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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-08-03, Page 1WINNERS ON FOUR WHEELS — The excitement of being judged the best entry in the buggy class at Saturday's parade in Granton was too much for Melissa Harding. She is shown above at the right showing her happiness. At the left are runners-up Nicole and Sandra Heckendorf. T-A photo INDIAN INVADERS — Indians joined in to make Saturday's parade at Granton Fundays a huge success. Shown above in Indian costume are Valerie and Suzanne Finkbeiner of Crediton. T-A photo , •z4v . , Three people hurt in district crashes CONTAINING HAY FIRE — A serious fire was averted at the farm of Glenn Prout in Usborne township Friday afternoon by quick action of volunteers and firemen. Above, men are shown forking out hay which was smoking from combustion while Exeter fire chief Gary Middleton is in the foreground by the new portable tank. T-A photo sir SWEEP PROGRAM IN HAY — Employees of the local area SWEEP program have been working this week at the Hay township park neat St. Joseph building steps to the beach. Shown above at work are from the left, Pam Sangster, Ross Huntley, Charles Miner, Joe Raeburn and supervisor Ted Jones of the Ausable-Baytield River Conservation Authority staff. T-A photo Ninety-eigtith Year HEARTS AND FLOWERS — Mary McRobert in a Valentine costume was in Saturday's parade at Granton with from the left Diane Watt and Andrew and Steven Bannerman. T-A photo Mowers, gas, boats among thieves' loot No paper next week This is the last issue of the Times Advocate until Thursday, August 17 as the staff enjoys a week's holidays. The T-A office and printing plant will be open for business as usual during the newspaper holiday. Correspondents and con- tributors are again reminded that news budgets for the August 17 issue should contain only news of the current week. Firemen and neighbors save two district barns Stephen passes law to control car yards Despite heavy summer holiday traffic, only two accidents were investigated in the area by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. Three persons sustained minor injuries in the crashes. On Thursday, cars driven by Kenneth Fournie, Lambeth, and Ralph Hallam, Clinton, collided on Highway 4 at the junction of Highway 84 in Hensall. Hallam suffered minor injuries in the crash. Constable Don Mason investigated and listed total damage at $1,600. Kinfest set for Saturday The second annual Kinfest sponsored by the Exeter Kin- smen club gets underway at noon on Saturday and will provide continued entertainment for the rest of the day and evening. The day's festivities get started at twelve o'clock noon with a parade heading off from the Exeter arena. The Exeter fire engine will lead the parade along with the present Kin Queen Ann Morrissey. Anyone wishing to enter floats or participate in the float in anyway are asked to contact Kin president Bill Dinney at Dinney's Furniture. A feature of the day will be at two o'clock in the afternoon will be a beauty' contest with at least seven area girls decked out in hot pants. CFPL's Bill Brady is expected to be one of the judges. Rocky and the Buzzards, a rock band from Toronto will entertain at the arena throughout the af- ternoon. A licenced pub will be in operation, also in the arena from one o'clock in the afternoon until 1 a.m., Sunday. Starting at five o'clock and continuing until midnight, a German style supper will be available featuring sauerkraut, spare ribs and sausages. Music for dancing in the evening will be supplied by a German band from Kitchener, Quick action by two farmers, two fire departments and numerous volunteers saved two area barns from being destroyed by fire this week. Combustion in the 1972 crop of hay caused near fires on the farms of Glenn Prout in Usborne and Robert Tindall in Biddulph township, Friday. In both instances, fire had apparently burned deep in the Youth is still in critical condition A 19-year-old Exeter youth remains in critical condition in London hospital after suffering gun shot wounds, Sunday night. Dave Keating was found locked in the bathroom of his Marlborough St. home with severe wounds to his head around 9:40 p.m. He is the son of Mrs. Mel Keating. The youth was rushed to Vic- toria Hospital. hay mows but didn't break into the open. When Robert Tindall was heading for his barn about 7 a.m. Friday to do chores he noticed boards on the side of the barn were charred. He quickly removed cows from the building, and his wife summoned the Lucan fire department. With the help of neighbours, the heated hay was removed from the mow and the fire department remained at the scene until 11 a.m. The hay was stored loose in the barn and had been in the mow a little less than three weeks. Mrs. Tindall said, "We con- sidered this the best hay we have ever put in the barn, It didn't get any rain." The problem at the Prout farm was first noticed about mid- afternoon Friday when Glenn Prout smelled smoke, Although there was a garbage barrel located near the barn he went into the mow to check and found more smoke. While the Exeter firemen were being called he brought a garden hose into the mow and sprayed water on the suspected fire. Delay start of new plant Construction of a new corn dryer and elevator plant near Dashwood will be delayed until