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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-12-16, Page 1Only one board member, three neighbors at hearing Two stilt 'serious' but are improving development with a total of 137 mobile homes, One of the neighboring property owners, Peter Aunger, cited a problem which had been mentioned at the previous session — that of the dangers associated with the increased traffic on George St. Both he and George Dobbs I Four in jured on icy road Two Granton area women remain in serious condition in St. Joseph's hospital, London following a car-truck crash, early Thursday morning. Mrs. Norman Jaques, driver of the car and. Mrs. Doug Tuckey, a passenger in the back seat received serious injuries when their vehicle was struck in the rear by a transport truck owned by Pollock Rentals of Strathroy and driven by James Henderson, RR 3 Lambeth. Both women were reported still in the intensive care unit, Wednesday morning but slightly improved. Mrs. Jaques suffered a fractured skull and splintered shoulder while Mrs. Tuckey has a crushed chest and other internal injuries. SERIOUS CAR CRASH — An early morning crash Thursday near Whalens Corners sent four area women to hospital. The car shown above was hit in the rear by a transport truck. Mrs. Norman Jaques driver of the car and Mrs. Doug Tuckey are in serious condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. reported at the meeting their cars had slid down the incline on George St. as they entered Main to get to the town hall. Davidson suggested it may require some change in the grade of the street, but explained that most traffic from the first stage would probably use the Alexander St, access to Main. Aunger asked if an access could be created at Riverside Drive. He didn't get much support from Dobbs on that suggestion. The latter said he would fight to keep that street closed and ex- plained he had talked to highway officials when he purchased his Please turn to page 3 '''''' • ' Mrs. Marjorie Mills, riding. irl the front seat with Mrs, Jaques and 17 year-old Debbie Tuckey another passenger also in hospital but in fair condition. Mrs. Mills is suffering from a chipped vertebrae while the Tuckey girl has a fractured pelvis, The four women were on their way to work at Hall Lamp at Huron Park when the accident occurred about 6:30 a.m. Constable Carl Auger of the Lucan detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said the ac- cident took place on highway 23, near the intersection of the Middlesex-Perth county line. The truck was hauling a load of frozen peas, Constable Auger estimated damages to the Jaques car at $2,000. The truck was damaged to the tune of $500, The driver was not injured. Exeter's proposed mobile home park took one step closer to reality Tuesday night when little opposition was expressed to the local planning board's suggestion for rezoning the land in the vicinity of the curling rink to allow the park, Only three neighboring property owners attended the, meeting, in contrast to the full house which had attended the "unofficial" hearing into the matter three weeks ago. Even at that, the ratepayers out-numbered members of the planning board three to one. Mayor Jack Deibridge, chairman of the board, was the only member present to hear com- ments on the planned rezoning. Secretary Helen Jermyn was absent due to a family funeral and Mayor Delbridge delayed the meeting half an hour to wait for other members, but none ap- peared. One councillor, Mery Cudmore was in attendance, while clerk Eric Carscadden acted as secretary. County planning director Gary Davidson outlined the rezoning of the area north of Riverside Drive and east of Hillcrest which if approved, will permit the establishment of the mobile home park being planned by Len Veri. Veri plans a three-stage EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 16, 1971 Santa 'caused disappearance Santa Claus could be blamed for a boy being lost for a short ► time Saturday afternoon. Peter Uyl, aged six of Hensall was so enthralled by the visit of St. Nick at Saturday afternoon's parade in town that he wandered away from his parents. Peter's absence was reported to police by his father Larry Uyl and a check of downtown stores was made. A short time later, Peter was found at the intersection of high- ways 4 and 83 apparently heading for home. Ausable budgets $50,000 for new or expanded office Treacherous driving conditions Tuesday night were partly responsible for two area ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. Four persons were injured in one, it occurring on Highway 84 west of Huron Road 31 at 4:30 p.m. Drivers involved were Donald W. Hill, RR 1 Zurich, and Wilma Pennings, RR 1 Zurich. Mrs. Pennings had been westbound when her car skidded sideways across the centre line into the path of the eastbound Hill car. Total damage was set at $1,000 by Constable Don Mason, Hill and his passenger, Barbara Hill, sustained cuts and bruises as did Mrs. Pennings and her 12-year- old son, Gerald, An hour later, minor damage was reported when a car driven by Bernice Konings, Huron Park, skidded off the Crediton Road just west of Highway 4 and struck a highway sign, Damage was only $20. Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated. At 5:20 p.m., Monday, a car operated by Dennis Hutton, RR 1 Woodham, went out of control on County Road 11 south of Win- chelsea and rolled over in the east ditch, Damage was set at $600 by Constable Bill Glassford. There was one accident, Friday, occurring on the Crediton Road near the Airport Road when Please turn to page 3 At Wednesday's meeting of the Ausable River Conservation Authority held in Parkhill a tentative budget of $342,600 for 1972 was proposed. If this figure is approved at the next meeting in February it would mean an increase of more than $95,000 over this year's expenditures. Part of the increase would be caused by the larger authority to be formed January 1 when nine municipalities of the Bayfield River watershed area join. The new group will be known as the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority. Included in the capital projects budget of $178,000 is $50,000 designated for expansion of office facilities,. presently located in the Riverview Park area at Exeter. Authority secretary Mrs. Lila Approve pay boost for RAP employees Monday night, Exeter's RAP committee, the board that ad- ministrates all recreation, arena and parks activities approved salary increases to three em- ployees. The salary of recreation director and arena manager Usborne man Will apply for program resigns post Hume said this week that nothing definite has been planned on changes in office facilities, "The building committee is currently looking into several alternatives, We could add to the building here, buy an existing building somewhere or construct new facilities," added Mrs. Hume. The secretary explained that with nine new members on the Authority come January 1, a larger room is needed for board meetings. Also included in the capital budget is $10,000 for conservation land purchase. The Authority now has an option to buy about eight acres of land directly west of the Morrison Dam property from Robert Frayne. A request has been made for the proper land severance. Further development of the Parkhill conservation area is planned for capital cost projects in 1972 at a proposed cost of $30,000. Continuation of a Port Franks study is expected to cost another $35,000 and $13,000 has been earmarked for mapping and anticipated projects in the Bayfield area. A YOUNG ADMIRER — Santa Claus had plenty of opportunity to shake hands with all ages Saturday after the parade. Above, a young girl is quite willing to talk to the jolly fellow. T-A photo Truck damaged, automobile stolen Four pay $100 fines Two more lose licenses Ivan Francis Coleman, Hensel', was fined $100 and had his license suspended for three months after pleading guilty to driving while over 80 mgs. A breathalizer reading was reported as 280 mgs. He was charged on November 28 in Hay Township after police noticed his erratic driving. Evidence showed that his car attained speeds of over 90 m.p.h. and was careening from side to side. Four persons were each fined $100 on charges of careless driving. Randall E. Campbell, Exeter, was charged on October 30 after being involved in an accident in Hay Township. The court was told the 16-year-old had just had his car for about two weeks and was "showing off" by erratically driving back and forth across the road. He struck a tree. Judge Hays noted this type of horseplay endangers other people. "It may have been alright Please turn to page 3 In an unusual accident, Tuesday, a truck sustained damage estimated at $3,500 while operating at the site of the new Gerbro plant south of Centralia. Lewis McNichol, Seaforth, was operating the large gravel truck and when he engaged the hydraulic lift, the load shifted and damaged the lift, frame and box on the truck. The incident was investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment. They also investigated one stolen car incident this week. On Thursday, a car owned by Jack Elson, Biddulph Township, was stolen while parked at Centralia, The vehicle, a 1968 Chrysler, had still not been recovered at press time. At the second last meeting of the year, Stephen township council directed clerk Wilmar Wein to make application for township participation in the Winter Works program. Stephen has been allocated $2,000 and it will be used for tree and brush removal along roads in the municipality. The work must be completed by May 31 and welfare recipients and unem- ployed persons are to be used on the project. Tentative approval was given to a request from Mrs. Trellis Taylor of the Grand Bend area for land severance. Welfare officer Bill Musser tendered his resignation and he will be replaced by Reeve Joseph Dietrich until the end of the year. The County of Huron takes over all welfare responsibilities on January 1, 1972. A building permit was issued to Centralia Farmers Supply for construction of a storage shed. Cost is to be $20,000. Usborne township's road superintendent tendered his resignation to council this week. Bill Routly will retire at the end of December after serving in the capacity of road foreman for almost thirty years, Council accepted the resignation with deep regret. Tile drain debentures in the amount of $9,300 were approved. A resolution was passed asking the Huron County Board of Education to accept school rates from the township in two payments again in 1972. An application to the land division committee from Earl Frayne was given approval. Clerk Harry Strang was in- structed to place ads in area newspapers notifying ratepayers that the Kirkton dump will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day but will be open on the Friday preceding each holiday. The following grants were approved: Exeter Agricultural Society, $100; Salvation Army $25; St. John's Ambulance $25; Huron Historical Society $25. Judges had difficult task Biggest parade ever here Hay approves fire agreement Hay township council has given final ratification to the area fire agreement proposed recently by the town of Exeter. Hay council has agreed to pay their share, nine per cent of all costs of operating tyhe Exeter fire brigade. Under the cost sharing agreement Exeter pays 50 per cent, Usborne pays 30 per cent, Stephen 