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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-11-01, Page 10 Says recommendations could prove 'shocking' Cottle rustlers. strike in district Hungry thieves were at .work Monday night in the area patrolled by the Lucan detach- ment of the Ontario Provinei41 Police, The. -WPM apPeared to be rustlers and amateur butchers as they slaughtered a Holstein heifer on the farm of Harold McGoffio, RR 1, Arva. Only the hind quarters of the animal were taken as the front half was left at the scene of the crime, Police found a butcher knife in the field. The McGuffin farm is located at Lot 14, Concession 1 in West Nissouri township, Constable - D.R. Vance is investigating. The three-man committee which has been delving into the role of Exeter's RAP committee for the past three months will make its report on schedule at the November 12 meeting according to member Bruce Shaw, Shaw, a member of council and RAP, was named to the com- mittee along with two local citizens, John Stephens and Charlie Smith. The latter is a retired bank manager and Stephens is a member of the teaching staff at the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. The committee has held several special meetings since being appointed and Shaw said the report would be ready as planned. He indicated that some members of RAP, the committee which administers recreation, parks and the community centre, may find some of the recom- mendations "shocking". Shaw added that some mem- bers of council may also view the report in the same terms in that it goes against some of the ideas now held by members of both groups as to the role of RAP. "It may stir some con- troversy," the local council member suggested. iCrusade not place `to corner sinners' Gets support for ball park The committee will also recommend the manner in which the report should be handled. They suggest that after it is tabled on November 12, they will be prepared to answer questions any RAP members may have and also to back up their recom- mendations with the facts and opinions used to reach them. A special meeting would then he called later in November after members have an opportunity to digest the report. "I would like to see the recommendations implemented by the new year," Shaw stated, Re indicated he was en- thnsiastic about some of the changes being proposed and particularly that as a member of RAP he now has some idea of the philosophy and direction outlined for RAP. The study will be continuing almost until deadline time. Last night, two officials from the community and social ser- vices branch of the ministry of education met with RAP and the special committee to discuss recreation in the community. Shaw invited the two officials here after conferring with them at a recreation conference at Pike Lake over the weekend. Tonight the committee will meet with the recreation directors from Clinton and Goderich to hear their views of job descriptons, etc. Shaw indicated the committee would be making recom- mendations in all facets of RAP'S operations, including structure, finance, services, operation of program, plant operation and concessions, PREPARING PLAY - Students at J.A.D. McCurdy school at Huron Park were rehearsing a play Monday to be presented at a Halloween party later this week. Gathering around the patient Tony Underhill are Tim Grif- fith, Steve Gibbs and Robbie Funston. T-A photo One Hundred and First Year Price Per EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 1, 1973 Copy 25 Cents Reach Out '73, a week-long series of crusades held at Exeter United Church last week is over and Alvin Cudmore, president of South Huron Reach Out, which sponsored the crusades, said they were very pleased with the overall results. Rev. Jim Somerville, London, a director of Compassion, a world- wide relief agency conducted the services with the aid of several guest musicians and some area ministers. The most poorly attended night was Thursday when only about PCs change constitution, need vote to pick officers Fined $100 stream-lining," said Mr. Webbb. for noise "This is simply a method of Mr. Webb explained that the old constitution was greatly in need of revision and certain amendments were made at the meeting. It referred to a time when the federal and provincial associations in the riding were one and the same. This is not the case now, A lot of the change amounted to simply removing references to the federal government in the constitution and this also ac- counts for the name change within the body. It was changed from the Huron Progressive Conservative (Provincial) Association. A charge of creating un- necessary noise resulted in a fine of $100 or 10 days in jail for a Hensell man in Exeter court, Tuesday. Albert Rooseboom pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge Glenn Hays. The court learned that the muffler on the motorcycle operated by the accused had been cut off. It was his third offence for creating unnecessary noise with his vehicle and he was given 15 days in which to pay the fine. John Campbell, Exeter, also pleaded guilty to a charge of creating unnecessary