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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-07-14, Page 1ex-eferZinessaktuocafe WE ARE HOME — Richard Weernink appears to be disappointed that his two week trip to the World Scout Jamboree in Prince Edward Island is over, Richard and 10 other members of the Kirkton Scouts arrived home Monday afternoon. T-A Photo. Hensall not satisfied with sides of streets EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 14, 1977 CB group to assist at fires Fire Chief Gary Middleton announced this week that a new system of crowd control would go into effect at major fires being fought by the Exeter area fire department. The control system is being organized with the assistance of the Exeter C.B. club under the direction of president Gord Kirk and member Bill Lewis. Members of the club have been issued with special vests iden- tifying them as fire control personnel, Middleton said that in the event of a fire where crown control is deemed necessary, the officer in charge will activate the system by contacting the C.B. club members. They will be em- powered, to close off roads or streets and will also help keep spectators away from the fire zone, "Hopefully this will enable the department to have easier access in fighting fires and bringing in additional water supplies," Middleton commented. He noted that anyone failing to adhere to the control officers could be charged. He paid tribute to the C.B. club members in offering their assistance. The system has been used at two fires to date and the Fire Chief said it worked ex- ceptionally well. "They (control people) will be offering their assistance on a 24- hour, seven days a week basis," he said. The need for crowd control was cited earlier in the year when cars and bicycles hampered firemen in reaching two area fires on one weekend. At one of those fires, motorists drove over some fire hose and generally hampered firemen. Garden party set at Kirkton grounds A top notch program com- bining excellent amateur and professional entertainment has been lined up for the 33rd annual Kirkton Garden Party, It will be staged Wednesday night, July 20 at the Kirkton fairgrounds. Ken Blackler will be chairman for the juvenile program which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. and Lee Paul will be master of ceremonies ler the professional show at 9 p.m. Providing the 9 p.m. entertain- ment will be Florence and Edith, a variety team; Hamilton's sweetheart of song, Karen Egan; Durango Coy and 'his Bouncing Buddies; singer Irene King; Roger Quick and the Rainbows and baton beauty Darlene Wooldridge. Chris Lovett will be back as the musical director. The amateur show will consist of 16 numbers. About 90 children from a wide surrounding area took part in a preliminary con- testin June to select the Garden Party entrants. The adjudicator is Irla Stewart, The committee in charge of the juvenile contest consists of convenor Mrs. Clayton Ross and Mrs. Raymond Paynter and Mrs. Garth Blackler. Down through the years since 1945, the Kirkton Community Association has carried out the purpose of the founder, the late Dr. C. A. Campbell to provide cultural and recreational advan- tages for the residents of the Kirkton area. Most taxes in Two new tile drain loan ap- plications totalling $13,500 were approved. Former road superintendent Bill Routly` was named as the officer in charge of the Ontario Home Renewal Program. He will receive $5 per hour plus mileage, Council was advised of the filing of the engineer's report of they were staying within their budget. Council went in camera to discuss twelve applications they received for the job of clerk- treasurer for the village. The applications were narrowed to four and these four will be in- terviewed next week, A decision on the new 'clerk must be made soon as the present clerk, Bob Heil will be leaving as of July 31. Bong' show gets song Lack of response has forced the cancellation of the "Bong Show" scheduled to take place in Exeter on July 23. 4. The event was to be one of the attractions of Exeter's annual sidewalk sale days but only three contestants could be found who had enough nerve to be part of the show. Exeter merchants are still expecting the sidewalk sale days to bring hundreds of shoppers to .town in search of the traditional bargains. This year's event is organized by the Central Business Improvement Com- mittee which represents businesses in the downtown area. It is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23. Several local organizations will be participating in the sidewalk sale with booths to raise funds for their community service work and a tug-o-war match has been arranged between the Exeter firefighters and the Exeter OPP branch and the town police. Other events include a pie eating ,competition and a skate board contest. the Prout municipal drain with Stephen township. The report