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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-01-06, Page 3SKATERS OF DIFFERENT AGES - Skaters of all ages participated in the Exeter Kinsmen club skate-athon held during the holidays. Above, Lee Blommaert who skated for nine hours chats with Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle who was the oldest skater. Boyle managed to stay on the ice for four hours. T-A photo GB appoints new councillor, approve firemen pay hikes RED OR BLUE BRAND BEEF SHOULDER ROASTS 69' DASHWOOD GROUND LEAN BEEF 69' lb. SHORT RIB ROASTS 79' lb. LUCKY D OLLAR BLADE ROASTS lb, lb, Prices Effective This Weekend Open Fri. Til 9:00 PEANUT BUTTER 1802.4 44 Hamburg and Hot Dog BUNS sioo TOILET TISSUE 6 tons CELERY HEARTS i3utith. 39' Supreme Srhooth or Crunchy Mix or Match A $11 00 for Looking back at the year that ..was MRS. FRED CORNISH The funeral for the late Mrs. Mary Lottie (Delve) Cornish, Exeter, was held. January 1, 1972 at Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home. Mrs. Cornish passed away in St. Joseph's Hospital, London December 29, Her late husband„ Frederick Cornish predeceased her in October. al She is survived by her daughter, Mrs, Gordon (Florence) Lamport, Strathroy and Mrs. Arthur (Eileen) Frayne, Exeter, one sister, Mrs. Ina Appleton, Exeter, two grandchildren arid four great- grandchildren. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. JAMES COUGHTREY James Lawrence Coughtrey died suddenly in Exeter December 31, 1971 in his 54th year. He was the son of the late Mrs. Elizabeth (Coughtrey) Clark and father of Jimmy, Linda and Larry, all of Seaforth. He was also the brother of Earl, of Huron Park, Mrs, Paul (Mary Jane) Dykeman, of Lucan; • stepbrother of the Rev. Father Clark, of Essex and George Clark, of London. The funeral was arranged by the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Horne, Lucan, Mass was said at St, Patrick's Church, Biddulph, January 3, with interment in St. • Peter's Cemetery, London, Pallbearers were Norm Tripp, Leo Boyle, Garr Rice, John Webster, Steve Aldridge and Creighton Beck. WILLIAM CUTTING William Cutting, 80, passed away in South Huron Hospital, Exeter, December 30, in his 80th year. Mr. Cutting came to Exeter in 1932 from Bruce County where he was born. Before retiring in 1957 he had been employed with CNR • for 46 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Pringle. He was the father of Mrs. Edward (Margaret) Coombes, Calvin, Robert, Jack and Mrs. Robert (June) Grant, all of Exeter; a brother, Jack of Strathroy, two sisters, Agnes of • Exeter and Marjorie Tomkins of Stratford, 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, The funeral service was con- ducted from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Saturday with interment in Exeter Cemetery. A Legion service was held at the funeral home Friday evening. MRS. EDITH GIBBS Mrs, Edith (Kestle) Gibbs, Windsor, died suddenly at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, December 24, 1971, in her 60th year. She was the daughter of Mrs. Emily Kestle, Exeter, and sister of Mrs. Clare (Ilene) Cook, Detroit, Mrs, H. (Vera) Robillard, Mrs. J. (Cathleen) Stevenson, Mrs. A. (Lillian) Charron, all of Windsor, Harry and Melvin Kestle, of London, and David of Clandeboye. Funeral was held in Windsor, December 28. MRS. MELVIN GOWDY Mrs. Lulu May Gowdy, Oshawa, died suddenly December 23, 1971. She was the wife of the late Melvin Gowdy and mother of Mrs. D. (Margaret) Storie of Oshawa, Mrs. J. A. (Marion) McDonald and Robert, both of Toronto. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held December 27 from the Trull Funeral Home, Toronto, followed by cremation. FRIEDA L. HABERER Frieda Lizetta Haberer, Zurich, passed away in South Huron Hospital, Exeter, December 27, 1971, in her 81st year. She was the sister of Ferdinand H. Haberer and Jacob W. Haberer of Zurich. Arrangements were made by Westlake Funeral Home with the funeral service being conducted in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich, December 29. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery. WILLIAM C. HOOPER William Hooper passed away at South Huron Hospital, December 25, 1971, in hiS 75th year. He Was predeceased by his first wife, the late Ave Skinner in 1944. 