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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-07-25, Page 1ua ty Carpet at groat prices Professional installation can be arranged • Wldtings Phone 235-1964 Two crashes take toll One dies, three baa One man was killed and three other people seriously injured in two of the five col- lisions in the area this week. Dead is 76 -year-old Garnet J. McClinchey, Seaforth, who was a passenger in a car driven by his wife which was in collision with a pickup truck at the intersection of County Roads 6 and 11 in Win- chelsea just after noon on Friday. The southbound car, driven by Agnes McClinchey, 74, apparently failed to stop for the stop sign in the hamlet and collided with the truck driven by Harold Foster, RR 1 Kirkton, who was eastbound on County Road 6. CAR ABANDONED — A car driven by Lawrence Nor- thover was involved in a Wednesday accident on Highway 83 in which Dennis Gurney was seriously in- jured. The car is shown as it was abandoned about a mile from the accident scene. T -A photo. Major alterations set for H.P arena The township of Stephen Arena manager Frank arena board will be receiving Funston said needed repairs a Wintario grant to assist in over the next five years to the financing much needed roof- and washrooms would be renovations to the arena at about $75.000. Huron Park. • Cronyn says also included Arena board chairman in plans for the foreseeable Mike Cronyn announced this future is a hall at the north week that the Ontario side of the present building Ministry of Tourism and with a capacity of 200. Recreation has given ap- Construction is expected to proval of a grant in the begin in April of 1985 and be ainoun400401.4!i9uyr0-.----completed by July of the Application for a grant to go same year. towards the renovation pro- A number of fund raising ject was made more than a projects will be undertaken to year ago and board members provide the balance of funds had almost given up on over and above the Wintario receiving financial grant. assistance. Anyone wishing to serve on According to a plan design- the fund raising or building ed by MI' Builders the entire committees are asked to con- front of the present building tact the Stephen township of - will be removed and replac- fice in Crediton at 234-6331. ed. Total estimated costs are Other members of the about $262.000. arena board in addition to The new construction will chairman Mike Cronyn are begin directly behind the Tom Tomes and Kenneth walkway at the east end of the McCann representing ice surface. Included in the Stephen council. Mike Glavin, addition will be six large Herman Wulterkens, dressing rooms, a large clos- secretary Tom Somerville, ed in viewing area for hockey Roy Wilson. Gord Rook and games, an office. food booth Ron Watt. and small hall. The present Stephen In addition to sporting township arena was built in events the hall will be used by 1962 for use by RCAF Cen- Cubs, Scouts, Guides, etc. and tralia and was taken over by for community meetings. the township a few years ago. Party crowd down but not enthusiasm Attendance was down con- siderably at the 40th edition of the Kirkton Garden Party • Wednesday night, but. the en- thusiasm of the performers was high. Comedian Billy Meek who is well known for his ap- pearances on the Pig and Whistle television show was back after an absence of a couple of years. Meek said he gets excited each time he comes to Kirkton adding "It's one of the last of the garden parties and I really enjoy watching the youngsters perform." Kirkton area native Gayle Atwell Johnson was ad- judicator for the juvenile pro- gram and performed as a soloist in the professional part of the program Garden party president Ken Blackler was master of ceremonies for the amateur program and Lee Paul in- troduced the professionals which alsoincluded the Paul Brothers and Shirley for the first time in a number of years. • Winners in the juvenile dan- cing competitions were Col- leen Zurbrigg, Li..towel; Teresa Brown, London and the Chickadees from Clinton. Best in the instrumental -sec- tion were Carol Ann McQuaid, Seaforth: Wendy Hamilton, Landon and Laurie Macdonald. Ailsa Craig. The Joy Belles of Ailsa Craig were top winners in the vocal category. They includ- ed Laurie Macl)onald..lulie De Vree and Janine De Vree. Ventriloquist Yvette Camp- bell of London Was the winner in the variety division. She was followed by Patti Wilhelm. Stratford and Stacy Hicks. Clinton. The three were taken to London hospitals with major injuries. Foster, who was ex- tricated from his vehicle by Exeter firemen, was taken by Hoffman's Ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital with a broken leg. The McClinchey couple was taken to University Hospital, where Mr. McClinchey died shortly after his arrival. His wife remains in serious con- dition with multiple injuries. Damage to the two vehicles was listed at $11;500 as both were demolished in the impact.- The mpact.