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Good weather, good wheat helps fair
The 1983 Exeter Fall Fair
proved to be one of the mast
successful in the 129 years of
the eventthanks mainly to
ideal fall weather.
An overflow crowd in the
South Huron Rec Centre Fri-
day night contrlbuted to one
of the largest attendance
markers ever recorded.
Secretary Gwen Coward
said the overall attendance
figures should be up about 200
from the -1982 fair.
President Bob Hern
credited a number of features
for the success of the fair. The
majcr theme of the fair was
Focus on Wheat and this sec-
tion created plenty of interest
Friday night and Saturday
afternoon.
LUCKY CATCH — Randy Stanlake (left) and Steve
lightroot, Crediton, pose with the 12 -pound salmon
caught by Steve at the dam in McNaughton Park on
Monday.
Cattle thefts in
district on rise
Cattle thefts in No. 6
District are a concern and the
Ontario Provincial Police in
this area are requesting your
assistance in helping solve the
problem.
Recently, a total of 87 head
of beef cattle have been stolen
from the area of the District
which encompasses Owen
Sound on the north to Exeter
and Stratford on the south.
Additional thefts have been
reported in the London area.
The stolen cattle, either
Hereford or
Hereford/Charolais cross,
have a weight of 800-1200
pounds and have been stolen
in lots ranging from six to
eighteen at a time.
All thefts have occurred in
the early hours and have been
completed by daybreak. One
investigation following a theft
revealed neighbours had
heard a truck during the ear-
ly hours but as they did not
realize a theft was taking
place, failed to notify the
police.
We are asking for your
help!
In the event that you notice
any suspicious vehicles,
please pay special attention to
the colour, license number
and other details that you can
obtain and call the nearest
O.P.P. detachment im-
mediately. If no answer ask
the operator for the emergen-
cy number Zenith 50000.
DIST SHEAF — Marjorie Johns was the winner in the
Exeter Fair Sheaf of Wheot competition. Above, she
receives the trophy from Queen Alice Dietrich.
COLORFUL HAIR - Jennifer and Geoffrey Waldeck,
Exeter, had some extra hair and some colorful clothes
as they won first prize in the tricycle section for best
characters in the fair parade, Saturday.
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Hern said moving the mid-,
way to the Rec Centre park-
ing let proved to be very
beneficial. He added "There
was a lot of interest in the
heavy horse show with 11
teams competing in one
category "
The president continued,
"We are very pleased with
the outcome of the wheat
sheaf auction sale. One half of
the $960 received from the
sale of the 14 sheaves goes to
the Huron Christmas Bureau
to make the Christmas season
much happier for needy
youngsters in Huron.
Ladies president Shirley
Prance said she was pleased
with the great response by ex-
hibitors in her departments.
Mrs. Prance said the quilt
competition which was won
by Olga Hern drew a record
number of entries.
She added, "The fashion
show presented by the Perry
family and the puppet show
put on by SHDHS students
were well received as were
the numerous other
demonstration."
Friday nights record crowd
in the Rec Centre auditorium
watched an excellent pro-
gram. The fair was officially
opened by Kenneth Knox,
director of Rural Organiza-
tion for the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food.
Knox said he was impress-
ed with the large crowd show-
ing there was great co-
operation between rural and
urban residents.
The wheat flailing contest
proved to be very popular.
The winner was Hay township
councillor Tony Bedard as he
out -thrashed and out -chaffed
three opponents.
Bedard with the help of
Zurich Fair Queen Carrie
Sweeney defeated Exeter
mayor Bruce Shaw, Stephen
reeve Allan Walper and
Usborne reeve Gerry Prout.
Each contestant was given
two minutes to flail two
sheaves of wheat and three
minutes to remove the straw,
blow away the chaff and pre-
sent the clean wheat to judges
Doug Mann of Golden
Harvest Seeds and Exeter Co -
Op manager Ed Rodenberg.
Ken Knox was referee and
timekeeper was Garnet
Hicks.
Alice Dietrich representing
Ellison Travel and Tours was
named Miss Exeter Fair 1983
Friday night and was crown-
ed by last year's winner Deb
Taylor.
Only a week earlier at the
Lucknow Fall Fair, Deb
Taylor was the first runnerup
against 49 other girls in the
Miss Mid -Western Ontario
contest.
