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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-01-13, Page 3A Five Night Filmfest —Jan. 17 to 21 The Restless Ones Iron, I ho openrnq crone 01 thin to ihr Stilprisinn t litoax lc mrriinci polgolmo `rime to nt i•kf ,ictino in THE RESTLESS ONES The Heart is a Rebel The Imp clone of ;I n7,41, who ,s too Iwo for Goil and a women Min is corr. she ritiods hi,111 of them Stir, t an only only thAt sho4Ine,n I have to make a dunce. Lucia Ilus tiler will cor,e into where you !lye and Inrr e you in think As 11inir you Iwo yriii will never tomer I lit IA Shadow of the Boomerang A in ,in In, knit in in God witli .111 ,t Ans 11.110 ,iitirtind Cluly His land A milsical lorirnry into thr soul of ,i kmel HIS I AND 1, on niltott)01,1IIIP 1,1,1 nil sighs SOlinil and ho acinitttande fee Emmanuel Baptist Church, Exeter Huron Street West This one to be shown in public school, Huron Park, Jan, 17, READY TO ROLL AT THE PINERIDGE — Saturday was open house at the Pineridge Chalet near Hensall and many visitors dropped in to inspect the new addition, Above, Phil McLeod and David Campbell are more interested in exploring the countryside. T-A photo Award $2,800 to two .fathers Dcw9hter4 drowned on outing Times-Advocate, January 13, 1972 Pap 3 RAP to check for interest in amateur theatre project At the inaugural meeting Monday, members of Exeter's • RAP committee re-elected Gord Baynham as chairman. Baynham, who was away on business, will be commencing his third term as head of the com- mittee which administers the community's recreation, parks and arena programs. 0. Reeve Derry Boyle acted as chairman in Baynharn's ab- sence and led discussion on a number of subjects. He questioned if there would be any interest in the community for an amateur theatre movement. He recalled that the com- munity once had several persons interested in performing plays, "That was before snowmobiles and curling," rec director Alvin Willert suggested. It was recommended the latter mention the subject in one of his Hensall district home ransacked A Hensall area home was ransacked Thursday, but nothing was apparently stolen. The house, owned by Roger Martin, R.R. 2, Hen all, was entered some time betWeen 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Entry was gained by' forcing the lock on the kitchen door. Police are also investigating an attempted breakin at an Oak- wood Park cottage, Two panes of glass in a door were smashed, but there was apparently no entry made into the cottage, Still await reply on Kirkton water No action has been taken in recent weeks on, the water shortages in the Kirkton- Woodham area. Alex Gartenburg, chairman of the citizens committee told the T- A this week, "We met recently in Toronto with the Ontario Water Resources Commission but they were unable to give us all the information we wanted. We're waiting for their reply." Gartenburg said although recent rains and melting snow had produced surface water, "the well situation has not improved substantially," Late last fall numerous residents of Kirkton and Woodham complained of shallow wells drying up and many were forced to drill deep wells, The committee blamed the heavy use of water at the Industrial Park at Huron Park for the shortage while OWRC officials said it was caused mainly by lack of precipitation. weekly recreation columns and see if any interest is forthcoming. A lengthy debate arose regarding the use of the local horse barn at the race track, particularly regarding the use of a bus as a tack room by some of the enthusiasts. It was learned the bus had been parked at the barn without permission and some suggested it was an eye-sore. Members decided to ask that the bus be moved to the east side of the barn for the remainder of the winter period and that it then be removed entirely in the spring. At the suggestion of Bob Pooley, it was decided to in- vestigate the cost of constructing a plexiglas box for the scorers and timekeepers at various hockey games. MRS. COOPER MCCURDY Elsie (Bid) Reeder McCurdy, wife of D. Cooper McCurdy, RR 1 Centralia, passed away at South Huron Hospital, January 10, 1972, in her 61st year. Besides her husband she is survived by her children, Mrs. R. K. (Joanne) Lyons, Willowdale, Don McCurdy of Hensall, and Carol Ann Woodhouse, of California. