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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-10-30, Page 1ALEX BALAZS JERRY GRAY Groups rally to save rodeo farrner dies under tractor "We don't want to see therodeo discontinued," That was the general attitude of the majority of persons attending a special meeting of the rodeo committee Wednesday night. The 1975 rodeo held over the Labour Day weekend at the Exeter fairgrounds was a failure as far as finances were con- cerned. Treasurer Carf Cann reported that the committee would end up "in the red to the tune of about $600," Loss on the 1975 event will be about $3,000 as the committee started at the beginning of the year with a surplus of $2,500.' Heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday of the Labour Day weekend kept crowds very low, Many ideas of how to restore the rodeo to its success of a few years ago were kicked around by committee members and representatives of a number of service clubs, present advertising budget was too low and area businesses should provide displays at the rodeo grounds. Local businessman Ron Cot- trell suggested the rodeo should be produced in conjunction with other attractions, He added, " we have to attract people and it has to be a community effort." While all service clubs representatives were of the opinion the rodeo should con- tinue, Hoogenboom suggested, "maybe we have to re-educate the service clubs as to what the rodeo committee really stands for.." Treasurer Carf Cann set down the aims of putting on a rodeo. He said the rodeo was started to promote Exeter as a rodeo town, to provide a community activity, raise monies to extend rodeo facilities and aid other local projects. Everyone agreed .a lot of planning was necessary to keep the rodeo alive. Mel Wakefield of Norwood who supervised most of the show under contract and supplied the stock has suggested a change in dates from Labour Day to late July or early august. Wakefield in a telephone conversation with committee chairman Dr. Don Ecker shortly before the meeting said a new date should be selected and forwarded quickly to the Ontario Rodeo Association who must sanction any rodeo events. The Norwood man, also suggested that the grounds for the rodeo should be free, a minimum of $50 for concessions, added prize money by local businesses, a cheaper public address system and a barbeque as a feature attraction. Exeter Chamber of Commerce president Ben Hoogenboom said a lot of planning needs to go into rodeo survival plans. He said the HYDRO SPEAKERS — Taking part in the district seven Ontario Municipal Electric Association annual meeting at the Exeter Legion Hall on Wednesday were Ontario Hydro regional manager Grant Bainbridge of London, George Currie of Ontario Hydro Toronto, B, Prentice, president of the Association of Municipal Electric Utilities and Murray Greene of Exeter, past president of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association, Max Dawson of the Exeter Lions club said the 'rodeo dance should be a side attraction and not support the event. The 1975 rodeo dance raised more than $3,000 and helped keep the deficit to the figure of $5,500. Don Dearing representing the Exeter Agricultural Society said his group was also looking at new dates for the Exeter Fall Fair. A meeting is to be held on Wednesday, November 19 at 8 p,m. at the Exeter Public School library to further discuss the chances of keeping the rodeo an annual affair. Representatives of service clubs and groups in the area are being invited along with the general public. One of the original organizers of the rodeo Dalt Finkbeiner moved to appoint a board of directors at the November 19 meeting. Exeter hosts PUC group *discuss politics in hydro J. Les Thomas of London was chosen as president of district seven of the OntarioMunicipal Electric Association at the an- nual meeting held at the Exeter Legion Hall Wednesday with the Exeter Public Utilities Com- mission as host. Past president Murray Greene of Exeter PUC chaired the meeting and the election of officers. Other officers elected were R, L. Hawkins of Strathroy and R. J. Risdon of Thorndale as vice- presidents with directors J. Eakins of Strathroy, Ray A former Dashwood „man.,-was killed 'Tht1PdaY afternoon in a farm accident near Arthur. Howard Ford, aged 49, owner of 200 acres of land onHighway .about three miles east of Art00r. was operating a tractor in .a silo unloading .oPeration when the vehicle :overturned pinning him underneath. The funeral and committal service was held Saturday from the Goulding Funeral Home, Arthur with Rev—Stockton ,of- ficiating. Interment was Exeter Cemetery, Born in Stephen township, .Mr. Ford attended Sharon public school and was a member of the popular Sharon softball teams of the 1940's, He was the son of Jessie and the late Hilton Ford, Hay P.O. Surviving are his wife Beverley (Meyers) and four children, Perry and