will be read July 14 at 7.30 p,m, at Credi ton, The treasurer was instructed to turn over the hunting licence fees collected in 1976.77 to the South Huron Pheasant Association in support of its pheasant raising program, South of Exeter One teenager was killed and four others injured--two of them seriously--in a violent single vehicle crash early Saturday Morning near the junction of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road. Dead is Paul Langlois, 17, Woodcrest Boulevard, London, who was a passenger in the vehicle driven by 19-year-old Deborah Johnson, RR 1 Hyde Park. The driver suffered major injuries as did Aldridge Jergens, 18, Lucan. The other two passengers were Andrew Spruyt, 16, and Shane Dykeman, 18, both of Lucan. They sustained minor injuries and were treated at South Huron Hospital, The five teenagers had been Several area residents have run afoul of the law this week in attempting to beat the current heat wave. Four Huron Park youths have been charged with petty trespass after they decided to take a dip in the Huron Park pool. The pool was closed at the time- it being shortly after midnight on Wednesday. An investigation is also un- derway into a theft at Shaw's Dairy Store in Hensall. The thieves made off with three bags of ice cubes valued at $2.10 after prying a lock off an outside storage freezer. Damage to the equipment was listed at $2.00. Another eight residents who tried to beat the heat by con- suming liquor were charged with various offences under the Liquor Licence Act, An area juvenile has been charged under the Juvenile Deliquent Act following the theft of a 10-speed bicycle in Huron Park last Tuesday. The bike, valued at $140, was recovered Thursday by OPP. Another 10-speed men's bicycle was found in Elimville on Monday. The owner may claim same by identifying it at the local OPP office. Also recovered was a mini bike stolen last week from the Crediton residence of Fred Bowers. Police have expressed some concern following the theft last week of 29 electrical blasting caps from a truck owned by Heritage group lets contract Exeter and District Heritage Foundation let tenders for the restoration of Exeter town hall Thursday to VanBoxmeer Constructi,on, Lucan. Heritage. president Doug Gould said he would meet with Van- boxmeer and architect Bryan Garrett, Stratford, within the week to set the date for com- mencement of the restoration. The VanBoxmeer tender sets three months as the expected time for completion of the project but the final cost cannot be released until after the Meeting with Vani3exineer and Garrat, said Gould, proceeding east on the Crediton Road, Their vehicle crossed over Highway 4, went through a ditch, two fences, rolled over twice and came to rest on its roof about 600 feet east of the intersection, Johnson, Langlois and Jergens, all being in the front seat, were tossed out of the vehicle as it proceeded across two farm fields owned by Greta Richards and Bill Essery, Langlois and the driver were taken to University Hospital in London, where the former died around 5:00 a,m. The accident occurred about 1:15 a.m. , The coroner was Dr. R. N. Green, London. The accident is still under investigation by OPP Constables Don Mason and Jim Roloff Drilling of Alberta. The theft occurred at a drilling site on concession 2 in Hay Township. Police warn that the caps can be extremely dangerous in the hands of inexperienced people. They were stored in two orange boxes which were taken from the storage compartment of the truck after thieves pried open the locks. Also taken was a tool box and quantity of tools, Value of the loot was listed at $250. One mishap for police Only one accident was in- vestigated this week by officers of the Exeter Police Department. It occurred Thursday on Marlborough Street and involved vehicles driven by Dave Tigani, Staffa and Ina Skinner, 316 Marlborough, Exeter, Constable George Robertson set damages at $660. During the past week, the local department has received a number of complaints of mischief. These included throwing picnic tables and bicycles in the river, Vernon Becker, a custodian at Exeter Public School reported to police that the school was entered sometime Saturday and the kindergarten classroom was ransacked. Entry was made by way of the new addition now ender construction, Parents are advised to keep their children away from the school construction site, Constable Brad Sadler is in- vestigating an attempted breakin early Saturday morning at Algoma Tire on Main Street north. The attempt was discovered when police were notified by Hoffman's Ambulance at- tendants that a suspicious car was seen in the area. Police are looking for a 10 Speed yellow bicycle stolen from Thames Road East, Anyone seeing the bike is asked to call 235,1235. The theft of a large sum of money a week ago from Darling's IGA Foodliner in Exeter is still under investigation by Con- stables Kevin