Finishing next to Alice
Dietrich, Friday were Dale
Armstrong representing
Cheese Please and Susan Bir-
mingham sponsored by Iron-
wood Golf .Course.
Bob Heywood was master
of ceremonies for the Friday
night program which also in-
cluded a talent show.
A large number of floats,
decorated vehicles, bicycles,
horses and riders par-
ticipated in an interesting
parade early Saturday after-
noon. Jim Chapman was
parade marshal..
In Saturday's parade the
Nut Brothers, Pea and Wal
alias Ina Browning and Note
Smith of Crediton won first
prize in the family float
category followed by Glavin
Farms, Deb Chappel and
Doug Westlake.
The business float winners
were Bart DeVries
Photography, Little People
and the Park Valley Racing
club from Granton while the
South Huron Hospital float
was judged hest of organiza-
tions. Next came the Cen-
tralia Beavers, Cubs, Scouts
and the Big Brothers.
In the best decorated bicy-
cle category the winners were
Amy Fenner, Becky Morgan
and Jason Wein while Tim
Robinson rode the best
decorated tricycle and Cheryl
Hackney and Kevin Ross
were best in comic costume.
Two town
accidents
Two accidents were in-
vestigated this week by of-
ficers of the Exeter town
police department.
Wednesday, Ronald Blair of
Goderich suffered minor in-
juries when the bicycle he
was riding on Exeter's Main
street was struck by a door
opening on a parked car me
parked vehicle was owned by
Steven Kerslake, RR 1,
Woodham. Constable Bract
Sadler investigated.
Constable Sadler estimated
damages at $1,100 when
vehicles driven by Sonia
Jackson, London and Donald
Boersma, IFR 1, Exeter collid-
ed at the intersection of
Highways 4 and 83, Thursday.
The best , costume
characters were Jennifer and
Geoffrey Stasik, Kelly Talbot
and Kim Murray and Heather
Hirtzel and Karen McDonald.
The Jud Dykeman mini
family float special was won
by Michael Fenner followed
by Ruth McIntyre and
Darlene Triebner while the
Dykeman special for the best
decorated child's vehicle was
won by Casey O'Brien, Becci
Farquhar and David
Dykeman.
The best dressed pet and
owner was won by Ruth Ann
Mclntrye and Carrie Sim-
pson while Lisa Vanden-
broeck was the best dressed
horse and rider. Next came
Browning and Stephen and
Andrew Geiger.
The best agricultural en-
tries were Stewart Thiel,
Lorne Ross and Kenneth
McIntosh.
The antique motor vehicles
were Emerson Anderson,
Hal Walsh and the Huron
Park -Stephen area fire truck
while Harry Tozer and Harold
Cudmore were winners in
classic motor vehicles.
Winners in the any other
category in the parade were
Cindy Beaver and Holly
Belererman, Fred and Mat-
thew Godbolt and Trevor
Spencer, Daryl Beaver and
Jason Robertson.
The three bands par-
ticipating in the parade were
the St. Thomas Pipe Band,
the Mitchell Legion and the
Dashwood-Seaforth band.
They were sponsored by
Tuckey Beverages, Exeter
Produce and the Times
Advocate.
In the Friday 'night door
prize draws, Mel Whiting won
$50 and Jim Pfaff and Jack
Blair each won $25. The draw
was sponsored by Earl Camp-
bell Jewellers.
In the fair board draw, An-
drea Weigand of Exeter won
a quarter of beef and Eldon
Heywood, Exeter won a side
of pork while Susan Kraft -
check, Exeter won $30 of : ner-
chandise from Ferguson
Apiaries and Jan Sedlak,
Parkhill won a case of oil.
The other prize winners
were a turkey to Pat Solomon,
Exeter; bushel of apples to
Steve Johns, Exeter and
dressed rabbits to Dennis
McBride, Kippen.
In the ladies division draw,
Joan Morgan, Hensall won
the quilt, Mary Dougall, Ex-
eter took home the ceramic
bowl and pitcher and the
needlepoint cushion was won
by Stuart Wilson, Brucefield.
