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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-08-07, Page 1Coroner says inquest 'probable' regarding unusual death of youth Coroner Dr. Charles Wallace, Zurich, told the T-A Wednesday morning there "probably will be" an inquest into the death of a Hayfield area youth early Saturday morning. Douglas Henry Schilbe, RR 1 Bayfield, was found lying on Highway 84, one and a quarter miles west of Hensall at 5;30 a.m. by Constable Jim Rogers, Constable Rogers was responding to a telephone call from a driver who said he had driven his vehicle over an object on the highway. The driver, who has not been identified by police, proceeded to Zurich and called Goderich OPP, Who in turn contacted Constable Rogers. Police initially felt that Schilbe had been the victim of .a hit arid run, but further investigation indicated this wa§ probably not the case, There was,no debris or tire marks at the scene and therefore it was inconsistent with a hit and run type accident. Exeter OPP are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 19-year- old youth's death. They have been retracing the dead man's whereabouts previous to the acci- dent in an effort to come up with some PX- planatioos. They have asked anyone with any formation to contact the Exeter detachment, A post modern conducted at Stratford General Hospital on Saturday revealed the youth died from massive internal bleeding, Dr, Wallace said he is awaiting further infor- mation before making his decision on holding an inquest. He noted that an inquest into a death of this nature was usually advisable. An obituary notice appears elsewhere, A TEST OF STRENGTH — A lot of interest was shown in Saturday's arm wrestling contests at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood Saturday. Above, heavyweight finalists Doug Weigand and Robert Miller prepare for action while officials Ray Webb and Bill Schdde supervise. T-A photo Judge persuades against jail term FRIEDSBURG QUEEN AND HER PRINCESSES Janet Gielen of Creditors was named Miss Friedsburg during Dashwoocl's special celebrations Friday night, Janet is shown in the centre of the above picture with runners-up Mary Ann ivkathania, left and Betty Zimmerman, right, T-A photo • BEST FRIEDSBURG FLOAT — The top float in Sati.dclay's Friedsburg Days parade at Dashwood was entered by the area's top poultry fancier Cliff Pepper of RR 1 Dashwood. The float was entitled "Fiddler on the Coop" and showed some of Pepper's prize birds. T-A photo One Hundred and Third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 7, 1975 Price Per Copy 25 Cents County ap oint deputy clerk, oppose hydro, gas increases A 71-year-old London man opted for a jail term rather than pay a fine in Exeter court, Tuesday, but was persuaded to change his mind by Judge Glenn Hays. Cecil S. Connell, was fined $38 after pleading guilty to a charge of following another vehicle too closely on June 1 in Exeter. He ran into a car driven by John Cairns. Connell was fined $38 and told Judge Hays he would take the alternate of four days in jail. However, Judge Hays said he didn't think jail was a place for a man of Connell's age and said he would give the accused 60 days in which to pay the fine. Three drivers had their licences suspended in Tuesday's court session and another had his suspension extended. Roy M. Otter, Huron Park, was fined a total of $250 after pleading guilty to a charge of impaired driving and also of failing to provide a sample for a breathalizer test. His licence was suspended for three months. The accused told the court he had a misunderstanding as to what a breathalizer was. chants,although he said it didn't "do a damn thing for me". Councillor Ted Wright replied to Hoogenbooms criticism, noting that Andrew St. was in no con- - Please turn to page 3 Exeter Police Constable Joe O'DrisColl submitted his resignation last week, leading to a debate among members of Exeter council on whether he should be replaced or the force reduced to a strength of one chief and three constables. The matter was discussed at a closed meeting of council last week (press not invited) and a recommendation from the police committee received at that time was to not hire another constable. However, Tuesday night; police committee chairman Harold Patterson presented a motion that another officer be hired to replace O'Driscoll. The motion was seconded by Councillor Barb Bell. Reeve Derry Boyle, the only other member of Patterson's police committee, who ap- parently opposed the hiring of another constable, argued that the committee recommendation should be debated by council rather than the