the spring of 1973. Ross Dobson of Exeter, president of Dashmount Elevators Limited announced Monday that plans for building the $125,000 plant would be held up due to the lack of available hydro power. A three-phase service between Dashwood and Mount Carmel would be necessary to service the proposed plant. The site is at part. of Lot 15, Ceritetsion 13 of Stephen township about two and a half miles south of Dashwood. Dobson said the extra service would cost about $8,000. This along with a little higher price for steel was not included in the original estimate of $125,000. He went on to say, "We could try to build at a different location, but that would also take time for probable severances so we have decided to wait until next year. We are certainly disappointed that we couldn't get it ready for this year's corn crop." Westelaken Agricultural Engineering of RR 2 Lucan, designed the modern corn drying plant which will use the driation system. About 600 bushels can be handled per hour when the plant is built and it will have a storing capacity of 160,000 bushels. A Westelaken firm spokesman said, "there is only one other plant of this design within a 60 mile area. In addition to president Dob- son, Eldrid Simmons is secretary-treasurer of Dash- mount. Directors are Len Veri, Bob Morrissey, Bill Bell and Clarence Knight, Boards were ripped off the side of the barn and the hay was forked out. While one load was put in the barn the same morning most of it had been in the mow for about six weeks, Huron's assistant Ag Rep Mike Miller told the T-A this week of some of the precautions farmers can take to prevent combustion in their hay mows. He suggested a thermometer be placed inside a steel pipe, preferably about a half-inch in diameter and lowered in the mow. Continued Miller, "If the temperature gets above 140, then things are getting serious. If it reaches 160-170, it's time to call the fire department to stand by while the hay is removed," The assistant Ag Rep said fire ppckets could be created at 160 degrees. If a farmer gets a reading of 110.115 degrees after the hay has been in the mow for sometime, the chances are good that the temperature will slowly recede. Miller said most of the hay this year has been going in the barns with a little more moisture than usual. Exeter OPP are investigating a number of thefts and occurrences in the area this week. Two self-propelled lawn mowers were taken from the Zion Cemetery, They were owned by Keith Hern of Usborne Township and valued at $400. A car owned by Ross McCurdy, Woodham, was taken from a Hensall parking lot and recovered a short time later. Assorted camping equipment was stolen from two youths camping illegally at Port Blake. The loot included a lantern and sleeping bags valued at $30. A quantity of gas was stolen from Daymond Co. Ltd. at Huron Park by thieves who forced a padlock. Thieves also attempted to steal gas at Brockville Chemical, but were unsuccessful. On Sunday, a 14-foot aluminum canoe was stolen from the Elmwood Subdivision on Lake Huron. The boat was owned by Hay Township's Centennial Park has been the scene of SWEEP activities this' week. The Sweepers are building a set of steps down to the beach at the Hay Township Pavilion near St. Joseph. Using ingenuity and resources available such as rocks, gravel and old railroad ties, a much safer approach to the beach is now possible. Several swimming classes are held on the beach during the week, thus the children attending these classes will benefit from the steps. It is hoped safety conditions have been improved and beach ac- cessibility will be facilitated. Several local young people are in the north sweep crew. They are: Charles Miner, Ross Hun- tley, Ken Lee, and John Warywoda, Exeter; Pam John Guay and valued at $225. Another boat was stolen from Oakwood Park and later recovered on the beach at Grand Bend. Cleve Pullman, Usborne Township, reported the theft of a fire extinguisher from a swather. Provincial Police also report they have received several calls regarding dog bites — mainly in the resort area along Lake Huron. Mark Hodgins, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hodgins was bitten and required two stitches to close a wound on his leg. He was holidaying at Schadeview. A motorist advised Grand Bend OPP he had a firearm pointed at him while travelling in the area of the reconstruction on the Crediton Road. Exeter OPP later stopped the wanted vehicle in Exeter and found a toy rifle, Sangster, and Joe Reaburn, Hensall and Tom Campbell, Clinton. Helping and guiding their efforts is Ted Jones of Exeter, an employee of the Ausable Hayfield River Con- servation Authority, Other projects completed by Sweep crews in the Ausable- Bayfield Authority are developing nature trails at the Parkhill Conservation Area, clean-up of Hensall town park, and painting Hensall arena, clean-up of the Clinton pond, and many other projects involving roadside brushing and general clean-up. Almost all of the buildings in the Conservation Areas have been painted to improve the appearance of the parks. This busy group of 22 students has completed a St. John's Stephen council Tuesday night passed a bylaw to control the use of wrecking yards within the limits of the township. The new law which goes into effect immediately will prohibit or regulate and inspect the use