noise with his vehicle and Was fined $43 or four days. Garry Voisin, RR 2, Ailsa Craig was fined $43 for following another vehicle too closely and Randy Connor, RR 2, London, paid $23 for driving a vehicle without a valid operator's licence. Donald Morgan, RR 2, Lucan, was fined $53 or five days on a charge of operating a vehicle without proof of insurance. The only other charges heard by Judge Hays and Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake were for liquor infractions. Andrew Sammut, Weston was fined $25 for having liquor while under the legal age of 18 while three people paid $28 each for having liquor in a place other than their residence. The three were: Gerald Willert, RR 2, Hensall; Ronald Ferguson, Exeter; Patricia Coddington, RR 1 St. Marys. Support is increasing for a LIP project proposed by a young Exeter man. Brad Gregus has made ap- plication to the federal govern- ment for a grant to build a new ball park facility at Exeter's Community Park. Gregus said this week the Exeter Legion, Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Exeter Kinsmen club has assured him of some backing in the venture, Approval of the grant ap- plication for $20,760 hinges on the possibility of raising the balance of the $34,000 locally. Eight letters from local organizations and residents endorsing the project are to be sent to the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration this week. Local endorsation is necessary before the grant application will be considered. The original plan devised by Gregus and other baseball en- thusiasts in town included a floodlighting system for the park but this has since been dropped to cut costs. The project includes a regulation baseball diamond to be located north and east of the present rodeo grounds at the Community park. An eight foot chain link fence would surround the entire ball park. Included would be two dugouts, a bleacher section to seat close to 1,000 persons and a 20 by 70 foot building to house washrooms, dressing rooms, snack bar and pay booth. Gregus, who played this past season with the Stratford juniors in the lntercounty league stressed the need for more ball diamonds in Exeter. He added, "we have a lot of young boys with no place to play and we would like to form an extensive house league next year." r . Mattress tire Glenn Webb, Dashwood, •a former warden of Huron County was elected president of the Ontario Progressive Con- servative Association, Riding of Huron at the group's annual meeting in Clinton Friday. Other officers elected were: Joseph Murphy, Clinton, Betty Cardno, Seaforth, Oliver Jaques, Hensall, James Donnelly, Goderich, Mrs. Ken Wood, Clinton, Arthur Bolton, RR 1, Dublin and Jerry Ginn, RR 2, Clinton, all vice-presidents; Earl McSpadden, RR 1, Seaforth, secretary-treasurer; Doug Armstrong and Elmer Hayter, both of Zurich, Lorne Kleinstiver, Dashwood and Norma Parsons, Exeter, all directors. It is hoped that the inclusion of these four directors will give people the opportunity to represent four areas other than those already represented on the executive. Mr. Webb said he was very gratified to see that a total of 12 people were nominated for these four positions and all of them stood in the election. In addition, even the defeated candidates off erred to take part in association activities and take an active role in standing com- mittees set up by the association. Also included as a director will be a representative of the Young Progressive Conservatives. He or she will be elected by the YPC group alone and will be accepted on the riding executive. Another change in the make-up of the executive will include a standing candidate and his representative as ex officio members of the executive. They will be included in all executive meetings and the executive will M turn be involved in the decisions of the candidate's manager. Thefts again at north end There was also some discussion at the meeting about how, to change or improve the standing of delegates at nomination meetings. They remained op- posed to open style nomination meetings where you could run the risk of having one particular area pack the nomination meeting and therefore impose their will on the entire proceeding. Instead, each poll will have to elect four delegates. Prior to this each poll had only three ap- pointed delegates. "This way there will be equal representation from each poll," said Mr. Webb, "and I think it's even more democratic than a wide-open poll". The duties of the riding association in the upcoming months will be to set up standing committees to review questions of policy, etc., and Mr. Webb said they also hope to promote more ladies' programs and social events. During an election, of course, they will work very closely with the candidate, About 75 people attended the meeting in Clinton Legion Hall. 150 people were at the crusade. By the final night, however, attendance was back up to about 450 people. Mr. Cudmore said there were some people who came every night but he felt the total at- tendance represented a good cross-section of district com- munities and churches. It cost the South Huron Reach Out