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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-10-02, Page 1One Hundred and Third Year ILDERTON QUEEN — Eighteen-year-old Carolyn Adams of Birr was chosen queen of the Ilderton fall fair Friday evening. A student in Home Economics at Brescia College, University of Western Ontario, Carolyn is also 1974-75 dairy princess for Middlesex County. Her main hobby is sewing. T-A photo Stephen okay aid to area playhouse Thieves .take $22,000 in lawn, garden tractors Are contemporary Christian churches comparable to "boneless chicken cooked in cream sauce?" According to Dr. George Goth of London, guest speaker at the Kirkton-Woodham United Church service Sunday morning, the churches today have failed society by trying to keep up with the changing fads of the period. Dr. Goth accused churches of giving up principles and bending with the times when it should be standing strong and firm to provide an "oasis" for those seeking something stable in our society. "The church must be the conscience of society," said Dr. Goth, "And the church must be the judge of society." Rather than backtread t or remain silent on an issue, the Christian church should stand up and state that something is wrong, if indeed it is wrong, said the outspoken London minister. He accused "the inheritors of Christian civilization" of dropping the atomic bomb, a wrong which killed or maimed hundreds of thousands. "It wasn't the Bolsheviks, it wasn't the Nazis, it wasn't the Japanese, it was the Chrstian countries, and it was wrong," stated Dr. Goth. He attacked the liquor trade as being a greater curse and cause of death and suffering- than all the wars of mankind and all the drugs ever dealt illegally. "And yet we not only legalize the liquor trade," said Dr. Goth, "But the very people who exploit people in this way are heralded as great benefactors to mankind on the front pages of our newspapers." Dr. Goth concluded that the church must distinguish between right and wrong, between truth and untruth, and take an un- waivering stand despite public opinion at the' time. He admitted that this might make the church unpopular with I some but suggested that in the end, the church will he standing solidly on its foundations when needed as a respite by a sick and decadent society. Special music for the service, conducted by Rev. Grant Dawson was provided by "The Sellwoods" of Guelph, a musical gospel group. The combined Kirkton and Woodham junior and senior choirs also sang several hymns. UNION CELEBRATED — The congregation of Kirkton-Woodham United Church marked the fiftieth an- niversary of church union ,on Sunday with a special celebration service at the Kirkton Community Centre, Seen above welcoming those attending are Dr, George Goth, guest speaker; Valerie Denham, Rev. Grant Dawson and Brent Marshall. Dr. Goth spoke to the overflow audience on "For Such A Time As This". At its latest meeting Stephen township council approved a grant of $500 to the Huron Country Playhouse near Grand Bend. The request for financial assistance was made by Playhouse director Benson Tuckey of Exeter. Council in granting the aid suggested Playhouse officials use local talent in some of their produc- tions. Archibald May, Lot 4, Con- cession 15 was compensated in the amount of $225.50 fbr goats destroyed by stray dogs, Two municipal drains were given final reading and tenders let fur their construction. Contracts of the Hill and Centralia municipal drains were awarded to C. A. McDowell Limited of Centralia for $2,925 and $17,325 respectively. An appeal by Anthony Mar- tene,one of the owners affected on the Marlene municipal drain was rejected by council. A land severance application from Adrian Kester at lot 18 Concession 14 was given ap- proval. The township fire chief for the Iluron Park volunteer brigade Jesse Reid will be attending a one week fire chief management course at the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst 'in January of 1976. The resignation of Jack Jesney as a member of the Crediton Parks Board was accepted. Council learned from the Goderich auditing firm of A. M. Harper • and Co. the township auditors for many years that they were going out of business. Council approved transfering the account to a new firm, McGillivray and Co. of Listowel, A petition frotn 10 property owners in the A and B Concession area of the township to receive water from the Lake Huron water system was accepted and will be forwarded to engineer B. M. Ross of Goderich for a cost and feasibility study. Requests were received from Gordon Bender for repair of the Mud Creek drain and from Stan Hicks for repair of the Glavin drain. A petition for a municipal drain from Morley and Jim Eagleson and New Venice Corporation in the area of lots 16, 17 and 18 on Concession 22 and Ausable was accepted and forwarded to engineer C. P. Corbett for a report, survey and plan. Inquest is likely into fire fatality An inquest into the death of former Exeter resident Bill Heywood as the result of a