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BEST HORSE DRAWN ENTRY Named best in the horse drawn sec-
tion at Saturday's Friesburg Days parade in Dashwood was the horse
and buggy entry driven by Don and Maida. Goiser, T-A photo
MOUNT CARMEI,'S STRONGEST = The tug-of-war championship at
Dashwood Saturday during Friedsiourg boys. was won by Mount
Carmel with four straight victories, The new champs tire shown above.
Prom the left, they are, Marvin McAdam, Bob Robinson, Bob tiodgins,
Dennis Larnport, Vern Sorensen, Pot Sullivan, John Laporte, Mike Hdrt-
Mart, Dennis Morrissey, Gary Leger and coach Bill Regier.T-A photo
A FARMER'S MARKET - The award for the best family entry in Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade at
Dashwood went to the Jack Ford family who rode along with d goat, calf and duck. T-A photo
Set estimated mill rate
for sewers in Exeter
A COLORFUL CAR - One of the most colorful displays in Saturday's
Friedsburg Days parade at Dashwood was a car completely covered
with gladioli entered by Charlie and Marie Tiernan. Riding on the car
are Julie and Susan Tiernan. T-A photo
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THE ORIGINAL RESIDENTS The persons who founded Friedsburg
now known as Dashwood rode in Saturday's parade. The Pried
brothers are shown in the above picture. They are actually Mrs. Harry
Hoffman and Mrs. 'Blain Rader. t-A photo
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Real* Robert Sharen was
named Reeve of Grand send at a
special meeting'of council called
to consider the vacancy created
with the recent resignation of
John Payne who was elected for a
second term at the 1972 municipal
elections.
The meeting was held im-
mediately after a regular session
of council when Payne's
resignation was accepted.
• Sharen was named to a council
seat for the first time in Grand
Bend in last year's election along
with councillors Murray
DesJardins, Walter Crumplin
and Ted Flint,
Crumplin and Flint resigned
earlier in the year for various
reasons and were replaced
recently by former councillors
Douglas Martin and John
Teevins,
A successor to fill the council
seat vacated by Sharen will be
named by council at a later date.
In his resigpation statement a
week ago, Payne advocated
council call a new election to
name a Reeve, This was refuted
by council Tuesday night when
section 150 of the Municipal Act
was read which says, "Where the
office of mayor, reeve or deputy-
reeve becomes vacant in any
year and an election to fill the
vacancy has not been ordered in
a judicial proceeding, council
shall elect one of their number to
fill the office for the remainder of
the term.
In a brief acceptance speech,
The Exeter detachment of the
OPP investigated nine accidents
this week but no one was
seriously injured.
On Wednesday evening just
before 10 p.m. a car driven by
Mark Heywood, RR 2 Exeter
skidded out of control on Hwy 83
in Dashwood. It collided with a
house and parked car owned by
Theo Van Rompey, Dashwood.
Heywood and his passenger
Terry MacDonald received only
cuts. Total damage was
estimated at $2600 by the in-
vestigating officer, Constable Bill
Lewis,
A second accident on Wed-
nesday happened during a heavy
rain on Hwy 83 west of Exeter. A
motorcycle driven by John
Webster RR 1 Hay b skiddpd, out of
control, He received a bruised leg
and damge was estimated at $100
by Constable Don Mason.
On Saturday at 12:45 a car
driven by a juvenile skidded out
of control on concession 12-13 Hay
north of Hwy 83 and went into a
field. The investigating officer,
Constable Frank Giffin estimated
damage at $1500.
Shortly after 1:30 a,m.
Saturday a car driven by Lloyd
Allan, Hensel], collided with a
parked car owned by Brian
Campbell, RR 1 Exeter, on the
main street of Hensall. Damage
was set at $1400. Constable Dale
Lamont investigated.
Also on Saturday just before 6
p.m. a truck driven by James
Meadows, Arkona, skidded out of
Dogs still
a problem
Councillor Harold Patterson
told town council Tuesday that
Exeter still has a dog problem
and that he hasn't been overly
successful in looking for a site for
a dog pound.
He said he had been ap-
proached by one man who would
set up a pound and charge council
$200 per month to maintain it and
chase dogs twice per week at
unspecified times.
It would then cost the dog
owners $15 to get their pets "out
of hock".
Councillors agreed that this is
what is needed to • keep the
situation under control but
thought that the price was rather
high.