Winners in the milk booth
draw were Bert Thompson,
Kippen; Kathy Orr,
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Dashwood; Isabel Edwards,
Lucan; Larry Black, Exeter
and Shirley Martene,
Crediton.
The Ontario Wheat Pro-
ducers draw winners were
Fair Queen Barb pietrich,
Mary Mommersteeg, Grand
Ben and Lori Prance,
Exeter.
Marjorie Johns was the
winner of the theme sheaf of
wheat competition. Reatrice
Fleming was the runnerup.
There were a total of 14
entries.
The winning sheaf of Mrs.
Johns was purchased by
Glenn Miller for $115. Mrs.
Fleming's was sold to the
South Huron Junior Farmers,
also for $115. Junior Farmer
president immediately an-
nounced his group would
donate the 8115 and have the
sheaf sold again. This time it
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LOTS OF FRECKLES — These two gals not only created
colorful costumes they even invented two new
characters when they appeared as Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bean in the Exeter fair parade and took first prize in
the miscellaneous section. The two Exeter students are
Holly Beuerman and Cindy Beaver.
& North Lambton Since 1873
EXETER, ONTARIO, September 28, 1983
Price Per Copy 50 Cants
Stephen township won't increase grant
to South Huron Ree Centre management
Stephen Township won't be
increasing the annual grant
given to the South Huron rec
centre board of management
because "we felt the $1,200 is
sufficient grant for the
township to pay at the present
time.'
Through clerk Wilmar D.
Wein, Stephen noted that
when they agreed to give the
South Huron board the grant
some years ago the township
was not involved in any way
with recreation. Since then
they have contributed to the
parks and sports in the
township villages and have
taken over the operation of
the swinuning pool and arena
at Huron Park. "So we now
offer to our citizens the use of
our own facilities."
Commenting on the study
FAIR QUEEN CROWNED — Alice Dietrich was named 1983 Exeter Fair Queen Fri-
day night and crowned by last year's winner Deb Taylor. At thefront left is first
runner up Dale Armstrong and second runnerup Susan Birmingham is at the right.
Entrance project mushrooms
"It appears that what
started out as a little project
has mushroomed," com-
mented Sou?' Puron rec
board chairman Gary Birm-
ingham this week in light of a
Officer
killed in
crash
Two former Exeter
residents escaped with minor
injuries in the bizarre mishap
which killed a member of the
Goderich OPP over the
weekend.
Dead is OPP Constable
Bruce Crew, while the two in-
jured were OPP Constable
John Straughan and a
member of the Town of
Goderich police department,
Peter Mason.
Straughan previously serv-
ed with the Exeter detach-
ment, while Mason is an Ex-
eter native.
Crew and Straughan were
assisting Mason, who was
chasing a car owned by
Wayne McDonald of RR 2
Lucknow about 3:00 a.m.,
Sunday.
The two OPP had stopped a
vehicle on Huron Road 18
about four kilometres west of
Highway 21 and had got out of
their cruiser to talk to the
driver of the stopped vehicle.
Mason came from behind in
his cruiser and struck the
stopped car, killing Crew who
was standing near it.
Mason also suffered minor
injuries.
stumbling block that has
arisen in the board's plan to
alter the entrance of the rec
centre.
The rec centre staff had
planned to build a second en-
trance inside the existing en-
trance in an effort to reduce
the heat loss being experienc-
ed with the present setup.
About $4,000 had been set
aside in the capital budget to
undertake the project.
However, Exeter building
inspector Brian Johnston ad-
vised the board this week that
it couldn't be a do-it-yourself
project as planned. Due to the
classification of the building,
an architect or engineer
would have to design the new
entrance.
Johnston also noted that in
reviewing the plans of the
original building, it was found
that the location of the propos-
ed new wall has no concrete
footing to support the load and
this concrete footing wo dd
have to be installed.
"It appears we may as well
can the idea," facilities
manager Cam Stewardson
suggested, noting that the
cost of the project would be
more than anticipated and
would be further hampered
by the fact some other capital
projects already undertaken
this year had gone over
budget.
It was agreed to get an
estimate from an architect or
engineer on the cost of the
proposed new entrance.
The board did decide to
stick with plans to alter the
steps leading into the seating
area of the arena. The run on
the steps is not uniform and
has tripped up several
spectators.