fire in a car at Arkona on September 13 is likely according to an Ontario Provincial Police spokesman at Forest. Constable Balls told the T-A Wednesday morning "Although there isn't anything definite at the moment, we assume there will be an inquest. Coroner Dr. R. D, McKinlay of Sarnia is presently discussing the matter with the Crown. An autopsy showed Heywood died of carbon monoxide poisoning when his car caught fire while parked outside the Taxandria Community Centre. court on November 3. Police believe a large van type truck was used to remove the stolen goods from the Exeter Farm Equipment location, The equipment has not been recovered. There were no signs of forced entry into the building. Four other instances of theft were investigated by Exeter police officers. Saturday four huh caps were reported stolen from a used car, parked in the lot of Snell Bros. Constable George Robertson is investigating. Sunday at about 7 p.m. a vehicle owned by Don Scott, Hay P.O. was stolen while it was parked on. Main street in Exeter. Constable Alex Balazs is the investigating officer, Over the weekend, a quantity of A letter from the Exeter Public Utilities Commission has been sent to Usborne Township council requesting council to state a preference of routes for the pipeline from the new Cudmore well to the town. The commission has received a study of two routes from the engineering firm of Burns Ross and Associates of Goderich. The routes are basically the same except that one route runs along the shoulder allowance of high- way 83 east of the town for a longer distance. The commission expressed preference for the route with the least distance on the highway as complications can arise anytime a highway is rerouted. At the meeting Thursday, the commission also voted to in- crease the charge to the town of gasoline was taken from a school bus parked in the yard at the Exeter public school. Investigation is being conducted by Constable Balazs. Also over the weekend, the C. A. McDowell Ready Mix plant on Highway 83 west was broken into and the office ransacked. Entry was gained by breaking glass in a rear door. A radio and a small amount of money is missing. In the only minor accident of the week in Exeter, a vehicle owned by Raymond Fairley, 530 Market street was damaged to the extent of $150 when it was struck on the South Huron District High School parking lot. The parked Fairley vehicle was struck by a school bus driven by John Holmes, 168 Light street, Woodstock, Constable Balazs investigated. Exeter for billing of the sewer surcharge on the water bill. The sewer surcharge, a rate applied by the town, is based on the amount of water used and is billed by the commission for the town. The money is turned over to the town when received. Previously the commission had been charging 15 cents per bill but as no precedent was available, the figure was just "pulled out of the air" ac- cording to commission manager Hugh Davis, Recent studies have shown the cost to the commission to be much higher and as a result the new billing fee will be 46 cents per bill. "We'd be far better off notdoing it at all than to continue doing it at the 15 cent rate," said manager Davis. He stated that Mayor Bruce Shaw absent from Thursday's meeting, had been informed of the problem and knew the move to increase the charge was to be discussed at Thursday's meeting. Mr.Davis added that the 46 cent per bill rate was set using 1974 costs and that the charge was still lower than any used neighbouring utilities according to a recent survey. Mr. Davis suggested that the town advertise the details of the sewer surcharge, to inform the public that while it appeared on the utility bill, it was actually a levy set by the town to help finance the sanitary sewers, In his report to the commission, Mr. Davis noted that ex- penditures had been extremely heavy. One reason is that the services installed in subdivisions — Please turn to page 3 Liberals choose Huron delegates Delegates to the National Liberal Party Convention were named at a meeting of the Huron Federal Liberal Association held in Seaforth last Wednesday. The _convention is scheduled for November 7-9. Named were Bruce Williams of Clinton, Howard Aitken of Goderich, Don Kay of Clinton, Mrs. Jean Adams of Goderich, Trudy Holmes of Wingham, Jeff Black of Hensall and A. Y. McLean of Seaforth. Alternate delegates are Mrs. Shirley McAllister of Zurich, Lauretta Seigner of Exeter,Brad Oke of Zurich, Marilyn Congham of Wingham, Ron Murray of Dublin, Ian McAllister of Hensall and E. B. Menzies of Clinton. Association president John Broadfoot of Brucefield chaired the meeting and presided over the election of delegates. Fire guts truck, damage $22,000 Damage of $22,000 was reported when flames gutted a 1975 model tandem dump truck in Zurich Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle was owned by Gerry VanBussel, RR 3 Lucan, The fire, of unknown origin, broke out at 2:00 p.m. sry Price Per Copy 25 Cents Leaf equipment ready for work The Exeter works department is