4 Surviving is his wife, the for- mer Pearl (Smale) Stephan, and his son, Donald Hooper of Exeter and daughter, Mrs. Lorne (Dorothy) Elford, of RR 3 Exeter. Also surviving ate step- children, Ronald, Mervyn and John Stephan, all of London, Mrs, Ronald (Orian) Gunning, Grand end, and Mrs, Gordon (Margaret) Farquar, London. The funeral was held at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Horne, Dashwood, December 28th, with Rev. 11, Dobson officiating. Burial was in Exeter Cemetery, MRS. CHARLES HUGILL Alice Katherine (Thiel) Hugill, died at her residence in Kit' chetier, January 2, 1972, in her 49th year, She was the wife of Charles Wesley Besides her husband she is survived by her children, Mrs, Ted (Sharon) Sanders, of Thunder Bay, Mrs. Robert (Elaine) Strome, Of London, Elizabeth at home, Gary, Charles of Kitchener, and five grand- children. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Ellen Thiel, Zurich, a sister, Mrs, Karl (Helen) Haberer, RR .1 Zurich, and five brothers, Stewart, RR 2 Zurich, Charles Zurich, Lewis, London, Laird, London and Leroy, Zurich, The funeral was held at the Westlake funeral Homw, Zurich, Wednesday with interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. CHARLES JONES Charles Jones died suddenly at his home on Albert Street, Exeter, December 25, 1971, in his 82nd year. He was the husband of the former Verda (Squires) Gunning. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William (Edythe) Stewart, Denfield, Mrs. Robert (Ione) Lindsay, St. Marys, son, Fred, at home; stepchildren, Mrs. Jim (Hazel) Miller, Woodham, Ross Gunning, Toronto. He was the brother of Bert, of Granton, George of Woodstock, Mrs. Florence Bremner and Mrs, Laura Love, of London, Mrs. Alice Bryan, of Granton and Walter of Blanshard. The funeral was held at Lind- say Funeral Home, St'. Marys, December 28, with interment in Granton Cemetery, JOHN MAHONEY John Mahoney, custodian of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, died suddenly at the church, December 31, 1971, in his 57th year. He was the husband of Veronica (Sopha) Mahoney and father of Sister Theresa of Glen Garda School Windsor and Donald of Galt. Also surviving is a grand- daughter, and a sister, Mrs. Harold (Mary) Overholt of Stratford. He was a member of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Seaforth, and the members of that organization attended the funeral in a body which was held at Mount Carmel Church, January 3. Priests attending the service were Rev. Fathers J. G. Mooney, A. Jansen, J. E. Kelly, F. Laragh, V. Gleeson, T. C. Caruana and A. Durand. Pallbearers were Wm. Bengoiugh,- Joe Zimmer, Fred Overholt, Bryan Lightfoot, Larry Sopha and John Ziler, The T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home made the arrangements and burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery. GERALD V. PECK Gerald Peck, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Peck, RR 1 Zurich, passed away in St. Joseph's Hospital, December 28, 1971. Besides his parents he is survived by his brothers, Larry and Dale, at home, and his sister, Mrs. Lester (Jacqueline) Hohner, RR 3 Thorndale. Also surviving are his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Walper, Grand Bend, and Mrs. Grace Peck, of Hensall. The funeral was held at the Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich, December 31, with interment in Hayfield Cemetery. JOHN THOMAS PICKERING John Pickering, London, died in Westminster Hospital, January 2, 1972, in his 88th year. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Mary Thompson. He is survived by daughters, Mrs. Harold Ward, Mrs. Marion Campbell, Toronto, Miss Luella M. Pickering; son, John C. of Toronto, sister, Mrs. Marion Sholdice of Exeter, and four grandchildren, The funeral was held at the James A. Harris Funeral Home, London, with interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery , January 5, MRS. TERESA SPELLMAN Mrs. Teresa Hanlon (Fraser) Spellman, wife of Dr. Joseph A. Spellman, Kitchener, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, December 31, 1971. She was the mother of Mrs, Donald (Carolyn) Fedy and Mrs, Louis (Helen) Dietrich, of Waterloo, Mrs. Robert (Joan) Dulong, of Blenheim and Mrs. Gary (Connie) Birmingham, of