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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-02-01, Page 1Parties answer election call; i i all nominati ons same wee Ability fund canvass nears previous total A SPECIAL BRUSHING — Tuesday and Wednesday students at Exeter public school participated in a brush-in sponsored by the Huron Health Unit. Above, kindergarten student Amber Grindlay gets special help from Barb Dougherty with her teeth brushing. T-A photo Price Per Copy 20 Cents Premier William Davis' an- nouncement of a March 15 by- election for Huron riding has caught most of the three parties in the county by surprise. However, all have reacted quickly and will stage their nomination meetings during the same week in mid-February. Even the Progressive Con- IN CONTEST -- Goderich Chiropractor Bert Such has an- nounced his candidacy for the Huron PC nomination. He is a former reeve of Goderich. Two other confirmed PC candidates are Don Southcott and Bill Dale. LIBERAL CANDIDATE — John Lyndon of Goderich has indicated he will seek the Liberal nomina- tion in the Huron by-election set for March 15. A former member of the RCAF, he has been a resident of Brucefield and Henson while stationed at Clinton on several occasions. He is manager of the Park and Mustang theatres in Goderich. Will begin soon on K-W facility Gerald Brintnell, chairman of committee for a new Community ball in the Kirkton-Woodham areas told the T-A this week plans are going ahead as scheduled and construction should start about March 1, Brintnell said officials of Hayman Construction in London are preparing final drawings and contracts should be signed in about two weeks. Tenders close on February 6 for the sale and removal of several existing buildings on the Kirkton Fairgrounds where the new Community Centre will be built. The owner and operator of Exeter Veterinary Clinic for 17 years is leaving the area in less than two months to take a position with the Ontario Racing Commission, Dick Roelofson who established his veterinary business on Huron Street east in 1956 will be one of a two-man veterinary staff in charge of checking all thorough- bred horses running at three Ontario tracks. They are Woodbine and Greenwood in the Toronto area and the border track at Fort Erie. Roelofson will be joining the Ontario. Racing Commission when the 1973 racing season servatives weren't prepared for such an early date to name a replacement for the Hon, Charles MacNaughton, who retired in January. The PCs had tentatively set a date of March 2 for a nomination meeting, but shortly after the announcement was made by Premier Davis on Monday, they had the wheels turning for an earlier start, Their nomination will now be held in Clinton on February 16. There are three confirmed candidates for the PC party and at least an equal number still considering. The three in the running to date are Don Southcott, former editor and co-publisher of The Times- Advocate and executive assistant to Mr. MacNaughton for the past five years; William Dale, Clinton area farmer and president of the Huron PC Association; and Dr. Bert Such, a chiropractor and former reeve of Goderich. Jim Hay ter, formerly of Dash- wood and now owner of a car agency in Goderich, stated earlier he was considering an entry into the contest. Hay ter is a former Reeve of Stephen and Warden of Huron, Also considering the position is Anson McKinley brother to Huron MP Robert McKinley and the present reeve of Stanley Township. He told the T-A this week he is keenly interested in politics and has "talked about and thought about" running for the nomination. However, he said he has many things to consider and still hasn't made up his mind. Another former reeve of Stiff fines for fighting Three area men were fined $200 each or 30 days in jail and two others were fined $100 each or 10 days in jail after being found guilty of creating a disturbance in an area hotel. All five were charged following a disturbance at Club Albatross in Huron Park on December 30. They were Gordon Beauchamp, London; Robert Harrison, Centralia; George Leroy Bieber, Huron Park; Marc Paquett, Huron Park; Michael Gridzak, Seaforth. The latter three were given the more severe penalty by Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. Witnesses reported there was loud discussion and profanity used by the men and later there was some fighting in the washroom. This continued out into the hall before the accused were ushered outside, where they continued the fight. There were several patrons at the Club at the time of the altercation. Judge Hays said the main thrust of the whole thing was disturbing the public in a place where people went for pleasure. The court learned that Bieber, Paquett and Gridzak had previous records for similar offences. opens at Woodbine on March 16. The racing meets continue until December 4. The local veterinarian has been doing part-time work for the past seven years at some of Ontario's "B" harness racing tracks, This will be his first venture with the "runners," He has been a regular for the past few years at Dresden, Elmira, Leamington, Clinton, Goderich and Woodstock tracks and last