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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-02-12, Page 1CROWNING THE CARNIVAL KING AND QUEEN — A highlight of Friday's portion of the Winter Carnival at South Huron District High School was the selection of a king and queen to reign over the weekend. Queen Karen Rodd and King Wayne Mayer are shown above being crowned by Ron Janke and Judy Burke. T-A photo Two district industries report 'temporary' layoffs I THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH TO EAT — Appetites were quickly satisfied during the pancake eating contest at South Huron District High School, Saturday afternoon. Above, Karen Hero appears to have reached her limit of pancakes. T-A photo Speaks to two groups BEST SEPARATE SCHOOL SPEAKERS IN HURON — The public speaking finals for Separate School students of Huron and Perth were held in Dublin', Monday afternoon. John McCarroll, physical education consultant for the Huron-Perth Separate School board is shown above congratulating the winner, Gerald Van Nell of Mount Cannel School along with runners-up Rosemary Smith of Wingham and lane Van Roestel, Exeter Precious Blood. T-A photo, 4,, SPEAKS AT CHURCH — Dr. Robert McClure, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, was guest speaker for the annual Brotherhood night sponsored by the AOTS MenTs Club of Exeter United Church. Monday, Dr. McClure is shown chatting with Norm Whiting following the event. T-A photo at, Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO; FEBRUARY 12, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Chief asks for additional man, more office space and meters Two personshurt in area collisions Employees of two manufactunng plants in the area have been affected by temporary layoffs this week. Custom Trailers, located at the north end of Exeter and Dashwood Industries Limited announced some cutback in work force this week. Jim Finnen, general manager of Dashwood Industries, told the T-A Wednesday afternoon that a total of 32 employees had been laid off at their five plants at The Exeter OPP detachment officers investigated six accidents this week. Damage was of a minor nature in the majority and there were no serious injuries. There were two crashes on Thursday, the first at 1:15 a.m. when a car operated by Irwin R. Eagleson, RR 8 Parkhill, collided with a parked car, owned by Thomas Fleming. The mishap occurred on County Road 5 and damage was listed at $1,300 by Constable Mason. At 4:15 p.m., an accident was investigated by Constable E. C. Wilcox involving vehicles driven by Jean Irwin, RR 3 Lucknow, and William G. Rumball, Grand Bend. The two collided at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road and damage was listed at $150. There were two crashes on Saturday also, the first at 2:00 a.m. when a car operated by Paul G. Flaxbard, Zurich, went out of control on Highway 84, Centralia, Dashwood, Mount Brydges, Ottawa and Toronto. Finnen went on to say "this represents about fifteen percent of the total work force of our company. We expect it to be very temporary, could be about two or three weeks in duration." The DIL official said the layoff was due to several things, the cold weather at this time of year that restricts construction and the tight money situation that governs the outflow of hit a mail box on the south shoulder and then rolled over. Flaxbard, who had been westbound, suffered a cut on the left eyelid and eyebrow. Damage was estimated at $210 by Constable D. A. Lamont. A hit and run accident was investigated at 6:55 p.m. by Constable J. A. Wright. Randy Kerr, RR 6 Goderich, reported that his car was damaged by an unknown vehicle on the parking lot near the hotel in Hensall. Damage was estimated at $150 to the Kerr car. The final two crashes occurred on Sunday. At 7:55 p.m., a car operated by Richard Allan Shantz, RR 3 Zurich, collided with a parked car owned by Jack F. Eagleson, Grand Bend. Damage of $600 was set by Constable Wilcox. The collision took place in Zurich. The final crash took place at the intersection of Highway 4 — Please turn to page 3 SOUTH HURON'S CHAMPION EATERS — More than thirty contestants were in the running when Saturday's pancake eating contest started at South Huron District High School, but very few were still eating at the end of the half-hour contest. The winners, Randy Decker and Kathy Read are shown above with happy smiles, glad it was all over. T-A photo Police Chief E. J. Day submitted a 15-page report on the police department activities in 1969 to. Exeter council last week. In his conclusion, he urged council's consideration in adding one more member to the four-man force, improving office facilities and installing parking meters. He noted that the present office is "outdated, there is insufficient room for the personnel employed at the present time and there is inadequate space for proper filing cabinets, storage etc." In his suggestion that another officer be added to the staff, he said statistics indicate there should be 1.5 policemen per thousand population. Chief Day explained that many times in the coast year officers have been off duty, but "on call" at their residences. However, he noted that the prevention of crime is the first duty of the police and this can not be accomplished on the "on call" basis. "Due to the fact crime is on the upswing each year, the increasing number of