HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-05-20, Page 3DISASSEMBLING FIRST — Employees at Bell Aerospace at Grand Bend are beginning to disassemble
four hovercraft in order to construct a new model. Shown at work are from the left, Greg Reed, Phil
Phillips, Jack Schearman and Harold Smith. T-A photo
`The Ch Ch urchesrel
in the area
Invite you to join them for
Worship, Fellowship and
Services
By MRS. KEN McKELLAR
OFFICE STAFF — The operation of Bell Aerospace at the former Grand Bend airport property is
moving toward full swing with assembly of the first hovercraft slated in the next couple of months.
Purchasing agent Ray Dolan is shown with office staff Mrs. Patricia Brooks, Mrs, Claire Allen and Mrs.
Betty Gibbs. T-A photo
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TRIVITT MEMORIAL
ANGLICAN CHURCH
RectOr: Rev. G. A. Anderson
•• Organist: Mr. David Elston
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 20
7:30 p.m.—Holy Communion
Sunday After Ascension Day
May 23
A 8:00 ,a.m.—Holy Communion
11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer
Sunday School and Bible Class
A warm welcome awaits you!
First croft ready for December testing
Times-Advocate, May 20, 1971
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IN CHARGE OF ENGINEERING — Engineering is playing a big part in the current program of Bell
Aerospace at Grand Bend. The first hovercraft is expected to be ready for testing by the end of the year.
Part of the engineering staff is shLwn here. Back, designers Jim Grimwood, Ron Helm, Ian Armstrong
and Dennis Runalls. Front, chief' draftsman C. B. McIntosh and chief engineer R. R. Duane. T-A photo
CAVEN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Minister:
Rev. Wilfred D. Jarvis,
B.A., B.D.
Organist: Mr. Robert McIntosh
Sunday, May 23
10:15 a.m.—Sunday School
11:30 a.m.—"Up, but not Away"
Nursery
PEACE
41, LUTHERAN CHURCH
Andrew and George Streets
Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman
9:15 a.m.—Morning Worship
10:30 a.m.—Sunday School
ZION
LUTHERAN CHURCH
DASHWOOD
Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m,—Morning Worship
Churches of the Lutheran Hour
EXETER PENTECOSTAL
TABERNACLE
MAIN AT VICTORIA
Rev. Austin Gedcke
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.— Morning Worship
7:30 p.m.—Evangelistic Service
"A Warm Welcome Awaits You
At The Pentecostal Church"
EMMANUEL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Huron St. West
Fundamental — Evangelical
11:00 a.m.—"The Continuous
Deep Concern and Care of
Christ for the Christians"
+11 7:30 p.m.—"The Star of the
Story"
Sunday School for all the
Family 9:45 a.m.
Nursery facilities at all Sunday
services,
Prayer and Bible Study
Wed., 8:00 p.m.
Mrs. E. A. Keyes, Organist
Rev. R. H. Lynne, ,Pastor
Telephone 235-2476
"WHERE THE WHOLE BIBLE
IS BELIEVED AND TAUGHT"
EXETER UNITED CHURCH
Exeter, Ontario
Minister:
Rev. Glen D. Wright, B.A.,B.D.
Organist & Choirmaster:
Mr. Robert Cameron
Music Director:
Mrs. Roland McCaffrey
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a ,m.—Worship Service
Nursery
For Courtesy Car Phone 235-0494
BETHEL
REFORMED CHURCH
Huron Street East
Rev. Harmen Heeg, Minister
Sunday, May 23
10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
English
11:00 a.m.—Sunday School
3:00 p.m.—Afternoon Worship
English
`Come and Worship'
CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 20
8:00 p.m.—Rev. G. Hoytema of
London,
Sunday, May 23
10:00 a.m.—Rev. Kroeze, Blyth
English
2:15 p.m.—Rev. Kroeze, Blyth
English
3:15 p.m.—Sunday School
The Back to God Hour
CHLO 4:30 p.m. Dial 1570
CALVARY
United Church of Canada
DASHWOOD
Minister:
Rev. Bruce Guy, B.A.
Organist: Mrs. K. McCra•
Sunday, May 23
10:00 a.m.—Worship Service
11:00 a.m.— Sunday School
CENTRALIA
FAITH TABERNACLE
Undenominational
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:15 a.m.—Morning Worship
8:00 p.m.—Evangelistic Service
Tuesdays 8:00 p.m.—Bible Study
Rev. H. Wuerch
ZION UNITED CHURCH
CREDITON
Minister:
Rev. Douglas Warren, B.A.,B.D.
