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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-07-27, Page 1One dies, two badly hurt in area accidents One man was killed, two people were seriously in­ jured, several sustained minor injuries and property damage amounted to over $14,000 in eight accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. A 22-year-old Dashwood man, Ron Kirk, was killed early Tuesday night when he fell from a' tractor while drawing hay on a farm just south of the village. Kirk was standing on aKirk was One Hundred and Fifth Year jjUSr' •1,4 PB' *i’ktjj.,.'i,,. . iW u JIM"fed ABOUT THAT RAISE cuss salary negotiations with Mayor Bruce Shaw, Saturday, although he obviously had the Mayor at a slight disadvantage as he prepared to hand him the barbell for a lift of 120 pounds. The Mayor completed three lifts before excising himself to go umpire a ball game. Staff photo Constable Kevin Short didn't take advantage of his situation to dis- Stage 34th garden party .......................................... ...............■■ ■ .............................................................. .............. Pack'em in at Kirkton The thirty-fourth year! How can it miss? The annual Kirkton Community Association Garden Party Wednesday evening on the village fair grounds was again the en­ tertainment highlight, for not only many hundreds of Kirkton and area people, but for warm-spirited elders and youngsters from all over this part of Western Ontario. In front of the familiar outdoor stage, which has come to symbolize success for many an aspiring youngsters from “year one” at Kirkton, were the seats for the several thousand mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and just friends. As in the past the seating included a good sized grandstand plus the many wooden basic seats, and more than ever this year hundreds of folding chairs brought by patrons with a desire for more familiar comfort from which to enjoy an outdoor program. Gerald Paul opened it all up from |he stage following the earlier ball game and explained that 17 numbers had been chosen for List of problems outlined Set deadline for rectifying Get tough on rec centre deficiencies The South Huron Recrea­ tion Centre Board has decid­ ed it’s time to “get tough” with the contractors and designers of the one year old structure. .In a letter that was drafted by recreation ad­ ministrator Kirk Armstrong and approved by the board at its last meeting, the board informed Northside Construction Limited of London and the Cambrian Engineering Group of Mississauga that unless a total of twelve deficencies in the building’s construction and operation are rectified by the above parties within thirty days, the Board will hire an independent engineering and/or contrac- ting firm to fix the problems. The letter said that if the board is forced into such a course of action “the items at “fault" will be rectified by the board and the cost deducted from the $16,000 tow bar hooking a converted pickup truck box to the trac­ tor when the tractor hit a bump and he fell against the fender of the machine. The fender then caught in the tractor tire lugs and Kirk lost his balance and it is believed the tractor ran over him. He was rushed to Univer­ sity Hospital, but was dead on arrival. He was single. The mishap occurred short­ ly before 7:00 p.m. presentation in the same time-honored manner by having a preliminary contest in June. The final judging Order test for attacker Milton Terris Park, 25, of Huron Park, was sent to the Penetanguishene Mental Centre for psychiatric evaluation when he ap­ peared in Huron County court in Goderich, Tuesday convicted of assault with intent to wound. Park charged tempted charges he was lesser charge of assault with intent to wound. The charges followed an attack on an Exeter mother of three who was found badly bleeding on a sideroad in Huron Park January 12 by OPP from Exeter. Park is scheduled to reappear in county court here September 1 for sen­ tencing. was originally with rape and at- murder, but those were, dropped and convicted on the how held back.” Among the major items of contention is the rapidly deteriorating state of the furnaces which supply heat to the dressing rooms. Ac­ cording to the letter, that unless something is done, these units will be in­ operative within three years. As anyone who attended hockey games at the centre this past winter will attest to, the seating area was not all that warm and the board requested that the heating units in that area be checkpd. According to the town’s building