group $1,000 to sponsor the crusades and they met this goal through donations by Friday night. In addition, they collected $667 which will be donated for to Compassion for medical ex- penses for children in Korea and Indonesia. On top of this, a total of 12 in- dividuals volunteered to sponsor a child each under the care of Compassion. They donate $12 per month, per child and this takes care of all food, clothing and education needs, "Some people had the idea that the crusades are just a place where you corner sinners," said Mr. Cudmore. In answer to some criticism expressed by area ministers last week, Mr. Cudmore said, "We are aware that perhaps only regular church attenders go to the crusades, but our main purpose was to challenge these same people to go back and more actively participate in their own churches". "We're in sort of an unique situation here," said Mr. Cud- more referring to the feet that South Huron Reach Out is composed entirely of lay people representing almost all area churches and denominations. "Often one or two churches will sponsor an event like this with the idea of increasing their own congregations," he said. "Our main thought was for people to look beyond their own denomination. There are naturally some differences between congregations, but there are still a lot of things the same and this is what we wanted to achieve - non-denominational worship." "We think we achieved this, maybe not as much as we would ,have liked," he continued, "but we were very pleased." He said already suggestions have come in for other inter- denominational events such as an old-fashioned carole-sing at Christmas. "This is the type of thing we are interested in," T-A pftoto A JUNIOR GHOST One of ,the youngest ghosts enjoying Halloween activities this year was kindergarten student Carolyn Pritchard at Stephen‘Central School. Five people injured in district collisions extinguished During the week, the local detachment officers charged eight people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 17. There were two charges under the Liquor Control Act and four under the Criminal Code. In his weekly press release. Cpl. Ray Brooks reminds area motorists to use headlights and not parking lights when driving on the road at times when fog, rain or snow decreases visibility. "Now that standard time has resumed, motorists will find that headlights are required earlier than before," he concludes. Two thefts were reported over the weekend by owners of businesses on highway 83 in Exeter. The Exeter Roofing building on Thames Road East was broken into and a quantity of copper was taken. At Exeter Produce at the westerly end of town a battery was stolen from a truck parked at Exeter Produce. Constable George Robertson is in- vestigating both thefts. Exeter firemen responded to one call this week when a mat- tress in a bedroom at the home of Frank Bremner, RR 1, Centralia, caught fire just before midnight, Friday. The home is located on con- cession 2-3 of Usborne, about half a mile south of Huron St. Firemen had difficulty finding the source of the blaze, being hampered in their efforts by thick smoke. A group of young people were in the house at the time of the fire, but all escaped without any problem. The mattress was finally located and carried out of the house by firemen. Fire Chief Gary Middleton reported the bedroom and fur- niture in it was scorched and damaged by the thick smoke. Riddell presents schoolbus bill Gov't should protect students responsibility to take steps to satisfy that need. There can be no more important task to come before this Legislature than to protect the safety of our children, retested before renewal was granted. Speaking on the design and construction of schoolbuses, Mr. Riddell called for all schoolbuses used in Ontario to conform to the standards established by the Canadian Standards Association, Jack Riddell, Liberal MPP for Huron, spoke this last week in the Legislature on behalf of his own bill designed to improve the safety of those students who travel by schoolbus. Mr. Riddell emphasized the responsibility of the Ontario Government to en- Five area residents sustained minor injuries in accidents this week. Two were hurt on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. when cars driven by Donald Wilson, Centralia, and Mary Lou Becker, Exeter collided at the junction of County Road 21 and Victoria St. in Centralia. The Exeter lady and a passenger in her car, Olive Edward, Huron Park received minor injuries. Total damage was listed at $1,400 by OPP Constable Bob Whiteford. The other three injuries resulted from a two-car crash on Highway 4 just south of Exeter at 4:15 p.m. Monday. A car operated by Cecil Skinner, Exeter was stopped for a school bus when another vehicle driven by Patricia Hair, .RR 3, Exeter, skidded into the rear of the Skinner car. Mr. Skinner and a passenger in his car, Thelma King, also of Exeter, sustained minor injuries as did year and a half old Murray Hunter, RR 3, Exeter, a passenger in the Hair car, Damage in the mishap was set at $550. It was one of three accidents on Monday, the first occurring at 9:30 