of any land or structure for storing used motor vehicles for the purpose of wrecking or dismantling. The tender of Armco of Canada Limited to supply a multi-plate culvert at the road between Lots 5 and 6, Concession 14 for $3,860 was accepted. It was the lowest of two bids received. Road superintendent Frank Mclsaac was instructed to call tenders for the supply of A and B gravel for road construction work on Concessions 2 and 3, south of Huron Park. At the same time tenders will be called for crushing and stockpiling of 22,000 yards of gravel at Prout's pit in Usborne township for use in 1973. Land severance applications were approved for Milton Sweitzer, Lots 8 and 9, Con- cession 17; the Estate of Roy Ratz at Lot 15, Concession 14 and Elizabeth Calcott for parts of Lot 19 and 20 of Plan 8 in the police village of Centralia. Council approved payment of $26.31 to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The municipal group is asking each municipality in Ontario to con- tribute three-quarters of one cent per capita to defray legal ex- penses incurred in recent at- Holiday delays council session Due to Civic Holiday being observed Monday in Grand Bend, the regular meeting of council will be postponed. It will be held Tuesday night at the village hall at 7 p.m. Likewise Exeter council will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Ambulance First Aid course as well as participated in an educational tour of the Lower Thames and Sydenhann Con- servation areas. Many other projects are yet to be completed before the end of August. This group of students is only a very small part of the Ontario government's 1.85 million dollar. SWEEP program to improve the environment. The Ausable- Bayfield workforce consists of 22 workers based in Parkhill and Exeter. Their working time is divided between municipal projects and projects in the local conservation areas. The projects undertaken are designed to provide a learning experience for the students as well as improving the environment for the public benefit, tempts to holding off applications by Bell Canada for higher rates. Due to recent changes in the Construction Safety Act, council re-appointed Frank Mclsaac as construction inspector for the balance of the year until the province takes over. Perth-Huron Graduate Pamela Rose Sereda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sereda, RR 1 Centralia, graduated July 28, 1972 from the Perth-Huron School of Nursing, Stratford, R.N. Graduate Betty Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Scott, Clandeboyc, recently graduated from the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital school of nursing. She is a graduate of North Middlesex. District High School, and will continue her career at the Kitchener-Waterloo hospital, The other crash occurred on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. on Highway 81 near Greenway. Drivers in- volved were Joseph Strano and Peter Enwright, both of London, Enwright and a passenger, Janine Baker, also of London, were hurt. Constable Mason set damage at $1,300 in the crash. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 13 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 17 drivers. There were five charges under the Criminal. Code and two under the Liquor Control Act. Good day at Granton "A tremendous community effort." That's the only way to describe Saturday's Fun Day sponsored by the Granton Community Association. Participants in the Saturday morning parade numbered close to 300. The population of Granton is listed at 250. Another 425 at- tended a dance in the Lucan arena, Saturday night. Proceeds from the successful day expected to be in excess of $1,400 will go to install floodlights at Granton's "Community park. Included in this amount is a donation of $300 from the Lucan Lions club. Spurred by the successful Funday Saturday, enthusiastic supporters of the Park Improvement program met Monday night. A full committee to work as the Granton Community Recreation Association was formed. Marion Gricken was named chairman with Gayle Harrett assisting.. John Bryan will be the secretary- treasurer with a working com- mittee consisting of Marg. Ryan, Mary Brintnell and Willa Har- ding. Mrs. Gricken told the T-A Tuesday morning. "It's full steam ahead to complete the project in 1973. We have five ball teams in Granton along with two house league clubs and lights would be a real asset." Literally hundreds of Granton and area boys and girls took part in the parade and the judges had a difficult chore in deciding winners especially in the bike and trike divisions. The best float in the parade was entered by the Granton juvenile boys ball team. They were known as the "juvenile hillbillies," In. second spot came the ,Granton "A" girls ball club. The prize for the best presentation went to Danny, Robert and Russ Brint- nell and their pet pig "Arnie," The other parade winners were as follows: two-wheelers - Brenda Tomlin, John Cook and Robert and Paul Simons: three- wheelers - Dianne Watt, Linda Bryan and Steven Bannerman: buggies - Melissa Harding, Nicole Heckendorf and Nancy and Jeff Marshall and Marj and Julie McColl : wagons - Julie Allan and Please turn to page 3 — New Hay park steps are project of Sweep EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 3, 1972 Price Per Copy 20 Cents tr. dr