inspector, Doug Triebner, there are two areas that are in contraven­ tion of the Ontario building code. Triebner said the ex­ pansion joints along the in­ side walls of the arena where they meet the floor are missing and that the steps leading to the bleachers are improperly designed. Driver of the tractor was Carl A. Tyler, Dashwood. The two serious injuries resulted when a car driven by Wilfred Paton, RR 1 Kirkton, struck a house in Zurich around 8:30 p.m. Sun- day. Paton and his passenger, Theodore Ducharme, Exeter, were taken to University Hospital, suffering from severe lacerations and frac­ tures. Ducharme internal injuries. was again capably per­ formed by Marianne McCaffrey, of Exeter, who came to the stage for this after the final juvenile number. It was easy to see as the juvenile progr am progressed that the con­ testants had not only been carefully chosen, but that efforts had been made to have the program .a varied one - from violin to recitation, from sword dance to guitar. And the audience seemed to sense that this was the case and ap­ preciated it with their continual showing of warm applause. After just under an hour, the sprightly program was concluded and the award of prizes proceeded. The first prize winners in the three classes were :Pina Vecchio, London, vocal solo; Anne Marie McQuaid, Seaforth, violin solo; Sandra and Shelley Finlayson, R.R. 3 Kippen, step dance. Second prize awards were presented to : Linda Bryan, R.R. 2 Granton, vocal solo; Please turn to page five In addition, the expansion joint around the outside of the ice surface is not work­ ing as designed, the letter states. The building has given evidence of deterioration with water seeping through the cement block wall on the east side of the arena and a structural crack appearing of the southeast corner of the banquet hall. The letter stated that the twelve items must be com­ pleted “before August 24, 1978 to the satisfaction of the South Huron Recreation Centre Board of Manage­ ment or appropriate alter­ nate action will be taken.” A spokesman for the Cam­ brian Engineering group said some of the items on the board’s letter “came to him as a surprise.” Darel Lane who has been looking after Cambrian's in­ terest in the project said Wednesday he had just received the letter but that Their car spun oui of con­ trol on Highway 84. jumped a curb and struck a house owned by Harold Thiel. Both men were tossed from the , demolished vehicle via the driver’s side. Constable Bill Osterloo set damage in the accident at $1,600. It was one of two ac­ cidents investigated on Sun- Man faces rape count A 25-year-old Hensail man, Larry W. Masson, was remanded in custody to August 22 for preliminary hearing when he appeared in Goderich court, Monday, to face a charge of rape. Exeter OPP charged Masson after a 21-year-old mother of two said she was sexually assaulted in a Hay Township home Saturday night. Don't mess around with these fellows A contest conducted by Exeter Constable Kevin Short to determine the strongest people in the area during sidewalk sale days may actually have gone one step farther by locating the strongest family. A pair of brothers, John and Ron Coolmah, R.R. • 1 Centralia, ended up with the two titles, John winning the 17 and over contest and his younger brother winning the 16 and under test. Over a dozen contestants entered the senior division, Crop outlook unchanged Light showers last week brought little relief to the dry conditions facing Huron County farmers. “The shower bought us a week of time. The crop con­ ditions really haven’t chang­ ed from a week ago,” Mike Miller, soil and crop specialist with the Huron agriculture office said Wednesday. Lloyd Whitesell, assistant manager at W.G. Thompson & Sons mill in Hensall said they suspect the corn and bean yield will be lower this year. How much lower won’t be determined until harvest starts, he said. The malting barley which is now being harvested is in good shape, but they do not have a yield report yet. The wheat will likely be shrunken this year he said. he has been in contact with Northside construction and the engineers in his firm. Lane said Northside told him that a member of their firm would be at the rec cen­ tre today to inspect some of the items mentioned in the letter. Armstrong said Wednes­ day morning he had receiv­ ed no word from Northside with regards to such a visit. A spokesman for Northside could not be reached Wednesday1 mor­ ning for comment. Lane said he had been led to believe that some of the items in the letter had been fixed to the board’s