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Fred Huxtable, of Exeter. The funeral was held at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Wednesday, with interment in Exeter cemetery. Rev. John Beaton officiated. Pallbearers were Ben Dietrich, Paul Klemke, Roy Lamport, Bill Essery, Reg Schroeder and Elmer Powe. MRS. ETHEL LATTA Mrs. Ethel Latta, wife of late Agustus Latta, the former Ethel Adair, died in South Huron hospital, January 8, 1972, in her 87th year. She formerly resided near Grand Bend and recently made her home with Mrs. William Parsons, Exeter. She is survived by two daughters: Ruby, of London and Mrs. Wm. (Helen) Parsons, Exeter, and by five sons, Gar- field, Alex, Bill, all of London, George, of Stephen township, and Erwin, of Waterloo. Two sons, Robert and Lloyd predeceased her, Also surviving are 20 grand- children, 24 great-grandchildren, and two great-great- grandchildren Funeral was at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dash- wood, Tuesday with interment in Pooley said it was bitter cold in the arena at times and it was a hardship to have to sit in the box for up to three games (such as the regular minor hockey night) to keep score and look after the clock. Estimates tossed out at the meeting ranged up to $250 for the structure. In his report to RAP, Willert reported attendance at the Junior Hawks' first nine home games had dropped by an average of 51 persons per game over last year. However, revenue for the club was down only about $200 at $2005. Due to a problem in securing drivers for away games, the club is now chartering a bus. Public skating receipts at the arena are about the same as last year at this point, as is the revenue from the snack bar. Grand Bend cemetery, Rev. H. Dobson officiated, Pallbearers were Bill Parsons, Bob Parsons, Allan Parsons, Ron Latta, Bob Latta, and Dave Latta. Flowerbearers were Gerald Latta, Raymond Latta, Douglas Latta, Gary Latta, Wayne Latta and Harvey Latta. MELBOURNE KEATING Melbourne E. Keating, Marlborough Street, Exeter, passed away at South Huron Hospital, January 5, 1972 after a lengthy illness. He was in his 61st year. He is survived by his wife, the former Viletta Chamney and his sons, Charles, of London, and David at home, and one grand- son, Robert. He was the brother of Mrs. Stanley (Hazel) Snell, of London, Norman Keating of Wingham and Harold Keating of Brussels. The funeral was conducted from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, January 7, 1972 with Rev. George Anderson officiating, Interment was in Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were Maurice Coates, Ted Jones, Bill Dougherty, Bill . Triebner, Herb Fuller and Ralph Genttner, Hockey equipment stolen from arena Friday evening a theft was reported at the Exeter arena. Paul Schwartzentruber, 181 William street left his hockey equipment valued at $60 in the hallway of the arena and it disappeared. In a judgment that included a moving tribute to an Exeter girl's futile and fatal attempt to save a drowning school chum, an Ontario Supreme Court judge awarded the fathers of the two dead girls $2,000 each in damages. Mr. Justice L. T. Pennell, in a 14-page judgment of a civil suit lie heard at Goderich last Sep- tember, said simply at one point: "Geraldine Moddejonge drowned Wednesday, January 5, a hockey and referees' clinic was held at the Classic City Arena, Stratford with 19 coaches at- tending from the Huron-Perth R.C.S.S. system which includes Mount Carmel, Exeter, Zurich, St, Joseph (Ontario), Goderich, Wingham, Hesson, Kinkora and Stratford's Immaculate Con- ception, St. Ambrose, St, Joseph's, St. Aloysius and St, Michael's. The chief objective of this hockey clinic is to improve the basic skills of our children. Due to the shortage of ice times, many coaches have identified the common weakness, that the boys don't get sufficient instruction in hockey. We can complement the many volunteer coaches by helping them to improve the boy's skill, thus his knowledge of our national pastime which is hockey. Mr. Gary Watts, assistant recreation director, discussed and demonstrated on the ice the basic fundamentals of stick handling, passing, shooting, checking and goal tending. Larry Cook, principal of St. Mary's School, Goderich, spoke of the safety aspects of the game as recently presented at the Goderich District High School's Sports Medicine