Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-01-28, Page 3* * * * However, While Our Clearance Continues, E--_ The Tip Top Tailors & Warren K. Cook 7-- Made-To-Measure Suit ...E--- :-,-- ENDS SATURDAY Last Chance To Get In On These Outstanding Savings SALE • Pli1111011101N1101111111111100111011111111111101000011110000000011111100111100111111111111111011111IIIIIIIR eorge Vriese ftiett's Shoppe ▪ MAI N ST. The Store With the Stock TO THE RESCUE Five snowmobiles from town transported much needed food to Usborne Central school late Tuesday afternoon. Four are shown in the above picture ready to start the trip. Lending a hand were Roy Hunter, Dalton Skinner, Gary Middleton, Cy Blommaert, and Dal Robbins. T-A photo. A RIDE TO WORK Most employees ante Times-Advocate came to work by taxi Wednesday morning in attempt to get this week's issue out on time. Mrs. Russ Broderick is shown being driven to work by snowmo biter Gary Simpson. Roy Hunter also helped in the taxi service. T-A photo Marching Mothers will blitz the district for the Ability Fund Monday night. Mrs. Dorothy Pfaff, of Exeter Legion Auxiliary, is chairman for the Exeter and Usborne campaign where Auxiliary members and other mothers will conduct the canvass. She said 23 women were involved • with thecollection last year. Anyone interested in helping with the canvass may call Mrs. Pfaff at 235-2013. The Ability Fund, which used to be known as the March of Dimes, is the name of the campaign of the Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled which was founded in Ontario in 1951 as a chapter of the Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis: Its present name was adopted in 1961 to reflect its concern for all disabled adults, no matter what accident or disease was responsible for their disability. The prime concern of the Foundation is rehabilitating disabled adults — that is, helping them to join or re-join the community as productive, relatively self-sufficient and happy parts of it. There is no better way to help someone feel that they are a useful part of life than to find them a role to play in the workaday world. Finding suitable work for disabled adults has therefore become one of our principal activities. When a disabled adult first comes to the notice of the Foundation, the first requirement is to see that everything possible is done for •him physically. s Then he is assessed psychologically and practically, to determine his strengths andweaknesses. Further education or job training may be required, or he may be ready for a particular kind of job immediately and the Foundation tries to find a position for him. The Foundation has eleven workshops in different parts of the province: Windsor, Kitchener, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. In these shops disabled persons are trained in certain skills, and exposed to something which is very valuable for a person who has not worked for some time or who perhaps has never worked at all: a work experience. At the shops, which are operated under the name of Rehabilitation Industries Ontario, workers are paid according to efficiency. In other words, they are rated as being able to produce at, say, 60 per cent of normal efficiency, or 80 per cent, or more. This not only ensures that they will be paid a fair wage, but it gives them an incentive to upgrade themselves, A contribution to The Ability Fund is a helping hand for disabled adults. .1.Roll up your sleeve llr to save a life ... BE A BLOOD DONOR Times-Advocate, January 28, 1971 • Hundreds stranded No hardships for kids • MRS. MARY ANN (BROCK) CLARKE Mrs, Mary Arm Clarke, London, passed away in the Dearness Home, January 22, 1970, in her 85th year. She is survived by her husband, Herbert (Bert) Clarke; four daughters, Mrs. C. J, (Lois) Mulholland, New Brunswick, N.J., Mrs. George (Margorie) Grant, St. Thomas, Mrs. Wesley (Margaret) Ryckman, Fergus, • Mrs. Hazel Welsh, Kitchener; nine grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Davis, Exeter, Mrs. Edna Schwartz, Toronto, and one brother, Fred Brock, Hensall. Funeral service was held at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, • January 25, with Rev. Glen Wright officiating. Burial was in Exeter Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hugh Davis, Gary Grant, HowardHoltzmann, Robert Ryckman, Paul Welsh and Russell Brock. HERMAN DESJARDINE Herman Desjardine died suddenly at his residence in Grand Bend, January 23, 1971, in his 54th year. Mr. Desjardine, who was a highway equipment operator and had a 15 year old safe driving record, is survived by his wife, the former Irene Prance. He was the father of Mrs. Murray (Marion) Venner, Grand Bend, Mrs. Roger (Barbara) Clarke,Sarnia, Mrs. John (Linda) Campbell, Exeter, Mrs. Robert (Heather) Masse, London, Gary of London, Nelson, David, Brenda, all