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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-12-28, Page 3 (2)School, Fleck strikes highlight X78 Continued from page-one skating carnival attracts 1,300 spectators. Tuckersmith phone system plans $150,00Q modernization. April 13 The South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded celebrated its 10th anniversary by burning the mortgage on ARC Industries building at .Dashwood. Canadian Labour Congress president Denni3'el' McDermott leads` 450 boisterous UAW workers during demonstrations_ at Fleck Strike. Huron secondary school- teachers return to work. Lucan juveniles defeat Minden in four straight games to win OHA juvenile "DD" championship. Hensall council stays clear of school book issue. Carlson signed to appear in the Sdd Couple at the Huron Country Playhouse. The first event was staged in the. new Hensall arena - the Kinette rummage sale. Violence flared at fled when riot -equipped OPP moved. in to a group strikers and reporters Huron Park. One man w injured in the melee. Pam O'Brien was electe president of the SHDH student council. - of at as d S April 20' Exeter developer Len Veri outlines plans for new mall in former Chainway and Dr. Fletcher properties. Armed trio -scared off_ by dog ll attempt to hold up the Kippen general store. SHDHS principal J,L. Wooden'said only 20 students were lost as a direct result of --the teacher strike. Scepe is quiet at Fleck strike as ,hearing opens in -Toronto. - Exeter Hawks oust- St. George to reach Ontario finals. Bob Martin named pro' at Ironwood golf course. Fire destroys farm home of W. Cornelissien, near Ailsa Craig. April 27' Dashwood Industries celebrates 50th ahhiversary.• Graeme Craig of Walton was chosen to represent the Liberals in the Huron -Bruce riding in the next federal election. ' •NDP leader Michael Cassidy says Fleck strikers are winning. One of the oldest barns in Western •Ontario is refur- nished as a clUb house at Allan Westcott's Exeter golf and country club__ Ruth Durand honoured for 25 years of dedication to minor bowlers in Exeter. • A testimonial dinner was held for "Murray Greene of Exeter who is president of the. Ontario Municipal Electrical Association; Letters indicate no- sub- stance to rumours of nuclear power plant in Huron. May 4 Exeter councillor Steve Pfaff resigned to take a' position as post master at Rodney. The picnic pavilion at the Kirkton-Woodham commu- nity park was destroyed -by fire. Len Veri unveiled plans for a 29 -unit apartment in the block bounded by Sanders- William-Gidley-Carling. The newly formed Stephen Township Optimist Club received their charter. Mrs. Sharen Doxtator.was elected president .of the Hensall Kinettes. May 11' Eldon Heywood was elected president of the Exeter Legion and Elsie McDonald was named to head the Auxiliary. Lucknow developer Gerrie Glenn received approval to proceed with a three -store development project in Hensall. The Exeter Hawks lost the seventh game .of the OHA • Junior "D" final to Lakefield by a score of 3-2. Over 300 dogs were en- tered in a show at the South Huron rec centre. Stephen Township agreed to rent a building '•for recreational purposes at: Huron Park. May 18 Hay ratepayers had their tax bills reduced from 10 to 15 mills. Large crowds attended the ()lifting of the new Lambton Heritage Museum south 'of Grand Bend. Shirley Hart was elected president of•the Exeter Figure Skating Club. _ Exeter council agreed to pay 82,000 towards a study on storefront restoration. , The -Beta Sigma' 'Phi Society. Chapters raised - 81,576.82 from their annual daffodil sale for the Cancer Society. Joining the Exeter Lions Club were Gerry Gray, Joe Darling, Al Epp and Jay Campbell_ May 2S Thirty-two year veteran