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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-08-31, Page 1.4! William Glavin Tractor mishaps cause death, injury path of the tractor and found the dead youth. Ken Glavin, a brother of the deceased, termed it a "freak accident" and said his brother was a careful driver and was aware of the bump as he had gone over it earlier in a car, Mrs. Restemayer was driving a tractor along the laneway at the family farm on Highway 83 west of Dashwood, when the machine dropped over a culvert and rolled over into a five-foot ditch, The injured woman managed to crawl about 200 feet to her house where she was found by her son and taken to South Huron Hospital. One other person was injured in accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment during the week, Ninety-eighth Year Janet F. Becker, 19, RR 1 Dashwood, sustained brt.;ses when the pickup truck in which she was a passenger skidded out of control on concession 12-13 of Hay township and rolled onto its side in a ditch. The accident occurred on Sunday around 1:05 a.m, and the truck was being driven by Bonnie J. Becker, RR 1 Dashwood. Damage in the mishap was listed at $600 by Constable Don Mason. It was one of three accidents investigated on Sunday. At 2:45 a.m., a car driven by William Bengough, }Jensen, was forced off Highway 84 west of Hensall by another car. His vehicle skidded into the south ditch and damaged a fence owned by Harold Dignan, Total damage was estimated at $500 by Constable Mason. A three-car collision occurred at 3:05 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Kirkton Road. Drivers involved were Donald EXCITING ACTION — About 6,000 persons watched the two-day air gi show at Huron Park this weekend. Two of the exciting acts are featured here --- a jump by four sky-divers and a wing-walking exhibition by stuntman John Kazian, A Hensall driver, Larry John Consitt, was fined $100 on a charge of careless driving when he appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday, OPP Constables Don Mason and Ed Wilcox testified that they saw Consitt stopped at a stop sign in Hensall on May 7 and the car was rocking, while making a racket. The vehicle then turned a corner,with the tires spinning and the car swaying from side to side. The policemen testified no cars were endangered by the driver's actions. The accused told the court the car belonged to a friend and he was unfamiliar with it. This line of reasoning was also followed by his lawyer, but Judge Hays pointed out this was all the more reason for slow, careful driving, A Dublin woman, who ended up in hospital with three other persons following an accident south of Exeter on June 30 was fined $30 on a charge of following too closely behind another vehicle. A school bus was making its last run of the term when Petrinella Gonie failed to get stopped in time and slammed into the rear of a car driven by Charles Stephen, RR 3, Exeter, which was stopped for the bus. Stephen and his wife and the Dublin woman and her passenger all required medical treatment and damage in the accident was listed at $1,000, Alfons J. Goovaerts, Grand Bend, was also fined $80 for following another vehicle too Driver fined $100 on careless charge AUNT JEMIMA IN ACTION — In addition to taking care of the appetites of more than 400 persons at Saturday's pancake breakfast at the Zurich Bean Festival, Aunt Jemiina proved her skills as a flapjack flipper. Above, Mrs. Ellen Horn flips a pancake. If there was any question that former Liberal cabinet minister Paul Hellyer's defection to the Conservatives was being greeted with mixed reaction by members of that party, it wasn't in evidence Tuesday night, Hellyer was the guest speaker at a $15-a-plate dinner for the closely. The charge stemmed from an accident on July 23 when he collied with a vehicle on High- way 83 east of Exeter. The other vehicle had turned onto the high- way and he said he had estimated its speed incorrectly. Shane McKinnon, Zurich, was fined $40 for failing to report an accident in which he was in- volved on June 12 on Highway 83 west of Exeter. He struck a mail box causing minor damage. When the accused was found, he was asleep in his car on the side of the road, Judge Hays stated it was morally wrong to fail to report the accident despite the fact there was only minor damage. There were only two other cases heard in court. In one, Harry Winters, Exeter was fined $20 for failing to stop at an in- tersection and Yvon E. J. Boucher, Seaforth paid $20 for failing to produce his driver's license, This weekend it's rodeo time in Exeter again and all signs point to the ninth annual Mid-Western Rodeo being bigger and better than ever. A total of 95 entries have been received in eight categories in the two-day show. The rodeo will get underway Saturday afternoon at two o'clock with an evening performance slated for eight o'clock the same night. Sunday's matinee show will get going at two o'clock. A good sprinkling of local cowboy talent will feature the rodeo events. Barry Mousseau of Hensall, son of the chairman of the rodeo committee Lloyd Mousseau, is entered in four different events. Mousseau will try his luck in saddle bronc, calf roping, wild T-A