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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-12, Page 1• • • Steps and retaining walls damaged north of Grand Bend Getting good support Community hail for K-W Damage at the Dr. Don Gratton property at Southcott Pines Working around the clock to complete bean harvest A FROST SCRAPER Many area motorists dug out windshield scrapers Tuesday morning as the first frost hit. Above, Cy Blommaert is scraping a window. T-A photo 4-H CLUB WINNERS — Representatives of the Exeter 4-H horse and pony club took home all the prizes from Saturday's Fordwich Fair. Shown above with their ribbons are Trudy Johns, Wayne Preszcator and Steve Preszcator. T-A photo Have chance to rent space, workshop changes layout • Ninety-eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 12, 1972 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Widespread damage caused Storm batters Huron bea hes 11 Prospects look good for early constru;tion of a Community Centre for the Kirkton-Woodham area. Bill Morley, chairman of an • eight-man committee looking into the possibilities of building a 80 by 100 foot community hall said Tuesday night "response to the proposed project in the im- mediate Kirkton area has been very good." The enthusiastic committee is meeting this week with the three municipal councils involved. to find out their support. The three townships are Usborne, Blan- shard and Fullarton. Morley said while the group was not looking for donations at • the moment preliminary can- vassing had brought in pledges for at least $13,000 towards the cost of the building, • The committee has received estimates of $91,000 for con- struction of the centre which would have a tap rock floor • suitable for roller skating for the youngsters and shuffleboard for older citizens. The auditorium would be 50 by 100 feet in size with a large meeting room, kitchen, cloak rooms and wash rooms. • To face charge of stealing auto A Fluron Park resident has been charged withpossession of stolen property as a result of an investigation by OPP Con- stable Bill Glassford following the recovery of an automobile in Usborne Township last week. The 1969 model car was stolen in Oakville in 1969. A set of licence plates stolen in Seaforth early this year were also recovered, Constable Bob Whiteford is continuing his investigation into last week's breakin at Calcott's Variety Store at Huron Park. Property valued at $246, in- cluding cigarettes and money, • was taken. Peter Warner of Thompson- Warner Motors, Grand Bend, had a $1,500 outboard motor returned to him this week. The motor had broken a rope holding it in a boat while he transported the craft • along Highway 83, A Mitchell resident, Russell McCallum, found the new motor on the side of the road and returned it to its owner. About 60 stereo tapes, valued at $250, were taken from a car owned by Danny Ensigner, Huron Park, Saturday night. His car had been parked near the Club Albatross, Vehicles collide 10 near post office The only accident of the week investigated by the Exeter police department occurred shortly before noon, Wednesday. Involved in a collision on Main street near the Post Office were • vehicles driven by Garry Eugene Welsh, 141 Columbia Drive, Huron Park and William Belling, 51 Hillcrest Drive, Exeter, Constable George Robertson listed total damages at $200, Provincial grants under the Community Centres Act are available for 25 per cent of the Plan sod turning. for new building A sod turning ceremony will be conducted Monday morning at the site of the new plant for Kongskilde Limited on Highway 83 at the eastern limits of Exeter. The Ontario Development Corporation has purchased the land and will erect a new building for lease to the local firm. The land is being purchased from the Exeter Industrial Commission. Con-Eng Construction Ltd. of London has been awarded the contract for the $162,000 building, which will contain 16,800 square feet. John Burke, vice-president of the firm, said this week tentative completion date is January 15. Several dignitaries will be on hand for the sod turning, Monday morning, including two from Denmark. They are Peter Leschley,president of Kongskilde of Canada and sales director for the Kongskilde Group, along with Mogens Petersen, a vice- president and one of the founding members of Kongskilde. The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton is expected to attend, along with Huron MP Robert McKinley, Exeter Mayor Jack Delbridge, Reeve Derry Boyle and Fred Darling, chairman of Exeter Industrial Commission. Representing ODC will be W. F. Davey and R. Dowling. The dignitaries will be hosted by John Burke and Gunnar Pind, vice-presidents of Kongskilde. Fire levels barn • in Hay Township A fire Friday evening levelled a barn owned by V. L. Becker, Dashwood. The vacant barn was located west of the village on concession 17, Hay Township. OPP Constable Don Mason is investigating, project cost to a maximum of $25,000 through a working agreement with the three town- ships. Chairman Morley also said he hopes the Community Centre could be built under the Winter Works program. Other members of the com- mittee are Stan Francis, Wilf Paton, Bob Marshall, Ron Denham, Raymond Paynter, Bill Schaefer and Gerald Brintnell. A public meeting is expected to be held within the next two weeks to finalize plans and form a building committee if enough support is shown. Two drivers had their licenses suspended by Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday, but each will be allowed to drive to and from work, William D. Walker, Exeter, was also sentenced to 10 days in jail and Judge Glenn Hays recommended that he be allowed Pair of sites for drop-ins Fred Simmons, Mainspring behind a proposed coffee house drop in centre for local youth, told the T-A two buildings have turned up as possible locations. He said the canvass being conducted among the young people this week should raise enough to pay the cost of the first month's rent. "Once we decide on a