Clinic. Michael Morrison, O.M. H.A, official from Exeter explained the rules (C,A,H,A. - 1972) to the coaches in the afternoon session. The league officially begins its program in February. Mean- while, the boys from grades four to eight will receive instructions during their physical education classes. Paul Nickel from Immaculate Conception, Adrian Pontsioen freirn St. Joseph's,,,Bill Innes from St: Michael's and Use snowmobile for police patrol The new year has brought a new type of police patrol to Huron County. Summer cottage areas and other snow-bound locations are now being patrolled by the OPP using two snowmobiles owned by the OPP and operated by con- stables. The machines will be used extensively throughout the county during the winter months to protect property and to respond to other emergencies caused by heavy snow. In addition, they will be used for enforcing snow vehicle regulations. while attempting to save Janet Guenther," The girls, both 14 and Grade 9 students at South Huron Diatrict High School in gxeter drowned May 14, 1970, during a 21/rdey school campout at an Ausable River ConServation Authority area east of the Parkhill Darn. Mr. Justice Pennell salcV "It was delicately argued that the efforts of Geraldine Moddejonge, constituted a rash and futile gesture; that reasonableness did Hesson, Chris Polkiewicz and Gary Birmingham of St. Aloysius will be the coaches for the Stratford area. The clinic was organized by John B. McCarroll, physical education consultant in the Perth-Huron R.C.S.S. System. Bidduiph lists appointments At the first meeting of 1972, Biddulph township council made appointments to various boards and approved grants along with the issuance of several building permits. Reeve Wilson Hodgins was named to the Ausable River Conservation Authority and James Ryan to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. Named to the Lucan fire area • board were Wilson Hodgins, Fred Dobbs and Joe Haskett while Douglas Tuttle will represent Biddulph on the Granton area fire board. The Granton arena committee will consist of James Ryan, Douglas Tuttle, Cliff Cook, Bob Morrow, Steve Rooney, John Bryan and Ken Hodgins. Building permits to Ralph Simons, lot 27, Con. 11 for a house addition and John Harrigan, Lot 11, Con. 6 for a shed were ap- proved. The following grants were given approval: Salvation army, $25; Public Speaking Contest, $25; Middlesex ,Plowmen's Association, $25; Ilderton Agricultural Society., $25; Kirkton Fair Board, $25; 4-H Leaders club, $25; Lucan Irish Junior "D" hockey club, $50; Lucan Community Centre Recreation, $50, A request from Bothwell to sell sweepstake tickets in Biddulph was approved. Exeter court — Continued from front page November 26 when he ran into a car making a left turn ahead of him. Paul D. Hesse, Stratford, was fined $60 and costs of $3 for travelling at a speed of 90 in a 60 m.p.h. zone. David E. Kimberley, Sarnia, was fined $20 and costs of $3 for driving a vehicle which had only one head light and was without two license plates. Brian John Chappel, Staffa, was fined $100 on a charge of careless driving. Bruce Richter, Arkona, was fined $80 and costs of $3 after being found guilty on a charge of speeding at up to 105 miles per hour. James A. Mair, Hamilton, was fined $19 and costs of $3 on a speeding charge. Roger Marchand, Stephen Township, pleaded guilty to wilful neglect of animals and Was given a suspended sentence and put on probation, Terms of the probation are that he cannot go into any business of his own which involves care of animals. The court learned he is now working for someone else. not attach to her response," "Upon this, the rescue of Sandra Thompson is sufficient answer." Evidence quoted by Mr. Justice Pennell showed the Moddejonge girl had first rescued Sandra Thompson of Grand Bend from the man-made lake, then swam back to aid the Guenther girl. "One must not approach the Problem with the wisdom that conies after the event. Justice is not to be measured in such scales," the judgment continued. "To Geraldine Moddejonge, duty did not hug the shore of ' safety. Duty did not give her a choice. She accepted it. She discharged it. "More need not be said. The law will give her actions a sanc- tuary," John Moddejonge of Exeter and Carl Guenther of Shipka, the girls' fathers, were the plaintiffs in the civil