satisfac­ tion with Lane making specific reference to the heating units for the stands. Referring to the status of the expansion joints and the Steps leading to the bleachers, Lane said he was under the impression that they had been constructed properly and that he would Her vehicle struck a cattle beast on Huron Road 2 in Damage was set at $1,100 by Stephen Township, just Constable Osterloo. day. the other involving a vehicle driven by Margarett Ducharme. RR 2 Zurich. - __ ____ to the Exeter farm of Gerald McBride Sunday night because of hay heating. Firemen continually watered the hay down as volunteers forked it from the barn. T-A photo MORE SMOKE THAN FIRE — Exeter Firemen were called imes - Advocate Serving South Huron, North Middlesex ' - although some were there; only to settle a- neighborly argument. Coolman lifted 275 pounds to top, the entries, followed by Mike Frayne with a lift of 240 pounds and Dave Wolfe’s 220. His younger brothej lifted 190 pounds to winder junior division followed by Jeff Musser with 160 pounds and Paul Lagier with 145. Local businessmen Harold Patterson and Chan Livingstone entered in a friendly contest between them, but failed to resolve the matter as they both “passed” after two suc­ cessful lifts. Mayor Bruce Shaw made three lifts, and after wat­ ching some more weights added to the bar, told of­ ficials he had to get back to the ball diamond where he was umpiring in the local pee wee tournament. Dave Tigani assisted Short in the contest, which at­ tracted an appreciative audience. GOING... GOING! If thieves keep up their practice, the ministry of transportation and com­ munication rest area on Highway 83 east may not be a very enjoyable place for motorists to stop, because there may not be anything on which to sit and relax. For the second week in a row, the Exeter OPP have been advised by ministry officials that a picnic table has been stolen from the picnic area. Bendix hold a reation lr Day be talking to the building in­ spector. In other items arising out of the meeting of the rec board, the board granted a request from the Bendix Caravan club to camp-out on the grounds on La weekend in 1979. A letter from the assistant director of the club said that between 75 and 100 families can be expected for the event. The group will be charged $650 for use of the facilities. Rates for the rental of ice time have been altered, with minor hockey and figure skating being charged $20 per hour, up $1.50 from last year. Rec hockey gets a break with their rate decreasing from $25 per hour to the $20 figure. Per­ sons outside of Stephen, Usborne and Exeter will pay $30 while the normal rental rate of $25 remains the same. & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 27, 1978 Price Per Copy 25 Cents STRONG PAIR — Dave Tigani, left, looks on as Constable Kevin Short awards the two "strongest man" awards following a contest at sidewalk sale day, Saturday. John Coolman, beside Short, accepts the award for entrants 17 and over, while his brother, Ron, was the junior division winner. Staff photo Huron's Crown Attorney sworn in at ceremonies111 Garry Hunter, Huron County’s newly-appointed Crown attorney, was sworn in at an official ceremony at the Huron County Court House in Goderich on Tues­ day morning by Huron Coun­ ty Court Judge F.G. Carter and Provincial Court Judge William Cochrane. As a former policeman, both in Metropolitan Toron­ to and in England. Hunter has moved from being a law enforcer on the street to be­ ing one in the court room. Hunter, a native of Scotland, came to Canada at the age of 21 in 1968. After serving briefly with the Metro police force, he enrolled in Osgoode Hall. For the past three years he has worked as an assis­ tant Crown attorney in Windsor. He is presently liv­ ing in Amherstburg with his wife, five-vear-old daughter and the newest addition to his family, a daughter born on July 4 of this year. He the NDP. A attorney in Windsor. He began his new job in Huron County last week. NEW CROWN — Garry Hunter, Huron County's newly-appointed Crown attorney, takes his oath of allegiance at an official swearing in ceremony held at the Huron County Court House on Tuesday morning before Provincial Court Judge William Cochrane (left) and Huron County Court Judge F. G.