The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-02-11, Page 1IN HURON PARK DOG SHOW — A dog show of a rather unusual
nature will be held Sunday at the Huron Park Recreation Centre. The
Forest City Kennel Club of London is sponsoring a "fun match" dog
show open to all pure-bred dogs with champions excluded. Carol
Preece of Centralia is shown here with Scamp the Tramp, an Airedale
terrier that will be shown Sunday. T-A photo
Area going to dogs
literally this week
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Sunday at 11 a.m. in the
recreation centre at Huron Park.
Entry fees will be two dollars per
dog and judging will commence at
one o'clock.
Representing this area will be
Al and Carol Preece of Centralia
with Airedale terriers, Mrs. Bea
England of Crediton with
Doberman Pinschers from her
Kaukauna kennels and Earl
Campbell of Exeter with an
Alaskan Malamute.
Mrs. Preece, who is secretary
of the Canadian Airedale Terrier
association said she expected a
good representation from her
group at Sunday's shoW.
Flyers have been sent to all
clubs in Western Ontario.
Demonstrations on grooming and
showing dogs will be included in
the program. •
GB ROAD FOREMAN —
Recently appointed acting road
foreman of the Village of Grand
'Bend was Victor Ansymiw.
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAZARD — For a few hours Friday Morning, pedestrians were faced with
another kind of hazard by the weatherman. Above, Rob and Mary Ann Willis are dodging puddles on the
way to school, T-A photo
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STORM WRECKS VERANDAH — High winds last Thursday night
along with the pressure of snow caused the verandah of a Main street
home to fall. The house is just north of Beaver Lumber. T-A photo
Passed bus fined:
passed bus — wasn't
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SKATING ON THE ROADS — Friday's rain followed by a sudden freeze-up provided skating for district
youngsters almost anywhere. This group of CreditOn youngsters found Stephen Concession mad 64 ideal
for skating. They are, from the left, Tim Bushfield, Norman Rushfield, Ted Thorne, Howard Scheek and
Bruce Thorne, TWA photo
Two weeks ago, most school
students in the district couldn't
get home. Since then, they've had
as much trouble trying to get
bal=k to school.
High winds, snow, rain and ice
have hit the area during the past
week to continue to plug many
township roads and reduce
visibility to the point where travel
has been unsafe.
Area central schools were
re-opened last Wednesday, but
the blizzard conditions returned
Thursday morning and most
schools were closed around noon
in fear that the students would
again be stranded.
Thursday night, weather
conditions changed drastically,
but it brought new problems.
Rain started to fall and lasted
through most of the night.
Roads, covered with heavy
snow, started to break through in
the milder temperatures and
school buses found the going
almost impossible. Many became
mired in the slush early in their
runs and gave up,
Only one arrived at Usborne
Central Friday morning and it
took the children home again an
Traffic on Highway 4
north of Exeter was closed
by police for two hours
Wednesday afternoon as
heavy snow and high winds
reduced visibility to nil,
Officers from the Exeter
OPP detachment had
investigated six accidents
since 10:00 a.m., involving
about a dozen vehicles.
There were no serious
injuries.
For a time, it appeared
that some students at
SHDHS would be stranded in
Exeter again.
However, the weather
cleared somewhat around
3:00 p.m. and buses were
dispatched at their regular
time.
hour later when no other students
arrived.
Huron Centennial, Biddulph,
Hensall, McGillivray and the
Mount Carmel SS were closed for
the day, while the students at
Stephen were dismissed early as
the snow descended once again.
Monday brought new hope
that classes would return to
normal after the intermittent
schedule of the previous two
weeks. Attendance was normal at
all schools.
However, a new storm arrived
Monday afternoon and again
schools were closed Tuesday in
most localities.
About half the students made
it to Brucefield, but when the
blizzard conditions increased
they were sent home at 10:00
a.m.
Usborne remained closed
Wednesday, while all others were
opened. However, by
mid-morning the winds and snow
again increased and most schools
Says coverage
`is just a joke'
Members of the Huron County
,Board of Education agreed
February 8 in Clinton to
discontinue its participation in
the student accident insurance
plan effective September 1 and to
investigate a policy for students
which would cover dental costs
and provide life insurance in the
event of accidental death.
The action came following
some complaints from parents in
the county concerning the
coverage in the present accident
insurance plan and a claim by one
student who lost part of his hand
in an accident at school.