ready for the onslought of leaves which will be falling to the ground in the next few weeks, Superintendent Glenn Kells said that the new machine pur- chased to pick up the leaves from boulevards will be put into ser- vice as soon as residents have leaves ready for pickup. During the height of the work, he said they expect to make at least one complete pickup in the community per week and possible two pickups. Residents need only rake their leaves into piles on the boulevard. Those who may be carting leaves from rear yards and want to save their containers should remove the leaves from the containers at the boulevard. Leaves placed out in bags or boxes will be picked up in the garbage truck, A Grimsby man has been arrested and charged in con- nection with a theft at Exeter Ford Equipment, Thames Road East early Thursday. James Glen Smithson has been charged with the theft of riding lawn mowers, tractors, rotor tillers and mowers valued in excess of $22,000. Smithson was arrested Saturday at the Prudholme Motel in Grimsby by Exeter police chief Ted Day and Constable Ron Fice accompanied by Sergeants Robert Fralick and Ron Kisur of the Niagara Region police department. Smithson was returned to this area by the local police officers and placed in Stratford jail, Saturday. He appeared in Provincial Court in Goderich Monday and was released on his own recognizance to appear in Goth claims church fails Costs $4,800 to remove tower LONG SERVICE — Dorothy Davis, an employee of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission for forty years, was honoured by the commission at a special meeting Thursday. Seen presenting Dorothy with a letter of appreciation and a cheque are, left to right, commissioner Murray Greene, manager Hugh Davis and com- mission chairman Ted Pooley. Thanking the commissioners, Miss Davis said she hoped she enjoyed her future years with the commission as muchbt .Ait; has enjoyed the first forty. T-A photo PUC picks water line route EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 2, 1975 An Exeter woman was in- stantly killed Friday night while attempting to cross Main street at the intersection of Baldwin street, Mrs. Ella Kerr, aged 57 years of 88 Alexander street was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by 27 year-old Andrew R, Steep of James street, Clinton. The ac- cident occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Woman killed crossing road Huron County coroner Dr. R. W, Flowers of Clinton attended at the scene and investigation of the accident is being carried out by Constable James McMeekin of the Exeter police department, He is being assisted by chief Ted Day. Chief Ted Day said this week an inquest is not planned. Funeral services for Mrs. Kerr were held Monday from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter with interment in Bayfield Cemetery, Rev. Harold Snell of Exeter United Church officiated, She is survived by her husband Craig L. Kerr, a daughter Mrs. Larry (Ruth Anne) Luther of Parkhill and son Ernest, Exeter. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Wilmer Blair,, Exeter and three grandchildren. W t Exeter will take on an in- ternational air next week when residents of 12 countries con- verge here to tour Kongskilde Ltd. The tour 'is part of the proceedings planned in con- junction with the annual meeting of Kongskilde to be staged at the Holiday Inn London City Centre Tower, starting Monday. John Burke, general manager of Kongskilde Ltd., Exeter, has been in charge of the planning, along with considerable assistance from his wife, Molly, and the entire staff of the com- pany's North American head office here in Exeter. "It's a lot of work, but it's been a lot of fun," Mr. Burke remarked this week as he finalized some of the arrangements, A total of 57 people will be in- volved in the annual meeting, coming from the parent com- pany's head office in Denmark and the various branch locations in Gertnany, Holland, England, France, Austria, Sweden, Italy, Yugoslavia, Finland, Brazil and Exeter. While the deli gates to the annual meeting will spend most of their time in London, one of the d' first items on the agenda Monday afternoon is a tour of the Exeter facilities. Following that tour,' the buses will head for some shopping at the Old Mill in Blyth and then on to Benmiller for dinner. For the balance of the week, the men will be involved in business sessions at the Holiday Inn throughout the day, while Mrs, Burke will be hostess to the ladies on several special ac- tivities. Tuesday they plan a tour of the Mennonite area around Elmira and that evening they will join their husbands for a barbecue dinner around the indoor pool at their hotel. Mozart's Melody Makers from the Zurich area will play for dancing. A tour of London is scheduled for Wednesday morning with lunch at the Auberge Careme and the evening meal will see all the delegates head for the Paddock Restaurant atop the Western Fair grandstand and they will remain for the balance of the evening for the race program. A