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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-28, Page 113MunefMARK ET * Complete Line of Groceries * Custom Slaughtering and Processing * Lockers for Rent by Month or Year — Continued from page 24 among the hardest hit and damage has already been listed at $100,000. Considerable damage was also reported at Pinney Furniture, Canadian Tire, Snell Bros, Ltd., Exeter Furniture Ltd. and Tuckey Beverages. Oddly enough, the awesome sight of the turbulent waters cascading down Ann St. were not seen for some time by many people only a few blocks away. 4' Some downtown merchants and their employees didn't realize anything was amiss until they stepped out of work at 6:00 p.m. to see the sight. Others were driving home as usual when they came suddenly upon the scene, totally unaware that anything had taken place. However, word of the flood started to spread throughout the area shortly after 6:00 p.m. and the "banks" of the stream were crowded with onlookers. The force of the waters were visibly evident as they started to receded. The intersection at William and Ann was un- dermined to a depth of six or seven feet under the sidewalk for several feet and the pavement had been eroded in half in the centre of the intersection. Other gaping holes also stood as testimony to the strong current which had prevailed. The heavy rain and hail also did considerable damage in addition to the flood. Hundreds of acres of crops were totally wiped out in Usborne and Stephen Townships. Corn and grain were ripped into shreds by the" hail which was as large as marbles and in some locations completely covered the ground. Beans and turnips were pounded into the ground, and in some areas where the rain and hail failed to finish off the crops, the flooding waters completed the task as it made its way through Stephen Township. The crop damage covered an area about three miles both east and west of Exeter into the two townships and an area about three and a half miles wide from Highway 83 to the Crediton Road. Total loss was only suffered in a portion of that area, although most acreages will be affected to some extent by the storm. Gardens in Exeter were also severely damaged, again by flooding and hail, The mop-up in the area started shortly after the flood waters receded and in some spots is still going on - almost a week later. Fire crews from Hensall, Crediton, Huron Park and Brucefield arrived to help the Exeter brigade start the long job of pumping the water out of the hospital and the noise of pumps echoed throughout the com- munity for three days as mer- chants and homeowners faced the mammoth clean-up task. Most found the water com- paratively easy to get rid of, but the back-breaking job came in clearing away the inches of dirt and grime which had ac- companied the water. While the flood's path was difficult to see for the sightseers who arrived on the weekend, the area affected was clearly in- dicated by the front lawns cluttered with rugs, furniture and other possessions which had been set out to dry. It will be several weeks before all homeowners are back to normal and it will he years before the great flood of July 24, 1969 will pass from memory. Exeter Times June 21, 1901 Quietly and slyly did Rich. Murphy, our popular implement agent leave town the other day on an interesting mission known only to himself, We have since learned that he has gone and done it, having deserted the ranks of bachelorhood and joined the army of benedicts, Section 1, Page 25 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE JUNE 28, 1973 WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE - There was sure a lot of water, but it wasn't a laughing situation when Exeter was hit by a freak rain storm and flash flood July 24, 1969. Businesses at the south end of town were severely hit,as this picture demonstrates. Nine new cars in Snell Bros, parking lot were "well dunked" and bumped around by the high The Family Market iServing th p Exetera s pa s t 5 yaenadr sar area From the left, David Hall, Charles Dalrymple, David Webster, Cecile Hall, Morley Hall, Ann Kennedy, Marilyn Godin and Mildred Hall. waters. Water level reached 30 inches in their stock and show rooms. There was a high loss in cartons, cans, cups, sugar and labels at Tuckey's Beverages and damage at the Canadian Tire store was heavy in the basement.