Sunday, May 23
10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
Nursery for children 3 years
and under.
11:15 a.m.—Sunday School
-Classes for all ages
8:00 p,m,—Evening Fellowship
Hour at the manse.
• All are welcome
Seek homes for •
visiting youths
A Stranger is a Friend You
Haven't Met Yet, is the theme of
the second Exeter Toc Alpha
conference to be held at South
Huron District High School
during the weekend of May 28 -
30.
Sixty strangers (out-of-town
teenagers) from all over the
province are registered along
with around 20 local people.
These young people will need a
place to stay for two nights and
billets are urgently required for
them at local homes. Anyone
having an extra bed or two is
asked to phone 235-0775.
Guest speakers are being
brought in to conduct the
seminars on such subjects as Aid
for Suicide, Yoga, and American
Control in Canada.
MRS. L. M. M. CLARK
Mrs. L. M. Marguerite Clark,
wife of Ray Stuart Clark, passed
away at the Royal Victoria
Hospital, Montreal, May 11, 1971.
Besides her husband she is
survived by her children, Mrs. W.
H. Chalres, Halifax, Ross,
Westchester, Penn., Sharron,
Clark, Montreal, and sisters,
Mrs. Len Chamberlain, London,
and Mrs. Aubrey Graper, Exeter,
Six grandchildren also survive.
The funeral was from the
Needham Memorial Chapel,
London, May 14, with Rev. A. E.
C. Pentland, DD officiating.
Interment was in Exeter
Cemetery.
ARTHUR G. EDIGHOFFER
Arthur G. Edighoffer passed
away in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, May 15, 1971, in his 86th
year. He was the husband of the
late Dora Eilber,
Surviving is his son, Grant,
Zurich, and a brother Edgar,
Pigeon, Michigan.
The funeral was conducted
from the Westlake Funeral
Home, Zurich May 17, with in-
terment in Emmanuel United
Church Cemetery.
GILBERT JOHN DUNCAN
Gilbert J. Duncan passed away
at the Exeter Nursing Home,
May 14, 1971, in his 81st year. He
is survived by his wife, the for-
mer Ruby Passmore.
Also surviving is his son, Ken
Duncan, of Usborne Township
and three grandchildren, Floyd,
Janis and Sheila.
Mr. Duncan was the son of the
late John and Janet Duncan and
had lived all his life in Usborne
Township.
He was a member of Thames
Road United Church where he
had served as an elder, He had
also acted on the Usborne council
for several years.
The funeral service was held at
Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home
May 17, with Rev, Stewart Miner
officiating. Burial was in Roys
cemetery.
The pallbearers were Glenn
Allen, Jack Duncan, Jack
Borland, Bob Mayer, Ray
McCurdy and Ross Francis,
The firSt Voyageur hovercraft
being built in the Grand rend
area is expected to be ready for
preliminary testing by the end of
the year.
William M. Smith, vice-
president of Bell Aerospace in
charge of the operation located at
the former Grand Bend airport
property said last week that
major assembly work would
begin in late September,
Presently 23 persons are on
staff at Grand Bend with the
biggest effort being put on
planning and engineering.
An additional 15 or 20 em-
ployees will be added in the next
couple of months to bring the
staff to full strength for the first
phase of manufacturing.
Four used hovercraft are now
inside the large hangar, and are
being disassembled. These craft
will be used as basic components
in reassembling the new design.
It is expected one of the 60 foot
long and 30 foot wide hovercraft
will be manufactured every two
months when production gets into
high gear.
Major assembly will start in
late September when the first
structural box that will form the
hull of the craft will arrive.
The structural boxes are being
manufactured by the major sub-
contractor Fleet Manufacturing
of Fort Erie.
Three other firms are also
involved in supplying parts.
British Hovercraft of Cowes,
England is designing and
fabricating the skirt system
which will also arrive in Sep-
tember.
13v MRS, HUGH MORENZ
Mr. & MrsJimMurray,Martha
and Elizabeth of Harrow visited
Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Don
Adams and sons. Mrs. Adams'
mother, Mrs. Allan Collie of
London, is spending a few days
this week with the Adams'
family.
Dennis Schroeder and Bonnie
Baker attended afternoon classes
on child study for Grade XII
students at South Huron High
School Thursday. Dennis went
with Kathy Grenier and Bonnie
with Sandra Baker.
Mr. & Mrs. Art Meininger have
returned home from Detroit after
visiting a few weeks with sons
Bob and Tom and their families.
Bonnie Baker of Stratford
spent a few days last week with
her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs.
