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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-01-03, Page 1>AO' One Hundred and. First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 3, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents PUC seeks permission to increase hydro rates READY FOR FLORIDA — The grand prize of a trip to Florida in the Exeter Board of Trade Christmas promo- tion was won by a Huron Park couple. In the above picture, Ken and Donna Mauer, 209 Columbia Drive receive confirmation of their win from Board of Trade promotion chairman Don Webster and president Norm Whiting. T-A photo Huron Park woman wins Florida holiday plant of Gerbro at Centralia, making the trip are Kimberley, 12, Terry, 8 and Tanya 2, CHRISTMAS BLOOD DONOR CLINIC — A large number of donors attended the regular Boxing Day Red Cross blood donor clinic at the Exeter Legion hall. The above picture shows some of the persons from Exeter and district. T-A photo TAKING BLOOD SAMPLES — At the annual Boxing Day Red Cross blood donor clinic many Exeter and area residents donated. In the above picture, Red Cross nurse Karen Salton takes a blood sample from a new donor, E. W. Miller of Woodham. In the background are Fred Jones and Ken Johns of town. T-A photo Pentecostal minister accepts London call ,i3O-•.:t"--‘••••CANIOSORIMEIMMAINAISIM A trip for two for a week's holidays in Florida sponsored by the Exeter Board of Trade has been turned into a family trip for five. The ticket of Mrs. Ken Mauer, 209 Columbia Drive, Huron Park was drawn the day before Christmas by Exeter mayor Jack Delbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Mauer have made arrangements with the travel agent handling the trip for the Board of Trade and they will be taking their three daughters with them. Mrs. Mauer told the T-A Wednesday noon she expects they will leave for Florida on March 9. She added, "It's the first trip,,to Florida for any of us and we are really excited about it," When first called by Don Webster, chairman of the Board of Trade Christmas promotion, Mrs. Mauer said, "I thought it Was someone playing a joke on us." A fevv, minutes later her husband called The Times Advocate to find out if the first call was legitimate. The Mauer family moved to Huron Park in August from Stratford. Mr. Mauer is an em- ployee of the Cook's Division Exeter OPP investigated eight accidents over the holiday period. Damage was light in the majority of the crashes although four injuries were reported. There were two crashes December 23, both within five minutes, At 3:55 p.m., a car driven by Gerald Schenk, RR 2 Crediton, collided with a car driven by Martinas Debruyn, also of RR 2. Crediton, on Sideroad 20 in Stephen Township. Damage was set at $500 by Constable Dale Lamont. Five minutes later, a car operated by Peter Lantinga, Hensall, went out of control on Huron St. West in Stephen and rolled over on its roof in the ditch. The driver escaped injury and damage was listed at $250 by Constable Frank Giffin, On Christmas Day at 1:45 a.m, a car driven by Larry Kelly, Huron Park, went out of control and struck a pole on Columbia Drive Huron Park, The pole in turn fell on a parked car Owned by Robert Stiles, London, Damage to both vehicles was estimated at, $100 by Constable Bil 1 McIntyre and $25 to the pole. Only one crash was reported,. Thursday, it taking place at 8:45 p.m., when a car driven by Peter Regier, Kitchener, collided with a car driven by James Kaempf, RR 2 Grand Bend. The mishap occurred on Highway 83 at Dash- wood and damage was listed at $1,500 by Constable McIntyre, Four vehicles were involved in a crash on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. on County Road 21 at the Creditor) Road, In the original crash, drivers involved were Gerald Houde, Huron Park, and Wayne Regier, RR 3, Dashwood. Two other vehicles operated by Suzanne Wilson, Crediton, and Eugene Hartman, Stephen Township, collided as both drivers tried to avoid the vehicles in the first collision. Total damage to the four vehicles was listed at $1,300 by Constable Wilcox, Another $1,300 damage was reported in a two-car crash on Sunday at 11:50 a.m, on Highway 21, a mile north of Highway 84. Drivers involved Were Eva Gordon, Alvinston, and Julia Power, London. Both had been northbound and were involved in a rear-end crash investigated by Constable Don Mason. At noon, Monday, two people Were injured in a two-car crash on Highway 4 about half a mile south of, Kippen. Drivers involved were David E. Christie, Hayfield, and Carol Anne Cooper, RR 2, Kipper), Mrs. Cooper and her 14-year-old daughter, Barbara, sustained cuts and bruises in the crash. Constable Mason set damage at $1,300. The first accident of 1974 was reported shortly after 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, when a car driven by Alida Struyke, Dashwood, went out of control and rolled over in the ditch on County Road 2 about half a mile south of Zurich, The driver was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment of back and neck injuries sustained in the crash, while a passenger, Maria Struyke, was treated for cuts and bruises. Constable Don Mason in- vestigated and listed damage to the car at only $100. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 13 people; under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 20, There were four charged under the Liquor Control Act and five charges under the Criminal Code. The Exeter Public Utilities Commission has more bad news for local residents this week, The Commission is presently seeking the approval of Ontario Hydro fora hydro rate revision to be effective with all bills issued on or after March 31. PUC Manager Hugh Davis said the Commission "anticipates that an increase will not exceed 8.6 percent". In mid-November, Ontario I iydro announced increased rates averaging 7.5 percent and at that time Davis said he hoped the local increase would not be as nu,ch as that put into effect by Ontario Hydro. His announcement this week indicates his earlier hopes have not been fulfilled and the local increase may be more than the one invoked by Ontario Hydro. However, Davis termed the 8.6 percent "a modest increase", noting that it is the first increase in local hydro rates in the past two years and considering how other commodities have in- creased in price during this period. He explained that the Com- mission have had two rate in- creases in the wholesale cost of power in that two-year period. Last month, the Commission advised local residents they could Still negotiating for Hall Lamp Little change has taken place in the situation of the 379 employees of the Hall Lamp plant at Huron 'Park who were laid off about a month ago when the parent company in the United States went into receivership. A member of the United Auto Workers Local 1620 told the T-A Wednesday a group of nine persons headed by Hall's former Purchasing agent Rev. Dwight Strain were continuing attempts to get the plant back in operation under new management. About 15 of the former Hall employees are at work assem- bling tractor light units for. Massey-Ferguson. This is ex- pected to be only interim em- ployment, More than 200 employees received some financial help the day before Christmas as the result of a special fund set up by Rev, Strain and members of the Union executive. The amount of monies distributed totalled $7,500 and came from various sources. Contributions were received from London Local 27 of the UAW, the Grain Millers Union, London Labour Council and some individuals. To complete the amount, $3,000 was designated from the treasury of UAW Local 1620. Local 1620 vice-president Ted Peckham told the T-A, a goodly number of employees have been receiving unemployment in- surance cheques, He said a few of the cheques have been held up for various reasons. Miss Edith Welsh, an advisor on unemployment in- surance affairs for the United Auto Workers continues to be on duty at an office set up on the third floor of the Devon building, The local office will be open each Thursday from 9:30 a,m, to 4,30 p,m, and employees with any insurance problems are asked to drop in, expect an increase of almost 59 percent in their water rates, This cost increase is being brought about mainly by the erection of a new water storage tank on Nelson St. Total expenditure required for the new tank is expected to be $358,000 although it will actually take some $960,000 to pay off the debenture over a 30-year period, The new tank will have a storage capacity of 400,000 US gallons, compared to about 35,000 gallons for the existing tank behind the town hall. Two classes going to HP The Huron County board of education has confirmed that Refflinghaus Construction, contract to has been awarded the or to undertake renovations and an addition at Exeter Public School, The firm submitted the lowest of seven bids at $277,435. Highest of the bids was $307,900, Work on the project is expected to commence immediately and is scheduled to be completed by September. The project includes the erection of three new classrooms and a complete alteration of the 1938 wing of the school. The second storey of the 1938 wing will be turned into a new library resource centre. Six classrooms will be renovated and other work will be undertaken to update the school building. When construction begins, two classes will have to hold their classes at J.A.D. McCurdy School in Huron Park. D.J. Cochrane, director of education • Huron County Board of Education said that the two classes involved would be those of Mrs. Grace Brine and Mrs. Joanne Hayman . The students will be taken back and forth by bus. Police check Five accidents were in- vestigated over the holidays by officers of the Exeter police department. Friday, December 21, Chief Ted Day estimated damages at $100 when vehicles driven by Newton Pridham, Kirkton and David Sangster, Hensall collided on Sanders street, west of Main, Two mishaps were reported the day before Christmas. The first at 3.35 p.m. involved vehicles driven by Ralph Wasson and Calvin Westlake both of Exeter. The accident occurred at the intersection of Nelson and Carling streets. Constable George Robertson investigated and set damages at $550. About an hour and a half later vehicles driven by Clare E. 13alk- will 3 Bellevue, London and John Stephen Angyal, Main Street, Exeter collided on William street, near the Legion Hall. Constable Robertson again investigated and listed damages at $100. Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Main and John streets vehicles being operated by .Joyce L. Cunningham, 459 Main Street, Exeter and Raymond C. Dennis, 139 Empress, Huron Park were in collision. Constable Robertson estimated damages at $125. On the last day of 1973 at 2.45 p.m, two persons were treated for minor injuries at Dr. W. Read's office as the result of an accident on Main Street, near Huron, Released after treatment were Roberta Mortley and Mrs. Grace Sheridan, 259 Algonquin, Huron Park. Both were passengers in a vehicle being driven by Charles, Mortley, of the same address when it was in collision with a vehicle driven by Lawrence Beiber, 285 William street, Exeter. Chief Day set damage at $1,000, Chief Day is also investigating a recent break-in at Dinney's Furniture store on Main street, A small amount of cash was reported stolen, Anyone having information in this matter IS asked to call the Exeter police department at 235- 1235, Thieves are calculating Exeter OPP investigated several mischief, theft and at- tempted breakin incidents over the festive season. Thieves gained entry to the Hensall District Co-Op building and made off with a $120 pocket calculator and about $6 in change. Police are also investigating the disappearance of a calculator from Hall Lamp Company at Huron Park. The $279 machine was on lease from Skeoch Business Machines, Goderich. Two attempted breakins were reported in the past week. A window was broken at Exe- Fibercraft Ltd. at the south end of Exeter, but entry was not gained to the building. Thieves also attempted to pry open a window at. Reid's Lunch Bar in Hensall, but were un- successful in attempts to get into the building. About $5 worth of damage was caused by the at- tempted entry. Pat O'Brien, Hensall, reported the theft of his snowmobile New Year's eve, The machine was later found in Hay Township. Five street lights in Crediton were shot nut by youths with pellet guns and in Centralia, the CNR crossing signals were activated by vandals. Santa 'is cover feature The cover of the December issue 'of the Royal Canadian Legion 'magazine shows Santa Claus Visiting the Huron Hope School for the Mentally Retarded on his annual swing through the area in 1972. Santa arrives each year at the school in a police cruiser and is assisted by the Lucan OPP detachment and Lucan Legion branch 540. Sid Daley appears in the picture incognito, Snowmobiler hurt in crash An 18-year old Grand Bend area you thwasseriously injuredin a snowmobile accident at 10:30 p.m., Tuesday. Timothy A. Turnbull, RR 1, Grand Bend was snowmobiling on the property of the OWRC Lake Huron Pipeline pumphouse when his' 1974 model machine struck a pole. Turnbull was taken to South Huron Hospital suffering lacerations and head injuries. He is still a patient in hospital. Damage to his machine was listed at $1,500 by OPP Constable Bob Whiteford. The length of the ministry of Rev. Austin Gedcke at the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle will be exactly three years. Rev. Gedcke has accepted a call to the Royal View Pen- tecostal congregation in London and will be delivering his farewell sermon at the Exeter church, Sunday January 21. His duties at the London church which is located on Clarke sideroad near Dundas will begin the following week. The Gedcke family came to Exeter- on a transfer from a Stratford church on January 18, 1970. A committee from the, local congregation is working on plans to secure a successor for Rev. Gedcke. The three Mauer girls also PREPARE CHEQUES FOR DELIVERY — Members of Local 1620 of the United Auto Workers spent Christ- mas Eve afternoon preparing cheques for former Hall Lamp employees from a special fund. From the left are,.Nell McCann, Warren Miller, Mike Rau, Eva Tyler and Marion Kerslake. T-A photo Four people injured in district collisions CHRISTMAS HELP FOR HALL EMPLOYEES — More than 200 of the former employees of Hall Lamp at five mishaps Huron Park received financial help from a special fund. In the above picture, Rev. Dwight Strain organizer of the fund signs the cheques. At the left is Arleen Wallace and at the right is Tom Mullaly. At the back are Local 1620 vice-president Ted Peckham, president Lena Railings and Mike Taylor. T-A photo NOT' WINTER TRANSPORTATION — One of the entries in the Grand good Santa Claus parade was a bicycle built for twin. Shown in the above 'picture headed for a show bank are clowns Xavier Boogemans and Ken Lovie. T-A photo