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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-26, Page 111 ASt. AW atttinG HOTEL CHANGES HANDS — The Village Inn hotel at Grand Bend has been sold to a group of area residents and will be used as a retreat and recreation centre. Most of the present accommodations will be continued. T-A photo meeting to ask council if they would be interested in taking over her facility. Huge hawk hits vehicle An Exeter man, John Moir, and three passengers in his car had an unusual experience Thursday. They were proceeding east towards Hensall when they spotted a huge birdsitting on the side 61 -The -road devouring a groundhog, When they approached, the bird was apparently startled and in attempting to fly off, hit the side of the car. ' They took the bird to the OPP office and it was then transferred to the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology where it died. The bird has not been identified yet, although it is believed to be a huge hawk with a wingspread of close to five feet. Predicts $1,800 centennial deficit Exeter's centennial celebrations will probably cost local ratepayers about $1,800. That was the prediction made by chairman Derry Boyle at Monday night's council meeting. He said some bills and monies were still trickling in and he envisioned a deficit of about $1,800. Boyle, who had predicted a year ago the celebrations could cost up to $10,000, said he didn't think the deficit was too great. "I plan to spend that much when I celebrate my own 100th birthday," mused Councillor Tom MacMillan. CHURCH CELEBRATES — The 100th anniversary of Zion Lutheran church in Dashwood was commemorated with special services Sunday. At the left of the above picture, church president Harry Hayter welcomes a native son, Rev, Ernst Mueller. Next are Rev. Dr. Frank Malinsky, honory president of the Ontario district of the Lutheran church, Missouri Synod, pastor Rev. Frank Margret and church elder Melvin Stade. T-A photo One goes over bank Several vehicles stolen • • , HIGH STEPPERS — The Morrison sisters of Kirkton were among the local talent featured at Wednesday's juvenile program of the Kirkton garden party. Shown during their number are Linda and Lisa. Weatherman smiles on area garden party LARGE CROWD AT GARDEN PARTY — The 29th annual Kirkton gar- portion of the large crowd is shown in the above picture, den party held Wednesday drew a crowd of close to 4,000 persons. A T-A photo A group of area residents have purchased the Village Inn in Grand Bend and will be establishing a Retreat and Recreation Centre, The group known as Village Retreat and Recreational Ser- 4111 vices Incorporated is a non-profit charitable organization headed by president Ervin Gingerich of Zurich. For the past 16 years the Village Inn has been owned and operated by Orval Wassmann and family and is located on Grand Bend's Main street, one block from the beach area, The new group will take possession of the hotel property which also includes a bowling Exeter council take steps to get facilities for aged She hinted that the home may be offered for sale, and if so, it would . probably not be main- tained as a nursing home. Mrs. Davis told council new provincial regulations are making it almost impossible for her to maintain the nursing home. She said one of the regulations requires a corridor in the building and this was structurally impossible. Council learned there are presently 11 residents at the home and most of them are from Exeter. "Understandably, they want to stay in Exeter to be around their friends," she ex- palined. Reeve Derry Boyle, who was acting as chairman of the — Please turn to page 3 The third annual Friedsburg Days in Dashwood scheduled for next Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4 promise to be bigger and better than ever. The events which proved very successful over the first two years are being continued in addition to a couple of new ventures. Construction of a new picnic pavilion at the Dashwood Community Centre is being completed this week and will be used throughout the two-day event. The pavilion will be used Friday night to stage an amateur talent show for the first time. The same building will be the scene of a Saturday night dance which replaces the street dances of previous years. Friedsburg Days actually start at 4.30 Friday afternoon when a A 16-year-old Centralia youth was fined a total of $150 or seven days in jail on two charges of taking vehicles without the owners' consent when he ap- peared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. Thomas J. Gloor was charged following a "joy riding" escapade last week. He pleaded guilty to a charge of taking a car owned by Wayne O'Brien at Centralia on Thur- Hensall reeve is recovering The condition of Hensall Reeve John Baker continues to improve daily. Baker injured in an ac- cident at Hyde Bros. farm machinery depot in Hensall more than a week ago. He was removed from the intensive care unit at the London hospital Saturday and is making considerable progress. He is suffering from a fractured pelvis, ruptured bladder and facial in- juries. Okay new home, beer store wing One new house permit was among the building permits approved by Exeter council this week. It was for Larry Taylor to erect a new home on Edward St. Other permits okayed, all subject to approval of the building inspector, were as follows: McKay-Cocker Construction, an addition for Brewer's Warehousing, Main St.; Mr. DeBoer, to build a second storey onto his home at 94 Simcoe; Fred Lankamp, to make extensive interior and exterior renovations to house at 157 Main; Carl Mills to erect garage at 187 Main; Barry Reid, to erect a sun deck at 303 Andrew. Storage sheds were also ap- proved for A. Dehaan, Marlborough; Arthur Idle, Victoria; Mr. Kleinhaar, Carling. alley in early September, The Village Retreat will carry on with basically the same ser- vices as the former owner