motion presented' by Patterson and Bell. However it was pointed out that the recommendation was not in writing and therefore not ac- tually before council. In explaining his reason for backing the need for the fifth member of the force, Patterson said he had talked to Chief Day and the other members of the force and had been advised that the loss of one man would reduce the hours of patrol and would result in officers working double Permits valued at $236,467 were approved during the past month by building inspector Doug Triebner. The largestproject was for the erection of six town houses on Nelson St., by Ed Mittelholtz. William Sandford was given a permit to construct a new house on Churchill Drive and M.J. and A.W. Gaiser were given approval for a new home on Sanders St, East. Swimming pools were ap- proved for Doug Gould, 231 William; Doug Robbins, 244 Main; and Doug Ellison, 236 Pryde, Harold Elliott received a permit for installing a new floor at the Kingdom Hall dn Carling St North. Commercial additions and renovations were for Isam Ghotmeh to renovate the pool hail at 378 Main and to James Dingwell for a sun deck at 134 Main, shifts and considerably more overtime. "I'm convinced of that now," Patterson stated. Councillor Ted Wright wanted to know what type of officer would be hired - a recruit or an experienced officer. "That hasn't been considered," Patterson replied. Deputy-Reeve Tom MacMillan noted that at last weeks' closed session of council, the committee had been asked to give the matter further consideration and he wondered what had beendone in that regard. Patterson replied that the committee had not met. Wright also pointed out that the committee had been asked to consider the hiring of a bylaw officer rather than a police constable. "Pesonally I can't see that," Patterson replied in reference to a bylaw officer. "It's not supposed to be a personal decision, but rather a committee decision," MacMillan stated. Wright said he was opposed to reducing the police force. He said Exeter had only minor problems at the present and he couldn't see risking problems creeping up on the community for the sake of only $6,000 to $7,000. "This should be a common sense decision and not one based strictly on dollars and cents," he suggested, Chief Day said he would like to Residential renovations and additions were approved for the following; Robert Mayer, 85 Anne; Alvin Cornish, 140 Andrew N.; W. Edwards, 224 William N. Len Veri, 302 Carling; Reg McDonald, 186 Ann; Murray Greene, 394 William; Peter Cowie, 523 Mary; Don MacGregor, 529 William; Gerald Willis, 231 Carling; Harold Broderick, 456 Andrew; Mrs. James Earl, 349 Edward, Russ Brintnell, 178 Andrew; Ron Cornish, 183 Anne. Gerald McAuley, 86 Anne; Bill Gilfillan, 'Wellington St, shed; J. Roelofs, 154 Andrew; Dalton Skinner, 409 Edward; William Cox, 52 Hillcrest; Mrs. H. Rowcliffe, 318 Carling; Wayne Ford,92 Anne; Leslie Adams, 28 John E.; Eldon Millar, 158 Main; Andrew Carter, 449 Albert; Miss Minnie tlern, 515 William ;Gaston Latulippe, 321 Huron W. hire someone with a little ex- perience and Mayor Bruce Shaw said it appeared sensible to have the committee discuss the matter again and present a complete report, including the type of officer to be hired. Patterson and Bell agreed to withdraw their motion and have the matter turned back to the police committee. Mayor Shaw indicated a special council meeting will be called prior to next Monday to hear the report and make a decision. Hay leasing ball diamond Hay township council Tuesday night approved the leasing of property at Lot 20, Concession to be used for recreation purposes. The property for many years was the site of the Zurich baseball diamond at the east end of town but was not used for a few years until this spring when renovations were undertaken. Recommendation for the leasing came from Hay's newly formed recreation committee. The township is paying $1,000 towards re-establishment of the pi•operty, The Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority is being requested to undertake a feasibility study on erosion control on the east side of High- way 21 at Lot 12, LRE Con- cession. A petition for drainage im- provement in the vicinity, of lot 20, Concession 4 and 5 was received from Wilfred Mousseau and Edith Bell. Two tile drain loans totalling $18,000 were approved. The next meeting of Hay council will be held on September 2 at 8 p.m. Brooks crew home safely The David Brooks family of Exeter who left Grand Bend harbour on May 30, and New York the first week of July bound for England arrived at their destination over the weekend. Dave and Jane Brooks and Dave's father Rubin