with engineering ability. Applications are to be received by February 15. away with a saw and axe and it was further damaged when it fell to the ground. Charged were: Brian J. Robert Chappel. RR 1 Crornarty; Larry Scott Hamilton, Exeter; Michael Foster, Exeter; Ronald Ferguson, Exeter; and Lawrence G. Bieber, Hensall. A sixth youth, William Leonard Phillips, did not appear in court as he was in Western ' Canada. However, a guilty plea was entered on his behalf by his lawyer. Damage to the sign was estimated at $500. The five were represented in court by Goderich lawyer Dan Murphy, who said he did not think any one of the boys would have committed the offence individually. He considered it a prank by the group, but noted it was a regrettable one. All five were sentenced to two-year probation terms and each was ordered to pay one-sixth of the damage to the C.E. Marley firm within 30 days. They must also accept supervision and report to the probation officer every two —Please turn to page 3 good provider, a good workman and the fact he was in a sanatorium for health reasons. JAIL TERM Another Herisall man, John Thomas Joynt, 18, was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to a charge of driving a car while his licence was under suspension. He was charged following a one-car crash in Hensall on January 10 when the vehicle he was driving hit a hydro pole, causing total damage estimated, at $1,000. Joynt told the court his permit had been suspended for six months in November but said he got into drive after having an argument with his wife. Judge Hays told Joynt he was in a bad temper and took it out on the car and public property. Judge Hays said he made the sentence lighter in view of the fact Joynt is married and has one child. In another Criminal Code case, five area youths all pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief, laid after a C. E. Marley sign was damaged west of Hensall on October 16. The base of the sign was cut the ground, and the more water will run off. Depths of over five feet of water were said recorded in Exeter. In one field, sediment a foot deep was deposited on the downhill edge of a corn field. Ausable faces suit over dam project Clerk at Zurich Three hurt in accident More than kids ride on buses Failing to stop for a school bus resulted in a fine of $35 for Harry P. McGlynn, Cornwall, when he appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter, Friday. McGlynn, a student at the Centralia College of Agriculture, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Two OPP constables, who had been conducting an investigation into cases of area motorists not stopping for buses, testified in the case. One of the officers was riding on the school bus. He testified the driver of the bus had complied with all regulations and that the accused passed the bus. This information was then relayed by radio to the other officer, who was tray elling behind the bus. resigns position Mrs. Elda Wagner, clerk-treasurer of Zurich since 1962 has resigned. She will terminate her position when the municipal audit for 1969 has been completed. The newly appointed clerk-treasurer is W. Douglas Armstrong, manager of the Zurich Hydro and Water System. incident on the Crediton Road on October 18. He pleaded not guilty and was represented in court by C. V. Laughton. Clifford Grasdahl, Crediton, testified he was eastbound near the intersection leading to Huron Park, and had to take evasive action to avoid hitting the Spicer vehicle. He then followed the Spicer vehicle and obtained the licence number. His daughter, Wendy, was also in the stand to back up the testimony. Spicer told the court he was on the right side of the road with his signal activated to indicate his intention to make a left turn. He said he could not recall creating any dangerous situation and was surprised 10 days later when he was charged. A passenger in the Spicer vehicle also indicated she could not recall any "close calls" taking place on the date RI question. Mr. Laugh ton suggested that Grasdahl was exaggerating the situation. However, Judge Hays ruled there was sufficient evidence to constitute a case of careless driving. • In other Highway Traffic Act Charges, the following penalties were handed out: Murray A. Paquette, Huron Park, was fined $20 for failing to notify department of transport officials of his change of address. Jacob Hovius Jr., Hay Township, paid $20 for failing to stop at a stop sign. William Amerongen, Crediton, was fined $30 for making a left turn when it was not safe to do so. —Please turn to page 3 The July 24 flood in the Exeter area was the subject of a two-page story in the recent issue of "Watersheds", a publication of the Conservation Authorities Branch of the department of energy and resources management. Included was a picture spanning both pages showing the torrent on Ann St.; the picture featured on the front page of the T-A after the storm. Written by Peter N. Gryniewski, assistant hydrometeorologist, the article concluded with the information that the July 24 storm in this area "was one of the most intense thunderstorms to be recorded in Ontario". Study by the department indicated nine and three quarters inches of rain fell in some spots in only three hours. This exceeded the rainfall recorded during Hurricane Hazel. The report suggests that the more intense the rainfall, the less chance for it to infiltrate into Lloyd George Salter, charged with the indecent assault of a two-year old girl, was sentenced to two years in penitentiary when he appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in provincial court