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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-01, Page 1Suspended, drInking drivers get ON farms Two area men were sentetlead to jail terms when they appeared bete* Judge Gary Hunter in Exeter court, Edward Elliott, RR 1 Credito*, was given a 60 -day term after pleading guilty to a charge of driving while his licence was under suspension. The charge had been laid under the Criminal Code as Elliott's licence had been suspended for impaired driving. That suspension went into effect on June 10 and he; was charged on September 2. Elliott told the court he was only driving to get some medicine for his wife who was sick. He will serve his term under the temporary absence program so he can continue to work. A 14 -day jail term was handed out to Mike Brunzlow, 74 lith! St., Exeter, after he was convicted on a charge of driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit on July 6. He was involved in a collision at the intersection of Highway 4 and 83 in Exeter early in the morning on that date. The driver of the other vehicle involved was also charged with a drinking driving offence and was fin- ed $500 in Exeter court two weeks ago. The court learned that Brunszlow had a pervious conviction for driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit on August 28, 1984, resulting in the jail term. Judge Carter ruled that the local man could serve the term on weekends from 7:00 p.m., Fridays, to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. The main argument presented by, the defence was that a breathalizer' test was not conducted within the two- hour period as required. However, Judge Carter ruled that evidence in- dicated the test had been conducted in the required time element. Lisa M. McVeeney; RR 1 Centralia, was fined $500 and given a one-year suspension after pleading guilty to impaired driving on July 27 in Stephen Township. She was stopped around 3:00 a.m. after her vehicle was spotted being driven in an erratic manner. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 210 mgs. The 24 -year-old mother of two was given 90 days in which to pay the fine. A fine of $350 was levied against Stephen J. Anderson, 192 Sanders St. FOUND A DOLL , Tamara Triebner purchased at Saturday's Garage Fair was happy with the doll she at Exeter United Church. , Losses mounting daily under deluge Exeter, after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in Exeter on July 7. The incident took place on the park- ing lot of the Exeter municipal office when the 19 -year-old spun his car in a circle. Members of Exeter council, who were attending a session that night, helped in identifying the driver. Anderson was given 90 days in which to pay the fine. Dean Russell Aller, RR 1 Exeter, was placed on probation for six Months after he pleaded guilty to a urge of assault. The charge stemm- ed fro_ m an incident w' May 22 when the victim was confronted by Allen and his girlfriend (an ex-girlfriend of the victim) and the latter asked for the return of some cassette tapes. After an exchange of insults, Allen hit the other man in the face. In the final case of Tuesday's docket, William R. Consitt, 83 Lorne Ave., Hensel', was fined a total of $600 on two Charges laid on February 23 in Hensall. He was fined $100 for failing to stop when requested by police and another $500 for refusing to provide a breath sample. Consitt was also given a three-month licence suspension on the latter charge. Evidence revealed that two OPP were conducting spot checks in Hen- sall shortly after midnight on the date in question and Consitt failed to com- ply with their signal to pull over for the check. The officers pursued his vehicle to his home where Consitt refused to comply with a request for a breath sample. He was given 90 days in which to pay the fines. SUNDAY SCHOOL RENOVATIONS — The newly renovated Sunday School rooms at Exeter United Church were officially opened Sunday morning. Cutting the ribbon from the left are superintendent Nancy Hines, Jennifer Mercer, Steve Farquhar, Ado Dinney, former superintendent Russ Watson and superintendent Leroy Edwards. Rev. Rick Hawley is in the background. T -A photo a yi. ,•0.4.• 4 Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Fifteenth Year •:ZY;��C:�:x? ^Gc. L�Sv:?Fy E?:r: y y3 S '4t\� • vocate & North Lambton Since 1873 ::{::;: q :.y • �•4r:;�{:r:..::`.E'.':.. is S:ir:: �:::'.:.... .. .. . .......'r."�%�v h'.1:�h:!Y:ii._:.4Si::ir::i`r:... ?3:i%..:' Y:. EXETER, ONTARIO, October 1, 1986 Price Per Copy 60 cents Vegetables rot, Crop losses are mounting daily for area farmers as rainfall and high humidity continue in record proportions. Vegetable producers have watched most of their produce rot in the ground and it is estimated that up to half of the white bean crop has been lost. Concern is starting to mount for corn as some mold has already shown up and there is a fair amount of lodg- ing in evidence. Len Veri of Exeter Produce and Storage Company estimated the market value of his produce lost to date at over $600,000 "and we're still losing it". ,The local firm has lost 40 acres of potatoes, 120 of picking and snap beans', 30 of peppers and.50 aeres•of •• cauliflower. Veri added that the turnip crop is now reaching a critical point and con- tinued wet weather will result in losses there too. Two weeks ago, another area vegetable producer, Bert Visscher, Approve clean-up for PUC facilities PUC manager Hugh Davis was given permission to include in the next budget the cost of cleaning the brick on the PUC building, and car- rying out a thorough inspection of the underground reservoir beside the Ex- eter dam when the commissioners met for their regular September session. The PUC building will be cleaned chemically rather than sandblasted, at an estimated cost of $2,000. Davis predicts everyone will be pleased with how attractive the building will look after its cleaning. It is one of the few red brick edifices on Main Street. Davis was more concerned about checking the underground tank, after reading of someone having his foot go through an area utility's storage tank while he was walking over it. Davis said the concrete beneath the grass on the Exeter tank was last inspected 25 years ago. The tank holds 250,000 gallons o(, icy cold water and is 10 feet deep. Insurance premiums have gone up and coverage has gone down this year due to increased costs for liability, Davis said. The 1986 premium is $8,673, compared to $6,448 last year. Mayor Bruce Shaw said perhaps the time has come for PUCs to follow the example of some school boards and look into group liability coverage among themselves. Davis informed the Commission that the Exeter utility has completed 16 years with no compensatable accidents. Commissioners went into an in - camera session to discuss a letter from Exeter council regarding servic- ing of industrial land in Exeter. The topic will be brought up again when estimated his loss at $150,000. Ron Soudant of Soudant Farms, RR 1 Zurich, reported this week that their losses have already reached a figure in the $300,000 bracket as 80 to 90 acres of onions grown by the area firm won't get harvested and .ever* day that it stays wet adds to the figure. "It's the worst year we've evr had," he said. "It's a major disaster for us." "We've never had it so bad," com- mented Mrs. Luke Mommersteeg, RR 2 Grand Bend, who has been help- ing her husband grow vegetable crops for the past 27 years. They lost 60 acres of potatoes and 20 acres of onions were under water following the rain on Sunday night and Monday morning and there was concern that would ruin them as well. She indicated most of the vegetable crops in the bog area south of Grand Bend have been lost due to the wet weather. "It's just terrible," she added. Remi VanPraet of the New Venice Corporation south of the resort said he expects to salvage only 40 of his 160 acres of white beans at the best. Bob Readings, secretary -treasurer of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board said staff estimated the loss of the area White bean crop at 50 percent on Monday morning as they watched the rain pour down out- side their London office. Late last week, the estimate of loss was only 20 percent, indicating how damaging the heavy rain and the ac- companying heat and humidity was during the weekend and on Monday. Board officials had been expecting a record crop of around two million the Commission is given specific details bags this year, but if Readings' WILF HAD A FARM - Donald had a Farm. In Saturday's Ilderton Fair parade Wilf Hudson provided ...MMI his version of Old Mac - T -A photo Other crops need quick weather change half beans lost damage estimate comes true, the yield will fall below last year's total of 1.3 million bags. ,-%