Stratford, Also surviving are her brothers, Edward, Joseph and Thomas Haelon, and sisters Mrs, Lawrence MacDonald and Miss Catherine Hanlon, of Ingersoll and 14 grandchildren, She was predeceased by her first husband, Gus Fraser, in 1947, and by a sister, Mrs. Mary Kraemer. Funeral =SS Wee Said at St. Anne's R. C. Church January 4, with entombment and com- mittal service at Sacred Heart R. C. Mausoleum, Ingersoll. MORE ORtIVARIES ON PAGE 12 1971, the year that was, saw Brenda Carol Baisdon arrive into the world at 9;25 p.m. New Fear's day to become the first baby born at South Huron Hospital, She is the daughter of Dr. W .G. & IVIrs. Bals- don , . , Space-Pak, a company manufacturing factory built homes at the Industrial Park at Huron Park since 1968, folded up andleft its fate in the hands of its creditors , . Brothers John and. Murray Baker were sworn in as reeve and new councillor at Hensall , . , Announcement was made by Aerospace Canada Limited to open a new division at, the former Grand Bend air- port . Damage of $35,000 was estimated when a fire levelled a large poultry barn on the farm of Jerry Boersma, R.R. 1, Exeter, January 12 . . Ardell McIntyre, a former detective with the London force was hired to Grand Bend council was brought back to full strength Monday night with the ap- pointment of Paul Panet to a council position. Panet, who has been a resident of Southcott Pines for the past three years replaces Mrs. Shirley Sylvester and will take the retiring councillor's place as head of the finance committee. The new councillor is a native of Montreal and is plant manager for Dashwood Industries Limited at their Centralia location. Panet's wife, Frances is the Lambton County librarian at the Grand Bend public library located in the village's public school. They have three children, Louise, Philip and David. Council gave tentative ap- proval to a request from the Grand Bend fire brigade for an Accidents - Continued from front page being opened by a passenger in the parked car as the Stratford vehicle moved ahead. Damage was estimated at $150 by Constable Al Quinn. On the same day, a car owned by Arnold Merner, Zurich, was damaged while parked on the lot at the Zurich bowling alley. Damage was set at $150 by Constable Bob Whiteford. .On the final day of the year, a tractor driven by John Groot, RR 1 Zurich, skidded on ice at the parking lot of the Zurich Co-op and struck a parked pickup truck owned by Iray Desjardine, RR 1 Dashwood, Damage was again listed at $150, Two injured Two persons were injured in the first crash of 1912, it oc- curring at 3:00 aan,, January 1. A car driven by Bonnie Klopp, Grand Bend, skidded on ice and struck a tree in Oakwood Perk. The driver was treated for lacerations and a passenger, Phyllis Taylor, Woodham, Was admitted to South Huron Hospital with head injuries. Constable Whiteford in- vestigated and listed, damage at $500. At 4:00 p.m. the Same day, a pickup truck driven by Margaret Clarke, RR 3 Zurich, Went off the road on concession 12-13 in Hey and rolled over into a 10-foot ditch, The driver sustained bruises and damage to the truck was Rated at $1,000 by Constable Ed Wilcox. Over the holiday period, Only one driver Was charged With impaired driving in the area, replace Constable James Dingwell who moved on to become Police Chief in Mit- chell , Police were inundated with complaints about snowmobiles, Seventy-five en- thusiasts formed a club in the hopes of ironing out some of the problems of operating a snowmobile . . ,The area's oldest resident, James Wesley Cottle, 102, died January 16, at the Bluewater Rest Home . , Vic Fulcher, 21 year-old Fanshawe student, entered the leadership race for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party but later withdrew to tour the major ,cities of the province with other young conservatives to talk about the issues concerning young people . . . The "unbelievable" blizzard which hit the area the last week of January left hun- dreds stranded in schools, ser- vice stations and farm homes for increase in salaries. Final sanc- tion must come from the Grand Bend and area fire committee. Under the increased schedule, fire chief Harry Hamilton will receive a yearly salary of $150 and $4 for each hour at fires. The assistant chief will get $110 