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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-06-03, Page 1A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE — Many styles of high jumping were evident at last week's track and field meet at the Exeter public school. Brian Mercer is shown using a different method in an apparent unsuccessful attempt. T-A photo G et jail terms on drug charge LEGION ROOM OWICATED -,At a special ceremony Friday night, a new lounge at the R. E. Poolcy Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion was dedicated in the memory of a former member Tommy Tapp. Shown after unveiling the picture of Mr., Tapp are from the left, the chaplain Rev, George Anderson, Andy Meiling, past president Gord McTavish, Reg McDonald and Ted McDonald of London who supplied the picture. 'T-A photo Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 3, 1971 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Secondary teachers resign, county board is pink-listed Investigate bite, break and enter One dog bite and a break and enter were among investigations conducted this week by the Exeter OPP detachment officers. On Friday, four-year-old Heather Prout, RR 1, Centralia, was bitten by a neighbor's dog. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prout. The break and enter occurred last week at Club Albatross at Huron Park. Entry was gained through a window into the service wing of the building. A box of ketchup and a box of crackers were removed by the thieves, but they were abandoned near the building. ased' bank, o stopped o men who asked for change $10 bill at an Exeter bank Wednesday aroused the ion of the teller and police advised of the men's ac- Constable Dale Lamont ixeter Constable George tson kept a surveillance of o men and their car, nining that the latter was stered in Toronto. he two men visited both banks id the trust office here and were finally stopped by police as they headed out of town after dinner, It was then learned the two had been "casing" the banks, but not for the purpose of attempting any crime. They were members of the branch location planning department of another bank and were surveying the community to see if it had any possibilities for one of their branches. STUDIES DENTISTRY Barry Morlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morlock, RR 2, Crediton, graduated from the University of Western Ontario, May 27, with the degree of Bachelor of Science, chemistry major. Last year he was enrolled in dentistry and will continue his studies in that field at U.W.O. FANSHAWE GRADUATE William J. Ratz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ratz, Dashwood, graduated from Fanshawe College with honors in Behavioural Science. The graduation ceremonies took place, May 28, in Centennial Hall. GRADUATES WITH HONORS David R. Brock an Honor graduate received his B.Sc. (Agr.) from the University of Guelph at the recent convocation. He has taken a position with the Department of Agriculture and Food in Middlesex County as assistant agricultural representative. David is married to the former Deanna Forrest of Kippen and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brock, Staffa. WINS PHARMACY AWARD Deborah Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnston of Exeter received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto, May 28, Deborah, who won the Empire Laboratories Award in Hospital Pharmacy, will start a hospital pharmacy residency program at Victoria Hospital, London, in July, The Huron County hoard of education was "pink-listed." Monday by the Ontario Secon- dary School Teachers' Federation following the resignation of the majority of the 269 teachers in the county, The federation has requested, in a pink letter, that its 34,000 members not accept a position with the board until negotiations have been completed. Monday morning, Warren Brown of Mississatiga, a federation negotiator, submitted resignations to the board from what he described as an "overwhelming majority" of the teachers, principals and vice- principals. It was learned that all but three of the staff at South Huron District High School had sub- mitted resignations. The resignations do not become effective until August 31 and negotiations will continue bet- ween the board and the teachers. A meeting was planned last night in Clinton. Board chairman R. M. Elliott said he was surprised at the teachers' action at this time. He said he felt the two sides were still moving closer to a set- tlement when the resignations were submitted. "This action seems a little drastic," he stated, but he didn't consider negotiations to be at an impasse. Salary committee chairman Mrs. Dorothy Wallace, Goderich, said in( a prepared statement followidg a meeting in Clinton, Tuesday, that "while attempting to reflect the economy of the county in its salary offers, the negotiating committee of the board has at no time refused to continue negotiations". Little problem in finding work There may be a high level of unemployment in some parts of Canada among graduates but in the Central Huron Secondary School two year occupations course, there are only three boys left in the class who have not obtained jobs. "Almost all of this year's Grade 10 have obtained jobs and have been working since the winter holiday (April)" reported J. W. Coulter, superintendent of program and planning. "Is that really true?" asked vice-chairman John l3roadfoot who expressed amazement that while there is such a high rate of unemployment reported, any boy or girl with a two year oc- cupations course can find work without too much difficulty. "The credit goes to the teachers who have worked with industry and assisted to place these young people," explained Coulter. Rider suffers • • • minor injury Six year-old Jeffrey Hohner, 173 Anne Street was taken to South Huron Hospital early Tuesday evening after being involved in an accident at the corner of William and Anne Streets. The boy who was released after examination of bruises and minor facial injuries, was riding a bicycle when in collision with a vehicle driven by Shirley May Lammie, 82 Mill Street. Huron Park girl wins in contest Among the winners in the 11th annual forest fire prevention poster contest sponsored by the Ontario Forestry Association was a Huron Park girl. Winning an honorable mention award was Brenda Sauder, a grade eight student at J.A,D. McCurdy public school at Huron Park. Sorry, color can't be used