Terry of Bolton and Sherry and John at home, Also surviving are sisters Mrs. Russ (Lyla) Broderick, Exeter; Mrs. Don (Dorothy) Freuchtel, Missouri; Mrs. John (Marie) Brintnell, Baden; Mrs, Jack (Myrtle) Gussa, Thorndale; Mrs. Hubert (Vesta) Miller, Dash- wood; Mrs. Robert (Fay) Forrester, Zurich and brothers Lloyd, -Port Stanley and Jack, Dashwood, One brother Orville predeceased him, Also surviving are two grand- children. One Hundred and Third Year Price Per Copy 25 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 30, 1975 Many a among Deer killed r r a projects 1 recipients in collision Quick action quells blaze year-old town hall, The ap- plication had been a "last minute" consideration of council and no formal plans have been made as yet on how the money will be spent. Several area projects are in- cluded in the list approved for Local Initiatives Program (LIP) grants in the Huron-Middlesex federal riding. MP Robert McKinley an- nounced that $100,000 in assistance will be coming to his riding. Included are nine municipalities and a con- servation authority. While the total for the 10 grants was up more than $25,000 over last year's program for the area, Mr. McKinley said the amounts should have been higher and that the criteria for determining the amount of money being distributed to ridings should be re-evaluated, Included in the total was $11,400 for renovations to Exeter's 88- Thieves busy, vandals too Prompt action by an employee at Hensall District Co-Op and the Hensall fire department averted what could have been a serious fire early Wednesday morning. Around 4:00 a.m., Terry McBride spotted a fire in a conveyor partition at the mill and called the fire department. The Exeter area department was also called when it was feared the fire would quickly break out of ill control. However, it was quelled, before any serious damage occurred. The blaze is believed to have started from a piece of hot metal that dropped when workmen were welding several hours before the fire was spotted. Fire chief Dave Sangster found a piece of metal that was washed out by the fire hoses and suspected it was probably smoldering in the grain dust. He noted that the number one cause of mill fires is from in- cidents related to welding. New lawyer joins practice Sheppard of Aylmer, Don Fisher of Watford, R. Austin of Arkona and R. Fewster of Ingersoll. Mayor Bruce Shaw of Exeter welcomed delegates to Exeter at the noon luncheon, Other speakers included MPP Jack Riddell, Hensall Reeve John Baker representing the Warden of Huron County, and Ted Pooley, chairman of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission, B. Prentice, president of the Association of Municipal Electric Utilities and manager of Toronto Hydro, was one of the meetings key speakers. He spoke on the topic of change, particularly with regard to the presence of government in utility business. He pointed out that it has been traditional in Ontario to keep politics out of hydro production and distribution but there was a big difference between government action, to insure the consumer of the best possible result, and political interference. Mr. Prentice pointed out that work by organizations such as the Association of Municipal Elec- trical Utilities had resulted in a number of studies now being done by the government to insure the consumer hydro at the best price possible. He said that $8,, million in tax rebates to municipal utilitieS had been obtained through work of such organizations. Mr. Prentice suggested that the Ontario government will probably continue to be in- terested in the production of electricity. The changing ,times "'make it absolutely necessary for the local utility manager to be knowledgeable not just in local — Please turn to page 3 Balazs gets Tavistock job The Exeter law firm of Raymond & McLean announce this week that Jerry Gray is joining the practice. Mr. Gray was born in Toronto and attended the University of Toronto where he obtained his B.A.Sc. and his M.A.Sc. As a professional engineer he prac- tited for several years with DeHavilland Aircraft. He obtained his L.L.B. at York University and has practiced law for the past two years in Toronto. • Mr. Gray, his wife Ann, and daughters Christie and Heather will reside in Exeter. He will joinkhe local law firm on November 17. A member of the Exeter police department for the past three years has been named chief of police in the town of Tavistock. Alex Balazs will begin his duties in the Oxford County centre on November 8. He will head a three man force. The Balazs family will be moving to Tavistock in the near future. Several thefts and acts of vandalism were investigated by the Exeter OPP during the past week. In the early hours of Thursday, thieves entered the home of Wayne Rowe at RR ,1 Woodham " a • took Mrs, Rowe's purse, Whith contained $44. The family was in bed at the time and the thieves entered through a rear