Ray Smith retired from the Exeter fire department. Jack Duffy . and Les June 1• Rev. James Forsythe wa . named minister of Exete United Church, replacin Rev. Glenn Wright. A wild goose laid an egg at the Mt. Carmel area farm of George Glendinning. Among the award winners at the Exeter Hawks Banquet were Steve Beer, Brian Taylor, Randy Par- sons, Fred Mommersteeg, Ken Pinder, Matt Muller-, Steve Jennison and Phil Knight. Local businessman Don Taylor was killed in a car accident on Highway 401 and Elizabeth Templeman, R.R. 2•Staffa, died when the. car she was driving was wrapped around a tree east of Exeter. , Carol Aller was named SHDHS at=home. queen. Princesses included Maureen Muller, Donna Riddell, Pauline Gielen, Joanne Van Raay, Julie •Bedard and Tammy Baker. s r g June 8 Father John. G. Mooney was honored at Mt. Carmel for completing 25 years as a priest. Jean Barker, R.R. 1 Lucan, was named queen at Medway High School. Grant McClinchey was named president of the Hensall Legion and jl1rs_ Beatrice Cyt was named Ito head the Auxiliary. Frank Allister was elected 'president of the Grand Bend Lions. NDP, leader Ed Broadbent visited the strike -bound, Fleck plant. Dorothy Hughson was honored on the occasion of her retirement after 36 years as a public school teacher. June 15 The Crediton conservation area was officially opened by the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority. Don Mousseau was elected president of the Exeter Lions and the Main St. Jug Band wowed all comers at the pub night at the rec centre. - In.turning the presidency over to Jim Pfaff, Ron Bogart termed the past year of the Exeter Minor Hockey Association "one o: the most successful ever." Mrs. Ila Hamilton retired as principal of McGillivray Central School. Four authors including June Callwood and Alice Munro debated the book issue at Clinton. Al Epp raised 81,560 of the 82.100 in a walkathon staged for the Big Brothers. June 22 Fred Herder), principal at Biddufph for 15 years was honored on the occasion of being- transferred Ito Cen- tennial School near Arva. The annual Buffaloburger days• at • Grand Bend were successful again, as was .the Hensall Fiddlers' Contest. Paul Parsons, R'.R. 2 Staffa, received $1.50 per pound from Darlings for his championship calf at ' the Hensall Spring Fair. The Exeter Lions won the efficiency award for District A-15. Fire levelled the. Stephen barn of Bill Yearley. Dr. Garnet Leitch was named chairman of the So0th Huron Hospital board. Mrs. harry Dougall was honored f dr • outstanding• service to, the -Exeter Agricultural Society_, June 29 Nairn won ' the annual Lucan Irish fastball tour- nament over the host team:' . Hundreds of area grade eight students received graduating diplomas: ' Jean Wilson retired from the staff at, South Huron Hospital. ' ' Derry BAyle won a,.goll tournament* at Ironwood. SHDHS teacher 'Glen Mrckle Was honored on his retirement after 30 years on staff. The Beta Sigma Phi won an appeal to keep the Vic- toria Park wading pool in operation. • July 6 The Huron Country Playhouse opened with a sell-out. Bertha MacGregor was honored on her retirement after 17 years' service at South Huron Hospital. - Alhambra Lodge donated $1,025 for the Bakeshop at ARC Industries in Dash- wood. Rev. Linn Loshbough ,became minister, at .Emmanuel Baptist Church in Exeter. - A legislative committee ruled that MPP Jack Riddell had his privileges breached by a suit laid against him by the UAW. July 13 Several area residents • grew a new crop for South Hurom - commercial cauliflower:" Wes Lenting was the first to finish a walk staged by,the Kinsmen for the new arena. He had a two week head start on other participants. Hern Farms won the hay field .crop competition sponsored by the