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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-12-23, Page 20PPR.CCCAliCtin(e4t11' ;.10;lirM.CtriM.00i1WA.00" O p a a a I U; 62, 56, 41 , 34c 37, MEAT MARKET DASHWOOD 237-3314 Page 20 Times-Advocate, December 23, 1976 Former Exeter woman cited for valor • A former Exeter area resident has received the highest award available to Ontario Provincial Police officers, a certificate of valor. Receiving the honors is Con- stable Diane Brock who graduated from the first class of OPP policewoman in 1974. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Key Carpenter, Exeter and is a member of the Sebringville OPP detachment. The 33-year-old Ontario Provincial policewoman still doesn't know where she found the strength to lift an unconscious man through the torn-out roof of a burning car last summer and she doubts she could repeat the feat.if VAC COWCIAR COP #:t she had to take the time to think about it, "I couldn't do it now," Con- stable Brock said Wednesday as she recalled the still-vivid details of the few brief seconds six months ago which earned her the award. Constable Brock was preparing to go off duty shortly before midnight June 15 why her radar detected a car travelling more than 70 miles per hour, "I recognized it as being a car we were looking for," she remembered, Giving pursuit to the car, reported stolen in London earlier in the evening, she chased it for 13 miles at speeds she was reluctant to specify. Things happened in a hurry on a narrow rural road near the hamlet of Rannoch, The car she was pursuing went out of control and struck a tree, Constable Brock explained. "All I could see were just lights going around in the air, It rolled over several limes and sub- sequently burst into flames." She immediately radioed for help from the St. Marys fire department and then tried to extinguish the flames with her portable fire extinguisher. "But it didn't put it out," The car had landed upright and its engine was on fire, A passenger had already scram- bled out of the car through a hole in the vehicle's ripped-out sun roof but the driver was un- conscious inside with head in- juries, Constable Brock hopped up on the car's gas tank several feet from the burning engine and grabbed the injured driver by the . shoulders. That's where she runs out of easy explanations for what happened, Outweighed by 30 pounds and with almost no leverage to brace herself, she jerked the man out cleanly and dragged him to safety. How she managed to do it is something Constable Brock still can't explain. There was no one else in the area to offer assistance and the passenger, although uninjured, was in a state of shock from the accident. Both occupants of the car were wearing seat belts, Constable Brock was quick to point out. Without them, they would have been killed or seriously injured, she said, The driver recovered to spend the next two months in jail for dangerous driving and the passenger received six months for possession of a stolen vehicle. The driver also received two years' probation for his part in the theft. 0 a GET COUNTY AWARDS — County honours were presented at Saturday's Middlesex 4-H Achievement Day. Back, left, Susan Adams, Shelley Davies, Cathy Wilson and Brenda Tomlin. Front, Kim Siddall, Susan Huffman, Penny Hodgins and Marylou Tindall. T-A photo By DONNA PROUT Grade 8 Usborne Central The street lights are adorned brightly, Overlooking the ice slippery town, That glimmers and glistens nightly. While a soft, white, delicate sheet flutters down. Christmas Lace Down the road, a Christmas tree is in place, Decorated with tinsel and lights; man-made; But Mother Nature must add her Christmas lace. Of snowflakes dancing in a constant parade. On the next corner stands a jolly ol s omas grateful d i grateful as ever for snow, For without it how could his reindeer fly? And too, it makes Rudolphs nose glow! As snow crystals dance, caroling children sing Of Christmas, it's joy, spirit and cheer, And in the background, church bells ring, That a snowy Christmas is here. WHICILIDAV FAVORITES iitaftatliv OTBALL TAMS lb. '1.39 Schneiders BACON ENDS lb. Fresh OYSTERS 1/2 pt. pt. '1.19 9.88 13.75 HAM Homemade SAUSAGE Maple Leaf Canned COOKED HAM 1 V2 lbs. 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