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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-02-26, Page 1REAR OF CAR AND ONE WHEEL WERE RIPPED OFF AS CAR HIT TREE AND THEN FLIPPED THREE TIMES ACCIDENT VICTIM'S BODY CAME TO REST ON FENCE AMIDST WRECKAGE New program in September Students get wide choice TOP SPEAKERS AT EXETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS The finals in the local school public speaking competitions were held at the Exeter public school, Wednesday night and the winners are shown above. Back, left, senior winner Steven Willett and runners-up Debi Wooden and Valerie Sweet. Front, Paul Van Esbroeck who won the junior title and runners-up Kelly Gaiser and John Jablonski. SUITS STOLEN AT HENSALL — More than 80 men's suits were stolen from Joynt's Men's Wear in Hensall early Saturday morning. Owner Don Joynt is shown above surveying some of the bare spots on his shelves after the robbery, T-A photo. Grab 80 new suits in Hensall breakin MICHAEL FOSTER MARY HEARN • . . dies in crash . . . requires surgery Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 26, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Youth dies at scene Girl undergoes surgery river in fatal crash charged fJ I) or. ti By, L. SCOTT Better communication between baby-sitters and parents si.ould ease most of the friction that develops in the baby-sitting business, according to Mrs. Earl Campbell, director of the recently completed baby-sitting course in Exeter. She said the 22 members of Motel's owner confirms plans Ownership of the LePines Motel in Exeter changed during the past week and plans are going ahead for construction of a dining lounge and cocktail lounge. New owner Peter Warkentin of Cornwall told the T-A Tuesday afternoon he had secured the services of an architect to prepare proper drawings. After the architect has completed his work approval is necessary from several provincial boards including the Liquor Control Board of Ontario before construction may begin. Warkentin said "I am doing everything I can to speed up the process," and when asked if he planned any additional motel rooms said "this is a possibility in the future, but right now we're concentrating on construction of the dining and cocktail lounges". Hydro changes are on schedule Plans of Ontario Hydro to transfer operations from the Exeter area office to larger quarters at Clinton are going ahead on schedule according to Walter J. Palmer, manager of the Clinton area office. Palmer told the T-A Wednesday morning it is expected that customers in the very southern portion of the present Exeter area would be transferred to Strathroy by April 1 and the remainder would be handled out of the Clinton office by June 1. Lions receive 270 glasses The Exeter Lions club has received a total of 270 pairs of eye glasses in response to a recent appeal. Lion Bob Middleton asks that any further contributions should be made by March 6. The glasses are being sent to a central collection depot in Toronto and will be eventually distributed for use in India. the eight week course knew how to handle most difficult situations but still needed the co-operation of the parents. Parents, she said, should tell the sitters what to expect of the children, where to reach the parent in case of emergency and what kind of conduct the parents expect of the sitter. Mrs. Campbell was the moderator of a panel of two parents, Mrs. R. Weber and Mrs. R. Fletcher, and two members of the course, Debi Wooden and Dave Mohr, of grade 8 and 10 respectively. Other mothers listened to the discussion that took place in the high school auditorium Tuesday night and several asked questions in the second half of the program. Mrs. Fletcher asked David if he felt he should entertain his friends and help himself to food which had not been offered him while on the job. David answered that entertaining friends was out but he would feel free to help himself to food if a regular customer, who usually offered food, forgot one time. Both parents and sitters agreed that a sitter should be paid more if extra work was expected of him. Several guide-lines for the parents came out of the discussions. Sitters felt parents should tell them any rules of the house before they left, leave phone numbers of police, firemen and the family doctor and where the parents can be reached in an emergency. The sitters said they appreciated being told any tips concerning care of the chilredn, what time the parents expected to be home and whether any callers were expected to arrive in the course of the evening. They said they felt the parents should phone the sitter if they expect to be very late. Mrs. Campbell summarized the course outline, saying speakers had talked to the student about the need for responsibility and dependability, good health and good grooming on the part of the sitter. Films and discussions gave the students better insights into the fundamentals of child care, fire and accident prevention and what to expect from children at different ages. Each student kept a book of notes and will be evaluated on six hours of practical work and an exam next week before receiving his diploma. The course included students from Exeter public and high schools and was sponsored by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority_ The outline followed was that suggested in a booklet put out by the Tuberculosis Association and the Ontario Safety League. Six other subjects each year from a total of 28, To get the Secondary School Graduation Diploma, students will have to accumulate a minimum of 30 subjects, or credits from the time