^Carter. Hunter has worked for the last three years as an assistant Crown ■ ■ ■* " . * • Photo by Joanne Walters .south of the Crediton Road. plans on moving his family to Goderich within the next few months. Hunter began his new job in Huron County on Monday, July 3. The county had been without its own Crown at­ torney since the promotion of Mr. Cochrane to provin­ cial court judge in January. Crowns from other counties had been filling in. Hunter, who won over four other applicants for the job, said he is pleased to be in Cassidy will visit again Michael Cassidy, the Ontario NDP pleader, will make his second visit to the picket lines of the Fleck Manufacturing Ltd. in Huron Park, tomorrow. He was last there in late April. Bert Rovers, an in­ ternational representative with the United Auto Workers (UAW) in London, which represents The animal, owned by Pat Sullivan, RR 3 Dashwood, was killed. Three of the week’s ac­ cidents occurred on Friday, the first involving vehicles operated by David Gilchrist, London, and Barry Hodgins. Lucan. They collided on Highway 4 north of Middlesex Road 5 in Stephen. Damage was listed at $4,000 by Constable Frank Giffin. Constable Larry Christiaen investigated the other two crashes, one of which involved vehicles operated by Anthony Jones. Huron Park, and Lynda Wilds, also of Huron Park. They collided on Algonquin Drive and damage was listed at $500, Four people sustained minor injuries in the other accident, which occurred when vehicles driven by Richard Hendrick. RR *1 Dashwood, and Peter Griff. London, collided on Highway 21 north of the Highway 83 intersection. Both drivers were injured as were two passengers in Huron County. After his swearing in on Tuesday, he received words of welcome to the county from both Judge Cochrane and Judge Carter and from Dan Murphy, vice-president of the Huron Law Association and MacEwan Egener, secretary of the same Association. Judge Carter said Hunter, at age 34, is bringing youth to the office of Crown at­ torney. strikers, said Tuesday none of the salaried union official will accompany Cassidy. Cassidy will meet the strikers at the picket lines, along with officers of various NDP associations in Huron County, said Rovers. Some of the strikers have indicated that when the next provincial election is held, they will work for the Griff vehicle. Damage was estimated at $3..200. There were two accidents on Saturday, both involving only one driver. A vehicle operated by John Smither, R R 3 Parkhill, went out of control on Highway 81 north of the Middlesex-Huron line after the driver swerved to avoid hitting an animal on the road. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $2,800 by Constable Wally Tomasik. On the same day, a car driven by Darlene Collett. RR 1 Crediton. struck a parked car on County Road 2 just south of Highway 83. The parked vehicle was own­ ed by Peter Gaunter, RR 2 Woodbridge and damage was set at $600 by Constable Tomasik. The other crash occu rred on Monday when vehicles driven by Virginia Stever, New Hamburg, and Daniel Ryan, Windsor, collided on Highway 4 south of Hensail. Constable Christiaen in­ vestigated and estimated damage at $1,450. £ Will enforce restrictions Despite the dry weather the Exeter water supply is not in critical condition, the manager of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission said Tuesday. “Our wells are standing up very well,” said manager Hugh Davis. “The demand is extremely high in the watering period but we shouldn’t have any problems provided people abide by the water restrictions.” Residential water con­ sumers have been restricted to watering lawns and gardens from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. Commercial customers have been restricted to watering lawns and gardens to Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m. The restrictions, which went into force June 29, are ■ more lenient than usual with twice the watering time allowed. Davis said some residents of Exeter weren’t aware of the restrictions as notices sent out through the post office by general delivery weren’t given to each resident, but were left on the counter for people to pick up. Patrols of the town are being made by the PUC and a list of infractions is being compiled. In other business the Public Utilities Commission decided to continue restrictions against water cooled air conditioners. The commission was told that a unit was being in­ stalled at Snell Bros, to cool down the car showroom. The unit requires 2.2 gallons of water a minute, which would amount to 45,000 gallons of water in a month if it was used for half a day, Davis said. “I think we are weighing the best interest of the customer with the best in­ terest of the municipality and in this case I think the municipality has to take precedence'. We couldn’t afford to supply water for those units,” Mayor Bruce Shaw said.