except the liquor licence will be given up. In a press release this week, president Gingerich said "we will endeavour to bring families and groups into Grand Bend for vacations, retreats, seminars, nature hikes and discussion groups," He continued, "we plan to operate as a charitable organization for the purpose of promotiong the welfare of the community regardless of colour, race or creed," At the Village Inn, the non- sday. He drove it to Seaforth and ran out of gas on the way back, when he took a pickup truck from Huron Tractor (Exeter) Ltd., to continue home. Judge Hays commented that he hadn't heard of two such flagrant performances with the accused having no regard for the feelings of other people involved. Gloor told the court he had apologized to the two vehicle owners in question and Judge Hays said he gave him credit for that. OPP Constables Bill Glassford and Bob Whiteford were in charge of the investigation and reported considerable assistance from the public. Another Exeter man, Stephen W. Mathers, was fined $100 for having a drug in his possession. Exeter police conducted a search of a local residence on May 5 and found what appeared to be marijuana seeds sprouting. Analysis proved they were marijuana seeds and Mathers admitted ownership. Three other persons faced narcotics charges, but their cases were adjourned until September 25 for plea. In other cases heard by Judge Hays and Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake, the following fines were levied: Sherrie D. Davis, Exeter, $23 for following another vehicle too closely on July 3. Ernest Cooper, Exeter, $30 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Ronald Ferguson, Exeter, $28 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Lorinda C. Wilcocks, London, $13 for a speed of 45 in a 30 zone. Patrick D. Smith, Grand Bend, $13 for a speed of 53 in a 40 zone. Donald C. Millson, London, $28 for having liquor in a place other than his residence . Joseph M. Ryan, Stephen $28 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Robert B. Stewart, London, $18 for a speed of 75 in a 60 zone, William C. Willsie, Thedford, $13 for a speed of 60 in a 50 zone. William E. Mollard, Exeter, — Please turn to Page 3 stuck on the beach. Considerable damage was reported to the motor. On Saturday, Constable Giffin recovered a car in the Hillsgreen area. It had been stolen earlier from Bayfield. Arlene Wood, RR 3 Dashwood, reported the theft of a purse from a parked car at Huron Park. The purse contained only personal papers. David McClure, Stephen Township council member, reported the theft of over $200 worth of lumber from the site of a new house he is building south of Crediton, Taken were 19 pieces of plywood and a quantity of other lumber. profit group will continue the renting of 30 rooms, provide eating accommodations in a 76 to 100 seat dining lounge and a second 30 seat dining lounge and have available two self-contained apartments. During the past few years under the ownership of Ory Wassmann the Village Inn has been the official issuer of Ontario vehicle licence plates and the agent for buses going in and out of Grand Bend. Gingerich said his group wished to continue with the licence and bus services and plans promotiong more five-pin bowling leagues in the lanes located in the basement of the building. The lanes are equipped with automatic pin setters. Other objects of Village Retreat and Recreational Ser- vices are to help people come to grips with the need to have a personal identity based on a commitment to a value system The weatherman again smiled on the Kirkton garden party Wednesday night. In the previous The theft took place Monday evening. The OPP now have in their possession two ladies' bicycles. Both are blue and white and have been found in the area. Owners may claim the bikes by identifying them at the police office. A hull of a small sailboat was found drifting in Lake Huron off Lakewood Gardens, Saturday, The rear of the boat was missing. John Cook, Bayview, later reported finding a sail and boom believed to belong to the same craft. Police say they have no reports of overdue sailors or stolen boats in the area. Constable Don Mason ks in- vestigating. to which they give their loyalty. Leaders guidance personnel will be employeed to operate these activities in an effort to Strengthen the inner man through relaxation and wholesome ac- tivities. The group has been interested for some time in finding a location for a retreat and recreation centre and feel Grand Bend is an ideal location with one of the best beaches in the province of Ontario. Rev, Andrew Blackwell of Zurich is vice-president of the organization while the secretary- treasurer is Lloyd Martin, operator of Beach Golf on Grand Bend's Main street. Directors are Gerald Gingerich of Zurich and Donald Gingerich, RR 2, Zurich. Life memberships in the group are available for a fee of $25 and entitles the holder to voting provileges in the non-profit, charitable organization, 28 years the annual event has been in operation, only one year did rain interfere and the show was moved to St. Marys. The sun shone brightly and close to 4,000 spectators attended the three-tier show. The evening opened with a midget softball game in which Shakespeare edged the Kirkton- Woodham Combines 6-5. The juvenile portion of the program presented a total of 17 acts with a great variety in- cluding singers, violinist, step dancers, accordionists and a small-sized elephant. The elephant was really eight year-old Tony Wilhelm of RR 1, Stratford who recited a poem telling how the elephant came to have a trunk. Tony was dressed in grey with floppy ears and a floot-long trunk. The winner in the vocal section was Dianne Gaffney of Mitchell with a song, "The Old Mill". Placing second and third were Gloria and Gail White of Brussels and Vicki Innes of St. Pauls, Arden Bryan of Granton with a violin solo was judged best in the instrumental