They decided to continue
looking into the situation and
perhaps to negotiate on the price,
Sharen said, "I hope as a council
we can heal some of the rifts
which have arisen and work
together to correct some of our
village problems, The most
important are taxes and gar-
bage."
Council members were critical
of the way in which Payne's
resignation was revealed to area
newspapers and other media a
week before it was received by
the village clerk.
The retiring reeve had cited
council for lack of co-operation
after he was confined to his home
by illness in late May.
In a prepared statement
council said, "co-operation is
REEVE BOB SHAREN
control on concession 14-15
Stephen south of Hwy 83. The
driver and his passenger Frank
James received cuts and bruises.
Investigating officer, Constable
Al Quinn estimated damage at
$1200.
On Sunday shortly after 11 a.m.
on Huron County Rd. 4 a mile and
a quarter east of Crediton at
concession 8-9 Stephen a car
driven by Ronald David Mason,
Exeter and towing a house trailer
collided with a car driven by
Keith Ian McLean, Exeter.
Damages were estimated at $165
by Constable W.H. Lewis,
Later the same day at 2 p.m. on
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Youth .drowns
at Pinery park
A Kitchener youth was
drowned while swimming in Lake
Huron at the Pinery Provincial
Park, Sunday afternoon.
William Zettal, 17 years of age
of 36 Edna street, Kitchener was
pronounced dead at the scene by
coroner Dr. W, O'Connor of
Grand Bend. The investigating
officer was Constable F. A.
Gardiner of the Pinery Park
O.P.P.
Later the same day, a near
drowning occurred off the shores
of Ipperwash Provincial Park but
six-year-old William Wachsmuth
of Croswell, Michigan was
revived by artificial
resuscitation.
The Pinery Park detachment of
the Ontario Provincial police
reports 123 persons were evicted
from the Pinery Park during the
week for various reasons.
During the 159 occurrences
investigated by the detachment
22 charges were laid under the
Liquor Control Act,
Constable helps
staff to work
Police constables are usually
known for their co-operation in
stopping people from entering
premises,
The case was reversed
Tuesday morning when Exeter
police Constable Alex Balazs was
called on to help several of the
office staff of the Bell and
Laughton law firm get into the
office for work.
No, the constable did not break
in, he only used a stronger arm
with the key.
only a word and the reeve showed
his co-operation or lack of it in the
way he resigned."
The statement continued,
"reports and minutes of council
meetings were sent to his home
and at no time did we receive a
letter or a reply from him."
GB
In last week's statement,
Payne indicated council should
have purchased the old theatre
building in the village to be used
for recreational purposes.
To this Sharen who was acting
reeve at the time said, "how
could we spend still more money
when we have a deficit left from
last year of more than $23,000 and
our mill rate for 1973 is up some
18 mills."
Sharen also voiced council's
opinion on the Winter Works
program carried out during the
Based on the present system of
assessment, Exeter town council
Tuesday evening set an ap-
proximate mill rate of 4.19 on the
remainder of sewers to he con-
structed in the town. This is an
increase from 2.65 millls,
This increase will not take
effect until one year after the..
sewers are constructed and the
rate could change in the mean-
time.
Clerk Eric Carscadden ex-
plained the situation in the
following way: the mill rate is
based on the total town
assessment, which is presently
about four million dollars.
Beginning next year, however, a
new system of assessment will be
initiated, and this could change
the approximate rate set by
council.
There was some discussion on
the rate, which for the taxpayer
would amount to $4.19 per $1,000
of assessment, because the
Ontario Municipal Board had
previously recommended that
the mill rate on sewers should not
exceed 4 mills,
"But I can't see the OMB's
thinking on the situation," said
Mayor Jack Delbridge.
He said the people who haven't
yet got sewers have been helping
to pay for them through the mill
rate and that it is only fair that
those who now have the service
should bear part of the remaining
cost.
The mill rate increase is based
past winter at the resort village.
"When we applied for the grants,
Payne told us it would cost the
village absolutely nothing and
now we find the overall cost is
about $20,000."
Councillor Murray Des Jardins
replied to Reeve Payne's
suggestion last week that 30 acres
now owned by the village be used
as a community cemetery.
Des Jardins said, "in the first
place the village has nothing to do
with the present cemetery and as
for 30 acres, we don't certainly
own that much. We do have about
12 acres and this is the property
currently used for the village
dump."