window. Two juveniles have been charged as the result of the theft of $6 from the home of William Harvey, 160 Columbia Drive, Huron Park. The theft occurred on Sunday. Two cottages at Sunny Ridge on Highway 21 were entered over the weekend, but nothing of value was taken, Police suspect the entries may have been made by children as a bottle of pop and some marshmallows had been consumed. The cottages were owned by Albert Schefer, Warren, Michigan, and Sam Candela, Detroit. Two windows were broken at Usborne Central School, one being reported on Sunday and the other on Monday. The two win- dows were valued at a total of $250. Stones had been tossed through them. Saturday morning, Harold Willert, Hay Township, reported the theft of his mail box and police were advised that a total of seven stop signs had been broken off or pushed over in the Hensall area. A deer was killed when it bounded into the path of a car on Highway 84 this week. Ronald Harvey, 161 William St., Exeter, was proceeding east on the highway around 11:10 p.m., Saturday, when his vehicle struck the animal. Damage to the car was listed at $300 by OPP Constable Bill Osterloo. Two of the other accidents of the week occurred almost simultaneously Saturday night on Highway 4 just south of Exeter. The first crash involved vehicles driven by Petrus Groemnegen, RR 2 Lucan, and Harold Slade, 396 Queens Ave., London. Both had been nor- thbound and the London car hit the Lucan one as the latter slowed down. Damage in that was listed at only $50. However, two cars following collided and damage amounted to $300. A vehicle driven by James Snow, 1580 Adelaide North, London, slid sideways into a car driven by Mary E. Beech, also of London, as the two drivers were stopped to avoid the vehicles in the initial crash. Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated both crashes as well as the only other crash of the week, which occurred at 6:40 a.m. on Thursday. A car driven by Reginald Watson, 1284 Grammecy Park- place, London, was proceeding north on Highway 4 and while attempting to turn into a private drive near County Road 21, missed the drive and ended up in the ditch. Both he and his passenger, Bruce Beemer, of the same address, sustained cuts and bruises. Damage was listed at $200. During the past week, the local detachment officers continued their crackdown on speeders and traffic offenders. There were 28 charges laid under the Highway Traffic Act and another 86 drivers were given warnings. There were five charges under the Liquor Control Act, two under the Criminal Code and one under the Narcotics Control Act. Only one crash for town police The only accident investigated this week by officers of the Exeter police department oc- curred Friday on Main Street near George when vehicles driven by Theodore Legris, 102 Kensington, Huron Park and Brian Horrell, 90 Sanders Street, Exeter collided. Constable Alex Balazs in- vestigated and listed damages at $175. Exeter police were called to a disturbance at the Les Pines Hotel Friday. As a result one youth was arrested for causing a disturbance and will be ap- pearing in court at a later date. Constable Jim McMeekin in- vestigated. The building is in need of ex- tensive interior and exterior repairs and in the past few months, Reeve Derry Boyle has secured prices on some of the work from area tradesmen and contractors. Mayor Bruce Shaw said he has asked members of the special committee which investigated the town hall to list the priorities as they see them for renovations. It is expected those priorities will be conveyed to council at their Monday meeting. ARC Industries in Dashwood will receive $9,000 to hire helpers to train the handicapped. In Hensall, $9,000 was awarded to renovate 'part of the Odd- fellows hall as a senior citizen's meeting centre. Lucan received $9,810 for repairs to a drain which runs through the village's Whitefield Park, while Zurich was awarded $9,000 to strengthen the struc- tural supports at the arena as well as some improvements to the floor and roof. The Huron Country Playhouse at Grand Bend was given $9,463 to hire six people to compile and disseminate information about the summer theatre and organize a subscription drive. The Playhouse has received LIP grants for the past three years for construction as well as for tearing down old barns to secure materials for the new facility. The largest grant, $13,809 goes to the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority for an enhancement program which will see a dead tree removal project continued as well as playground equipment maintained and constructed. The 10 grants were approved from 28 applications made in the Huron Middlesex riding. Mr. McKinley said about 50 people will be employed in the projects. One of the requirements is that staff hired for the projects must be registered with Canada Manpower. 