and Jane's brotherJohn Matte up the crew of the 30 foot sloop Heliotrope, Matthew, the three year-old son of the Exeter couple flew to England with Karen DeJong of Centralia to meet his parents. Karen is returning to Exeter tomorrow, Friday. Exeter Board of Trade president Ben Hoogenboom appeared before Exeter council Monday night to express his concern over statements made about him regarding the closing of Main St, for, the July 18 sidewalk sale. He said he was "upset" over the comments made by some members of council— particularly Ted Wright—and was annoyed most by the fact he had to read the discussion in the paper before being advised by council that they were perturbed over the closing of the street. Hoogenboom, a former member of council, refuted a suggestion that the ministry of transportation and com- munications had not been con- tacted and that the local police had not been advised that the street would be closed. He suggested council had "missed out" on not granting permission for the Street closing, at least on a tentative basis. He said the merchants should have been given the benefit of the doubt and given permission to close the street if the construction which council had anticipated would block the detour routes vVas not in progress. Hoogenboom also charged there was considerable "buck- passing" over the matter by sonic members of council and added that "the blame lies opposing the increase in the price of oil and gasoline. The executive committee has arranged a meeting with the municipalities in Huron where public housing exists, is presently Grant for sewer may be available Exeter council will seek further information regarding recent changes in the National Housing Act regarding the financing of. sewer projects. A letter from- Central Mortgage and Housing indicated that forgiveable loans and grants were available for sewer projects in smaller communities. This in- cludes sanitary and storm sewers, After noting that grants may be available even for projects now under construction,, Mayor Bruce Shaw suggested the matter "may be well worth looking in- to". Clerk Eric Carscadden was asked to obtain further details of the program changes. Thieves hit district home Thieves made off with more than $1,300 worth of merchandise and cash in a break and enter near Elginfield Saturday night. Entrance to the home of Mr. & Mrs. George Carpenter was made by smashing down a rear door while the couple was away between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Included in the loot were a valuable color television set and a large quantity of meat from the freezer. Mrs.Carpenter said "All the roasts and steaks were taken. All they left us were a few soup bones." Constable W. R. Disher of the OPP detachment at Lucan is continuing the investigation. basically with this council". The B of T president said his main;purpose in closing the street was for safety reasons, noting h e did not want to be responsible for some youngsters being injured under construction or being considered, to discuss a county- wide housing authority. That meeting is set for Wed- nesday, August 13 in the Board Room of the County Administration Building in Goderich. Several members of council insisted that the meeting would be of interest to all municipalities since public housing may one day affect all of them. Council gave permission for a quarter acre of surplus land at Benmiller to be sold to Benmiller Estates Corporation at a cost of $500. The land was originally purchased from Verne Gledhill to allow construction of the new county bridge in the village. "When the County of Huron was purchasing property for the new bridge several years ago, we were forced to purchase the ,entire holdings of Verne Gledhill which contained more land than was required for the - road allowance," explained road chairman Ralph McNichol. The land, it is understood will be part of expansion plans for Benmiller Estates Corporation and a swimming pool is expected to be constructed on it in con- junction with the premises (formerly the Pfrimmer Mill) now undergoing renovation. Council also agreed to sell a parcel of land (2.5 acres) near Kirkton to Ontario Hydro for the sum of $1. Ontario Hydro will build a new distribution station there, in order to provide Hydro electric power to a new plant located on County Road 6 just west of Kirkton. "It was the decision of the committee at that time, after consultation with the Township of Usborne, that this surplus parcel of land was a very little use to the county as it was too small for a park and rather than see Hydro forced to purchase some good agricultural land, it was agreed to sell," reported