per annum, and the two captains are to receive $80 each per year and $3,75 per hour for attending fire calls, The firemen will receive $3.50 per hour at fires and the same amount for each fire practice. The bid of Russell Desjardine to construct an iron staircase fire escape at the rear of the village hall was accepted. Total cost is to be $655.60. At the same time, a decision was made to have the walls in the council chambers upstairs in the same hall panelled. Grand Bend contractor Harry Hamilton will do the work at a cost of $777.25 with the village to supply one man to help in the operation. Village employees will strip the walls before the panelling is installed. The hourly rate of pay for the clerk's assistant Mrs. Louise Clipperton was increased 25c to $2.25, Building permits were ap- proved for Mrs. T. A, Nelson and Mrs. R. A. Nelson for small additions. Both properties are in Gibbs Park, After considerable discussion on the continuing problem of snowmobiles driving on sidewalks and damaging parks properties, councillor Dave Jackson said, "I'm going to insist Emergency - Continued from front page and the fire and police depart- ments, after Chief Day advised that portable oxygen units could be purchased for the police. The use of the firemen's resuscitator or oxygen was discussed and Councillor Mery Cudmore pointed out the problems that could be created if an inexperienced person at- tempted to provide such assistance if in fact it was the wrong treatment, Webster discounted this possibility, noting that oxygen was most necessary. However, Mayor Delbridge replied that too much could be administered, "We could possibly save a few lives by being prepared," Webster commented after council agreed to discuss the matter further. It was, tutted over to the protection to persons and property committee for study, several days, The fact that there was no loss of life or serious in- jury was almost miraculous, but the heavy cost of snow removal worried officials and tax payers. FEBRUARY High winds and storms still plagued the country, and students, who had a hard time getting home from school during the blizzard had almost as much trouble getting back to school again . Many district Progressive Conservatives were in Toronto attending the leadership convention which saw Education Minister William Davis elected „ .The Independent Order of Oddfellows No. 67 Exeter celebrated their 100th anniversary . Rev, Austin GetIcke assumed the duties of pastor of Exeter Pen- tecostal Tabernacle . .. The campaign for the Grand Bend that our bylaw be strictly en- forced." Reeve John Payne said he had requests from some snowmobilers asking that they be allowed to drive on the sidewalks along highway 21, One councillor reported, several machine operators had been stopped by Provincial Police officers and told to get off the Main street and onto the sidewalks. The Forest detach- ment will be contacted to get a proper ruling. Newly-appointed councillor Paul Panet said conditions in Southcott Pines had improved considerably since most operators had agreed to use their machines only between 10 a.m, and 10 p.m. Stephen council - Continued from front page Exeter fire committee and the area waste management com- mittee. Grants were made to the Salvation Army $35 and St. John's Ambulance $20. Reeve Dietrich, councillors Steve Dundas, Gerald Dearing and Ken Campbell, road superintendent Frank Mclsaac and one road employee will at- tend the Ontario Good Roads convention and deputy-reeve Desjardine and clerk Weia will attend the Ontario Rural Municipalities convention, Medical Centre •get un- derway . . Meals on Wheels started rolling in Exeter, a project of the United Church service committee . ,kids from the Crippled Children's. Treat- ment Centre were entertained at Pineridge Chalet near Hensel MARCH High school students presented the musical, 'Hair' • Kathy Simmons advanced to the province's semi-finals in the speaking contest sponsored by the Canadian Legion . An elderly Dashwood man, Henry Weiberg, died when his frame farm home was gutted by fire . . . Another victim of fire was Mrs. Petra Henderson of Clandeboye who was burned in her home when it was destroyed by fire . . . After debating for 90 minutes a jury gave a not guilty verdict in the trial of Clarence