In the latter case, settlement
was made with the insurance
company after long debate when
the insurers claimed the student
had not lost enough of his hand to
collect the insurance.
Some board members said the
present student accident
insurance policy covers only
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were making arrangements to get
buses out at noon.
Classes at South Huron
District High School have been
operating on regular schedules for
most of the past week.and a half,
but attendance has been cut
considerably as students from
various areas have been unable to
reach the school.
There have only been two days
when attendance has been near
"normal" and Principal J, L.
Wooden indicated that most
school activities and studies have
been hampered by the storm.
Unlike the students at the
central schools, SHDHS youths
Two area drivers passed a
stopped school bus at the same
time on January 5, but only one
of them paid a fine when they
both appeared in Exeter court,
Tuesday.
William G. Jones, RR 6 St.
Marys, pleaded guilty .to the
charge and Judge Glenn Hays
levied a $35 fine.
However, Ian L. Mitchell,
Kincardine, who passed the bus at
the same time, pleaded not guilty
to the charge and succeeded in
having it dismissed.
Mitchell told the court the bus
driver didn't put the flashing
lights on soon enough to afford
the motorist an opportunity to
stop in time.
One other driver was also fined
$35 for failing to stop for a school
bus. Shirley M. MacDonald,
Stephen Township, pleaded
guilty.
In other cases heard:
Jack McKenzie, Hensall, was
fined $50 for operating a
snowmobile on a highway
without proper license markers.
The charge was laid after the
Hensall man was involved in an
accident with his machine in
Stephen okay
fire program
At its latest meeting, Stephen
township council gave final
approval to an area fire
protection agreement.
Stephen has joined with the
township of Bosanquet and the
village of Grand Bend for Lire
protection in the west end of the
municipality.
All costs of operating the
Grand Bend and area fire brigade
will be shared by the three
municipalities. Grand Bend will
pay 40% of Costs and the
townships will each contribute
30%.
Deputy-Reeve Cecil
Desjardine is the Stephen
representative on the committee.
Purchase of a new fire engine is
being contemplated in the near
future and Desjardine was given
permission by council to approve
this step when it is taken. Council
also agreed to pay, their share of
new engine out of current funds.
After, receiving nine
applications for the two
positions, Arnold McCann was
re-hired as township building
inspector and Dennis Lampert
was named drainage inspector.
Both men will reeeive $2.50 pet
hour while on the job plus 10e per
mile for travelling costs.
Harry Gielen was named as a
fence viewer to replaoe Russell
Einkbeiner.
Council went on record to
extend appreciation to sonr
township residents for their
patience in waiting for the roads
to be cleared after the recent
heavy snowstorm.
didn't attend classes the three
days following the blizzard of
January 26 and some students
have now missed up to seven or
eight days because of the
weather.
Losing battle
Maintaining roads has been a
battle for the area township road
crews, They've made headway on
a couple of occasions to get most
roads cleared out, but they've
only been in that state for about a
day on the average, particularly in
Usborne Township, one of the
hardest hit areas.
Road superintendent Bill
Routly reported this week that a
Exeter on January 1.
Floyd Milton Lodge,
Goderich, was fined $35 for
following another vehicle too
closely in Stephen on January 18.
Paying speeding fines of $20
each were: Robert Hillcoat,
Preston; Bryan Watson, London;
and Chester Lawrence Sudol,
Burlington.
Several cases on the docket
Were adjourned when accused
persons or witnesses failed to
appear due to the weather
conditions.
Judge Hays, Crown Attorney
W. G. Cochrane and court
reporter Mrs. Gray were brought
to court by a relay involving OPP
cruisers from Goderich and
Exeter.
Two weeks ago, Judge Hays
and Mr. Cochrane were marooned
in Exeter by the blizzard and
spent three days at the home of
Exeter lawyer, E. D. Bell.
The first of the special Friday
court sessions was held in the
Exeter town hall this week with
Judge Glenn Hays presiding.
The Friday date had been
scheduled to relieve the heavy
load for the sessions held on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month at the Exeter Legion
hall.
However, the first Friday
docket was light. Only three
cases were dealt with and total
fines were $85.
Michael Keay, London, was
fined $30 for following another
vehicle too closely on Highway 4
on December 11. He smashed
into the rear of a car ahead of
him which was slowing down for
another car making a left turn.