Ken Baker and her aunts and
uncles.
James Snyder spent the
weekend at Kitchener with his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. &
Mrs. Otto Plien.
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Zielman and
family were Sunday dinner
guests with Mrs. Zielman's
brother and wife, Mr. & Mrs. Bill
Janzen at Kingsville when they
celebrated Mr. Janzen's birthday
and Mr. & Mrs. Zielman's 17th
wedding anniversary.
Bill Morenz spent the weekend
with friends in London and
Saturday they were competitors
at the Emco Co. golf tournament
held at St. Mary's Golf and
Country Club.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Goodman
of Detroit are spending a few
days in Exeter this week and on
Monday evening visited their
cousins, Mr. & Mrs. Les Adams,
Mrs. James Miller was hostess
for the May meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of Cromarty
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Miller
presided and opened the meeting
with a poem. Mrs. Laverne led in
devotions based on Nehemiah,
Mrs, Charles Douglas gave an
interesting account of a recent
trip to Guelph University,
comparing the present course of
study and methods of education
with those of past years.
Ten members answered the
roll call by naming the favourite
flower in their own garden.
It was decided to help pay
expenses of one or two young
people who wish to attend the
Presbyterian Congress at the
University of Guelph.
The work committee reported
eight bags of good used clothing
had been packed. Flowers were
sent to Rev. S. Kerr who was a
patient in Stratford hospital.
Lunch was served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs. R, Laing
and Mrs. T. L. Scott,
PERSONALS
Mrs. Hugh Currie and Mrs. Al
Campbell of Dorchester visited
Thursday with Mr. & Mrs. Otto
Walker,
Mr. & Mrs, Larry Gardiner and
children, accompanied by Mr. &
Mrs. Otto Walker visited Sunday
with Mr. & Mrs. Prank Erwin at
Putnam.
HONOR BRIDE-ELECT
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent at the home of Mr. & Mrs.
Mac 'Almond Sunday when
Turbine engines are being
obtained from United Aircraft of
Canada Limited and Uniroyal of
Kitchener will be supplying
rubber impregnated liners for the
fuel tanks.
Mr. Smith said his company
was pleased with the facilities at
Grand Bend with sufficient land
area, plenty of room for ex-
pansion, easy access to water and
a good labour market available.
Hiring of manufacturing
employees is being done in co-
operation with the Canada Man-
power Centre at Goderich.
Engineering staff came from as
far away as Ottawa, Montreal
and Toronto,
He emphasized the "all-
Canadian" aspect of the project,
noting that "only a couple" of key
men from the United States are
involved in it.
"In fact we have brought two
Canadians back from the U.S.
One man is considered tops in his
field in North America," added
the vice-president,
The 60-foot crafts will be
capable of carrying 25-ton
payloads of cargo and will be
especially useful in the North.
The hovercraft is able to
operate on land, water, ice, snow
and muskeg.
Sewer tenders
— Continued from front page
The tender of Bullock Con-
struction was 'accepted for the
application of dust layer, The
firm submitted the only tender of
25.3 cents per gallon of prime and
$3,35 per ton of sand.
Tenders for the work had been
opened two weeks ago, but
council decided to re-tender
because one of the two bids
submitted was based on the
wrong material.
The firm which submitted the
incorrect bid did not re-bid and
the Bullock price was the same as
their original one.
It was indicated that it may be
well into June before council
receives permission from the
department of highways to
spread the dust preventative
coating on the streets, despite the
fact complaints have already
started regarding the dust
problem.
GB council
— Continued from front page
Saturday night of this week at
dusk. The main street will be
blocked off at Huron street and
cars parking along the beach will
be charged one dollar each to
watch the fireworks.
Councillor Shirley Sylvester
informed council that she had
received nine complaints during
the past week of dogs running at
large in the village, especially in
Green Acres.
Councillor Dave Jackson
replied that two dogs had been
picked up by the dog catcher
within the last week or so. One
had been reclaimed and one was
destroyed when the owner failed
to show up.
A notice is being placed in the
T-A to inform residents that dog
tags are available at the clerk's
office and dogs running at large
will be picked up.
If a dog has a tag when picked
up the owner can be notified and
three days is allowed for
redemption before any further
steps are taken,
large gathering of the Lamond
relatives met in honour of the
approaching marriage of
Elizabeth McLeod, daughter of
Mrs. Mary (Lamond) McLeod
and the late Mr. H. McLeod.
The bride to be was presented
with a linen shower. Lunch was
served and all enjoyed a
sociable get together.