Shortt and Ilrad Sadler. Rogers. The 1970 Chevrolet, registered in the name of the father of the driver, was totally demolished with damage being set at $1,000. It was one of four accidents in- Police now in new quarters Exeter Police Chief Ted Day reminds all residents this week that his department has moved to its new location at 503 Main Street, just south of Huron Street. The Department of Transport driver examiners will still be operating from the old town hall. They will be in attendance every Monday from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. A Huron Park man, John W. Byrne was found guilty on a charge of common assault but he was not convicted by His Honour Judge Glenn Hays. Byrne was given a conditional discharge to keep the peace and good behaviour for 12 months. Stephen sets pool bylaw Stephen township council has endorsed a resolution from other municipalities requesting the Province of Ontario to continue the Home Renewal Program and increase the grants which are made available. Clerk Wilmer Wein said Stephen has received a pumber of applications and grants of close to $50,000 are expected from the Province. Last year Stephen property owners were helped by grants of $10,000. Under the Home Renewal Program home owners may obtain grants and loans to update their buildings to certain stan- dards, The grants and loans are decided on the income of the persons making the application. At the first council meeting in July, the township's swimming pool fence bylaw was revised. All pools erected in the township must be enclosed by a fence of a minimum of five feet, Two land severance ap- plications were not recom- mended by council, They were from Arde]la White at Lot 7, LRE Concession and Clifford Grasdahl at Lot 21, Concession 8. The applications will be for- warded to the Huron County land division committee for further consideration. A request from Mrs. Eileen Thompson for improvements to the O'Rourke municipal drain at Lot 30, South Boundary Con- cession was turned over to engineer C.P. Corbett. As the result of a request from J.A.D. McCurdy school principal John Siertsema, a township bylaw is being prepared to allow for a 'bus loading area at the school. In court revision, close to 30 tax write-offs from the 1977 roll were approved, These were mostly for small amounts as the result of investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. On Wednesday at 11:55 a,m., vehicles operated by Doris Layton, Mitchell, and Carl Iszakovits, London, were in- volved in a collision on Highway 23 just north of the main in- tersection in Kirkton. A passenger in the Layton vehicle, Olive Elliott, also of Mitchell, sustained minor in- juries. Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated and set total damage at $700. Constable Jim Rogers in- vestigated the other two ac- cidents, the first of which oc- curred at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday on the Mt. Carmel Road about The incident occurred May 15 when Byrne told 15 year-old Michael Keller not to ride his three speed bicycle between his house and the house next door, It seems this course had been used as a path by children on their way to the variety store. Apparently, the boy did ride his bike through this course again. Michael was cutting grass next door when Mr. Byrne went over to have a talk with the boy. The machine was turned down and after listening for awhile the youngster bent down to turn the mower up. At this point, Mr. Byrne bent down to turn the motor down again and the boy claimed he was deliberately struck in the face. Byrne claims that as he was coming back, to an upright position his hand wasswung up by the act of Michael trying to turn up the machine and his hand Anyone wanting work may find a job in the rural beautification program in Huron County--at the minimum wage--it was learned at the council meeting Tuesday night. All a person in the Seaforth area has to do is contact the road superintendent, Allan Nicholson, at the Tuckersmith Township Garage in Egmondville. John McLachlan, the new clerk-treasurer for the township was "on ,the job" at the meeting. He reports he is getting settled in the township office now located in the former Bank of Montreal building at Vanastra. He hopes to have his telephone connected up within, a few days. He was given permission to hire someone to clean the place which has been vacant for a long period. Council is still awaiting word from the bank's head office confirming the lease and the rental fee. The Federation of Agriculture is a tenant in the building as well, Court of Revision was set for July 9 on the Black Creek-- Mousseau drain. There were no appeals. In his report to council road superintendent Nicholson said Others injured half a mile west of concession 17. in Stephen. Drivers involved were Jeffrey Isaac, RR 2 Dashwood,and, James MeLinehey, RR3 Parkhill. Both vehicles had been