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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-09-22, Page 1WELL BRACED — Wilfred Mostrey, 251 Sherwood Crescent who suf- fered a broken neck in an accident August 10 is able to be out despite the fad he must wear a cast from his waist to the top of his head, Wilfred was riding a motorcycle when he struck a cable between a tractor and building which was being moved to the Exeter works department from the•old arena site. T-A photo Golfers lose $1,150 worth of equipment QUEEN CONTESTANTS — A feature of Saturday's Huron County plowing match was the naming of the Queen of the Furrow. Above, from the left are director June Clark, runner-up Kathy Pentland, Queen Lori Stafford and director Elaine Datars. T-A photo c' qhe excierZines-.21 /4 6uocate One Hundred and Fifth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977 Price Per Copy 25 Cents • HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE RETIRES — Bill Berends, a maintenance employee at South Huron Hospital for the past 17 years retired recently. Above, Hospital board chairman Carl Cann and fellow employee Alex Meikle make a presentation. T-A photo Employees at Dayton Tire blast gov't over plant closing • Continual rain prompts concern for beans Area bean growers and mills are becoming concerned about this year's crop, which Only a fortnight ago promised to be high in yield and quality, Plants have turned black in the fields on a large number of Two Michigan golfers reported the theft of $1,150 worth of equipment while visiting the Oakwood Golf Course, Saturday. The two men, Clark Whalley and Richard Hall, had left their clubs, bags and cart beside their car in the parking lot while they were in the dining room. When they returned, the equipment was gone. Whalley's loss was estimated at $650 and the Hall clubs, bag and cart were valued at $500. OPP Constable Don Mason is investigating. On Friday night, Jack Leeming reported that the Hensel! Freeze King had been broken into farms. Damage and loss are already apparent, At Bev Hill's farm, near Varna, where 200 to 300 acres of white beans are grown, the beans were turning black, some varieties being darker than others, and sometime during the week. Four cartons of cigarettes, gum and other items were reported missing. The value of the stolen goods was estimated at $33 and the investigation is being conducted by Constable Larry Christiaen, Protective Plastics at Huron Park reported the theft of $112 in assorted bills sometime Monday night, The money was taken from a steel cash box and Constable Frank Giffin is investigating. Three incidents of vandalism were also reported to the Exeter OPP, On Sunday afternoon, a car smashed through the gates of the Stephen Township dump on concession 14 and then proceeded, to ram into two buildings on the property. Damage was listed at $50. Randall Geoffrey, Zurich, reported the windshield in his vehicle was broken Friday evening. Police believe children were throwing stones .at a tree under which the vehicle was parked. Damage was listed at $100. The Outdoor toilets in the ministry of transportation and communication park on Highway 83 east of Exeter were damaged. 'two drivers were each fitted $200 Or 30 days in jail after they were convicted of careless driving in Exeter court, Tuesday. The two had been involved in separate accidents in which passengers in their vehicles died of injuries they Sustained, Fined were 'terry A, Stephenson, Seaf Orth, and Deborah Johnson, R,R, 1, Hyde Park. Stephenson had been charged following an accident in August in which James Frederick Learn, 18, of R.R. 3, Exeter was killed. The trash occurred When Stephenson was proceeding south on County Road 21 and collided with a ditch bank at the in- tersection of the Crediton Hoed, some loss was feared. The Boss Corbett farm near Hensall also had beans badly discoloured by the rain, Con- tinued rain would only make matters worse, it was feared. Lionel Wilder, R,R, 1, Zurich, who does custom combining, said that so far he had combined only about 200 acres and that he had another 500 to 600 acres to do for customers. "They've deteriorated in veiny now to the point of some dockage", he said of the beans still in the field. "Pods touching the ground are starting to grow. There'll be quite a loss to the area if it doesn't straighten up." He commented that the beans now ripe could be a total loss in another week, unless the weather turned cool, dry and sunny at once and stayed that way four or five days. Only the late-maturing beans, still green, would then be worth harvesting. He said he had seen bad fields in the past few days all the way from Brantford to Windsor. Lloyd Whitesell, marketing manager for W.G. Thompson and Sons. Limited at Hensall said there had been no harvesting at all in the past week, "It's at a standstill, with only seven 'to eight per cent off. There's definitely some loss already. Continued rain could be detrimental." He thought the outlook for seed beans was worsening, too. 