suit, Defendants were the Huron County board of education; David McClure, a teacher at SHDHS, and John Terrance McCauley, co-ordinator of the school's outdoor education propram and former resource manager of the Ausable River Conservation Authority. The judge dismissed the action against Mr. McClure but gave judgment for the two fathers against the board and Mr. McCauley. Mr. Justice Pennell said Mr. McCauley had agreed to drive five girls, including the dead girls, to a beach area about a mile from the students' headquarters after returning from a field trip, "It was the duty of McCauley to guard, in the same manner as a reasonably prudent parent would guard, against foreseeable risks to which Janet Guenther was exposed under the cir- cumstances," the judge said. "Next comes the crucial question whether McCauley was — Continued from front page a "distinct possibility" and estimated this could cost around $15,000. There was no provision in his estimate for this cost. Discuss financing Council reached no decision regarding the method of finan- cing. If the project is approved by the OWRC and financed by them, the annual cost to repay the construction and operating costs was estimated at $38,208 over a 30-year period. At the present time, council charges the home owner $135 for a connection service and $6.00 per lineal foot frontage. The latter rate is 42 cents a year per foot for those who do not prepay at the $6.00 rate. Ross explained that the 42 cents rate was based on an interest rate of five and three-quarter percent interest and the report suggested the annual rate should be boosted to 53 cents to reflect the current interest rates of approximately eight percent. At a frontage rate of 53 cents, plus the $135 connection and the annual water surcharge rate of $12 on the water bill, the mill rate levy would have to be set at 3.62 mills to meet the annual cost. If the connection fee was boosted to $200 and the frontage rate set at 60 cents a foot, the mill rate would have to be increased only 2,46 mills, Last year, council levied about 14 mills for sewers, so even while undertaking the $406,940 project, the mill rate could be reduced by eight or nine mills, "Wouldn't that be something", commented Mayor Delbridge when Councillor Bruce Shaw pointed out such a project could be undertaken while still reducing the mill rate. Shaw noted the project could be in breach of the duty owed to Janet Guenther, After giving consideration to the details of the care, I have come to the con- clusion, reluctant as I am to add to his sorrow, that he failed to fulfil his duty." Mr. Justice Pennell noted; "It is true that McCauley em- phasized as strongly as he could that the girls were not to go beyond a certain limit which he described and indicated to them. "It seems to me, however, that a reasonably careful parent would have been unlikely to permit his daughter, who was unable to swim, to go into this particular body of water without exercising more care for her safety or ensuring that someone else did so on his behalf. "I take the view that there was a real risk that this girl, playing with a group of her own age in water adjacent to a curved line of a fairly steep drop-off which was not marked, might inadvertently fall into danger and there was a duty to guard against that risk eventuating. "McCauley was unable to swim. He knew there was no life- saving equipment available," the judge said, He said later: 'For the reasons I have indicated, I am of the opinion that McCauley is subject to legal liability in respect to the claim of the plaintiff Guenther." After reviewing Geraldine Moddejonge's rescue efforts, Mr. Justice Pennell said; "The initial act that set the events in motion was the negligence of the defendant. The links of causation was that someone would be ex- posed to danger and someone else might react to the impulse to rescue." "For these reasons, I am of the opinion that the claim of the plaintiff John Moddejonge is well-founded." He noted: "It is to be observed that McCauley was acting within the scope of his employment. It paid off in much less than 30 years if the mill rate was not reduced below the present 14 mills for sewers, However, he was advised the OMB would not approve such a scheme as they favor keeping the mill rate as low as possible. Ross estimated that the annual cost to a homeowner under the