building and get it rented, plans should roll right along." Simmons said itwould probably take two or three weeks to get the place in shape before it can be opened. He indicated enthusiam among young people and those willing to assist with the project is good. One of the worst storms along the lakeshore of Lake Huron struck over the weekend. Damage to lakefront lots along many sections of the lake from Port Franks to well north of Grand Bend will run into thousands of dollars. Two of the hardest hit areas were Southcott Pines at Grand Bend and Poplar Beach, several miles north of Grand Bend. The most damage in the South- cott subdivision occurred at the front of properties owned by William Kernohan, Joseph Serafin, Dr. Fred Boyes, Arnold Grattan and Dr. Donald Grattan. A boat house in front of the Kernolian property was moved, a track outinto the lake for a boat was detroyed along with loss of considerable lawn. Large cement tiles which were Four seek Huron seat Voters in Huron riding will have four candidates vying for their support in the October 30 federal election. In a surprise move, Ed Bain of Goderich was nominated as a candidate. He is an independent. He ran in the last provincial election after failing in his bid to gain the NDP nomination. He polled a total of 95 votes. The other three candidates were offically nominated before Tuesday's nomination. They are incumbent Robert E. McKinley, Liberal candidate Charles Thomas and Mrs. Shirley Weary, running for the New Democratic Party, Kenneth Parkes, RR 1 Varna, was listed as McKinley's official agent, while Ivan Kalbfleisch, Zurich will handle that position for Thomas. Official agent for Mrs. Weary is Herb Klopp, RR :3 'Zurich. A student at Fanshawe College, Miss Barbara Campbell is the official agent for Bain. freedom during the day to keep his job. Walker had been charged with driving while disqualified, and after pleading guilty, told the court his job was extremely important to his welfare and that of his family. The disqualification period had almost terminated when he was apprehended by police and charged. In addition to the 10-day jail sentence, Judge Hays ordered that Walker not drive for six months except for driving directly from his place of residence to his work and home again. Jelin Edwin Venton, London, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was fined $150 and had his license suspended for three months, with the stipulation that he could drive to and from his residence and work and on calls he had to make between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. only. The court learned Venton had to travel to several locations in Western Ontario as part of his job. A fine of $50 was levied against Catherine Vincent, Grand Bend, who pleaded guilty to failing to yield the right of way at the in. tersection , of County Road 2 and the Crediton Road. On August 6, a car driven by the accused collided with another vehicle at the intersection and a passenger in the other car was killed. She told the court she had stopped at the stop sign before crossing the Crediton Road and did not see the other vehicle approaching, Approve permits for renovations Four building perniits were approved by council this week. Minor house renovations were okayed for Robert Wildfong, Huron St. W. and Don Brunzlow, Mill St, Gregus Construction was given approval to undertake renovations at' he Simpson; Sears and Jack Smith Jewellers building on Main St, and to erect a garage beside the new house of Don Hart, Mary St. cemented together and placed as a break in front of the Serafin property were lifted out of their positions, moved into twisted pattern, and some were smashed. The (;rattan properties lost steel plates which had been erected to stop high waves and slow down erosion. At the Boyes property the water was coming over cement walls and some trees could go, At Poplar Beach, at least 20 feet of frontage was lost from the Wright property. Several trees were moved part way down the steep incline and are heading for the lake. A cottage owned by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Wright was moved back to a safer location only a week tigo. Similar damage is some lesser degrees occurred at many other locations along the Lake Huron shoreline, At Poplar Beach, Don Hen- drick, a long-time resident of the area said the lake is about 42 inches higher than normal this year. Mrs. Pill Allison, a resident of the Southeott Pines subdivision said the storm reached its peak Sunday night. "The water is the highest this year that I have ever seen it, Some estimates say it's 50 inches above normal. We were told these things go in cycles and the peak was reached last year," added Mrs. Allison. She continued,, "At one time there was a lot of nice beach in front of these properties, now there is very little," A change of plans at the adult workshop for the mentally retarded in Dashwood means that the workshop may not start production until January, said workshop director Chuck Lut- ehin. Despite heavy traffic in the area over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Exeter OPP in- vestigated only two accidents during the holiday period. Another was reported Tuesday night. A Hensel] motorcyclist, Albert Rooseboom, sustained cuts and bruises when he was struck by an unknown vehicle at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Rooseboom was proceeding south on Highway 4 about two miles north of Exeter when he was sideswipped by a northbound car which had pulled into the passing lane, His motorcycle sustained damage listed at $100 by Con- stable Al Quinn. On Sunday at 9:45 41,111,, two cars were involved in a violent crash at the interesection of concession 12.13 Usborne and Sideroad This week it's a case of white beans "pouring" into the mills in theareainsteadof pouring rain on the bean fields. Managers of three of the bean . processing plants in the district reported long line-ups of trucks, tractors and trailers bringing in white beans Wednesday morning. Some combine operators