'Wes Fetch, marketing manager for Cooks Division of Gerbro Corporation at Hensell said nothing had been harvested since September 12. "Anything pulled is in a hell of a state," he added. He estimated that about 50 per cent of the seed bean crop might have been harvested already. A call to the farm of Jean Paul Rau, who with his brothers, Clarence and Ben, grows a large acreage of seed beans, was a Want to collect taxes in arrears Exeter council will ask the town solicitors to investigate the situation with the former Brady Laundeteria building on Main St. with a view to collecting the back taxes on the property as well as facilitating a sale or cleanup of the property. The building is now in the hands of the Public Trustee, although Reeve Si Simmons said "You can't put crown land up for tax sale," she noted, The board of management of the Downtown Business Improvement Area have ex- pressed a desire to have the property cleaned up, He was also fined $28 or five days for failing to wear a seat belt, Deborah Johnson, 11.11.1,11yde Park, had been charged following a July 9 accident which resulted in the death of Paul Langlois, 17, of Lohden, as well as injuries to fOur other people. Miss Johnson had been proceeding Oast on the Crediton Road and failed tO stop at the Highway 4 intersection, The vehicle crossed over the high- way, went through a ditch, two fences, rolled over twice and came to rest on its tea about 000 feet east of the intersection, Miss Johnson and three Lucan area teenagers were injured in the trash. little more cheerful. Two of them had harvested all their beans, Archie Loaner, manager of the Hensall District Co-operative Incorporated, said the outlook was pessimistic at the moment, "The land is full of water now. Till a week ago it was relatively dry. Beans that should have been harvested two weeks ago are still in the field. It's been quite a change in the past six or seven days. Stain is coming out of the of the animals. Also judged during the af- ternoon will be horses, sheep and poultry. A number of demonstrations will be held Saturday afternoon, They include wrestling in the Rec Centre auditorium under the direction of South Huron wrestling coach Doug Ellison; a miniature threshing outfit; tug- of-war and skateboard com- petitions, During the two days a ladies His Honour Judge Woodliffe also fined the driver $28 for failing tO wear a seat belt. Also fined $203 or 30 days was Ross Elliott, Exeter, who was charged with speeding at a rate of 115 in a 50 zone on June 19. He pleaded guilty, He was fined an additional $53 or five days for failing to produce proof of insurance for the vehicle he was driving, and another $103 or 20 days for driving while his licence was under suspension. A Grand Bend man, Cyril James Carter, was fined $240 Or 30 days after pleading guilty to impaired driving. Charles Jackson, 11,11. 1, Grantor), was fined $160 or 10 days one charge of driving with a pod into the beans. Even unpulled beans are sprouting," lie commented that growers probably carried more crop insurance these days, (Generally those with less harvesting equipment buy more insurance.) Charles Broadwell, manager of the Bean Marketing Board in London, said "We'll have to watch and see what's going to happen with harvesting, It depends on the weather. We're feature "Focus on Hobbies" will include demonstrations of cone wreath making by Mrs. John Stephens and wool refinishing by Kay Penhale. Saturday's activities will in- clude with a dance at night and the annual prize draw. Music for the dance will be 'supplied by "Country". The ever popular music jamboree will , be held Sunday afternoon for eight hours beginning at 2 p.m. Featured will be a number of area musical groups. Planners face music issue Exeter council this week asked the planning board to make a recommendation regarding a request to allow an organ sales outlet in a residential zone. Although most council mem- bers suggested it was contrary to the local zoning bylaws, they didn't see any great problem in allowing the non-conforming use. The request was presented by George Jeater of Thomas Organs and local realtor Dirk Coolman. Mr. Jeater is interested in pur- chasing the house on the north- eas,t corner of Sanders and Andrew St. to display the organs he now has in his downtown store beside Victoria & Grey Trust. Jeater explained that his operation was not noisy or dirty and noted that on many days he does not see any customers due to the limited demand for his organs. "Some days I feel like that Maytag repairman," he noted and said he would like to operate the business out of a house so he could work around the yard when business was slow. He told council that Coolman had polled area residents and found that none was opposed to having the organ business con- ducted from the house across from the post office. "The only objection some have is that they won't be able to hear the music," he added, Councillor Ken Ottewell agreed that the organ outlet would be in contravention of the zoning bylaw, but questioned if it was any more objectionable than the numerous garage sales being held in residential areas. "I can't see taking away a semi-retired man's livelihood," commented Councillor Steve Pfaff. In questioning by Mayor Bruce Shaw, building inspector Doug Triebner opined that the outlet in a residential area was not con- forming to the zoning bylaw. Shaw noted that council had other complaints from residential areas where businesses were being set up. The latest was an attempt by an accountant to move his office into a home in the Dow subdivision. After council decided to turn the matter over to the planning board, "Shaw told Jeater and Coolman they could expect a decision by the end