George Blyde who was standing trial on a non-capital murder charge following the death of Miss Pearl Fahner, Crediton . . Twenty-eight st- udents from SHDHS, two chaperones and four other adults flew to Rome during the school's winter break period . . . Three area residents, Barney and Shirley Macklem, Lucan, and Donald Farr, Huron Park, lost their lives in a two car crash just south of Lucan, APRIL While some T-A readers were miffed at the editor's April Fool spoof visit of Prime Minister Trudeau and his bride many others found it amusing . . . Richard Ottewell SHDHS student won the County's ninth annual Pilgrimage for Youth public speaking contest in Clinton . . Exeter council ap- proved a capital expenditure of $250,000 for the erection of a new town hall and fire station in 1973 . . Stan Frayne was elected new president of the South Huron Hospital board of direc- tors . . . an Exeter chapter of the National Campers and Hiking Association was formed and named "The Nomads" . . . two dozen bicycle riders brought in around $1,500 for the Cancer Fund from their ride-for-cancer drive . . . Exeter Hawks fell one goal short in their attempt to bring the Ontario Hockey association Junior "D" cham- pionship to Exeter when the Haliburton Huskies edged them 6-5 in the final game. MAY Barbara Lamport, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Lamport was crowned queen of South Huron District High School Erwood I, a home for boys without homes was opened by five young people on a farm in Usborne town- ship . . . Bob Fletcher was elected president of Exeter Board of Trade . , . Exeter council okayed the site of mobile home park development planned by Len Veri . . . record crowds flocked to Grand Bend over the .Victoria Day weekend , , . James Wedge, after 60 years of operating the country's oldest moving business was still managing the business from his office in Exeter each day. JUNE Huron County Board of Education was 'pink listed' by Secondary School Teachers Federation following the resignation of over 260 teachers in the county . . . the Honourable C.a. MacNaughton took his oath of office as Minister of Tran- sportation and Com- munications . . Grand Bend council passed a closing hour bylaw which imposed a curfew on businesses . . . Usborne Central School senior choir sang at Ontario Place . . Exeer's RAP committee agreed to purchase a chlorinator for the Victoria Park wading pool . . . Red Cross Blood Clinic reached a record with 155 persons donating blood . , . Ontario Fiddle Contest sponsored by Hensall Kinsmen was a huge suc- cess „ "Every head was counted" in the Feder* cen- sus , . ,Exeter was the scene of the campout for members ef the National Campers and Hikers Association . Quick actien of pool lifeguards saved the life of 10-year-old Miehael Par- sons „ , extensive fire damage WAS done to the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mothers, Andrew Street Rev, Harold Currie left Hensall to take up new duties at Sebringville United Church and Rev. Don Beck was inducted as minister of Hensall- Chiselhurst charge . . hot weather spelled disaster to Harry Hayter, turkey farmer at Dash- wood when 16,000 of his birds died Changes request for local laneway Garr Rice, who owns the building housing G & G Discount and two other stores, appeared before council Monday night to explain his request to close the lane south of the building to vehicular traffic. He had made the request in writing at the last meeting, and at that time council members were opposed to the suggestion. He said this week he would be agreeable to leave the lane open if in fact council would approve putting up signs prohibiting parking in the lane and making it for deliveries only, He pointed out that some delivery trucks sit in the lane for long periods of time while the drivers eat dinner or have a coffee at the nearby restaurant. This blocked the lane for people wishing to walk back to the stores at the rear, one of which is operated by his mother. Police Chief Ted Day advised Rice to put up signs and have vehicles towed away. "I would hate to do that," Rice replied. Councillor Helen Jermyn, who noted council had demanded that Rice keep the lane open when he was granted a building permit, said council had some respon- sibility to help him overcome