November and December filled in at Windsor Raceway, The job on the Jockey Club circuit will include checking each — Please turn to page 3 Stephen and county warden, Glenn Webb, was also said to be considering the position. The Stephen Township farmer said from his home Tuesday morning that he was definitely not entering the contest. The announcement caught the Liberals by surprise, according to provincial association secretary Howard Aitken, Goderich. They have now set a nomination date for Thursday, February 15. Liberal leader Robert Nixon will be the guest speaker at the event according to Mr. Aitken, Only Liberal candidate men- tioned to date is Paul Lyndon of Goderich, a newcomer to the political field. He is an RCAF veteran, retiring as a sergeant after 231/2 years, "When children are in serious difficulty, it affects the whole community, and it can happen wherever there are children". This was the main message of the film and the talk given by Bruce Heath, Director of the Children's Aid Society for Huron County to Leaving scene proves costly Judge Glenn Hays continues to levy stiff fines against persons found guilty of leaving the scene of accidents. In Exeter court, Tuesday, he fined Ronald W. Smith, Zurich, $150 for failing to remain at the scene of an accident in Zurich. The court learned that Smith made a U-turn and in so doing, struck the rear corner of a parked car. Damage in the accident was less than $100. A fine of $200 and a licence suspension of six months was handed out to John Malcolm MacLean, Seaforth, who pleaded guilty to having care and control of a vehicle while his blood alcohol content was over 80 mgs. Evidence revealed that MacLean fell asleep in his car in a Hensall parking lot,' The car was running and a breathalizer test showed a reading of over 200 ings. His defence lawyer pleaded for a restricted licence suspension in view of the fact the accused had not taken the car onto the road and because he was steadily employed walla Hensall firm and required his licence to drive a truck, It was MacLean's second of. fence. Judge Hays envoked a limited suspension, with the accused being allowed to drive a truck for his employerbetween the hours of 7:00 a .m , and 8:30 p.m, during the suspension period. On a similar charge, Colin Gilfillan, 1IP 1 Woodharn, was fined $150 and had his licence suspended for three months, He was charged after police noticed — Please turn to Page Hensall Reeve John Baker was contacted by the T-A Monday and when asked if he would be a candidate for the Liberals, said; "f doubt it very Much", Baker considered running in a previous election but later changed his mind. He's still leaving the door open a bit. "I haven't said no," he admitted. Another person said to be considering the nomination for the Liberals is Mrs. Jean Adams, Brucefield. She unsuccessfully contested the federal nomination against Charles Thomas. The NDP appeared to have been the least caught off guard by the election call. They had already set February 12 as a' nomination convention date, Ontario leader Stephen Lewis will be on hand to kick off the members of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded last week. Mr. Heath said that in Huron County, there is a surplus of foster homes, but not of the homes needed, meaning those for teenagers and mildly disturbed youngsters: He said that it is usually not difficult to place very young children in homes, but that it is much more difficult to place older children. He said, however, that more and more, the emphasis is moving away from placing the child in a strange home. "We have been overly-child focused", he said. "We are not naive enough to think that none of the children have to be placed, but we have moved more into the area of the child in his own home". "We hope the image of the CAS as child-nappers is disap- pearing," he continued. Mr. Heath took part in both the production and acting end of the film he showed, demonstrating the roles of the various people involved in the Work of the CAS. He said, however, that even in the three years since the film was made, there have been great changes in CAS services. One of the biggest differences he Mentioned was that few unwed mothers come to the agency anymore, "And often, even if they do come for counselling," lie said, "they still keep their babies", He said that this has cut down drastically on the number of children to be adopted, and that in Huron County alone, there is a waiting list of 35 couples, waiting for adoptions. There is still the need to place older children, he said. This week, the first group home in Huron County will open on High- way 81, This group home and treatment centre, explained Mr. Heath, is for children, not severely delinquent, but with minor disturbances, who will get along better in a group atmosphere, He said that often the CAS was paying as much as $10,000 to send such A Child outside the Bounty for help. Huron's first group home will house four boys and campaign at the nomination Meeting Lewis was in London over the weekend and Huron officials met with him and other party officials to begin planning. Only NDP candidate in the running to date is Paul