Exeter Ag. Society. • Tom Yearley was honored at the Clinton Raceway. Mrs._ Joyce Black suc- ceeded Dennis Smith as manager of Victoria and Grey Trust. Named Ontario Scholars at SHDHS were Rene Kirm- se, Carolyn Perry, Heather Little, Catherine Weido, Eleanor Salmon, ` Susan Feaver, Wes Abbott, Mary Warburton and Paul VanEsbroeck. July 20 Judy Savoy wowed sell-out crowds is her performances at the Huron Country Playhouse. Close to 700 attended the itiomecoming at , SS3 McGillivray. Dennis Leo Hoffman, R.H. 3 Zurich, and Donald Roderick McPhee London, were killed when their motorcycle pulled out of a lane into the path of a car north of Dashwood. Fourteen -year-old Tracy Lewis, Wallaceburg sur- vived a 33 -foot fall from the CNR trestle south of -High- way 83 in Exeter. Area"'.crops started to suffer_ from 'a lack of =precipitation. July 27 - The Labor ` Relations Board gave consent to .the UAW to prosecute Fleck, MPP Jack Riddell and OPP Constable Bill McIntyre. _ Laverne McCarter septic! a hole -in -one at .Ironwood. - Keith Ahrens was meted assistant post -master- at. Exeter. ' Brothers John and Ron Coolman won the "strongest man" awards at Exeter sidewalk sale. Garry Hunter was sworn in as Huron's new Crown Attorney. • A 22 -year-old Dashwood man, Ron Kirk was killed when he fell from a tractor and was run over. August 3 , Lucan dog catcher Howard Currie was bitten -in the line Of duty. Oklahoma joined the sold out list at the Huron Country Playhouse. Crediton parks board members and volunteers erected a new club house at the park. Mark and Paul Perry, Exeter, won prizes at the National Model Aeronautics Assoc. competition in Winnipeg. Provincial NDP leader Michael Cassidy made his second visit to the strike- bound Fleck plant. Eleven picnic ,tables were reported missing from Riverview Park. • August 10 Friedsburg Days in Dash- wood were successful again. Daryl Webber, R.R. 1 Exeter was queen. - Dashwood Tigers clinched the Huron -Perth baseball title. Damage was'stimated at 8250,000 in a fire which destroyed the Kippen area turnip plant owned by Peter Oud. A London, I -ad Jeffrey Hartton, died when he' fell from a wagon at the Parkhill Conservation Area. Bell, Aerospace manage` Jim Mills expressed .op- timism .the ,firm would get sizable contracts from the USS. government. August 17 / Josie Ryckman, Exeter had the best gladioli at the Kirkton flawer_show. - The Liquor Control -Board turned down a request fdr a retail outlet in Hensall. The Dashwood pee wees REVEREND MERVIN .ELSTON Suddenly at his late residence, Lot 7, Concession 3, Biddulph Township, on Tuesday, December 26, 1978, ReverendMervin Harvey Elston. Beloved husband of Vera (Davis) Elston. Dear father of Allan Elston of Biddulph Township. Dean brother of • )'red Elston of Detroit., Michigan and the late Harry Elston (1970). Dear grandfather of Sheila Elston of Haliburton, David Elston of Londgn and (Wendy) Mrs. Tom Hardy of Lucan. Also survived by four great grandchildren in his 85th year. The funeral sill be held today from the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home Lucan with Rev. George Anderson of Trivitt Memorial Church, Exeter, officiating•. Interment in St. James Cemetery. Clan- deboye. J. FRASER HARRIS At his home, on Sunday, December 24; 1918, J. Fraser Harris of Ailsa Craig in his 71st year. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Ross of Strath - mere Lodge. Dear father of Mary Kay (Mrs. Ron Guild) of Brampton; and Nancy (Mrs. Ian Coney) of Toronto. Dear brother of Lena (Mrs. Lloyd 'Neff) of 'Strathmere Lodge. Predeceased by one brother David (1977) and one sister Fanny (Mrs. Dalton Hughes) (1972). The funeral was held Wednesday from the T. Stephenson and Son Funeral Home, Ailsa Craig vAth Mr. Peter Snell ° of- ficiating. Interment in Nairn Cemetery. ANNIe RYAN In St. Joseph's Hospital, on Tuesday, December 19, .1978, Antlie ,Maybelle (Rands) Ryan, beloved . wife of the late Guy Ryan. Dear mother of Thomas Ryan, (Alice) Mrs. Gerald Hodgins and (Kathleen) Mrs.erold Woodburn ail of Woodburn . Survived by two. g-ra'-lid children. In her 74th year. The funeral was held Thursday from the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, Lucan with Rev. John Holland officiating. Inter- ment St. James Cemetery, Cla ndeboye. , ARTHUR BOUGHTFLOWER Arthur Roy Boughtflower passed awoy suddenly Monday, December 25 at Victoria Hospital, London in -his 69th year. A resident of Southcott Pines, Grand Bend for the past three years he formerly owned and operated Stratford Auto Wreckers. He is survived by his, wife the former Ivy Forecast; a son Arthur, Woodstock; a daughter Mrs. William (Linda) Barnum. London, a brother John .Boughtflower, Mitchell; two sisters. Mrs. Wilfred (Pearl ) Cahill, Grosse Point, Michigan and Mrs. c'vril (Elsie) Brooks. Stratford and three grandchildren. The funeral will be - held today. Thursday at 1.30 p.m. from the Heinbuck Funeral Home, Stratford with in- terment .in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford. MILTON KENNEY At Huronview Home in Clinton, on Wednesday, December 20, 1978; Milton E. Kenneyof Stephen Township in his 59th year. Beloved sbn of the late -Thomas and Edith Kenney. Dear brother of Mrs. Gladys Wilhelm of RR 3 Dashwood, Mrs. Dorothy, Bender of Crediton, Mrs. Jean Schwaitzentrubb of Hay, Post Office, TPearl ) Mrs. Charles Glanville, RR 1 Exeter. (ituth) Mrs. Carl Stire - of Exeter, Clifford, Roy, and Gordon all of • Crediton. Pre -deceased by two sisters, Mrs. Helen Sims and Gertrude. The funeral 'was held Saturday from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home Dashwood. Interment in Parkhill Cemetery. . IMOD FREDERICK LUXTON At South Huron Hospital, on Tuesday, December 26, 1978, Ernest Frederick'. Z x 8f1 of •Enter,11r11Ts 88th year.' Survived by seOeral nieces and nephews. Resting. at the R.C. Dinney Funeral Home, Main Street, Exeter where the funeral service will beheld today with Rev. James Forsythe- officiating. interment Exeter Cemetery. beat Crediton to win the WOAA "D" championship. United Plastic - Com- ppnents Limited of Dash- wood announced plans to. expand. - • . , -The strike at • F1eak Manufacturing was finally .settled. .Elmer Taylor resigned as administrator at South Huron Hospital to take a similar position at -Goderich. August 24 The Hutyron County Board of Educaltion agreed to ban The.Uiviners from its list of approved novels in secon- dary schools. The Lucan Lions fair again attracted huge crowds estimated at 27.000. Army Cadet Greg Pfaff Exeter, returned from a tour with Canadian troops in West Germany. • Connie Van Praet, Elginfield was queen of the Lucan fair: Damage was over 850,000 in fire wfiich destroyed the Stephen barn of J.tm Morrissey. • The Exeter rodeo officially died when directors agreed to dispose of all assets, in- cluding the local rodeo ring. August 31 Between 17,000 and 18.006 `attended the Zurich Bean Festival. Carol Fisher was elected' queen. As part of ate 50th an- - Please turn to Page 16 . Times -Advocate, December 28, 1978 • • •F . HERITAGE WINNER _ — Mel Goiser of Exeter was the winner of draw sponsored by the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation. drawer of the winning ticket, firmer Exeter Mayor Bruce Show ,,Damieh Solomon. Page 3 1 a trip for two to Hoyraii in a With Gaiser (far left) ore the and Heritage representative T -A photo PHONE 235-042Q ciLB. UTILITY 6-14 LBS. 12 LB. AVG. LB. 98s GRADE A 12-16 LBS. , . 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