the problem. It was agreed to put up signs limiting the lane to deliveries only - and only for the length of time it takes to make those deliveries. Neighboring store owners will be asked to advise delivery truck operators of the regulation. Resort man resigns post Travelling will occupy a lot of the time in the future for Phil Presant who recently retired after 14 years of service with the Grand Bend Public Utilities Commission. Presant who joined the Grand Bend PUC staff in 1958 says he and his wife Eileen will remain in Grand Bend as permanent residents. They left this week for a winter vacation in Florida and expect to do a lot of travelling throughout Canada and the United States in their 22-foot travel trailer, Dave Clifford of London has taken over Present's position in the office as assistant manager in charge of electric heat sales, billing and collecting. Clifford who is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, majoring in mathematics is now living in Grand Bend with his wife Elizabeth. In reminiscing over some of his experiences with the Grand Bend Utility, Presant said the big event was taking over billing of the Grand Bend water system in 1959. More than 900 accounts are han- dled by the Grand Bend PUC office. Mrs. Edith Manore is the office manager. from the extreme heat „ , Paul Carroll, Gpderieh elementary School teacher, was selected as New Democratic Party can- didate for the provincial election. JULY The first Friedsburg Days in Dashwood were a tremendous success with more than 6,000 people enjoying Sauerkraut, ribs, and sausage,,,Huron secon- dary teachers turn down boardS' salary offer, Plastic tile from the llensall Big '0' plant at Hensall used in boulevard reconstruction at the Parliament buildings in Ottawa , Well- know n Stephen township farmer Roy Ratz was killed when a tractor he was driving over- turned . An 11 year-old- Huron Park girl Connie Lynn Mowbray died from in- juries suffered in a car-truck crash on No. 4 highway .. Laws to lower age for voting and drinking gets support , . Senior citizens get bench in front of Exeter Post Office . , Two Irish doctors arrive to staff Grand Bend Medical Cen- tre . . William Peter Murray, former Stephen resident is killed when car overturns on Highway 21 . . . Miniliners in production at Boise Cascade plant in Hen- sel]. . First Sidewalk Sales in Exeter Prove Successful, AUGUST Fire losses reach $150,000 when barns owned by Harry Van Osch, Morley Hodgins, Ross Forrest, - Please turn to Page 12 Will drop from Lake Erie zone Within a couple of weeks Exeter may no longer belong to a regional development association. At the inaugural, Monday, it was decided to withdraw as a member of the Lake Erie zone in which the town has been a member for a number of years. While Exeter is actually out- side the area covered by the zone, it had been felt in the past the community had more ties with the area to the south than with the Waterloo -Stratford based Mid- Western Development Association. "I always felt like an outsider," Councillor Tom MacMillan said in reference to his attendance at Lake Erie zone meetings. He added that Exeter was never included in many of the surveys, studies and maps un- dertaken for the region municipalities. While agreeing to withdraw from the Lake Erie zone, in- dications were that the town may not be a member of MODA for much longer either, Reeve Derry Boyle and Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor indicated there was a good possibility the county council would withdraw its membership. The county has paid the mem- bership on behalf of all 26 municipalities in the county in the past few years. The county reps indicated their cohorts didn't think they were getting much value out of the membership in MODA, which costs about $6,000 per annum. Committees Continued from front page Sidewalks - Ottewell, Cud- more, MacGregor and Jermyn. Property - Shaw and Cud- more. Building committee - Boyle, Ottewell and Cudmore. Cemetery board - Cudmore and Ottewell. RAP - Boyle and Shaw. Industrial - MacMillan and Cudmore. Planning board - Jermyn and Delbridge. Harvey Pfaff was also named to replace Bill Huntley who asked to be relieved of his duties. Ted Pooley was returned as representative to the Ausable River Conservation Authority, t,