A steel addition will be plac-
ed on the steps with short rum
to bring them all to a uniform
pattern.
Three investigations
for local OPP force
One collision, one hreakin
and one bicycle theft are
under investigation by the
Exeter OPP this week.
The lone collision was
reported on Monday when a
vehicle driven by Sharon
Johnson, Exeter, went off a
curve and into a deep ditch on
the Kirkton Road west of the
village.
The driver escaped injury
and damage was listed at
$1,000.
Thursday evening, the Der-
by Dip Drive -In on the
southern outskirts of Exeter
was broken into and thieves
made off with a case of coffee
and 13 cartons of cigarettes.
Victim of the bicycle theft
was Ken Renning, RR 1 Ex-
eter. His to -speed CCM Targa
was reported missing from
his Stephen Township home.
which shows the use made of
the South Huron rec centre by
residents of Stephen, Usborne
and Hay, the letter noted that
Exeter residents use the
Huron Park arena quite fre-
quently and "we appreciate
all the use from outside our
own area."
It was added that a number
of the programs outlined in
the study were self-
supporting and said that
possibly without all the
townships participating, these
programs might not have
been offered to the people of
Exeter.
The letter from Stephen
was sent to Exeter council
and was then passed on to the
rec board.
At the latter's meeting,
Thursday, council represen-
tative Gaylen Josephson said
he appreciated the position
Stephen was in, but added
that the $1,200 which had been
granted originally was no
longer a fair percentage of the
rec board deficit.
The board then embarked
on a discussion about whether
responding to the letter was
their responsibility or that of
Exeter council, while
facilities manager Cam
Stewardson questioned
responding at all, noting it
would just lead to a situation
of "replying to a reply."
John Pym was concerned
the board didn't even get a
copy of the letter which was
sent to the townships by the
town and rec director Lynne
Farquhar said she hoped the
matter wouldn't lead to a
situation where user fees
would have to be
implemented.
That had apparently been
suggested in the letter to the
township, because the
Stephen letter had noted "we
go along with the statement
that user fees tend to create
animosity when collecting
fees, and also creates more
administration for the recrea-
tion staff and acommitment
of a lump sum of money
seems to be a better method
of collecting fees."
Josephson said his intent in
replying to the Stephen letter
was aimed only at having
them consider a larger grant
for the future.
Both Farquhar and
Stewardson suggested the
matter should be left at the
council level and the board
should not be involved in the
discussion on municipal
grants.
"The town shouldn't throw
the ball in our court,"
Stewardson commented.
Josephson said he agreed
the ultimate decision lies with
council but said that surely
the board had enough authori-
ty to send a letter.
In a discussion on a letter
from Fire Chief Gary Mid-
dleton regarding parked
vehicles violating the no park-
ing areas and designated fire
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Animal owners fined
Three Stephen Township
dog owners were fined for
allowing their animals to run
at large when hearings were
held in to the charges before
Justice of the Peace Gord
Ferris in Exeter court,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee Johnson, 296
Algonquin Drive, Huron
Park, was fines $23, while
Bernard Vallee, Centralia,
and Centralia Farmers Supp-
ly were each fined $43 on the
same offence.
Stephen animal control of-
ficer J. McLeod gave
evidence in all three cases
that the animals were runn-
ing at large.
In the only other case on
Tuesday's docket, Ralph
Borden Astle, Dashwood, was
fined $28 after being found
guilty of making an unsafe
turn in Shipka on August 21.
He collided with the side of
a vehicle driven by Barbara
Morrissey, which was in the
process of passing the Astle
vehicle when the latter
started to make a left turn.
FAIR OFFICIALLY OPENS -- The 1983 Exeter Fall Fair was officially opened Friday
night by Ken Knox, director of Rural Organizations and Services for the Ministry
of Agriculture and Food. Above, Knox chats with fair president Bob Hern, ladies
president Shirley Prance and school fair president Mary Dougall.
BEST WHEAT FLAILER Tony Bedard of Hay township proved to be the best
municipal wheat Hailer of the Exeter Fair Friday night defeating three other municipal
representatives. From the left ore judge Ed Rotenberg, Miss Zurich Fair Carrie
Sweeney who helped Bedard to his title, champion Bedard and fair president Bob
Hern. T -A photo