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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-08-13, Page 1GOOD APPETITES— Youngsters attending this week's Vacation Bible School at Zion United Church in Crediton are engaging in many games and crafts that activate their appetites, Above, some of the hungry youngsters are shown getting freshie and cookies from Mrs. Cliff Kenney. T-A photo. Stephen accepts fire pact, lets gravel, drain contracts HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE GARAGE ROOF — Extensive damages was incurred at Snell during a heavy rainstorm and flash flood that hit Exeter two weeks ago. Ray Frayne of shown above taking a look at the large section of roof that caved in due to the heavy downp Rate jumps in Hensall, slight drop for Usborne Bros. Garage Snell Bros. is our. T-A photo MILITARY IN CHARGE— A full military service was held at Mount Carmel last week for Private Theodore "Ted" Hall of Huron Park who Was the victim of a drowning accident in Cyprus. In the picture above, members of the Royal Canadian Regiment are shown firing their salute while below the coffin is being taken to the church. Mrs, Hall and a son are shown at the right. T-A photo. Ninety-sixth Year .EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 13. 1970 Price Per Copy IS Conti Radar, air patrol nab speeders Police charge 177 drivers. sr Tuesday night lightning struck a barn owned by William Vanderweil about three miles east of Hensall, The fire was out of control when the Hensall fire brigade arrived on the scene. GRASS FIRE The Dashwood department was called to the farm of Elgin Hendrick on Highway 21 when a grass fire got out of control and threatened to reach the house. Mr. Hendrick had the fire under control when the Dashwood brigade arrived. Tuesday afternoon of this week the Exeter fire department was called to a fire in a field just off the Kirkton Road about three miles east of Exeter. John Streutker, RR 3 Exeter, was baling straw and a bale was ignited and quickly spread to the load on the wagon. — Please turn to page 3 is expected to be completed shortly the townships of Stephen and Bosanquet will each pay thirty percent of all fire protection costs while Grand Bend will take care of the balance of forty percent. Two barns levelled as fires hit district At a special meeting this week Stephen township council agreed to accept the proposal from the Village of Grand Bend regarding fire protection for the west end of the municipality. Under the new agreement that Fire destroyed two barns in the area during the past couple of weeks and fire departments were called out to two other alarms. One of the largest barns in Stephen township, on Highway 83 near the Highway 21 intersection was completely destroyed late in July and a barn near Hensall was the victim of fire Tuesday night. The Stephen township fire was at the farm of Fergus Turnbull and Sons. The Grand Bend and Dashwood fire departments were called to the scene. Dashwood fire chief Harold Schroeder said, "It was completely out of control when we arrived." Awaiting date on liquor application Plans for Exeter's first liquor facilities are still in process. Peter Warkentin, owner of Le Pines Motel, advised this week he is still planning a dining lounge but no date has yet been set by the Liquor Control. Board to consider his preliminary application. Plans had previously been approved for the local motel's liquor facilities, but these were cancelled when the establishment changed ownership. Warkentin indicated he has been waiting for several months now to have his application considered. As many area motorists already know, the OPP were busy during the past two weeks on area roads checking speeds with radar units and the air patrol. During that period, 177 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act, most for speeding. Another 45 drivers were issued warnings. OPP Cpl. C.J. Mitchell advised that the radar and air patrol would continue periodic visits to area roads, During the two-week period, the OPP investigated 12 accidents in which eight persons were injured. The first of the crashes was on July 29 when three cars were involved in a crash on Highway 83 west of Dashwood. Drivers involved were Dean Louise Oestreicher, RR 1 Dashwood, and Henrik and Jean Gerogette Reinders, the latter pair from Drayton. Damage was listed at $105. There were two crashes