CW club hear
Artic missionary
Mrs. H. R. Rokeby-Thomas,
Kirkton, presented an interesting
talk, accompanied by blown up
photographs, to the Christians
Women's Club at Trivitt Parish
Hall, Thursday morning.
She spoke with wit and en-
thusiasm about her experiences
on Victoria Island in the Arctic
when she and her husband were
missionaries there several years
ago.
She recounted the frightening,
yet often exalting, confrontations
with the native people in this very
primitive part of the world,
Mrs. Rokeby-Thoma is the wife
of Rev, Rokeby-Thomas, the
Anglican minister at Kirkton,
Saintsbury and Granton.
Sunday evening, members of
the club motored to Huronview to
present a service of song under
the leadership of Mrs. Eric
Luther,
The Rev. George Anderson
accompanied them and gave a
short sermon on 'Confrontations'
to the residents.
It will be ideal for north
country operators who need to
haul heavy cargo where no
prepared or hard surfaced roads
are available.
The weight factor is spread out
and is much less than vehicles
and the low cushion pressure will
not affect the ecology of the
tundra country.
The engines are designed for
Middlesex County Judge R. S.
Macnab, Wednesday, disallowed
a motion presented on behalf of
an Exeter man to have a
statement of claims amended
upwards after a jury had earlier
awarded him almost five times
the amount of damages sought.
A jury on Tuesday had set John
Burke's general damages at
$34,200, The statement of claim
asked for general damages of
only $7,000.
Lawyer D. G. Arntfield,
London, immediately moved to
amend the statement of claim
upwards, while defence lawyer T.
R. Parker, Ingersoll, opposed the
motion.
Judge Macnab reserved
decision for one day and then
brought in his ruling that the
claim would remain at $7,000 and
not be amended to the higher
figure.
In civil cases, the jury mem-
bers do not know how much
CAMPING STARTS
The Ausable River Con-
servation Authority announced
early this week that their
Parkhill camping ground
facilities would be open for the
Victoria Day weekend.
A total of 59 sites will be
available with the convenience of
hydro, running water and hot
showers.
cold weather starting anu
operation with multi,fuel
capabilities,
One of the four hovercraft now
being disassembled was used by
the United States Coast Guard on
an experimental basis,
The other three were also
basically experimental and came
.from British Hovercraft Cor-
poration of England which is co-
money a plaintiff is seeking and
the lawyers cannot suggest
amounts to them.
The skirmishing was
necessary, lawyer Arntfield
explained later, because a
plaintiff cannot have a judgment
recorded for more than the
amount in the statement of claim.
Usually after a jury verdict,
the plaintiff's lawyer moves for
judgment in accordance with the
verdict, Mr. Arntfield said.
However, in this case, that
would not put the plaintiff within
the statement of claim, the
lawyer said, so he moved first to
amend the statement upwards.
The suit arose out of a two-car
accident at Adelaide Street and
Concession 10 of London Town-
ship June 10, 1967.
Plaintiffs in the action were
Mr. Burke, the driver of one car,
and Management Rentals
Limited, owners of his car.
Defendants were Marjorie Kerr
of Delaware, driver of the second
car, and Robert Kugler of
Southampton, owner of that car.
The jury found Mr. Burke 30
percent at fault in the collision
and Mrs. Kerr 70 percent at fault.
Mr. Burke suffered a separated
right shoulder in the crash. The
jury was told he continues to
suffer pain in the shoulder and
has a numbness in two fingers of
his right hand,
Another complication arose
near
operating with fiell Aerospace in
the federal government assisted
Voyageur program,
Bell Aerospace is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Textron
Canada, Limited.
Sales of the hovercraft which.
will sell for under one
dollars are being handled by
company vice-president Jim
Mills in Ottawa,
when it was not decided whether
the Exeter man would receive the
entire $7,000 claim or only 70
percent of it in view of the jury's
verdict that he had been 30
percent at fault,
Judge Macnab has reserved his
decision on that matter.
Youngster unhurt
in crash with car
Six-year old David Shaw, 249
Pryde Boulevard received minor
injuries Friday afternoon when
he ran into the side of a vehicle
driven by Alvin Fulton, RR 3,
Exeter.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of Main and Sanders
streets. 41
The youth suffered bruises to
his left arm and back.
Mobile homes
— Continued from front page
necessary before final per-
mission to ' the developer is
granted.
"We still have a long way to go
yet, " Mrs. Jermyn advised,
noting that agreements would
have to be drawn up to set the
restrictions for the development.
In addition, the area has to be
rezoned and a public hearing
would have to be staged.
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