a.m. when an ODC vehicle driven by Douglas Parsons, Exeter, was in collision with a car driven by Dwight Strain, Clinton on Canada Ave. at Huron Park. Damage was listed at $800 by Constable Dale Lamont. At 12:05 p.m. a garbage truck driven by Milton Taylor, Exeter and a car operated by Catherine Isaac, RR 2, Lucan, collided on Columbia Crescent in Huron Park with damage being estimated at $250 by Constable Frank Giffin. There was one accident, Saturday, it occurring at 2:20 p.m. when vehicles operated by Albert Rader, RR 2 Dashwood, and David Keller, Dashwood collided at the main intersection in Dashwood, Constable Ed Wilcox listed damage at $100, The final crag] of the week was reported at 4:50 pat, Tuesday on Highway 4 in Hensall. Involved were vehicles driven by Gerald VanDyke London, and Stewart McCall RR 4, Walton. Constable Bill Lewis in- vestigated, setting damage at $2,050. Sociology Graduate Uilke Nagel of Exeter was among the graduates receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree Friday at the fall convocation of Me tiaiver sity bf Western Ontario, He is a graduate of South Huron District High School and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Geert Nagel, 369 Marlborough street, 'Exeter. His major subject was sociology. sure the students' safety. "Largely due to the cen- tralization of our school system and of county school boards, well over half a million of Ontario's school children do travel by schoolbus. To my mind, students who travel by schoolbus deserve special attention from the government. "These young people are really involuntary passengers: they need to go to school and the schoolbus is the only means by which they can get there. Since they are involuntary passengers, the government has a special responsibility to ensure that all possible safsettey.ps are taken to ensure their "The safety of our children cannot be over emphasized. Surely there could be no more precious cargo than Ontario's Students," Mr. Riddell's bill would bring About action hi two areas: the schoolbus driver, and the schoolbus itself, An aspiring schoolbus driver would have to not only paSs the present test for schoolbus drivers but also have clean driving and police records and take com- pulsory courses in defensive driving, highway safety and emergency first aid. A schoolbus driver's Hance would need to be renewed every year and the driver would be DONATE TO NEW HALL - An area business made a donation of $1,- 000 to the new Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre. Above, Wayne Pearce, right, Exeter manager of Discount Dave's,a division of Conklin Lumber presents the cheque to Stan Francis of the hall board, T-A photo Thompsons purchase company at Granton A well known Western Ontario grain marketing firm is com- pleting plans for expansion of services in this Area. W. G. Thompson and Sons, with headquarters in Blenheim, this week purchased the assets of Granton Fertilizers at Granton. Howard Scam manager of the Thompson hill at Hensall said this week a new elevator will be built at Granton and is expected Furthermore, Mr. Riddell called for increased padding and other safety features for the interior of schoolbuses. "Just consider the inside of a schoolbus. Where the law requires that private automobiles must be equipped with protective padded seatbacks, the schoolbu§ is equipped with a rigid steel bar that runs across the back of each seatback at just the right height to mutilate the face and teeth of a child thrown forward by a sudden stop or collison. "The law also requires that private automobiles be equipped with seatbelts.While seatbelts are probably not appropriate for schoolbuses, . . . padded arm- rests could be provided to ensure that the child is restrained within the passenger area. This feature should be combined With automobile dash-type padding in the passenger area and on. seatbacks. "The passenger will thereby be held in the passenger seating area And the passenger seating area will be fully padded." Mr. Riddell concluded by calling on the Legislature to face its responsibility and act to improve the safety of those students who travel by schoolbus. "There is a crying need for action to improve the safety of our schoolbuses. We as Legislators have An unshakeable to be ready for the 1974 harvest. Scane said the Granton facilities will be expanded and construction will include a large receiving unit to handle White beans, eorn and all grains. Thompsori'S now operate mills at Blenheim, Kent Bridge, Rodney, Hensall and Mitchell. The new facility at Granton will be managed by Ron Squire, presently in charge of Grantor' Fertilizers. Receives Degree Mrs. John Nagel of London graduated Friday with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in psy- chology at the University of Western Ontario fall convocation, She is employed by the London Board of Education. T-A photo Western Graduate Mrs, Irene Haugh of Creditors received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the fall convocation •at the University of Western Ontario, She majored in sociology and is presently on the teaching staff at Usborne Central school,