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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-12-22, Page 13Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 22, 1971 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Three die in accidents Two die after accidents Tragedy mars festive season MANGER SCENE — This was one of the scenes as performers practiced for the Christmas pageant at Exeter this week. Mrs. Ross Tuckey (Mary) and Bruce Shapton (Joseph) are shown with three of the cherubs, Jeff Taylor, Sandra McDonald and Marsha Clarke. DANCING GIRLS PERFORM — Debbie Higgins and Sue McCaffrey were the dancing girls performing for King Herod in Sunday's pageant at Exeter U..ited Church. Tom Arthur portrayed King Herod, while his henchmen from the left are: Bob Laye, Charles Atthill, Dean McKnight and Gerald Willis. T-A photo Snowmobilers warned Huron Park girl has broken pelvis • • A 15-year-old Huron Park girl, Pamela Perzul, suffered a broken pelvis when she was in- volved in a ear-pedestrian collision at Huron Park, Thur- sday. • The girl was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment and is still in hospital. Driver of the car was Margaret Thompson, RR 2 Ailsa Craig. Damage in the accident, which occurred at 6:20 p.m. was estimated at $50 by Constable Ed Wilcox. A St. Marys man was injured in another of the accidents in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP Injured pair are improving The condition of the two women seriously injured in an accident at Whalens Corners on December 16 continues to improve. Mrs. Norman Jaques and Mrs. Doug Tuckey, both of the Granton area remain in St. Joseph's Hospital, London but they are making favourable progress. Mrs. Jaques who was driving the car that was struck by a transport truck had her first meal Sunday night. Two other passengers in the car Mrs. Marjorie Mills and Debbie Tuckey have been able to return to their homes. Exeter councillor Bruce Shaw this week urged the three-man committee named to investigate a new town hall to "speed up" their investigations and have some recommendations prepared for council in the im- mediate future as to the type of building needed and the facilities to be included. His suggestion came after he Fresh syrup for Christmas Herb Kercher, the veteran maple syrup producer from the Hensall area will have an unusual treat for Christmas. He's going to have fresh maple syrup. Last week he tapped four or five trees and came up with about half a gallon of syrup for his efforts. "It's good stuff too," he said, and offered the editor a taste to verify his opinion. The. -editor agreed, It's the first time in his almost 70 years of making Syrup that he's produced any in the fall of the year, detachment officers this week. Neil W. Harris was driving on Highway 83 at 4:00 a.m., Sunday when his vehicle went out of control on the slippery road surface and went into the south ditch near the Huron County line. Harris suffered bruises and damage was set at $1,300 by Constable Bill Lewis. There were two accidents on Saturday, one involving a car driven by Melvin Lather, Huron Park, who skidded on the Airport Road north of Huron Park and struck a hydro pole. Damage was listed at $1,000 by Constable Wilcox. The other was a hit arid run, reported early Saturday mor- ning. A car owned by Norman Bell, RR 1, Hensall, sustained about $100 damage while parked on a lot at Hall Lamp at Huron Park. In the only other crash, icy roads were again blamed. A car driven by Emily Dykeman, RR 2, Centralia, skidded off the Usborne-Biddulph town line on Wednesday and turned on its side after going in the ditch. Damage was listed at $600 by Constable Bob Whiteford. During the week the detach- ment officers charged nine drivers under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 12. One person was charged with impaired driving. There was one charge under the Liquor Control Act and two under the Criminal Code. gave a report on the existing structure following a study on the weekend by a local builder, Harold Taylor. Shaw said he had asked Taylor to assess the present structure following his own request to council to have this done in an- swer to suggestions that the present facilities could possibly serve as the basis for expansion. The inspection made by Taylor found the foundation to be good and sound, and the beams and brick work to be first class. However, Shaw said, the Meal builder reported everything above the foundation walls was in poor shape and it would be im- possible to undertake major alterations without considerable expense. "If people are to be happy, he said we would need a new building," Shaw related, adding that it would cost too much money to satisfy the need for improved facilities with the present structure. lie then urged the committee of Reeve Boyle and Councillors Mery Cudmore and Ken Ottewell to proceed with their recom- mendations as to the type of new Structure required and what it would contain, Tragedy struck quickly during the week to mar the holiday season for several district families, A young Lucan area couple and a former Exeter man lost their lives within a few short hours Saturday night. Katherine Dixon, RR 3 Parkhill, and Wayne Donaldson, RR 3 Lucan, were pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital in London after being found un- concious in their car at a London drive-in theatre. Barry Greenacre of Kitchener formerly of Exeter died in St, Marys Hospital in Kitchener shortly after