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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-26, Page 1Price Per Copy 20 Cents Pedestrian killed at resort; .another one is badly injured Thseves loot area .cottages, Several breaking in the area are being investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. Three cottages were broken into at Poplar Beach over the weekend. One owned by Archie Wright was entered after a window was broken, The dwelling was ransacked and about $160 in cash was stolen. Two other cottages in the same Lake Huron subdivision were also entered, but as yet the owners have been unable to determine if anything was stolen. They were owned by Dennis Aikens,Mitchell, and Peter Billington, London. Entry was gained by removing screens and forcing the windows, Three bottles of liquor and some beer were taken from a cottage owned by William Somerville, Stratford. Jt is located in Highlands A window was broken by the thieves to gain access. Ron Lobb, RR 2, Centralia, reported extensive damage to his car parked in Huron Park. Damage was caused to the lights, aerial, mirrors and windshield with loss listed at $150. An entry was also made into the old theatre at Huron Park. The building is used by Dunlop Tire for storage and company officials are checking to see if any goods are missing. An attempted breakin was also reported at the BP station at St. Josephs. A tombstone reported missing several weeks ago from the Ilensall Union cemetery has been located, A member of the family apparently removed the stone to have some work done on it. One pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured in accidents this week. , Dead is Everette D.esjardine, Grand Ben -I, while Douglas McLeod, als, Parkhill, is in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, with fractures and a concussion. Desjardine, aged 51 was struck at the intersection of highways 21 and 111 in the village of Grand 13end at about 12:20 Sunday orni ng The investigating officer Constable R. D. Hendley of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at the Pinery Park said Desjardine was a pedestrian and was struck by a southbound vehicle, The vehicle was driven by Gary Bayes of 433 Dufferin Avenue, London. Noyes, a former resident • Man gets 30 days over bicycle fatality RECEIVES NEW AWARD — A new award is being presented annually to an outstanding English student at South Huron District High School in memory of a former teacher, Mrs. Mary Farrow. Above, Susan McCaffery the first winner receives her plaque from Michael Farrow. T-A photo Charles McLeod, Huron Park, received damage estimated at $2,740 by Constable Al Quinn. The McLeott vehicle skidded into the southbound lane after the initial collision and was struels by a Texaco gasoline tank truck operated by Wilfred Hoffman, London. The only other crash reported occurred on Saturday at 10:30 p.m, when a car driven by Joseph Ryan. Ailsa Craig, skidded out of control on the Mt. Carmel Road and struck a tree. Damage was listed at $800 by Constable Al Quinn. a northbound car driven by Russell Pfaff, Crediton. The mishap occurred on Sunday at 1:12 a.m. OPP Constable Ed Wilcox reports it was foggy at the time. The driver did not see the pedestrian walking on the travelled portion of the road ahead of him. Damage to the Pfaff vehicle was listed at $50, On Friday at 9:45 p.m. a three- car collision occurred on High- way 4 at the junction of the Kirkton Road. Cars driven by Gordon Ford, Woodham, and of Parkhill has been charged with leaving the scene of the accident. He gave himself up to police Sunday noon, Hayes will appear in Provincial Judge's Court in Forest on November 21 on the leaving the scene of an accident charge. Desjardine was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr, W. F, O'Connor of Grand Bend. The coroner was Dr. R. L. Norris of Wyoming. MeLeod was injured while walking on County Road 21 between Huron Park and the Crediton Road. He was struck by EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 26, 1972 Ninety-eighth Year Predict arena job may cost $3,000 Lay charge in club blaze Few Interested repairs to another portion of the roof but have to wait for the structural safety report before proceeding. Four new speakers have been purchased for the public address system at a cost of $400. The lawn bowling club advised they wished to replace the boards on the gutters at the local greens and RAP agreed to purchase the material. Cost is expected to be about $40 and the club members will supply the necessary labor. • Hydro and water at the club house will be shut off this fall. The facility is expected to be made available to the local card players and other groups in the future, but RAP has not enough money to undertake the necessary winterizing work this year. An Exeter manwas eentencedto • 30 days in jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an ac- cident which claimed the life of a bicycle rider oo June 7. James F. Wood was given the sentence by Judge Glenn Hays in • Exeter eourt, Tuesday, He was also prohibited from driving in Canada for a period of eight months except