at home. He is also survived by six grandchildren, and his mother, ,Mrs. Ella Desjardine, Exeter, a sister, Mrs. Gerald Mason, Dashwood, and brothers, Harry, Strathroy, Norris, Grand Bend, Keith, London, Ivan, Brantford, Ian, Exeter, an Murton, Tiverton. The funeral was conducted by the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, January 27, with interment in Grand Bend Cemetery. Pallbearers were Stan Gill, Don Brenner, Lorne Luther, Everard Miller, Rollie Grenier, Dale Hayter. THOMAS LLOYD RIVERS Thomas (Tony) Rivers died at South Huron Hospital, January 21,1971, in his 77th year. Lodge — Continued from front page buggies and cutters — followed by several furniture merchants. A drygoods merchant occupied it for a great number of years. In the late 1920's and early 1930's the store was divided and a variety of businesses occupied same such as CN Express office, dry-cleaning, flower shop, t egg dealer and others. In 1935 and 1936 an addition was erected on the rear and the building has since been occupied by Hopper-Hockey Furniture. Following are the Lodge Officers for 1970-71. N. G. Bro. Norman Stanlake, V.G. Bro. Robert Blair, J.P.N.G. Bro. Alex Meikle, Rec. Sec'y Bro. Ben Fisher, Fin. Sec'y Bro. Tom 'Yellow, Treasurer Bro. Asa Penhale, Warden Bro. William Rowe, Conductor Bro. Ken Broom, Chaplain Bro. Percy Noels, Inside Guardian Bro. Don Brunslow, Outside Guardian Bro. Robert Glenn, R.S.N.G. Bro. Delmer Skinner, L.S.N.G. Bro. Lloyd Hodgins, R.S.V.G. Bro. Bruce Delbridge, L.S.V.G. Bro. Harold Bell, R.S.S. Bro. Beverley Parsons, L.S.S. Bro. Fred Delbridge, Trustees — Bro. Gerald McFalls and Bro. Garnet Hicks. Flagbearer,Bro. Leroy Edwards, I WINTER CLEARANCE I CONTINUES He is survived by his wife the former Kay Clark; two daughters, Mrs. Ben (Peggy) Moss, St. Thomas, Mrs. Dan (Mary Barbara) LeRoy of Waterloo; one son, William of Leamington; three sisters, Mrs. Jack Rutledge, Toronto, Mrs. George Grose, St. Thomas, and one brother Bert of Exeter; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The funeral, arranged by the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home was held at St. Johns- by -the - Lake, Grand Bend, January 23, officiated by Rev. Insley. Temporary entombment in Exeter Mausoleum. Pallbearers were Ron Turnbull, Cam Chapman, Wm. Finch, Hurley Shaw, Fred Newton and James Connelly. JAMES AUGUSTUS LATTA James A. Latta passed away at Huronview, January 22, 1971, in his 90th year, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the former Ethel Adair. Mr. Latta is also survived by children, Garfield, Alex, William and Ruby all of London, George of Grand Bend, Ervin of Waterloo, Mrs. William Parsons of Exeter. He was predeceased by two sons, Robert and Lloyd. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home conducted the funeral with Rev. H. G. Dobson officiating, January 25. Burial was in Grand Bend Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bob Parsons, Allan Parsons, Ronald Latta, Wayne Latta, Gerald Latta and Harvey Latta. Flowerbearers, David Latta, Douglas Latta, Raymond Latta and Bob Latta. MRS. ALBERTINA (WUERTH) GLANVILLE A. E. Wuerth received word of the passing of his sister, Mrs. A. E. Glanville (Al bertina Wuerth), January 24, 1971, in her 93rd year at the New Westminster Nursing Home, New Westminster, B.C. She is survived by one son, Clarence, New Westminster; two grandsons, Earnest of New Westminster and Raymond of Edmonton; brother Alf Wuerth of Exeter, and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Glanville was predeceased by her husband in 1952 and by a son, Lloyd, in 1959. Burial was in New Westminster cemetery January 28. County council — Continued from front page contract which covers the majority of employees at Huronview. About 90 persons working at the county home for the,aged will receive an average increase of 18.5 percent over two years, from January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1972. Council learned that the increase was not as large as it would appear. Salaries had to be adjusted to take into consideration the government's new minimum wage act as well as regular wage increases. Clerk John Berry said the contract affects a widely diversified group of employees and he could not elaborate on the salaries paid to groups of individuals working in certain capacities at Huronview. The British Medical Journal reports the case of a 30-year old Frican businessman in Uganda whose ulcer first became evident around the time he learned that all four of his wives were ' pregnant. The appointment of two employees of the village of Grand Bend was finalized at Monday's regular meeting of village council, Mrs. Glady Crumplin will assume the clerk-treasurer and tax collector duties at an annual salary of $6,200 with a review to be held in four to six