-The other serious injury collision occurred at 6:40 a.m., Wednesday, on Highway 83 at concession 2-3 in Usborne, a mile and a quarter east of Exeter. Dennis Gurney, 33, RR 1 Princeton, was trapped for about an hour and a half in his pickup truck and was finally freed by Exeter firemen and Hoffman's Ambulance per- sonnel and taken to Victoria Hospital in London. He suf- fered a fractured back. OPP Sgt. Ray Glover paid Hospital • survey is underway Are you satisfied with the services presently offered by South Huron Hospital? Can you suggest improvements? What is the state of your health? If you have answered the phone inthe past ten days and been asked a series of ques- tions relating to this topic, you have 'been assisting South Huron Hospital's attempt to find out how to serve its com- munity better. The voices on the phone have been either university graduate Karen Guenther. university student Joanne Malone or college student Anne,Ryan. The three young women 'were hired through the employment centre for a 14 -week period beginning on June 5 to work with Prof. Bill Wood from the Health Sciences division at the University of Western Ontario to prepare a survey tel deter- mine the general health of the people in the area served by the Exeter hospital, their perceptions of the hospital, how often they use the available services, and if they are aware of all the services provided in and through the local institution. Telephone numbers in the Exeter, Centralia, Crediton. Dashwood, Grand Bend. Kirton and Lucan exchanges have been randomly selected by computer. The three girls began dialing July 5. Those on the other end of the line are immediately told the purpose of the call and politely asked if they will spend a few minutes answering• some questions. Because of the random selection, the questioners know neither the name nor the address of the person to whom they are talking. All they require is the area postal code. Responders remain anonymous. Among the questions are the age and sex of all household members, illnesses or accidents requiring treat- ment and where help was sought cself-treatment at home, family physician. South Huron or other hospital). Responders are asked if they have seen or Please turn to page 3 tribute to the work of the local firemen and the Hoffman's, Ambulance crew, along with others who assisted at the scene. "They did a marvellous job in both accidents," Glover stated, noting that the precau- tions taken in the removal of the Princeton area man were significant as improper handling could have resulted in even more damage to him in view of his back injury. Gurney was westbound on Highway 83 when he collided with a vehicle which had been proceeding northbound on the concession road. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was Lawrence Northover, 26, of RR 1 Centralia. 4.1 his Heplace wasof epicmppk�ok`up.lat�yma,tjt charged with failing to re- main at the scene of an acci- dent, driving whileuncle' suspension and not having in- surance. Lucan OPP have also charged him with public mischief as a result of being informed that his vehicle had been stolen. The Northover vehicle was found about a mile north of the crash scene, • Gurney is an employee. of Wrayman Contruetion, RR 3 Paris; one of the Arms work- ing on Exeter's sewer lagoon expansion prof ct Damage toil two vehicles was estimated at $5,500. A motorcyclist, Allen Ma- jor, Huron Park, sustained hurt minor injuries in one of the other three collisions. On Monday, his motorcycle skidded into a large metal trash container on the lot at Theo's Variety at Huron Park. Damage to his bike was $300. There were two collisions on Saturday, the first on Saskatchewan St. in Huron Park, when a vehicle driven by Tom McVeeney, RR 1 Cen- tralia, went into the ditch and hit a cement well cap. Damage. was $450. The other was a hit and run on Parkdale Ave. in Huron Park. A parked vehicle own- ed by William Pfaff, Crediton, was struck by an unknown vehicle and sustained damage -of $500. OFF TO HOSPITAL — Dennis Gurney is. placed in a Hoffman's ambulance after being trapped in his vehicle for an hour and a half following a Wednesday morn- ing accident on Highway 83. T -A photo. One Hundred and Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Eleventh Year r 3w • TRAPPED IN VEHICLE — Dennis Gurney of Princeton was trapped in his pickup truck for over an hour find a half following an accident on Highway 83, Wednes- day morning. In the above pictures, Exeter firemen and Hoffman Ambulance at- tendants try to free him while nurses were administering 1V. T -A photo. • ifa 3j fi & North Lambton Since 1873 �,,^ ,fi- o As s EXETER, ONTARIO, July 25, 1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Petition signatures lined up quickly Court dates set for two men Ailsa Crak, uset over camina charges Residents of Ailsa Craig and area are busy this week signing a petition asking that charges against two members of the Gala Days committee be dropped. By Monday night, the signature total had reached , more than 400 in support of David Scott and Doug McNair who have been charged with operating a common gaming house at the annual Gala Days turtle races, Friday night. Officers of the OPP detach- ment at Lucan laid the charge against Scott Saturday night after oti§erving parimutuel betting Friday night on the turtle races. McNair received his summons at his Ailsa ('raig home at 7 p.m. Monday. After the police visit Friday night, officials decided to go with the balance of the races without any wagering. McNair told the T -A Mon- day night, "Just before the of- ficial opening Friday night at 7 p.m. I was approached by two OPP officers asking if we had a parimutuel licence. When I asked them in the presence of reeve Don Ship- way what kind of licence we GARDEN PARTY WINNERS -- One of the all-time favourites of the Kirkton Garden Party. comedian Bill Meek posed with the winners in the juvenile contest, Wedrjes- day night. In front of BillIrs knee is ventriloquist Yvette Campbell and at the right dancer Colleen Zurbrigg. At the back ore violinist Carol Ann McQuaid and the Joy Belles from Ailsa Craig Luurie MacDonald, Julie De Vree and Janine DeVree. required, they replied, "We don't know". To this Shipway said, "If you don't know how should we?" The two accused men will appear for preliminary hear- ings at Provincial Court in London on July 31. McNair is scheduled for 9 a.m. with Scott to follow an hour later. Reeve Shipway sent letters Monday morning by courier to Ontario Premier William Davis and Ontario Solicitor Roy McMurtry complaining of the police