worked throughout the night Tuesday in order to take ad- vantage of good, weather and vehicles were at the mills in the wee hours of the morning. Most of the beans which were pulled and in jeopardy late last week have been harvested. Howard Scane, manager of the W. G. Thompson plant at Hensall, Archie Couper of Hensall Co-Op and Earl Reichert of Cook's of The change involves a move from the originally designated area at the north of the former DIL plant to the office area and large storage arena at the south of the plant, Previously, the workshop Drivers involved were Joan Francis, RR 1 Kirkton, and Clarence Portinga, RR 1 Woodham. Damage to their vehicles was listed at $3,700 by Constable Bill Lewis. Portinga sustained a fracture in the crash and the lady driver suffered cuts and bruises. The Tuesday night accident involved a car and a pedestrian. Frank Ducharme, 18, of 100 King St., Hensall, suffered cuts and leg bruises when he was in collision with a car driven by Larry Baird, 180 King St. The accident occurred in llensall, just west of the CNR tracks and was investigated by Constable flak Lamont. During the week, the local detachment officers .charged persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 14. There were nine charges tinder the Criminal Code, Gerbro new plant at Centralia agreed every day counts as farmers do battle against the weatherman. With most beans at a full ripened stage, many farmers are doing the pulling in the morning and combining in the afternoon to get away from the danger of rain. Reports from the mills say the beans arriving Wednesday morning still contained a bit of moisture and some pickers but were of greatly improved quality from a week ago. Howard Scane at Thompson's in Hensall said this week's frost would do no damage to the standing crop. He thought this year's yield would be down slightly from last year. At the Hensall Co-Op, manager director had planned to utilize the area at the north end, tear down the older, middle section of the plant and attempt to rent the southernmost part. There have been some inquiries, however, from businesses who wish to rent the back part of the former plant for industrial purposes. The unnamed companies are both Toronto firms, with local business Conner bons • "It' we could rent the back part, it would benefit both us and the community," said Mr. Lutchin. There are still plans to tear down the centre part of the building, and Mr. Lutchin said he hopes this will be done by December. What this means in terms of the workshop is that Mr. Lutchin had to abandon the architechtural and renovation plans for the back, and develop a new set of plans for the front. The major problem, said Mr. Lutchin, is that there is no heat and no washroom facilities in the storage arena at the front. But he said he hopes to have trainees in and working by the new year. "It all takes time," he said. Mrs. Gerald Godholt, President of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded echoed Mr, Lutchin, "We know we're on the right track, but this type of thing takes time," she said, "We want to start with a good foun- dation, educationally and every Other way." Archie Couper said, "while the yield at the moment seems better than average, it's hard to tell how many good beans we will end up with." At the Centralia plant of Cook's, manager Earl Reichert estimated more than one-half of the total crop had been har- vested. Reichert added, "the weather seems to have straightened out just in time." Can crop completed At the Exeter plant of Canadian Canners, the corn pack was completed last week with manager Jack Urquhart listing the yield and quality of corn as excellent, "The overall pea crop was about average. A few individuals got hurt a bit with the early frost but the later peas yielded very well. Processing of carrots is con- tinuing at the Exeter plant until about November 15. Carrots are being trucked from Thedford and Erieau this week with some shipments from Bradford ex- pected Friday. Huron's Associate Ag Rep Mike Miller reports little damage to corn crops from this week's early frost. Miller says the only corn which could suffer from the frost would be any that was re-planted after the late spring frost. He added, "most of this corn is being used for silage so there can't be much loss. Andy Dixon travels again Andy Dixon is off again! The McGillivray Township farmer and former agricultural teacher at SHDHS, will spend the winter in New Zealand, con- tinuing the corn breeding program he undertakes for Alex M. Stewart & Son, Ailsa Craig. By growing corn in warmer climates, the seed company is able to accelerate its experiments by producing one extra crop per year. For four years, Andy Dixon spent the winter in Jamaica and last year he was in Argentina after the company was given a federal research grant. Seven years ago, Stewarts started into the corn seed business with four pounds of seed and today they have 22 varieties, selling seed throughout North America and to some European countries. Mr. Dixon leaves Tuesday for New Zealand and his wife will join him later in November, Variety offered at night school something for everyone will be offered at South Huron Night School this season. Forty-eight weekly courses are being offered and registration may be made during the week of October 16 by phoning or visiting the SHDHS office. Many more academic classes will be offered than in the past and principal Joe Wooden said he would like to see as many of these courses given as possible, For which credits toward the Grades XII and XIII diploma can be attained. He said restrictions have been lifted as to the number in each class and the academie courses will be taught if there is a registration in the neighborhood of eight students. Higher enrollment will be required in the non-academic classes which will include some,, courses not taught here before. Two of these are a 10-week class in Gourmet Cooking and a course in Judo, • Two lose licenses; one given jail term Motorcyclist hurt, car leaves scene