11 and Hay the nine per cent. The tender of Ross Scott Brucefield, the lowest of six received was accepted to supply the fuel needs of the township for 1972. The following prices will be in effect: diesel fuel, 19.9c; gasoline 22.7; furnace oil, 17.9c; stove oil, 25c. A new rock well for a supply of water at the Hay township shed site is now being dug. Clerk Wayne Horner said the well expected to reach a depth of close to 300 feet is being dug by Jim Hopper of Seaforth at a cost of $12 per foot. Alvin Willert was raised to $7,900 plus a $100 allowance for car expenses. Willert who has been in his position for more than 20 years was receiving $6,900 plus the car allowance. His assistant in both positions Garry Middleton will get a raise of $800 bringing his annual salary to $7,100. The wages of John Roelofs, also employed at the arena and parks will be raised to $2.80 per hour from $2.56. All RAP employees will receive the same fringe benefits as the town's works department, Middleton in making a report on recreation in the absence of Willert because of illness said all arrangements had been made for the annual mite hockey tour- nament slated for the Exeter arena, December 26 and 27. While the arena will be paid full ice time for the full two days, all profits will be turned back to minor hockey. The assistant manager also reported that the figure skating program was going well. A power skating course has been added and is proving very successful. Figure skating pro Brad Loosely has taught power skating to the Detroit Red Wings and Port Huron Wings for the past couple of years. Commenting on the power skating," Middleton said, We have some five and six year-old girls skating backwards faster than some minor hockey players go forward. License suspensions and stiff fines were handed out to several drivers when they appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. James R. Randall, Mount Hope, who collided with a street light pole near James and Main St. on October 29 was fined a total of $150 and had his license suspended for nine months. He pleaded guilty to impaired driving. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 110 mgs. The court learned that he had recently had his license suspended and the nine months were added to the original penalty. Damage in the accident was estimated at over $1,000. Jam streets for mile-long parade Bob Fletcher, president of the Exeter Board of Trade echoed the sentiments of most area residents and visitors who at- tended Saturday's Santa Claus parade. "It was the best parade I've ever seen in Exeter" said Flet- cher "and all of us connected with the parade are very well pleased." Main street and some of the side streets were lined two and three deep for a least half an hour before the two o'clock starting time. The parade was headed by the Zurich Centennial band and a group of majorettes, The Zurich band was sponsored by Dashwood Industries, Tuckey Beverages and Signs by Webster. A total of 58 floats participated in the parade and covered a mile of Exeter streets at any one time. The jaunt started at the arena, went to Main street, south to Huron, west to Carling, north to Victoria and back to the arena, Santa Claus dropped out of the parade ,after the main route was covered to join the multitude of children gathered on John Street East to get soft drinks and potato chips. First. prize of $75 was won by the Stephen Central school. float Panther football team. The next four prizes of $10 each were won by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Hopper-Hockey Fur- niture, the CGIT girls and the Ausable Nomads, One of the judges said 'It was a depicting a Winter Wonderland. The Exeter public school float comprising a world globe with students dressed in international costumes gained second prize of $60. Third prize of $50 went to The Times-Advocate youthful Santa Claus and his nine elves riding reindeer, Gerry MacLean and Son Automotive float with a Christmas tree and a bevy of pretty girls captured fourth prize of $30. Fifth award of $20 was won by the South Huron junior many young people. Don Finkbeiner, principal of Stephen Central said nearly all of his students participated in the decorating, "almost everybody had a job to do." Please turn to page 3 difficult chore. I wish we could have given more prizes. In our first elimination we cut it down to 23 floats. From then on it was really tough." The judges were impressed with the great participation by Cast of over 70 to present pageant A Christmas pageant, por- traying the Biblical Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, the angels appearing to the shepherds and the visit of the wise men will be staged at Exeter United Church, Sunday evening. Against an effective background, and in elaborate costumes, a cast of over 70 will take part. Forty players, both children and adults, will act and speak the parts while members of the choir sing the background music. Mrs. Marjory Dilkes is the director, EXETER SCHOOL FLOAT — The Exeter public school float depicting World Peace with a globe and costumes of many countries won second prize in the Santa Claus parade, Saturday. Students participating were from the left, Suzanne Patterson, Debbie Raymond, Wendy Warkcnton, Randy Parsons, Jim Veri and Donna Voerman. T-A photo A WINTER WONDERLAND — The prize winning float in Saturday's Santa Claus parade entered by Stephen Central School featured a winter and Christmas scene. Out in front with the school banner are Laurie Becker and Yvonne Turnbull, On the float from the left are, Mark. Laye, Valerie Finkbeiner, Diane Beaver, Vickie Miller, Kathryn Willard, Tammy Regier, Brian Denomme, Tanii Lee Witherspoon and Daryl Gill. T-A photo