when driving a truck for his employer. Wood was charged following the death of Fred Coughtrey, 20, of Huron Park. The latter was • travelling on Highway 4 about one mile south of Exeter when he was struck by a car driven by Wood. The bicyclist was tossed some ADVANCE POLL VOTING — One of the many students taking advantage of the advance poll for the October 30 federal election was Bill Jeffrey of Exeter, Above, Jeffrey a student at the University of Western Ontario registers at the Exeter town hall Saturday with election officials Mrs. Roy Stover and Mrs. Bill MacLean. T-A photo An area man has been charged with wilfully setting a fire at the Club Albatross at Huron Park, • Saturday night. The popular night spot was filled with people when a patron discovered a fire in the men's washroom. The linen towels in a wall dispenser had been set on fire. The blaze was quickly ex- tinguished with little damage. OPP Constable Bill Glassford headed the investigation, .assisted by Ken Pipher, an in- vestigator with the Ontario Fire Marshall's office in Woodstock. The incident occurred around * 11:00 p.m. GB Hovercraft program receives $1 million grant Advance poll down to 331 Bell Aerospace Canada Ltd. and the federal government jointly will spend $2 million to develop a new, 20-ton air-cushion vehicle in Bell's plant, near Grand Bend, officials announced Tuesday. A. M. Halkett, of Ottawa, in- dustrial development officer with the department of trade, industry and commerce, said his depart- ment is contributing $1 million to the projectundera paid assistance program. Bell will finance the remaining portion. Mr. Halkettsaidhis department and Bell will share the proceeds from the sale of the vehicle's first prototype. If the model — to be called the Viking — is successful, the government will recover its investment, the official said. But the main reason the government is investing in the project is to develop air-cushion vehicles for use in Canada and to help provide employment, Mr. Halkett said. General Manager James Dekker, of the Bell Aerospace plant, said the first prototype of the Viking should be completed late next year. It will be used in Canadian Coast Guard search • in rec activities Few adults in the area are looking for recreation or art and craft activities. That was the opinion expressed by members of RAP this week after it was learned that only 25 replies had been received from a questionnaire printed in this newspaper asking people to in- dicate any activities they wished to pursue. "The response was very poor," recreation director Alvin Willert reported. "Yes, but at least we made the effort," replied RAP member Bob Pooley. Others agreed that this was an obligation on RAP's part, but if people didn't wish to enter ac- tivi ties there was little they could do about it, Youngsters in the area are more eager. Willert reported over 200 have registered for minor hockey and 100 for figure skating. Others are expected to join these activities as they commence this week. A total of 50 have enrolled for ballet, which Willert noted was as many as could be handled. Only 25 have decided to join gymnastic classes and double that number could be accommodated. The total number of people taking advantage of the ad- vanced election poll for the federal election this year was 331, about 140 less than in the last federal election, The regular polls will open at 8 a,m. Standard Time, Monday October 30 and will not close until 7 o'clock Monday evening. There are a total of 9 polls in Exeter. Advertisements appear elsewhere in the paper to inform the voter in which poll he is to vote, and rescue operations, as well as other functions, he said. If the new model sells well, the plant is expected to increase its workforce "substantially." The plant now employs fewer than 100, he said. The plant has started to produce its conventional Voyageur hovercraft, which weigh 88,000 pounds, more than double the weight of the proposed Viking model. The federal department of trade, industry and commerce also shared with Bell the nearly $5 million development costs of the Voyageur, Mr. Dekker said. The Voyageur is valued at $1.3 million each, he said. While Exeter's RAP committee still await the engineering study on the local arena, they were advised Monday that the building will be a hive of activity for the winter months, Arena manager Alvin Willert said the ice has been rented for 10 more hours per week than last year already, and this could increase if the Exeter Minor Hockey Association decides to enter two all-star teams in inter- town competitions. Students from SHDHS are using the arena for three hours per day in the next six weeks as part of their curriculum. Willert advised RAP there would be no rental charge made, the program being a reciprocal move for the use of the school facilities for local recreation activities. This was momentarily questioned by some members of the committee, but it was quickly agreed that the arrangement was fair,. Member Jack Underwood explained to RAP some of the repairs which he understood would be required for the arena when the engineer's report is received. ,The cost of the work was roughly estimated at around $3,000. Willert reported a portion of the roof above the washrooms was leaking badly and would have to be fixed, He said that a light bulb in one of the washrooms was full of water, but still burning. RAP had previously planned Could be disaster year for some farmers Fear million dollar bean loss • 4,14e Ar4,4 AA' AtAANAVINk NEW MANAGER — Ron Cottrell, a native of England took over this week as the new manager of the Exeter branch of Victoria and Grey. Over the past seven years, Cottrell has served in V & G offices in Toronto, Lindsay and Guelph. He succeeds Ken Bowes who has moved to Leamington to open a new branch. 