he lost control of his car on a Kitchener street Saturday night. Two Exeter women also died Exeter council this week established new regulations for the municipal dump, banning a number of types of refuse and requiring special permission and fees for other types. To be completely banned are hauled sewage, including septic tank pumpings; dead animals, toxic chemicals wastes, her- bicides, pesticides or other poisonous vehicles including farm machinery or other bulky wastes; and other materials which, in the opinion of the at- tendant at the waste disposal site, may cause a nuisance or health hazard or cannot be safely or conveniently incorporated into the landfill operation. Also banned will be industrial waste, including residue from manufacturing such as wood pieces, glass, metal, paper and synthetics; culledvegetables, mill screenings and other farm produce that is not saleable. In the same category are demolition Start on lights, but delay cited Work started Monday on the traffic control signals for the intersection of Main and Sanders Streets in Exeter. While that news was welcomed by council members at their meeting, Monday, the joy was quickly dissipated when works superintendent Glenn Kells reported the project wouldn't be finished until the end of February. He said some parts could still not be obtained for the new lights. following earlier accidents. Mrs, Mary Farrow died Sunday in South Huron Hospital where she had been confined since suffering severe burns in a fire in her apartment in Exeter several weeks ago. A resident of Braemor Lodge, Mrs. Catherine Haines died in South Huron Hospital, Wed- nesday. Mrs. Haines had fallen on December 4 and suffered a broken shoulder and wrist, Sixteen-year-old Katherine Dixon, daughter of McGillivray township Reeve George Dixon and Wayne Donaldson were found unconscious shortly after ten o'clock Saturday night by attendants of the 401 Drive-In theatre on Wellington Road south. and construction wastes. In the case of the aforemen- tioned, persons may make special application to the sanitation committee for per- mission to use the dump. At the same time, the com- mittee will set a fee for the use of the dump if approval is given. The new bylaw is aimed primarily at the dumping of turnips at the Hay township site, as well as commercial users who require large areas. "The intent is not to exclude these items without the op- portunity to appeal to the com- mittee," chairman Tom Mac- millan stated, Persons who contravene the bylaw are liable to a fine not exceeding $300 for each offence, exclusive of the costs. The new bylaw is also intended to reduce the cost to the ratepayers for bulldozing the dump. Those using large areas- will, through the fees where approval is given, be charged the costs incurred, The bylaw also imposes dumping restrictions on all users. It will be open only to the public on Saturdays, Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and no persons will be allowed to set fires or dump except where directed by the attendant. Another bylaw was also passed regarding the collection of all garbage and refuse within the municipality. It is much the same as the one presently in force. Both bylaws will be published in this newspaper in the first issue of thb new year. Despite efforts of two Provincial Police officers and Thames Valley Ambulance at- tendants to revive they were pronounced dead by coroner Dr. Robin Shearer. Dr. Shearer said he was sure they were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. When the couple was found the car's motor was still running and the heater operating. Police said the car was parked at a post where there was no electric heater. The window on the driver's side was open about 11/2 inches to allow the speaker to hang. Funeral service for Miss Dixon was held at the M. Box and Son Funeral Home in Parkhill, Tuesday afternoon, She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon, brothers William and Ronald and grandparents Mrs. Myrtle Dixon, McGillivray township and Mrs. Myrtle Gould, Strathroy. The funeral for Wayne Donaldson was held from the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home in Lucan, Tuesday. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ethel Donaldson, Lucan; sisters, Mrs. Donald (Ruth) Black, Lucan; Mrs. James (Marjorie) McCarthy, Granton; Mrs. Roy (Sheila) Hancox, London and Joan, June and Cindy at home and brothers, Robert of London and Gary at home. The accident in which Barry Greenacre was killed occurred Please turn to page 3A Auto stolen, demolished The incidence of car thefts continues in the area. Shortly, after midnight, Saturday, a car owned by Jack Rice, Aylmer .was stolen from the ODC recrehtiOnliabli Huron Park while a Christmas party was in progress. The car was recovered a few minutes later when it was found in the ditch at the junction of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road. The car was a total wreck as it had hit a cement culvert and came to rest on its roof. Damage was set at $2,100. Around 2:00 a.m. the same morning, a car owned by George Walker, Hensall was taken from the main street in Hensall. It was recovered later near Clinton. Police in London recovered a car stolen last week in Centralia. The vehicle was owned by Jack Elson, Biddulph Township. It had sustained damage of about $250 when recovered. The first heavy snowfall of the year was greeted with en- thusiasm over the weekend by snowmobile enthusiasts, but the antics of some