they enter grade 9, to the end of grade 12. They will pick up eight credits each year in grades 9 and 10 and seven credits each year in grades 11 and 12. Mr. Wooden said, however, that they will require the students to take one extra subject each year. "They won't really need it so it's sort of like a cushion," Mr. Wooden said he felt the program should start at grade 11 because the grade 9 and 10 students are too young to make the kind of choice necessary to plan their own time-table. He said that if the students in grades 9 and 10 were exposed to several compulsory subjects, then by the time they entered grade 11, they should be able to Students do job of service clubs J.L. Wooden, principal of South Huron District High School, said this week that it is too bad that people expect students to do the fund raising for so many causes. He said that in addition to the Red Cross door to door canvassing the students have been 'doing this week, they conducted a Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic last fall, will be canvassing for contributions to cancer research in April and have contributed $760 from the Students Council to different organizations. "It seems strange that there isn't a service club in town that is willing to do this canvass. This is the worst possible time to ask kids to do it. "Exams are coming up and they are trying to study. We said we'd do it rather than let the Red Cross down but it's too bad all the same," Mr. Wooden said the London branch of the Red Cross approached them last year to conduct the canvass when the service club that had been doing the job said they would no longer do IL tell which ones are of the most interest to them. One subject that is now being made compulsory in grade 9 and 10 is a study of Environment and Ecology. Since each student after grade 11 is on an individual time table, he said the home room idea is broken up. "This is not such a good idea for 9 and 10, but it's not too bad in grade 11 and 12 because by that time the kids have been here a few years and have made their friends." There are four possible levels at which the new program could run. The A level is, simply, the prerequisite to proceed to grade 13. Students planning to go to University, Teacher's College, Nursing School or take a few courses from the College of Applied Arts, Technology and Trade will take this program. It has been known as the five year program. Level B is the former four year program. Students who do not plan post - secondary schooling can take a greater number of commercial or technical courses. The difficulty and level of intensity in• some level B subjects will not be as great as some A subjects. Many C A, A .T.T. and Diploma Agriculture courses admit students from this course. Students in both the A arid B levels will receive the same diploma at the end of grade 12, accompanied by a detailed transcript of the subjects taken and marks received. The C level course will not be offered this year since not enough people are interested in it. It would have been a two year technical or commercial course for those who planned to go no further than grade 10. Tire D. level, said Mr. Wooden, will probably be run for boys only. It will be an occupational course for those who have been kept in elementary school because they can't pass the exams, but who are no longer getting anything out of it. Half of their time will be spent on academic subjects and half on shop work. After Grade 10, Mr. Wooden said the Students in the I) program could — Please turn to page 3 A 16-year-old Exeter youth Terence Haugh, 361 Carling, has been charged with careless driving as the result of an accident Saturday night which claimed the life of an Exeter youth and injured three others. Killed in the spectacular crash which completely demolished the car, was Michael H. Foster, 19, of 252 Main St. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. R. Flowers, Clinton. Death was attributed fo chest and back injuries. Most seriously injured was Mary Hearn, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hearn, 385 Andrew St. She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, with a fractured left knee, fracture under right eye and abrasions on her face and body. She underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon on her face and knee. Haugh and another passenger, Trudy Stagg, 14, were treated at South Huron Hospital following the crash. Haugh suffered a cut on the back and abrasions on the back, arms and face, while the girl sustained abrasions on the legs, arms and face and sore wrist. All four of the Exeter youths were tossed out of the 1966 Pontiac convertible. Foster's body ended up dangling over a fence. The car was proceeding south along Highway 4 shortly before 10:00 p.m. when it went out of Involved in earlier crash Terence Haugh, Exeter driver of the car in Saturday's fatal accident south of Hensall was involved in one of two mishaps investigated by the Exeter Police Department this week. Haugh was the driver of a van type truck that was in collision with a vehicle driven by Eugene Webber, RR 1, Exeter, early Friday afternoon. The mishap took place on Highway 83 west and investigating officer Constable George Robertson estimated damages at $600. Webber was treated at South Huron Hospital for lacerations to the eyes and nose. Saturday afternoon, vehicles driven by Irvin Martin, RR 3 Zurich and Arthur Frayne, 251 Carling Street, Exeter were in collision on Huron Street. Damages were estimated at $200 and Constable George Robertson investigated. By L. SCOTT Thieves jimmied the front door of T. C. Joynt