occurrences being investigated and the expansion of the community, I feel that this matter should be given some consideration in 1970," he concluded. Regarding parking meters, Chief Day suggested this would assist the parking problem and also be a profit making decision. "As you must be aware, Exeter is one of the few last remaining small towns in Ontario which has not installed parking meters," he added. The statistics included in the report indicate a considerable jump in the number of charges laid by the local department. In 1968 there were 80 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and this mushroomed to 225 in the past year. There were another 67 drivers given warnings and warnings issued to 18 snowmobile operators. There were 185 parking tickets issued. Fines under HTA offences in 1969 totalled $3,745.20. There were 87 accidents with 14 persons injured and one Dr. Robert McClure, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, with 40 years experience as a medical missionary behind him, challenged the student body of South Huron District High School to adjust themselves to the ever shrinking world. He told them in three years we will be able to stand on any air strip in the world and be only eight hours away from the farthest human being. "Fifty percent of the world's population is 21 years and under and you are going to have to share this world with people whose cultures are entirely strange to you. You will have to live up to your responsibilities Board okays tuition costs The Huron-Perth separate school board Monday night approved payment of tuition fees for about 18 Roman Catholic children attending kindergarten classes at public schools. Payment is restricted to children who were registered in kindergarten last September. Tuitions, payable to the Huron and Perth public school boards, amount to $200 annually per child. The separate school board had intended to have kindergarten classes available, for all pupils last fall, but this was changed to September, 1970: The matter was brought before the board by trustee John McCann, of RR 3, Ailsa Craig, who requested payment of tuitions for children in his area attending kindergarten classes in nearby public schools. Three schools are involved: Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Dashwood, Holy. Name Separate School at St. Marys and SL Boniface Separate School at Zurich. The system of payment approved also applied last year and prior to formation of the dual county separate school board. killed. Property damage was estimated at $30,870. Charges under the Liquor Control Act jumped from 11 to 37 in 1969. Of this figure, 22 were minors charged with having liquor. Total fines were $1,121.20. Under the Criminal Code, Chief Day listed the following charges laid: Three persons charged with break and enter, one with fraud, one with forgery and uttering, six with assault, four with trespassing, five with thefts over $50, four with threats or intimidation, one with wilful damage, one with offensive weapon, one with theft from mails. Eight charges were laid for impaired driving and one for dangerous driving. In many of the Criminal Code cases, the charges were either withdrawn or reduced. One of the highlights of the report was the fact there were no charges laid before the Juvenile and Family Court by members of the Exeter department. There were 38 occurrences in which juveniles were apprehended for various reasons. In each case, the juveniles were warned of their actions and their parents advised. "I would like to say, that for a Town the size of Exeter, our — Please turn to page 3 Lions collect used glasses The Exeter Lions have received donations of 50 pairs of eyeglasses to be sent to India for distribution to the many needy in that country who suffer from eye afflictions. Persons having glasses to donate — or even extra lenses or frames — should take them to Middleton's Drug Store in Exeter. The glasses are passed on to various Lions clubs in India for classification and distribution. To date Lions in Canada have made three shipments totalling 8,000 pairs of glasses. and demonstrate that you want to be a friend to the man on the other side of the world." Dr. McClure warned the students we cannot assume these other cultures will be delighted with the close contact with us and it will be only as we prove our friendship to them that world tensions will improve. He stated there are three channels of friendship. The first is through government aid. He stated Canada's aid is intelligent and useful and includes such projects as hydro plants, irrigation dams and Cobalt 60 bombs. "It is good but not enough." Canada is one of only six other nations who can give aid without being suspected of having hidden clauses in the fine print of their treaties. Another source of aid to the needy countries is through United Nations. McClure cited that malaria has virtually been wiped out in India through the UNICEF Malaria Control Program. Personal aid is another source of help, and Dr. McClure urged members of the student body to support such organizations as Oxfam, UNICEF, Care and other foster parents plans, and the overseas programs of all the churches. A question from the floor asked which he thought was Breathalizer tests taken A Centralia man was fined $150 and prohibited from driving for three-months on an impaired driving charge in Provincial Judges' Court