action. The committee had been open in their advertising that parimutuel wagering would be available on the races for Friday, Saturday • and Sunday. The police action came as the result of a complaint from an unidentified person. They say they had no alternative but to lay the charge. In his defence Scott who is travel editor of the London Free Press said, "We applied for a Wintario grant more than a year ago' to build a community centre and we got nothing so we have decided to raise money on our own." Ailsa Craig reeve Don Ship- way said his council is behind the Gala Days committee 100 percent. He continued, "They are actually a committee of council putting on Gala Days for community betterment and we support them completely." Shipway said on CFPL's Open Line show Monday mor- ning that if donations were re- quested for Scott's defence in court, "I'm sure we would get enough for the hest lawyer in the country." The petitions are at the Ailsa Craig Restaurant for the first few days this week and then will be at Richard - son's Restaurant. McNair ONE CRASH, ONE THEFT There were no injuries in the lone collision investigated this week by the Exeter police department It occurred on Saturday on Main St. involving vehicles driven by Robert Pryde, RR 1 Hensall, and Viengkeo In- thavong, Stanley Township. Damage was listed at $600 by Constable George Robertson On Thursday, police were advised by Gary Blanchard, 283 Mill St., that a carburetor had been stolen from his 1968 Mustang that was parked beside his house. said Monday night his wife has been busy answering phone queries about the loca- tion of the petition. Despite -police intervention chairman McNair said the 1984 Gala Days were a great success. Ile continued, "The.new ac- tivities which included Olym- pies, games for the children and a local talent show helped to draw the large crowds." Gala Days was officially opened Friday night by Grand Marshalls Jack and Shirley Dorman. A variety of water games featuring media personnel from London radio. television, the Free Press and Canadian Press supplied plenty of laughs. This was followed by an old- timers softball game featur- ing the 1952 WOAA champs from Ailsa Craig and a bunch of veterans from Parkhill. Saturday's activities in- cluded an excellent parade, talent show, fiddling jam- horee and a chicken barbe- que. An open air church ser- vice was the first on the Sun- day agenda. Doug McNair told the T -A Tuesday morning that he ex- pected reeve Don Shipway would also be charged. Ship- way was in charge of the Monte Carlo events. J GALA DAYS GRAND MARSHALS — McGillivray township reeve Jack Dorman and his wife Shirley were the Grand Marshals for the weekend Gala Days in Ailsa Craig. They are shown at the right at Friday's opening ceremonies with Middlesex warden -Doug Reycraft, Gala Days chairman Doug McNair and Ailsa Craig reeve Don Shipway. T -A photo. Letter off to Stephenson seeklng teacher's dismissal A letter is on the way to Education Minister Bette Stephenson from the Huron County board of education asking permission to fire high school teacher and nuclear arms protester Joanne Young of Exeter. Education director Robert Allan said Friday the letter. including substantiating documentation to explain the issue, was sent to the ministry Wednesday. A copy was sent to Young. The board decided July 9 to ask for permission to fire Young, 57, who has been under indefinite suspension without pay since her arrest at an Ontario Hydro protest last month. Under the Education Act. the board must receive the 'minister's permission before it can fire Young because she wasn't notified of termination of her contract before May 31. Both Young and the hoard now will have to wait to be contacted by the legislation branch of the ministry. Branch director Bill Mit- chell in Toronto said that before a decision can be made. the ministry will ask for comments from the board and from Young. Once these are received, the ministry will share the hoard's com- ments with Young and vice versa. "The reason we do this is to be absolutely fair and give each party the opportunity to comment," Mitchell said. The board and Young then will he asked for a reaction to each other's comments. The collection of submissions will go to Stephenson, who will Area man saved in near drowning A 40 -year-old Huron Park man had a close brush with death in a near drowning in- cident at the Morrison dam Sunday afternoon. David Piercey was swimm- ing with several other people near the new docks on the south side of the reservoir. He jumped off the dock and didn't resurface. His body was found in about five metres of water by his son, David Jr., who was engaged in the diving search for three to four minutes. The younger Piercey ap- plied mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until Hoffman's Ambulance personnel arrived on the scene within a few minutes. The victim was taken to South Huron Hospital and then transferred to Universi- ty Hospital in London. ti make the final decision. Mitchell said there -is no time limit on the process and he can't predict how long it will take. "1t depends on the amount of lime it takes the parties to reply." Young will not be teaching in September, however, if the process lasts past the first day of school. Allan said her suspension will still be in effect. The board took action against the South Huron District High School teacher because of two absences by Young from classes without permission. The, first absence, from Nov. 18 to 30 last year, occur- red after Young was arrested for participating in an anti - cruise missile demonstration at a Litton Systems plant in Toronto. The second, f m June 11 to 26 this year, aced r - red after she took part n another protest at Ontario Hydro's head office in Toronto. 4