and Son Men's Wear in Hensall last Friday night, made off with $8,000 worth Of suits and didn't even awaken a man sleeping ten feet away. Roy MacDonald who lives in the apartment directly above the store said he didn't hear a thing, The store manager, Donald Joynt, said the burglars must have carried the 80 suits out the front door. The back of the store was untouched. He said the loss is not covered by insurance. control two and a half miles north of Exeter. It travelled a distance of 237 feet along the shoulder of the road and through the deep snow in the ditch before it struck a tree. A portion of the rear end and one tire were ripped off in the collision with the tree and the car continued through the ditch for another 165 feet before coming to rest in a field owned by B. H. Van Steeg. OPP Constable J. A. Wright, the investigating officer, reported the vehicle rolled over three times after hitting the tree. Parts of the wreckage and some of the shoes worn by the young people were strewn over a wide area of the crash scene. One seat landed several feet from the car. Damage in the crash was estimated at $2,075 by Constable Wright. Foster is survived by his parents, Ray and Irene Foster; three brothers, James and Lawrence, at home in Exeter, Former Kin in birthday Exeter Kinsmen marked their own 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Kinsmen Association at a special celebration, Thursday. Guests for the evening included former Kinsmen and their wives, along with the Exeter Kinettes. Chairman for the evening was Gord Baynham, the only charter member still active in the local club. Speaker was Gernot Dauber, a member of the club who pointed out that the Kinsmen faced the challenge of not only "They took the suits," he said, "because they're the easiest things to get rid of." Mr. Joynt said there have been a number of such robberies in . Southern Ontario but it is difficult to catch the robbers. Once the labels are removed from the suits, they could belong to anyone. He said he will now be looking for a burglar alarm system. The store was broken into six years ago and $300 worth of slacks and sweaters were, Stolen. OPP Constable F. L. Giffin is in charge of the investigation. and Donald, RR 2 Dashwood; four sisters, Mrs. Eugene (Mary) Kenan, New Brunswick, Theresa and Brenda, at home, and Mrs. Dave (Sheila) Charlton, Ailsa Craig. Another sister, Mrs. Gary (Sharon) McLaughlan was killed in October, 1967, in a train-car crash on the Brinsley Road. The body of Saturday's accident victim rested at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral, Home, Dashwood. Requiem mass was at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Wednesday with interment in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included Louis Mitchell, John Snell, Brian Chappel, Dave Phillips, Ron Ferguson and Glen Stire. TWO OTHERS There were two other accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. On Wednesday at 9:45 a.m., Constable E. C. Wilcox — Please turn to page 3 join events serving the community's greatest need, but also in finding out what the greatest need was. He explained that this has changed in recent years, noting that "Britain doesn't need milk any more". Dauber suggested some of the former Kinsmen could help in offering suggestions for projects, adding that the community's needs were now less tangible and less concrete than in the past. He said they should possibly get involved in such questions as pollution and drug abuse. "Let's get involved," he concluded at the end of his short address. The Kinsmen and their guests also heard a recording from the founder, Hal Rodgers. It is being heard by Kin groups across Canada in the 50th anniversary year. Others participating in the proceedings were Ray Frayne, Mrs. Dave Cross, Iry Armstrong, Ray Wuerth, Les Parker, Mrs. Cal Wein, Mrs. Gib Dow and president Walter Peitsch. Entertainment was provided by Cliff MacDonald. Say children started blaze It is believed children playing with matches caused the fire that destroyed a frame barn owned by William Baker, 160 William Street late Sunday afternoon. Exeter Fire Chief Gary Middleton said a book of matches was found just inside the barn and that the fire started at the foot of the stairs. Volunteer members of the Exeter fire department answered the call and prevented the blaze from spreading to adjoining houses. The alarm was turned in by Mrs. Baker. The department returned to the scene later Sunday evening when high winds started the straw burning again. Mr. Baker said he had no insurance on the building and would be tearing it down. He had planned on using some of the barn material to panel a recreation room in his home. Best actor prize to Hensall youth Grant Jones, RR 2 liensall, was named best actor Friday night at the annual presentation of- the Huron Cpunty Junior Fanner drama festival at Seaforth District nigh School. Jones was given top honor for his performance in Cupid's 136w, one of the three plays presented„ HAUGH VEHICLE BECAME TWISTED PILE OF METAL Ideas on baby-sitting discussed at meeting By L. SCOTT A new system of curriculum planning will be started at South Huron District High School in September. Principal J.L. Wooden said the new system will necessitate a total individual time table for each person in grades 11, 12 and 13. There will be a much wider range of subjects in these grades and more choice on the part of the student as to which subjects he will take. There will be no compulsory subjects in grade 13. In grades 11 and 12, students will have to take English and Physical Education and will pick c. 1