financing schemes outlined would be around $55 plus the initial hookup rate of $135. He said the OWRC would probably have some suggestions to make in regard to financing. U sborne — Continued from front page been deleted as the County now handles all welfare cases. Road superintendent John Batten was instructed to ad- vertise for the usual gravelling tenders and have bids in by the next regular meeting. Tax collector Strang reported 91.75 per cent of the 1971 tax roll had been collected leaving total arrears in the amount of $22,396.35. Warden — Continued from front page Royal officiated for the brief dedication service.' Mayor Harry Worsell brought greetings from the Town of Goderich and Tom Consitt, a councillor from Stanley Town- ship, spoke on behalf of the new warden's municipality. After thanking those who had worked with him in the past year and noting the improvement in the weather in Huron since he took office, Jack Alexander retired from the Warden's chair, The Striking Committee consisted of Joe Hoffman, Harold Robinson, Anson McKinley, Eugene Frayne and Allan Campbell. ,followS that the defendant hoard is, also liable," In assessing the damages tnhe awarded, the .judge said both girls helped with household duties and Geraldine Mod- dejonge, .one'ef seven children, helped look after the younger children in the family, Both families could have ex- pected the benefit of the services Of their daughters at least through their high school years, he said, W. E. Bell acted for the plaintiffs and H. W. Hockin for the defendants, The lawyers are from London, Snowmobiles — Continued from front page responsible for said vehicle at all times, regardless of whether the registered owner is operating the vehicle or not. This suggests that police will only have to record the licence of snowmobiles found infringing on the bylaw to lay charges against the owner, without actually apprehending the driver. Penalties set out in the bylaw call for a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, for persons found guilty of con- travening the provisions set out. In case of an emergency, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or the Mayor, permission may be granted to operate motorized snow vehicles, regardless of this bylaw. Hensall council — Continued from front page them of the complaint and suggested the plaintives take the matter direct to the officers of Boise Cascade. Ernie Davis, utility man reported gravelling boulevards, dragging the railway carpark, clearing drains on Queen and Richmond Streets, and snow removal from sidewalks and in front of the arena. He said a few residents had asked that trees be trimmed or cut down. Comm ittees Committees for 1972 were drawn up with Leonard Erb and Murray Baker appointed to Streets; Harold Knight and Paul Neilands to Property, and Neilands and Erb to the Recreation and Parks Boards. Other citizens appointed to the Recreation and Parks Board were Robert Baker Jr., George Parker and Harold Caldwell for a one year term, and John Bettke and Wayne Reid for two years. Building permits were granted to Wayne Smith for a new house; Hyde Bros, to tear down old house ; Pearl Passmore, to repair veranda, and Lorne Hay, to remove coal shed. Clerk Earl Campbell informed the council the 1972 dog tags were available and that a grant of $1,018 had been received for repairs to the arena roof. He also said there was $46,000 in the bank "to work on" and the amount of tax arrears amounted to $1,700. In other business council decided to continue the policy of installing 25 new street lights each year until the job is com- pleted and to send Paul Neilands to the Rural Municipalities Convention in Hamilton. Complaints were dealt with concerning the street snowplow ripping up some boulevards and the manure pile behind the sales barn. A letter was sent regarding the latter problem. Accounts were paid in the amount of $2,028.82. Special meeting A special meeting of council will be held January 31 to discuss new building bylaws and to ap- point a building inspector. Norman Jones, the former building inspector, resigned from his position in December. Area separate schools hold coaches clinic Exeter sewers BOY LUCKY E 'S ... . Country Style .;.7-, .,,. ., ,,'`. A ‘, .; % IT, — '' Fresh lb. Spare Ribs . Prices Open rd. 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