photo cow milking and bull dogging. , Jack Rundle is entered in the bull riding division while numerous district youngsters will be taking part in the Little Britches calf riding contest, They are Steve Preszcator, Brian Clarke, Lee Black, David Cann and Jeff Darling, Mark Roelofson, Gayle Ecker, and Kelly Zimmerman, all of Exeter. Huron County Progressive Conservative Association at Pineridge Chalet and was given a standing ovation before and after his address and it was obvious the over 250 people in attendance relished his remarks as he blasted the policies of the Liberal administration, He said he had held great ex- pectations for the government in 1968, but he was terribly disillusioned "between the gap of expectation and realization." Mr. Hellyer, who resigned from the cabinet over housing policies and then broke away from .the party to form Action Canada and later joined the Conservatives, said the up- coming federal election is the most important in generations for Canada. Unless something is done — and soon — he warned, "we'll alienate a whole generation of young people" who believe the system is at fault as they are faced with unemployment and inflation. The speaker explained there was nothing wrong . with the system, but charged that the Liberal government's "stupid policies" had "twisted the economy out of shape." He said if this was allowed to The girls barrel race instituted for the first time last year will be repeated with eight entrants from various parts of Ontario. Country and western music will be provided at the half-time intermissions of each show. The Sunday afternoon program will again be highlighted by the appearance of Bill Brady of CFPL in London. While keeping his act a deep, dark secret, Brady has promised the rodeo committee he will come up with an exciting, spine tingling performance. In the past, Brady has rode a wild cow, milked cows, shown his shooting ability while being blindfolded,. arrested by the Exeter police department and last year thrilled the fans with an exhibition of bulldogging. The actual rodeo events will include calf roping, saddle bronc, bull riding, bare back bronc, bull FIELLYEA HERE - former Liberal cabinet minister Paul Ifellyer made one of his first official Conservative speeches to the Huron PC Association at Flensall, Tuesday. I-fe's shown hero prior to the event chatting with Huron MP Robert. McKinley and V. L. Becker of Dashwood, left. T.A photo 4 Several persons in the Cen- tralia and Huron Park area were victimized by thieves this week. Tuesday morning, OPP at Exeter received a number of calls reporting thefts from cars and believe the same person or persons may have been involved. Peter Sutherland, Huron Park, reported his car had been entered while parked at his home and 4 several small items removed from the glove compartment. A maroon leather hockey jacket was taken from a car owned by Dave Boudreau, also parked at his Huron Park residence, The jacket was valued at $48. The car had been forcibly 41„ entered. Thieves smashed a vent win- dow on a car owned by George Palsa, RR 1 Hensall, and gained entry to remove a stereo tape player and a carrying case with 25 tapes , The car had been parked at Dashwood Industries Limited and the equipment and tapes were valued at $245. Another car parked at DIL was also entered. It was owned by Gerald Riehl, Huron Park, About $100 in fishing equipment was • stolen, A flag at the home of Borden Smyth, Centralia, was stolen as well. A bulldozer owned by Mac- donald, Sanitation sustained damage estimated at $1,000 when vandals filled the crank case, gas • tank and battery with sand. The machine had been parked at the Stephen township dump. A car owned by Earl Whiteford, The Exeter turf club received good news, Wednesday morning, They will have pari-mutuel wagering facilities for the scheduled harness races at Exeter Fall Fair, Saturday, September 23. Several months ago, Exeter • agreed to stage races at the Fall Agricultural Society and the newly formed Exeter Turf club Fair on September 23 for the third consecutive year despite the apparent absence of betting privileges. Earlier this year, the provincial government ruled only pari-mutuel wagering would be permitted for any race events regardless of the length of the meet. Tuesday afternoon, fair board and turf club officials met with two representatives of the Canadian Department of Agriculture and were told a form Of pari-mutuel wagering was available for one-day meets, such as fairs. John Campbell and Bob Firby of CDA said a Toronto firm was available with portable pari- mutuel wagering facilities with pre-print tickets. The local turf club only needs to RR 8 Parkhill, was taken from the Centralia garage of Ray Shoebottom and was found abandoned near the farm of Frank Hicks. The car had not been operative since May and had been towed to the garage on Monday. A battery was stolen from a truck at Larry Snider Motors in Exeter and two flashing lights — Please turn to Page 3 Police College graduate Merle Frederick Idle of Exeter recently graduated from the Ontario Police College at Aylmer. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur idle he is now a member of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Sault Ste. Marie. supply a booth to house the wagering personnel and machinery. This would be the only expense involved and the necessary facilities will be provided at the south side of the grandstand, Turf club president Ron Dale received confirmation Wed- nesday morning from Bill Dawson of Toronto that he wil be providing .the necessary wagering Also, Wednesday morning presiding judge Ross Parr of London agreed to allow two horses to trail the first five horses as they follow the starting gate. CDA regulations call for eight feet of track width for each horse. The Exeter track surface is presently 41 feet wide. In' original planning with the Exeter Agricultural Society five heats were set for fair day, but race secretary Gerry Schenk will be nttempting to Make an increase to a six-heat meet. President Ron Dale, Bob Pooley and Gerry Schenk represented the turf. club at Tuesday's meetingwhile fair board president Bobb Down and past president Donald Dearing were also in attendance. Accidents involving tractors claimed the life of an area youth this week and injured a woman. Dead is William F. Glavin, 16- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Glavin, RR 2 Crediton, He was operating a tractor around 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon and the machine apparently struck a bump and he was thrown off. Friday morning, a 53-year-old Dashwood area woman, Mrs, Leonard Restemayer, suffered a contusion when the tractor she was driving overturned and tossed her to the ground. The Glavin youth had been picking cucumbers when his brother, Don, came to get him to assist putting straw into the barn. He was driving the tractor back to the barn when it hit the bump and tossed him off. He suffered a fractured skull, believed to have been caused when the wheels passed over him. The tractor continued on over a mile through his brother's hay and bean field and went through a fence into the farm of Lon Hodgins, crossed a road into a field of Dave Morrissey's and finally was halted when it stalled on a grade in Mud Creek. Mrs, Morrissey spotted the tractor while she was picking cucumbers and called her husband to investigate, When he saw no one on the machine, he and Mrs, Don Glavin retraced the Liberals plan youth appeal I think it's very important that young people get involved in the political process and decide in an informed way how they intend to vote on election day," stated Kathy Robinson, London, national chairman of the Prime Minister's first time voters' committee, while in Wingham Monday. Miss Robinson, a third year legal student at York University Toronto, and a director of the executive board of the Liberal Party in Ontario, was in Wingham meeting with Peter Keil of Gorrie, chairman of the Huron Youth Committee and the key people working with him. Miss Robinson said the Liberal party has been very conscious of getting young people involved in the campaign at the constituency level. She said new voters are all the people in Canada between 18 and 24 years of age for a total of 2.8 million, which is 22 percent of the total Canadian vote. Mr. Keil reported in Huron there will be 7,000 voting for the first time. This means one vote in five in Huron is going to be cast in this election by a first time voter, he said. Miss Robinson explained she was one of ten people on the Prime Minister's first time voters' committee, going out to ridings across Canada and making sure that in each riding there is. an active committee of young people working on the election. Miss Robinson and Mr. Keil met with Charlie Thomas of Brussels, chosen by the Liberals to contest the election in Huron. Miss Robinson said she is con- fident he will get a substantial portion of the new voters in Huron working and voting for him. She said Mr. Thomas ex- pects this very keen group working with him can do a lot to ensure he is elected. The meeting in Wingham Monday, Miss Robinson said, was only a preliminary meeting with Mr. Keil, Mr. Thomas and the key people with the Huron Youth Committee, Other meetings will be organized by Mr. Keil in Huron. Of the 88 ridings in Ontario, Miss Robinson said she had visited 40 of them and now will continue covering the remaining 48 ridings. She said she has found that most of the new voters are going to support the Liberal Party in this election. She said it is hoped to get them involved in all aspects of the campaign, doing canvassing, putting up lawn signs and organizing meetings for the new voters. Gifford, Exeter; Arthur Mahaffy, St. Marys; and Elizabeth Brown, Willowdale. All were southbound and Gifford had stopped to make a left turn when hit from behind by the St. Marys vehicle, The third car skidded off the west side of the road to avoid the crash and hit a mail box owned by James McCarter. Constable Bill Glassford listed total damage at $565. Damage of $100 resulted Saturday when a camping trailer hit a fence post while attempting to enter the gate to Saturday's air show at Huron Park. William Alder, London, was driving a pickup pulling the camper. It was investigated by Con- stable Bob Whiteford, who was dogging, little britches calf riding, wild cow milking and the girls barrel race. Buckles and trophies will be presented to the winners in each