Carroll, who ran unsuccessfully in the last provincial election. The former reeve of Goderich is an elementary school teacher and ran third behind Mr. Mae- Naughton and Liberal candidate Jack Duncan, The hyelectjon is expected to draw plenty of interest across Ontario as it will be the first time the Davis government has been back to the polls since their resounding win in 1071, All three parties are expected to send their "big names" into the riding, which has been a PC stronghold for some time, both federally and provincially. specially selected "parents". This, said Mr. Heath, is one of his "pet peeves". Although it is best to leave a child in his own home if at all possible, it is sometimes necessary to provide a residence where a child could live and get right away from his home environment. A Hensel] woman, Mrs. Anita Bengough, remains in serious condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, following a two-car crash Friday evening that claimed the life of her husband. James Bengough, age 64, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Zurich crash by Dr. Charles Wallace, coroner for Huron County. Mr. Bengough operated Jim's Machine Shop in Hensall and was well known throughout the district. His wife sustained a fractured pelvis, three fractures to one leg and head injuries. The couple had been proceeding west on Highway 83 A total of 42 marching mothers took just three and one-half hours to cover the town of Exeter Monday night for the Ability Choose best in speaking contest The next level of the Ontario Hydro sponsored public speaking contest took place at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School Tuesday afternoon with the best speakers from seven area schools par- ticipating. The winners for the afternoon, in no specific order, were Paul Van Esbroeck, RR 1, 'Jensen, who attends Precious Blood sparate School, Exeter; Catherihe Pgr'kel.,1tR 2; 'Hensall, a student at Usborne Central School; and Ellen Vanden- bygaard, RR 2, Grand Bend, who attends Mt. Carmel School. The winners were chosen by judges Mrs. R. W. Hughes, Miss Mary Kennedy, Seaforth, and Mrs. Alma Godbolt, Exeter, on the basis of a reading, their prepared speeches, and their answers to questions posed by the judges. From here, the three winners will go to the Huron County contest at Clinton. The other children par- ticipating in the contest were Sandra McLeod, Exeter Public School; Brenda Pepper, Hensall Public School; Cathy Neilands, Hensall, who attends St. Boniface School, Zurich; and Laurie Ravelle, Huron Park, who at- tends J. A. D. McCurdy School, when their vehicle was in collision with a car following them. Driver of the other vehicle was John Paul Ducharme, RR 1 Dashwood. The Bengough vehicle was pushed sideways and wrapped around a tree on the north side of the highway, while the Ducharme vehicle careened through the ditch and went through the garage doors of Alice Thiel, striking a car parked in the garage. The accident occurred at 8:50 p.m. at the eastern outskirts of Zurich, Mrs, Bengough was taken to St, Joseph's Hospital, while Ducharme was treated at South Huron Hospital and later released Fund Canvass, formerly the March of Dimes, and the local chairman of the committee, Mrs. Dorothy Pfaff, said she is "very pleased" with the results. Thus far, the results are a little less than last year's total of $1,271. This year, with three ladies left to report, Mrs. Pfaff said they have a return of $1,063, "We hope to get up to last year's total, though," said Mrs. Pfaff. This year, the canvass was carried out with fewer com- plaints than last year. Last year, there were suggestions that the receipts were too hard to handle and some of the envelopes were not large enough especially to be used in cold weather when hands become numb. The result of these complaints last year was that the Toronto director of fund raising for • the- province of Ontario, Bill Oaks, came to Exeter himself, to help with the canvass. This year, said Mrs. Pfaff, the envelopes are larger, and easier to handle, but the receipts have not improved. "They are con- fusing to fill out," she said "but if mistakes were made, that's their problem. I suspect they bought piles of the things and have to use them all up first," she added. If anyone was missed, or the envelopes were missed, Mrs. Pfaff said they could be dropped off at her home, or people could call her and she would be more than glad to pick up the donations. The Ability Fund places the accent on the abilities of disabled men and women. It is committed to helping handicapped adults in Ontario to become useful, self- respecting members of society. Constable Allan Quinn in- vestigated and was assisted by Constable Bill Glassford and Cpl. Bruce Wheeler, the latter of the Goderich OPP detachment. Constable Quinn was high in his praise for the assistance ren- dered at the scene by Tony Bedard, Zurich, Damage in the accident was listed at $1,550. Mr. Bengough's obituary can be found on the Hensall page of this issue, The accident was one of seven investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment this week, with four of them occurring on Sunday as drivers lost