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Usborne lets
gravel tender
Due to stormy weather and
road conditions, the regular
meeting of Usborne township
council was held Friday of last
week instead of the previous
Tuesday.
Clerk Harry Strang said it was
the first time in 25 years that a
council meeting was cancelled
because of the weather,
A bylaw was passed
authorizing the Collection of
township taxes on two dates,
June 30 and December 14. The
interim mill rate due in June was
set at 40 mills, exactly half of the
1970 rate.
The tender of R. 11. Jeneison
Limited of Grand Bend for the
township's 1971 gravel contract
was accepted, The Grand Bend
fires will crush, deliver and spread
gravel on township roads for 92c
per cubic yard and 60c per yard
for stockpiling.
The Jennison bid was the
lowest of three receive d.
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bulldozer has been working night
And day for the past week. in an.
attempt to push the banks back
to keep traffic moving,
The rain and ensuing iee.of last
Week made the banks almost
impossible for the township
grader to tackle, "It's almost
impossible to move them with
anything less than the bulldozer,"
he said.
The ram and ice brought only
one compensation. It stopped the
drifting of the huge piles left by
the blizzard. if it had still been
movable, conditions would have
been even worse.
An indication
The area accident rate
dropped considerably in
comparison to the record set in
the January blizzard, but there
were two serious injuries this
week.
One of those badly hurt was a
snowmobile , driver, William
Black, 19, of St. Marys. His
machine was involved in a
collision with one driven by
another St. Marys youth, Frank
Boonstra.
The mishap occurred Saturday
at 11:00 p.m, on the 2nd
concession in Usborne.
Black was admitted to St.
Joseph's Hospital, London, with
a badly broken right leg. The
accident was investigated by OPP
Constable Bill Glassford.
Five persons were hurt in a
head-on crash on County Road
11, about one mile north of
Highway 83 on Friday at 3:30
p.m.
Most seriously injured was
Laverne McCarter, 25, of Pryde
Blvd., Exeter, who was taken to
South Huron Hospital for
treatment of a concussion and a
head laceration.
He had been a passenger in a
car driven by his brother,
Gordon, RR 1 Hensall.
Robert Harris, RR 1
Fullerton, driver of the second
car, sustained a cut lip and broken
tooth, while passengers Miss
Sheila Siemon, RR 1 Bornholm
and Alvin Dow, RR 2 Staffa,
received minor cuts and bruises.
Cpl. Ray Brooks investigated
and listed damage at $1,100.
The only other person injured
in last week's accidents was John
Munroe, Hensall.
He told police he was walking
along a Hensall Street around
8:15 p.m. Friday, when he was
knocked down by an unknown
vehicle.
He complained of a sore elbow
and left hip. Constable Don
Window, aerial
sustain damage
An Exeter youth appeared in
court Tuesday morning to face
charges laid by the Exeter police
after a large plate glass window
was broken at Darling's IGA,
Monday.
Jack Joseph De Boeck was
charged with mischief over the
incident.
A second charge for damaging
a car antenna near the store was
also laid against DeBoeck.
Duty council P. L. Raymond
said that due to circumstances
involved in the situation,
DeBoeck should not make a plea.
He also suggested the youth
needed proper counselling.
DeBoeck was remanded in
custody until bail arrangements
were made. He is to appear later
in Goderich court.
the storm is evident from
T.Jsborne's road bill In January,
Mr. Routly said it was around
.$7,000 compared to a total of
$11,000 for the entire past year;
"And February doesift look
like it will be any better," he
added,
The veteran road
superintendent rates the blizzard
and present conditions with those
of 1947, but he points out that
there are many more problems
associated with severe conditions
than there were in those days.
People weren't dependent
upon scnoot buses or milk, egg or
fuel trucks,
Mason is investigating.
There were three other
accidents investigated. One was
reported last Wednesday
involving two cars and a Huron
County board of education
school bus.
Drivers involved were Doris
Swartz, Crediton; Helen
Eagleson, RR 3 Parkhill; and
Arthur Attfield. The crash
occurred at the intersection of
County Road 21 and the
Crediton Road.
Constable Dale Lamont listed
damage at $1,025.
Another crash took place on
Friday when a car operated by
Hazel Wallis, RR 1 Granton,
collided with a parked truck on
County Road 21.