Mr. McNichol. Hydro will landscape the parcel at a cost of $5,000 and maintain it as an open space except for the 100 foot square fenced area, for all time. or killed by running our between parked cars into the line of traffic on sidewalk sale days. He also reminded council that the sidewalk sale was an im- portant event for many mer- Ear] Roy Kuhn, RR 1 Exeter, was fined $150 and had his licence suspended for three months on a charge of impaired driving, as did Gordon Kirk, Exeter. David L. Glanville, RR 1 Exeter, charged with driving while disqualified, pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $150 and was given a further suspension of six months. Gary Edwin Walden, Ripley, also pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while disqualified. He was remanded in custody until today (Thursday) when he will be sentenced in Goderich court. Gordon E. ChapPel, RR 1 Woodham, was fined $38 on a charge of failing to stop. He was charged on June 22 after being involved in an accident in Usborne Township. Parkway group to be disbanded Members of Huron County Council agree withWarden Anson McKinley and the county executive committee that the Lake Huron Parkway Committee should be disbanded and the funds disbursed. Warden McKinley was chairman of that special body which has not met formally since November 13, 1973. A meeting in May, 1974, was cancelled after a provincial government an- nouncement that Ontario would not proceed with either the Lake Huron or Col. Thomas Talbot Parkways. The Warden told council Thursday in Goderich that the Lake Huron Parkway Committee made its presentation to the government in late 1973. The government's unfavorable decision was handed down in the spring of 1974. The purpose of the proposed parkway was to develop the lakeshore from Sarnia north into a scenic drive route. "The conservation authorities were given authority over the lakeshore and small watersheds into the lake," Warden McKinley said. "They are now in a position to develop the waterfront." Bomb threat closes plant Dashwood Industries Limited at Centralia was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat had been received. A male caller telephoned the plant shortly before noon, A search by police and company officials was conducted, but no bomb was found. It was the second bomb threat at DIL in recent months ar‘d the fifth in the areathis year, VILLAGE TRUSTEES PARADE — The three Dashwood police village trustees participated in Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade. From the left are, Harold Schroeder, secretary Shirley Tieman, Doug Riddell and George Tieman. T-A photo * Exeter policeman resigns; debate whether to refill post Actions still' termed unwise, anarchy Board president answers criticism Six town houses receive approval At the first evening session of Huron County Council in many years, members Thursday evening agreed to appoint William R. Alcock of Goderich as deputy-clerk treasurer, effective September 3. Mr. Alcock and his wife at- tended the session and were' greeted by council members. Salary for Mr. Alcock will be $19,000 per annum with salary to be adjusted to $20,000 per annum effective, January 1, 1976. He is presently with A. M. Harper's chartered accounting firm in Goderich. Council also accepted with much regret the resignation of county planner Nick Hill ef, fective September 30. Mr. Hill will be returning to school this fall and will write exams in the spring for a degree in ar- chitecture. Hill's hard work in the planning department was noted by council.. In answer to Reeve Gerry Ginn's,: question concerning whether or not it was partly a question of money that he was leaving the county employee, planning director Gary Davidsonlexplained that Mr. Hill was "anxious to get back into 'architecture." Planning board chairman Jack L. McCutcheon said that a replacement for Mr. Hill will be sought, having a minimum of two years' experience in rural planning, the salary range is to be $15,000 to $17,000 per annum. McCutcheon noted that was higher than the salary paid to the previous planner, but reminded council that when they advertised earlier in the year for a planner, there were "none with the qualifications we asked for, at the price we were prepared to pay." W. I. Morley was appointed as executive committee representative on the Historic Jail Board after chairman Robin Lawrie of Blyth found he could not attend the meetings due to lack of time. Council agreed to concur with two resolutions - one from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario objecting to the rate increases for Ontario Hydro, and one from the County of Hastings