west- bound and Isaac was partially on the shoulder of the road, his vehicle experiencing some motor problems, when McLin- chey collided with it, Damage in the accident was set at $1,700. At 10:55 .p.m., Saturday, a vehicle drivel by Bruce Lessens, Huron Park, went out of control and entered the north ditch on the Crediton Road. The driver sustained minor injuries and damage was set at $1,800.. Price Per Copy 25 Centi inadvertently hit the boy in the face. Sentence of a Hensall man on a charge of possession of marijuana was set over to Sep- tember 20. Andrew Graham Markson pleaded guilty to growing eight marijuana plants in a window. Police said the accused was co- operative and it was debatable as to what crop could be harvested. Gordon Milton Taylor, Exeter was fined $28 each on charges of careless driving and operating a vehicle without a valid licence. Fraser Wayne Anderson, Toronto, a former Huron Park resident was fined $75 for causing a disturbance on Exeter's Main Street, June 8. He was apprehended by Constable Al Quinn of the Exeter OPP detachment after shouting and using obscene language. that Ken Miller recently hired as a grader operator for the township will commence work on July 11. He said the new grader is in use. He reported a 26-inch storm sewer drain in the industrial area at Vanastra is blocked and he is checking out the cause to remedy the problem. The following building permit applications were approved: Art Haverkamp. R.R. 5, Clinton, addition to house, implement shed and grain bin; Frank Nigh; R.R. 4, Seaforth, hog barn; George Romanik, Seaforth, mobile home; and Bill Riley, Concession 2, pt. lot 10; demolition of house, Passed for payment were the following accounts: Vanastra Day Care, $3,705.78, Vanastra Recreation, $6,551.46, roads $83,776.02 and general accounts, $21,620.53 for a total of $115,653.79, A letter was received frpm James and Brenda McIntosh thanking council for the gift of a tray given them by council after serving 16 years as township clerk-treasurer. Please turn to page 3 Usbothe township building inspector Doug Triebner reported to council at its lateat ericeting that building permits otalling $43,800 'were issued during the month of June. A report froln tax collectot Harry Strang showed $146,000 of the interim tax levy of $193,131 due June 30 had been collected, Hensall council is very dissatisfied with the condition their contractor left the sides of the street and boulevards. The contractors paved over a couple of sanitary manholes within the village and in paving the streets they raised them two or three inches thus making the shoulders of the road too low.. ,"It will cost us thousands of dollars if we attempt to fix everything ourselves," remarked Reeve Coog Knight, "I feel they are responsible and we should make every attempt to get the money out of the contractor." The Ministry of the Environ- ment is holding back a certain portion of the contractors fee so council is hopeful they will be able to put some pressure on the contractor to complete the job to their satisfaction. Council granted permission for the International Plowing Match to place a 16 inch sign with their logo 'on it on ;the community service club signs at the en- trances to the village for the year 1978 as the Plowing Match will be in Huron County that year. August 1 was declared a civic holiday by council for the village of Hensall. Council informed councillor Homer Cartmbell he may inform the Parks Bd. council has no objections to changing the ball diamond to the west corner of the grounds with the backstop against the bush rather than having it in the east corner as had been originally planned. Clerk-treasurer Bob Heil gave his semi-annual treasurers report to council and the amounts spent as of June 30 were almost without exception close to 50% of the total budgets allotted for each area. Council was pleased to see SHOULD OPEN TODAY — With any kind of luck the new Kirkton swimming pool should be open for business to-day, Thursday. The. above picture showing water being pumped in was taken Monday after- noon. Officials were waiting for hydro to be hooked.up, 1-A Photo Many buildings in Usborne One Hundred and Fourth Year SENIORS' PICNIC — Nelson Squire showed the ladies how to play the game during a seniors.social afternoon in Riverview Park Tuesday. About 90 seniors turned out to chat and play games before attending a picnic at SHDHS later in the afternoon. T-A Photo Area residents beat heat but run afoul of law Teenager killed in violent crash HP man gets discharge on charge of common assault Jobs available for rural beautification AGRICULTURE MINISTER VISITS — Canada's Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan was the guest speaker at Friday's Media Day at Stewart Seeds at Aliso Craig, Above, Stewctrfs director of research George Jones talks with Whelan and former Ontario F of A president Gordon Hill. T-A Photo. , 1