The Times-Advocate wishes to point out once again it can not accept color photographs for reproduction. Several graduates have sub- mitted color photos this week, and we regret that it is im- possible to get a satisfactory reproduction from them. One of the basic problems is that red photographs s black and the flesh-tones in t e color photographs turn toot irk for satisfactory use. While most graduate. have been able to come up with a satisfactory black and white replacement, there may be some who have no alternative. The T-A will still be pleased to print an account of the graduate's accomplishment, even if a pic- ture can not be used, However, the teachers com- plained that the ,eommittee delayed in calling meetings, while they (the teachers) wanted to get the issue settled. Differs One of the main problem areas is the matter of salaries, and statements from the two groups are contradictory. Mrs. Wallace said at the final meeting with the teachers on May 13, the board raised its offer from 3.5 percent (which is the increase the teachers would have, received had the current agreement been renewed without change) to an offer of five per- cent. "Hence, the committee was disappointed when the teachers' committee abruptly refused the offer and placed further negotiations in the hands of the OSSTF," Mrs. Wallace said. An Exeter businessman and a Windsor university student were sentenced to jail terms Wed- nesday afternoon by Judge H, Lang after they were found guilty of possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. John C. Snell, 26, Exeter, received an eight-month jail term, while Claude Emmanuel Mercure, 21, University of Windsor, was sentenced to three months and two years probation. The charges against the pair were laid by Exeter Police Chief Ted Day and Constable John Cairns. Constable Cairns told the court he spotted Mercure at Snell's Shell Service at 11;30 p.m. on August 5 and saw him remove a brown paper bag from the trunk of the car he was driving and place it along a fence at the ex- treme north side of the Exeter service station lot, Mercure then went to a small truck on the lot, opened the passenger's door and removed an object which he placed in his right trouser pocket. Constable Cairns then ap- proached Mercure and took him into custody and reported finding in excess of $400 in cash in the right front pocket of the Windsor man. The police then searched the vehicle driven by Mercure and found a small plastic bag con- taining a quantity of marijuana beside the driver's seat, Mercure was then charged with possession of marijuana and taken to Goderich jail, He was later released on bail on August 6, During the only meeting with the OSSTF negotiating cern- mittee on May 27, which lasted from 8:00 p,m. to 5:00 aati, the board committee again raised its offer from five to five and a half percent. On the other hand, the teachers say the increase offered is only two percent. Another area of conflict is the retirement gratuity benefit. The board is suggesting this be dropped. Actually, little information about the contract discussions has been made public, The board is running an advertisement in this issue stating their position. The advertisement arrived just prior to press time and didn't enable the T-A to check out the teachers' position on the matters outlined. The teachers have provided no statements to this newspaper, with Snell providing the bail. The police continued a constant surveillance of the Snell station and at 4;30 p.m. on August 6, three Exeter men picked up the brown paper bag left by Mercure near the fence. The three were Gary Heywood, Ronald Broderick and Randy Weber. They were seen in conversation with Snell prior to picking up the bag. After the three picked up the bag, they were stopped by the police and taken into custody for questioning. As a result of the questioning, the police released the three men and charged Snell with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Mercure was then also charged with the same offense. In court, the Exeter men revealed they had been asked by Snell to pick up the bag along the fence and get rid of it. Judge Lang asked Snell why he didn't do it himself rather than get three friends into trouble. The Exeter man replied that he had already been found guilty on two drug charges and didn't want to become involved again. RCMP Cpl, Keith Trail, Goderich, told the court that the one pound of refined marijuana found in the bag at the Snell lot was worth about $360 to $400 "wholesale" and could probably be "retailed" in cigarettes for about $700. Acting Crown Attorney in the trial was E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton. Snell was represented by Alan Baker, Q.C., London, while Norman Peel, Q.C., London, represented Mercure. WINS SCHOLARSHIP Douglas Prout received his honors degree in mathematics at the convocation ceremonies at the University of Waterloo last week. He was the winner of a national research scholarship for $3 ,8 00, and teaching fellowship for $1,000. He will return to the university to attain his Master's degree. Douglas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Prout, RR 3, Exeter. The Honourable C. S. Mac- naughton took his oath of office Tuesday as the Minister of Transportation and Com- munications, completing the formal amalgamation of the departments of Highways and Transports in the Ontario government. The oath administered by Lieutenant-Governor W. Ross MacDonald, followed royal assent, Friday to legislation creating the new department. The new portfolio gives the Huron MPP the distinction of having served in the most port- folios, seven, in the history of the Ontario Legislature. In addition to serving twice as minister of highways, he has also held the offices of treasurer, minister of revenue, treasurer and minister of economics and minister of transport. Previously he shared the record of six portfolios with former Premier George Henry and former treasurer Dana Porter, both deceased. With his new title, the Huron MPP assumes responsibility for the operation of the Ontario northland transportation com- mission as well as functions of highways and transport. The combined budget is more than 550 million dollars and the staff exceeds 12,000 persons. "I anticipate substantial economies from this amalgamation", stated the minister. " In the reorganization program already underway, we are consolidating the number of allied activities which will reduce