Damage was listed at $100 by
Constable Frank Giffin.
The final crash of the week
was reported Tuesday morning
Investigate
area thefts
Several thefts are being
investigated in the area by
members of the Exeter OPP
detachment this week. Value of
the stolen property is not high in
any of the cases.
Two of the thefts occurred on.
the 4th and 5th concessions of
Hay, Friday night.
Alex Mousseau told police his
car became stuck just north of
Highway 83 and he walked home.
On returning in the morning he
found that a bag of potatoes and
some tools had been taken from
his car.
The small vehicle had also
apparently been tipped over by
the vandals, and then put back on
its wheels again.
' Damage to the car was
reported at $75 and the potatoes
were found in a nearby field.
Kenneth Smale, Hensall, also
was forced to leave his vehicle on
the road over night and in the
morning reported the loss of two
tires, one pair of skates and a pair
of snowmobile boots.
Value of the property was
listed at around $100.
Two thefts were reported
from the recreation centre at
Huron Park. A Canadian flag
owned by the Boy Scouts was
reported missing, along with a
variety of sports equipment
owned by the Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology.
Loss was again valued at
around $100.
Larry Lovie, RR 3 Parkhill,
told police that two shotguns
were stolen from his home in the
Crediton area. They were valued
at $80 each.
A portable TV was also stolen
from the Lake Huron cottage of
Heinz Herder, about two and a
half miles north of Highway 83.
He indicated that road •erews
then just let the weather have its
way, but now they have to work
around the clock to try and keep
roads open for the needed
services of township residents,
Mr. Routly reported that the
township's second grader has now
been repaired, after having
MOO broken while attempting to
battle, the huge drifts after the
blizzard.
Equipment problems hit Hay
Township this week when the
transmission of the year old
grader succumbed to the tough
battle.
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when a car driven by Harold
Chappel, Exeter, slid into the gas
pumps at Norm Tripp's Supertest
on Highway 4 near Centralia.
A light standard was knocked
down and the pump was
damaged.
During the week the local
detachment officers laid three
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another 10 drivers.
CARNIVAL QUEEN — One of
the features of the recent winter
carnival at Centralia's College of
Agricultural Technology was the
crowning of a Carnival Queen.
The honor was won by Libby
Randolph. T-A photo
Plan two days
for crippled kids
Organizers of the snowmobile
party for crippled kids at
Pineridge Chalet have extended
the event to include two days this
year and they hope to raise twice
as much as they did last year.
A total of $345 was turned
over to crippled children after last
year's successful event which
attracted large crowds of people
fora feed of moose.
This year's program will be
held Saturday and Sunday,
February 20 and 21 and there'll
be plenty of moose on hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Epps of
Clinton donated a whole moose
and George Beer said this week
he'll have some 400 pounds to cut
into roasts and for mooseburgers.
The popular pancake
breakfast will also be staged on
the Sunday.
The crippled children from
London and this area are also
expected to show up in greater
numbers. Reports indicate a
whole busload will be coming
from London for the snowmobile
rides and moose feed.
Several area dog fanciers will
be competing in a dog show at
Huron Park Sunday that is a little
bit different from the
conventional show.
It will be a "fun match" dog
show and is sponsored by the ▪ Forest City Kennel club of
London. Any pure-bred dog of
any breed three months of age or
older and not a champion will be
eligible to compete.
The purpose of the fun match
is to enable breeders and
exhibitors to bring out their
• young stock in preparation for
future championship shows.
It is also an excellent
opportunity for persons
interested in acquiring a
knowledge of handling and
exhibiting their own dogs.
Anyone in the area that has
purebred dogs of any breed will
be more than welcome to attend
the show.
Entries will be taken from
Township seeks
warble inspector
At their latest meeting, Hay
township council instructed clerk
Wayne Horner to advertise for a
warble fly inspector for the
coming year and for tenders for
• warble fly spraying.
One tile drain application in
the amount of $1,100 was
received. Councillor Harold
Campbell was named to represent
the township on MODA and
councillor John Tinney will
attend a meeting in Goderich of
¤ municipalities located in the
watershed of the Bayfield River.
Pay accounts were approved as
follows: general — $5,547.33;
drains — $3,915.65 and roads —
$4,499.14.
Weather pri s school 'hada
of the cost of
Snowmobiler breaks leg;
several hurt in crashes