0)) S Area residents at OHA session South Huron Hospital, Exeter was well represented at the annual convention of the Ontario Hospital Association held from Monday to Wednesday of this week at the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel in Torontb. Attending the three day session were administrator Elmer Taylor, board chairman Harry Hayter and board members Ben Hoogenboom, Carf Cann and Dr. W. O'Connor. A feature, of Tuesday's program was the appearance of Ontario's Minister of Health the Honourable Frank Miller. He discussed current issues with the delegates. Other Tuesday speakers were M. Wilfrid Butts, M.D. chairman of the O.M.A, O.H.A. sub com- mittee on an utilization review; Robert Maxwell, managing director of McKinsey and Co. of London, England on needs versus resources in health care and W. E. Noonan, M.D. executive director of Hamilton Civic Hospitals on group bargaining, Tuesday ,night, delegates at- tended a dinner and cabaret style dance at the Royal, York. FIVE JOIN LIONS — Exeter Lions president Frank, Giffin and deputy district governor Jack Graham welcomed five new men to the local service club, Thursday. Rob Grant is shown receiving a welcome handshake from the president, while the other four are Ross Mothers, Brian Smillie, George Godbolt and Doug Ellison. T-A photo Official outlines benefits provided through Lions Lionism presents many op- portunities for its members Deputy District Governor Jack Graham told the Exeter Lions on his visit to their Thursday night meeting at the Hensall Hotel. Quoting from the inaugural speech of the international president, Graham said that first of all Lions are given an op- portunity to serve the com- munity, this being the basic responsibility of every Lions club. He noted that the composition of communities changes through the years and therefore so do the needs. He wondered how many 40 clubs a few years ago would have thought their concerns today would be in such areas as pollution, drug addiction and alcohol, "But, it has happened," he continued, and urged the Exeter • club to gear their projects to today's needs and not necessarily those that have been followed in previous years, The Atwood man cited service to the world community as the second area of opportunity. It was suggested the Lions Inter- national Foundation "is a beacon of hope to those in need." Several of the projects around the world were given as examples, such as restoring sight to people in India and Bangladesh and providing food and shelter to the victims of natural disasters. Graham said that if every Lion contributes $1 to the Cause, a total of $1,115,579 would be raised, Other opportunities cited were those of strengthening individual fire broke out in a barn at the farm of Art Cunningham, west of Lucan, After their duties were concluded they posed in Halloween costumes, From the left, Gary Crudge, Evan Butchart, chief Wes HiCkson, ban Gwalchniai, John Young, Ron Peters and Gary Hoyfer, photo ALWAYS READY FOR DUTY Members of the Lucan volunteer fire brigade proved Saturday night that they Ore teady for duty at any time of day or night or regardless of where they are, Most of the firemen were at the Lucon,Legion costume dance Saturday night when membership programs, assisting with the formation of other Lions clubs, Leo clubs and helping members to become leaders. In urging the Lions to form new clubs and back Leo clubs and ladies' auxiliaries, the speaker said this would create greater resources and therefore greater contributions to communities. He said the formation of Leo clubs was particularly important because it afforded the Lions a "fabulous opportunity" to work with the young people who will be the leaders Of tomorrow, "We can teach them to work together and help them reach decisions," he said, The district A-9 official also noted the "vital force" that can be harnessed by having clubs for Please turn to page 3 Stephen passes salvage regulation Stephen council has given final approval to a bylaw to licence, regulate and govern salvage yards in the township. Clerk Wilmar Wein said this week that under the new regulations each yard must have a fence of seven foot heighth around it. Permits initially are being issued to John Miller, Lot 9, Concession 8 and Wayne Glan- ville, Lot 11, Concession 5. Planning on installation of storm sewers along Waterloo sleet in Exeter is continuing and work is expected to begin early in the spring of 1976, The engineers are Gamsby and Mannerow of Guelph. Each resident of the Stephen side of Waterloo street will get a T for their basement drain connection. Council disagreed with a proposal by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications to extend the 40 mile per hour speed limit at the south end of Exeter to a distance of 2,000 feet south of the town limits. Two municipal drain contracts were letAivin Litt.Excavating of London will do the construction Work on the Wein and Pergel drains for $6,489 and $2,998 respectively.