months. Mrs. Louise , Clipperton is acting clerk at a salary of $2 per hour until Mrs. Crumplin takes over on February 15. The position of acting road foreman will be filled by Victor Anysymiw. His salary will be at $6,500 per annum for the first three months with additional $300 per year at that time if proven satisfactory. Considerable discussion was held on the problems created by operators of snowmobiles, especially at late hours. This. matter was brought up by councillor Mrs. Shirley Sylvester who brought complaintsof excessive noise by snow vehicles in Green Acres. "Can't you drive a snowmobile without having it backfire," asked Mrs. Sylvester. Council are asking all operators of snow vehicles to use care and common sense when operating their machines in the village at late hours. The Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Forest will be asked to patrol. village streets for several hours on the weekend in an attempt to cut down on complaints especially of excessive noise In residential areas, Most students at Mount Carmel spearate school spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights in area homes. Hydro to the school went off shortly after five o'clock Tuesday afternoon and children were moved to private homes by snowmobile and tractor. One bus load of students attending Mount Carmel from the Grand Bend area was able to make it safely to its destination. The majority of the stranded children were taken to their homes by bus, Thursday morning and the last five were reported on their way home shortly after four in the afternoon. All students that attended McGillivray Central school spent Tuesday and Wednesday night in various locations but all were safe and warm. Buses left the school shortly after twelve o'clock, noon, Tuesday, One group of children spent the night in Parkhill, two families in the Greenway area are looking after 28 students, another busload was billeted in Ailsa Craig and more than 30 students spent the night at the home of Gordon Kemp, R.R. 1, Clandeboye. Students of Biddulph Central also spent the two nights at the school and necessary food was brought in. At South Huron District High School, all of the close to 800 students that attended school Tuesday were billeted in town homes. Ken Lawton of the South Huron staff told the T-A "The response for billets was terrific. .We had more than we needed. Only a few teachers from town stayed at the school overnight." Buses left the school about three o'clock Thursday afternoon travelling main highways to the Hensall, Zurich, Crediton, Huron Park and Grand Bend areas. About 100 students were left at South Huron Thursday afternoon and were returning to their billets for the night. Most were from Usborne township. One of the buses carrying high school students to the Crediton area was involved in an accident on the Crediton road, shortly after three o'clock Thursday afternoon. The bus crashed into a car that was stalled in the middle of the road. Passengers were taken to Crediton by a relay of trucks and automobiles and further plans made for continuing transportation to their homes. When asked by councillor Ivan Luther if there was any truth in the rumor that the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce would be asked to give up their office space in the Public Utilities Commission building on Highway 21, Reeve John Payne said this matter was being considered. Payne, a member of the PUC said Ontario Hydro officials had recommended that the PUC needed all the space for their own use. Councilors Dave Jackson and Ivan Luther quickly questioned the advisability of moving the Chamber office to another location saying it was important to have it located on the highway. Payne agreed that the C of C office was important to the life of the village and assured council no action on this matter would be taken this year. Councillor Murray Des Jardins suggested that a program to improve and beautify village parks and green areas be started. Des Jardins reminded Reeve Payne that he had included a clean-up and paint-up project in his inaugural address and said, "Let's start the program with our own parks and property." The following council committees to serve the current two year term were named at a recent meeting: Property and roads — Jackson and Luther: beaches and parks — Des Jardins and Sylvester: administration and finance — "and and Sylvester: light, fire and police — Luther and DO Jardins: water consultant former Reeve Orval Wassmann, —Continued from front page Employees at most area industries were stranded Tuesday night, although several got home 'Wednesday and the rest made it by Thursday. Some were fortunate. At Dashwood Industries there were cafeteria facilities and all were fed, although they had an unusual breakfast on Wednesday of pork and beans, with sausages