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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-03-23, Page 3ANYTHING GOES is the theme of the fashion show being produced at Centralia College Open House this week. Showing that anything does go in the world of fashion is Vaira Laugalis, in a navy knicker suit • with red accessories; Jackie Helmka, wearing a lavender, lined dotted voile formal; Darlene Denham, in a white wool cape and dress ensemble and Gisele Riberdy wearing an amethyst, brushed corduroy battle jacket and short outfit. T-A photo a President of OECTA cites move against RC schools Assorted Jams 9 oe. for COSTUMES OF JAPAN — At last week's Achievement Night at McGillivray Central school costumes of various countries were depicted. The Japanese girls shown above are Colleen Blyde, Karen Coughlin, Lydia Krainz, Joanne Walper, Joan Lagerwerf and Janet Bullock. T-A photo Celery siau<s ,,,,„,, 290 , • '41Q. Igexeterromes-A6150eitfe Your Engagement Announced Free With Your Order 235-1381 County icsil closes this month TimeS.AcIvoca a, March 23, 1972 P. 3 Order Your Hams & Turkeys For Easter Lamb Also Available Colby mild Cheese 39 3 for B8 (Farmer's Cheese) lb. 89 III Bill 59 113690 vilimmormainfamairomemosuporw Had colorful 130-year history Ng IN Wieners Ground Beef lea, DASHWOOD Soda Biscuits m-ccor,„,es P ork & Beans Libby's lg Oz. A native of Mt. Carmel, Jim Carey, has been elected president • of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. He is principal of St. John's Separate School in London and was formerly on the staff at schools in Exeter and Zurich. In an interview prior to his election, he said the grant • regulations announced recently by the department of education are another move against Catholic high schools, following last year's decision to continue ending public support for • Retarded — Continued from front page the campaign will be announced. Mr. Van Raay stresses that the establishing of an adult workshop in Exeter should not be just the concern of the Association. "We want it to be a community effort with everyone, young and old, actively involved in the campaign." First sale of Hovercraft The Canadian Department of Transport announced Friday it had purchased a 25-ton payload hovercraft from the Grand Bend plant of Bell Aerospace of Canada. In a news release the depart- ment of transport said the pur- chase price was $1,114,400 for the hovercraft which is known as the Voyageur, • Bell officials at Grand Bend confirmed reports of the sale and said the second craft manufac- tured at Grand Bend now on the assembly line and expected to be completed by the end of June would go to the government. The first hovercraft is now undergoing testing on Lake Ontario at Toronto. Fred Hughes of the Grand Bend plant said Tuesday he expected testing in Toronto would be completed by the end of April and would be brought back for further testing on Lake Huron, Hamburg or Hot [dog Buns mix f3r match The 130 year old Huron County jail will be closed at the end of this month. Prisoners will be taken to Walkerton or Stratford. The following article on history of the jail was written by W. E. Elliott. Huron county's 130-year-old jail, at present leased to the Province, stands on a site which cost the municipality just about $500. The building itself cost $23,672 when constructed in 1841. It's construction was part of a deal with the government of the Province of Canada, which passed legislation setting up an administrative area comprising Huron and some townships now in Bruce and Perth, Negotiations were conducted by the magistrates in this area, They obtained the jail site from the Canada Company, owner of the Huron Tract, and it has always been said that this was "gran- ted," Evidently it was not exactly free, Curiously no record is found of the land transfer in or about 1839, when the site was cleared. It was July 9, 1861 when the company sold to the Municipality of Huron GEORGE E. HARMER George Edmondson Harmer, died at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, March 18, 1972, He was formerly of McGillivray Township. He was the husband of the late Myrtle Irene Smith and father of Mrs. Norman (Doris) Ryan of Mount Carmel; Mrs. Edwin (Florence) Morley, of Ailsa Craig. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gagan of Parkhill and Mrs. Florence Werham of Holland Landing and a brother, Russell Harmer of Lambeth. M. Box and Son conducted the funeral in their funeral home in Parkhill, March 21. Interment was in Parkhill Cemetery. HOWARD KERR The Rev. Howard Kerr, Ver- non, B.C., formerly of Exeter, passed away at his home, March 19, 1972, in his 35th year. He was the son of the Rev. Samuel Kerr and the late Mrs. Kerr. Also surviving is his wife, the former Marilyn Strang and two, sons, David and Peter both at home; a brother Edwin, and two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Grace) Wuthrich and Mrs. Gabe (Mary) Eros, all of Toronto. The funeral was held in Ver- non. MRS. CARLTON MANDERS Mrs. Meryl Allison Menders, Prices Effective Until Saturday Night Open 6 Days A Week Friday Until 9:00 p.m. • Loekee Rentals Custom Processing and Meats by the Side or Ouartor Shop Where There's Lots of Free Parking or '1" 29 0 and Bruce lots 503, 504, 505, 585 and 086 comprising an acre and a quarter, From this it seems likely that the jail stool for a period of about 20 years on a site the county did not own. County minutes also show that in 1861 the Warden was authorized to pur- chase Lots 502 and 584 (adjoining the jail) from the Canada Company "in order to carry out improvements recommended by the hoard of prison inspectors." The original lots, 503, 504, 505, 585, and 586, were conveyed, on behalf of the