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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-05-13, Page 1CAR WASH AT DASHVVOOD — Members of the Dashwood bantam baseball club were busy Saturday washing cars in an attempt to raise extra money to purchase equipment. Shown during their cleaning duties are Jim Fee, Brian Kipfer, Jeff Hayter, Marty Becker, Tom Hayter, coach Gary Butler, manager George Tieman and Robert Guenther. T-A photo SUCCESSFUL CAR WASH — The Exeter Scout group Saturday realized close to S100 for club work from a carwash held at Arthur-Belling Motors. Part of the work crew were Jim Jarvis, Dave Read, Jim Webb, Mike Higgins, Steve Thompson, IanRodger,MarkPridham and Doug Hanson. T-A photo Impaired driver Area man loses license A PAIR OF QUEENS — The honor of crowning the 1971 Queen of South Huron District High School went to last year's Queen. Above, Jean Jennison places the crown on the head of newly-elected Queen Barb Lamport. photo Centralia area girl wins school crown • EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 13, 1971 Biddulph mill rate down 17; Usborne has decline of two PETS AT ERWOOD 1 While the new Erwood I home for boys in Usborne township won't officially open until the end of June, an animal family is being established, Linda and Tim Ewert are shown with several kittens and a puppy. T-A photo Three from HS go to Manitoba The Federal-Provincial Young Voyageur Program 1971 is going on again this summer and for the first time, Huron County will host a group of students from Manitoba. Paul Carroll, a teacher at Victoria Public School in Goderich and his wife, Mary Carroll, a teacher at Holmesville Public School, will be the receptionists for the students who will be in Huron County from July 29 to August 6, Students from Huron who are going to Manitoba arc Cathy Benjamiris and Laurie Kruse, Central Huron; Marianne Cronin, Jeannette Riley, William Vander Klippe and Douglas Wall, F,E, Madill; Theresa Healy, Christine Vanden licuvel and Murray Wightman, Goderich DCIU; Herbert Broome, Seaforth; and Paula Day, Gerard Charrette and Peter Mason, South Huron. Vehicles collide at intersection The Exeter Police Department report only one accident during the past week, it occurring Monday at 1:25 p.m. at the in- tersection of Main and Sanders St. Drivers involved were Walker Carlile, Hensall, and Charles L. Smith, Pryde Boulevard, Exeter, Constable McIntyre listed , damage at $325. and drama. All of them have had experience working with boys: two with Craigwood Home for Boys, one with Vanier Children's Services and the others with the Juvenile Detention Home in London. It is expected that the boys, mostly referrals from Children's Aid Societies, will come from within a radius of 100 miles. Their ages will be between 12 and 16 years because as one of the staff explained, "There is a great demand for facilities for boys of this age, They usually cannot be adopted or placed in foster homes." "Most of these children have never known a 'normal' home situation and we hope to simulate a warm,family atmosphere." "We hope that after a few years with us, in this community, the kids will leave equipped to be self supporting instead of winding up on welfare as often happens in the city." Although the official opening will not be until late June or July, inquiries have already been received from Children Aid offices. The Exeter site was chosen because the owners felt it offers the traditional rural values of stability and friendliness. "Anyone we have talked to in Usborne, including the school principals and the council, have all seemed pretty warm about the whole thing." The boys will attend Usborne Central School and South Huron District High School, Beside the good school ac- comodation, the area was selected because 'it is not too far, but far enough from London,' To complete the rural at- mosphere it is hoped to have as many animals as possible on the farm, To date, there is only a mother cat with a litter of kittens and three dogs. Two sheep will arrive soon, and other animals will be added later. " This week the new owners are planting 650 trees on the property, They plan to improve the appearance of the property with further landscaping. They would appreciate any cuttings or perennials that persons in the community may plan to clean out of their own flower beds. The Erwood I staff are anxious that the boys integrate well into community affairs and they also Ratepayers in two area municipalities will be paying less in 1971 taxes than they did a year ago. Public school supporters in Biddulph township will get the most relief with a decrease of 17.9 mills in their overall rate from 1970. in Usborne township, the drop in the current tax rate for public school supporters will be two mills. At the latest meeting, Biddulph council set the 1971 total mill rate for public school, farm and residential property owners at 82.7 mills. In 1970 the rate was 100.6 mills. The reduction is due to an over levy last year by school boards combined with a surplus that . • want to get involved themselves. Tim Ewert is an enthusiastic hockey player and his wife, Linda — Please turn to page .3 While her proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lamport, watched from the gallery, Barbara Lamport was chosen queen of South Huron District High School, Friday night, at the At- Home dance, The popular, pretty, long haired Grade XIII student won the honor by having the most ballots cast in her favor by fellow students. Barbara said