sitting in Exeter, Friday. Salter had previously been convicted of the charge and the sentence had been delayed because he was receiving treatment in Beck Memorial Sanatorium. Salter asked for leniency, telling Judge Hays "there were two or three times that morning I can't recall". He also reported he needed lung treatment. Salter further stated that he was convicted in 1964 of a crime for which he now has evidence that he did not commit. At that time, he was charged with gross indecency, following an act committed against his daughter. The girl, now 14, has since denied that it ever happened, Salter related. Salter's lawyer asked for a probation term, as did the Hensall woman, Miss Stella Bunn, who lived with the accused man. She has had four children by him and testified he was a good provider. At the present time, three of the children have been taken into the custody of the Children's Aid Society. Crown Attorney W.G. Cochrane did not agree with the suggestion of a probation term. He said punishment should go beyond that since the first offence with which Salter had been charged did not act as a deterrent in the second instance. "I cannot conceive of a more depraved set of facts which are associated with this case." Judge Hays stated, although he noted the accused was under the influence of liquor at the time and that act was not premeditated. "However," he went on, "this is a type of crime that calls for punishment that renders probation unsuitable." Before making his decision known, Judge Hays stated he was taking into consideration the fact that Salter was a fairly The Ausable River Conservation Authority is facing a law suit as a result of the recent construction of the Parkhill Dam. Authority Chairman Bill Amos of Parkhill and legal representatives will be in Toronto, February 4 and 5 to attend an Examination for Discovery in connection with the suit brought about by Redfern Construction Company Limited of Toronto, general contractors on the project. The Toronto construction firm is suing for $314,579.90 for extras resulting during the dewatering and excavating at the main darn. Included as defendants in the case along with the Authority is the engineering firm of M. M. Dillon Ltd., London, engineering consultants on the project. A Toronto legal firm of Bassel, Sullivan, Holland and Lawson has been retained to represent the Authority and they have prepared a counter-claim. Redfern Construction is being represented by the legal firm of Burke and Haley of Toronto. The Parkhill Dam project was completed last year at a total cost of more than two million dollars and the Redfern contract was for $1,860,000. Levies penalties on liquor counts Three persons were fined for infractions under the Liquor Control Act when they appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter, Friday. Robert John Johnson, Listowel, was fined $70 for having liquor in his possession while under the age of 21. The court learned he had a previous conviction for a similar offence. Jack McKenzie, Hensall, was fined $30 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. He was a passenger on a snowmobile when he was charged on Decetnber 25 in Hensall. McKenzie told the court he was only going three blocks to a friend's home and he intended to have the liquor to drink there upon his arrival. Andre Rousseau, CFB Clinton, was also fined $30 for having, liquor in a place other than his residence, Beer was found in his car on January 17. He 'stated he had come from Quebec, where it was not illegal to have liquor in one's car trunk. The Exeter OPP report only two crashes in the past week, but in one of them, three persons sustained minor injuries. It occurred on Saturday at 10:25 a.m. when a car operated by Walter T. Murray, St. Marys, was in collision with one driven by Kenneth J. Brindley, Sarnia, on Highway 21 south of Highway 84. Brindley suffered an injury to his right ann, while Murray and his wife sustained neck injuries. Constable D. A. Mason estimated damage at $1,200. The other crash took place on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. when cars operated by Jessie I. Lewis, RR 1 Lucan, and Donald J. Lewis, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, collided on No. 5 County road at concession 2-3 Stephen. Damage was set at $150 by Constable D. A. Lamont. During the past week the officers charged five persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 10. Only one mishap for town police The only accident causing much damage in Exeter during the week occurred at 4:35, Tuesday afternoon. Vehicles driven by Robert Moore, 108 Simcoe Street, and Mervyn Dayman of Exeter collided at the intersection of Main and Huron Streets causing total damages of $400. Constable James Dingwell was the investigating Officer, Chief Ted Day also reported three very minor collisions caused by slippery road —Please turn to page 3 WOULD-BE DOCTORS AT WORK — Tuesday morning at South Huron District High School, a group of grade 13 students listened to a lecture on blood pressure and heart rates from Dr. Don Ecker. Several of the students tried their hand in a practical demonstration. Shown above are Joanne Moore, Richard Laughton, Patti Robinson and Linda Stade. T-A photo NAME BEST SPEAKERS AT PRECIOUS BLOOD 7- The annual public speaking competitions at Precious Blood Separate school in Exeter were held Monday night and the winners are shown above. Back, left, Fred Robinson, George Van Esbroeck, John Jablonski, junior winner Paul Van Esbroeck and Frances Moddejonge, Front, senior winners, Jane Van Roestel, Vincent Glaab and Mary Agnes Dietrich. _ii1111111111M,