snowmobilers was greeted less than enthusiastically by a number of people. Among the latter were members of Exeter council, most of whom showed up at Monday's final session of the year bearing complaints about snowmobilers operating throughout the early morning hours over the weekend. Councillor Bruce Shaw said he had been awakened at 2:30 a.m. and again at 4:00 a.m., while members asked if he had missed the noise of the 5:00 a.m. com- plaint received from some citizens, "I missed the one at 5:00 a.m., Shaw indicated. This led to a discussion about controls over the operations of snow •machines, although most members agreed they didn't want to see them banned from the streets entirely. However, that could be the action taken by council if snowmobilers fail to co-operate over the next few weeks. Council agreed to publish a notice in the newspaper asking snowmobilers to not exceed speeds of 15 m.p.h. on town streets and to be off the streets by 11:00 p.m. unless they are on their way out of town or are coming back into town and going directly to their residences. "I don't see anything wrong with a reasonable curfew," Shaw stated, quickly adding that in his opinion operating a snowmobile in a residential area at 2:30 a.m. was not reasonable. Mayor Jack Delbridge said he would hate to see the machines prohibited from using the streets, but noted that council had a responsibility to people who were interested in sleeping. None of us wants to spoil their fun," Reeve Derry Boyle added. However, the machines could Grand Bend council is giving serious consideration to par- ticipation in a county wide sewage system. Reeve John Payne and coun- cillors Dave Jackson and Murray Des Jardins recently attended a meeting with engineers from Lambton Engineering of Sarnia. The Sarnia firm proposes a sewage system that would cover most municipalities in Lambton and would dispose of waste materials by way of a pipeline. The sewage would run down the pipeline from Grand Bend, The Pinery Park, Ipperwash and Thedford to Sarnia where an elaborate sewage treatment facility would render the water drinkable before dumping it into the St. Clair River. Grand Bend council has been considering a sewage system with a lagoon. The Ontario Water Resources Commission and the village has authorized the engineering firm of M. M. Dillon to prepare a study and plan. The project under planning would cost over $250,000. Bob Apps of Lambton • • • be banned unless some drastic changes are forthcoming im- mediately. In addition to approving a notice in the newspaper, council also authorized the police committee to draft a bylaw to control the machines in case the warnings go unheeded. Engineering in a preliminary report to interested municipalities said the cost of a pipeline which would run from Grand Bend to Sarnia could be expected to reach five and a half million dollars. The report said the system is adaptable to development in stages without immediate con- struction of a central sewage treatment plant or expansion of Sarnia's plant. The proposed system can be developed in stages using existing lagoon systems. For example, the proposed lagoon system in Forest can be used to treat effluent from Grand Bend, Thedford, Arkona, Ipperwash, Port Fr'anks and Pinery Park until the remainder Please turn to page 2A Post office rush spread out more Residents of Exeter and district haven't changed much in the past 12 months according to officials at the Exeter Post Office. For the second consecutive year, December 14 was the busiest day for handling mail at the post office. Assistant post master Bev Rabbetts told the T-A Tuesday morning, "There has been little change in the amount of mail from 1970, possibly the rush was spread out a little more. We didn't get the rush we expected early this week." The post office will be closed December 25, 26 and 27 and January 1, 2 and 3. Four hour wicket service will be provided on the morning of December 28 with a mail despatch in the evening. Rural mail deliveries will resume after the holiday on December 29, Beginning January 1, first class postage rates will increase to eight cents, Vandals attack auto in Exeter One accident and an in.:ident of vandalism were investigated this week by the Exeter police department. Late Thursday evening a car owned by Craig Davidson, 494 William street was broken into while parked on the north side Of Victoria street, east of the Exeter arena. The window and vent window on the driver's door were broken arida tape deck in the vehicle was damaged. Investigating officer Constable Ardell McIntyre estimated total damage at $150. Early Saturday afternoon vehicles driven by Wayne Robideau, 282 Algonquin, Huron Park and David Miller, Seaforth were in collision on Main street at Victoria. Damage was listed at $600 by Constable IVIeIntyre. Asks for 'speed up' on town hall planning Establish regulations for industrial refuse TO YOU, OUR READERS 'vgcccow.c.c.c.councrlyginccomougoconcincoggcccoroynoncowcovgcconir,ccomco Lis season, it is our wish that your spirit be moved by the inspiration and hope that distinguished the first Christmas. And that its meaning then . . of peace and good will toward men . . will be its meaning now for you and your loved ones. The Publisher, Staff and Correspondents Of The Next edition January 6, 1972 HAPPY NEW YEAR 5.0*411,10444*.ii0t*VWCOVAVAtitiOat#431ifteptliMV4t.leC0411%ffp101 44t;0**Aae/M4W .4L #4, 4 11. 4L4‘.oii04443 co-operate or else GB will investigate alternate sewer system