she was genuinely surprised (she had decided in her own mind which girl would be chosen) and her Plvt, reaction was, 'Oat do I do miw?!' remained from the time the Middlesex County school board was formed and credit was just received this year. Separate school supporters in I3iddulph will pay 90,1 mills this year, a reduction of 5.4 mills from a year ago. The commercial rates for public and separate school supporters will be 90 and 98.3 mills, respectively, In other business, Biddulph council: Awarded the contract of building a bridge over the Ausable River on Concession 2 to William Giesen. Retained A. M. Spriet and Associates to prepare an official township plan and zoning bylaw. Approved building permits to Robert Latta, lot 28, Con. 1, a house; Larry McKay, lot 24, SB, a house; Clan Lan Development, Clandeboye, a multi-purpose building; Murray Fraser, lot 13, SB, a house; Ken Hodgins, Granton, house addition; Leo Morkin, lot 30, Con. 9, a barn, Usborne rate down While the Usborne tax rate for public school supporters on farm and residential property is down two mills from 1970, those sup- porting separate schools will be paying 2.3 mills more than they did a year ago. The Huron County Board of Education public school Tate is down to 15.8 mills from 21.9 mills in 1970. The separate school rate dropped from 21.9 to 20,1 mills. The public school drop of 6.1 mills is partly offset by a rise in the township rate from 17.4 to 22 mills. The high school rate is virtually the same as a year ago at 20.5 mills while the Huron county rate dropped .7 mills. At the same time, the penalty on interim tax arrears was reduced to three-quarters of one percent. One-half of the 1971 taxes will be due and payable on June 30 with the balance payable in December. Clerk-treasurer Harry Strang informed council that the 1971 shelter grant in Usborne would be $72.70, an increase of $10.72 from a year ago. No directive has yet been received regarding the 1971 farm tax rebate. A special meeting is planned for May 18 to hear the Branch A Brock drain report as prepared by A. M. Spriet and Associates. The ratepayers concerned in The student council presented her with a silver tray and she also received a trophy, donated by Mrs. Jennie Rowe, and a velvet choker from Jack Smith Jewellers. Her immediate plans include finishing her Grade XIII and continuing her summer em- ployment at the Exeter Derby Dip. In the fall Barbara plans to enter either Waterloo or Western Ontario University for a General Arts course. She expects to major in psychology and become a social worker. The theme of this year's dance was Underwater Gardens. Usborne and Blanshard and the Blanshard council will be invited. The rate of interest to be charged for the balance of the year on road accounts receivable and drain accounts was set at seven percent. The contract to supply 100 tons of liquid calcium and apply to township roads was awarded to Lee Jennison of Grand Bend for $53,60 per flaked ton. The tender of L. V. Hogarth of Exeter to supply 80 gallons of herbicide for roadside weed control for $431.20 was accepted subject to approval of the Ontario Department of Highways. Councillor William Morley was instructed to proceed to engage the electrical contractor to install heaters in the township hall at the estimated cost of $450. Five injured in accidents There were only two crashes in the area this week, but both resulted in serious injuries. In total, five persons sustained injuries in the crashes, both of which occurred Tuesday. At 9:00 a.m, two cars collided on Highway 4 about half a mile south of the Crediton Road. The drivers were Lloyd Morgan, RR 1 Centralia, and Alan Aldridge, London. Morgan was uninjured, while Aldridge sustained head and arm injuries and his father-in-law, Thomas Horton, also of London, suffered facial cuts. Both men were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment and then transferred to London hospitals. Both were reported in satisfactory condition. Total damage in the crash was listed at approximately $2,000 by OPP Constable Bill Glassford. At 2:00 p.m. a car driven by Michael Pickard, London, failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 81 east of Grand Bend and ended up in the ditch. Pickard sustained a broken left shoulder. Elizabeth Kish, also of London, suffered a bump on the head and John Soltys, another Londoner, had multiple bruises. The driver and his two passengers were treated in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, and then released. Damage was estimated at $800 by Constable Don Mason. Businessmen elect officers Bob Fletcher was elected president of the Exeter Board of Trade at the annual meeting held at the Exeter arena, Thursday. He succeeds Earl Campbell in that position. Harold Gunn is first vice- president and Bill Gilfillan is the new second vice-president. Harry Stewart and Bill Batten retained their respective jobs as treasurer and secretary. Directors named for the year are: Ray Wuerth, Bob Dinney, Edith Boyle, George Rether, Norm Whiting, George Dobbs, Jim Hennessey, Milt Robbins, Morley Hall and Jim Russell. Plans for the coming year were discussed and the members decided to stage a summer sidewalk sale as well as another Santa Claus parade. Another area driver had his license suspended for three months after pleading guilty to a charge of impaired driving before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. Dawson Ray Keller, Dash- wood, was charged on April 4 after police noticed his erratic driving. A