on July 30, the first at 3:55 p.m. when a car driven by Ross W. Huntley, Exeter, hit a hydro pole on Highway 21 just north of Grand Bend. Total damage was listed at $1,150. The other crash occurred on Highway 4 at the junction of the Crediton Road at 5:10 p.m., involving a vehicle driven by John Berwood Lambden, Exeter. Damage was $75. On August 1, a one-vehicle accident was investigated on Sideroad 20 in Stephen. Driver was Creighton Beck, Exeter. Damage was $650, The second of four holiday weekend crashes occurred on August 2 at 8:10 p.m. on Highway 83 one mile east of Exeter Involved were vehicles driven by Alex Tycholis, Woodstock, and William Hooper, Exeter. Damage was set at $525. On Monday, an accident was investigated on the parking lot at the Dufferin Hotel in Centralia at 2:20 p.m. A vehicle driven by Emerson John Gloor, Centralia, collided with a parked car owned by Jacque England, Crediton. Damage was $125. Damage amounted to $1,200 in a crash on Wednesday at 2:10 a.m. on Highway 81 at the Crediton Road intersection. Drivers were Patricia Schroeder, RR 3 Zurich, and Charles Klopp, With abnormal rainfall becoming rather normal for Exeter, council are attempting to come up with some answers to the basement flooding conditions. Several property owners appeared at the last meeting of council to air problems regarding flooded basements during the heavy rain of July 29. An estimated four to five inches of rain was reported on that date, nearing the total of the July 24 flood of 1969. Council promised the ratepayers that every effort There's no money there Notice to thieves: There is no money left over night in the safe at Tuc key Beverages. While that information has been printed in this newspaper on previous occasions, it has apparently not been read by would-be safe crackers. Another attempt was made at the local bottling firm early Sunday morning, but before they could open the safe and face disappointment, they were frightened off by Constable John Cairns of the local police department. Constable Cairns was checking the property around 4:00 a.m. and frightened the thieves off. A number of OPP and local police arrived on the scene but no suspects were captured, although a number have been questioned by police and the investigation is continuing. The would-be thieves entered the building by way of a window on the west side and attempted to open the Safe by means of a drill, In their hasty retreat, they left the drill and other tools behind. Police Chief Ted Day opined that the persons responsible were not professionals in view of the type of equipment they were Using. The bottling plant safe was broken into twice last summer, but after the first incident, the staff commenced nightly deposits at a local bank. Grand Bend, Both drivers received minor injuries in the mishap. Two cars were involved in a crash on Thursday at 6:50 a.m. on Highway 83, about three miles west of Exeter, Drivers were Howard John Klumpp, Dashwood, and Malcolm Devon Ward, London, Damage in the crash was set at $1,475. FOUR HURT Four persons were injured in a two-car crash on Friday at the junction of concession 12-13 and sideroad 15 in Usborne. Drivers were Carman Park, RR 1 Kirkton, and Pearl McCurdy, RR 1 Kirkton. Damage was set at $1,000. Robert Murray Park and Marian Irene Park, passengers in the Park vehicle were hurt, as were Pearl McCurdy and a passenger in her car, Shirley Freer, Kirkton. At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, a vehicle driven by Jane Frances Nicholson, RR 3 Dashwood, was involved in a crash on concession 9 in Stephen. Damage to the car was listed at $200 and $25 to a Bell Telephone connection box. The final crash on Friday occurred on Highway 84 just west of Highway 4, involving vehicles driven by Stanley Laverne Harburn, Hensall, and William Harry Armstrong, Exeter. Harburn was driving a motorcycle and he and a passenger, Lynn Carson, London, received injuries in the collision. Damage was estimated at $320. The final accident was a hit — Please turn to page 3 Dunlop layoff is temporary Fifteen employees of the bicycle division of Dunlop of Canada at Huron Park were laid off this. week but company officials say it is only of a temporary nature. Office manager George Merpaw told the T-A Wednesday afternoon, "We expect this is only temporary. We are waiting for conversion in equipment for next year's business and we have a