135 feet and was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. OPP Constable Al Quinn testified that Wood had reported "-I was scared and I left". The accused further related he was not sure of what had happened and didn't stop to investigate. After leaving the accident scene, Wood continued to the home of his sister and later returned to the scene with her. The police officer said he could detect the smell of alcohol on the accused and indicated he was very shaken. Goderich lawyer James Donnelly cited several cases of bicycle riders being killed on highways and termed them hazardous, especially at dusk. He pointed out that Wood did return to the scene of the ac- cident. Judge Hays said the accused had shown remorse by returning to the scene in a short space of time. It was noted that in some in- stances, assistance rendered immediately following an ac- cident can mean the difference between life and death, However, in this case death was in- stantaneous and the victim was beyond helping. The Judge explained that in the case he had to consider the matter of deterrence. In another case, William Robert Campbell, RR 1 Exeter, was fined $150 after pleading guilty to a charge of common assault against Frank Ducharme in Hensel! on September 4. In addition he was placed on probation for 12 months and was ordered to meet with the probation officer every two weeks, Judge Hays warned that any violation of the probation could mean six months in jail and a fine of $500, The court learned that Ducharme was being teased and some wrestling resulted, with the victim being kicked in the hip. A bag of potato chips was taken from him by Campbell and others who were with him. The chips were later returned, Judge Hays told the accused that "any hint of violent action is the most disturbing part of this whole thing, especially when you were fortified by the presence of others, which in other words is gang war", The Crown did not proceed with charges of theft and intimidation against Campbell nor against the other two persons with him, Douglas Roy Ferguson, Exeter, and Randall William Dayman, Hensall. A fine of $40 was levied against Clarence Fairbairn, Exeter, who pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to yield. He was charged following a two-car crash on Please turn to page 3 There's $1,000,000 worth of beans still out in Huron County fields and there's growing con- cern that they wilt never be harvested. "Some people say you can forget the white beans," com- mented agricultural represen- tative Don Pullen when questioned by the T-A this week. He said the beans that were pulled prior to a three-day rain over the weekend will probably be totally lost, although he held out some hope for those still standing, Issue warning for 'pranksters' Opp Cpl. Ray Brooks and Exeter Police Chief Ted Day both report they will increase patrols in an effort to curtail Hallowe'en vandalism. They indicate that charges will be laid against any persons who perpetrate "tricks" beyond the limits of the law. Cpl. Brooks also issued a reminder to parents to dress their children in light or reflective colored material. He advised that parents should check apples and other large treats for foreign objects before allowing their children to eat them, "It is a sad note every liallowe'en that some children are injured by nails, etc. being put in treats," he commented, but adding that checking these items is a safe precaution to which parents should become accustomed. Socialist candidate burned at Goderich affected by the late June frost and poor growing season. Only 15 percent of the county's barley is suitable for malting purposes arid he indicated the .value may drop more than 25 percent below the $2,500,000 received by farmers in Huron in 1971. "The hay crop was a bit of a disaster too," he continued, The first cutting was poor in most instances, and while the second cutting was better, many far- mers didn't have any place to put it. He said this too would cut profits for farmers as poor quality hay would affect weight gains for livestock and milk production. Much of the fruit crop in the county was well below average. "I can't remember a year quite like this one," he said, adding Please turn to page 3 gauge measured two and a quarter inches over a two-week period up to Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and since then it has shot up to five inches. The situation regarding the grain corn harvest is not quite as bleak as that for the beans. However, moisture is running extremely high and the wet fields will certainly delay the harvest and extend it into the non- predictable month of November. 