He continued, "This is more
than a Grand Bend problem. I
don't think we should carry the
financial load alone. We made
mistakes years ago when we sold
lots too cheaply and on a first
on an increased estimate of the
sewers still to be installed. The
original estimate of $602,000 has
been raised approximately
$80,000 to just over $682,000.
In other business, council
received a copy of a letter from
MPP Jack Riddell to Director of
Homes for Aged, Mr. Crawford,
stating that after having done
some research on the question, it
seems clear that additional
facilities for care of the aged are
needed in Huron County.
There is quite a long waiting
A total of 32 persons paid traffic
fines in Exeter court Friday
morning when they appeared
before Justice of the Peace
Douglas Wedlake.
All but one of the infractions
were for speeding and the
motorists involved were detected
by the Ontario Provincial Police
aircraft patrol while flying over
No. 4 highway.
The only exception to speeding
was a $23 fine paid by John A.
Cole of Clinton for following a
preceding vehicle too closely,
Seven persons were charged
with driving 70 miles per hour in
a 60 mile per hour zone and were
fined $13 each. They were Joan
come-first served basis." Des
Jardins is secretary of the Grand
Bend United church cemetery
board,
As for the tax increase, Des
Jardins who is also finance
chairman said, "the auditor told
us on June 11 we had no choice
but a large tax increase due to
our large deficit from a year
ago."
Replying to the statement of a
week ago when Payne said
several grants should have been
taken into consideration, Des
Jardins replied, "The $5,000
equalization grant was used and
the 25 percent rebate is not on the
county levy but on road ex-
penditures."
About 25 ratepayers were in
attendance at the meeting with
various complaints, The most
prevalent one was the dirty
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list at Huronview Home for the
Aged at Clinton, the letter con-
tinued, and suggested that an
alternate site for another nursing
home would be more feasible
than expanding the facilities and
accommodations at Huronview.
Mr. Riddell reccommended
that Exeter would be a very
suitable site, because of its needs
and because it could then serve
the south end of the county as
Huronview serves the north.
This letter comes on the heels
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Herrmann, Goderich; Terry
Hyde, Kincardine; Vaclav
Pitelka, London; James Clarke,
Markdale; Michael Van-
derburgh, London; Robert
Green, Kitchener and Cameron
Lawton, London.
Paying fines of $15 for a speed
of 72 in a 60 mile per hour zone
were Jonathan M, Geiser,
Exeter; Gysbert Vander Haar,
Hayfield; Leroy Doxtater,
London; Keith Ruston, Seaforth;
Maurice K. Player, London.
Elizabeth McClymont,
Loondon; Michael Houlahan,
London; James B, Marriage,
Clinton and Thomas Murray
Seaforth were clocked at 73 miles
per hour in a 60 zone and were
fined $16 apiece.
Allen Grant Hayter, Parkhill
and Regine Bencich, London
each paid $18 for exceeding the
speed limit by 15 miles per hour
and Richard Sehwartzentruber,
Exeter, Shirley R. Kay, Clinton
and Paul Medcalf of London were
fined $19 each for speeds of 76
miles per hour in a 60 zone,
Clocked at 78 in a 60 zone and
fined $21 each were Peter
Warkentin, Exeter; James L.
Regier, Parkhill and Made
Kartnara leen, Wingham and
Martin Ryan, Burlington paid $22
for a speed of '79 in a 60 zone.
A speed of 80 miles per hour in
a 60 Zone cost William A, Jenkins
of London $43 while Douglas J.
Dinsmore, Zurich and Ethel
Playfoot, Exeter paid $45 each
for speeds of 81 in a 60 and Gerald
James Fleming, London and
John Patterson, IVIississauga
were fined $47 apiece for going 82
ifi a 60 zone.
Dashwood's third annual
Friedsburg Days attracted more
visitors and hungrier ones than
ever before.
Friedsburg chairman Doug
Riddell estimates close to 5,000
persons took in the two day event
and they consumed large
quantities of German style food,
The food committee headed by
Marie Tiernan prepared 1,000
pounds of ribs and 800 pounds of
sausages with more than a half
ton of sauerkraut and all
disappeared.
The food booths were forced to
shut down about an hour before
the expected closing time late
Saturday night.
The Saturday afternoon parade
drew large crowds which
crowded both sides of the streets
to watch the largest number of
entries ever assembled in Dash-
wood.
The prize for the best entry in
the parade went to Edelwiess
Acres float entered by Erich
Freiter, RR 1, Dashwood.
Jim Becker Construction of
Dashwood was named the best
commercial float with Al and
Betty's Lunch placing second and
the Merner Meat Market pig on
roller skates finishing third.