control of their vehicles on slush-covered roads. They were investigated by Constables Glassford and Ed Wilcox. At noon, a car driven by Elaine Zapfe, London, skidded off the Crediton Road, with damage listed at $300. Two hours later, Marinas Rasenberg, RR 3 Zurich, pulled onto the shoulder of the road when meeting a snowplow on Highway 83 east of Exeter and his vehicle then skidded out of control across the road into a fence. Damage was $175. In a similar accident., Lynette Milton, RR 2 Crediton, lost control of her car while meeting another on Huron St. and hit a mailbox owned by Thomas Triebner, Damage was $50. At 4:30 p.m., ears driven by Denise Bedard, Zurich, and William Lawrence McKinley, RR 1 Zurich, collided on County Road Crack down on drug use In an attempt to creek down on the .drug scene in the area, the ji:xeter pollee department Tuesday apprehended and searched seven persons, In- cluding one juvenile. Chief Ted Day said the sub- stances found on some of the individuals are being sent to Toronto for identification and he expected at least four possible charges could be laid under the Narcotic Control Act. Day said, "Tuesday's .ap- prehensions were the result of intensive investigations. We are not going to cease in our emelt- down." Approve grants for Authority use The Honourable Leo Bernier, Minister of Natural Resources, announces the approval of grants totalling $8,250.00 to the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority for improvements at its office and workshop in Exeter and the proposed Campbell Forest Conservation Area. The grant of $6250,00 will assist the Authority in making struc- tural changes in its headquarters on No. 83 Highway, These will include the enlargement of the boardroom by the removal of a partition, the construction of a combination kitchen and staff room, the construction of a combination superintendent's office and drafting room, the provision of storage bins and shelves, the construction of two new washrooms, and the in- stallation of electric heating. Another grant of $2,000 will go towards the purchase of a100-acre parcel of land some two miles northwest of Exeter in Hay Township. The Ausable River flows through the eastern corner of the property and inundates a section of flood plain every spring and during wet fall seasons, Approximately 50 acres of the eastern portion is rough pasture while the remaining 50 acres carries a mixture of poplar, willow and hawthorn. The Authority is proposing to carry out a reforestation program at a later date. All member municipalities will bear the Authority's share .of the cost. Another flag taken in area Another flag was among the loot taken in three area thefts this week. The flag was taken from the Stephen Central School. It had replaced one stolen only a few weeks ago. A portable TV was reported stolen from the Oakwood cottage of C. R. Ivey in a break and enter. Entry had been gained by smashing glass in a window and then unlocking it. OPP are also investigating the theft of coins from the car wash in Zurich. An unknown amount was stolen after the padlock on the coin box was smashed. man 2 north of Highway 84. The Bedard vehicle was backing onto the highway from a private drive and McKinley failed in his at- tempts to get around it, Damage was set at $180. A Village of Zurich sign was also damaged, There were two accidents in addition to the fatality on Friday. At 8:30 a.m., vehicles operated by Keith Koehler, and William Mickle, both of Hensall, collided at the intersection of Highway 84 and Wellington St. in Hensel], with damage being set at $325 by Constable Quinn. A vehicle operated by Andrew Arbour, Exeter, went out of control on the icy survace of Algonquin Drive in Huron Park at 11:15 a.m. and struck a clothes line pole in front of the Overholt residence. Damage was listed at $175 by Constable Wilcox. The other accident of the week occurred on Wednesday when a vehicle driven by Patricia Quigley, Stratford, went out of control on the icy surface of Highway 83 near County Road 11i striking a tree, Miss Quigley had braked her vehicle to avoid a dog which ran in front of her. Constable Bob Whiteford in- vestigated, setting damage at $1,000. During the past week, the local detachment officers charged 12 drivers under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 32. There were two charges under the Liquor Control Act and 10 under the Criminal Code. ICE CREAM MAKERS — One class of students at Usborne Central school turned back the clock a few years Tuesday by making some home-made ice cream. Shown with the bucket freezer are Ronnie Zandbergen, Ricky Webber, David Taylor and David Marquardt. photo Exeter veterinarian accepts racing post One Hundred and First Year • CHECKING THE DONATIONS — Members of the canvassing for the Ability Fund Monday night. Above, With her are Jennie Devlin, Noel Westlake and Irene Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary took care of the chairman Dorothy Pfaff is counting her collections. Jackson. T-A photo Child authority stresses need for group residence EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 1, 1973 Wife badly injured Crash kills Hensel!!