and ham. Employees watched TV and some company films and slides "while the bum shows were on TV." A frank and thoughtful report was presented to Huron County Council Tuesday by Bruce P. Heath, Local Director of the Huron County Children's Aid Society. Heath's topic was the Urwick-Currie Study of the Managerial Effectiveness of Children's Aid Societies in Ontario. "Hopefully, 1971 will see the beginning of a clearer definition of the scope of services, the establishment of performance standards, the improvement of communication between the Department of Family and Social Services and Children's Aid Societies and the co-ordination of matters common to all societies," reported Heath. "Hopefully, however," continued Heath, "the recent creation of the Minister's Advisory Board on Child Welfare will not represent a token interim move to be followed by direct provincial control. What might be at stake here is the whole field of Child Welfare in Ontario, in a costly centralized government bureaucrasy — with a cure worse than the original illness." Heath referred to a verse in Exodus which reads, "And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard cases they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves." "It is my submission that by taking the hard cases, the complex cases, the ones for whom the local community can not provide a solution out of Huron County for assistance," said Heath, "it need not follow that Moses must necessarily reside in Toronto, and that he must now control the decision making on all cases." Heath outlined some of the problems facing the local society, explaining that the 1970 budget had called for $133,000 to be spent on direct costs of services for children in care. Of the 208 children in care during the year, seven children accounted for approximately $50,000 of child care costs , "We were certainly fortunate to have hydro and heat," stated Howard Klumpp. Several people were Nit up at the Exeter Legion, and it was found that one of those stranded was a diabetic. He was later given accommodation with an. Exeter resident for the night. One female employee at Huron Park phoned Exeter police to report she was stranded and her children would be locked out of the house. Police found the youngsters and took them to neighbors. People wanting to get out of "These were seven of our children who by reason of the degree of their emotional disturbance had to be placed in outside treatment centres," explained Heath, Heath said the local CAS was experiencing some difficulty in finding foster homes for adolescent boys. He said it is anticipated that basic foster home payments will have to be raised to "a more equitable level" — $2.25 per day for children up to 12 years and $2.75 per day for those 13 years and over, in two installments by July 1971. "We shall have to take a mucn closer look at those children we are admitting to care from their own homes and for whom adoption planning is not imminent," said Heath. "Since 1966 we have seen an increase of over one hundred per cent in admissions to care, to 1970. Despite our obligation to act, and remove many children from their homes, I am hard pressed to feel that all admissions are necessary and particularly within the meaning of the Child Welfare Act." Heath indicated it was difficult at times to distinguish between child welfare and prevention assistance problems and general welfare assistance problems. "One might suggest that there is ample reason to consider dovetailing general Welfare Assistance with Children's Aid Societies, or possibly considering a joint administration of same," concluded Heath. Statistics presented by Heath showed that the largest number of children taken into care by the CAS are 13 years old and over. They also showed that there was one less unmarried mother assisted by CAS in Huron in 1970 than in 1969. At the same time, more unwed mothers appear to be keeping their own babies. There are 90 active foster homes in Huron, the report showed. their homes Wednesday morning had some difficulty, because the high winds had blown huge drifts in front of many doors. Those who did get out found they had waist-high snow to get through and they had to wend their way past drifts as high'as five feet in the middle of streets and sidewalks. Highway 4 in Exeter had drifts that covered cars and Ross Dobson told the T-A he passed one drift south of Exeter that must have been over 12 feet. Snowmobiles were still the only mode of travel throughout Wednesday . and again they were pressed into service for emergency trips to the hospital and to take food to those stranded in homes without food and several unexpected guests. Just before noon on Wednesday, the hydro service was restored for a wide area south and west of Exeter by local PUC employees who filled in when Ontario Hydro crews