Actually, the pig didn't finish the
parade. It was carried back to the
ball park by Ron Merner and
company.
Winners in the non-commercial
division were Louis Zimmer and
his village smithy float, Huron
MPP Jack Riddell and his family
dressed as Indians and Charlie
Tieinan's car colorfully
decorated with gladioli.
Placing one-two-three in the
service group classification were
the Dashwood Brownies, the Zion
Lutheran church junior choir and
the Exeter rodeo.
The most unusual entry in the
parade was the wedding party of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowman.
The couple was married at Zion
Lutheran church at about parade
time and joined the other en-
trants part way through the
march.
The J & J Fordenheimer Fruit
Farm float carrying the Jack
Ford family including Eric the
goat, Amy the calf and Lyle the
duck won the best family award.
Decorated bicycle winners
were Robin Kraft, Sandra Riddell
and Duane Butler. The most
original bicycle was entered by
John Kellerman, a direct
descendant of the Fried family.
Riding horse class winners
were Carol Zimmer, Cathy
Greiner and Larry Mason while
the horse and pony pulled vehicle
division was won by Don and
Maida Geiser while the Newt
Hayter family placed second.
The youngest participants in
the parade were Glenn Ford, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ford and
Debbie O'Rourke, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'Rourke.
A New Sport
Arm wrestling added to the
sporting program for the first
time this year proved to be an
Pizzas stolen,
charges laid
Three men have been charged
with theft of two dozen pizzas
from the Les Pines hotel on Main
street, early Wednesday.
David Warren Cook, Roderick
P. O'Connor and Michael J, Rau,
all of Stratford will appear in
Exeter court at a later date.
The trio were apprehended on
highway 83 east by OPP Con-
stable Brian Lewis and Exeter
Constable Jim McMeekin.
exciting and interesting event.
Stephen township farmer
Lawrence Becker proved to be
the strongest competitor, In
addition to winning his own
weight category, Becker
defeated Robert Miller and
Stanley Haist in a special playoff.
The other division winner was
Bruce Pfaff.
Mount Carmel proved to be by
far the best team in the annual
tug-of-war contest, With Bill
Regier handling the coaching
duties, the Mount Carmel entry
downed the Exeter Lions in two
straight pulls in the first round
and disposed of the Lucan-
Ilderton Jets in the championship
round, again in only two pulls,
The first round pull between
the Lucan-Ilderton Jets and the
defending champion Shipka
Bulldogs was a fierce battle,
After each team had won one
round, the final pull lasted more
than five minutes before the Jets
dragged the Shipka boys over the
line.
In horseshoe competition, Slim
A stubborn, smouldering fire in.
a straw mow of a Stephen
township farm kept firemen. an
the job for more than seven hours.
Monday.
The Exeter And Creditors fire
.departments were called to the
Jim Brand farm At lot 15, .Don-
cession 4 of Stephen shortly after.
2 p.m. when smoke was detected
in the barn area.
Firemen were able to keep. the
blaze under control but were
forced to stay at the scene until
all the forage was removed.
Owners change
at local store
A change of ownership of
George Vriese Men's Shoppe was
announced this week.
The new owners are Earl
Rawson and Bob Swartman of
Goderich, Ed Gackstetter, who
has been associated with the
store for 13 years will continue as
manager.
Rawson and Swartman, both
experienced clothiers said this
week the store operation will be
carried on in a similar fashion as
it has in the past with local em-
ployees being used.
A storewide change of
ownership sale starts this
morning, Thursday.
Harburn was the winner in class
"A" with Ken Smith the runner-
up, Following in order were
Cour tland Kerr, Emmerson
Anderson, Art Cann, Randall,
John Watkinson, Bert Carter and
Lloyd Venner.
The combination of Leland
Desjardine and Ron Carter
proved to be best in the "B"
doubles section. Next in line
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Minor damages
in town crash
Minor damages resulted from
the only accident investigated
this week by officers of the
Exeter police department.
Involved in the incident at the
Chuckwagon Drive-in Saturday
night were vehicles driven by
Mark Hearn of Huron Park and
Graham Glanville, 231 Carling
street, Exeter.
Constable Jim McMeekin
estimated damages at $125.
Few injuries reported
in district accidents
Numerous fines levied
on speeding drivers
EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 9, 1973 Price Per Copy 20 Cents
Food disappears quickly
during Friedsburg Days