division followed by Janet Feltz and Jean Wurdell of Bornholm and Ellen Eveleigh of Kirkton. In the dancers and others category, winners were the Steppers Five from Kincardine and Mildmay, In the runner-up spots were Susan Schaefer of Kirkton and Tony the elephant. The adjudicator was Allan Taylor, former principal at Usborne Central school, He was also in charge of a preliminary contest held earlier in the year when more than 80 contestants tried out for the big show,. Gerald Paul was master of ceremonies for the juvenile show while brother Leon was in charge of introducing the professional talent, For the first time in quite a few years, the Paul brothers and Shirley took part in the professional show and brought down the houae during the first — Please turn to page 3 London boy killed near GB A London boy was killed Sunday afternoon, near Grand Bend when be was pinned beneath an open half-ton van in which he had been riding. Frank Franze, 15 years of age of 4 Almond Street, London was dead on arrival at Sarnia General hospital. He was taken to Sarnia by Hoffman's Ambulance of Dashwood. The investigating officer Constable D. I. Stutt of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at the Pinery Park said the truck left highway 21, near the Beach Of Fines en- trance, rolled into a ditch and pinned the boy underneath, The driver of the vehicle Petros Stavropoulos, 1011 Adelaide Street, London, suffered a broken arm and was taken to South Huron hospital in Exeter, also by a Hoffman ambulance. The coroner was Dr, W, F. O'Connor of Grand Bend. No injuries in collisions No injuries were reported in the six accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. Property damage was also light in most of them. On Wednesday, a forklift truck operated by Larry Minderlein, Huron Park collided with a parked car owned by Gerald D. Cooper, Seaforth., The accident happened on the parking lot at Daymond Plastics, Huron Park, and Constable Al Quinn listed damage at $200. In a similar accident, Thur- sday, a car operated by Phil Phillips, Huron Park, backed into a car owned by Mary Jeffrey, Stephen Township. Damage in the Huron Park collision was set at $225 by Constable Bob Whiteford. At 10:30 a.m. Friday cars driven by David Flynn, RR 2, Woodbridge and Verna M. Ewer, London, collided on Highway 21 north of Grand Bend. Constable Ed Wilcox estimated total damage at $325. Later in the day, a car driven by James R. Hoggarth, London, went out of control on sideroad 15- 16 of Stephen and collided with several trees. Damage to the vehicle was put at $500 by Constable Wilcox. Damage of $750 was estimated by Constable Don Mason in a two- car crash on the Crediton Road at the western limits of Crediton at midnight, Sunday. The vehicles were owned by Arnold G. Martens, RR 2, Crediton and Gerald W. Glan- ville, RR 1 Hensall, children's midway opens. A half hour later, the famous Dashwood cooks will offer their delicious spare ribs, sausage and sauerkraut dinners. Meals will be served until 1 a.m. While the talent show is in progress at the pavilion a soccer match between Ailsa Craig and the Grand Bend Colonials will go at the Dashwood athletic field. Saturday's program gets un- derway at noon hour with the opening of the midway and more spare ribs, sausage and sauerkraut. At one o'clock some of the top horseshoe pitchers in Western Ontario will be in action. At two o'clock a gigantic parade will form up at the athletic field and parade through the streets of the village. Chairman Doug Riddell reports a — Please turn to page 3 L GB .hotel to be used as recreation retreat Mayor Jack Delbridge has been authorized by council to call a public meeting to duscuss the possibility of establishing a home for the aged in Exeter, The need for such facilities in Exeter was one of the major topics on Monday's agenda. In broaching the subject, Deputy-Reeve Helen Jermyn said there was a "definite need" and felt the town should make known the situation to county and provincial officials. Mrs. Jermyn explained that county council had recently been advised that Huronview was unable'to handle the number , applying there and that either an addition or second home was required. She pointed out that Clerk Eric Carscadden had supplied statistics showing that 712 residents of Exeter are over the age of 60 and of those, 368 are over 70. "I feel we should do something about it facilities)," she com- mented, Mrs. Jermyn has already been in contact with Huron MPP Jack Riddell on the matter and has been advised that Huron may not be considered high on the provincial priority list for ad- ditional nursing home facilities. He reported that provincial funds are "limited" and there are over 200 requests on file for such facilities. Huron has more beds for the aged per capita than most areas, he explained. However, council ratified a suggestion by Mrs. Jermyn that they write county officials and the Home for Aged branch of the provincial government to make known Exeter's need for facilities. The matter was left there, but was opened for discussion later in the meeting when Mrs. Thora Davis, owner of the Davis Nur- sing Home appeared at the One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 26, 1913 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Several incidents involving stolen vehicles were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, At 2:30 a.m., Sunday, Con- stable Frank Giffin located a car stolen earlier in the day from Oakwood Park. The vehicle was owned by Ross T. Smith & Son, Embro, The vehicle had been driven over the embankment at the end of sideroad 15 in Hay Township and ended up near the lake. Damage to the car was listed at $400, Constable Dale Lamont recovered a stolen truck on 0 Thursday at Cantin Beach near St. Joseph's, The vehicle had been taken from a farm in the Clinton area and had become Youth fined $150 on ioy-ri mg spree New events to feature third Friedsburg Days