breathalizer test was given and showed a substantial impairment. In addition to the suspension, Keller was fined $100, Liquor offences again con- stituted half the court docket and several paid fines for underage drinking or having liquor in a place other than their residence. John Clark Webster, Zurich, was fined $30 for having beer in a place other than his residence and Joseph John Vandenberg, Forest, paid $30 for the same offence. Gary Joseph Heynsbergen, Seaforth, paid a fine of $35 for consuming liquor while under the age of 21. Await sentence Four area youths are awaiting sentence on a charge of theft of over $50. Charged with the theft of a car owned by Oscar Pfaff, Crediton, were: David Lloyd Vincent, Exeter; Kenneth James Smith, Crediton; Norman Walker, Huron Park; and Kenneth Walker, Huron Park. All four pleaded guilty to the theft on April 12 and Judge Hays ordered pre-sentence reports on all four. Disposition of the cases will be made on June 22. James Frederick Wood, Exeter, was fined $40 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing a disturbance at the Dashwood Hotel on March 3. The court learned he became engaged in a scuffle in the beverage room with Ross Keller and some obscene language was used by the accused. Two motorists paid speeding fines at the Tuesday court session, Nancy Regier, Dash- wood,was fined$20 for a speed of 40 in a 30 m.p.h. zone and Robert Westlake, Zurich, paid the same amount for a speed of 70 in a 60 zone. In another case under the High- way Traffic Act, Ralph E. MacGregor, Dashwood, was fined $30 for creating un- necessary noise with his vehicle in Dashwood on April 17. Broke window Jack Joseph DeBoeck, Exeter, was fined $50 or five days in jail on a mischief charge laid in Exeter on February 8. The court learned that on that At Monday night's regular meeting, RAP named a com- mittee to start plans on building an addition to the Exeter arena. Bob Pooley, Jim Newby and Derry Boyle were appointed to check into the advisability of modifying the arena, especially in regard to dressing rooms. The adding of dressing rooms probably at the west side of the arena became a possibility a couple of months ago when the Exeter Kinsmen club announced they were willing to provide a new ice surfacing machine for date DeBoeck ran across the street from the localtown hall and kicked in a large window at Darling's IGA and then ran heedlessly into a parked car. Damage was set at $150 and DeBoeck said he had made restitution. Evidence at the court session indicated DeBoeck had been in hospital the day before the in- cident because of drug abuse problems. He was in a hospital from Feb. 10 to 18 for the same reason. Judge Glenn Flays said he was satisfied there was no animosity shown by DeBoeck towards the injured parties. The accused said he was emotionally unstable at the time. After indicating he would take the jail term in lieu of the fine, Judge Hays gave the youth time to pay the $50. use at the arena. It would be necessary to store the new machinery at the north end where the present Junior Hawks dressing room is located. All RAP members agreed Monday night that new dressing rooms for visiting teams and referees were imperative. The referees are now forced to dress in a very small equipment room in the hallway leading to the arena proper. Some suggestions made earlier would have five rooms of 10 foot by 10 foot size. Reeve Derry Boyle, a member of RAP said during the discussion, "There is no way that we can afford a new arena for quite a few years so we should get the ball rolling right away for an addition to give us respectable dressing rooms." The building committee will be reporting back to RAP with their • Please turn to page 3 Stolen vehicle found in swamp Two district residents have been charged with possession of stolen goods following a police investigation regarding a 1966 model car found stripped and burned out in the Hay swamp area last week. OPP Constable Bill Glassford was in charge of the investigation and found that the car had been stolen on April 29 from a shopping plaza in Kitchener. Most of the items stripped from the vehicle have been located and names of the two suspects are being withheld pending corri- pl, ion of the invtltigation„ • • PAINTING IN PROGRESS — Painting and redecorating is the order of the day at Erwood 1 in Usborne township, north-east of Exeter. The home for boys has been approved by the Ontario Boarding Homes Act and will open by the end of June. In the process of painting are Barry,Kayz, Eric Yoder and Ray Funk. T-A photo New home for boys to open next month QUEEN ANC) ATTENDANtS At Friday's At-Home dance at South Huron District High School Barb Lamport fas named Queen of the ball. Barb is shown seated with her attendants from the left, Dianne Taylor, M'ittiel Abbott, .to Atrr►c Burke, Glenda Fisher, Sandra Skinner and Lynda Koehler., T-A photo RAP okays addition for dressing rooms e I Five young people, whose ages average 23 years, have embarked on an ambitious and extremely worthwhile project in Usborne Township. x They recently purchased a 50 acre farm with buildings, pond and woods formerly owned by Mac Hodgert, and are in the process of getting the property in shape for a home for eight boys who do not have normal homes. A private venture, the home will be known as Erwood I. The new owners, who will also work as staff, are Linda and Tim Ewert, Ray Funk, Barry Katz, and Eric Yoder. Their university degrees range through sociology, psychology, religion, philosophy •