division and the awards are as follows: Calf roping — A&K Service; Bull dogging — Art Clarke Fuels; Bare back bronc — Custom Trailers; Saddle bronc — Grand Bend Cleaners; Bull riding — Kist Beverages; Little britches — Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Finkbeiner. A special award which goes to the high-point competitor is being donated by Nother's Trophies of London and Exeter. Numerous concession booths will be set up to take care of the appetites of all the visitors. In addition to the usual hot dogs and hamburgs, Hensall beef and corn on the cob will be on sale. Nursing graduate During recent graduation ceremonies at Victoria Hospital in London, Marcia Merner of Exeter received her diploma. Marcia is taking a post graduate course in Intensive Care and will be commencing duties this fall at Victoria Hospital. She is the daughter of Mrs. Elaine Merner, 301 Senior Street, Exeter and is formerly from the Zurich area. continue, the lines of unemployed would continue to grow and in- flation would continue un- checked. He said if the six per- cent inflation increase remained, by the year 2000 a quart of milk would cost $1.65, a TV would be worth $2,500 and a $25,000 house would cost $146,000. He predicted many people would be hurt because there are many who cannot keep up in the "rat race," "We have to stop the rat race," he emphasized, by building a relation between productivity Will publish on schedule The Times-Advocate will be printed on schedule next week. In view of the holiday, the display advertising deadline will be extended to Tuesday noon but the classified advertising deadline will remain as 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. News contributors and corvospondents are asked to have theta material submitted on their re' ular schedule to ensure puilication. also called to the scene of a ear- truck collision Monday at the intersection of the Crediton Road and County Road 2. Drivers involved were Eugene Hartman, RR 1 Hay, and Louis A. Masse, London. Damage was listed at WO. The other crash of the week Ids a hit and run on Saturday. Ken Richardson, Markdale, had parked his car on a farm on lot 18, south boundary of Hay when it was hit by an unknown vehicle. Constable Al Quinn set damage at $75. During the week, the officers charged 41 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 18 drivers. There were eight charges under the Liquor Control Act and six under the Criminal Code. Visitors, contestants and spectators will be able to partake of a delicious pancake breakfast at the rodeo grounds, Sunday morning. Any persons wishing to volunteer their services to handle ushering and ticket taking duties are asked to contact Gernot Dauber, Fires destroy barn and car A barn and car were destroyed by fires in the area this week. Damage was estimated at around$40,000 when fire destroyed the barn of Cornelius Inthout, RR 1, Dashwood. The farm is located on Highway 21, about two miles north of Highway 83. The blaze was believed to have been started by children playing with matches in the hay loft around 10:30 a.m. The 80' by 50' and 60' by 40' L- shaped barn was completely levelled and destroyed in it were 5,000 bales of straw and 2,000 bales of Hay. About 100 pigs were also lost in the inferno, although a hired man and the family managed to get another 200 out to safety. Fire brigades from Dashwood, Zurich and Grand Bend were called to the scene and con- centrated their efforts on saving nearby structures. A 1958 Ford owned by Rae Lewis, Ailsa Craig, was destroyed when it caught fire on concession 6-7 of Stephen Township. It is believed the muffler overheated and ignited papers under the driver's seat. On Friday afternoon, police investigated a complaint from a Hensall business where children were playing with matches in a warehouse. They had been cautioned by the owner, but when they persisted, an officer was sent to have a few words with them.. and prices "and break the in- flation psychology." The audience was told that if the six percent unemployment could be reduced to three percent (which is full employment) it would increase the nation's total output by $5 billion and there Will be no employable people on welfare, He said many countries now finance full employment, so it, is not impossible. The Torontonian said welfare for employables should be eliminated and a guaranteed salary provided for those who are unemployable. He blasted Canadians for cheating on unemployment in- surance and gave several examples of people in season work making upwards of $15,000 and collecting unemployment insurance. "We need a genuine insurance fund, not a fund to supply periodic holidays," he stated. He also noted some people could make more money on- welfare than at the present minimum wages and this was a built-in incentive not to work. Mr. Hellyer was critical of the government's tight money policy and he said at the time it was — Please turn to page 3 Thieves continue to plague !strict Wagering facilities set for Exeter Fair races EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 31, 1972 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Area cowboys to contest many Exeter rodeo events Hellyer advises next election most important in generations