couldn't get to the area from their base in Clinton. Mayor Jack Delbridge pointed out this was one of the great problems with centralization of services. Snowplows managed to get onto some roads Wednesday night and some traffic got through, although the problems most motorists faced prompted them to say after they wished they had stayed put. Several accidents were reported Thursday as visibility was nil at many times. Traffic did start to move although police stopped it several times and continued their advice to stay off the roads unless it was absolutely necessary to travel. The T-A didn't attempt to get reports of the accidents, realizing the police had enough to do without providing news stories. We'll hope to have a complete report in next week's issue. There were reports that a truck load of turkeys were frozen to death on Highway 83 and that several pigs perished when another truck was stranded in the sub-zero temperatures. Wednesday night, Kevin Pfaff was brought in from Huron Park to South Huron Hospital when he suffered an attack of appendicitis. A snow plow made a track for a car bringing him in. Thursday night, OPP Cpl. Ray Brooks and Chief Ted Day both reported that no major injuries had been reported in the area and at that time everyone was "present or accounted for." ON TV The Big "0" Drain Tile Company of Hensall has announced that on Sunday, February 7 at 1:00, two of their field representatives will be featured on Les Armstrong's television farm program over CKNX Wingham. huoP 50 0/0 Off E • Top Coats • Sweaters • Stock Suits • Hats • T rousers • Gloves • • Scarves • Jackets used classrooms with tumble mats and foam materials used in the gym as a base for sleeping.' Others used coats and anything else that could be found to make sleeping a little more comfortable. Teachers were attempting to run classes as usual but Taylor said several students were falling asleep in their seats. Food was taken to the Usborne school Tuesday afternoon by Exeter snowmobilers, Roy Hunter, Cy Blommaert, Dal Robbins, Gary Middleton and Dalton Skinner and another group made the trip with supplies, Wednesday and Thursday. At Huron Centennial, principal Arnold Mathers said volunteers spent more than four hours Tuesday evening trying to bring food from Brucefield which is a distance of a mile and a half. Mathers said 602 children and 24 teachers spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the school.. They used coats, gym mats and stage curtains as sleeping blankets. For breakfast Wednesday morning each student had a half orange, a glass of milk and one sandwich. Another snack was expected about IM 30 a.m. The last of 602 students at Huron Centennial school at Brucefield left for home by bus and snowmobile shortly before four o'clock Thursday afternoon. At Stephen Central, principal Don' Finkbeiner said the co-operation and help received from Crediton area men was terrific. They helped bring food in by skidoo and snow plow. To help the food situation, bread and milk trucks were stranded at the school. The principal added, "We used everything we could find to have the children sleep on including gym mats and the new rug in the library. Those helping to bring supplies to the Stephen school were Allan Becker, Don Roezler, Carman Roezler, Don Dinney, Paul Schenk, Gerald Schenk, Randy Smith, Bob Bushfield, Huron dale Dairy employee, Alvin Cole, a Canada Bread man and members of the Stephen township snowpldw crew. At Stephen Central more than one hundred students were able to get to their homes in the Dashwood and Crediton areas Wednesday night while the balance left the school early Thursday afternoon. Council at resort okay appointments . Director gives report SCULPTURE WINNER AT CENTRALIA — One of the highlights of the Winter Carnival sponsored by animal health course won with their creation of "Reggie." T-A photo. Centralia's College of Agricultural Technology was a snow sculpturing contest. Students of the senior on CAS activities , • • • —Continued from front page Tuesday and Wedriesday night. Principal Robert Raeburn said late Thursday afternoon he expected only 15 youngsters would be spending another night .in Hensall homes. All but one-of the students at the Grand Bend public school were able to make it to their homes, Tuesday night. Bill Freel, principal said a bus became stuck in snowdrifts shortly after one o'clock Tuesday afternoon and one student had to stay the night in a nearby home. The balance of the Grand Bend children were able to get home safely. At Usborne, principal Allan Taylor said more than 80 primary children were sound asleep by nine o'clock, Tuesday night. They were billetted in the kindergarten room which was a heated floor. Another 100 Usborne students slept in the carpeted floor in the library while others Mothers out Monday night