of the week. blood alcohol content of over 80 mgs. A breathalizer test gave readings of 160 and 150 mgs. Other sentences levied at Tuesday's court were as follows: Andrew Graham Markson, Hensall, an absolute discharge on a charge of growing marijuana plants in his home, Frederick MaXirne Denornme, Zurich, $100 on a charge of possession Of narcotics and a 12- Month probation sentence on a charge of break and enter with intent. Mark Erie 13ulgin, Ist,H. 2, $28 for driving a motor vehicle in which liquor was readily available. Gavin Charles Wright, R.R. 3, Creditor), an absolute discharge sure there's some loss nowa It's in varying degrees throughout different counties." Mr, Broadwell said that Huron County was not as hard hit as. Elgin County, which waa suf- fering bean crop losses for the third year in a row. Elgin has had over six inches of rain, He said it was still hard to determine what the eventual losses would be in the counties. Most had begun with record The Dayton Tire bicycle tire plant at Huron Park, a subsidiary of Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, announced this week it would be closing its doors per- manently, The plant has been temporarily closed since July when most of the 53 employees were laid off, and the staff were advised this week of the company decision. Bob Peace, manager of public relations for Firestone in Hamilton, told the .T-A this week there were several reasons for the closing. He cited the two main ones as being the "broad decline" in the bicycle tire market, and the "fantastic increase" in com- petition from foreign markets, In reference to the latter, he said the firm could not compete with the prices of foreign manufacturers. He said the company was also affected by a temporary shut- down by one of their major customers, CCM, That firm has indicated that its level of bicycle production will be greatly reduced. Peace said the firm attempted to offset declining sales in Canada by moving into the U.S. market, "but the demand was so soft we couldn't do it." The bicycle tire plant at Huron Park is the Only one of con- sequence in the production of bike tires in Canada, Peace said the company had no plans to continue the manufac- turing of bike tires anywhere else, nor do they have any plans for the Huron Park facility which on a charge of possession of narcotics. The court was told the accused was from New Zealand and is planning to return there for some time and then hopes to come back to Canada. It was pointed out that a conviction could prevent him from doming back into Canada and the Judge felt. the offence was not so severe as to cause the implications that could arise from a conviction, Timothy Harley Griffith, Huron Park, a suspended sen- tenee and 12-month probation on a charge of break and enter at the ministry Of transportation and communication building at Huron Park, A radio was taken from the building. crops in the fields. (The Bean Marketing Board on Monday, September 19, withdrew from the market. At that point they had over 8000,000 bags sold and 300,000 bags harvested,) Asked about the Michigan crop, Mr, Broadwell said 20 percent had been harvested. Growers there, also, had expected better than average crops, A harvest of 5,8 to 6.3 million bags had been predicted. "They could lose two they rent from the Ontario Development Corporation. Firestone took over Dayton Tire when they purchased Dunlop Tire in August of 1974. The plant closing has drawn severe criticism from some of the former employees, not aimed at The value of building permits issued in Exeter during the past month dropped to $85,525 ac- cording to the report submitted to council this week by building inspector Doug Triebner. The major permit was for the Exeter District Co-Op to erect a steel storage tank at 221 Brock St. Laidlaw Transport also received a permit for an addition to a building at 165 Main. Garages and carports were approved for Earl Long, 253 Kingscourt; Harvey Pfaff, 376 Edward; and Doug Triebner, 320 Huron W. Tool shed permits were granted to Claire Hoffman, 192 Any street you can cla • They probably weren't bragging, but a dischssion about sidewalks at Monday's meeting of Exeter council resulted in a couple of cases of one- upmanship. The subject was broached by Councillor Steve Pfaff, who said he had received a complaint from one resident of Senior St. regarding the condition of sidewalks on the east side of the block. As the discussion continued, Councillor Ted Wright said he could show council members "another 200 places where the same situation exists", "I can take you to many places that are worse," works superintendent Glenn Kells quickly added, Pfaff had suggested that council consider cold patching the sidewalk on Senior St., but Dells indicated this was not a satisfactory answer "because you have a mess on a very hot day", It was Suggested by Iteeve Si Simmons that sidewalk repairs be considered in next year's budget. million and .still; cover domestic needs", he said. Some Michigan farms. had been affected more than others by rain. "But they've stayed in the market", he added, Producer pxice has remained at about $11 per .httn- dredweight..