fashion show has been arranged for the ladies on Thursday. The wind-up to the annual meeting, which alternates bet- ween Denmark and one of the branch countries on consecutive years, is the grand ball at the Holiday Inn, .The formal affair starts off with a cocktail hour, with en- ter tainment by the , London Symphony Orchestra quintet. From 7:30 to 10:00 p.m., the entire 30-piece Symphony group will entertain and this will be followed by a dance featuring Chris Black and His, Swinging Brass. Twelve couples from the Exeter office will attend that function, The visitors will head for Niagara Falls on Saturday, and while a few will depart from there for their homes, many will continue on for a tour through the New York and Washington area. The history of Kongskilde would put to shame, most Hollywood "rags to riches" productions. It all started in 1950 when two brothers-in-law, Mogens Petersen and Hans Tyndeskov, decided to make and sell a grain blower that Mr. Petersen had designed. The blower was to be capable of both drying and conveying grain, a thing that farmers were beginning to want. They raised £1700 on their life insurance policies and this money formed the starting capital of a part- nership company which they set up in a small cement works near a derelict gravel pit at Soro, Denmark. They chose the name of Kongskilde which has its origins in local legend. The word actually means the well of the king, or source of kings. In the first year, 12 men were employed and the two brothers- in-law have watched the com- pany they formed spread to 12 countries and a total employment around the world of over 600 people. In 1958, Kongskilde became a limited company and by then the first Triple K cultivators were being exported and a year later the first branch companies were set up. Ten years ago, Messrs, Tyn- deskov and Petersen donated 51 percent of the shares to a fund known as the Kongkilde Foun- dation to ensure the continued existence of the company and security for its employees. The growth of the company in Exeter, and subsequently throughout Canada and the United States, has been just as phenominal. The firm came to Canada in 1961 and purchased a former hatchery on Highway 83 west. The building now houses Acme Signs. The adjoining property then owned by the late Jack Weber and now the Ausable Bayfield office was purchased shortly after. In 1973, the move was made to the pew facilities at the eastern entrance to Exeter on Highway 83 and there are presently 55 people employed through this office, 12 being in the U.S. Starting with about 10,000 square feet of space in their original headquarters in Exeter, the firm has now expanded to 56,500 locally, and tan additional 51,500 square feet in five branch warehouses at Lansing, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Pocatello, Idaho; Lincoln, Illinois; and Cherokee, Iowa, Over 500 franchise dealers in Canada and the United States sell the products assembled in Exeter, including the Vib-ro Crop cultivator, which is manufac- tured here. Some exports have been undertaken from Exeter to Brazil, Australia, Denmark and Guatemala. The main line of equipment handled in Exeter includes the Original Triple K cultivator, Triple OK plow, Vibro Flex cultivator and the Vib-ro Crop The annual meeting will feature a review of the past fiscal year and discussion about the upcoming year and further into the future. Most of the meetings will be conducted in English, with translations being provided in French and German, although Mr. Burke said this week he was having problems acquiring the services of a French translator. "That's hard to believe when we're supposed to be a bi-lingual country," he noted. Among those attending the meeting will be the founding pair, Hans Tyndeskov and Mogens John Burke host for annual Petersen, along with their wives. The event will be particularly special for Joan Thom, Norfolk, England. She will accompany her parents as a 21st birth day treat. Others who will be attending are as follows: Coming from Denmark are: Mr. & Mrs. Cay Andersen, Mr. & Mrs. E. Haubro Andersen, Mr. Hugo Bach, Mr. & Mrs. Joergen Bagge, Mr. & Mrs. Flemming Christensen, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Larsen, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Leschly, Mr. & Mrs. Christian Mourier, Mr. & Mrs, J. Dyring Nielsen, Mr, & Mrs. Niels Christian Tyndeskov, Mr. & Mrs. Verner Jensen Mr. & Mrs, Jens Lund, Mr. & Mrs. Gustav Soerensen. Visiting from Germany will be Mr. & Mrs. Harald Lassen and from Holland Mr. & Mrs. Frank Madsen. Coming from England will be Mr. & Mrs. John Thom, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Moulton. From France will be Mr. & Mrs. Andre Savoure; from Austria, Mr. & Mrs. Franz Ploeche; from Sweden, Mr, & Mrs. Folke Skaerblom; from Italy, Mr. & Mrs, Walter Bruni; from Yugoslavia, Mr. & Mrs. Miodrag Djuric, Also from Finland will be Mr. & Mrs. Elof Hoegstroem and from Brazil, Mr, & Mrs. Sven 0, Schough. Hans tyndeskov Mogens Petersen „ founders among Kongskilde delegates