the staff and operating requirements of the two former departments, The new depart- ment will concentrate on more sensitive and co-ordinated ap- proaches to transportation." "To stimulate development in slow growth areas and to provide a continuing service to rural Members of Huron County Council learned Friday at the May session in Goderich that Huronview will initiate a vacation care program as soon as possible. Under this plan, families in Huron County who are caring for senior members of their families in their own homes, will have the FINAL CQMIVIITMENT Sister Joan Overholt made her final commitment to service at Loretto College School, Toronto, May 30. She has taught schools in Stratford and Toronto and is presently studying theology and psychology at University of Windsor. Sister Joan is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Overholt, Stratford, and the late Harold Overholt, formerly of Zurich. communities, we will be refining our highway network and looking more closely at rail, air and water services." "In urban centres, we hope to relieve traffic pressures by en- couraging more efficient forms of mass transit and commuter services." In the rapidly developing field of communications, the depart- ment is defining provincial ob- jectives in the development of TV, radio and data transmission systems which offer considerable potential for economic and social progress. "My new department," stated MacNaughton "must become heavily involved in the new Arrest five over drugs A total of 89 occurrences were investigated by the Grand Bend detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police during the week ending May 29. Sgt. C. M. Hawke in charge of the 25-man summer force at Grand Bend reported Monday that 34 persons were charged with various offences under the Liquor Control Act. Of four charges covered by the Criminal Code, two were for having possession of ,offensive weapons and one each on charges of theft and malicious damage. Five persons were arrested for narcotic control act offences and turned over to the Sarnia RCMP detachment for further detach- ment. At the same time, Sgt. Hawke has a word of caution for motorists leaving their cars unattended at the summer resort. He asks that all doors and windows be locked in an attempt to curb the number of thefts of autos and the contents. opportunity to arrange to have their aged loved ones cared for at Huronview while the family enjoys a vacation, has to be away in hospital or plans for a special event such as a wedding, etc. "The main purpose therefore is that it offers the supportive services and the encouragement so that the family will be willing to continue to have the older member of the family remain in the household," the report stated. Residents admitted under the vacation care program to a Home for the Aged may stay for one week, up to a maximum of one month. The program will be offered on a year-round basis and where possible the visitor will be required to pay the going rate for accommodation at the home. In cases where the resident or family does not have'the financial resources, no applicant will be excluded from the program for this reason, It was also reported in con- nection with the Huronview report that the engineers covered by the Union Contract with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 772, have been granted wages of $2.90 per hour including shift premium retroactive to January 1, 1970 and expiring December 31 , 1970, FINE ARTS DEGREE Dorothy Patricia Moffatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Moffatt of Lambeth and granddaughter of Mrs. D. A. Moffatt of Kippen and Mrs. J. L, Kydd, formerly of Exeter, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario at the spring convocation. She has accepted a position in the Fine Art department of U.W.O. processes affecting tran- sportation and communications. We intend to field a strong team to compete in the technological sweepstakes." The Huron MPP is now serving in his 14th year in the legislature. CONTINUES STUDIES Bruce James Forrest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Forrest, Hensall, graduated from University of Western Ontario, May 27, with a Bachelor of Science degree in honors chemistry. He plans to begin graduate studies in the fall. DIVINITY DEGREE Simon Nagel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gert J. Nagel, Exeter, graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from the Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan, May 24. NEW TEACHER Linda Helen Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Knight, RR 1, Woodham, graduated from London Teachers' College. Linda has accepted a position at Stephen Central School. She is a graduate of &mons, 4 4 B.A. IN GEOGRAPHY Douglas Stanlake, son of. Mr, and Mrs, Norman Stanlake, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geography at Waterloo Lutheran University convocation, May '23. He is 110 presently employed with the Department of Energies and Resources Management. it Deer killed in accident There was one death reported in the only accident investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week, The death was of a deer, which was killed while crossing the road on 15 sideroad in Hay Township. It was struck when it bounded out in front of a truck driven by Peter Oud, Kippen, on Saturday. Damage in the crash was listed at $40 and the animal was removed by Ray Bellanger of the , department of lands and forests. During the past week, the local officers charged 35 persons under the High,./ay Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 36. Two persons were charged with impaired driving. There were four charges under the Criminal Code and three under the Liquor Control Act. Cancer canvass up considerably Two local associations have recently completed successful drives for funds in this area. Mrs. Carfrey Cann, convener for the Flowers of Hope cam- paign for the mentally retarded states that over $1,900 has been collected to date, with still more I* to come. The Cancer Society for South Huron netted $7,420 in this year's canvass. This is an increase of $4,111 over last year's drive. The Ladies Hide for Cancer, held on two consecutivbe Sun- days in May; cleared $1-,660. Norman Whiting, the cancer campaign manager said he is 'extremely happy,' and already has plans underway for the 1972 canvass. Huronview plans for vacation care MacNaughton sets record serving in seven porfolios