Company, by Frederick Widder and William B. Robinson, Toronto, in con- sideration of five shillings "lawful money of the Province of Canada." Witnesses were Thomas Collier and Alfred W. Otter, Maybe we should cut Bruce in on the sale price; it was a partner in 1861. A jail in every county town of Ontario is no longer needed, Hon. Allan Grossman said when in Goderich seven years ago last November, The Reform Institutions Minister visited the RR 8 Watford,passed away in St. Thomas March 18, 1972, in her 66th year. Besides her husband she is also survived by her daughter, Mrs, Wilmer (Louise) Wein, Crediton, Mrs. Howard (Ruth Ann) Garn- der of Inwood and Mrs. Grant (Elsie) Benedidt, London, and a son Bruce of London. Eleven grandchildren also survive, The funeral was held at the Harper Funeral Home, Watford, March 21. PERCIVAL SKILLINGS Percy Skillings died suddenly at the Bluewater Rest Home, Zurich, March 15, 1972. He was the husband of the late May Hone and father of Lois May Myers, Queen's County, N,S. Also surviving are three grand- children. The funeral was held at the Hulse and Playfair Funeral Home, Ottawa, March 18, with interment in Beachwood cemetery, Ottawa, The T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Hothe made the arrangements, R. NEWMAN SHAREN Newman Sharon, Parkhill, died at his residence, March 18, 1972, in his 71st year. He was the husband of Jean ,Mark and father of Mrs. Errol (Jay) Skillender, Exeter; Robert Sharen of Parkhill; and brother of Mrs. William Evans of Wallaceburg.He was predeceased by one brother, Brock Sharen. Cremation took place at Mount Pleasant Crematorium and a memorial service was held at St. James Anglican Church, Parkhill, March 21, M. Box and Son Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements. HAROLD S. A. BELL Harold Stephen Albert Bell, London, passed away at Victoria Hospital March 6,1972, in his 56th year. He was the husband of Margery (Parkinson) Bell and father of Helen Bell at home. He was the only son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bell of Hensall, Funeral service was held at Needham Memorial Chapel, London. Rev. D. A. Facey of Trinity United Church officiated assisted by Rev. Duncan McTavish. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Mickle, Kenneth Ardiell, Gordon Troyer, Glenn Parkinson, Charles Work- man, Fred McGregor. CORRECTION We regret that the name of Mrs. John (Marie) Brintnell, daughter of the late Hilton Ford, was inadvertently omitted last week. jail here and reported that it had the same problems as most other county jails in the province: overcrowding, antiquated facilities, lack of treatment and classification facilities and inadequate segregation of in- mates. At that time, the talk was of regional jails, for example a three-county unit for Goderich, Walkerton and Owen Sound, or in the alternative a four-county unit for Goderich, Stratford, London and St. Thomas. A more recent plan is providing Elgin and Middlesex with a regional jail, at $3,000,000 or some such amount. The 130-year-old jail in Goderich, now to be closed, cost 4,868 pounds sterling, which at the rate long in use would be $23,672. The original estimate was 2,680 pounds. The magistrates, governing authority prior to county organization, had ideas of their own; their Toronto architect, Thomas Young, finally left them to finish the job. The magistrates — notably Dan Lizars and William B. Rich, GB council — Continued from front page, stated he will insist on main- taining last year's complement of four. All future meetings of council will commence at 7 p.m. Council gave permission to the Grand Bend soccer club to use the land recently purchased from the Grand Bend Legion foruse as a soccer pitch, The soccer group has used the land for several years. The soccer delegation headed by Ken Morton was told they could use the land until it was needed for other recreation purposes. Approval was given Southeott Pines to erect signs showing location of the subdivision. Permission was given to put the signs on private property or on the village area, near the in- tersection of highway 21 and 81. Pedestrians — Continued from front page sidestepping a 'car coming from the west. Three high school boys walked against a red light from north to south on the east side in front of a car which was trying to make a left hand turn. Four other pedestrians crossed the intersection in a rather unusual way, from the south-east corner to the north-west side in a Barnes Dance fashion, had petitioned the Legislative Assembly for an administrative area, and Dr. William Dunlop, elected member in 1841, suc- ceeded in getting legislation promising this wher. suitable jail and courtl.ouse" were provided. Anticipating a favorable outcome, William Geary stumped and cleared the site in the Fall of 1839. Geary was a contractor, active in land tran- sactions, and had married a daughter of William B. Rich. He operated stages to Stratford and London, so probably used horses in clearing the wooded site. William Day, of Goderich, lowest tenderer, got the building contract. He erected stone wane two feet thick, from the Maitland River quarry, and when a better stone was desired for the copings, Dan Lizars was dispatched to Port Huron to negotiate with a quarry there. The magistrates thoughtfully provided for a chapel in the central tower, but when they found there was no money for construction or rental of a courthouse, they assigned the chapel to the judges. In their capacity of building inspectors, they decided the tower roof should be seven inches steeper, to carry off rain water, and that was where they parted company with the architect. The magistrates at this time included three from that part of the Huron District