'elle fields are tremendously wet," Mr, Pullen explained, He added that with shorter daylight hours and less sunlight it will be difficult to get the moisture down much, Ile indicated there would be no problem in feeding the high moisture corn to hogs. "It's been a rough year," he said, indicating he would stop short of calling it a disaster. Many crops were adversely Huron office during the telephone conversation with the T-A, said the same general situation faces Perth farmers. None of the three men had any idea of how many farmers would have crop insurance to cover their losses, but Mr. Pullen thought a considerable number of acres would be covered, at least to the extent of farmers having coverage on their planting costs. The bean crop has been plagued by a late June frost, unseasonable weather most of the summer and heavy snow and rain at harvest time. Even the high winds have caused problems as pulled beans were blown into fence lines and piled high, No definite figures on the rainfall over the weekend have been made available, but a rain gauge in the backyard of the Huron ag rep gives some in- dication. Mr. Pullen said the He noted, however, that far- mers would have great problems in harvesting any of the beans unless ideal .conditions prevail. This year, such a situation has just not existed. He noted there would be a large number of "pickers" and the soggy fields and mud would create great problems. His $1,000,000 estimate was based on the fact about 15 percent of the 54,000 acre crop is still unharvested. No particular area is hard hit, but it's a general situation throughout the county, Many farmers have finished their beans entirely, while a neighbor may have been unable to get ally, Those fortunate enough to take advantage of the few good har- vesting days will probably get good prices in view of the low production here and in Michigan, Mr. Pullen said half the Michigan crop is still in the fields. The Huron representative's opinions were backed up by Associate Mike Miller and Howard Laing, crop specialist with the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food. Mr. Laing, who was in the About 5,000 more can vote polled a total of 95 votes in the riding. His campaign has been con- fined mainly to handing out leaflets accusing the New Democratic Party of being under the influence of "Yankee unions." Mr. Bain was tossed out of the NDP last year for what the party con$idcred extremist views. Dominion Road first aid officer John Stamp Said Mr, Bain was injured when a hot vat of caustic solution, used to prevent metal parts from rusting, boiled over, The accident occurred about 2:30 a.m, in the hydraulic section of the machine shop where Mr. Bain was working, He was given firstaid, then rushed to ,hospital by Ambulance. Mr, gain said he was standing with his beck to the square, 20- gallon capacity vat when the solution splashed on him. "If I'd been facing it, I might have gotten away," he said. Ile said the solution is heated to 200 degrees Fahrenheit during the process, which involves dipping metal parte in , te the vet. Mr, Hain said the pain was "agonizing" and that Most of his skin peeled off when he WAS taken into a shower at the plant to have the solution rinsed off, LUCKY THE CORN IS GONE After* he very heavy rains during the weekend many area fields-were' flooded. In the above picture,, water dominates this corn field but the crop was harvested a few days earlier, T.A photo NOT SO POttruNAte Ain estimated 8,000 acres of white beans remain in fields in Hume County. The above picture is typical of the bean fields Monday -morning with water shown between the rows. Ed Bain, Socialist candidate in Huron riding, was seriously burned at his job in Goderich, Tuesday. He is in hospital with burns to his back and legs. The accident occurred at Dominion Road Machinery Co. Ltd. . The Huron riding candidate is reported resting comfortably but will be confined to hospital for 10 days to two weeks, His name will remain on the ballot but he said he expected • that his inability to take part in the last week of campaigning Will cost him a few votes, Mr, Bain ran as an independent in the last provincial election and Regain lost hour during weekend Area residents have the op- portunity to get an extra hour's sleep this weekend, The area will be reverting back to standard time this Saturday night. 'Volt are reminded to turn your clocks BACK one hour At midnight to be on time for Sun- day's engagements. All district church services will be On Flaetern Standard Sunday. There will be about 5,000 more voters eligible to participate in this year's federal election than in the last one, and almost all of those are in the Ili to 24 year old range said the Returning Officer, for the federal riding of Huron, Garnet Hicks. Mr, Hicks added that if anything, the number of eligible adult voters is down slightly this time. The number of regular polls however, will remain the same, about IQ. T