high inventory at the moment." would be made to prevent the flooding conditions from happening again, although a solution may be difficult to find. At a special meeting of the drains committee this week, it was decided to recommend to council that engineer B.M. Ross be engaged to conduct a study of the sewer system in an attempt to remedy the situation. Mayor Jack Delbridge said this week about 15 property owners complained about basement flooding following the July 29 rain and he said there were many others who had water problems. In some cases, sewage was backing into basements. Mayor Delbridge said some of the problem appears to stem from the fact a large amount of storm water is entering the sanitary sewer system and he said the combination systems, such as William St., may have to be done away with to alleviate this problem. "We have to do something," he stated. Two municipal councils in the district set their 1970 tax rates during the past two weeks. Ratepayers in Usborne township will receive a pleasant surprise while their counterparts in the village of Hensall won't be quite as happy. The overall Usborne rate will be down one mill from a year ago while the Hensall levy is up about seven mills. At a special meeting on July 24,Usborne set the 1970 rate at 80 mills for farm and residential property owners, a decrease of one mill from the previous year. The commercial rate is 82.5 mills. The township rate is down 2.1 mills to 17.4; the Huron County levy is down 1.7 mills to 20.4; the secondary school rate is down 2.1 mills to 20.3 while the public and separate school levy is up 4.9 mills to 21.9. At the regular August meeting of council, the first application for subdividing land was received since new provincial regulations went into effect on June 30. The Kirkton-Woodham United church proposes to purchase a parcel of land 80 by 187 feet from Wilbert Kirkby to build a new manse at Kirkton. The application was approved by council and will be forwarded to Toronto for the necessary consent. A petition from Lewis and Emmerson Johns for construction of the Cudmore Municipal drain was accepted and council named James A. Howes of Listowel as the engineer to Pair remanded on drug counts An Exeter man, John Charles Snell, 93 Sanders Street was remanded in Exeter court Tuesday to August 25 on a charge of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Snell was arrested August 6 by officers of the Exeter police department and taken to the Huron County jail in Goderich. He was later released on bail. A day earlier, Claude Emmanuel Merctire of Cornwall, Ontario was arrested in Exeter on a charge of possession of marijuana. He appeared in Goderich provincial judge's court and his case was remanded until August 25 in Exeter court. As a result of these investigations, information was forwarded to R.C,M.P. officers in Windsor where another person was arrested and a quantity of marijuana was seized. make a survey and bring in a report, One tile drain loan application in the amount of $2,500 was accepted. HENSALL RATE Hensall village council have struck a tax rate for this year at 88 mills residential for both public and separate school supporters, and 100 mills An Exeter area driver was fined $100 and had his licence suspended for six months when he pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving in Exeter court, Tuesday. Gregory L. Wragg was charged by Exeter police following a chase in this community on June 7. During his attempt to evade police, Wragg went through three stop signs without stopping. The penalty was handed down by Judge J.C. Dunlap, Sarnia, who was presiding in the absence of Judge Hays. In the morning session, speeding charges and minor traffic violations were heard by Mrs, M. Gray, justice of the peace. A London man was also fined $100 and had his driving licence suspended for six months. Gary Hugh Dalphin pleaded guilty to driving a car with a blood-alcohol content of over 80 trigs. In other charges under the Highway Traffic Act, the following fines were levied: Kenneth Wayne Dodds, Ailsa Craig, was fined $100 on a charge of careless driving arising out of an accident in Stephen on July 10, Lynn Barry Doerr, Listowel, was fined -$25 for making an improper left turn in Zurich. Gary W. Clement, Hensall, was fined $20 for making unnecessary noise with his motor vehicle in Hensall on August 8. Jean G. Reinders, Drayton, was