(Ontarie uses a pool. price, which cannot be compared directly,) Michigan growers had said Wednesday that they hoped to begin harvesting again that morning, the company, but rather the Canadian government. Two letters to the editor appear elsewhere in which employees air their complaints about the fact the Canadian government failed to protect their jobs by allowing cheap imports into the country. Huron W.; Robert Johns, 439 Edward; and Walter Bentley, 178 Ann. C, Hohner, 25 Main, was given approval for a sun deck and Bill McNutt was granted permission for a dog kennel at 177 William N. Residential renovations and additions were approved for the following: John Sharpe, re- shingle porch at 277 Andrew; Carolyn Merner, renovate garage at 257 Churchill; John Johnston, re-shingle house at 293 Carling; Jean Jolly, install aluminium trim at 255 Huron E.; G. Hamilton, aluminum trim at 62 Wellington E.; Mrs. H. Rowcliffe, re-shingle roof at 318 Carling; Florence Keyes, re- shingle roof at 151 William; B.H. VanSteeg, aluminum eaves at 410 Carling; Irwin Ford, renovate house at 231 Huron W.; Mrs. Wm. Green, re-shingle house at 362 Albert. M. Ryckman, repair chimney at 545 Main; Agnes Mack, renovate house at 60 Mill; J. Ridley, install awning and railing a t 65 John W,; Liz Varley, renovate house at 226 William; Laura Dickey, erect addition and renovate house at 139 Gidley W.; Walter Bentley, addition at 178 Ann; Brian McLelland, install siding at 52 Gidley E. Investigate two town collisions The first of two accidents in town this week occurred Thur. sday on Victoria Street West, The drivers involved were Maurice Coates, 249 Marlborough Street, Exeter and Dorothy Waun, 159 Anne Street, Exeter, Constable George Robertson set damages at $140, Friday, Constable Brad Sadler listed damages at $350 when vehicles driven by Melvin Whiting, 00 Thomas Street, Exeter and Donald MacDonald, Grand Falls, Newfoundland collided on Main Street near Highway 83. &Two join fight for traffic lights The fight to get traffic lights at the Highway 4 and 83 intersection is being joined by two men who have seen the problems associated with the busy corner, Ambulance operator Harry Hoffman, Dashwood, and wrecker operator Harry Walper have been advancing a petition to get support for the light, Hoffman's have been involved in digging some victims out of wrecks at the intersection, while Walper's have towed the automobiles away. The latter's service station is located on the north-east corner of the in- tersection, Harry Walper has over 200 names on his petition now and hopes other area residents will sign up in an effort to convince the ministry of transportation and communication to erect traffic lights at the intersection. Exeter Police Chief Ted Day previously indicated he was compiling accident statistics for the current year and would send them to the ministry in an effort to get improvements at the in- tersection. Wants problems investigated soon Councillor Ken Ottewell made a plea this week for council to undertake the necessary in- vestigation of sewer problems to see what can be done to correct basement flooding, particularly in the Carling St, area south of Sanders St. He said people shouldn't be expected to put up with these problems for ever. Oyer the past three or four years, residents along the street have been complaining about water backing into their basements, On occasions that water has been sewage. Ottewell said council should proceed on their plan to have smoke testa done in the area in an effort to determine what is causing the problem, Reeve Si Simmons said 'council had more or less approved the smoke test and he wondered what was being done about it. Works superintendent Glenn Kells said he was still awaiting an estimate from the firm contacted about the testing, He said they would not give him aft estimate mail they had personally looked at the work involved, "You May fled tile problem," commented councillor Ted Wright, "but where Are you going to get the money to Olive 41110/"Council members felt the Westing should be undertaken this year so any solution could be worked into next year's budget, The 123rd edition of the Exeter Fall Fair will be held this weekend and it should be bigger and better than ever, The spacious facilities of the new South Huron Rec Centre will be used for exhibit purposes and the various shows planned. The Fair will be officially opened Friday night at 7:45 p.m, by Ontario's Deputy-Minister of Agriculture Gordon Bennett with the help of local dignitaries . Bennett is a former Huron County Ag Rep. The balance of Friday evening will be filled with a talent show and crowning of a variety of Queens and Princesses. The highlight will be the naming of Miss Exeter Fair 1977. She will be crowned by last year's winner Lisa Westcott, Seven area girls will be vying for the Queen title and a host of valuable prizes. Saturday's parade is expected to be a good one with two bands in attendance. They are the Seaforth high school girls band and the Dashwood-Seaforth Citizens band. They are being sponsored by the Exeter Oddfellows, Norm Whiting Appliances and Kelvinator. One of the features Saturday afternoon will be the judging of 4- he couldn't understand how the4a.g.. calves and the Fair Feeder ownership could change hands- Calf Club calves ending in a sale without the town being able to get their back taxes collected. Assistant clerk Liz Bell said the property became crown assets when the firm surrendered its charter. Everything is set for weekend fair Drivers pay $200 in fatalities Permit value down for Exeter building