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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-09, Page 36Page 36 Times -Advocate, December 9, 1992 JlV THF NFW Clinton author's new book features old Exeter rail station By Adrian Harte T -A Editor CLINTON - A new book by a Clinton author will feature the old Exeter Railway Station among its collection of photographs and his- torical essays on Ontario's railway stations. Elizabeth Wiltmou of Clinton has been a photographing railway sta- tions since her father gave her a camera for 'her twelfth birthday. Since then she has published five books, featuring her photographic talents. Meet Me at the Station was her first collection published m 1976, followed by Faces and Plac- es Along the Railway in 1978. In 1979 she published a history of firefighting in Ontario called Where's the Fire? Her newest work is called When Any Time was Train Time and from among the photographs of 40 rail- way stations of Ontario, stretching from Wiarton to Strathroy and from Renfrew to Toronto, the Exeter sta- tion is not only accompanied by a historical description of the station and the community it served, but also includes the onginal architec- tural drawings for the building. Currently, the old Exeter station, once the transportation hub of the community and a symbol of the toWn's entry into the modern era, stands virtually forgotten at the cast edge of town. Some communities have restored and renovated their old stations, and Willmott says she hopes that plans to save Exeter's station will eventually come to frui- tion. Willmou also says that under all the years of accumulated grime and use as a storage shed, there is prob- ably a very attractive building. The architectural drawings not only show the vertical board and batten trim on the station's upper half, but also suggest that under the asphalt shingles covering the lower half arc brick walls. The Exeter station is one of the last such buildings left standing on the old Huron Bruce rail line. Willmott, who is the official pho- tographer for the Goderich and Ex- eter Railway, the company which Winter's return causes several minor accidents EXE 1ER - The Exeter OPP in- vestigated several accidents during the past week, most of them minor in nature. On Saturday, the vehicle of Gold - win Atkinson of St. Marys slid off County Road 6 in Usbome Town- ship, striking a utility pole. Atkin- son was taken to St. Marys Hospi- tal by a friend for treatment of minor injuries. Also on Saturday, vehicles driven by Leanne Stapleton of RR3 Exeter and Allan McKnight of Exeter col- lided on Highway 83 in Usbornc. Damage to both vehicles was de- scribed as moderate by police. OPP seek tips to help with break-in cases EXETER - The Exeter OPP are investigating two break-ins in the past week and are seeking any in- formation members of the public might have to assist with their in- vestigations. On Friday, police say a residence in Usbornc Township near High- way 23 was broken into while the family was away during the day. Stolen was an RCA 20 -inch televi- sion (aerial #72922029), a Sony VCR (serial #0911944), and an RCA 8mm camcorder (serial #104440107). Last Monday, Continental Pro- duce in Zurich was broken into. The OPP report damage to the of- fice files as the culprits ransacked the premises. Stolen were cash, tools, two briefcases, and a Cros- man air pistol (.357 replica). Also the OPP report that between November 28 and December 1, a yellow 1976 Yamaha dirt bike, model DT100, was stolen from a Stephen Township residence. If you have any information about these or other crimes, call Crime Stoppers at 1400-265-1777, or the detachment at 235-1300. now operates the former CNR lines in Huron County, says that the rail- ways represent to her a fascinating bygone era - a time when the avail- ability of rail travel virtually de- fined the development of towns and villages along its route. One of her favounte quotations, she says, is "this era, once seen as permanent as anything could 1x When Any Time was Train lime is being published by Stoddart - Boston Mills Press, is 121 pages, and should be available at book stores within the next few days. Elizabeth Willmott, a Clinton author, surveys the old Exeter Railway Station, one of the town's landmarks of a bygone era that she has featured in her latest work. Grand Bend signs called 'unsightly' GRAND BEND - Signs, signs everywhere signs. Although that was a line to a hit song a few years back, council members in Grand Bend are not singing a happy tune when it comes to signs in their village. On a recent walking tour of Plan 24, a portion of the village which has a high density of cottages, councilors noticed a waste of money when it came to their signs. "It was an obvious waste of material in our signage. It makes it so unsightly," said councilor Bill Uniac. The village's Parking and Law Enforcement originally suggested that council approach the Public Utilities Commission and asked them if the signs on Oak Street could be posted on the hydro poles. This was amended Monday night to see if the PUC would allow the village's signs to be posted on poles throughout the village. "Anywhere we can put a sign on a pole and save money, I'm all for it," said councillor Ed Fluter. Poles have not been used in the past for sign posting because line- men used to climb the poles with the aid of spikes but now they used bucket trucks. Mark your outdoor decorations EXETER - The town police are asking homeowners to put some identifying marks on their outdoor Christmas decorations after receiv- ing two complaints of decorations being stolen in the past week on Eastern Ave. and on Andrew St. Police say identifying marks will make it easier to establish owner- ship if the items are recovered. Friday evening, police investigat- ed a traffic accident at the intersec- tion of Main St. and Church St. Po- lice say Justin Turnbull of Grand Bend was exiting onto Main St. when his car was struck by a vehi- cle driven northbound by Darryl Beaver of Exeter. A passenger in the Beaver vehicle was treated at South Huron Hospital for injuries. Police say Highway Traffic Act charges are pending in the case. On Saturday, police were called to a three car accident, again at Main and Church Streets in which a northbound car driven by Ronald MacDonald of Goderich rear-ended another northbound car driven by Douglas Erb of Zurich. 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