in Goderich, Monday, Frank William Cooper was arrested and charged with impaired driving Saturday by the Exeter Police department after undergoing a breathalizer test. Two similar charges have been laid by the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police as the result of breathalizer tests and these persons will appear in Exeter eourtZriday. Exeter hosts camp groups Exeter will play host to as many as 500 families who will congregate for a weekend camp-out in mid-June. The campers are members of the National Campers and Hikers Association and the weekend is being organized by the London and Sarnia chapters of that organization. Each year the camp groups arrange for a special weekend and Exeter was chosen this year through the efforts of Board of Trade president Fred Dobbs. Organizers have told RAP officials that as many as 1,600 people could be in attendance at the camping event and they will be located at the Community Park. Campers from throughout Ontario and Michigan will be in attendance, arriving Friday evening and departing on Sunday of the weekend of June 12-14. One of the features for area residents will be a Saturday parade. Some of the parades in the past have measured over two and a half miles in length with almost every type of camping vehicle imaginable. Although organizers note that many campers bring their own supplies, they have indicated local merchants can expect a buying rush for such items as meat, bread, ice cream and baked goods. Many of the American holidayers also stock up on Canadian bacon and fresh eggs prior to their departure home. most important — feeding hungry people or the moon program. In answering, Dr. McClure said he did not wish to downgrade the moon program as it had great scientific value but he felt feeding hungry people should have priority. "Why worry about life on the moon when life on the earth means so little to so many people." "How successful is CUSO?" was another query. He said that in his opinion New constable hired for force Exeter Police Chief Ted Day announced this week the appointment of John Harvey Cairns to the position of Police Constable. Cairns, a resident of Huron Park has ten years of previous police experience in Scotland. The new constable who commences his duties, Monday is married with three children. CUSO exceeds the, Peace Corp and V.S.O. These people really get down to the grass roots by living in the villages and sharing the hardships of the people. "It takes tremendous guts to go out and help the natives dig irrigation ditches, for example, miles away from another white person. Asked about the use of birth control in the under developed countries, the doctor said to help a hungry man we must first feed him. Then he must be shown how he can produce more food himself. He also must be taught to limit his population to the amount of food he can obtain. However, he said that most countries were far ahead of Canada in family planning. Another student asked if we should not be more concerned about our own pockets of poverty and our Canadian Indian problem than with the problems in other countries. "It is not a matter of 'either' 'or'. It must be both," replied the Moderator. "Pollution, poverty, racism are now world problems and must all be attacked and solved as world — Please turn to page 3 Locate source of gasoline leak The source of gasoline leaking into Exeter's sanitary sewer system was discovered Tuesday following tests conducted by the department of energy and resources. A leak was detected by means of an air pressure check on an underground gasoline tank at Graham Arthur's garage. "The tank is now being removed and the problem should be corrected in the near future," works superintendent Jim Paisley reported. He indicated the gasoline was entering the sewer system through a cracked sewer pipe. Normally, underground seepage can not get into the system. The problem was noticed some time ago when two homes on Ann St. were subjected to heavy gasoline fumes. mortgage money. The window-making firm is currently in the process of moving their complete Dashwood operation to the Centralia plant, located on No. 4 Highway. At the same time new machinery is being brought in to the huge addition at Centralia. Finnen also said, "Our layoff total would be somewhat higher if it wasn't for the transfer from Dashwood and the obtaining of new machinery. We are currently re-training some of our present employees to operate this new equipment and at the same time give them more responsible positions and greater earning power." At Custom Trailers, manager Bill Smith reported that 24 of 40 employees had been laid off. Smith went on to say, "We've slowed down production to level off our inventory. It's tough to move units at this time of year. But, the layoff will be only temporary. You know, spring is just around the corner." Officials survey sidewalk cracks Department of Highways ' officials were in Exeter-over the weekend checking into the cracking problem showing up in the Main St. sidewalks. Deep cracks had shown up in a dozen locations following the mild weather and concern over the situation had been expressed by members of council. Officials from the department advised that further investigation would have to be conducted in the spring when the extent of the damage can be more readily seen. t., UC Moderator visits Exeter Cites need to adapt to changing world 7