fined $25 for following another vehicle too closely. She ran into the rear of another car in Hay Township on July 29. Jody W. Kosurinjohn, Huron Park, was fined $30 for making unnecessary noise with his motor vehicle on June 12. There were only two charges heard under the Liquor Control commercial for public and separate school supporters. These figures represent a 7,8 mill increase for residential, and a 6.2 increase for commercial assessments, The increase is due mainly to the purchase of the new fire engine. At the same meeting council passed a bylaw to borrow up to — Please turn to page 3 Act. Joseph Francis Durand, Zurich, was fined $40 for having liquor while under the age of 21 and James John McVeeney, Huron Park, was fined $25 for consuming liquor while being an interdicted person. SPEEDERS PAY The majority of cases were for speeding infractions. Drivers paid $2 for each mile they exceeded the speed limit up to 10 miles and $3 per mile for speeds greater than 10 miles per hour over the limit. Those paying fines were as follows: James A. Marlatt, Woodstock, $63; Chas. J. Wallace, Zurich, $20; John David Murray, St. Catharines, $48; Steve Joseph Hemeth, St. Thomas, $45; Elio Lucchitta, Hilsburg, $48; Lawrence Brennan, Kitchener, $20; Maynard Craig Hymers, Clinton, $48. Henry Van-Minnen, Chatham, $63; Glen A. Miller, Dashwood, $20; Robert George Howard, Kitchener, $20; Douglas S. Cuddy, Strathroy, $20; David D. Christie, London, $36; James Nolan, Walkerton, $20; Paul Mullen, London, $81; James Frederick Wood, Exeter, $90; William Joseph Wild, Clinton, $25. Pair fined $10 for early swim Two Exeter residents paid $10 each for a swim they took at the Exeter and area swimming pool on July 11. Jess Richard Vincent and Gloria Margaret Vincent were charged with trespassing after they climbed the fence to get into the pool in the early morning hours on July 11, Their fines were levied in Exeter court, Tuesday. In the past both townships involved along with Hay township paid Grand Bend a yearly retainer fee for services rendered by the summer resort's fire fighting equipment. Hay recently turned down a proposal to join with the other three municipalities. The tender for crushing and stockpiling approximately 22,000 cubic yards of gravel at Sillery's Pit in Usborne township was let to R.H. Jennison of Grand Bend. The Jennison tender the lowest of three received and is subject to approval by the Ontario Department of Highways. Contracts on four municipal drains were also let. The Centralia drain contract was let to Kevin Morkin of Lucan for $1,500. Weslayne Contracting of Parkhill was the successful bidder on the Chambers and Haist drains. The Chambers drain price is $2,100 while the Haist drain contract is $950, Seven tenders were received on each of the three aforementioned drains. Three contracts were let for the Dietrich drain. Kevin Morkin's bid of $4,931 was the lowest for the closed portion while C.P. Dietrich of Dashwood will do the open work for $6,000. A dam and pond on this drain will be constructed by McCann Construction of Dashwood for $10,714. District soldier drowning victim A member of the Royal Canadian Regiment's 1st Batallion and a resident of Huron Park was the victim of a drowning accident in Cyprus. Private Theodore "Ted" Hall drowned about five miles west of Kyrenia Beach in Cyprus on July 31. A full military funeral was held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Friday, August 7. Captain 3,C. Veilleux of the RCR's officiated at the funeral and was assisted by Rev. Fr. R.G. Groome of the Mount Carmel church, Major W.F. Stott was in charge of the military service along with the 'Lit Hoffman Funeral Home, DashwOod, Ai! Private Hall is survived by his wife, Betty; three sons, Richard, Raymond and Teddy One daughter, Debra; his mother, Mrs. Emma Hall of Milleville, Newfoundland and four Sisters and one brother. Will seek solutions to basement flooding Pair lose licences on driving charges SENIORS GET SWIM THEORY — Members of the bronze medallion class got down to serious business this week at the Exeter swimming pool. Graduates of this class are qualified as lifeguards. Swimming supervisor Joan Warren is shown above at the tight with her new class. Prom the left, they are, Bev Pintion, Darlene Porter, Cathy Road, Kathy Simmons, Valerie Sweet, Cathy Easton, and Melanie Hackney. At the back is Brian Tuckey, T-A photo 4k,