which is now in Perth: John Corry, Wilson Daly and Robert Donkin. The others were John MacDonald, William Robertson, W. B. Rich, John Bignall, Henry Ransford, Henry Hyndman, Isaac Adam- son, Daniel Lizars, Capt. Robert G. Dunlop, William Fisher Gooding, William Dunlop and Thomas Mercer Jones. The Canada Company, owner of 1,100,000 acres in the Huron Tract, granted the jail site, and the directors in London approved a loan of 1,300 pounds toward construction of the building. This was soon spent, and application was made for a further 1,000 pounds. It was rejected by Thomas Mercer Jones one of the magistrates but also Canada Company Commissioner. Remainder of the money was raised on the credit of the District. Henry Ransford, treasurer, complained that the Canada Company charged the District "the Canadian rate of interest, 8 percent," for money he said could be borrowed in England for three or four. The ex-chapel on the top floor of the jail was soon in disfavor with visiting judges, who com- plained of the awkward access and jail odors, They began to hold court in the dining-room of the British Exchange Hotel on market square, and were still doing so when the first cour- thouse was completed in 106. The register of the "13ritish" has borne the signatures of Sir Beverley Robinson, Sir Richard Cartwright. Sir H. L. Lengevin, Sir Adam Wilson, Sir Matthew Cameron, Sir John Thompson, Sir Thomas Galt, major-General Luard and many distinguished counsel. Proprietors of the British were, in turn, Isaac Rattenbury, Thomas Dark, George Hobson, Sam Dutton and J, J, Wright. First meeting of the newly constituted Huron council was held in February, 1842, at Rat- tenbury's Hotel, for which the innkeeper received two pounds. Councillors present were William Chalk, Archibald Dickson, J. C. W. Daley, John Galt, George Gordon, Andrew Helmer, John Holmes, Robert Hodgins, James Hodgins, John Hawkins, John McIntosh, William McConnell, William Geary and John Sebring. By late Spring of 1841, almost everyone in town and surroun- ding area had visited the new jail at least once. So much mud was carried in that Charles Slack, newly appointed jailer (at 60 pounds per annum) obtained an order to keep visitors out. This order seems to have been con- tinued in effect for 130 years. In 1911, Edward Jardine was hanged in this jail after being convicted of the murder of Lizzie Anderson. He was tried before Chief Justice Falconbridge and a jury, with George T. Blackstock as Crown prosecutor, and L. E. Dancey as defence counsel. Forty-eight years later, on June 12, 1959, the jail received another youth, accused of a similar crime. Steven Murray charged with the murder of Lynne Harper at the RCAF Station at Clinton, received a preliminary hearing in July. At a September assize presided over by Mr. Justice R. I. Ferguson, a jury convicted him, recommending mercy, He was sentenced to be hanged, An ap- peal to the appellate division of Ontario Supreme Court was rejected in the following January. The sentence was commuted by federal cabinet to life imprisonment. Truscott was, sent to Guelph Reformatory and later Collins' Bay. He was freed on parole three years ago. I Catholic schools at grade 10. The regulation referred to limits to nine the number of secondary school credits a student may acquire while still being eligible for elementary grants from the province. Catholic high schools receive provincial support for Grades 9 and 10 but only at the elementary grant level. Catholic educators claim the new regulation will make some Grade 10 students ineligible for grant support. They point to students who complete credits in summer school before and/ or after Grade 9 as among those who could complete 10 credits before Grade 10. "It's just another wedge being put in there by the government to phase out Catholic high schools," Mr. Carey said. "And if they phase out high schools, what's to stop them from phasing out Grades 7 and 8?" Mr. Carey said the regulations will require study but that, if ramifications feared result, he will urge the association to fight them, He said the regulation could force Catholic schools to give up something in staff or programs or facilities because they would have more students for whom they are receiving no grants. The new president said the issue is only part of the larger issue of the future of separate schools in Ontario. Another key issue this year, he said, is the imposition of strict spending ceilings by the province which could force reorganization and restructuring on many separate school systems. He said there is a possibility of loss of support staff for teachers such as consultants and psychologists, remedial reading and special education teachers. And he sees association action in this regard as a possibility this year. 4 for .00 138 Navel Oranges 2 do, stu Brown 'N Serve Mix or Match Buns &Raisin Bread 3 Pickles Supreme tv. .4foninteirenhia,h‘tiiinividx•Aimitidoolimaiholiii Cottage entered, nothing missing Another cottage breakin was reported during the past week. Entry was gained to a Turn- bull's Grove cottage owned by Harold Donthron, Hensall, A bathroom window had been pushed in, but nothing was reported missing. An attempted breakin was reported at a nearby cottage owned by Bill Easton, London, but entry was not gained. Police also report that a large diesel tractor was removed from the lot of N. T. Monteith south of Exeter on Friday. The equipment was IMO' found in the ditch a mile south. Indications were that the machine had been taken as a "prank", On Saturday, police were called to llensall, where a Tillsonburg man, John Copley, had apparently suffered a heart attack in a store. He. was attended by Dr. D, A. tact. and taken to St, Joseph's Hospital.